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Governor Jay Inslee recently announced the following Boards and Commissions appointments

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Here are the AAPI appointments: Carrie Huie-Pascua as commissioner of the Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA). She is the former director at Yakima Valley System of Care. Huie-Pascua has a master’s degree from San Francisco State University and a bachelor’s from Central Washington University. Abhishake Banda to the Dental Quality Assurance […]

Nissan launches China-focused electric car

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GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Nissan’s first electric sedan designed for China began production on Aug. 27 at the start of a wave of dozens of planned lower-cost electrics being created by global automakers for their biggest market. Manufacturers including General Motors and Volkswagen are poised this year to launch a flood of electric sedans, minivans […]

LinkedIn says it’s working to combat Chinese spy accounts

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By The Associated Press LinkedIn says it’s working to combat Chinese espionage activity targeting users of the online career network. The Microsoft-owned service said on Aug. 31 that is is partnering with U.S. law enforcement agencies after uncovering fake LinkedIn profiles and other fraudulent activity. Reuters reported that William Evanina, who directs the National Counterintelligence […]

Malaysian Muslim lesbian couple caned in public punishment

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Two Malaysian Muslim women convicted under Islamic laws of attempting to have sex were caned on Sept. 3 in a rare public whipping that was slammed by lawmakers and rights activists as a form of torture. Lawyers and activists said the women, aged 22 and 32, were seated on stools […]

Trump administration backs Asian Americans in Harvard case

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By MARIA DANILOVA, COLLIN BINKLEY and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department sided with Asian American students suing Harvard University over the Ivy League school’s consideration of race in its admissions policy, the latest step in the Trump administration’s effort to encourage race-neutral admissions practices. The Justice Department said in a […]

Nevada candidates step up courting of Asian American voters

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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dozens of Republicans and Democrats in east Las Vegas pitched themselves to members of the state’s growing Asian American and Pacific Islander community last week, with the hope that those voters will swing tight races in the battleground state. The bipartisan meet-the-candidates event, which took […]

China’s JD.com: founder returns to Beijing after US arrest

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BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese e-commerce giant says its billionaire founder, Liu Qiangdong, has returned to China after his arrest in the U.S. on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct. Zhang Shuhan, a JD.com official, said on Sept. 3 by phone that “Liu Qiangdong has been released without charges and he is now back in China.’’ […]

6 Asians receive Ramon Magsaysay Awards for accomplishments

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Six people were honored on Aug. 31 as this year’s winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards, known as Asia’s version of the Nobel Prize, including a Cambodian genocide survivor who helped document the Khmer Rouge atrocities and an Indian psychiatrist who led the rescue of thousands of mentally ill street paupers. […]

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ No. 1 for third week

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The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The glitzy romance “Crazy Rich Asians” topped the North American box office over Labor Day weekend, its third consecutive weekend in the No. 1 spot. The Warner Bros. film added $28.6 million over the four-day weekend, bringing its domestic grosses to $117.3 million. “Crazy Rich Asians” has now passed […]