Hyung-jong Lee is the new Consul General of the Republic of South Korea in Seattle. He arrived in Seattle two months ago from Seoul, where he recently served as the […]
Diplomacy Day at Rotary Club of Seattle
On Feb. 21, the Seattle Rotary Club held its annual Diplomacy Day at the Westin Seattle. Over 200 guests attended the luncheon and several Consul Generals attended, including the Consul […]
ICHS Lunar New Year 5K
ICHS held its 3rd Annual Lunar New Year 5K Walk & Run on Feb. 25. Prior to the walk, there was a dog costume contest, a lion dance performance, and […]
Lunar New Year stamp
The U.S. Postal Service dedicated the Year of the Dog Forever stamp last month — the 11th of 12 stamps in the Celebrating Lunar New Year series. Larry Muñoz, acting […]
TAP-SEA Lunar New Year dinner
The Taiwanese American Professionals – Seattle (TAP-SEA) celebrated the Lunar New Year with a Feb. 24 dinner at China Harbor Restaurant. Approximately 100 people attended the event that featured a […]
Amazon, eBay remove ‘Chinese Boy’ costumes
Amazon UK and eBay UK have removed “Chinese Boy Fancy Dress Costumes” from its sites. In photos on the product pages, the costumes were modeled by white children pulling their […]
Japanese Princess Mako’s wedding postponed until 2020
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s imperial palace announced on Feb. 6 that Princess Mako’s wedding will be postponed because of insufficient preparations, Japanese media reported, triggering […]
Malaysian rapper’s dog video sparks claim of insulting Islam
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police said a popular ethnic Chinese rapper has been detained over complaints that his latest music video featuring dancers wearing dog masks and performing […]
Blackface in Chinese Lunar New Year sketch draws criticism
By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A comedy sketch that featured a Chinese woman in blackface has drawn accusations of racism after being broadcast on Chinese state television’s […]
West Point posthumously admits Florida school shooting victim Peter Wang
NEW YORK — U.S. Military Academy officials say they have posthumously offered admission to a 15-year-old last seen holding open a door for other students during February’s school shooting in […]