Governor Jay Inslee appointed Michael Itti as the executive director of the Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs in early April. Itti is a second generation Thai-Chinese American […]
InterIm CDA hosts annual Refresh Gala, honors Norm Rice
InterIm Community Development Association hosted their annual Refresh Gala on Saturday, April 6, raising funds to support their low-income housing programs. In total, the event raised over $130,000, which will […]
Former Taiwan vice president visits University of Washington
Former Taiwan Vice President Annette Lu Hsiu-lien visited the University of Washington on Friday, April 5, giving a lecture entitled, “A New Perspective on the Asia Pacific.” Her talk covered […]
Tule Lake Committee receives grant for prison restoration
National Park Service director Jonathan B. Jarvis announced on April 6 that the NPS Japanese American Confinement Sites Program awarded the Tule Lake Committee with a $192,467 grant to begin […]
Japanese fish hitch ride on boat to Washington beach
By Staff The Associated Press LONG BEACH, Wash. (AP) — What a long and strange trip it’s been for a small striped fish native to Japan that apparently hitched a […]
California governor looks to China for investments
By Juliet Williams The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown has designs on building some of the most expensive public works projects in the nation and […]
Defiant Vietnamese farmer sentenced to 5 years in jail
By Chris Brummitt The Associated Press HAIPHONG, Vietnam (AP) — A court sentenced a family of four Vietnamese fish farmers to between two and five years in prison on Friday, […]
China offers to reduce friction
By Charles Hutzler The Associated Press BOAO, China (AP) — With pressure growing on Beijing to get North Korea to step back from its war-like footing, Chinese President Xi Jinping […]
Leak feared at Japan nuke plant
By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO, Japan (AP) — The operator of Japan’s crippled nuclear plant said Saturday, April 6 that it was moving tons of highly radioactive water […]
PWEKA searching for Filipino art to display
Pinoy Words Expressed Kultura Arts (PWEKA) is curating the Pagdiriwang Filipino American Art display at the Seattle Center Armory Building on June 8 to June 9. They are looking for […]