From pop culture and sports to politics and technology, Asian and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) figures are making a strong showing on TIME magazine’s 2026 list of the world’s most influential people.
- China cautions travelers after scholars turned away at SeaTac airport
- Protestors demand Seattle mayor shut down surveillance cameras on her 100th day
- Oops! Ichiro Statue revealed with broken bat
- Defining Courage: an immersive experience about the Nisei soldier that you will never forget
- Child’s plush mascot ‘Rise’ rides with astronauts on Artemis II
- Chinatown-International District seniors, residents deliver 1,032-signature petition
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Asian surnames have been the fastest-growing in the US, according to Census Bureau report
The most popular last names in the U.S might be unchanged from the previous decade, but Asian surnames were the fastest-growing at the start of this decade, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday.

Iran set for Seattle World Cup match, FIFA president says
Iran team is ‘coming for sure’ to 2026 World Cup in U.S., says FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

Tse eyes run for district court judge
Bianca Tse never envisioned running for elected office.

CID lid study
University of Washington Urban Planning students are studying the possibility of building a “lid” over part of Fourth Avenue in downtown Seattle as part of a class project focused on urban design and infrastructure.

“We were loving interlocutors. We were each other’s best friends”: Remembering Vince Rafael
When Lila Shahani thinks about her husband, Vicente Rafael, the first thing that springs to mind are his feet.
Community
Man with knife arrested in CID
Vaisakhi celebration held in Federal Way
China cautions travelers after scholars turned away at SeaTac airport
Trump Nominates Michelle Steel as U.S. Ambassador to South Korea
New Tacoma city manager Kim devotes career to being public service “ambassador” for next generation of Asian Americans
Shoreline students earn statewide academic honors
“I want to be able to leave … the door open behind me”: Laitila seeks to rep district she calls home
National News
‘I am thinking about it,’ Kamala Harris says of 2028 presidential bid
For Chinese visa-seekers in the US, the path to good fortune lies in … Chick-fil-A?
In his first 100 days, Mamdani brings a unique star power to New York City governance
Xiaomi co-founder Lin Bin buys 1% of the Miami Dolphins at a record valuation
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