Kristi Yamaguchi is an Olympic athlete, philanthropist, author, artist, businesswoman, wife, and mother. She is recognized as an awardee for the 2016 Asian Hall of Fame by the Robert Chin Foundation. Her Japanese heritage stems from both her mother’s and father’s side, with her mother’s parents being among those sent to internment camps during World […]
Sharon H. Chang’s new book on mixed-race children
Sharon H. Chang, a Seattle-based author activist who writes on race, mixed-race and Asian America, was recently recognized as The Seattle Globalist Social Justice Commentator of the Year. Her debut book, Raising Mixed Race: Multiracial Asian Children In a Post-Racial World, is being published through internationally-distributed publisher Routledge/Taylor & Francis. The book focuses on the five-and-under age population […]
Japan-American Society celebration
The Japan-American Society of the State of Washington (JASSW) held its annual holiday celebration dinner and auction at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center on Dec. 2. The celebration raised over $40,000 in the auction. The “Making a Difference” raise-the-paddle donations supported the Japan in the Schools (JIS) program that introduces Japan to American students […]
NEH chairman visits the Wing Luke
William “Bro” Adams, chairman of the National Endowment of the Humanities, toured Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum on Dec. 3. Founded in 1965, the National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent grant-making institution of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. Adams, president of Colby College […]
In S. Korea, a town of Kims — and an unusual shared history
By Hyung-Jim Kim Associated Press NONSAN, South Korea (AP) — Many of his students are Kims. So are his fellow teachers, an elementary school alumnus and the owners of restaurants and pubs that he patronizes in his small farming village. Lots of Kims in his neighborhood, too. Such is everyday life for Kim Sun Won, […]
Nepal struggles with challenges — Many residents, their lives at risk, face bleak existence
By Binaj Gurubacharya YA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Shiva Parwar has been camping on the pavement for five days, waiting in line for cooking gas. There are 521 gas cylinders ahead of his, and not even the dealer knows when more fuel will arrive, thanks to a two-month-long border blockade that shows no […]
Singapore re-arrests Dan Tan over ‘public risk’
By Annabelle Liang Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Dan Tan was re-arrested earlier this month because he was suspected of running a global soccer match-fixing syndicate and was a danger to public safety, the Singapore government said. Tan, whose real name is Tan Seet Eng, was arrested a week after his release from jail was […]
Thailand’s largest seafood company abandons tuna merger
By Marcy Gordon AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Chicken of the Sea and Bumble Bee have called off their proposed merger after the Obama administration told the companies it would hurt competition in the U.S. canned tuna market. The Justice Department announced that the deal, announced a year ago between Thailand’s largest seafood company […]
Thai printer of Int’l NY Times blocks stories again
By Grant Peck Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The New York Times decried limits on media freedom in Thailand on Friday after its local printer refused to publish articles about the Southeast Asian country for a third time.The printer removed a column from the opinion page of Friday’s edition of the International New York Times […]
“Oriental” deemed offensive, removed from legislation
The U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously last Wednesday to remove two instances of the word “Oriental,” along with other dated references to minorities, from federal legislation. The proposal was co-sponsored by Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Ed Royce (R-CA). Meng co-authored a similar law in 2009 as a member of the New York State […]