Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Grace Meng, a Democratic representative from New York, and several Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) organization heads issued statements following President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address in Washington, D.C., last night.
- Finding culture and community at Seattle Rise Collective’s Lunar New Year Festival
- Washington bill requiring Asian American, Latino, and Black history in K-12 schools gets sidelined
- “We will be the ancestors we want to be”: Tsuru for Solidarity uses Day of Remembrance to decry ongoing incarceration, deportation
- U.S. Postal Service unveils Bruce Lee Forever Stamp at historic Seattle ceremony
- Tamiko Nimura reflects on her family’s history of incarceration in the U.S. during WWII
- Lunar New Year celebrations return across Puget Sound for the Year of the Horse
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Democratic senators, WA Sec. of State Hobbs speak out against Trump ahead of State of the Union address
Several Democratic senators and their guests, including Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, spoke out against President Donald Trump’s policies and Republicans’ pending legislative actions in advance of Trump’s State of the Union address at a press conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 24.

Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs
The United States Supreme Court today ruled that President Donald Trump’s tariffs are illegal.

Local playwright plumbs Bruce Lee’s “Young Dragon” years
The challenge: Construct a vivid portrait of Bruce Lee’s early life, taking into consideration his many relocations, his family and loves, his martial arts moves, his mistakes, and his preparation to become a legend.

Jayapal calls out DOJ ‘spying’
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that he did not think it was appropriate for the Justice Department to be tracking the search histories of lawmakers who are reviewing files from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

Mayor, deputy mayor meet with CID community leaders
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and Deputy Mayor Brian Surratt met Feb. 2 with community leaders from the Chinatown-International District (CID) to discuss homelessness, public safety and economic pressures facing the neighborhood.
Community
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao agree to a rematch in September at The Sphere in Las Vegas
Washington bill requiring Asian American, Latino, and Black history in K-12 schools gets sidelined
Sen. Cantwell, Sec. Hobbs head to Washington to highlight act that would lead to voter disenfranchisement
Officers arrest man with knife, machete in CID
“We will be the ancestors we want to be”: Tsuru for Solidarity uses Day of Remembrance to decry ongoing incarceration, deportation
U.S. Postal Service unveils Bruce Lee Forever Stamp at historic Seattle ceremony
Tamiko Nimura reflects on her family’s history of incarceration in the U.S. during WWII
Liu headlines U.S. triumphs at Olympics
Eileen Gu makes history with third gold win
Winter Olympics recap: Alysa Liu wins figure skating gold, US tops Canada in women’s hockey final
Nick Suzuki and Mitch Marner score goals that saved Canada from an early Olympic exit
After fall, Gaon Choi wondered ‘Is this how it ends?’ But Olympic champion is just getting started
Alpine skier Tallulah Proulx becomes the first Filipina to compete at the Winter Olympics
Lunar New Year

Finding culture and community at Seattle Rise Collective’s Lunar New Year Festival

Lunar New Year celebrations return across Puget Sound for the Year of the Horse

Casinos target Asian gambler stereotype

Lunar New Year is a mix of old and new for second and third generation Asian Americans
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