By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Once a year on a special night, a hundred demons and spirits come together and parade through the streets of Japan led by the powerful spirit known as Nurarihyon. The demons revel while people hide in their homes. If a human should cross paths with the parade, they will […]
Hasegawa is new CAPAA executive director
Gov. Jay Inslee on Oct. 10 appointed Toshiko Hasegawa as executive director of the Washington State Commission on Asian and Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA). She replaces Michael Itti, who departed the position earlier this year. Hasegawa currently serves as communications manager for King County’s Office of Law Enforcement Oversight (OLEO). Prior to OLEO, Hasegawa worked […]
Vietnamese community rallies for Tommy Le
Dalat Restaurant in southwest Seattle hosted a celebration on Oct. 14 to honor the family of Tommy Le, and their part in influencing the King County Executive to revise the inquest process for police shootings. The event was combined with a fundraiser for State Senate candidate Joe Nguyen — the first Vietnamese candidate in a […]
Mai Nguyen joins Seattle Goodwill
Seattle Goodwill has named Mai Nguyen as its new Chief Financial Officer and Vice President. Nguyen was previously the Athletics Director of Finance for Seattle University’s Athletics department, and the Chief Financial Officer for the Puget Sound Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Nguyen is the recipient of the Denise Louie Education Center […]
Sterling Bank opens WA branch
Sterling Bank & Trust opened a branch in downtown Bellevue in September, expanding into the Seattle metropolitan market. The 2,100-square-foot branch is located at 1100 Bellevue Way Northeast. Sterling Bank provides niche loan products, such as the Advantage Loan program — which it says has been popular with the Asian American community. The recent Asian […]
My Life in 24 Frames
Seattle artist Eliaichi Kimaro will be presenting the latest paintings in her encaustic mixed media series, “My Life in 24 Frames” on Oct. 23 at Columbia City Gallery. There will be a brief talk where the artist will share the inspiration behind these paintings. Kimaro is an award-winning filmmaker and artist. She has served on […]
Washington state ends ‘racially biased’ death penalty
By RACHEL LA CORTE and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington’s Supreme Court unanimously struck down the state’s death penalty on Oct. 11 as arbitrary and racially biased, making it the 20th state to do away with capital punishment. Execution was already extremely rare in Washington, with five prisoners put to death […]
Gecko butt-dials ‘bazillion’ times from Hawaii seal hospital
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — If you got incessant phone calls in the first week of October from a hospital that cares for Hawaiian monk seals, you were butt-dialed. Or, more specifically, foot-dialed. By a gecko. Marine mammal veterinarian Claire Simeone was at lunch when she got a call from Ke […]
Northern California gang expert pleads guilty to bribery
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Harry Hu, who helped take down some of the biggest Chinese-American gang leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area, has pleaded guilty to taking bribes and helping a longtime informant avoid prosecution. The former Oakland police gang expert faces up to five years in prison. The Mercury News says a plea […]
Have 19 hours? World’s longest commercial flight takes off
By ANNABELLE LIANG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — The world’s longest direct commercial flight is back and taking travelers from Singapore to the New York region. Operated by Singapore Airlines, the city-state’s national carrier, the trip takes slightly under 19 hours. Skipping a stopover in Frankfurt will save hours of traveling time, the carrier says. […]