International Community Health Services (ICHS) raised $250,000 at its 2018 Bloom Gala at the Sheraton Seattle on May 5. The money will support health services for those who cannot afford to pay for them. Major gifts included $25,000 from the KeyBank Foundation, $20,000 from the Sheng Yen Lu Foundation and $10,000 from the Ark and […]
B of A promotes Kim Vu
Bank of America named Kim Vu as its new Market Executive. The former manager of Enterprise Business and Community Engagement, Vu now works alongside the market president in helping to drive the bank’s responsible growth strategy across Seattle by connecting businesses, families, and individuals to Bank of America’s banking and investment teams. A first-generation Vietnamese […]
Cinco de Mayo reception
Two hundred people attended the 28th annual Cinco de Mayo reception at the Columbia Tower Club. The event, on May 4, was sponsored by Heritage Bank and Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union. Several leaders attended, including Gov. Jay Inslee, King County Executive Dow Constantine, and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan.
First Vietnamese member of New Orleans City Council
Cyndi Nguyen, the first Vietnamese member of the New Orleans City Council, was sworn in on May 7. Nguyen moved to the United States at 5 years old when her family fled the fall of Saigon. A community organizer and mother of six, Nguyen won the council seat that represents New Orleans East and the […]
Fun at Hing Hay Park
The warmer weather is bringing more people out to enjoy Hing Hay Park. We saw Laurelyn Miel, Maxene Orejudes, and Anh Thach painting a lantern last week. Hing Hay Park underwent a renovation that doubled its size recently. The new park design includes a cultural performance space, with custom integrated seating that punctuates the terraces […]
Ken Jeong uses medical training to help audience member
PHOENIX (AP) — Ken Jeong’s medical degree is nothing to laugh at. The comedian’s training came in handy on May 5 when an audience member began having a seizure while Jeong was performing at a comedy club in Phoenix. The actor’s representative, Michelle Margolis, confirmed reports that the 48-year-old Jeong and an emergency medical technician […]
Jhoon Rhee, ‘father of American Taekwondo,’ dies at age 86
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee, the man known as the “father of American Taekwondo,’’ died on April 30 after a long illness. He was 86. His son, Chun Rhee, said his father died in hospice care in Arlington, Virginia, a suburb of the nation’s capital. Jhoon Rhee was a 10th-degree black belt credited […]
California tech company fined for H1-B visa violations
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California company that federal officials say violated salary requirements of the country’s foreign-worker visa program will pay a total of $173,044 to 12 workers, the U.S. Department of Labor said on May 1. The Labor Department said information technology provider Cloudwick Technologies Inc. underpaid the employees hired from India […]
Peppa Pig wins street cred, attracts censors in China
By YANAN WANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A cherubic British cartoon character has become an unlikely target of China’s censors as fans use her porcine likeness in rap videos and “gangster’’ tattoos. The bright pink swine’s subversive alter-ego has made her a viral hit but also an apparent target of government workers who police […]
New owner of Cambodian newspaper begins by firing editor
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The new owner of a newspaper considered the sole remaining independent media voice in Cambodia fired its editor on May 7 for publishing a story about the publication’s sale and the purchaser’s alleged links to the government, adding to doubts it will continue to perform the watchdog function of a […]