By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — China is showing no signs of slowing its demand for American lobster this year despite disruption to the supply chain and international trade caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Chinese demand for the crustaceans grew dramatically during the 2010s in part because of the expansion of the […]
Asian woman killed in subway shove at Times Square
By Jennifer Peltz and Carolyn Thompson NEW YORK (AP) — A woman was pushed to her death in front of a subway train at the Times Square station on Jan. 15, police said, a little more than a week after the mayor and governor announced plans to boost subway policing and outreach to homeless people […]
Former KING 5 anchor criticized for being ‘very Asian’
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Michelle Li, who formerly anchored mornings on KING 5 in Seattle, received an outpouring of support from around the world after a viewer criticized her for “being very Asian” and told her to “keep her Korean to herself.” Michelle Li, now an anchor at KSDK-TV in St. Louis, Missouri did a […]
‘Our time now’: 1st Cambodian American mayor in US sworn in
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — He came to the U.S. as a young refugee, having survived Khmer Rouge’s brutal rule. Now, Sokhary Chau is the nation’s first Cambodian American mayor. The 49-year-old city councilor in Lowell, Massachusetts, was unanimously picked by his colleagues to assume the body’s top post on Jan. 3, […]
Oregon fines Da Yang Seafood 105K for discharge into river
ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — Da Yang Seafood—based in South Korea—has been fined $105,000 by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for improperly discharging wastewater into the Columbia River. The state says the violations happened 32 times between June 2018 and June 2021 from the seafood processor’s facility at Pier 2 at the Port of Astoria. […]
Woman who texted boyfriend to kill himself pleads guilty
BOSTON (AP) — A former Boston College student who prosecutors say drove her boyfriend to take his own life with thousands of text messages pleaded guilty on Dec. 23 to involuntary manslaughter. Under terms of a plea deal, Inyoung You, 23, received a 2 1/2 year suspended jail sentence and 10 years of probation and […]
New Miss America first Alaskan, Korean American title holder
The newly crowned Miss America has made history, becoming both the first Korean American and the first Alaskan to hold the title in the competition’s 100-year history. “I never could have imagined in a million years that I would be Miss America, let alone that I would be Miss Alaska,” a beaming Emma Broyles told The Associated Press on Dec. 17 in a Zoom call
Kathy Flores, women’s rugby legend as player and coach, dies
Kathy Flores, the legendary rugby player, coach and leader of the women’s sport in the U.S. who touched every generation of players and coaches for more than 40 years, has died. She was 66. Nearly 300 former teammates, fellow coaches, former players and friends gathered on Dec. 16 for a virtual remembrance of Kathleen “Kathy” Flores, organized by the U.S. Women’s Rugby Foundation. Flores died of cancer in October at home in Providence, Rhode Island, the foundation said.
US Navy commissions Pearl Harbor-based USS Daniel Inouye
By AUDREY McAVOY and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — The U.S. Navy on Dec. 8 commissioned the USS Daniel Inouye, named after the long-serving U.S. senator from Hawaii and decorated World War II veteran. Inouye and other Japanese Americans were initially prevented from enlisting for service after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. […]
White House relaunches AANHPI initiative
Asian American organizations are celebrating the Dec. 9 re-launch of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) and the appointment of U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai as its co-chair. “As the first Asian American and woman of color to serve as U.S. Trade Representative, Katherine Tai has a record […]
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