On June 10, the U.S. Senate confirmed Zahid Quraishi to the District Court of New Jersey—making him the first Muslim American federal judge in U.S. history. The son of Pakistani […]
Roxana Norouzi is OneAmerica’s executive director
Roxana Norouzi is now the executive director of OneAmerica. In her role as deputy director, Norouzi grew the organization’s team, infrastructure, and impact while also winning key reforms in education. […]
Sae Eun Park becomes Paris Opera Ballet’s First Asian principal dancer
Sae Eun Park, South Korean ballet dancer, was named the Paris Opera Ballet’s first Asian principal dancer on June 10. Park started performing with the Paris Opera Ballet in 2011 […]
Seattle’s Equitable Communities Initiative
Mahnaz Eshetu and Christina Wong are on the task force for Seattle’s Equitable Communities Initiative—which commits $100 million in new investments annually starting with Mayor Jenny Durkan’s 2021 budget proposal […]
New Morisawa art on traffic boxes
Pacific Northwest artist Naoko Morisawa was one of the artists chosen for the City of Kent Arts Commission’s Traffic Signal Controller Box project. Her designs will be featured on three […]
Washington state COVID news, updates, resources and services
How do we know the vaccines are safe?
Researchers collected safety and efficacy data as part of the Phase III clinical trials in the U.S. and other countries. A combined total of over 115,000 volunteers participated in the clinical trials for the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson – Janssen COVID-19 vaccines.
Keeping the CID clean
The City of Seattle is stepping up efforts to keep the Chinatown-International District clean. Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) has extended its litter abatement service to cover 5th Avenue to 8th […]
COMMENTARY: Asian American Studies at Bellevue College
In the article “Invisible Course at Bellevue College Highlights AAPI Advocacy,” published on June 10, 2021 by Northwest Asian Weekly, that highlights the exclusion of Asian American studies from the 2021-2022 Bellevue College (BC) annual class schedule, BC’s Interim President Gary Locke is found saying that the exclusion happened due to a “misunderstanding.”
Centuries and Still: A short film about the history of anti-AAPI racism
No matter how we may long for it, healing does not happen, for a person, a group, or a nation, until the past is revisited and the present repaired. This is what Vietnamese writer, director, and fashionista, Sally Tran discovered while making “Centuries and Still,” a short film tracking the legacy of anti-Asian discrimination in the United States.
To jab or not to jab, that is the question
Before I go any further with my thoughts on whether or not to get the Covid-19 vaccine, let me just say, I get it. Collectively, the last year has been a shock to the system. We’ve lived through a year of unknowns and tragedy, and each step along the way has raised questions.
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