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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]