This year’s Thai Festival Seattle, run completely by volunteers, took place last week at North Seattle College. The family-friendly event highlighted Thai culture through performances like traditional and contemporary music, dances, and theater — as well as food through cooking demonstrations. More than 80 vendors served authentic and fusion Thai food, drinks, and snacks. Porranee […]
Sept. 11: Evening with Jane Fonda and Jonathan Sposato supports One Fair Wage
Last week, GeekWire’s Jonathan Sposato and the Riveter’s Amy Nelson hosted a fundraiser and panel event, An Evening with Jane Fonda in Support of One Fair Wage (OFW). OFW is a campaign to eliminate sub-minimum wage for tipped workers. OFW believes by doing this, working families are supported. About 80 people attended and $60,000 was […]
Sept. 16: Dr. Marguerite Ro named a winner of public health leadership award
Washington State Public Health Association (WSPHA)’s 2018 Public Health Leadership Award has named Dr. Marguerite Ro as a winner of this year’s award. Ro is Chief of Assessment at King County Public Health. She has spearheaded and implemented health initiatives to achieve health equity among our nation’s most at-risk populations through better use of data, […]
Sept: Lena Hou sings national anthem at many events
Lena Hou is showcasing her singing talents and patriotism by singing the national anthem at various events this month. Hou sang at the Washington State Republican Party’s annual dinner on Sept. 12. She also auditioned, was a grand prize winner, and performed the national anthem live on Sept. 13 at the Washington State Fair. This […]
Couple who immigrated from China killed on Oregon Coast
DEPOE BAY, Ore. (AP) — A wave hit two recent immigrants from China as they visited the Oregon Coast, sweeping them out into the ocean and killing them. Miaochan Chen, 49, and Wenjun Zhu, 41, from Lake Oswego, Ore., perished on Sept. 9, but their 10-year-old daughter was unharmed, Capt. Tim Fox of the Oregon […]
Ex-convict pleads guilty in Chinese student’s shooting death in Utah
By Lindsay Whitehurst The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An ex-convict pleaded guilty on Sept. 12 to killing a University of Utah student from China using a gun stolen after another slaying. Austin Boutain, 24, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the plea agreement that allowed him […]
Law aims to resist court order to repay mortgage fund
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation on Sept. 10 that attempts to circumvent a court order requiring the state to pay back $331 million to a special fund related to the mortgage crisis. The bill concerns a 2012 settlement between all 50 states and the major mortgage services related to the […]
Diver who aided in Thai cave rescue sues Elon Musk over pedophile accusations
By Tom Krisher The Associated Press A British diver who helped rescue youth soccer players trapped in a cave in Thailand is suing Elon Musk, alleging that the Tesla CEO falsely accused him of being a pedophile. Diver Vernon Unsworth, who lives north of London, contends that Musk made the false allegation on Twitter and […]
California board candidate Zhao quits race after trans comments
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco school board candidate has quit the race after apologizing for controversial remarks about the rights of transgender students. The San Francisco Examiner says Josephine Zhao announced her withdrawal on the morning of Sept. 10 in a Facebook post. Zhao was criticized after comments she made to Chinese-language media […]
Tokyo chief opens replacement for city’s iconic fish market
By Yuri Kageyama The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — As a brass band blared “Anchors Aweigh,” Tokyo’s governor led the opening ceremony for the Japanese capital’s new fish market on Sept. 13 and tried to assuage concerns about contamination at the site that delayed the move from the famed Tsukiji market. The new Toyosu market […]