New York City will add the festival of Diwali to the list of public school holidays in recognition of the growth of the city’s South Asian and Indo-Caribbean communities, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday.
Chinese American Legacy Art Project: Metal memento to a troubled time
The Seattle Riot of 1886 occurred February 6-9 of that year, and featured anti-Chinese violence from the local Knights of Labor movement—climaxing with the forced march of some 350 Chinese from their homes in Chinatown, to a steamship expected to haul them away. Seattle Sheriff John McGraw, and his men, trying to fulfill a court order to let the uprooted return to their homes, faced riots over the arrest of the anti-Chinese leaders, resulting in several serious injuries.
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announces new CEO and chairman in major management reshuffle
China’s Alibaba Group has announced a major management reshuffle as the e-commerce giant restructures into six different business divisions to adapt to fast-changing technologies.
Crew on board missing submarine believed to be dead
OceanGate has announced that the five people onboard a missing submersible have died.
India’s Modi is getting a state visit with Biden, but the glitz is shadowed by human rights concerns
President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are devoting the Indian leader’s state visit Thursday to launching new partnerships in defense, semiconductor manufacturing and more sectors as they look to strengthen their countries’ crucial —albeit complicated—relationship.
Farewell, President Locke
About 60 people gathered for the farewell reception of Bellevue College (BC) Interim President Gary Locke on the BC campus on June 20.
Women pushed into ravine at German castle were recent Illinois college graduates
A U.S. hiker who fell to her death during a savage attack in Germany and a friend who tried to protect her had just graduated together from the University of Illinois with computer degrees.
Korean American leaders somber over meeting with SPD chief
Around town, in restaurants and in formal functions, on the street and in meetings with civic groups, Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz seems always outfitted in his uniform.
Ban on natural gas could hurt restaurants
A proposed law banning the use of natural gas in commercial and residential construction could affect the way restaurants prepare their food.
Firearm recovered after CID shooting
Seattle Police officers arrested a 39-year-old man for firing a handgun near the intersection of 8th Avenue South and South King Street Monday.
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