Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced on May 5 the selection of Christopher Chen of Sammamish, Wash. as a 2017 U.S. Presidential Scholar. Chen attends The Overlake School in Redmond […]
Asian Hall of Fame exhibit at SeaTac Airport
The Asian Hall of Fame exhibit opened on May 3 at SeaTac Airport, presenting a collection of images and memorabilia representing current honorees inducted in the Seattle-based Robert Chinn Foundation’s […]
Helen Gym wins Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award
Helen Gym, the first Asian American woman to serve on the Philadelphia City Council, received the Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award on April 17. She is the first Asian American […]
Unsettled/Resettled: Seattle’s Hunt Hotel
Yoshiko Tokita-Schroder points to herself in a photo of her and her family in the “Unsettled/Resettled: Seattle’s Hunt Hotel” traveling exhibition at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. She was […]
Canlis, Filipino American snags James Beard Award
Nelson Daquip, the wine and spirits director at Seattle restaurant Canlis, took the stage on May 1 with Canlis’ owners, as they were presented the James Beard Award for Outstanding […]
China compiles its own ‘Wikipedia,’ but public can’t edit it
By LOUISE WATT Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — It’ll be free. It’ll be uniquely Chinese. It’ll be an online encyclopedia to rival Wikipedia — but without the participation of the […]
1st large Chinese-made passenger jet makes its maiden flight
By LOUISE WATT and ANDY WONG Associated Press SHANGHAI (AP) — The first large Chinese-made passenger jetliner completed its maiden test flight on May 5, a milestone in China’s long-term […]
Body of 85-year-old climber recovered from Everest, cremated
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The body of an 85-year-old climber who died attempting to regain his title as the oldest person to scale Mount Everest was flown to Kathmandu where […]
Taiwan-born Navy officer pleading guilty, but not to spying
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Taiwan-born Navy officer accused of espionage struck a deal with the U.S. government and agreed on May 4 to plead […]
US colleges send warm welcome overseas amid dip in interest
By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press Many U.S. colleges and universities, seeing declining numbers of applications from overseas, are trying to reassure potential international students they will be welcome on campus […]