Ten distinguished icons from the United States and worldwide will be inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame for their legacy, philanthropy, and inter-racial equity. Class of 2021 inductees are […]
Bar association honors John C. Yang
The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) announced on Sept. 15 that it will award one of its Daniel K. Inouye Trailblazer Awards to Asian Americans Advancing Justice’s President […]
Karen Tei Yamashita to receive honorary National Book Award
The National Book Foundation announced on Sept. 10 that Karen Tei Yamashita has been awarded its medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters (DCAL), a prize with a $10,000 cash […]
HUD awards $3.3 to KWA
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs announced on Sept. 22 that it has awarded $3.3 million to the Korean Women’s Association (KWA) […]
AAPI groups file amicus brief in support of Roe v. Wade
The National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) and Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC (Advancing Justice – AAJC) filed an amicus brief, urging the nation’s highest court on Sept. […]
Social justice grants
The Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning is accepting applications for a new Youth-Led Social Justice Mini-Grant, which will invest up to $100,000 toward youth-led social justice projects. The […]
Seattle Council OKs rule for 6 months’ notice of rent hikes
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle landlords must soon provide six months’ notice of rent hikes and, in some cases, pay tenants who move following a large rent increase. The Seattle City […]
‘We were them’: Vietnamese Americans help Afghan refugees
In the faces of Afghans desperate to leave their country after U.S. forces withdrew, Thuy Do sees her own family, decades earlier and thousands of miles away.
Scott Oki backs AAPI Victory Alliance Think Tank
In an earlier life, Scott Oki helped Microsoft conquer the world. Today, in addition to owning several golf courses, Oki throws his weight and wealth behind charities and contributes his time as an advisor and board member for different organizations and nonprofits.
Remembering Kiku Hayashi
Kikuye Hayashi of Seattle died on Sept. 13. She was 78 years old. “Kiku was one of a kind,” Bill Tashima, a friend of Hayashi, told the Northwest Asian Weekly. […]
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