Chinese American director Chloé Zhao has won the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival for her film “Nomadland,” a documentary-influenced road movie starring Frances McDormand about a group of down-on-their-luck van dwellers roaming America. Zhao is the first woman to win the prize in a decade. Sofia Coppola won it in 2010 for […]

By unanimous vote on Sept. 9, the Seattle Public School Board of Directors approved the renaming of South Lake High School to Alan T. Sugiyama High School at South Lake. Al Sugiyama’s daughters, Mari and Alysa, said the school is exactly the kind “our dad would have been proud to be a part of.” Sugiyama, […]

Naomi Osaka won her second U.S. Open championship on Sept. 12 after defeating Victoria Azarenka 1-6, 6-3, 6-3. Osaka is the first Asian player, male or female, to win three Grand Slam titles (China’s Li Na won two). Osaka is also the first woman to come back from a set down in the U.S. Open […]

On Sept. 14 on Good Morning America, Lay’s announced its Smile with Lays Campaign benefiting Operation Smile. Hoan Do of Seattle, an American Ninja Warrior city finalist, is one of 30 individuals selected to be featured on Lay’s chip bags that showcase their story and the impact they are making in their local communities. Do […]

HBO announced on Sept. 9 the three finalists for the fourth annual Asian Pacific American Visionaries, a short film competition that showcases cinematic storytellers of Asian and Pacific Islander descent. The three winning films exemplified this year’s competition theme: “Breaking Barriers.” Filmmakers Johnson Cheng (“Lonely Blue Night”), Thomas Percy Kim (“Si”), and Tiffany So (“Fine […]

YouTube star Lloyd Cafe Cadena died of a heart attack just days after he tested positive for the coronavirus, according to an update from his family. Cadena’s death was first announced on Sept. 4, but his family shared a second update on Sept. 6. “There are simply no words to express our heartfelt thanks for […]

Daniel Kuo-ching Chen recently assumed the role of Director General of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Seattle. He was secretary for the Seattle TECO office from 2003-2009. He said he has a soft spot for Seattle because both his children were born here. Chen earned a Master of Science in Foreign Service with […]

The Metropolitan King County Council recognized former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best on Sept. 1, for her ground-breaking career and her contributions to seeking equity and justice in King County. Best retired on Sept. 2 after nearly 30 years with the Seattle Police Department. Before becoming chief, she served in various capacities, such as patrol, […]