Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and the Seattle City Council are seeking candidates to serve on the Seattle Immigrant and Refugee Advisory Board.
BP oil spill spreads anxiety among Vietnamese fishermen
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — On a steamy summer morning, Minh Chu would normally be out in the Gulf, hauling in huge loads of shrimp in the blistering sun.
In Havana’s Chinatown, rare droplets of freedom
HAVANA (AP) — At Cuba’s only privately run newspaper, it doesn’t take much to stop the presses. It’s a wonder that they even get started.
Divorce or die — old rules clash with new India
SULTANPUR DABAS, India (AP) — Deep in a warren of dusty alleys in a north Indian village, an unmarked house serves as a refuge for a young couple who fear for their lives.
Many tribes gather at the furthest northwest tip of the United States
The 18th annual Tribal Journeys of the Pacific Northwest will be held in Neah Bay, a fishing village where the Makah Indian reservation lies, on July 19.
Questkids creates clothing that cares
It can be argued that each individual is on a personal quest to improve himself or herself in one way or another. For clothing designer Binh Nguyen
John Delloro
John Delloro, the national president of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), passed away from a heart attack in Los Angeles, Calif. He was 38.
July 7: JPMorgan Chase donates trucks and $50,000 to Food Lifeline
JPMorgan Chase donated three refrigerated trucks and $50,000 to Food Lifeline, Washington’s largest hunger relief organization.
June 22: 2010 Leadership Together Educational Forum is held
Executive Development Institute (EDI) held its 2010 Leadership Together Educational Forum on the “Invasion of Social Media — the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly!”
June 5: Two winners get a scholarship from the Japanese American Citizens League
The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Puyallup Valley Chapter announced two scholarship winners: Kaila Yoshitomi and Eric “Kirby” Ingram.