The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) announced J.D. Hokoyama as a recipient of the 2015 JACL Presidential Award. Hokoyama served as a founding board member and President and CEO for […]
YSEALI connects with Children’s Alliance
Yeo Bee Yin, from Malaysia, met May 28 with members of the Children’s Alliance in Seattle. Yin is a fellow of the Youth Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI). Fellows are […]
Wong-Mageo receives General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award
Captain Puletasi H. Wong-Mageo was one of the recipients of the 2014 General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award on May 29. The General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award recognizes company grade commissioned […]
Chong and Liang collaborate for ARC Dance
Marie Chong, artistic director of ARC Dance, invited Edwaard Liang to Seattle to set a world premiere dance work for the company for the upcoming Summer Dance at the Center, […]
Justad’s film in the works
Jade Justad, a hapa Korean American filmmaker from Seattle is working on a short film “Creased” which is now in development. The film centers around an Asian American high school […]
India finalizes long-delayed land swap deal
By Julhas Alam Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — India and Bangladesh finalized a much-delayed land swap agreement to settle a long-running border dispute on June 6. The deal — […]
China focus turns on sleepy Jianli amid cruise ship disaster
By Christopher Bodeen Associated Press JIANLI, China (AP) — An influx of rescue workers, journalists and victims’ relatives is putting the sleepy town of Jianli on the map in a […]
Philippines arrests British man wanted on child sex offenses
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A British man living in the Philippines for 10 years has been arrested to face charges he molested a 14-year-old boy in the United Kingdom, Filipino […]
6th person dies of MERS virus in South Korea
By Tong-Hyung Kim Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A sixth person in South Korea has died of the MERS virus, as the government announced last week that it […]
South Korean team wins $2M in disaster-response robot test
POMONA, Calif. (AP) — The robots drove, walked trough rubble, climbed stairs, turned valves and sometimes fell, amid cheers and groans from a crowd of thousands at the Fairplex in […]