My latest story features the new plaza built in the front yard of the Providence Academy in Vancouver, Washington. The historic building was established in 1873 as an orphanage and a school by the Sisters of Providence in the Pacific Northwest.

Here’s the type of content losing to AI: explainers, how-tos, evergreens, aggregated news, resource lists, hours of operation for government offices, recipes. The winning content? Hyperlocal news, breaking news (as it happens), scoops, notable first-person narratives, and investigative journalism.

RIP. I still remember him as the yakuza villain in Showdown in Little Tokyo. Tagawa reminds us of a time when Asian representation in Hollywood was glaringly stereotyped, but he also helped open up a path for more opportunities and more diverse portrayal of Asian American actors in years to come.

The road to redistricting in Missouri has been wild and winding, but its tie to a 1997 kids' movie starring a basketball-playing golden retriever might be the most unexpected development of all. n.pr/44FvIK3

Larry Summers has been banned for life from the American Economic Association, a professional organization for economists, with more than 17,000 members, over his ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

At 6’9’’, Oregon governor hopeful Chris Dudley, a Republican formerly with Portland Trail Blazers, is more of a towering figure than BC Premier David Eby, 6’7’’, and former Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister.

#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.

“The emails released last week include numerous exchanges between Summers and Epstein dating from at least 2013 to 2019, which include Summers making sexist comments and seeking Epstein’s romantic advice.” Racist comments as well. www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/u...

New from me: Today marks the 50th anniversary of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” release in the U.S., on Nov. 19, 1965. I wrote up a piece with OPB after talking to 3 ppl involved in this project and Indigenous mental health. I also visited the hospital museum last month. opb.org/article/2025...

The acting head of the Internal Revenue Service resigned after the Treasury Department and Homeland Security reached an agreement to share tax data from some immigrants living in the country without legal status. (via @wbur.org)

Just before Veterans Day (or Remembrance Day in Canada), the city of Vancouver in Washington state officially adopted its new flag, retiring the old one that’s been used since 1993. The current flag of Vancouver B.C. was adopted in 1983. Time to consider a new design? opb.org/article/2025...

The saga is over: the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed today it had killed all the ostriches exposed to avian flu at a farm in BC’s Kootenay region. The CFIA’s plan to cull the birds, and its legal battle with the farmers, was so significant it triggered RFK Jr’s intervention.

This is great news. But don't let it get lost that the staff that make up The OPB-KMHD Creators Union are the ones who go on the air multiple times a year to ask for that financial support. #unionstrong

Meg Samples-Morrow shares her story for our “what our audience doesn’t know” series. "The people bringing you jazz around the clock are struggling to make ends meet ourselves." -Meg Samples-Morrow, KMHD host/producer @megsamples.bsky.social Continue reading ⬇️

Kelowna BC has been named a Creative City of Gastronomy, being the first Canadian city receiving this moniker from UNESCO. In the U.S., Tucson and San Antonio were named so in 2015 and 2017 respectively. I’m so honoured to have lived and worked in this beautiful city.

@lisaeffinwood.bsky.social shares her story for our "what our audience doesn't know" series. "I don't want to have to choose between the job I love and financial stability. I want to work at OPB, sustainably, for the long term." - Lisa Wood, OPB Announcer/Programming Coordinator Continue reading ⬇️

Just received this lovely beaded poppy, handmade by Vancouver BC-based Heiltsuk artist Raquel Lockhorst yesterday evening, just in time for countdown to Remembrance Day on Nov. 11. It’s important to support Indigenous artists when the internet is flooded with vendors selling fake Indigenous artwork.

The end of an era: the iconic Floata Seafood Restaurant in Vancouver BC Chinatown has to close for good due to significant amount of unpaid rent to the city. I covered so many events at this institution that were well attended by federal, provincial and municipal politicians.

BikePortland obtained via a public records request, letters from two law firms that intensely oppose the bus lanes. The firms represent Washman (which has two car washes on 82nd), Fubonn, and a strip mall owner. bikeportland.org/2025/10/16/t...

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NEW from me: Vancouver, Washington, is preparing to unveil a new flag. The public has until Oct. 10 to weigh in. The winning design will be chosen by the end of October, and officially adopted in November.

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Finding Marvel actor Simu Liu in a stock image for a Census Bureau email was not on my census-reporter bingo card...

NEW from me: The 90-minute “Our Mr. Matsura” will screen Sunday at Vancouver’s Kiggins Theatre. The event accompanies a traveling exhibition of Matsura’s photography, on display at the Japanese American Museum of Oregon in Portland from Sept. 27 through Feb. 8, 2026.

Latino culture is a colorful buffet of traditions and stories from across Latin America. Today's First Look newsletter features @sukhjot.bsky.social story on on La Guelaguetza, Hillsboro’s annual festival celebrating the music, dance and food of Indigenous Oaxaqueños. @opb.org

This is an essay of reflections on my first AAJA convention. At a time when DEI is under attack, the convention gala’s keynote reminded me why journalism matters: covering underrepresented communities isn’t window dressing — it’s democracy in action.

Thieves broke into a California store and stole thousands of dollars worth of Labubus — the trendy dolls — on Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office.

This is the first podcast episode I ever produced. It’s so much fun to work with @jennchavez.bsky.social and Mia Estrada on this project, which allowed me to have some personal reflection on the reporting I had done: loneliness, DEI, and aging.

The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using technology driven by artificial intelligence.

PETA sued the American Kennel Club on Tuesday over its standards for some dog breeds such as the popular French bulldog, alleging that the requirements endorse unhealthy attributes that cause suffering.

Can’t watch the “unemployed flex” TikTok videos anymore as it’s closed after CBC’s revelations. But when I watched the snippets in the packaged news report, it looks so real unless you put laser attention on the imperfections.

After the first Trump administration, ex-DHS official Ken Cuccinelli and Project 2025 architect Russell Vought built a consensus among state GOP officials that immigration legally constitutes an invasion — and helped persuade Texas to try the theory in court. By @mtredden.bsky.social

Happy Canada Day!! 🇨🇦

Great way to practice my Mandarin 😁, which I don’t speak that often (but spoke it a lot during my years in Vancouver BC as a Chinese-language newspaper reporter covering the Mandarin-speaking communities in Richmond).

After more than three months in detention by the Trump administration, a judge ordered Mahmoud Khalil released on bail. He was met on Saturday at Newark airport by his wife, their son and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, along with other supporters. nyti.ms/44sUa1y

“It's not just human. It's very humanizing.” A dark sky full of stars has been fascinating the humankind since the beginning , but light pollution has been increasingly dimming the stars over the past decades. Fortunately, I was able to see a truly clear dark sky last month in the Oregon outback.

"Let me exercise my role as G7 chair" -- Carney steps in to stop Trump from taking more questions

Probably it gets easier to create animations like this in this election with AI, I guess.

And it happens in Pride Month.

One Hajj pilgrim, who currently has a green card, removed herself from all mosque, prayer and religiously oriented WhatsApp groups before traveling, saying that "there’s just too much uncertainty." religionnews.com/2025/05/30/h...

Both breeds have origins in Canada — and they fell in love in the U.S. Nothing more romantic than this. ❤️ Just saying. 😁

The more stories I tell about America, the more I find the deep connections between people on both sides of the border (esp among communities of colour) and — not sure whether paradoxically or not — and the more Canadian I feel I am.

New from me: Yat Sing Music Club in Portland, Oregon, is one of the longest standing Cantonese opera groups in North America. It was founded in 1942 by Chinese immigrants to raise funds for China’s defence against Japan during WWII. The group is still rehearsing every weekend.

Just watching this tragedy unfold. My condolences to the Filipino communities in Vancouver BC deeply impacted by this incident. As of early morning today, 9 have died as a result of an SUV plowing through a block party with hundreds of attendees yesterday evening.

This is one of my favourite photos I took during my CBC years in Kelowna. I’m glad that whoever picked it up for a story published today about the passing of the artist behind the iconic sails statue.

Just voted 🗳️🇨🇦 by sending out this mail-in ballot at a local post office in Vancouver, Washington. The postal staffer told me it should arrive in Canada in 7 business days. I trust her.

Portland pilot Hazel Ying Lee was among dozens of WASPs joining U.S. military in WWII. Under Trump’s DEI ban, memories of WASPs are under threat of erasure. Excellent tribute to the first Chinese American woman pilot, produced by my OPB colleagues Emily Hamilton and @aryasurowidjojo.bsky.social

Done watching Liberals’ leadership debate tonight. 4 Anglophones debated in their 2nd language (French) in Montreal. As expected, Trump was the biggest topic. No matter who’ll be the next leader and, per Westminster system, the next PM, I learned a lot of French by reading subtitles. #fiercanadien 🇨🇦

Anne Marie Hochhalter, who spoke publicly about the long-lasting effects of gun violence after she was paralyzed in the 1999 mass shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado, was found dead on Sunday at her home. She was 43. nyti.ms/3X8xaB0