The lucky ones were able to pack their bags and leave their prized possessions with neighbors and close friends. Others left with nothing. Their homes and businesses, deserted, were taken. Their belongings, unused, were taken. There were about 110,000— Japanese Americans and Japanese living on the West coast, sent to “War Relocation Camps” after Pearl [...]
Issues such as racism, homophobia and classism aren’t topics we typically include in our conversations with others. But the youth leaders at the Seattle Young People’s Project (SYPP) come face-to-face with these issues and aren’t afraid to do something about it. “I feel like I’ve experienced every kind of discrimination,” said Uuganbayar Yuki Lkahagvasuren. “And [...]
Cassie Chinn reminds me of the girl I wanted to be in high school — the one who was always working on some philanthropy project and still had time to spend with friends, work, and be the kindest person around. The 39-year-old graduate of Franklin High School studied Art History at UC Berkeley and completed [...]
Carmella Ennis, King County Council. Dale Watanabe, Office of International Affairs at Seattle University. Anna Kim Novakowski, The Max Foundation. They may be working in different fields around Seattle, but they have at least one thing in common: they are all alumni of the Asian Pacific Islander Community Leadership Foundation (ACLF), an 11-year-old non-profit that [...]
Asian Americans are jumping into sustainability, from advocating food-waste recycling and using renewable energy to building sutainable homes and telling others about natural foods. While helping the environment may be challenging for some because it requires green – money that is – the Seattleites we have chosen are doing just that, reflecting a consciousness of [...]
Tran Tran is 75 years-old. He lives in Renton and enjoys shopping and visiting with friends in the Phuc Loc Tho mini-mall in Seattle. Tran emigrated from Vietnam in 2002 after his son sponsored him, but didn’t become a U.S. citizen until Jan. 5. Tran had been trying to become an American for three years. [...]
Even on a Sunday night, Tengu Sushi is packed. Diners select their fill of rolls, salmon, eel and tuna as plates wind around counters and tables. Add a little soy sauce and wasabi, along with ginger, and a taste of Japanese culture awaits. The restaurant opened in late November 2009 at Thornton Place just south [...]
