Vice President Kamala Harris is viewed more favorably by Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander registered voters than former President Donald Trump, according to a new poll.
Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage, allows couples to wed starting in January
Thailand’s landmark marriage equality bill was officially written into law on Sept. 24, allowing same-sex couples to legally wed.
Japanese court acquits the longest-serving death row inmate of a 1966 quadruple murder
A Japanese court found an 88-year-old former boxer not guilty on Thursday, Sept. 26 after a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder, reversing a decision that made him the world’s longest-serving death row inmate.
Anita Khandelwal, King County public defender, suddenly resigns
On Sept. 18, Anita Khandelwal, the director of King County’s Department of Public Defense (DPD), resigned abruptly.
White House holds first-ever Chuseok celebration
President Biden and Vice President Harris hosted the first-ever Chuseok Celebration at the White House on Sept. 17.
ICHS celebrates capital campaign milestone with tour of Ron Chew Healthy Aging & Wellness Center site
On Monday, Sept. 23, the International Community Health Center (ICHS) held an event to celebrate a milestone in the capital campaign for the Ron Chew Healthy Aging & Wellness Center.
Is the CID being spied upon? Surveillance legislation passes, in spite of significant opposition
For its third straight meeting, Seattle’s Public Safety Committee listened to dissent against proposed pieces of legislation from a majority of public commenters—one of whom brought a detailed opposition letter from Seattle Solidarity Budget, signed by 60 organizations and 431 individuals—and voted unanimously to pass them, anyway, at its Sept. 24 meeting.
Allen Family Foundation releases $9 million-plus in grants, Chinatown to Belltown
COVID-19, economic uncertainty, Seattle’s ongoing homelessness crisis, and communities affected by drug addiction struggles converged over the last few years, resulting in hard times for Seattle’s downtown arts scene over the past several years.
Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s new Marxist president?
Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political old guard that has been widely blamed for the unprecedented economic crisis that hit the South Asian island nation two years ago.
A volunteer network of interpreters wants to make refugees’ languages more accessible. Will AI help?
They may be Tigrinya speakers fleeing the authoritarian Eritrean government’s indefinite military service policy.