The Washington State Chinese Community Coalition (WACCC) held a Civic Leadership Forum on Sept. 23 — to encourage more Asian American participation and engagement in public and political affairs. Approximately 60 people attended the event at the Microsoft Conference Center. Participants included many Chinese American business and civic leaders in Seattle and Bellevue areas, and […]
CIE/USA-SEA 2017 Annual Convention
More than 100 people attended the Centennial Celebration of the Chinese Institute of Engineers (CIE) on Sept. 9. The event, at the Bellevue Westin, included two sessions with panels. It was an opportunity for Asian American Pacific Islander engineers in the region to meet and network. Former governor Gary Locke and Bellevue City Councilman Conrad […]
Ho named in President Trump’s eighth wave of judicial candidates
On Sept. 28, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate nine individuals to federal judgeships, including James C. Ho of Texas. If confirmed, Ho will serve as a Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He is currently a partner in the Dallas office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher […]
Artist Ron Ho passes
Ronald Ho died peacefully in his Seattle home on Sept. 7, after a battle with prostate cancer. He was a world-renowned jewelry artist and celebrated teacher whose work has been shown and collected by major museums nationally and internationally. Ho grew up in Hawaii, received his undergraduate degree from Pacific Lutheran University, and received his […]
KIRO’s Chen joined CNN
Natasha Chen has joined CNN from Seattle’s KIRO-7, where she was a general assignment reporter. Fluent in Mandarin, Chen is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University, and received her M.A. in broadcast journalism from the University of Southern California.
EDI fundraiser
The Executive Development Institute (EDI) held its annual benefit dinner and auction on Sept. 28 at The Foundry. The event, called Inclusion Fusion, raised more than $120,000 — the money will help grow EDI’s programs and empower the next generation of leaders. Close to 200 people attended the event. Established in 1994, EDI is a […]
Innovative Cambodian architect Vann Molyvann dies
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian architect Vann Molyvann, whose innovative modernist style was admired by colleagues the world over, died Sept. 28 at age 90. An assistant to Vann Molyvann, Chuong Cheurn, said he died of ailments related to old age at his home in Siem Reap in northwestern Cambodia, site of the famous […]
2 Syracuse men get jail time in death of Chinese student
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Two Syracuse men convicted in the shooting death of a Syracuse University student from China are headed to prison. Twenty-four-year-old Cameron Isaac was sentenced on Sept. 25 in State Supreme Court to life in prison without parole for killing Yuan Xiaopeng a year ago. Isaac’s 20-year-old nephew, Ninimbe Mitchell, was sentenced […]
Diwali festivals grow in US, from Disney to Times Square
By BETH J. HARPAZ AP Travel Editor NEW YORK (AP) — The holiday of Diwali is starting to light up mainstream America. Diwali, a festival of lights celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and others in India and other countries, has long been observed in immigrant communities around the U.S. But now public celebrations of the […]
California board approves textbook changes, after accusations of ‘biased’ portrayal of Hindus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California education panel on Sept. 28 recommended that 10 families of textbooks receive the state’s blessing after incorporating dozens of changes requested by LGBT groups and Hindus. The Instructional Quality Commission rejected two textbook families, saying the publisher submitted more than 1,000 pages of changes during a process that should […]