Seattle Mayor Ed Murray signed the Chinese Resolution on Aug. 14, which expresses regret for anti-Chinese legislation passed by the Washington Territory and previous Seattle City Councils in the 1800s. […]
NAPACSL annual meeting in Seattle
The National Asian Pacific American Caucus of State Legislators (NAPACSL) Annual Meeting convened during the National Conference of State Legislatures annual Summit, Sunday, Aug. 2. NAPACSL brings together state legislators […]
The Hill selects Englund as one of “50 Most Beautiful”
Jinyoung Lee Englund, a University of Washington graduate, was recently selected as one of the “2015 50 Most Beautiful” by The Hill. She began her policy work in Mozambique, where […]
Su Hua Te to open Taiwanese restaurant in Indonesia
Former owner of Seattle’s Shanghai Garden and Gourmet Noodle Bowl Restaurant Chef Su Hua Te and his wife Lily Kusumo have moved to Indonesia to open a Taiwanese restaurant. Originally […]
Malaysian leader silences critics, media to survive scandal
By Eileen Ng Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s prime minister has a problem: He can’t explain away a $700 million bank account to a skeptical public. His […]
University of Illinois won’t block Wise resignation as chancellor
By Alan Scher Zagier Associated Press The University of Illinois has reached a new deal with departing Chancellor Phyllis Wise that provides her a tenured faculty position paying nearly $300,000 […]
South Korean students visit Larch, study inmate-cat program
By Amy M.E. Fischer The Columbian YACOLT, Wash. (AP) — A team of South Korean college students traveled to Clark County this month to study a Larch Corrections Center program […]
LETTERS: Hookah lounges in the ID — Aug. 17 statement to Seattle City Council
Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do or say that will bring Donnie back. All of us here can only work on issues that hopefully will prevent such tragedy from […]
First Chinese private development firm breaks ground on Bellevue project
Create World America and Daniels Real Estate Company announced Aug. 17 that they have broken ground on the Mirador in downtown Bellevue. Located at 1019- 103rd street, it will be […]
Port of Seattle investigating offensive email comments
The Port of Seattle is currently undergoing investigation of alleged email comments between two employees. The emails contained references to the port commissioner who was called an “idiot” and “puppet” […]