A poetry series featuring Asian American poets will soon kick off at Town Hall Seattle, in collaboration with KUOW.
Tukwila’s Cynthia Delostrinos Johnson sworn in by Justice Yu
New Tukwila City Councilmember Cynthia Delostrinos Johnson was sworn by Justice Mary Yu on Jan. 6 at Tukwila City Hall. Yu has been Delostrinos Johnson’s mentor since she was an undergrad at the University of Washington, continuing throughout law school. Delostrinos Johnson also currently works for Yu and for the Supreme Court.
6 arrested in killings of 4 men at California backyard party
Police in California announced Dec. 31, 2019 that they have arrested six suspected gang members in the shooting deaths of four men last month at a backyard gathering of family and friends that they believed was a rival gang’s party.
LGBTQ community in India joins in on citizenship law protests
More than 1,000 members of India’s LGBTQ community, rights groups, and their supporters marched through the streets of the capital on Friday to protest a citizenship law that excludes Muslims.
Sierra skeleton ID’d as ghost of Japanese internee Matsumura
A skeleton found by hikers this fall near California’s second-highest peak was identified Friday as a Japanese American artist who had left the Manzanar internment camp to paint in the mountains in the waning days of World War II.
NWAW’s must-reads: Stories about being yourself
Every summer, a young boy and his family go camping at Mountain Pond. While there, they will typically see animals such as eagles, salamanders, and chipmunks.
“The Grudge”: A movie that made me excited for John Cho to die onscreen just so it would end
Do you know what you do as a grieving parent and a cop, when you stumble on a death curse with an inescapable grip on all who befall it?
COMMENTARY: Sam Cho, on the importance of embracing and continuing to celebrate diversity
Editor’s note: This is an edited version of remarks made by Seattle Port Commissioner Sam Cho on Jan. 7 as he was sworn into office. Cho is the only person of color on the commission and in his remarks, touched on reports of Iranian Americans being detained at the U.S. border.
PICTORIAL: Congratulations to Sam Cho! — The first Korean American Commissioner of the Port of Seattle. We are so proud of you!
This pictorial is sponsored by: Jeffrey Roh MD, MBA, MSc Chief Executive Officer & Board Chair at IntuitiveX
Former Microsoft executive Scott Oki challenges himself to write haiku
For Scott Oki, it is important to live a life that is challenging. Since retiring from Microsoft in 1992, Oki has lived by this maxim, continually occupied with charitable endeavors through the Oki Foundation, and challenging himself to grow every day. His latest personal project was the writing and self-publishing of haiku poems.
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