Seattle Colleges Chancellor announces retirement
After 40 years with Seattle Colleges, Chancellor Jill Wakefield has announced her retirement, effective June 2016. She was appointed as chancellor in 2009, becoming the district’s first female in that...
View ArticleWho are Uighurs? — A look at group from restive China region
BEIJING (AP) — Arrests made and details revealed about the Aug. 17 Bangkok bombing that killed 20 people have raised the question of whether members of an ethnic and religious minority from China’s far...
View ArticleGov. Inslee appoints
Kyoko Matsumoto Wright Kyoko Matsumoto Wright, a Coldwell Banker Bain broker, has been appointed to a second six-year term on Washington state’s Real Estate Commission. First appointed to the...
View ArticleCon-artist — CityGuru head faces questions for unpaid debts
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Unpaid vendors, unpaid charities, and unanswered questions. CityGuru founder Drew Morrison is a sought after man but not in a good way after his upscale, socialite...
View ArticleKim Young-sam, former president of South Korea, dies
AP Wire Service By Hyung-jin Kim SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former President Kim Young-sam, who formally ended decades of military rule in South Korea and accepted a massive international bailout during...
View ArticleA winning run! — Despite injury, Sophia Liu goes back-to-back for Seattle...
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Despite an injury, it could not stop Seattle’s Sophia Liu from winning her second straight Seattle Marathon women’s title. She earned the win with a time of 2...
View Article“Oriental” deemed offensive, removed from legislation
The U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously last Wednesday to remove two instances of the word “Oriental,” along with other dated references to minorities, from federal legislation. The...
View ArticleThe power of tea
By Ivy Ashe Hawaii Tribune-Herald HILO, Hawaii (AP) — On the second-story porch of his Papaikou home, Mike Longo poured steaming tea from a small glass pitcher into a set of cylindrical porcelain cups...
View ArticleJapanese mountaineer Kei Taniguchi falls to her death from peak
By Elaine Kurtenbach Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Mountaineer Kei Taniguchi fell to her death while climbing this week in the snowy Daisetsuzan range in northern Japan’s Hokkaido. She was 43....
View ArticleIraqi refugees carve out new home in Alabama
By Casey Toner Al.com MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — On the run from a death threat, Ahmed Mohammed won’t look back. And why would he? The 39-year-old Iraqi refugee and his family — Sunni Muslims — have found a...
View ArticleMaking bail not same for everyone
By JAMES PINKERTON and LAUREN CARUBA Houston Chronicle HOUSTON (AP) — Tung Nguyen survived a harrowing maritime escape from Vietnam, only to become trapped in the Harris County Jail. Neighbors had...
View ArticleCardinals sign Korean pitcher Seung Hwan Oh to bolster ‘pen
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Seung Hwan Oh has been such a dominant pitcher in Japan that he has two nicknames: “Final Boss” and “Stone Buddha.” The St. Louis Cardinals project the Korean with 357 career saves as...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: It’s time to listen — It’s time to close the opportunity gap
One of our core values as a country and state is providing the best opportunity for our next generation to succeed; this means all children regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, or other defining...
View ArticleLife and love with the Chinese zodiac
Rat: 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008 Ox: 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009 Tiger: 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 Rabbit: 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987,...
View Article3 former execs of utility charged in Fukushima disaster
By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Three former Japanese utility executives were formally charged Monday, Feb. 29 with negligence in the Fukushima nuclear disaster, becoming the first...
View ArticleFormer U.S. Rep. Joseph Cao enters Louisiana Senate race
By Kevin McGill Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Another Republican is joining the U.S. Senate race in Louisiana. Former U.S. Rep. Joseph Cao announced his candidacy March 1 in a news release. Cao...
View ArticleObama nominates Sharon Yuan to key administration post
On Feb. 12, President Barack Obama announced his intention to nominate Sharon Yuan as a member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes. Yuan is...
View ArticleUnder 40 gaming executive — The recipe for Chris Lee’s success
Chris Lee is our first candidate for the 2016 Asian Technology and Innovation 40 and Under award category.
View ArticleMurder mystery must-reads
“Raining Men and Corpses: A Chinese Cozy Mystery” By Anne R. Tan Amazon Digital Services LLC, 2014 At 27, graduate student Raina Sun is not having a good go at things. She’s struggling financially...
View ArticleBarack Obama’s legacy
As President Barack Obama gets closer to the end of his second term in office, more Americans appreciate the job he has done. A Gallup poll earlier this month shows his favorability is on the rise and...
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