“Lost Years: A People’s Struggle for Justice” is a documentary about the Chinese diaspora directed by Tom Radford and Kenda Gee. Gee is Chinese Canadian, and the film traces his […]
Ho Nam Association/Luke Family Association gets new officers
The Ho Nam Association recently announced its new officers for 2012. They are Sterling Luke, Bettie Luke, Andre Loh, and Marge Young.
Reader’s Corner: The top 10 lessons on life and politics that I learned from my brother, Wing Luke
Editor’s note: For Seattle Rotary, Bettie Luke from the Organization of Chinese Americans gave a short presentation on the top 10 lessons on life and politics she learned from her brother, Wing Luke.
One writer’s journey on the Chinese Heritage Tour
For one week in July, a big blue bus rolled east, west, north, and south in search of places that Chinese pioneers touched, lived, and left during the 19th century in the western U.S.
Asian, Jewish communities unite to stop use of ethnic slur
To many U.S. citizens of Japanese ancestry, the use of the term “Jap” is considered a racial slur with a hate-filled history going all the way back to World War II.
Editorial: Asian and Jewish communities exemplify the meaning of collaboration
This week, we are happy to report that the Asian Pacific Islander Coalition of King County (APIC) and the American Jewish Committee (AJC)
June 24–25: Book tour for “Massacred for Gold” and third Chinese Remembering conference are held
The third Chinese Remembering conference, part of the Chinese Remember project, was held in Lewiston.
June 19: Five grads awarded in the annual Garfield Golden Grads luncheon
The annual Garfield Golden Grads (GGG) luncheon for 2010 was held in the Garfield High School (GHS) Commons for GHS classes of 1923–1960.
Obama’s immigration reform will benefit the APA community, says local groups
The Asian Pacific American (APA) community will benefit from the comprehensive immigration reform address given by President Barack Obama last week, APA advocacy groups have said.
From one Washington to the other
“The U.S. immigration system is broken,” said President Barack Obama in a video message. Families are being torn apart and employers are using the system to exploit workers. The president promised a comprehensive bill to fix the system, in addition tomaking immigration reform a top priority.