From Aug. 29 to Sept. 5, The Seattle Public Library system will shut down for a week due to budget cuts, greatly impacting needy communities during a down-turning economy. Services that many rely on will be drastically reduced or come to a halt during the closures. “People depend on our services everyday,” said Andra Addison, [...]
BY ATIA MUSAZAY July 28 marks World Hepatitis Day, and for the nearly 1 in 10 Asian Americans who carry the hepatitis B virus, it is another opportunity to emphasize the importance of getting screened and vaccinated. Dr. Shie-Pon Tzung, a liver specialist at Northwest Gastroenterology Associates in Seattle, describes the virus as a silent [...]
Over the Fourth of July Weekend, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) representatives and volunteers hosted an Ethnic Engagement Event to kick-off Rock the Bulb: The Re-Energize Tour, where PSE gave out over 200,000 free compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs to customers throughout the Puget Sound region. Thousands of people flocked to H-Mart located in Federal Way [...]
1. Vietnamese Delis (In the Little Saigon neighborhood) Each is under $6: •Curry, Rice and Veggies •Tofu, Veggies in Tomato Sauce over Rice •Vietnamese Sandwiches •Eggrolls, Fried Rice, and Roasted Chicken 2. Kau Kau656 S King St., Seattle 98104 •House Fried Rice, BBQ Pork, Salad, Entree – $5.99, lunch 3. Ho Ho Seafood 653 S [...]
Walking around Chinatown, most pedestrians hardly ever look higher than the ground floor despite the fact that many buildings in the area are four to five stories tall. What is there to look at anyway? All the stores and restaurants with their bright awnings and colorful neon signs are enough to keep one’s gaze from [...]
BY RON CHEW IE Contributor On June 1, 1981, Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes, two young Filipino American activists in Seattle, were gunned down at a cannery union hall in Pioneer Square. Thirty years later, the union hall is boarded up, a scar upon the urban landscape, remnant of a bygone labor era, waiting for [...]
SEATTLE – After 12 years of unsuccessful efforts to redevelop its Dearborn campus, Seattle Goodwill Industries has unveiled plans to build a new job training center. Demolition of its vacant buildings along Dearborn Street has begun and is scheduled for completion by the end of September of this year. “The new parking area will include [...]
APACE, Black PAC, Minority Business Action Committee, Minority Executive Directors Coalition, Native Women’s Political Caucus, and OneAmerica Votes held a People of Color Meet & Greet with candidates for Seattle School Board, Seattle City Council and King County Council on June 21st at Amber Restaurant. Twenty-nine candidates attended to meet and mingle with over 100 [...]
Come and enjoy food and company with others while watching a Martin Yan cooking show! We’ll also be raffling a $25 gift certificate to Tamarind Tree Restaurant located in the Int’l District. Bring a friend and double your chances of winning! (Note: This is not a live demonstration, but it will be a fun time [...]
Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is hosting the Rock the Bulb: The Re-Energize Tour where over 200,000 FREE light bulbs will be given out to ethnic communities throughout the Puget Sound region. We want to make sure that our readers were aware of this opportunity and invite you to PSE’s Ethnic Engagement event happening this Friday [...]
SEATTLE, WA (June 20th, 2011)—On July 9th, 2011, from 6:03pm to 10:17pm, Seattle neighbors will dance under the stars in a multicultural/multigenerational dance party/potluck held in the Union Gospel Mission’s parking lot. The event, free to the public, will include mini-lessons on various dances, including line dancing, hip-hop, West African Dance, Hawaiian, Jewish, Latin and [...]
Uri (Satow) Matsuda was enjoying her nursing program at what was then Seattle College when she was abruptly forced to leave school and report for internment in the spring of 1942. She was on the last bus to the Puyallup Assembly Center and was then incarcerated at the Minidoka Internment Camp in Idaho. “They called [...]
The International Community Health Services (ICHS) Foundation recently announced that it raised over $212,000 at its May 21 gala at the downtown Westin Hotel. This year’s annual event, which supports the operation of the two ICHS medical-dental clinics in the International District and Holly Park, attracted over 400 participants, including community leaders and activists, medical [...]
In partnership with Seattle Parks & Recreation, Friends of International Children’s Park presents “Countdown to Park Renovation” on Thursday June 16, 2011 from 12pm-5pm. Join us to celebrate four years of community planning with food, entertainment, and family activities. The park begins renovation July 2011! Check out Fusion on the Run mobile truck offering $6 [...]
The Seattle Japanese Queen Scholarship Organization crowned Frederica Miako Mackert as the 2011queen at the 52nd annual scholarship celebration on Memorial Day weekend. With the coronation, she also carries the title of Seattle Cherry Blossom andJapanese Cultural Festival Queen. The celebration at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue played to a full house, with enthusiastic supporters for [...]
“I had heard the title ‘Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling.’ In a lot of ways, bamboo is harder to break than glass,” said former White House doctor Connie Mariano. She shared her views on the topic “Breaking the Glass Ceiling” with approximately 65 people on May 14. Held at the Hotel Bellevue, her appearance was organized [...]
As detained American journalist Dorothy Parvaz’s situation dragged out, her colleagues and supporters throughout the world were stepping up their efforts to win her release from Syria. Now, the efforts will have to refocus on Iran, where she is reportedly being held after being sent from Syria. Syrian officials had earlier assured her news service, [...]
The 2011 Seattle Japanese Queen Scholarship Celebration is set for May 28, 2011 at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue. The Seattle Japanese Queen Scholarship Organization will crown its 2011 queen at its annual scholarship celebration at 7 p.m. at the Theatre at Meydenbauer Center, 11100 N.E. 6th St., in Bellevue. For ticket information, go to www.seattlejqc.org. For more information, contact Mari Sugiyama at (206) 669-2535 or visit: www.seattlejqc.org.
SEATTLE – (April 11, 2011) – Seattle’ s world-champion break dancing crew, MassiveMonkees, is celebrating Massive Monkees Day this year with an event benefittingJapan’ s earthquake and tsunami relief efforts. On Saturday, April 23, dancers from around the world will unite to battle it out,competing to win over $2,000 worth in cash and prizes. Located [...]
Politicians Kick-off Start! Walking Day On April 6, King County Executive Dow Constantine, Councilmember Joe McDermott, and Mayor Mike McGinn celebrated the American Heart Association’s Start! Walking Day — the third of King County’s Walks Week daily hosted walks. The group met at noon at City Hall and headed to the International District. King County Walks [...]
The Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDpda) announces that it will honor the outstanding community building efforts of Phyllis Campbell and Paul Mar during its 2011 ID Spring Roll. Phyllis Campbell is the Chair of the Pacific Northwest Division of JP Morgan Chase. Ms. Campbell has also served as CEO at The [...]
“Our communities don’t know about energy efficiency, saving money, and being in the green movement because no one has knocked on their doors, no one has outreached to them,” said David Bridges, graduate of an innovative job training program led by Southeast Seattle start-up group, Got Green, and their labor union partner – LiUNA. But [...]
Without a personal investment of care and support, any group of people remains a crowd of strangers; each person stands alone and isolated. When those strangers choose to reach out and support one another, then the possibility of energy, synergy, safety, health and great things emerges. The sustainability and the potential of the group grow [...]
MLK Jr. Way South is home to some of Seattle’s best, independently owned ethnic eateries. Hankering for some Chinese dim sum, a Vietnamese fish sandwich, Somali goat shawarma, Cajun style crawfish, or Mexican huaraches and a margarita? MLK has it. Come taste the rich flavors these local restaurants offer at the first-ever Plate of Nations [...]
