What is even more exciting is that these new entrepreneurs are more likely to be Black, Latinx and female with the proportion of Black businesses more than tripling and women businesses almost doubling. Could it be that there is a silver lining to the pandemic?
Man injured in CID shooting
Police are investigating after a man was shot and injured in the Chinatown-International District (CID) on Labor Day morning.
“Shang-Chi”: blends action, authority, and authenticity
Simu Liu, who stars as Shang-Chi, was born in China, immigrated to Canada as a child, got a business degree, and worked as an accountant before getting laid off. He then set his sights on acting.
The Layup Drill
Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. This month, we take a look at a variety of news involving Manny Pacquiao, Naomi Osaka, and Jeremy Lin.
Wing Luke School dedication
Happy sounds of drums and gongs rang out across the sun-lit plaza, in front of the new Wing Luke Elementary School on Aug. 24. The Mak Fai Chinese Lion Dance Team was poised to perform a lion dance that would chase away evil spirits and also bless and bring good luck to the building.
Finally! The role Sandra Oh was destined to inhabit! For us!
Over her career, Sandra Oh tended to play roles that didn’t fully let her sink into a racialized identity. I’m not at all saying that’s her fault. I’m saying that she probably auditioned for and nailed roles that weren’t written with an Asian American in mind.
PacMed building planning survey — Input wanted by Sept. 10
The Pacific Hospital Preservation and Development Authority (PHPDA) is conducting a plan to identify opportunities for future uses of the historic south campus, including the buildings that are south of the Pacific Tower. The PHPDA wants input from the Chinatown-International District and Beacon Hill—to better understand what about the site is most important to you.
“MASUMI rising: Music, film, swords, and São Paulo”
Before her first film role, Japanese American singer MASUMI (she spells her name in all-caps) had already been performing song and dance for her own family, as far back as age 5.
COMMENTARY: Asian food is not a panacea for Asian racism
Like so many first-generation immigrant kids, my elementary and middle school years were plagued by an overwhelming desire to abandon my Chinese roots and embody the platonic ideal of an “American” kid.
Preventing COVID after being vaccinated
Get vaccinated and continue to mask up and social distance, is the guidance from Seattle-area medical professionals.
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