Derek Wing received the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Puget Sound Chapter’s 2015 Hugh Smith Community Service Award for his media and public relations work as a former ACRS board member. He received the award at the PRSA Annual meeting Oct. 27. He is the first Asian American recipient in the award’s nearly 20-year […]
Jessa Timmer will be new CIDBIA Executive Director
The Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Association (CIDBIA) announced Jessa Timmer as its new Executive Director. Timmer comes to the CIDBIA with experience working on business development at Neighborhood Ventures, a community business organization, and the State of Michigan’s Main Street program. She has an extensive background in community engagement, capacity building and organizational leadership and […]
MG2 Foundation gives $105K for Susan G. Komen Fund
Jerry Lee, MG2 Foundation Executive Director, and Foundation employees presented the Susan G. Komen Fund for the Cure with a donation of $105,000 from their golf tournament for October Breast Cancer awareness month at the Power of Promise Luncheon at the Sheraton hotel Oct. 28. (end)
Joe McDermott visits ID
On Oct. 22, King County Council member Joe McDermott visited three historic buildings located in the International District. The Bing Kung Association Building, Louisa Hotel and West Kong Yick Building have each applied for the Building for Culture: Saving Landmarks capital funding initiative. The King County Council will take action on the final recommendations from […]
Analysis: Historic meeting symbolic for Taiwan-China relations
By Christopher Bodeen Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Many thought it might never happen: The presidents of China and Taiwan — inheritors to the Communist and Nationalist regimes that fought a civil war and remained bitter rivals for decades — coming together as equals for talks. While it isn’t yet clear what the impact will […]
Myanmar icon Suu Kyi casts first-ever ballot
By Aye Aye Win Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Though championed worldwide as a pro-democracy icon, there is something Aung San Suu Kyi was unable to do until Sunday: vote. The 70-year-old smiled but said nothing to waiting reporters as she cast her ballot at a polling station near the lakeside villa that served […]
Homelessness in Hawaii defies image of paradise
By Cathy Bussewitz Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Two days before the city planned to dismantle her sidewalk home, Kionina Kaneso had no idea where she and her daughter and grandchildren would sleep. A full-time fast-food worker, Kaneso had bad experiences at shelters before and was hesitant to live in another, ending up instead in […]
Toyota invests $1b in artificial intelligence in US
By Yuri Kageyama AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. is investing $1 billion in a research company it’s setting up in Silicon Valley to develop artificial intelligence and robotics, underlining the Japanese automaker’s determination to lead in futuristic cars that drive themselves and apply the technology to other areas of daily life. […]
Mystery persists following murder of family in N.Y.
By Michael Hill Associated Press GUILDERLAND, N.Y. (AP) — A couple originally from China and their two elementary school-age boys were found fatally stabbed and bludgeoned in their modest suburban home just over a year ago. Investigators since then have run into language barriers, cultural differences and the logistical challenge of a quadruple murder case […]
UNIQLO arrives in Seattle
UNIQLO hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 6 to celebrate the opening of their first store in Seattle at Bellevue Square. The store is 16,000 square feet of retail space that will house the brand’s full assortment of men’s, women’s, and children’s collections. Attendees included Brian Surratt, City of Seattle Office of Economic Development Director; […]