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