The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) awarded 10 people for excellence in news coverage of Unlimited Subject Matter and Asian American and Pacific Islander Issues for 2010.
June 19: Local students are given Hamilton awards
The Alexander Hamilton Friends Association awarded its 2010 Alexander Hamilton Citizenship Achievement Award to 26 gold and 24 silver winners.
June 24–25: Book tour for “Massacred for Gold” and third Chinese Remembering conference are held
The third Chinese Remembering conference, part of the Chinese Remember project, was held in Lewiston.
July 18–23: 2010 Bank of America Student Leaders participate in Washington, D.C., program
From the Seattle area, five service-minded high school students were chosen as 2010 Bank of America Student Leaders for their leadership and passion for community service.
Love, basketball, and the Philippines: “Pacific Rims” details Filipinos’ passion for basketball
“It is a love letter to the Philippines from me,” said Rafe Bartholomew, regarding his book, “Pacific Rims: Beermen Ballin’ in Flip-Flops and Philippines’ Unlikely Love Affair with Basketball.”
First Asian American woman to lead UW Alumni Association
For Colleen Fukui-Sketchley, purple and gold symbolizes tradition and draws unity in her family.
Rich Cho ‘trail blazes’ to Portland
Rich Cho, former assistant general manager (GM) of the Seattle SuperSonics, has been hired to replace Kevin Pritchard as general manager of the Portland Trail Blazers.
Seattle Council votes to ban ‘Bodies’ exhibit
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council has voted to effectively ban the cadaver exhibit “Bodies … The Exhibition” from returning to the city.
Immigration could change the politics of a Georgia district
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Sitting in a crowded strip mall office, about three dozen Gwinnett Country Republicans — mostly white — voted down a newspaper ad
Uzbek women accuse state of mass sterilizations
GULISTAN, Uzbekistan (AP) — Saodat Rakhimbayeva says she wishes that she had died with her newborn baby.