Serena Williams began—and ended—her comeback at Wimbledon on June 28, after 364 days out of singles competition looking very much like someone who hadn’t competed in just that long. She missed shots, shook her head, rolled her eyes.
BLOG: Find your own reasons to celebrate July 4
The Fourth of July is coming up as chaos and turmoil are ripping this country apart after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions to overturn Roe vs. Wade and ban abortions, rule in favor of an individual’s right to carry a handgun for self-defense, and most recently, side with a Washington state high school football coach’s constitutional right to pray on the field with his players for liberty in religion.
LETTER: Is Seattle up to it?
By Patty Fong Thanks to recent letters from Ms. Bettie Luke and Mr. Lawrence Matsuda about Sound Transit’s plan for the Chinatown-International District (CID), we now have a thorough idea […]
Female referee at men’s World Cup wants the game to shine
Japanese referee Yoshimi Yamashita agrees with Pele or whoever it was decades ago that first described soccer as the “beautiful game.”
Open Letter to Sound Transit
June 29, 2022 E-Distributed to emailtheboard@soundtransit.org re: Removal of Sound Transit Train Route Alternatives Adjacent/Through Chinatown ID Dear Sound Transit Board Chair University Place Rep. Kent Keel, Vice Chair King […]
Community leaders: Sound Transit in a “land grab” for the CID
For over a century, mainstream society has encroached on Asians and their land, say community leaders from the Chinatown-International District (CID). Now, it wants to take the rest of it, they say.
Detroit honors Vincent Chin, Asian American killed in 1982—40th Anniversary
Decades before Chinese immigrant Yao Pan Ma was attacked while collecting cans in New York and Thai American Vicha Ratanapakdee was fatally assaulted in San Francisco, Vincent Chin was beaten to death with a baseball bat in Detroit by two white men who never served jail time.
Capitol riot investigation—Asian American on House Select Committee
Rep. Stephanie Murphy of Florida, one of the nine members on the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, said that she was “proud” […]
Nguyen receives prestigious humanitarian award
Nam Nguyen, 25, of Seattle will be awarded the UK-based Diana Award—for his work in addressing several social causes, including mental health, public service, and international education accessibility. Established in […]
Seike Family Japanese Garden celebration
The Highline Botanical Garden is having a 60th Anniversary celebration of the Seike Japanese Garden. All are invited to the June 25 event from 1–3 p.m., which will include taiko […]
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