The yəhaw̓ Curatorial Team of Satpreet Kahlon, Tracy Rector, and Asia Tail, and Rep. Pramila Jayapal were named among Seattle’s Most Influential People 2019 by Seattle Magazine. Also included in a “Ones to Watch” list were Aparna Rae and Sage Ke‘alohilani Quiamno, founders of Future For Us, an organization committed to advancing women of color […]
2019 Impact Awards
The University of Washington (UW) Foster School of Business held its annual Impact Awards on Dec. 5 at The Westin Seattle. Lawrence Kimura was awarded the Accenture Student Consultant of the Year award. The event also celebrated 25 influential people who have helped to build and shape the Consulting and Business Development Center. They included […]
A farewell reception
A reception honoring the service of outgoing Seattle City Councilmembers Sally Bagshaw, Bruce Harrell, Mike O’Brien, and Abel Pacheco was held on Dec. 12 at City Hall. Bagshaw served for nine years; Harrell, 12 years; O’Brien, nine years; and Abel Pacheco, seven months — he was appointed to fill the seat vacated by Rob Johnson.
Celebrity Chef Dinner with Angie Mar
Seattle native and chef Angie Mar will serve as Renton Technical College (RTC)’s Celebrity Chef at two events on Jan. 28. Mar is the owner and executive chef of the Beatrice Inn in Manhattan. She is celebrating the release of her new cookbook, “Butcher + Beast: Mastering the Art of Meat,” and she will prepare […]
Lloyd Hara’s 80th
Lloyd Hara celebrated his 80th birthday on Dec. 8 at a friend’s home in Queen Anne. Approximately 60 friends and family members attended the party. Before his retirement, Hara served as Seattle Port Commissioner, Seattle City Treasurer, and King County Assessor. He also founded the Seattle International District Rotary Club and is a past president […]
Historical exhibit at ICHS ID clinic
A permanent historical exhibit opened on Dec. 10 in the lobby of the International Community Health Services (ICHS) flagship clinic. The collection of early documents, photos, and artifacts memorializes a rapidly-disappearing Chinatown-International District, as it tells the story of the health center. The exhibit was made possible by an $80,000 grant from Historic South Downtown […]
Funerals set for Hmong American men shot at California party
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Four California men shot at a backyard gathering of family and friends will be laid to rest this month with traditional Hmong funerals, as police continue to search for two assailants, a newspaper reported Wednesday. The victims were killed Nov. 17 when unknown gunmen entered a Fresno home through an unlocked […]
Asian American groups demand NBC to fire Jay Leno after ‘eating dogs’ joke
Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ) and the Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA) want NBC to cut ties with Jay Leno amid an America’s Got Talent investigation after his joke which stereotyped Asian Americans. In separate statements, the advocacy groups condemned the 69-year-old for joking that Simon Cowell’s pet dogs looked like something one […]
Chinese journalist honored
By JOHN DANISZEWSKI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Y.C. Jao was a respected Chinese correspondent working for The Associated Press in April 1949 when Mao Zedong’s Red Army stormed into Nanjing, defeating the Nationalist forces of leader Chiang Kai-shek and paving the way for the Communist takeover of China. A family man in his […]
‘The Mandalorian’ gives female directors a chance to shine
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Star Wars’’ has faced criticism for having a lack of female directors, but the popular franchise is making an effort to place more women in the prominent role starting with the new series “The Mandalorian.’’ The Disney Plus series, which airs Fridays, broke new […]