Metro plans to remove a bus shelter in the heart of Little Saigon, citing safety and sanitary concerns, but many in the community think it won’t make a difference.
CID prepares for All-Star Game
The Chinatown-International District (CID) and the City of Seattle is bracing for the influx of tens of thousands of visitors expected for Major League Baseball’s All-Star Week.
Nancy Yao will no longer lead Smithsonian women’s history museum
Nancy Yao, the founding director of The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, has withdrawn from her position due to “family issues that require her attention.”
Little Saigon Park groundbreaking
Seattle Parks and Recreation along with Friends of Little Saigon held a groundbreaking Thursday, before construction begins on the new Little Saigon Park.
$100K grant for Danny Woo Garden, WILD
The City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods (DON) has awarded the Danny Woo Garden in Chinatown-International District (CID) and the Wilderness Inner-City Leadership program $100,000 through the Food Equity Fund to support intergenerational learning programs and infrastructure upgrades and repairs that will support community needs in the garden.
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Seattle Sounders honor Thach Nguyen — Nguyen and friends donated $1 million
RAVE Foundation—the charitable arm of Seattle Sounders—recognized local real developer Thach Nguyen on July 1.
Toronto elects first mayor of Chinese descent
Toronto—the largest and most populous city in Canada—has a new mayor.
Coco Lee, Hong Kong singer and songwriter who had international success, dies at 48
Coco Lee, a Hong Kong-born singer and songwriter who had a highly successful career in Asia, has died by suicide, her siblings said Wednesday. She was 48.
Vietnam bans ‘Barbie’ movie due to an illustration showing China’s territorial claim
Vietnam’s state media have reported that the government banned distribution of the popular “Barbie” movie because it includes a view of a map showing disputed Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea.