Korean girl group Blackpink has officially made history as the first all-Asian female group to be featured on the cover of Rolling Stone. The 55-year-old magazine tweeted, “The world’s biggest […]
Car lovers gather in ID
Car enthusiasts gathered in the old Uwajimaya parking lot last weekend to admire unique cars of all kinds. We spoke to Joe Bui who bought his Mustang in Arizona in […]
Nathan Chen Day
The state of Utah declared May 18, 2022 Nathan Chen Day in honor of the Olympic gold medalist. Chen, who is from Utah, recently partnered with the U.S. Department of […]
Seattle-Tacoma Fukuoka Kenjinkai begins 115th year
Regional kenjinkais (a kenjinkai is an association whose membership was originally based upon and conceived by people coming from the same prefecture in Japan) from several Japan prefectures assembled in […]
Ref lections on history of anti-Chinese hate in Seattle and Washington state
Excerpts from a March 17, 2022 speech by Doug Chin at the Seattle-International District Rotary Club In recent times, anti-Asian hate has been a national and local issue. Weeks ago, […]
New York’s hasty redistricting rewrite draws ire of locals
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers pride themselves on the dynamism of their metropolis, where it can feel totally different on the next block, […]
Lo van Pham honored to be first Asian American NFL official
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Lo van Pham’s journey to the NFL began when he fell in love with sports upon arriving in Texas after living in refugee […]
Navy ship to be named for Filipino sailor Telesforo Trinidad
U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced on May 19 that a future destroyer will be named the USS Telesforo Trinidad—in honor of a Filipino sailor who rescued two crew members when their ship caught fire more than a century ago.
Report: Gunman sent diary to newspaper before church attack
By AMY TAXIN and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The man accused of opening fire on a Southern California church congregation because of his political hatred […]
Girlfriend: Dallas shooting suspect feared Asian Americans
By JAKE BLEIBERG and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The girlfriend of a man arrested in a shooting that wounded three women of Asian descent in a hair […]