In partnership with Nickelsville, SHARE, the City of Seattle, and Seattle Mayor Ed Murray’s Bridging the Gap Initiative, Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) will be opening two new sanctioned encampment sites to help alleviate the homelessness problem. The first site will be opening in February and is located at 1000 South Myrtle Street in Georgetown. […]
Al Sugiyama memorial
Seven-hundred-fifty people attended the memorial for Al Sugiyama on Jan. 29 at Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center. The Reverend Jerry Shigaki led the invocation. Daughter Mari Sugiyama shared memories and lessons from her father. Bob Watt, Dick Sugiyama, Warren Furutani, Merritt Long, and Daniel Miyaki also spoke. In 1989, Al Sugiyama was the first Asian […]
Rotary’s broken ceiling
The Rotary Club of Seattle-International District held its “Broken Ceiling: Honoring Those Who Broke It” event on Jan. 29 at the Northwest African American Museum. Approximately 180 people attended to recognize 45 male members who voted to admit women in 1986, despite opposition from their peers. Among the men honored were past president Lloyd Hara […]
ACRS’ Gary Tang retires
Close to 200 friends and staff of Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) held a retirement on Jan. 25 for Gary Tang. There were various performances and dances. Many attendees wore their native costumes and took turns giving Tang hugs, bringing tears to his eyes. Tang founded ACRS’ Club Bamboo, which caters […]
Yuna Shin wins grand prize in contest inspired by “Hidden Figures”
Yuna Shin, 17, of Bothell, won a $50,000 scholarship for her work studying and teaching science and math in a contest honoring women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields, inspired by the movie “Hidden Figures.” The film tells the story of three female African American mathematicians who were instrumental at NASA in the 1960s.
Japanese arcade pioneer and ‘Father of Pac-Man’ has died
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Masaya Nakamura, the “Father of Pac-Man” who founded the Japanese video game company behind the hit creature-gobbling game, has died. He was 91. Nakamura, who died on Jan. 22, founded Namco, part of Bandai Namco, in 1955. It started out as just two mechanical horse rides […]
Study: Superbug infections found in Chinese hospitals
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — New research suggests a worrying number of people in China may be infected with bacteria resistant to an antibiotic used as a last resort. Researchers examined more than 17,000 samples from patients with infections of common bacteria found in the gut, in two hospitals in China’s […]
Washington is 1st state to sue Trump over immigration order
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s attorney general declared on Jan. 30 that he was suing President Donald Trump over his temporary ban on immigration from seven countries with majority-Muslim populations, making it the first state to announce a legal action against the Trump administration over one of its policies. Trump’s executive order also suspended the […]
Red Cross Home Fire Campaign
Did you know? If a fire starts in your home, you may have just two minutes to escape. Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in home fires by half. The Red Cross Home Fire Campaign aims reduce the number of fire deaths and injuries in the United States by 25 percent by 2020. […]
Lunar New Year 2017 at Bellevue Square
The Bellevue Collection, Seattle Chinese Culture and Arts Association, Overseas Community Affairs Council Taiwan and the Taiwan Benevolent Association of America, are hosting a Lunar New Year celebration on Feb. 4 from 11 a.m.–6 p.m. at Bellevue Square in Center Court. The celebration will feature numerous traditional and contemporary cultural demonstrations including martial arts, music, […]