Hundreds of persimmon trees that should be loaded with yellow fruit lie wilted in Gan Bingdong’s greenhouse in southwestern China, adding to mounting farm losses in a scorching summer that is the country’s driest in six decades.
Taiwan’s Tsai says resolve in self-defense cannot be shaken
Taiwan’s president invoked an armed conflict from 1958 as an example of the island’s resolve to defend itself while she met on Aug. 23 with more foreign visitors amid the highest tensions with China in decades.
Malaysia top court upholds ex-PM Najib’s graft conviction
Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak lost his final appeal on Aug. 22 in a graft case linked to the looting of the 1MDB state fund, with the top court unanimously upholding his conviction and 12-year prison sentence.
Nafis Sadik, women’s health and rights champion, dies at 92
Nafis Sadik, a Pakistani doctor who championed women’s health and rights and spearheaded the breakthrough action plan adopted by 179 countries at the 1994 United Nations population conference, died four days before her 93rd birthday, her son said.
What you didn’t know about: Bruce Lee Bruce Lee in Seattle — Part 1
Did you know that there are more magazine covers of Bruce Lee than Marilyn Monroe?
Densho announces new executive director
Naomi Ostwald Kawamura was elected unanimously by Densho’s board and staff search committee to succeed Founding Executive Director Tom Ikeda. She will join Densho’s staff in September and formally succeed […]
Neighborhood House receives $275K
Neighborhood House received $275,000 in Workforce Innovations and Opportunity Act funding this month. This is part of an additional $4.1 million in federal funding for key projects Rep. Pramila Jayapal […]
Viet Thanh Nguyen to receive Inspiring Writer Award
The American Writers Museum (AWM) will host its annual OnWord benefit in September to raise funds for the museum’s operations. One of the evening’s honorees is Viet Thanh Nguyen, a […]
City Attorney visited the CID
On Aug. 16, more than 10 CID businesses and community leaders met with City Attorney Ann Davidson to show her first hand the challenges the community faces, such as vandalism, […]
Orange County NAACP president resigns citing alleged anti-Asian racism
The president of the Orange County, Florida branch of the NAACP announced her resignation in a Facebook post on Aug. 2—accusing the organization of anti-Asian racism.
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