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, was presented at an Aug. 16 event and attended by families from throughout the greater Seattle area. “All our children should have the skills and […]
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 agricultural advisory committee represent the best that America can offer to help serve agricultural communities,” Trump said in a statement. Kawamura, of Japanese descent, said […]
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 on wooden board. Morisawa earned her BA in Design, Ceramics at Tama Art University in Japan, and moved to Seattle in 2005. The Art Port […]
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 $30,000 scholarship provided by the Harris Rosen Foundation and the Orlando Scholarship Foundation. She will also act as the official National Teen Goodwill Ambassador for […]
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 “Asian comfort food.” Born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand, he taught himself how to cook He enjoyed cooking with his family in his youth and […]
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 a darkened stairwell nearly two years ago, the attorney for the family said Aug. 16. The city is paying $4.1 million and the New York […]
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 after state authorities identified its raw scallops as the probable source of a hepatitis A outbreak. Genki Sushi was ordered to close its 10 restaurants […]
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 kites of rivals. A 3-year-old girl riding with her parents in a car had her head out of the sunroof when her throat was cut […]
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 Rio Games for her animated facial expressions and rare candor has become a social media sensation for another off-the-cuff comment about a topic still considered […]
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 the first time, according to a new report co-sponsored by the United Nations’ intellectual property organization. Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States and […]