Xiamen Airlines launched its Xiamen-Shenzhen-Seattle service on Sept. 26, creating an air bridge between two of China’s major special economic zones and Seattle. This is not only the first long […]
Beloved restaurant closing
Xinh’s Clam and Oyster House in Shelton will close on Oct. 29, after 20 years of serving fresh shellfish and unique seafood preparations. Owner Taylor Shellfish Farms said the closure […]
Baseball book
Mark Holtzen and illustrator John Skewes appeared on Sept. 24 at the Kinokuniya bookstore in the ID — to talk about their book, A Ticket to the Pennant: A Tale […]
Yang, Ansari win Emmys for Master of None
The creative writing team behind a popular comedy won an Emmy on Sept. 18 for their work on “Master of None.” “There are 17 million Asian Americans in this country,” […]
Victoria’s Secret’s first Filipina model
Years after her successful stint at the Miss Universe pageant, 2012’s 1st runner-up Janine Tugonon is now beginning to make waves in the international modeling scene. She is a model […]
Section of Great Wall of China marred in name of restoration
By Christopher Bodeen Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese officials are being pilloried over the smoothing-over of a crumbling but much-loved 700-year-old section of the Great Wall of China in […]
Hanjin Shipping to get more funds to resolve cargo crisis
By Youkyung Lee AP Business Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hanjin Shipping is to receive as much as $100 million in additional funds to resolve the cargo crisis caused […]
Study: Latino population growth slips behind Asian Americans
By RUSSELL CONTRERAS Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The growth of the U.S. Latino population — once the nation’s fastest growing — slowed considerably over the past seven years […]
Disney pulls boy’s costume critics lambasted as ‘Polyface’
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Disney said it would no longer sell a boy’s costume for a Polynesian character that some Pacific Islanders have compared to blackface. […]
Trump adds names, including South Asian, to Supreme Court wish list
By Jill Colvin Associated Press JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Donald Trump has added 10 names to the list he says he’d use to fill Supreme Court vacancies if he […]