The 11th Generation direct-line successor of Chen Family Taiji Chuan Grand Master Chen Zhen Lei’s three disciples of Seattle: Master Yijiao Hong (front left), Master Viola Brumbaugh (front middle), and Master Ning Wang (front right) lead their students in practicing Chen Taiji in Kerry Park in Queen Anne on Oct. 18. The event was held […]
Powerlifting gold medalist
Alma Kimura recently won a gold medal in the world powerlifting championships Sept. 28. On Sept. 16, she won another gold medal, this time in the “raw nationals” in Scranton, Pa. Kimura, a Georgetown University law-school graduate who practices solo in estate planning, probate and family law on Capitol Hill, was recruited by a tennis colleague […]
Presentation recalls internment
On Oct. 14, 2015, Elsie Taniguchi, Cho Shimizu, and Eileen Yamada Lamphere presented a PowerPoint program about the Puyallup Assembly Center, aka Camp Harmony. This presentation was a joint effort by the Puyallup First Christian Church, Puyallup United Methodist Church, and Whitney Memorial Methodist Church, all in Puyallup, Wash. From April to September 1942, Elsie […]
40th anniversary celebration
The Wing Luke Museum hosted the Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority’s (SCIDpda) 40th Anniversary Celebration on Oct. 16. There was food, drink, and a raffle. There also was a live auction for 14 packages including a “Seattle Sports Frenzy” package (Seahawks tickets), a “Dream Dinner for Eight,” a Vietnamese dinner at the […]
Ginseng in the U.S. rebounds
By Barry Adams Wisconsin State Journal WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — Few crops compare to American ginseng. The beige root resembles a cross between a carrot and a turnip and above ground a combination potato and strawberry plant. The complexity, vulnerability and price of ginseng, however, are unmatched compared to most produce grown in Wisconsin soil. […]
Ko wins LPGA Taiwan to regain No. 1 spot
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lydia Ko ran away with the LPGA Taiwan Championship on Sunday to regain the No. 1 spot in the world ranking. The 18-year-old New Zealander holed a 30-yard pitch for eagle on the par-5 12th and finished with a 7-under 65 in sunny, breezy conditions at Miramar for a nine-stroke victory. […]
Tearful cross-border reunion may be last for elderly Koreans
By Kim Tong-Hyung Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A 98-year-old South Korean man cried loudly and repeatedly buried his face in a handkerchief as his elderly North Korean son, who last saw his father as a 5-year-old, watched calmly from across the table. Meanwhile, an 88-year-old South Korean woman sobbed uncontrollably as she […]
Kong Yick investment firm awarded 4Culture grant
By Marie Wong Northwest Asian Weekly In late June 2015, King County 4Culture awarded a special project grant to the Kong Yick Investment Company. The funding will produce a planning and restoration study for the West Kong Yick landmark building. It is a first and critical step for rehabilitation. The 4Culture grant is supported by […]
Cleanup at former Metro site in ID now complete, state regulators report
SEATTLE (AP) — State regulators say an environmental cleanup in Seattle’s International District is now complete. The Department of Ecology says the two-block property can now be removed from the state’s list of contaminated sites because it meets state standards. King County Metro Transit cleaned up contaminated soil and groundwater at its former facility under […]
COMMENTARY: What’s going to happen to the C-ID without Donnie Chin?
By Marie Wong Northwest Asian Weekly It has been almost four months since the murder of Donnie Chin. The sensationalism of the story has waned from the general media as other stories have come to the forefront of the news. But for the people who live and work in the Chinatown-International District (C-ID), the profound […]