State Sen. Pramila Jayapal received the Crayon Award for her work on services and programs for kids from birth to age 5. The award, from the Early Learning Action Alliance, […]
Kawamura named as Trump agricultural adviser
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump named 64 agriculture policy advisers on Aug. 15, including Arthur Gen “A.G.” Kawamura, a former California Secretary of Food and Agriculture. “The members of my […]
Morisawa gets merit award
Naoko Morisawa received the Merit Award and a cash award at Art Port Townsend 2016. Her work, “My Collection — Gulliver,” is an oil-stained, hand-crafted wood mosaic, acrylic, oil, sumi […]
Miss America’s outstanding teens
Nicole Jia from Oklahoma was crowned Miss America’s Outstanding Teen 2017 on Aug. 6. Jia’s parents emigrated from Beijing in the 1980s. Along with the title, Jia, 17, won a […]
Tacoma’s new webisode featuring an Asian eatery
The City of Tacoma released a new webisode called Inspired Palates. It features a local chef, Vathunyu “Yu” Nanakornphanom of Indo Asian Street Eatery. Nanakornphanom calls his style of cooking […]
New York City settles fatal police shooting lawsuit for $4M
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has reached a settlement of more than $4 million with the family of an unarmed man fatally shot by a police officer in […]
Hawaii sushi chain tied to hepatitis A outbreak tosses food
By Audrey McAvoy Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A popular restaurant chain in Hawaii that serves sushi on a conveyor belt threw out food and scrubbed its counters Aug. 16 […]
Glass-coated kite string kills 3 people in India’s capital
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police say three people, including two children, have died after their throats were slashed by glass-coated kite string used in competitions to bring down the […]
Chinese swimmer breaks taboo about ‘that time of the month’
By Didi Tang Associated Press Who knew a simple statement about “that time of the month’’ could cause such a stir? A Chinese Olympic swimmer whose popularity soared during the […]
China joins world’s 25 most innovative economies
By Dave Bryan Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A commitment to investment in universities and research has enabled China to join the world’s top 25 most innovative economies for […]