Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. This month, we write about the effects of the coronavirus and the potential issues it may have on sports, Team Philippines baseball gets a boost from the New York Mets, and the creator of the famous “Konami Code” has passed away.
Women in Business Scholarship
Dimension Law Group, a female-led firm, is currently offering a Women in Business Scholarship to college and high school students. To apply for this scholarship, students are being asked to dream big, imagine what they would do if given $1 million to start a business, and write an essay detailing their business plan. The deadline […]
2 Chinese nationals charged in $100M cryptocurrency scheme
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Chinese nationals were charged on March 2 with laundering over $100 million in cryptocurrency that had been stolen by North Korean hackers, U.S. prosecutors said. Tian Yinyin and Li Jiadong were charged in an indictment unsealed in Washington with money laundering conspiracy and operating an unlicensed […]
N Carolina duo brings South Asian designs to online retailer
BY ZACHERY EANES The News & Observer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A company founded by two North Carolina-based sisters is helping bring South Asian fashion to a large national platform for the first time. Beginning this month, Sani, founded by Niki and Ritika Shamdasani, had three of its designs featured on the popular fashion website […]
Kin On delays gala
Kin On has decided to postpone its 35th Anniversary Celebration Gala event in light of the current status of the coronavirus outbreak. The gala, originally scheduled to be held on March 14 at the Hyatt Regency Lake Washington in Renton, has been pushed back to Sept. 20, 2020. “The decision to postpone…is not a response […]
Nguyen questions placement of quarantine facility in White Center
OLYMPIA — While lauding the ’s energetic response to the spread of coronavirus, Sen. Joe Nguyen said the siting of a quarantine facility in White Center continues a pattern of systemic disregard for that community. “It is promising to hear of action from the regarding the containment of coronavirus,” said Nguyen, who represents White Center. […]
Virus fears lead K-pop superstars BTS to cancel Seoul shows
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — K-pop superstars BTS canceled an upcoming concert series in South Korea’s capital as the country that exports entertainment worldwide tries to contain a soaring virus outbreak. It follows a near-shutdown of entertainment in hard-hit parts of China, the world’s second-biggest economy and second-biggest box-office market. […]
Undocumented students could soon be eligible for college loans
By Leona Vaughn WNPA News Service Students who are undocumented immigrants may soon find it easier to finance their higher education. Senate Bill 6561, now under consideration in the House, establishes a student loan program for undocumented immigrants, including DACA recipients, who are not currently eligible to receive federal financial aid. “We know that our […]
Coronavirus rumors spread on app cripple Los Angeles’ Koreatown
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a Koreatown restaurant known for its beef bone broth soup, the lunchtime crowd on Feb. 28 was half its normal size. The reason was a virulent rumor about a customer with coronavirus. Han Bat Shul Lung Tang was one of five restaurants that lost business […]
Arrest made in video assault of elderly San Francisco man
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police arrested a man on Feb. 26 in the taunting and robbery of an elderly Asian man who was collecting recyclables near a Bayview area housing project, an attack that was caught on video and posted to social media. Dwayne Grayson, 20, was arrested in front of his Bayview home on […]