Samantha-Lynn Martinez, a Seattle-based student of Filipino descent, has been selected to join the Ocean Exploration Trust’s expedition aboard the research vessel E/V Nautilus.
“Augmented Reality Marriage”: Melding theater, passion, and high-tech
Blending live theater with Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technology seems like a tall order—especially when the writer, director, and tech master is still in high school.
Youngest Asian to conquer Mt Kilimanjaro
Five-year-old Teghbir Singh from Ropar in Punjab has become the youngest ever from Asia to scale the 19,340 feet Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa located in Tanzania.
Cambodia’s prime minister welcomes artifacts returned by New York’s Met and other collections
Cambodia’s prime minister on Thursday led a celebration for the return of dozens of precious artifacts from museums and private collectors abroad, and said his government will continue working to bring more home.
A Japanese woman who loves bananas is now the world’s oldest person
Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman, became the world’s oldest living person at age 116, following the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas, according to the Guinness World Records.
FBI investigates nonprofit corruption: raids hit CA supervisor’s home
Federal agents executed a series of raids on Thursday, targeting the California home of Rhiannon Do, daughter of Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do, as part of a sweeping investigation into alleged financial misconduct involving the Viet America Society (VAS), a local nonprofit.
Shein sues Temu over copyright infringements as the legal feud between the two companies heats up
Online fast-fashion giant Shein has filed another lawsuit against competitor Temu, accusing the China-founded shopping platform of stealing its designs, copying its product images and engaging in other types of fraud.
Wing Luke’s “Side by Side” is an exhibition of three local Japanese artists we should already know about
It’s an incredible thing, both humbling and inspiring.
Two men charged in connection to home invasions and Irah Sok’s murder
Federal authorities have indicted two men on multiple charges related to a string of violent home invasion robberies targeting Asian families in Washington state.
UW Medicine study uncovers hidden suicide risks in young Asian Americans
A new study published today in JAMA Pediatrics highlights concerning disparities in suicide rates among young Asian Americans, indicating that these rates are not uniformly low across all subpopulations within this demographic.