Pakistani actor, musician, and activist Riz Ahmed won Best Short Film for “The Long Goodbye” at the 2022 Oscars on March 27.
Pham’s ‘7 Forms of Respect’ made possible by community support
In her community-building work, Julie Pham has seen her share of friction between people.
CID happenings
Hong Kong to lift flight bans, cut quarantine for arrivals
Hong Kong’s leader said that the city would lift flight bans on countries including Britain and the U.S., as well as reduce quarantine time for travelers arriving in the city as coronavirus infections in its latest outbreak plateaus.
Now Taliban preserve Buddhas, with eye to China investment
The ancient Buddha statues sit in serene meditation in the caves carved into the russet cliffs of rural Afghanistan. Hundreds of meters below lies what is believed to be the world’s largest deposit of copper.
‘Drive My Car’ wins Oscar award for best international film
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The emotional epic from Japan “Drive My Car” won the Academy Award for best international feature film on March 27. Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s film became the fifth from Japan to win the Oscar, the first since “Departures” in 2008. The win for the three-hour journey […]
BLOG: Celebrate that you are alive!
Did you know that March 2022 was a milestone for us Washingtonians? If you are reading this, you might recall that you have escaped the most horrific pandemic that killed 12,497 Washingtonians, more than 790,00 people in the U.S., and over 6 million people globally.
Refugees helping refugees in #StandWithUkraine movement
Inspired by her grandmother, who was a single mother that raised her mother and uncle, Ming-Ming Tung-Edelman wanted to use sewing as a way to give back to the community.
EDITORIAL: AAPI representation at the Oscars
Let’s talk about the Oscars… and not the thing that social media wants to talk about. Youn Yuh-Jung, who became the first Korean actress to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2021, appeared as a presenter for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. She wore a UN Refugee Agency blue ribbon pin […]
InterIm parking lot to get new fence for neighborhood beautification
The smell from a pile of trash is so strong that it hangs several yards out into the street. It smells like sickly sweet human flesh.