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LETTER: Reader gives input on SPD diversity dispute

December 29, 2017 By Admin

Dear Editor, I wish that Mr. Irigon had gotten his wish to have appointed an Asian Pacific Islander to Seattle Police Command, but I am not persuaded that Chief Kathleen […]

EDITORIAL: 3 stories involving the API community to keep watching in 2018

December 28, 2017 By Admin

1. Seattle deputy mayors For the first time in Seattle’s history, the city has two Asian American deputy mayors. Newly elected Mayor Jenny Durkan appointed Mike Fong and Shefali Ranganathan […]

Iraq veteran from Oregon released by immigration officials

December 26, 2017 By Admin

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon veteran who served in Iraq has been released after being detained by federal immigration authorities and held at a detention center in Tacoma, Wash. […]

50 Chinese couples marry in Sri Lanka in mass ceremony

December 26, 2017 By Admin

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Clad in traditional Chinese, Western and Sri Lankan costumes, 50 Chinese couples were married at a mass ceremony in Sri Lanka’s capital on Dec. 17 […]

Official: San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee died of heart attack

December 26, 2017 By Admin

By Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — The medical examiner’s office says San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee died of a heart attack. Mayor’s office spokeswoman Deirdre Hussey confirmed on Dec. 18, […]

Jury finds man guilty in San Francisco quintuple homicide

December 26, 2017 By Admin

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A jury found a 41-year-old man guilty of five counts of murder on Dec. 11, in the 2012 killings of a family found beaten to death […]

Network report cards released by APA media coalition

December 26, 2017 By Admin

Which network would you recognize for featuring the most Asian Americans in its programming? The Asian Pacific American Media Coalition (APAMC) gave ABC an overall grade of “B,” matching the […]

UW student Shree Saini wins Miss India USA 2017

December 26, 2017 By Admin

Shree Saini, 21, was crowned Miss India USA 2017 on Dec. 17. Saini, who is a student at the University of Washington, told the Press Trust of India that she […]

Peter Kwon appointed to NLC transportation and infrastructure committee

December 26, 2017 By Admin

Peter Kwon announced on Dec. 18 that he has been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2018 Transportation and Infrastructure Services (TIS) federal advocacy committee. This committee has […]