On Dec. 6, Asian American and Black activists joined forces in Washington, D.C. — urging a clean Dream Act that would facilitate a more seamless path to citizenship for young […]
Miss Thailand finishes in the Top 5 of Miss Universe pageant
Miss Thailand Maria Poonlertlarp made it to the Top 5 of Miss Universe 2017, but struggled during the Q&A portion of the pageant, which proved to have cost her the […]
Shop small, shop ethnic
The Ethnic Business Coalition (EBC) hosted its third annual “Shop Small, Shop Ethnic” Holiday Market on Nov. 25 in the Chinatown International District, as part of Small Business Saturday. This […]
Author Sanwal talk
Author Deborah Sanwal held a talk and cooking demonstration at Seattle’s Kinokuniya bookstore on Nov. 26. The author of the cookbook memoir, “The Land of Five Waters,” talked about spices […]
Celebration of women election winners
The Center for Women and Democracy (CWD) held its annual gala at the Women’s University Club on Nov. 16 to celebrate the women who ran in the recent election and […]
Seattle Rotary Club honors veterans
The Seattle Rotary club meeting on Nov. 8 was an homage to veterans. Dale Kaku, a Nisei veteran, shared his story — followed by stories of Rotary Club members who […]
Japan’s Emperor Akihito to abdicate in April 2019
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s much admired Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate on April 30, 2019, at age 85 in the first such departure from […]
Bare-bottomed Americans arrested over Thai temple photo
BANGKOK (AP) — Two Americans who maintained a social media account called “Traveling Butts’’ have been arrested in Thailand after posting a photo of themselves at a famous Buddhist temple […]
Group calls for Indonesian forces to stop virginity tests
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s military and police continue to perform abusive virginity tests on female recruits three years after the World Health Organization declared they had no scientific validity, […]
Attack siren blares in Hawaii for first time since Cold War
By CALEB JONES and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A siren blared across Hawaii on Dec. 1 for the first time since the end of the Cold […]
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