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Norman Mineta, transportation secretary in 9/11 era, dies By Brian Witte and Terence Chea ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Norman Mineta, who broke racial barriers for Asian Americans serving in high-profile government posts and ordered commercial flights grounded after the 9/11 terror attacks as the nation’s federal transportation secretary, died on May 3. He was 90. John Flaherty, Mineta’s former chief of staff, said Mineta died peacefully at his home surrounded by family in Edgewater, Maryland, east of the nation’s capital. “His cause of death was a heart ailment,” Flaherty added. “He was an extraordinary public servant and a very dear friend.”
See full pictorial on page 8. Alan Sugiyama Hum Bow Eating Contest
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sian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration kicked off at the Seattle Center Armory on May 1— the first day of National Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. This year’s event featured five hours full of programming, including the Alan Sugiyama Hum Bow Eating Contest, dance groups, martial arts, music, and more.
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On the morning of April 22, Julia Ruan, 16, woke up with a sore throat. Her parents tested her at home and the result was
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By David Della, former Seattle City Councilmember Tony Au, President, Friends of Gee How Oak Tin Family Association Dr. Ming Xiao, small business owner, Chinatown-ID Anna Hau, small business owner and Seniors In Action, Chinatown-ID
Jessica Ruan helped her mother pack boxes with masks
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negative. She went to school and a sleepover that night. What happened next, and how the family dealt with it, was not only another see COVID TREATMENTS on 15
The Chinatown-International District (CID) is a historic and culturally rich neighborhood of small businesses and residents, many of us immigrants, lowincome, and elderly. Sadly, over the past two years, our community has been besieged by sharply escalating rates of
violent and property crime and we fear for the safety of our most vulnerable and the viability of the small businesses and cultural spaces that serve them. That is why we urge the City Council to support see OP-ED on 14
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