The 2017 Bloom Gala on May 6 raised more than $218,000 for International Community Health Services (ICHS) — a record-breaking amount according to Nancy Lee, Vice President of the ICHS Foundation Board. The money will go toward supporting uncompensated patient care delivered within ICHS clinics. Last year, ICHS provided $1.3 million in care to low-income […]
Seattle Fire Department Awards Luncheon
Seattle Fire Department employees and members of the community were honored at the Annual Awards Luncheon held at the Sheraton Hotel on May 10. Several awards were handed out, including the Lifetime Achievement Award to Battalion Chief Mike Nakamichi and the Compassionate Service Award to the late community leader Donnie Chin.
Preeti Shridhar jumps into Port Commission race
Preeti Shridhar threw her hat into the ring on May 9 for Port Commission, and promises to represent all of the people of King County. “I will ensure that our regional economy remains strong and the Port continues to lead in the aviation, maritime, and tourism industries,” said Shridhar. “Our region’s working class must be […]
Debadutta Dash’s new job
Debadutta Dash has joined the Olympia University of Business & Technology (OUBT) as its Public Relations Officer and Director of Community Outreach. Dash was a 2015 candidate for the Position 5 seat on the Seattle City Council. The Indian American, who came to the U.S. from India in 1996, has served as a commissioner on […]
Celebrate Asia
The Seattle Symphony’s Celebrate Asia performance on May 12 featured movie music by famous Japanese composers as well as a second half dedicated solely to the music of Grammy® and Academy Award® winner A.R. Rahman. The artist made a special appearance at the program. This is the ninth annual Celebrate Asia concert — which highlights […]
ArtsFund’s 29th Annual Celebration
Nearly 1,000 people attended the ArtsFund’s 29th annual celebration on May 4 at the Westin Seattle. Glenn Kawasaki, a biotech entrepreneur and philanthropist, was honored with the Outstanding Contribution in the Arts award. Kawasaki currently serves on the boards or advisory boards of Pacific Northwest Ballet, Spectrum Dance Theatre, zoe | juniper, and Khambatta Dance […]
Deaf Japanese tourist claims mistreatment at Hawaii airport
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A deaf Japanese tourist was illegally denied a sign-language interpreter while she was detained and interrogated after landing at the Honolulu International Airport, the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii said in a discrimination complaint. The ACLU said on May 11 it filed the complaint last […]
Officials: Chinese women brought to Texas for prostitution
WACO, Texas (AP) — Central Texas authorities arrested two people last week who they say arranged for Chinese women to be brought to Texas and other states so that they would work as prostitutes. An arrest affidavit obtained by the Waco Tribune-Herald shows that a McLennan County sheriff’s detective in September responded to an online […]
Mochi ice cream sold at Trader Joe’s recalled
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mikawaya has recalled a batch of its chocolate mochi ice cream sold at Trader Joe’s stores because the product contains peanuts, the ice cream maker said on May 11. Peanuts are not listed as an ingredient on the boxes of Japanese-style ice cream dessert with a coating of pounded sticky rice. […]
China-Golden Visas
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — When the sister of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner promoted investment in her family’s new skyscraper from a Beijing hotel ballroom stage earlier this month, she was pitching a controversial American visa program that’s proven irresistible to tens of thousands of Chinese. More than 100,000 Chinese […]