A longtime adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams who resigned from his administration while under FBI scrutiny gave a reporter a potato chip bag filled with cash Wednesday following a campaign event, a gift her lawyer later insisted wasn’t an attempted bribe.
Immigrants seeking lawful work and citizenship are now subject to ‘anti-Americanism’ screening
Immigrants seeking a legal pathway to live and work in the United States will now be subject to screening for “anti-Americanism’,” authorities said this week, raising concerns among critics that it gives officers too much leeway in rejecting foreigners based on a subjective judgment.
Surveillance video triggers arrest in CID sidewalk attack
A man is in custody after surveillance footage helped police track him down following a brutal pipe attack on a woman in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District (CID).
WWII incarceration history fuels outcry over Fort Bliss ICE facility
The Japanese American National Museum this week denounced the opening of a massive immigration detention center at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, calling it a disturbing repeat of U.S. government actions during World War II.
ICE detains Pakistani immigrant at citizenship interview in Tukwila
A Pakistani immigrant and husband of a former congressional candidate was taken into ICE detention on Thursday, Aug. 21, at a citizenship interview at a federal office in Tukwila.
China’s Xi makes a rare visit to Tibet to mark 60 years of contested rule there
Chinese leader Xi Jinping made a rare visit to Tibet on Wednesday to mark the 60th anniversary of the consolidation of Beijing’s long-contested rule over the Himalayan territory.
Michelle Yeoh brings Chinese blockbuster ‘Ne Zha 2’ to life in English dub
When Michelle Yeoh first saw “Ne Zha 2” in Hong Kong, she walked away dreaming about a dubbed version.
Ferguson pushes back against empty legal threats in federal AG letter
Joined by several organizations and officials, including the Asian Counselling and Referral Service, state Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, and Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, Gov. Bob Ferguson spoke out in an Aug. 19 press conference against a threatening letter Ferguson received from United States Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Akie Iwai wins Portland Classic to join twin sister Chisato as rookie LPGA Tour champion
Akie Iwai joined twin sister Chisato as a rookie LPGA Tour winner Sunday at Columbia Edgewater, closing with a 6-under 66 for a four-stroke victory in The Standard Portland Classic.
Chinese Radio Seattle turns 13
Chinese Radio Seattle celebrated its 13th anniversary on Aug. 17 with a banquet attended by more than 400 people, including Gov. Bob Ferguson, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and former Gov. and Gary Locke.