On July 23, Donnie Chin’s family members and the International District Emergency Center (IDEC), of which Chin was executive director, hosted a vigil in Canton Alley to remember Chin’s life and the circumstances of his death. Speakers included Chin’s sister, Connie, as well as his best friend, Dean Wong, in addition to IDEC leaders. Chin […]
Anthony Bourdain eats at Tai Tung
On July 21, Anthony Bourdain, former chef and host of “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,” ate at Tai Tung restaurant, Seattle’s oldest Chinese restaurant. Tai Tung owner Harry Chan was busy in the kitchen when Bourdain entered in a low-key way (sans camera crew). It was only when a customer asked to have a photo taken […]
Nikki Huang is Denise Louie’s new director of major giving
Nikki Huang is Denise Louie Education Center (DLEC)’s new director of major giving, to lead the agency’s $4.1. million capital campaign. This $73-million-dollar project is a collaboration between Mercy Housing, DLEC, and NeighborCare to bring early learning services, affordable housing, and healthcare access to the Sand Point area. Huang was the former development director leading […]
Japanese TV food personality Rika Yukimasa at Bite of Seattle
Japanese television food personality and prominent Japanese chef Rika Yukimasa was at Groupon Bite of Seattle July 21–23. Yukimasa is a co-host of “Dining with the Chef,” a signature lifestyle and cooking program on NHK WORLD TV. In the series, Rika demonstrates original Japanese recipes and enlightens viewers on Japanese food culture.
Hideyuki Komaki a Watanabe Scholar
For the 2017–2018 year, there are 21 Watanabe Scholars. Among them is Hideyuki Komaki, from Keio University in Japan, who is now studying at the University of Washington. The Watanabe Scholarship is awarded to Japanese students to study abroad in the United States. The scholarships cover the full cost of attendance at an American university […]
Chan wants to stay on as Snohomish County Fire District commission
Snohomish County Fire District 1 has four candidates challenging incumbent David Chan for a position on the five-member commission. Chan is the only person of color on the commission. His challengers are P. Bret Chiafalo, Brandon Richards, Brandy Donaghy, and Michael Ellis. Fire District 1 is governed by a board of five commissioners elected to […]
Bereaved New Zealand family protests Japan’s psychiatric care
By Sherry Zheng Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A New Zealand family says it wants to be a catalyst for change in mental health care in Japan, following the death of a family member who went into cardiac arrest after being restrained in a hospital for 10 days. Kelly Robert Savage, who was working as […]
Airbnb host who canceled reservation over race fined $5,000
By Michael Balsamo Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Airbnb host who cancelled a reservation and told the guest, “One word says it all. Asian,” has agreed to pay a $5,000 fine and attend a college course in Asian American studies, officials with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing said July 13. […]
Claims of human rights abuses in Hawaii fleet
By Caleb Jones Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A human rights complaint has been filed with an international commission to investigate claims of human rights violations in Hawaii’s commercial fishing industry. Turtle Island Restoration Network told The Associated Press on July 20 that they filed the complaint the previous week with the Inter-American Human Rights […]
Man dies when air bag inflator ruptures during car repair
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Another person has been killed in the United States by an exploding Takata air bag inflator, but this death wasn’t the result of a crash. Ramon V. Kuffo, 81, of Hialeah, Fla., was working inside a 2001 Honda Accord using a hammer when the air bag […]