The historic Canton Alley was recently repaved, and the Chinatown-International District held a reopening ceremony and celebration on June 15. In addition to a ribbon-cutting ceremony, food, and music, Chinese American author Dale Hom autographed copies of his book, “Walk Don’t Run: Growing Up Asian in Seattle,” in the alley. The Chinatown International District Preservation […]
ICHS patients meet with Senator Patty Murray
Sen. Patty Murray visited International Community Health Services (ICHS) on June 16, spoke with staff and doctors, and collected opinions and concerns from patients and the local community. “Sen. Murray’s advocacy comes at a time when the stakes couldn’t be higher,” said ICHS CEO Teresita Batayola. “Six-thousand ICHS patients benefit from expanded Medicaid and an additional […]
Seattle Chinese Voice
Paul Rucker, executive director of the University of Washington (UW) Alumni Association, accepted a $3,000 donation on June 16 from the Chinese Media Action Committee (CMC), the organizer for Seattle Chinese Voice. The CMC held its first reunion in over 40 years. Most of the members of the CMC are former UW students.
Volunteer honored by American Heart Association
The American Heart Association (AHA) presented the Multicultural Initiatives Award to Nancy Lee of Seattle for accomplishments in helping to build a culture of health in underserved communities. With her multicultural savvy and fluency in Cantonese and Mandarin, Lee has helped the AHA forge connections and extend the reach of its health programs into diverse […]
Former West Seattle eyesore sells for $1 million
The sale of a home at 3243 Belvidere Avenue Southwest in Seattle closed on June 16 for $1.19 million. Local real estate investor Jimmy Tang, who renovated the house, bought it in May 2016 for $427,000, beating out 40 other interested buyers. He received an offer for the newly renovated home eight days after listing […]
Official: UPS warehouse shooter apparently felt disrespected
By PAUL ELIAS and JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man who fatally shot three fellow UPS drivers appears to have felt disrespected by co-workers, but it’s not clear if that was the motivation for the bloodshed, a police official said. The San Francisco Police Department official could not provide details and […]
FBI offers $10K reward to help find missing Chinese scholar
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information that’ll help locate a visiting scholar from China who disappeared from the University of Illinois. Twenty-six-year-old Yingying Zhang was about a month into a yearlong appointment at the central Illinois university when she disappeared June 9. Campus police say […]
Dalai Lama: Modern education needs to focus on compassion
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Dalai Lama says modern education is falling short on its responsibility to teach compassion. The 81-year-old Buddhist monk spoke on June 16 to a crowd of about 25,000 at the University of California, San Diego, one day before he is scheduled to give a commencement speech to graduates. Some Chinese […]
Authorities: Chinese eatery owners stole millions in wages
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Five defendants are set to be sentenced in wage theft case involving four Northern California Chinese restaurants. The East Bay Times reports state investigators say the owners stole $4.5 million in wages from employees they forced to work 12-hour days from 2009-2013. Stage investigators say they also cheated California out of […]
U.S. apologizes for WWII internment of Alaska’s Unangan people
ST. PAUL, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. official has apologized for the World War II internment of Alaska’s Unangan people. Jim Kurth, acting director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, traveled last week to remote St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea to speak with survivors of the internment and their descendants, Alaska’s Energy […]