Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell just announced that he is appointing Sue Rahr as interim chief of the Seattle Police Department (SPD).
CID hosts 12th annual Pride Asia Fest
The 12th annual Pride Asia Fest shone through an overcast and rainy day at Hing Hay Park in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District (CID).
AAPI news media strides and struggles
The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) news media landscape in Washington state is facing challenges amidst its rich history of community storytelling and engagement, as revealed in a groundbreaking report titled “AAPI News Media: Origins and Futures.”
Japanese and Chinese lead language learning trends in WA state
Kaoru Ohta had never seen the likes of it.
AAPI communities face high cancer mortality rates — Health expert offers lifestyle tips
The American Cancer Society released a first-of-its-kind Cancer Facts and Figures for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific Islander People, 2024-2026 this month, which finds that cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the United States nationally but ranks first in Chinese, Filipino, Korean, and Vietnamese individuals, with lung cancer being the leading cause of death in men of every Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific Islander ethnic group.
Inside the lives of Seattle’s Navigation Center residents
Esther Peratrovich misses her mother. She died.
Ex-Washington state police officer acquitted in Black man’s death files claims alleging defamation
One of the Washington state police officers cleared of criminal charges in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis—a Black man who was shocked, beaten and held facedown on a sidewalk as he pleaded for breath—has filed multimillion-dollar claims against local and state officials alleging defamation.
Theater show spotlights the stories of those who are Asian American and Jewish
David Chiu’s mother comes from a long line of Lithuanian Jews; his father is an immigrant from Hong Kong.
Hmong and other groups feel US race and ethnicity categories don’t represent them
The federal government recently reclassified race and ethnicity groups in an effort to better capture the diversity of the United States, but some groups feel the changes miss the mark.
WA Cares Fund: Get long-term care and stay in your home
Washingtonians will eventually need long-term care.