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Local dance studio struggling

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Live2Dance Seattle—which seeks to promote Bollywood and Indian culture—has been hit hard due to COVID-19. Its website states, “During these past 5 months, we’ve done everything we could to not just pivot our services, but also maintain sanity in our community and keep a positive outlook during these dark times. However, despite all of our […]

CID Community art mural contest awards presentation

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Winners of the recent CID Community art mural contest were honored in an Aug. 29 Facebook live event emceed by Geoteaming CEO John Chen. Sponsored by Union Bank, DA LI Development USA, Ellen Ferguson, Albert Chun, Puget Sound Energy, Rocky Fong, China Harbor Restaurant, Jim Doane, and Ling Chinn, every winner got a CID restaurant […]

CID Night Market goes virtual

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Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area (CIDBIA) announced that its annual Night Market—originally scheduled for Sept. 12—will go virtual instead on Oct. 1. The CID Night Market is one of Seattle’s largest open-air markets that provides attendees an opportunity to taste a variety of street food and sample popular staples by neighborhood restaurants. On Aug. 20, […]

Thai presents WA’s votes to nominate Biden

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State Rep. My-Linh Thai served as Washington’s representative during the roll call at the 2020 Democratic National Convention last week, and presented our state’s vote to nominate Joe Biden as the party’s presidential nominee. In a recorded message from Seattle, Thai, a former refugee, also shared her commitment to the public schools that gave her […]

Pam Chen named VP of ABC7/KABC-TV Los Angeles

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Pam Chen has become the first Asian American to lead a news department at a network-owned television station in Los Angeles. On Aug. 18, ABC7/KABC-TV announced that Chen was named its vice president and news director, and she will be responsible for directing the Eyewitness News team for ABC7. Chen began her career at KABC […]

Lori Matsukawa is Japanese American of the Biennium

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Seattle JACL nominated Lori Matsukawa as one of two Japanese Americans of the Biennium. The retired KING 5 anchor was presented the title by the National JACL. Normally, this award is presented at the Sayonara Banquet at the JACL National Convention. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the announcement was made during the Aug. 15 online JACL […]

Dr. Zhongping Chen receives prestigious recognition

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The Washington State Historical Society recognized Dr. Zhongping Chen with its Charles Gates Memorial Award. This longstanding award recognizes the most significant achievement among all articles published in the Pacific Northwest Quarterly during the previous year. Chen was honored for his 2019 article, Chinese Labor Contractors and Laborers of the Canadian Pacific Railway, 2880-2885, published […]

Ruth Asawa stamps

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On Aug. 13, the United States Postal Service released postage stamps showcasing 10 sculptures of Ruth Asawa. “To have our mother’s art featured on stamps is the highest honor,” says Addie Lanier, Asawa’s daughter. Born in 1926, the Japanese American sculptor spent much of World War II with her family in an internment camp. Even […]