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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]