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Chin elected to Figure Skating Hall of Fame

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Two-time world bronze medalist Tiffany Chin has been elected to the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame. The induction will take place on Jan. 9 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, which serve as the trials for the Beijing Olympics. “Tiffany Chin’s contributions to the sport are many. […]

JACL 2022 Scholarship Program

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The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) 2022 National Scholarship and Awards Program is now underway. Guidelines, instructions, and applications are posted at jacl.org, and can be accessed by clicking the “Programs” tab on the menu bar. The JACL annually offers approximately 30 college scholarships. Freshman applications must be submitted directly by the applicant to National […]

AP names Tripathi, Liu as Entertainers of the Year

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Two AAPI actors are among The Associated Press’ Breakthrough Entertainers of the Year. Simu Liu smashed through the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s comfort zone as its first Asian-led superhero stand-alone in “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.” His was a career-making turn as Shang-Chi, who combines Spider-Man’s aw-shucks sweetness with lethal fists. The path […]

Seattle shows power and limits of Jayapal’s progressives

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By SALLY HO Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — When U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal returns home to Seattle, the Congressional Progressive Caucus chairwoman always goes for a walk along the Puget Sound. “Everything feels closed in sometimes in D.C., and so when I come home, I just like to ground myself in that spaciousness,” Jayapal told […]

Recall vote tightens for Kshama Sawant

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SEATTLE — It appears as if Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant will overcome an attempt to recall her. As of press time, Sawant was prevailing by a razor thin margin. Sawant, 48, an economics professor, is the longest-tenured council member. “Win or lose, we should not forget the ruling class keeps going after us because […]

Harrell fete highlights voting “blocs”

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By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly It almost seemed like a going away party. At a Dec. 10 celebration of Bruce Harrell’s election as mayor, nearly every speaker seemed to want to remind him of his connection with the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community that helped elect him. “We all did it,” said James […]

Living the dream

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“In the military, there’s a saying that, for every pilot, there always was a child with a dream. That really rings true for me. When I moved to the United States from Vietnam at the age of 14, I knew that I wanted to be in aviation,” says Daniel Tran, a Seattle native and recent graduate from Officer Candidate School (OCS) of the United States Navy in Newport, Rhode Island.