A consulate outreach mission, formerly called Consulate on Wheels (COW), was held in Seattle on July 21–24 at the Beacon United Methodist Church in Seattle. The four-day event is a […]
Sheila Edwards Lange selected as chancellor of UW Tacoma
Sheila Edwards Lange, president of Seattle Central College, was named chancellor of the University of Washington (UW) Tacoma on July 13. Her appointment, pending approval by the UW Board of […]
Heidi Wong takes the lead at ICHS Foundation
Community leader Heidi Wong has been serving as the executive director of International Community Health Services (ICHS) Foundation since March. The nonprofit raises funds to support the mission of ICHS. […]
Space station cargo ship named after Onizuka
The first Asian American to launch into space has been chosen as the namesake for a commercial cargo vehicle set to deliver supplies and science to the International Space Station. […]
Nisha Ramachandran appointed as CAPAC executive director
Nisha Ramachandran has been appointed as the new executive director of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC). She assumed the new role on July 22. Founded in 1994, CAPAC […]
Summit Sierra’s recipe for continued success
Despite having a full year of virtual learning, the Chinatown-International District’s Summit Sierra charter school provided the necessary resources for their students to succeed and graduated their third senior class.
Sunday morning shootings
In a span of three hours on the morning of Sunday, July 25, three people were killed and five were wounded in a series of unrelated shootings in the Chinatown-International District, Belltown, Pioneer Square, and Capitol Hill.
State lawmaker won’t seek reelection after anti-Asian slur
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Democratic House leaders in Delaware have indicated that they have no plans to initiate an ethics investigation that could lead to […]
Chung wants meeting with Goodell over Asian remark
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Former NFL player and coach Eugene Chung is still waiting to meet with Commissioner Roger Goodell regarding an anti-Asian comment he says a […]
Man pleads guilty to 4 Asian spa killings, sentenced to life
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press CANTON, Ga. (AP) — A man accused of killing eight people, most of them women of Asian descent, at Atlanta-area massage businesses pleaded guilty to […]