The Edmonds Community College Foundation has awarded $345,800 in scholarships for the 2019-20 academic year. One of the recipients is Ethan Chan, who spent the summer working as a waiter at a retirement home to help provide for his family after he graduated from high school. “This gift will be put to good use as […]
Tom Ikeda gets WSHS medal
The Washington State Historical Society (WSHS) will award its Robert Gray Medal to Tom Ikeda. The medal is WSHS’s highest award and recognizes distinguished and long-term contributions to Pacific Northwest history. Ikeda is the founding executive director of Densho, and he is being recognized for his efforts to preserve and share the history of Japanese […]
Jason Yunlong Liu back at HNTB
Jason Yunlong Liu returned to HNTB Corporation as senior technical advisor in the Seattle tunnel ventilation and fire life safety engineering group. Liu previously worked with HNTB on Seattle-area projects between 2011-2016. He has more than 20 years of experience in the industry. As part of his contributions to Washington State Department of Transportation’s Alaskan […]
Spontaneous wedding at Overlake
Phurita Wanichawat and William David Paris had planned to have their Aug. 9 wedding at the Bellevue Botanical Garden with Cindi Paris, the mother of the groom, officiating. But after Paris was rushed to Overlake the night before, the couple realized they would quickly have to change their plans. Changing dates was not an option— […]
Vibrant Cities breaks ground on new project on Capitol Hill
Vibrant Cities broke ground on July 31 on its 71-unit Pivot mixed-use project at 1208 Pine Street on Capitol Hill. The 75,000-square-foot building will be eight stories tall and contain 71 apartment units. Amenities will include a roof deck with greenhouse, terraces, and a bike room. The project also includes 11,000 square feet of office […]
California governor pardons Vietnamese immigrant
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Vietnamese immigrant facing possible deportation for a 15-year-old gang crime is among seven people pardoned by California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Aug. 7. Clemency may allow Quoc Nguyen, 37, to avoid deportation, the governor said. Nguyen, who was brought to the U.S. legally when he was 10, was sentenced to […]
New AMC drama follows Japanese American internment horror
By RUSSELL CONTRERAS and TERRY TANG Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The second season of an AMC-TV drama series follows the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II and a number of bizarre deaths haunting a community. “The Terror: Infamy’’ premiered on Aug. 12 Monday and stars Derek Mio and original “Star Trek’’ […]
Tiger Woods has effect on Thai sports like few others
By AVERY YANG Associated Press JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Tiger Woods’ first vacation to Thailand was a lot different from when he goes there for work. “No one knew who I was,’’ Woods said on Aug. 7 with a smile. That might be true when no one’s trying to bother him at a resort […]
Hong Kong airport shuts down amid pro-democracy protest
By YANAN WANG and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — One of the world’s busiest airports canceled all flights after thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators crowded into Hong Kong’s main terminal on Aug. 12, while the central government in Beijing issued an ominous characterization of the protest movement as something approaching “terrorism.’’ The extreme […]
Philippines declares dengue outbreak a national epidemic
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines’ Department of Health declared the country’s outbreak of dengue to be a national epidemic on Aug. 6. The agency said Health Secretary Francisco Duque III made the declaration to improve the response to the outbreak by allowing local governments to draw on a special Quick Response Fund. It said […]