The annual Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) Walk for Rice raised $170,000 on June 24. Hundreds turned up at Seward Park to help the ACRS Food Bank continue to feed families, friends, and neighbors. ACRS provides ethnic foods to its mostly Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) clients. It also helps AAPI immigrants, refugees, […]
China contributed to half of Boeing’s 571 orders won at Paris Air Show
Boeing broke the record at the recent Paris Air Show by landing 571 orders and commitments, with a total value of $74.8 billion, compared with Airbus’ 326 orders at $18.5 billion. Boeing’s newly launched 737 Max 10 won 361 of those orders from 16 global customers. Of the total 571 orders, Chinese companies (Xiamen Airlines, […]
Qiao, Yuan receive medals at UW Bothell commencement
Lingling Yuan received the President’s Medal and Erica Qiao received the Chancellor’s Medal at the University of Washington Bothell’s June 13 commencement ceremony. Yuan, who is graduating with summa cum laude honors with a degree in interdisciplinary arts, was recognized with the most distinguished academic record, while Qiao, who led a spring food drive that […]
Couple runs half marathon on wedding day
On May 20, Brooklyn, N.Y.-based couple Amanda Hughes and Joel Tse got married doing what they love: running. The newlyweds, both avid runners, decided to spend their big day running the 2017 Airbnb Brooklyn Half Marathon, from Prospect Park to Coney Island. And they invited their wedding guests to run the race with them — […]
Tacoma welcomes Sister City delegations from Japan and China
Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland served as master of ceremonies for the Global Engagement and State of Trade luncheon on June 16 at the Hotel Murano. The event was hosted in partnership with the World Trade Center and the Sister Cities Council, and featured a panel of dignitaries from Tacoma’s sister cities Fuzhou, China and Kitakyushu, […]
Tokyo’s governor decides to keep famous Tsukiji fish market
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo’s giant Tsukiji fish market, popular with tourists, won’t be destroyed, although it will be closed for up to five years while it is modernized and turned into a “food theme park,” the capital’s governor said. The market will move to a state-of-the-art $6 billion facility […]
Hong Kong’s mini apartments boom as property prices soar
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer HONG KON.G (AP) — With its marble-clad lobby, sweeping balcony views and sleek, modern decor, Donny Chan’s apartment building would seem the kind of upscale tower most young Hong Kong professionals aspire to live in. But not for Chan, 39, who avoids spending time in his 19th-floor apartment because […]
Dried lizard penises from India sold as good luck charms
By NIRMALA GEORGE Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Wildlife investigators from India and Britain said last week they have uncovered an international fraud in which dried penises of endangered monitor lizards are being sold as a plant root regarded as a good luck charm and used in religious rituals. The London-based group World Animal […]
ACLU accuses Minnesota officers of brutalizing suspect
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union is accusing law enforcement officers in Minnesota of a brutal attack on an assault suspect. The group’s Minnesota chapter released squad car video on June 22 that it says shows excessive force during the arrest in Worthington last July of 22-year-old Anthony Promvongsa. It shows a drug […]
Hmong-American doctor inspired by heritage
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Hmong-American who recently received his medical degree plans to return to Madison, Wisconsin to pursue research on using stem cells to treat chronic pain. Yeng Her became interested in helping people regain function after spending much of his childhood at Hmong refugee camps in Thailand surrounded by people injured during […]