On Aug. 5, the Jefferson Community Center in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood honored Ed Hiroo by dedicating and naming the gym in his honor. Hiroo was on the committee that spent many years working on the plans, designs, and eventual construction of the gym. Hiroo started coaching when he was a teenager and at the […]
9th congressional district 2017 Congressional Award Medal recipients
Rep. Adam Smith presented the Congressional Award Medals to local students at his town hall event in Tukwila on Aug. 12. Among the recipients were Angela Lin (pictured) and Jamin Zheng, Jiayi Wang, and Malav Dipankar, who were not present. Smith said, “It is a privilege to see young students… demonstrate personal initiative and a […]
Melinda Gates praises China in poverty reduction, and commits millions more in joint work
Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was recently in Beijing to participate in the launch of a joint program with the Chinese government — to alleviate poverty through healthcare and AIDS control. On July 23, Gates met with Cui Li, deputy director of the National and Family Planning Commission. Cui Li […]
60 years of Seattle-Kobe Sister City partnership
The City of Seattle celebrated 60 years of cooperation with Kobe as Sister Cities. Kobe is Seattle’s oldest Sister City — the partnership started shortly after World War II under Seattle Mayor Gordon Clinton in 1957. Over the past six decades, the Seattle-Kobe Sister City relationship has produced economic investment, cultural exchanges, and strengthened civic […]
March to support undocumented immigrants
A crowd marched on Aug. 15 from Sturgus Park to Hing Hay Park to support Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), on the program’s fifth anniversary. A rally at the end called on the Trump administration to keep DACA. If eliminated, DACA recipients or Dreamers, as they are commonly known, would lose deportation protections. […]
Citizens worried, but Seoul mum on Trump’s N. Korea threat
By FOSTER KLUG and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — When North Korea makes a threat, the government in Seoul usually vents its anger while South Koreans mostly shrug off what can seem like a daily barrage of hostility. President Donald Trump has introduced a new wrinkle to this familiar pattern. His […]
Philippines to cull 200,000 fowl after bird flu outbreak
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines will cull at least 200,000 birds after confirming its first avian flu outbreak, but no animal-to-human transmission has been reported, officials said on Aug. 11. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol said he ordered the culling of all fowl within a half mile of six affected farms in northern Pampanga province’s […]
Asian couple buys exclusive street once restricted to whites only
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – These days, the price of a San Francisco home can easily top a million dollars. But a couple of savvy investors has bought up a whole street in the city’s most exclusive neighborhood for a mere $90,000. Trouble is, some of the extremely wealthy residents of Presidio Terrace were not aware […]
Chinese woman awarded $461K over run-in with US border agent
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press A federal judge has ruled in favor of a Chinese businesswoman who was injured during a 2004 confrontation with American border agents at Niagara Falls and sued the U.S. government. Following a nonjury trial in Rochester, New York, Judge Elizabeth Wolford awarded Zhao Yan $461,000 for false arrest, medical expenses, […]
Facebook anonymously launched an app in China
By ALEXANDRA OLSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook anonymously launched a new photo-sharing app in China in a new effort to make inroads in the world’s most populous country. China’s ruling Communist Party controls internet traffic across the country’s borders and tries to keep the public from seeing thousands of websites including Facebook. […]
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