Girl Scouts of the United States (GSUSA) announced on Dec. 14 that it appointed Sofia Chang as its chief executive officer. Chang will be GSUSA’s first AAPI CEO, effective Jan. […]
Asian American women are NYC deputy mayors
New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams appointed two Asian American women to be deputy mayors last week. Maria Torres-Springer and Meera Joshi will be two of six deputy mayors to […]
Elderly man beaten—Police investigate hate crime
The San Diego Police Department is investigating a hate crime after a man assaulted an 81-year-old Asian American man on the morning of Dec. 17 while he was on a walk.
Bellevue student raises awareness of teen dating violence
By Venice Buhain Originally published by Crosscut.com Newport High School senior Alex Su wasn’t expecting to become a rallying cry across the region when she told her teachers and administrators […]
Oregon fines Da Yang Seafood 105K for discharge into river
ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — Da Yang Seafood—based in South Korea—has been fined $105,000 by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for improperly discharging wastewater into the Columbia River. The state […]
Newest ‘Matrix’ is fun, nitpickers go away
In 1999, my siblings and I rode around in an RV with our parents, going on weekend trips to Ocean Shores and down to Oregon regularly.
Turning the tables on American cuisine
Last week, my wife Maya and I went to a neighbor’s house for “Yappy Hour.”
Woman who texted boyfriend to kill himself pleads guilty
BOSTON (AP) — A former Boston College student who prosecutors say drove her boyfriend to take his own life with thousands of text messages pleaded guilty on Dec. 23 to […]
PICTORIAL: Snow in the C-I.D.
Photos by Assunta Ng
COMMENTARY: Getting asked, “Where are you really from?” is all too common in the AAPI community. It’s time to flip the script.
By Jo-Ann Yoo and Curtis S. Chin There are more than 125,000 Asian Americans living in Seattle, and according to the U.S. Census, a record 22 million Asian Americans trace […]