Thirty-five thousand feet above San Francisco, Rozina Babul recounted the story of her life — one not unlike those of the 15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims
Meet Apolo!
Federal Way native and record-breaking Winter Olympian Apolo Ohno will be the grand marshal of the 2010 Seafair Torchlight Parade. Festivities start at 7:30 p.m. on July 31.
Retired Army major reflects on his choices, has no regrets
Weldon Lee did not grow up like other American-born Asian kids of his generation. While many of his peers ended up working in
Local Filipino girl debuts on big screen after overcoming dyslexia
Jada Morrison, a shy 13-year-old Filipino American from Bellevue, has had to overcome dyslexia in order to star in a movie.
Smithsonian hangs portrait of Norman Mineta
WASHINGTON (AP) — A portrait of the first Asian Pacific American to hold a presidential cabinet post is being installed in the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.
Daphne Kwok appointed to chair president’s advisory commission
On July 26, President Barack Obama appointed Daphne Kwok of San Francisco as chair of his advisory commission on Asian American and Pacific Islanders.
“In Their Boots” shares the stories of military families touched by war
“In Their Boots,” a 10-part documentary series about Americans who have been touched by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has premiered in Seattle and Tacoma on KCTS 9
Discrimination suit filed against 24 Hour Fitness
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Latino civil rights group has sued 24 Hour Fitness, claiming employees suffered racial and gender discrimination at its gyms around California.
Attention: AWIB offers scholarships to young women
This year, Asian Women in Business (AWIB) is awarding scholarships to female Asian American students who have the attributes to become leaders.
Attention: Call issued for filmmaker submissions
ID Film Fest, Japanese American National Museum, and MAPID have announced a call for submissions to The Asian American Independent Feature Conference (AAIFC) scheduled for Oct. 9.