MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin woman is accused of leading a scheme to bilk Hmong-American investors mostly from Minnesota and Wisconsin of at least $16.5 million. A civil complaint filed […]
Dance, music, food to kick off AAPI Heritage Month Seattle celebration
Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration kicks off at the Seattle Center Armory on May 1—the first day of National Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.
Review: The satirical absurdity of Chou’s ‘Disorientation’
Ingrid Yang’s future is laid out cleanly before her: Get her Ph.D., marry her fiancé, get a tenure-track teaching job and eventually retire and die of old age.
Pandas devour ice cake to celebrate 50 years at National Zoo
The “cake” was made from frozen fruit juice, sweet potatoes, carrots and sugar cane and it lasted about 15 minutes once giant panda mama Mei Xiang and her cub Xiao Qi Ji got hold of it.
Kim gives North Korea’s most famous newscaster a luxury home
Ri Chun Hi, North Korea’s most famous state TV anchor, has announced major events for decades, including nuclear and missile tests and the death of a leader, with an instantly identifiable, passionate voice.
Nobel laureate demands justice for sexual violence victims
In Ukraine, allegations mount of sexual violence against women by Russian soldiers. In northern Ethiopia, a woman taken to an Eritrean Defense Forces camp was raped by 27 soldiers and contracted AIDS.
China sending up next space station crew in June
BEIJING (AP) — China will launch three more astronauts to its newest space station in June after the latest crew returned last weekend following a six-month stay in orbit, an […]
EDITORIAL: Where is Biden’s AAPI Secretary?
President Obama had Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. President Clinton had Commerce Secretary Norm Mineta, who later became Transportation Secretary under […]