Teresita Batayola, president and CEO of International Community Health Services (ICHS), will receive an award as one of the most influential Filipina women in the world from the Filipina Women’s […]
Aegis Gardens holds singing competition
More than 100 people attended the first ever “Voice of Aegis”—a Chinese singing competition, held by Aegis Gardens Newcastle on Sept. 28. The Rong Rong Chinese Folk Choir of Seattle, […]
Redmond students win national competition
Redmond students Parth Shakya of Alcott Elementary and Ananya Gupta of Audubon Elementary were recently awarded silver and bronze, respectively, for their illustrated writing submissions in the annual Eye Level […]
ACRS annual benefit dinner
More than 500 people attended the Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) annual benefit dinner on Oct. 5. Mimi Jung of KING 5 emceed the event, at the Hyatt Regency […]
Woman helps Japanese World War II diary find way home
By RON DEVLIN The Reading Eagle DOUGLASSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Judy Reitz was making turkey suppers in the kitchen at St. Paul’s UCC in Amityville when she got a call […]
Director promises dank thrills in Thai cave boys rescue saga
By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and JERRY HARMER Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Their story gripped the world: determined divers racing against time and water to rescue 12 boys and their soccer […]
Yoshino wins Nobel for lithium-ion battery breakthrough
STOCKHOLM (AP) — If you’re reading this on a cellphone or laptop computer, you might thank this year’s three winners of the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work on […]
Julian Peña: Queer happa Seattle artist going places
“When I was younger, I had a difficult time understanding what it means to be happa (half and half). What made me Japanese, and what made me Dominican? What does being American mean for a person such as myself? When my parents separated, my mother (Japanese) got custody of me, which is why I’ve spent most of my life exposed to Japanese culture. It wasn’t until later in life where I started to learn about Dominican culture through my Dad’s side in the Bronx, New York…
SAM’s Asian Art Museum to reopen in Feb. 2020
SEATTLE — The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) announced on Oct. 1 that the Seattle Asian Art Museum will reopen to the public on Feb. 8, 2020, following a 24-month-long renovation […]
New app for teens, young adults who vape
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health announced a new smartphone app on Sept. 30 to help teens and young adults quit vaping. Developed collaboratively with 2Morrow Inc., the […]