InterIm hosted a celebration of the second edition of the late Bob Santos’ ‘Hum Bows, Not Hot Dogs’ book on Sept. 25. The event, held at the Wing Luke Museum, included a reading of an added foreword from Sharon Tomiko Santos. ‘Hum Bows, Not Hot Dogs’ is an autobiography of Santos’ experience growing up in […]
Japan Airlines service to Sea-Tac in 2019
The Port of Seattle announced on Sept. 26 that Japan Airlines (JAL) will bring nonstop service beginning March 31, 2019 between Tokyo-Narita (NRT) and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. JAL previously served Sea-Tac with nonstop routes to Tokyo from 1983 to 1992. “Along with our joint business partner, American Airlines, we look forward to welcoming more visitors […]
Eunice Kim — Nature Stories
The work of Korean-born, Seattle artist Eunice Kim was displayed from Sept. 7–29 at Davidson Galleries. Internationally known for her signature dot-based imagery, Kim showcased an all-new body of work sourcing reclaimed wood as the material and inspiration. When the artist and her husband tore down a dilapidated barn on their rural studio grounds, she […]
CISC karaoke night
The Chinese Information and Service Center hosted a karaoke night at China Harbor on Sept. 23. Two-hundred people attended the event, which raised $20,000.
Amal Clooney: Pardon Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar
By FOSTER KLUG Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Human Rights attorney Amal Clooney, who is representing two journalists from Reuters news agency sentenced to hard labor after they uncovered a military massacre, urged Myanmar leader and Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on Sept. 28 to immediately pardon the reporters and reverse a […]
Feds investigate allegations of discrimination at Yale
By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press The Trump administration is opening an investigation into Yale University’s admissions practices following accusations that it discriminates against Asian-American applicants, officials said on Sept. 26. It’s the latest in a series of federal inquiries taking aim at admissions practices used by the nation’s most selective colleges, and it comes less […]
SpaceX’s 1st traveler is Japanese fashion tycoon
CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — After announcing that he’ll take the first-ever commercial rocket trip around the moon, Yusaku Maezawa said he wants company for the weeklong journey. The Japanese billionaire said he plans to invite six to eight artists, architects, designers and other creative people to join him on board the […]
Honda recalls Accord, Insight vehicles for software problem
TOKYO (AP) — Honda is recalling about 232,000 2018 Accord vehicles and 2019 Insight hybrid cars in the U.S. for malfunctioning software for the rear camera display. There have been no reports of accidents or injuries related to the problem, Honda Motor Co. spokeswoman Tomoko Takemori said on Sept. 28. The Tokyo-based automaker said that […]
Tamaki, critic of US bases on Okinawa, wins election
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Denny Tamaki, who campaigned criticizing the American military presence on the southwestern Japanese islands of Okinawa, won the election for governor on Sept. 30, defeating a ruling party-backed candidate pushing the status quo. The race was to choose a successor to Takeshi Onaga, who died in August […]
Adultery verdict is latest progressive ruling by India court
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The chief justice of India’s Supreme Court has presided over a string of recent rulings that grant more rights to women, gay couples and religious minorities, challenging deeply conservative Indian society before he retired. In the latest decision on Sept. 27, Chief Justice Dipak Misra and […]