Susan Han, senior producer of the public affairs program City Inside/Out at the Seattle Channel, is retiring this month after nearly two decades of covering politics and community issues in Seattle.
- AAPI influence on display at star-studded 2026 Met Gala
- Western Washington events celebrate AAPI Heritage Month throughout May
- “They served us raw meat”: State sues GEO Group over blocked inspections at Tacoma ICE facility
- Bellevue College increases security after hate message to mural artist
- China cautions travelers after scholars turned away at SeaTac airport
- Protestors demand Seattle mayor shut down surveillance cameras on her 100th day
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Free shuttle to link CID With World Cup fan destinations
King County Metro will launch the free waterfront shuttle service on May 21 with expanded routes serving the Chinatown-International District (CID) as Seattle prepares for a busy summer of soccer events ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Filipino Shayla Hufana’s work to be featured for Pride during the 2026 World Cup
The last time we spoke with Shayla Hufana, owner of ConceptShell Art + Design Studio, she told us she expected to do more projects related to sports.

A missing sense of smell inspires one Bellevue teen’s ‘bionic nose’
After years of barely being able to smell, 16-year-old Oliver Cho thinks he may have found a workaround: he built what he calls a “bionic nose.”

Shooting at Korean supermarket in Texas
A man shot five people, killing two, in back-to-back shootings Tuesday at a shopping center and then an apartment building because he was angry over business dealings, police said.

Mina Kimes takes over as Scripps National Spelling Bee host as part of reimagined broadcast
Mina Kimes is taking over as television host of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and the Korean American ESPN NFL analyst hopes to use her outsider’s perspective to capture the excitement of the 101-year-old competition.
Community
“We lived off the land”: Indipino sisters recall Bainbridge Island’s berry farm era
Choe, Winkler-Chin, Castro Luna recognized at Brava Awards
How Asian Americans are finding community through fitness
Majumdar receives a Neddy Award
Knife wielding man arrested for burglary in Little Saigon
Teen arrested in CID for assaulting woman with knife
Seattle Asian American Jews meet with visiting Kaifeng Jewish guest
AAPI Heritage Month
National News
How Trump’s immigration crackdown is affecting everyday Americans, according to a new AP-NORC poll
Ramaswamy looks to put primary behind him and turn to expensive fall campaign for Ohio governor
Anti-Asian hate crimes remain high, advocates warn five years after federal law
Despite major contributions, AAPIs remain “invisible,” underestimated—but there is hope
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