Northwest Film Forum (NWFF) announced on Nov. 8 that former Education Director Derek Edamura has been appointed as its new Interim Executive Director. Edamura joins the Forum’s collaborative leadership team […]

Beth Takekawa, who recently retired as the executive director of the Wing Luke Museum, is one of the winners of the 2022 Humanities Washington Award.

Those columns on Jackson Street in the Chinatown-International district recently got a facelift.

AARP Washington announced on Nov. 3 that Marguerite Ro has been selected as its new state director. She succeeds Doug Shadel, who is retiring after more than 30 years with the association.

Gene Luen Yang was named the winner of the 2023 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature last month by World Literature Today magazine. He is the first graphic novelist to win the prestigious prize.

The Washington Women Foundation has approved Nikki Lac Huang as one of its new incoming board members.

Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) said it raised $395,631 at the ACRS’s Benefit Gala at MOHAI. Donations were accepted through Oct. 8.

A Thai media tycoon and transgender rights advocate has bought the Miss Universe Organization for $20 million, according to her company, which will now host the international beauty pageant.

On Oct. 15, Sharon Lee, executive director of Low Income Housing Institute, presented an award to volunteers who help build $1 million worth of tiny houses for homeless families and individuals.