Marcine Anderson—the first female and Asian American elected as a judge of the Shoreline District Court—was named Judge of the Year at the Asian Bar Association of Washington’s annual gala. The event was held on Oct. 25 at the Sheraton Grand Seattle. Anderson was the first Asian American member of the Board of Governors of […]
Gary Locke gives Chamber speech
Former Gov. Gary Locke gave the keynote speech at the 137th Annual Meeting of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce last month at the Seattle Westin Hotel, an event attended by close to 1,000 people. In a recorded interview with CEO Marilyn Strickland, Locke discussed leadership and making enduring, positive impacts. One of the topics […]
Koh is the new operations leader at ICHS
International Community Health Services (ICHS) announced on Oct. 28 that Rachel Koh—vice president of pharmacy and business development—is its new chief operating officer. Since 2018, Koh has overseen the operation of three ICHS pharmacies, including the successful rollout of advanced technology applications and the delivery of services to boost patient access to high quality treatments […]
EDI annual dinner
Executive Development Institute (EDI) held its 26th anniversary celebration on Oct. 26 at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue. The annual event which raised $125,000 was attended by 220 people, dubbed “Inclusion Fusion.” Marci Nakano was honored with the Ted Yamamura Leadership Excellence Award for her many contributions to communities and the tremendous difference she has […]
Dinner for seniors
More than 500 seniors attended the Seniors in Action Foundation (SIAF) annual dinner at Seattle’s House of Hong on Oct. 22. SIAF was founded in 2006 to promote civic involvement and community service among the Chinese seniors.
Lion Air crash report points to Boeing, pilots, maintenance
By NINIEK KARMINI, MARGIE MASON and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian investigators found plenty of blame to go around for a Boeing 737 Max crash that killed 189 people a year ago. They faulted design decisions by Boeing that made the plane vulnerable to failure of a single sensor. They criticized […]
$1.84 million diamond stolen from Japan jewelry fair
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police are investigating a $1.84 million diamond allegedly stolen from an international jewelry trade show near Tokyo. The 50-carat diamond was last seen sitting inside a glass showcase at 5 p.m. on Oct. 24. An hour later, just after closing time, the diamond was gone and the jewelry case was unlocked, […]
Woman in ‘total control’ of boyfriend charged in his suicide
By Associated Press Boston BOSTON (AP) — A former Boston College student who had “complete and total control” over her boyfriend has been indicted on an involuntary manslaughter charge for encouraging him to take his own life, Boston’s top prosecutor said on Oct. 28. Inyoung You, 21, was “physically, verbally and psychologically abusive” to fellow […]
Seng charged in ‘98 killing of ex-girlfriend
SEATTLE (AP) — A 62-year-old Kent man has been charged with killing his ex-girlfriend more than two decades ago, though her body has never turned up. The Seattle Times reports that video-surveillance footage from a Tukwila casino that was recently reviewed by a detective led to the arrest of Phan Kim Seng, a retired car […]
Book recommendations: Working for the family business
Lana Lee is back on the case and this time, things are off to an explosive start.
On the first evening of Cleveland’s Asian Night Market, Wonton on Wheels, a food truck run by her parents’ old friends, blows up at the end of the night, leaving one man dead.