When Frank Abe stepped to the podium last Sunday, Aug. 16, at the International District/Chinatown library, a tall black-and-white poster on a stand stood to his left.
“A slippery slope”: Advocates tour Real-Time Crime Center, highlight substantiated concerns with Axon surveillance cameras
Advocates toured the Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) on the morning of Aug. 17 to understand how the surveillance cameras located around the city worked and how the data these cameras collect is stored and used.
On Korean Liberation Day, Seattle rally calls for U.S. out of Korea
Under the shadow of the Space Needle, dozens of protesters gathered at Seattle Center’s Fisher Pavilion on Aug. 15 with a clear demand: the withdrawal of more than 28,000 U.S. troops from the Korean Peninsula.
Korean female-only spa takes fight to Supreme Court
A local Korean spa is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let it keep its communal nude areas female-only.
TCC, Tacoma deepen connections with South Korean city
Tacoma officials and Tacoma Community College (TCC) leaders will attend the Aug. 21 opening ceremony of the World Masters Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, as Tacoma and Daegu explore a potential Friendship City relationship.
Community supporters inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame
Give it away, and it comes back.
Little Saigon gears up for annual celebration this weekend
Celebrate Little Saigon will return Saturday, Aug. 15, with an afternoon of food, music, cultural activities and community gatherings across three locations in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District (CID).
Family, Seattle Police Department mark 20 years since officer’s death
Getting together to remember someone keeps their presence and legacy alive.
Cathay Post #186 invites descendants to help celebrate 80 years
Cathay Post #186 is getting ready to celebrate a major milestone—its 80th anniversary—and organizers are hoping to hear from families who have a connection to the post’s history.
Petition against Seattle mayor raises CID safety concerns
In Seattle’s Chinatown-International District, public safety is not an abstract political issue.