Olympic skater Maia Shibutani learned that a tumor she had removed on Dec. 14 was cancerous, according to a post on her Instagram account. “(SDH)-deficient renal cell carcinoma. This wasn’t the news I was hoping for, but I am beyond thankful that it was detected early and that my surgery went well… No further treatment […]
Poke to the Max at Sea-Tac Airport
Sea-Tac Airport announced on Dec. 16 that Poke to the Max opened on D Concourse. Poke to the Max is a joint venture between celebrity Chef Sam Choy and local Airport Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and food entrepreneurs, Leeann Subelbia and Max Heigh. This is the only full-service restaurant and bar for Poke to the Max, […]
AALD sends state legislators to Japan
Six state-elected legislators from diverse Asian American backgrounds and regions recently traveled to Japan as part of the 2019 Asian American Leadership Delegation (AALD) program. From Dec. 7 to 14, State Rep. My-Linh Thai and the other delegates traveled to Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, and Tottori. They exchanged ideas with Japanese political and government leaders, business […]
Holiday caroling at Kin On
The Seattle Chapter of the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) joined MulvannyG2 Architecture for a holiday event at Kin On Health Care Center on Dec. 20. They formed a caroling group to sing Christmas carols to the residents of Kin On. After caroling, they handed out gifts to the seniors and ended the […]
Woman gets 10 months for Chinese maternity tourism scheme
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Chinese woman was sentenced to 10 months in prison on Dec. 16 for running a business that helped pregnant women in China lie on visa forms and to immigration authorities so they could travel to Southern California to give birth to children who would […]
Invasive Asian giant hornet found in Washington state
SEATTLE (AP) — Officials are warning about the Asian giant hornet, a new invasive species found in Washington state that can pack a powerful sting and be a threat to honeybees. The Washington State Department of Agriculture said the bug was found in early December in Blaine, near the Canadian border. The state’s agriculture and […]
Chinese national arrested for illegally entering Mar-a-Lago
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Chinese national trespassed at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club on Dec. 18 and was arrested when she refused to leave, police said, the second time this year a woman from that country has been charged with illicitly entering the Florida resort. Jing Lu, 56, […]
Netflix Christmas film has Asian American actor front and center— it’s still a rarity
Associated Press With its multiple teenage characters, the Netflix movie Let It Snow is a mix of a holiday feel-good film and a John Hughes comedy. But unlike those genres, the movie, about a small town besieged by a Christmas Eve snowstorm, has Asian American characters front and centre who aren’t there just to be […]
Thai serial killer, released from prison, arrested again
By BUSABA SIVASOMBOON Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) —Thai police on Dec. 18 arrested a convicted serial killer who was accused of a fresh killing just seven months after his early release from prison. Somkid Poompuang was arrested aboard a train after a nationwide manhunt launched when he was identified as a suspect in the Dec. […]
Murakami holds rare public reading to mark debut anniversary
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A monkey that confesses he steals women’s identity cards, causing them to temporarily forget who they are, starred on Dec. 17 as author Haruki Murakami marked 40 years since his debut as a novelist with his first public reading in Japan in nearly a quarter century. Now […]