Seattle raised me.
Daejeon and Seattle strengthen ties on 35th sister city anniversary
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell welcomed Lee Jang-woo, mayor of Daejeon, South Korea on Tuesday, and a delegation from their sister city for a commemorative event at Seattle City Hall.
A fire at a lithium battery factory in South Korea kills 22 mostly Chinese migrant workers
A fire likely sparked by exploding lithium batteries swept through a manufacturing factory near South Korea’s capital on Monday, killing 22 mostly Chinese migrant workers and injuring eight, officials said.
Japanese American WWII prisoners find their voice in new book
“silence fell one evening
after talk of war
around fireside”
Alcohol, already a danger, can cripple after Long Covid
Alcohol-related illnesses are by no means the leading cause of death in this state. The top killers are cancer, heart disease, and Covid-19.
Two injured in CID shooting
A man is in custody after two people were shot in the Chinatown-International District (CID) on Sunday morning.
COMMENTARY: Bending the arc toward justice begins on the floor
Huddled around a wooden bench, kneeling and sitting on the thinly carpeted floor outside the courtroom, seven people, mostly Asian American, try to make sense of the documents that were presented a moment earlier.
Amy Yang wins the Women’s PGA Championship for her first major title
Standing in the 18th fairway, Amy Yang leaned over to caddie Jan Meierling and acknowledged the anxiety and nerves she carried for the previous 17 holes.
Reader points out community support rift, perspective on Asian allegiance
I am hurt and angry to see the lack of support Jews have gotten from the Asian community with both the constant hostility on campuses, including University of Washington, in the censorship of an exhibit on anti-Semitism at the Wing Luke.
San Francisco declares Vietnamese an official language
The San Francisco City Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on June 11 to declare Vietnamese as an official language in the city.