SEATTLE — Following a neighborhood tour of Capitol Hill on May 28, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and Chief of Police Carmen Best announced additional steps by the City of Seattle […]
Janice Deguchi named as next Neighborhood House executive director
Neighborhood House has selected its next executive director. Janice Deguchi, chair of the Asian Pacific Directors Coalition and executive director of Community for Youth, has decades of experience as a […]
CID Coalition protest
The Chinatown-International District (CID) Coalition held a protest against gentrification and displacement on May 31. It was part of the “Coast to Coast Chinatowns Against Displacement: Week of Action” to […]
Taste of Formosa
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Seattle hosted “Taste of Formosa” on May 24—to celebrate the partnership that Taiwan and the United States have built over the past four […]
2019 Building Bridges Across Nations
On May 30, the Washington State and India Trade Relations Action Committee (WASITRAC) and the University of Washington (UW) Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering held its 2019 Building Bridges […]
Artists who’ve dared to broach Tiananmen pushed into shadows
By YANAN WANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — It has been three months since Chinese rock musician Li Zhi disappeared from public view. First, an upcoming tour was canceled and […]
Man guilty of defrauding Apple out of 1,500 iPhones — Quan Jiang sent hundreds of broken ‘iPhones’ to Apple for replacements
By Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A Chinese national in Oregon sent hundreds of supposedly broken iPhones to Apple over two years, and got replacements under warranty of almost […]
Jury selection begins at trial of Chinese scholar’s slaying
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge began vetting would-be jurors on June 3 in the death-penalty trial of a former University of Illinois […]
Waste less in Seattle
April Dickinson ate with her hands. She was dining out with her family and forgot to bring her personal set of reusable utensils. Refusing to use the disposable utensils at the restaurant, Dickinson improvised.
IN MEMORY OF … : June 8 memorial for Ron Mamiya
Former Seattle Municipal Court Ron Mamiya died from cancer on May 26. He was 70 years old. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held on June 8 at […]