Thach Nguyen is the new loan officer for the Martin Luther King branch of Chase Bank in Seattle. In his new role, Nguyen is responsible for originating
Sept. 23–26: Local ice dancers Joylyn Yang and Jean-Luc Baker place seventh in Japan competition
Joylyn Yang, 14, from Mukilteo and Jean-Luc Baker, 16, from Edmonds, both students at Kamiak High School, represented the United States at the 2010 SBC Cup in Karuizawa, Japan.
Aug. 28: First Omusubi event enhances Japanese and Japanese American heritages
The Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington (JCCCW) partnered with the Hyogo Business and Cultural Center and held its first Omusubi event at the center’s location in Seattle.
Sept. 23: General Biodiesel wins a 2010 Green Washington Award for Reuse
General Biodiesel (GB), a company founded in 2006 by Yale and Laura Wong to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil, won a 2010 Green Washington Award in the Reuse category from Seattle Business Magazine.
Breaking the bamboo ceiling
The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2008 American Community Survey (ACS) indicates that a gender wage gap still exists. The median income of women is still 77.9 percent that of men.
What a difference a day makes: The City Attorney’s new guidelines aims to protect immigrants from unjust deportation
This past May, the Seattle City Attorney’s office instituted a policy intended to protect noncitizen immigrants from deportation for misdemeanor offenses.
Filipino American to head Edmonds Community College?
When Rachel Solemsaas’s late grandmother went to college, she was the first person in her family to do so.
Ted Choi Tam (1935–2010), father and activist
Tam majored in business at the University of Washington and served in the U.S. Army. He was a manufacturing engineer before starting Choi Investment Realty.
Three in Seattle accused of food stamp trafficking
Federal authorities and Seattle police have arrested three people and raided two grocery stores as part of what they describe as an undercover investigation into food stamp trafficking.
Philippine church angered by president’s stance on contraception
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Just a few months into his tenure, President Benigno Aquino III has angered the powerful Catholic Church by expressing support for