By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Princess Mako quietly married a commoner without traditional wedding celebrations on Oct. 26 and said their marriage—delayed three years and opposed […]
Sensing victory, Bruce Harrell calls for unity
Splashed with light and decked with orange and green balloons, the podium remained empty for several moments.
Can you get a COVID-19 booster shot?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidelines about who is currently eligible for COVID-19 vaccine boosters. A booster shot is an additional dose of a vaccine given after the protection provided by the original shot(s) has begun to decrease over time.
Boston, Cincinnati elect first AAPI mayors — Michelle Wu & Aftab Pureval make history
Boston voters for the first time elected a woman and an Asian American as mayor on Nov. 2, tapping City Councilor Michelle Wu to serve in the city’s top political office.
Candidate for Sammamish City Council Amy Lam takes the final step
By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly Amy Lam’s introduction to politics was cold, brutal, and curt. A graduate of Yale with a master’s in graphic design, with years under her […]
“Racist” ad pulled as Election Day closes in—Chinese leaders rally behind Bruce Harrell
Council President Lorena González pulled a campaign ad on Oct. 25—after calls from local Asian and Black community leaders to apologize for the video that tangentially linked her opponent Bruce Harrell, a man of Japanese and Black descent, to a white rape survivor.
Senate confirms Tana Lin as US judge in Seattle
Lin, the president of the board of the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, will be the first former public defender and the first Asian American to serve as a federal judge in Washington state, said Democratic Sen. Patty Murray.
Unleashing the power of the AAPI vote!
The 2020 census shows that Washington state has over 470,000 eligible Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) voters. In King County alone, AAPI citizens of voting age constitute a hefty 14% of the electorate which means on Nov. 2, we have a strong say on who enters public office and what causes those officials choose to espouse.
Kim is NAPCA’s new president, CEO
The National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) announced on Oct. 22 the appointment of David L. Kim as its new president and Chief Executive Officer. “We are excited to […]
Nguyen is youngest OCA executive director
On Nov. 1, Thu Nguyen will make history as the youngest ever executive director of OCA–Asian Pacific American Advocates and the first Vietnamese American to serve in that role. The […]
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