The Chinese American Citizens Alliance (CACA) Seattle held its annual banquet on May 19 at China Harbor restaurant. Corky Lee was the keynote speaker and the 2019 Fred Yee Citizens Award were given to restauranteur Faye Hong, Kathy Hsieh of the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, and the Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team. […]
Washingtonian Jennifer Le is first Vietnamese to win Mrs. World
Jennifer Le was crowned as the new Mrs. World 2019 at Westgate Resort in Las Vegas, Nev. on May 4, making history as the very first Vietnamese woman to win this title. Le also won the Best National Costume Award. Her costume, made with metal, rhinestones, and sequins, weighed 77 pounds. It was inspired by […]
ICHS celebrates 5 years in Bellevue
On May 1, International Community Health Services (ICHS) staff celebrated the Bellevue Clinic’s five-year anniversary. ICHS serves more than 5,000 patients at the Bellevue Clinic annually, providing high-quality, affordable medical, dental, and behavioral health care with translation services in more than 50 languages. The Bellevue clinic marked ICHS’s first Eastside location. This year, the clinic […]
Interim annual gala
InterIm CDA said it raised $223,486 at its 50th Anniversary Gala held on May 4 at Hilton Embassy Suites. InterIm also presented its Bob Santos Leadership in Sustainability Award to the late Donnie Chin. His sister Connie Chin Magorty accepted on his behalf. Toshiko Grace Hasegawa gave the keynote speech and received a standing ovation.
Carol Nelson retires
Carol Kobuke Nelson will retire in June as KeyBank Pacific region executive and Seattle-Cascades market president. A retirement celebration to recognize her career was held on May 16. Nelson is credited with raising KeyBank’s profile in the community since joining the bank more than four years ago. A graduate of Seattle University, Nelson has received […]
I.M. Pei, architect who designed Louvre Pyramid, dies at 102
By KATHY MCCORMACK and DEEPTI HAJELA NEW YORK (AP) — I.M. Pei (PAY), the versatile, globe-trotting architect who revived the Louvre with a giant glass pyramid and captured the spirit of rebellion at the multi-shaped Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has died at age 102. Pei’s death was confirmed on May 16 by Marc […]
Same-sex couples start registering marriages in Taiwan
By JOHNSON LAI Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Hundreds of same-sex couples in Taiwan rushed to get married on May 24, the first day a landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage took effect. Taiwan became the first place in Asia to allow same-sex marriage last month in a legislative vote on a cause that […]
Judge tells attacker to study Sikhs as part of sentence
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A judge on May 24 ordered an Oregon man to learn about the Sikh religion and submit a report to the court as part of his sentence for an attack on a Sikh shopkeeper in Salem, a civil rights group said. Andrew Ramsey pleaded guilty to […]
Trump is first head of state to meet Japan’s new emperor
By JILL COLVIN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Under a blazing hot sun at Japan’s Imperial Palace, President Donald Trump on May 26 became the first world leader to meet the new emperor of Japan. The president, who was on a four-day state visit, was the center of attention at a grand […]
Chinese tourism to US drops for 1st time in 15 years
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer After more than a decade of rapid growth, Chinese travel to the U.S. is falling. And that has cities, malls and other tourist spots scrambling to reverse the trend. Travel from China to the U.S. fell 5.7 percent in 2018 to 2.9 million visitors, according to the National Travel […]