David Cohen and Pablo Wong are two new board members of the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA).
June 16: Seattle International District Rotary Club awards scholarships
For 20 years, the Seattle International District Rotary Club has annually awarded college scholarships. This year, it gave out six scholarships to Vivian Dao, Alexandra Kyrimis,
May 6: Carmela Lim appointed interim board president
The Organization of Chinese Americans-Greater Seattle Chapter (OCA-GS) appointed Carmela Lim as interim board president. Lim joined the OCA-GS in January 2007.
May 7–9: Success for Stevenson Elementary at national chess tournament
The Stevenson Elementary School chess team, for the fifth time, brought home trophies from the National Elementary School Chess Championship, held in Atlanta.
Harvard grad got game: Asian American looks forward to NBA Draft
Lin, a 6’3”, 200-pound point guard, is training in anticipation of the NBA draft next Thursday, June 24. Lin, a Taiwanese American,
Ryu bounces back by running for state rep
She cares for her family. She gets up early to take her 15-year-old son to school and calls to check in with her two
Sophia Aragon suspends campaign for district rep
On June 11, Sophia Aragon announced that she had suspended her campaign. She was running as a Democratic candidate for Position 1 in the 22nd District
Report busts misconceptions of API students in higher education
On June 16, the National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE) hosted a national media conference call to release
Puppet museum in Bremerton receives international collections from Asian countries
Through collaboration with Bremerton’s sister city, Kure City, Japan, the Aurora Valentinetti Puppet Museum in downtown Bremerton has recently received three puppets in the Bunraku style.
Report: Educated Asian Americans struggle to find employment
Asian Americans may have the lowest unemployment rate of any racial group nationwide, but a new report shows college-educated Asian Americans have a harder time finding jobs than whites.