A delegation from Chongqing, China attended a celebration on Aug. 26, marking 35 years of a sister city relationship with Seattle. The event was held at the Seattle Chinese Garden, a five-acre traditional garden of pavilions, pagodas, ponds, and lush greenery — the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China. Attendees sounded the gong and mingled […]
Farris to compete in Miss America
Microsoft software developer Allison Farris will be representing Washington, D.C., in the Miss America competition in Atlantic City, N.J., on Sept. 9. The 24-year-old Taiwanese American graduated from the University of Alabama. She’ll be representing women who have pursued a passion for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and a career in tech. Farris is […]
Little Saigon festival
The Little Saigon community festival was held on Aug. 26. The annual event celebrates American Vietnamese street food, culture, and entertainment. Past festivals have honored Vietnamese specialties, such as banh mi or café sữa đá (Vietnamese iced coffee). This year, the spring roll took center stage. There was also a bia (Vietnamese beer) garden, live […]
New president of South Seattle College
Dr. Rosie Rimando-Chareunsap is the new president of South Seattle College (SSC). Seattle Colleges’ Chancellor Shouan Pan said, “Rosie’s commitment to SSC and student success, her passion for equity-minded leadership, and her sensitivity to people and attentiveness to the task position her well to lead SSC at this time.” Rimando-Chareunsap is of Filipino descent — […]
Veronica Kim retiring from ICHS
Veronica Kim is retiring this month after 25 years of service to International Community Health Services (ICHS). She has spent her career working to level health disparities in breast, ovarian, cervical, and colon cancer fatality rates among Asian Pacific Islander and minority women. According to ICHS, Kim’s work formed the backbone of the organization’s Breast […]
Indonesia woman irked by mosque noise convicted of blasphemy
By BINSAR BAKKARA Associated Press MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court has sentenced a woman who complained about a noisy mosque to 18 months in prison for blasphemy. The ethnic Chinese woman, Meiliana, burst into tears as presiding Judge Wahyu Prasetyo Wibowo announced the sentence on Aug. 21. She was taken from the court […]
American Airlines and Hawaiian cutting flights to China
By The Associated Press American Airlines is dropping money-losing flights between Chicago and Shanghai, and Hawaiian Airlines will suspend its only route to China because of low demand. The airlines announced those and other route changes last week. The decisions reflect growing competition from Chinese carriers and rising fuel prices that have made once-marginal routes […]
With minuscule drop, ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is No. 1 again
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The opening weekend for “Crazy Rich Asians’’ was historic. Its second weekend was even more impressive. The romantic comedy sensation slid just 6 percent from its chart-topping debut to again lead the box office with $25 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates on […]
2nd human trafficking lawsuit filed against Oklahoma couple
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A second federal lawsuit accusing a pair of Oklahoma business owners of luring immigrants to the U.S. on work visas then paying substandard wages highlights what some attorneys say is a prevalent human trafficking issue in the United States that seldom calls violators to task. While […]
Uber hires Nelson Chai as CFO
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Uber has named Nelson Chai as its chief financial officer — a move that could steer the ride-hailing company toward going public. The CFO role at Uber has been vacant since 2015, when Brent Callinicos left. Chai’s hire comes just over a year after the turmoil that resulted in founder […]