Blog: What if?
“What if I don’t feel victimized by the recession?” said Sylvia Wolf, director of the University of Washington Henry Art Gallery, which had a 27 percent budget cut this year.The post Blog: What if?...
View ArticleApril 29: NAAAP-Seattle, NSHMBA-Seattle, Microsoft join forces for...
The National Association of Asian American Professionals-Seattle partnered with the National Society of Hispanic MBAs-Seattle, Microsoft, and other organizations for the Microsoft Diversity Recruiting...
View ArticleApril: Qwest gives Kin On $3,000 grant
At the Kin On Community Health Care Center in the International District, Qwest presented Kin On a $3,000 Qwest Family and Work Development Fund grant.The post April: Qwest gives Kin On $3,000 grant...
View ArticleApril 25: Seattle Chinese Athletic Association ends the season with a banquet
The Seattle Chinese Athletic Association (SCAA) ended its 41st year of recreational youth basketball by hosting its awards and appreciation banquet at The Tea Palace in Renton.The post April 25:...
View ArticleApril 27: Local students win Coca-Cola scholarships
The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation awarded one Washington student, Mariel Rodriguez, a $20,000 national scholarship. Four other students, Daniel Nguyen, Nailah Dodd, Alexander Fraser, and Nicolas...
View ArticleCommentary: San Francisco’s ‘Black on Chinese’ violence goes back decades
African American and Asian American elected and appointed officials have failed to address the growing racial tensions in southeast San Francisco.The post Commentary: San Francisco’s ‘Black on...
View ArticleEditorial: Assault and ethnically offensive language should not be tolerated
Seattle Police Department Det. Shandy Cobane made a grave mistake on April 17, when he and other officers detained three Latino men as possible robbery suspects.The post Editorial: Assault and...
View ArticleAsian Pacific American heritage at the Center
On May 2, thousands of people congregated at the Seattle Center House to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month through song, dance, music, art, and displays. There were lion dances, youth...
View ArticleKal Penn has a very good and very bad month: A-pop! is monthly column about...
It’s that time of the month again! We have more news about your favorite Asian and Asian American celebrities! Kal Penn has announced his return to show business.The post Kal Penn has a very good and...
View ArticleIn retrospect: John Kichitaro Tabusa, an early adventurer
Editor’s note: In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage month, we’re running this story written by Art Chin, who painstakingly researched the history of an early Issei in the Pacific Northwest.The...
View ArticleKorean Olympic medalists banned in fix scandal
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Two South Korean Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating have been banned from competing for three years for their alleged involvement in a race-fixing scandal, a Korea...
View ArticleTaiwan’s unlikely hero: vegetable seller of market
Described by Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou as Taiwan’s “ambassador with a loving heart,” 61-year-old Shu-chu Chen was selected as one of theThe post Taiwan’s unlikely hero: vegetable seller of...
View ArticleSen. Benigno Aquino III promises a lean and graft-free Philippine government
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine president-apparent and nominees to what he pledged would be a lean, graft-free Cabinet promised last Wednesday to travel overseas less, investigate corruption and...
View ArticleChinese AIDS activist flees to United States after harassment
BEIJING (AP) — Wan Yanhai is used to being harassed by authorities, but the unwanted attention got steadily worse this year for the founder of a prominent Chinese AIDS advocacy group.The post Chinese...
View ArticleWhite House task force on minority contracting good for AAPIs
President Barack Obama signed an executive order that will benefit Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities and AAPI business owners.The post White House task force on minority...
View ArticleNew data on minority-owned businesses compiled by the Foster School released
The University of Washington Foster School’s Business and Economic Development Center released the Washington Minority Small Business Survey. Now in its fourth year of publication, this is the only...
View ArticleAttention: Construction on South Dearborn Street May 17
During the week of May 17, Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and its contractor, Gary Merlino Construction Company, will begin work to repave a major sectionThe post Attention: Construction...
View ArticleReunion for Philippine Scouts honors those who defended freedom during WWII
Capt. Felipe Fernandez of the 26th Cavalry kept it in mind as Japanese mortar shells landed around him. He and his platoon were stranded in his homeland, the Philippines, during World War II.The post...
View ArticleHip hop dreams: Asian Americans artists on the difficulties they face...
“Right now, we’re at a time when we’re just bubbling. When all Asian artists come together and start to realize each other’s work ethics, it’s going to be great,” The post Hip hop dreams: Asian...
View ArticleIn pursuit of the American Dream: Refugees risk life and family escaping from...
After the fall of Saigon in 1975, Choy Vong had many things working against him. His father was the staff sergeant in the fifth infantry of the defeated South Vietnamese army.The post In pursuit of the...
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