For the first time in the history of Pageants Northwest, the two state queens crowned recently are of Asian descent. Novalee Lewis, who’s Japanese American, and Christine Brodie, who is Filipino American, will represent Washington at Miss Teen USA and Miss USA, respectively. Lewis is a junior at Life Christian Academy. She is on the […]
Katherine Tai confirmed as U.S. trade representative
The Senate confirmed Katherine Tai to serve as U.S. trade representative on March 17, giving her a key role to smooth supply chains shaken by the pandemic, implement a new trade deal with Mexico and Canada, and address a multitude of challenges with China. Tai, 47, is the first Asian American and the first woman […]
Virtual celebration of Tomio Moriguchi and family
Former chairman and CEO of Uwajimaya Tomio Moriguchi and his family were named as Seattle-King County First Citizen Award recipients. Outside of Uwajimaya, Moriguchi, 84, is revered for his volunteerism, generosity, advocacy, and dedication, and he is quick to credit his family. The March 25 event included video tributes from Yuka Shimizu, […]
REACH program’s Outreach Care Coordinator
Alicia Yan is the outreach care coordinator for the REACH, which is a program of Evergreen Treatment Services In the past month, Yan engaged with 73 people in Chinatown-International District experiencing homelessness and helped them connect to services, which include: getting ID cards and other documents, providing tents, clothing, and food, applying for stimulus checks, […]
Tammy Duckworth’s memoir
“Every Day Is a Gift” —a memoir written by Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s, was released on March 30. “I am grateful to be able to tell my personal American story with the help of Sean and Twelve,” the Illinois Democrat said in a statement, referring to Twelve publisher Sean Desmond. “My life has been filled with […]
Video shows vicious attack of Filipino woman in NYC
A vicious attack on a Filipino woman near New York City’s Times Square is drawing widespread condemnation and raising alarms about the failure of bystanders to intervene amid a rash of anti-Asian violence across the U.S.
NYPD adding undercover patrols to combat anti-Asian attacks
By MICHAEL R. SISAK The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department will increase outreach and patrols in Asian communities, including the use of undercover officers, amid a spike in anti-Asian hate crimes, officials said on March 25. The department is sending undercover officers to the city’s Chinatowns and other areas […]
Two in Seattle, San Francisco face anti-Asian hate charges
By DAISY NGUYEN The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Prosecutors in Seattle and San Francisco have charged men with hate crimes in separate incidents that authorities say targeted people of Asian descent amid a wave of high-profile and sometimes deadly violence against Asian Americans since the pandemic began. Hundreds of protesters took to the […]
No Oscars or sensitive art spark Hong Kong censorship fears
By Zen Soo The Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Decisions in Hong Kong not to display a politically sensitive photograph in a museum exhibition and not broadcast the annual Academy Awards for the first time in decades have prompted concerns that Beijing’s crackdown on dissent in the city is extending to arts and entertainment. […]
‘Captain Underpants’ spin-off pulled for ‘passive racism’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A graphic novel for children that was a spin-off of the wildly popular “Captain Underpants’’ series is being pulled from library and book store shelves after its publisher said it “perpetuates passive racism.’’ The book under scrutiny is 2010’s “The Adventures of Ook and Gluk’’ […]