Gov. Jay Inslee announced the appointment of Blaine Tamaki to the University of Washington (UW) Board of Regents last month. Tamaki graduated from the UW in 1979 with a bachelor’s […]
MAP Bridging the Gap Breakfast
KING 5 anchor Lori Matsukawa received the Dr. Samuel E. Kelly award at the University of Washington (UW)’s annual MAP Bridging the Gap Breakfast on Oct. 28. Dr. Stephen Sumida […]
SCIDpda annual fundraiser
Guests enjoyed dinner, entertainment, and an auction at the Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDpda)’s 2017 annual fundraiser on Oct. 6. Held in the Panoramic Room of […]
Batayola named Woman of Influence
Teresita Batayola, the CEO of International Community Health Services (ICHS), will be honored as one of the Puget Sound Business Journal’s Women of Influence on Nov. 9. The award program […]
Mayoral candidates tour Little Saigon
Friends of Little Saigon organized separate tours for Seattle mayoral candidates Cary Moon and Jenny Durkan this week. Moon’s tour of the neighborhood was on Oct. 30 and Durkan’s took […]
Women rescued after voyage went from bad to worse
By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A planned voyage from Hawaii to Tahiti aboard a small sailboat didn’t start off well for two Honolulu women. One of their […]
Top Indian court rules sex with wife younger than 18 is rape
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court has ruled that having sexual intercourse with a wife younger than 18 is rape, a decision that activists say is an important step […]
A-POP: Guys, it’s not just hair. Also, hugs now cure casual racism.
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly This month, I write a lot of stuff about pro athletes, even though my understanding of sports is like how it feels when you’re […]
The Foreigner is full of surprises: good and bad
By John Liu NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Foreigner is based on the action thriller novel “The Chinaman,” released in 1992 and written by Stephen Leather. The film was directed by […]
Seattle to defend councilmember Sawant in defamation lawsuit
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s city council president has decided that the city will defend Councilmember Kshama Sawant in a defamation lawsuit brought against her by two city officers. The Seattle […]