This is a look at how this pandemic has evolved and progressed thus far in 2020. Jan 20 Man in his 30s, who had traveled to Wuhan, China, is hospitalized […]
Tax reform, rent relief, and COVID-19 — 8th annual AAPI forum candidates debate homegrown and national issues
By Kai Curry Northwest Asian Weekly The 8th Annual Asian American Pacific Islander Candidate Forum on July 22 gave candidates for the U.S. House of Representative Washington’s 9th Congressional district […]
Yoichiro Yamada leaving in August
Yoichiro Yamada, Consul General of Japan in Seattle, is leaving his post on Aug. 6. He announced his departure in July in a private letter to friends and acquaintances, saying […]
Seattle’s TECO Director-General Alex Fan leaving
Alex Fan, the Director-General of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Seattle is leaving his post at the end of August, after a year and a half. A new […]
New CAPAA commissioners
The Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA) welcomed three new commissioners in July—Julio Diaz, Ping Ping, and Va’eomatoka Valu. Valu is from south King County, and is […]
Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto dies at 76
Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto, known for his avant-garde and colorful work that included flamboyant costumes of the late rock icon David Bowie, died of leukemia on July 21, his […]
US accuses Chinese hackers in targeting of COVID-19 research
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers working with the Chinese government targeted firms developing vaccines for the coronavirus and stole hundreds of millions of dollars worth of […]