SCIDpda is hosting another Maynard Alley Open House on Dec. 7. At the first open house in October at Massive Monkees Studio, students from the University of Washington Landscape Architecture […]
Washington State Ms. Asia
Neha Krishna of Bellevue won the Washington State Ms. Asia pageant held on Nov. 18 at the Hyatt Regency Lake Washington. Born in India, Krishna, 36, now works as a […]
LIHI gala
The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) raised $500,000 at its annual gala at the Four Seasons Hotel on Nov. 9. Funds raised benefit LIHI housing and service programs, the Urban […]
Filipino WWII veterans honored
The Seattle City Council honored Filipino and American World War II veterans with a proclamation during the Nov. 13 council meeting, a few days after Veterans Day. During World War […]
Taiwanese reject legalizing same-sex unions in referendum
By RALPH JENNINGS Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Voters in Taiwan passed a referendum asking that marriage be restricted to one man and one woman, a setback to LGBT […]
Chinese researcher claims first gene-edited babies
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE HONG KONG (AP) — A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies — twin girls born this month whose DNA he […]
Taiwanese student accused of school threat to be deported
By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Taiwanese exchange student accused of threatening to “shoot up’’ his high school near Philadelphia was spared additional time in prison at […]
Connecticut’s first Asian American attorney general
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Democratic state Rep. William Tong won the race for Connecticut attorney general over Republican Sue Hatfield in a campaign that centered heavily on President Donald Trump’s […]
Rhodes scholar class includes first DACA recipient, women, immigrants
By PHILIP MARCELO and DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The latest crop of U.S. Rhodes scholars has more women than any other single class, and almost half of […]
Utah dance troupe apologizes for furor over Asian number
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah dance group is promising to revise its holiday show after a TV appearance that many slammed as racist toward Asians. The Salt Lake […]