While the sea of glowing red lanterns, drums, dragon dances, and red envelopes are some of the first images in people’s minds of Lunar New Year, a more understated and humble symbol of the Spring Festival are its celebrated and iconic flowers.
Living tales through food and culture
All across the world, including in the Pacific Northwest, Vietnamese communities gather together to celebrate Tết, otherwise known as Vietnamese Lunar New Year.
Sofia Aragon sworn-in
Sofia Aragon was sworn-in on Jan. 13 to the Burien City Council. Residents voted her in last November and this is Aragon’s first time holding a political office. She began […]
National Inventors Hall of Fame announces 2020 inductees
Ming-Jun Li, Pushkar Tandon, and Margaret Wu are among 22 inductees in the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF). Li and Tandon, along with a third person, invented the bend-insensitive […]
View from Gold Mountain
The monument “View from Gold Mountain,” created by Seattle artists Cheryll Leo-Gwin and Stewart Wong, was installed outside the Bernalillo County Courthouse in Albuquerque, N.M. on Jan. 11. The monument […]
Seattle awards $40K to InterIm
The Seattle Office of Sustainability & Environment, through the Environmental Justice Fund, awarded $40,000 to InterIm, one of seven community-based projects, to improve environmental conditions and respond to impacts of […]
Wang, Deng get plaque
The Pike Place Market Foundation presented a plaque this month to Felicity Wang and Deng Zuolie for their contributions in the creation of “Ju Ju,” or Golden Pearl, the Chinese […]
White House considering dramatic expansion of travel ban
By Jonathan Lemire, Lisa Mascaro, and Jill Colvin The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is considering dramatically expanding its much-litigated travel ban to additional countries amid a […]
MIT warns foreign students of possible visits from ICE
By Collin Binkley The Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is warning international students that federal immigration officials may visit their work sites to verify […]
Inslee, CAPAA seeking applicants for Ruth Woo Fellowship
OLYMPIA — The office of Gov. Jay Inslee, in partnership with the Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA), is recruiting currently enrolled college and graduate students with a commitment […]
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