A 10-student team, from Newport High School in Bellevue, placed second at the International Rocketry Challenge held at the Farnborough International Airshow outside London on July 22.
XBOT Robotics moves
XBOT Robotics founder and Executive Director Donna Yip-Lew received the Distinguished Service plaque while welcoming new Executive Director Naomi Takeuchi with board member Tom Blank and Board President Doug Landry at a reception in her honor at Seattle’s Kubota Garden on July 23.
NAPAWF welcomes Virginia Lucy
The National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) announced on July 26 that Virginia Lucy will be its new communications director.
North American Post, Soy Source celebration
Tomio and Jenny Moriguchi celebrated the North American Post’s 120th anniversary and Soy Source’s 30th anniversary on July 21.
COVID-19 vaccines now authorized for young children under the age of 5
Children 6 months old to 4 years old are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines.
Man punched Asian women, charged with hate crime
Bail was set at $30,000 for Michael J. Allen, 40, who is charged with a hate crime.
Charging documents stated that on July 11, Allen assaulted two women without provocation in Seattle.
Hindus push for Diwali holiday in Seattle schools
Hindus are urging all Seattle public, private, charter, and parochial schools to close during Diwali, which falls on Oct. 24 this year.
Jewish leaders upset over Niou photo
Yuh-Line Niou— a former Seattleite who’s running to represent New York’s 10th Congressional District, which includes two Chinatowns—is coming under fire for a July 14 social media post.
Authorities in south China apologize over COVID-19 break-ins
Authorities in southern China have apologized for breaking into the homes of people who had been taken to a quarantine hotel in the latest example of heavy-handed virus-prevention measures that have sparked a rare public backlash.
World’s oldest male giant panda dies at age 35 in Hong Kong
The oldest-ever male giant panda in captivity has died at age 35 at a Hong Kong theme park after his health deteriorated.