Mona Das has exited the race to replace the retiring Rep. Dave Reichert (Washington state’s 8th Congressional District), because of lackluster fundraising. Das was born to Indian parents who immigrated to America when she was 8 months old. In 1996, she moved to the Pacific Northwest, and enjoyed a successful career in the tech industry […]
Ann Curry returns to TV
Veteran journalist Ann Curry has returned to television with the new PBS program, “We’ll Meet Again,” which premiered on Jan. 23. The six-part documentary series focuses on reunions between people whose lives intersected and were torn apart at pivotal moments in world history. The idea of reunions personally resonates for Curry, whose Japanese mother and […]
CIDBIA board member
After many years of service, Larry Larson has stepped down from the Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area (CIDBIA)’s board of directors. Larson has been general manager of the American Hotel since May 2009. As a board member, Larson helped with community outreach, neighborhood safety and cleanliness, and business and grant development, among other things.
Jayapal appointed to Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee
Rep. Pramila Jayapal was appointed to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet last month. The committee, part of the House Judiciary Committee, has jurisdiction over the administration of U.S. Courts, federal rules of evidence, civil and appellate procedure, judicial ethics, patent and trademark law, and information technology. “From ensuring updated and fair […]
KUOW visits ID
KUOW’s Marcie Sillman and Ruby de Luna met with members of the community on Jan. 26 at the Eastern Cafe. They are coproducing a series “City of Dreams” and were in the International District to gather story ideas. They are looking for people in the community or beyond who are doing interesting and remarkable things, […]
Host father charged with hiding camera in students’ bathroom
SEATTLE (AP) — A 64-year-old man has been charged with voyeurism for allegedly placing a camera in a bathroom of his home where he and his wife hosted exchange students attending North Seattle College. Seattlepi.com reported last week that Anthony Yu was charged with two counts of voyeurism and one count of attempted voyeurism. King […]
Patrick Chun chosen as Washington State athletic director
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Patrick Chun of Florida Atlantic University (FAU) is the new athletic director at Washington State University. Chun has spent the past five years leading the sports programs at FAU, a Conference USA school. He replaces Bill Moos, who left recently to become the athletic director at Nebraska. Chun was introduced at […]
Woman: Dumpster find is valuable piece of work by Chinese artist
MILFORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman says she recently discovered an etching her late father grabbed from a Yale University dumpster close to 20 years ago is a valuable piece of art. Cheryl Warren tells the New Haven Register she learned from an appraiser with the television show “Antiques Roadshow” the etching is […]
Hollywood star Yeoh calls Rohingya condition ‘despicable’
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Hollywood star Michelle Yeoh says she’s appalled by the plight of the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled violence in Myanmar into Bangladesh. Yeoh, a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Development Program, visited sprawling refugee camps in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar on Jan. 27 as part of a […]
J.R. Celski is calming influence amid chaos of short track
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer J.R. Celski wasn’t supposed to make it to his first Olympics in 2010, let alone win medals. Now, the speedskater is headed to his third games as the Zen-like presence of the U.S. team in the calamitous sport of short track. The 27-year-old from Federal Way, Wash., will be […]