TOKYO (AP) — Naoto Kan, the straight-talking populist named Japan’s new prime minister, faces a host of daunting tasks, from reviving the nation’s
May 29: NW delegation joins thousands at Arizona protest
A busload of Northwest residents joined more than 50,000 people from across the country in Arizona to demand comprehensive immigration reform and
May 21: Kultura Arts transforms Filipino Community Center into a cultural and arts hub
The Filipino Community Center launched The Filipino Community of Seattle (FCS) Art Gallery to showcase the works of Filipino and Filipino American artists.
May 22: VDF’s Books & Beds at 14,000 ft. event a success
Vajrayana Dharma Foundation (VDF), a nonprofit organization building dreams for orphan Tibetan girls, organized the Books & Beds at 14,000 ft. fundraiser, a wine and
May 21: Densho and Wing Luke get grants
Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project and the Wing Luke Memorial Foundation learned that they were being awarded significant grants by the National Park Service.
‘When China Rules the World,’ a love story
For many, the title of Martin Jacques’ new book, “When China Rules the World: The Rise of the Middle Kingdom and the End of the Western World,”
Are bloggers journalists?
Jason Chen and his wife returned home on a Friday night last April to find his garage door opened and his front door bashed in.
China executes man who attacked 29 children
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities on Sunday executed a man convicted of slashing 29 children and three teachers with a knife in one of a series of recent assaults on schools and kindergartens, a state news agency reported.
NPS helps cover costs for Japanese American internment memorial wall on Bainbridge Island
On May 19, the National Park Service (NPS) awarded the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Memorial nearly $183,000, covering two-thirds of the total cost to design and install an educational wall at the memorial.
Will a census taker come to your house?
The 2010 Census was due May 1, 2010. Anyone who did not respond to the mail-in questionnaire will receive an in-person visit from a census taker