On Saturday, Feb. 12, community members marched and rallied to remember the 350 Chinese railroad workers, agriculture workers, and coal miners who were pushed out of Seattle in 1886.
Feb. 10: Immigrants and refugees speak up for rights in Olympia
Immigrants and refugees traveled to Olympia from all over the state to raise their collective voice in a rally as part of Washington State Refugee and Immigrant
Feb. 2: Roger Ling wins YouTube contest
Seattleite Roger Ling won KFC’s YouTube contest. He received the $10,000 grand prize.
December: Bruce Harrell honored with race and social justice award
The Seattle Management Association celebrated its 27th Annual Excellence in Management Awards with a banquet at the Columbia Tower Club in Seattle.
Feb. 6: Tsubaki Grand Shrine presents Setsubun Taisai
Tsubaki Grand Shrine had its Bean Throwing Festival, called Setsubun Taisai in Japanese. It is a very popular New Year’s ritual based on the lunar calendar.
Seattle’s expulsion of Chinese citizens remembered 125 years later
Born in a small town near Canton, China, Wing Luke became the first Asian American to win a seat on the Seattle City Council in 1962.
Attention: Know someone who helped ICHS in the past year? Nominate them for an award
International Community Health Services (ICHS) and the ICHS Foundation have begun accepting nominations for the 2011 Bamboo Award for Health.
Attention: Are you a teacher? Do you want to visit China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan?
The Cultural Exploration of Greater China Foundation (CE) is sponsoring four teachers from the Greater Seattle area to explore Chinese culture by visiting China
HUD awards grant to National CAPACD
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development
Former Sonics coach Hill teams up with son in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Former NBA coach Bob Hill couldn’t pass up the opportunity to work with his son — even if it meant going all the way to Japan.