Laura Brodax Tile Studio hosted the opening of the Publix Street Side Mural on Sept. 7. The mural, by artist Laura Brodax, is an homage to the historic Publix Hotel in Seattle’s Chinatown International District. The Japanese-inspired plant arrangements were influenced by the grandmother of the postwar managing family of the hotel, who kept a […]
Mai Khanh Tran reception
Mimi Gan hosted a reception at her home on Sept. 7 for Dr. Mai Khanh Tran, who is running for Congress in California’s 39th District. Born in Vietnam, Tran moved to the United States in 1975 at age 9. Less than a decade later, she was admitted to Harvard, where she took a job as […]
An evening celebration of Xinh
Community members of Shelton, Wash. gathered on Sept. 9 in support of Xinh Dwelley, who once ran the restaurant named after her, Xinh’s Clam and Oyster House. Dwelley, whose talent for food and cooking developed as a young woman in Vietnam, was diagnosed with cancer a couple of years ago. Due to medical bills, she […]
Seattle native serves aboard Navy warship in Japan
Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Apostol is one of 300 men and women serving aboard the USS Curtis Wilbur. The Seattle native and 2010 Renton High School graduate is an operations specialist responsible for operating the communications, radar, and navigation equipment that tracks ships, aircraft, and enemy missiles. “Being forward deployed in Japan can get […]
UW alum to be honored
The University of Washington (UW) Department of Communication is giving out the Outstanding Early Career Award to My Tam H. Nguyen. Every year, the UW honors outstanding alumni who are making a difference in their careers. Nguyen graduated with a B.A. in 2006, and she got a Master’s in Urban Planning from Harvard University’s Graduate […]
Reports: China orders bitcoin exchanges to shut down
BEIJING (AP) — Regulators have ordered Chinese bitcoin exchanges to close, two business newspapers reported on Sept. 14, after uncertainty about the digital currency’s future in China caused its price to plunge. Regulators in Shanghai, the country’s financial center, gave verbal instructions to exchange operators to shut down, China Business News and 21st Century Economic […]
China mourns death of oldest panda
BEIJING (AP) — China is mourning the death of the world’s oldest panda, Basi, who attracted millions of visitors during a visit to the United States 30 years ago. Caretakers in the eastern city of Fuzhou said Basi was suffering from a number of ailments, including liver and kidney problems, when she died on Sept. […]
Cambodia selects Angelina Jolie film as Oscar submission
NEW YORK (AP) — Angelina Jolie’s “First They Killed My Father” has been named Cambodia’s foreign-language submission to the Academy Awards. The Cambodia Oscar Selection Committee announced the choice on Sept. 18, calling Jolie’s Cambodian genocide drama “cathartic” and hailing it for bringing back memories “often best forgotten.” Jolie directed the adaptation of Loung Ung’s […]
Colleges offering legal tips, hotlines amid DACA uncertainty
By JOCELYN GECKER and SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Mixed signals from Washington over a possible agreement to preserve protections for young immigrants are increasing anxiety and confusion on college campuses, where the stakes are high. Amid the uncertainty, colleges and universities are stepping up efforts to protect students enrolled in the […]
Lawsuit: Macy’s profiles Asian customers
Four former employees of Macy’s filed a federal lawsuit earlier this month— alleging that at the company’s flagship store in Herald Square, N.Y. — managers in the cosmetics and fragrance department “repeatedly directed … sales associates to racially profile customers of Asian descent.” Attorney Douglas Wigdor, who filed the lawsuit, said, “This racial profiling of […]