The U.S.-Japan Council (USJC) announced on Feb. 8 that Fred Katayama, former KIRO-TV reporter and award-winning journalist, will be joining the Council’s staff as executive vice president. Katayama is a […]
Richard Yao, CSUCI president
The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees appointed Richard Yao, Ph.D., to serve as the fourth president of California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI). Yao—who identifies as a Chinese […]
SAAM presents inaugural show by new curator of South Asian art
The Seattle Asian Art Museum (SAAM) presents “Embodied Change: South Asian Art Across Time,” running from Jan. 14–July 10 and features work from the third millennium BCE to present day […]
Barbie Lunar New Year doll
Mattel released a brand new Barbie Lunar New Year Doll in conjunction with the Year of the Tiger. The doll was designed by one of China’s most renowned couturiers, Guo […]
Edmonds Lunar New Year
Over 600 people attended the City of Edmonds’ first-ever Lunar New Year Edmonds celebration on Jan. 29. Participants were treated to a traditional lion dance performance and kung fu demonstration […]
Bean Fish soft opening
Bean Fish held its soft opening on Feb. 1. The store, on 517 South Weller Street, originally launched in 2013 as the first Taiyaki food truck in the country. They […]
CID attorney is Edgewood’s new city councilmember
Erica Buckley, CEO of Buckley & Associates, doesn’t shy away from challenges. To solve the growing pains of her neighborly hometown, she decided to run for the City Council last year and won.
Asian Americans mark Lunar New Year amid ongoing hate crimes
By TERRY TANG Associated Press For two years now, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders across the country have endured racist verbal, physical and sometimes deadly attacks fueled by the coronavirus […]
San Francisco to apologize for wrongs to Chinese immigrants
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Supervisors of the city with the oldest Chinatown in the U.S. approved a resolution on Feb. 1 to apologize to Chinese immigrants and their descendants, becoming […]
Comcast celebrates the 2022 Lunar New Year
In celebration of Lunar New Year, Xfinity customers can access thousands of hours of Asian and Asian American entertainment in one curated destination via Xfinity On Demand and Flex, through […]