At the beginning of her partnering with Book-It, Chiang said they initially wanted to adapt “The Joy Luck Club,” Tan’s best-known novel, but they couldn’t get the rights to it. This led to a deep reading into all of Tan’s books, before Chiang settled on “The Bonesetter’s Daughter.”
Eastbound: Bilingual music, mirth, and yearning
Bringing a character to life before a live audience proves challenging enough for most actors.
Clergy of color face unprecedented mental health challenges
By DEEPA BHARATH of The Associated Press and ADELLE BANKS of Religion News Service Associated Press About two years ago, when coronavirus cases began to peak in her impoverished San […]
The Layup Drill
Welcome to another episode of The Layup Drill. This month, we take a look at the start of a new professional basketball league in Asia getting a boost from an NBA star, the rise of a new Chinese tennis star, and a startling diagnosis for a golfer.
Japanese man, 83, ready for more after crossing Pacif ic solo
Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie at 83 just became the oldest person in the world to complete a solo, nonstop voyage across the Pacific Ocean—and he says he is still “in the middle of my youth” and not done yet.
LETTER: Open letter to support light rail justice for the CID
I am against both Sound Transit proposals for the Chinatown-International District (CID). The bottom line is that the light rail planners need to develop viable non-CID options. Remember, WE are the customers and NOT the planners.
Bellevue’s Saharsh Vuppala places fourth in revamped National Spelling Bee
Harini Logan of San Antonio, 14, spelled 21 words correctly to emerge as the champion, beating Vikram Raju in a marathon, first-of-its-kind spell-off, a format that tested the contestants on how many words they could correctly spell within 90 seconds.
A brighter future ahead for Denise Louie
After over two years of going dark, in theater terms closing for business, the Denise Louie Education Center held its first in-person gala since October 2019 on June 4—almost 1,000 days apart.
“Reorient” at Wing Luke explores link between art and healing
In troubled times, art can be a means of healing in both the individual and society at large.