Have you noticed something new at Hing Hay Park? There’s a piano there now as part of the annual Piano in the Parks event—a public art and music event series that invites community engagement. Carlos Zoleta will perform on Aug. 10 from noon to 1 p.m. at Hing Hay Park. The pianos are placed in […]
RDML at Seattle Rotary
In celebration of Seafair’s 70th Anniversary and Seattle Fleet Week, the Seattle Rotary Club showcased U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Yvette Davids on July 31. She shared her journey from participating in Seafair Fleet Week in 1997 as an ensign, to now commanding a Pacific Northwest-based Carrier Strike Group. Former Seafair royalty and former first lady […]
Honorary Commodore
Nella Kwan was named an honorary Seattle Commodore at the Seafair 70th Anniversary Dinner and Silent Auction on July 18. Kwan, who was Miss Seafair in 2015, was presented with the white dinner jacket that Commodores wear at the event. Commodores represent civic pride, community spirit, and hospitality.
Cyclists pass through ID
More than 1,000 bicyclists passed through the International District on 5th Avenue on Aug. 3, as part of the Dead Baby Bikes Downhill event that began in Capitol Hill and ended in Georgetown. The event was organized by the Dead Baby Bikes club, with some 50 members, most of whom are or have been bike […]
Campaigning in Chinatown
Mayor Jenny Durkan campaigned for Seattle City Council district 2 candidate Mark Solomon in Chinatown on Aug. 4. She visited Chinatown organizations, including Hop Sing Tong, Gee How Oak Tin Family Association, and the Soo Yuen Benevolent Association. Incumbent Bruce Harrell announced he would not run for re-election earlier this year. District 2 includes the […]
Chinese billionaire indicted in US aluminum import scheme
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) —- A Chinese billionaire has been charged in Los Angeles in a complex scheme to avoid $1.8 billion in aluminum tariffs, federal prosecutors announced on July 31. Zhongtian Liu, the founder of China Zhongwang Holdings Limited, and the aluminum company he previously headed, were charged with conspiracy, […]
PBS to air five-part docu-series on ‘Asian Americans’
By The Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — PBS will air a five-part documentary series called “Asian Americans.” The series will chronicle the Asian American story in the U.S. and aims to launch in 2020 during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, which is in May. In 2010, the U.S. Census identified the Asian population […]
S. Koreans shun Japanese beer, travel, cars as disputes grow
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press BUNDANG, South Korea (AP) — When Lee Kyung Eon and her friend recently scrapped their plans to go to Japan for their summer vacation and paid $135 penalty for canceling plane tickets, they joined a growing public campaign in South Korea to boycott Japanese goods and services. “We intended to […]
Family told dead Chinese scholar’s body may be in landfill
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The family of a visiting Chinese scholar whose body was never recovered after a former University of Illinois doctoral student kidnapped and killed her has been told the woman’s remains may be in a landfill in eastern Illinois, an attorney for the slain scholar’s family said. In a statement, attorney Steve […]
Doctors who immigrated legally fear they’ll be sent home
By MEREDITH NEWMAN Delaware News Journal DOVER, Del. (AP) — Growing up in a small, rural town in southern India, Anuradha Amara’s grandfather was the area’s only doctor—one who was practically self-taught. He never turned people away, no matter how sick or poor. He refused cash payments, instead accepting only fruits, vegetables and grains. Over […]