After naming Jean Hu as CFO on Jan. 11, Silicon Valley chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has women of Asian descent serving as chair, CEO, and CFO—believed to be a first for an S&P 500 company.
KCCI gets first Asian American anchor
Nicole Tam, 25, made her debut on Jan. 8 as the first Asian American anchor at KCCI-TV in Des Moines, Iowa.
APAMO Wong is Bothell’s new Finance Director
The City of Bothell welcomed Kwan Wong recently as its new Finance Director.
Community thoughts on the end of print editions
With the Seattle Chinese Post (SCP)’s and Northwest Asian Weekly (NWAW)’s print operations coming to an end, we asked our community what that means to them.
Fresh new start for a new year — Book recommendation
After a bad breakup and falling out with her parents, Trixie Nguyen moves from New Orleans to Washington, D.C. She’s set on proving to her traditional Vietnamese parents that she can make a success of her decidedly nontraditional sex toy business.
Year of the Rabbit or Cat? — It depends on who you ask
The Lunar New Year kickoff celebrations were spectacular everywhere this year. But curiously, the animal of 2023 is not the same for every celebration.
Lunar New Year celebration kickoff
The Bellevue Collection’s 2023 Lunar New Year Celebration kicked off on Jan. 14 with Traditional and contemporary cultural demonstrations including martial arts, music, dance, visual arts, crafts and a Chinese Lion and Dragon Parade.
Miss USA R’Bonney Gabriel wins Miss Universe Competition
R’Bonney Gabriel, a fashion designer, model and sewing instructor from Texas who competition officials said is the first Filipino American to win Miss USA, was crowned Miss Universe on Jan. 14.
Yeoh, Quan win big at Golden Globes — Could Oscars be next
Michelle Yeoh’s now-viral “shut up” was the highlight of the night at the 80th Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 10.
Astrological predictions for 2023: Year of the Rabbit
Every year, I am reminded that the only real constant is change and that is definitely true this year.