The new in-country director for PeaceTrees Vietnam is Ha Pham. Pham has worked for PeaceTrees for the last 16 years and she calls it her second home. “My biggest goal […]
AARP AAPI Hero Award finalists
Angela Wan of International Community Health Services (ICHS) is one of five nonprofit staff finalists named in AARP’s Asian American & Pacific Islander Hero Award. The annual awards honor individuals […]
Shibayama, civil rights champion, dies
Art (Isamu) Shibayama, civil rights champion of the Japanese Latin Americans, died peacefully with family by his bedside on July 31 in San Jose, Calif. He was 88. Born in […]
Seattle native plays key role in U.S. Navy mission
Lt. Cmdr. Francis Montojo, a Seattle native and Fairfield High School graduate, serves in the U.S. Navy at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor. As a strategic weapons officer, Montojo is responsible for […]
Valedictorian Chu delivers speech
Ozelleona Chu graduated on June 12 as valedictorian from North Mason High School. She, along with three other members of the senior class, spoke about their high school experiences, before […]
PepsiCo’s Indra Nooyi latest high-profile female CEO to exit
PURCHASE, N.Y. (AP) — With Indra Nooyi exiting PepsiCo as its longtime chief executive, the circle of CEOs in the Fortune 500 is losing one of its highest profile women. […]
Nguyen returns home after release from Vietnamese jail
HOUSTON (AP) — An American man who was convicted by a Vietnamese court of disturbing public order after he took part in a rare protest is back in the United […]
Man who shot 2 Indian men sentenced to life
By Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Kansas man who opened fire a suburban Kansas City bar, killing an immigrant from India and wounding two other men, was sentenced […]
Chinese missionary fatally shot in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Christian missionary from China who was visiting Kansas City with his wife and four children was shot to death after he crossed paths with […]
Starbucks, Alibaba announce China delivery venture
BEIJING (AP) — Starbucks and Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group announced a coffee delivery venture on Aug. 2, joining the growing competition in China’s booming delivery industry. Starbucks Coffee Co. […]