Admin

Cinco de Mayo reception

May 14, 2018 By Admin

Two hundred people attended the 28th annual Cinco de Mayo reception at the Columbia Tower Club. The event, on May 4, was sponsored by Heritage Bank and Seattle Metropolitan Credit […]

First Vietnamese member of New Orleans City Council

May 14, 2018 By Admin

Cyndi Nguyen, the first Vietnamese member of the New Orleans City Council, was sworn in on May 7. Nguyen moved to the United States at 5 years old when her […]

Fun at Hing Hay Park

May 14, 2018 By Admin

The warmer weather is bringing more people out to enjoy Hing Hay Park. We saw Laurelyn Miel, Maxene Orejudes, and Anh Thach painting a lantern last week. Hing Hay Park […]

Ken Jeong uses medical training to help audience member

May 12, 2018 By Admin

PHOENIX (AP) — Ken Jeong’s medical degree is nothing to laugh at. The comedian’s training came in handy on May 5 when an audience member began having a seizure while […]

Jhoon Rhee, ‘father of American Taekwondo,’ dies at age 86

May 12, 2018 By Admin

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee, the man known as the “father of American Taekwondo,’’ died on April 30 after a long illness. He was 86. His son, Chun […]

California tech company fined for H1-B visa violations

May 12, 2018 By Admin

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California company that federal officials say violated salary requirements of the country’s foreign-worker visa program will pay a total of $173,044 to 12 workers, […]

Peppa Pig wins street cred, attracts censors in China

May 12, 2018 By Admin

By YANAN WANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A cherubic British cartoon character has become an unlikely target of China’s censors as fans use her porcine likeness in rap videos […]

New owner of Cambodian newspaper begins by firing editor

May 12, 2018 By Admin

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The new owner of a newspaper considered the sole remaining independent media voice in Cambodia fired its editor on May 7 for publishing a story […]

Ex-coal baron takes swipe at “China people” in political ad

May 12, 2018 By Admin

By JOHN RABY and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An ex-coal executive who’s running for U.S. Senate after serving a one-year prison sentence has escalated his barrage […]

Elizabeth Warren challenger sues over ‘fake Indian’ sign

May 12, 2018 By Admin

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A U.S. Senate candidate is suing the city of Cambridge, saying officials violated his First Amendment rights by demanding he remove a sign from a campaign […]