Miss Thailand Maria Poonlertlarp made it to the Top 5 of Miss Universe 2017, but struggled during the Q&A portion of the pageant, which proved to have cost her the […]
Shop small, shop ethnic
The Ethnic Business Coalition (EBC) hosted its third annual “Shop Small, Shop Ethnic” Holiday Market on Nov. 25 in the Chinatown International District, as part of Small Business Saturday. This […]
Author Sanwal talk
Author Deborah Sanwal held a talk and cooking demonstration at Seattle’s Kinokuniya bookstore on Nov. 26. The author of the cookbook memoir, “The Land of Five Waters,” talked about spices […]
Celebration of women election winners
The Center for Women and Democracy (CWD) held its annual gala at the Women’s University Club on Nov. 16 to celebrate the women who ran in the recent election and […]
Seattle Rotary Club honors veterans
The Seattle Rotary club meeting on Nov. 8 was an homage to veterans. Dale Kaku, a Nisei veteran, shared his story — followed by stories of Rotary Club members who […]
Asian fraternity members found guilty in 2013 hazing death
STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Baruch College fraternity has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and other offenses for the 2013 hazing death of a pledge in a rented home […]
SNAP apologizes to accused priest as part of settlement
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A support group for victims of clergy abuse has apologized to a Roman Catholic priest who sued after child molestation charges against him were dropped and […]
Suu Kyi blames world conflicts partly on illegal immigration
By ESTHER HTUSAN Associated Press NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said the world is facing instability and conflict in part because illegal immigration spreads terrorism […]
Police: Woman confessed to putting babies in concrete in 90s
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese woman was arrested on Nov. 21 after police say she confessed to putting four newborns in concrete-filled buckets two decades […]
Japan protests San Francisco’s ‘sex slave’ statue decision
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan expressed strong regret last week over San Francisco’s decision to give city property status to a statue commemorating Asian women who […]