SEATTLE — Six Seattle police officers were hurt in a riot that broke out on Aug. 16 in SoDo. One officer was hospitalized and released, but has not returned to duty. Officers arrested 18 people when the riot was declared during an anti-police union demonstration. The march began in the Chinatown-International District (CID) around 7:00 […]
Sugiyama daughters’ journeys show broader meanings of school name change
By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly To the city leaders, school officials, and state representatives that advocated for the name change, it meant the resurrection of a sacred trust. South Lake High School was tentatively confirmed last week to have its name changed to the Alan T. Sugiyama High School at South Lake. Final approval […]
Democrats make it official, nominate Biden to take on Trump—Asian DNC speakers: Harris, Yang, Duckworth
By STEVE PEOPLES and MICHELLE L. PRICE NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their candidate for president on Aug. 18, with party elders, a new generation of politicians and voters in every state joining together in an extraordinary, pandemic-cramped virtual convention to send him into the general election campaign to oust […]
The winners are? — Chinatown-International District Community Mural Art Contest
This is our way of acknowledging and honoring what has happened recently with the Black Lives Matter movement, and the show of community force after looters destroyed or vandalized parts of the Chinatown-International District (CID). Artists of all ages, races, and creed came together to transform a blighted CID filled with storefronts covered with plywood, […]
Lori Matsukawa is Japanese American of the Biennium
Seattle JACL nominated Lori Matsukawa as one of two Japanese Americans of the Biennium. The retired KING 5 anchor was presented the title by the National JACL. Normally, this award is presented at the Sayonara Banquet at the JACL National Convention. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the announcement was made during the Aug. 15 online JACL […]
Dr. Zhongping Chen receives prestigious recognition
The Washington State Historical Society recognized Dr. Zhongping Chen with its Charles Gates Memorial Award. This longstanding award recognizes the most significant achievement among all articles published in the Pacific Northwest Quarterly during the previous year. Chen was honored for his 2019 article, Chinese Labor Contractors and Laborers of the Canadian Pacific Railway, 2880-2885, published […]
Ruth Asawa stamps
On Aug. 13, the United States Postal Service released postage stamps showcasing 10 sculptures of Ruth Asawa. “To have our mother’s art featured on stamps is the highest honor,” says Addie Lanier, Asawa’s daughter. Born in 1926, the Japanese American sculptor spent much of World War II with her family in an internment camp. Even […]
Morikawa wins PGA
Collin Morikawa, 23, won the PGA Championship on Aug. 9, in just his second appearance in a major. The California native and Berkeley graduate joined Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, and Jack Nicklaus as 23-year-olds to win the PGA. Morikawa has three victories in 29 career starts on the PGA Tour. He is the first player […]
CID murals dismantled
Crews with Seattle Public Utilities have begun dismantling plywood over boarded up businesses in the Chinatown-International District. They will be recycled but the ones with murals painted on them following the protests over George Floyd’s murder, will either be kept by business owners, or stored at King Street Station.
CISC, SCIDpda join coalition against hate and bias
Chinese Information and Service Center (CISC) and the Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDpda) recently joined the newly formed Coalition Against Hate & Bias (Coalition), which is supported by the King County Office of Equity and Social Justice (OESJ). The Coalition is a community-led initiative to address hate and bias incidents by […]