ABBY MERGENMEIER Capital News Service POTOMAC, Md. (AP) — Ever since Beibei Sun moved to the United States to attend college, she knew she wanted to hold on to her Chinese roots. Now that she has two children, she has found the best way to do that is by teaching them how to speak her […]
Annual Costco chicken and toy drive
A group organized by MulvannyG2 Chairman Jerry Lee donated 450 roasted chickens from Costco to the Asian Counseling & Referral Service (ACRS) food bank on Dec. 20. “We feel so blessed getting so much support from friends and the community,” said Lee. He said donors and volunteers included Harry Chan, Doug Mar, Cordell Lui, Laiisha […]
Jose Antonio Vargas book deal
The Los Angeles Times reported that Jose Antonio Vargas, the Filipino Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and activist who in 2011 revealed that he unknowingly entered the United States with false documents as a child, will publish his debut memoir with HarperCollins imprint Dey Street Books. The publication date for “Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen” […]
South Asian women to watch in politics
CNN named Washington state’s own Rep. Pramila Jayapal and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley in a recent article titled “7 Women in Politics to Watch in 2018.” In September, Rep. Don Young of Alaska was forced to apologize to Jayapal after addressing her as “young lady” and saying she “doesn’t know a […]
CIDBIA celebration
The Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area (CIDBIA) held a party on Dec. 5 at the American Hotel, to celebrate its “halfway benchmark.” The CIDBIA is in the midst of a campaign to bring a new BIA proposal to this neighborhood. This proposal requires 60 percent of property owners in the district to sign a petition […]
Mayor Durkan announces police search committee members
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Mayor Jenny Durkan announced on Dec. 22 the members of her Police Search Committee who will assist in a national search process to find the best candidates for Seattle’s next police chief. Led by four co-chairs, this committee will work with a national search firm to gather and screen applications […]
Jane Kim is running for mayor of San Francisco
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY SFGate reported that San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim is running to be that city’s next mayor, following the sudden death of Ed Lee. Kim signaled her intent to enter the 2018 mayoral race on Dec. 20, requesting nomination papers from the city’s Department of Elections. She and any other candidates […]
Hawaii attorney general says travel ban sparks Congress run
By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Attorney General Douglas Chin, who has been fighting President Donald Trump’s travel ban and other policies over the past year, has announced he will run for U.S. Congress. Chin, a Democrat, seeks to replace Hawaii U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, who is running for governor. Hanabusa is […]
California political trailblazer March Fong Eu dies at 95
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — March Fong Eu, California’s first female secretary of state and former ambassador to Micronesia, died on Dec. 22 at the age of 95. Longtime spokeswoman Caren Lagomarsino said that Eu died in Irvine, Calif., from complications following a fall and subsequent surgery. Eu was a trailblazer for women and Chinese Americans. […]
Only hospital in Los Angeles’ Chinatown shuts down
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The oldest hospital in Los Angeles has shut down and laid off all its employees after more than 150 years, sending shockwaves through the Chinatown neighborhood that it served in recent decades. Pacific Alliance Medical Center — better known as the French Hospital — quietly closed its doors Nov. 30, the […]