Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Legin, in Southeast Portland, was one of the biggest restaurants on U.S. West Coast, but after nearly 20 years of operation, it had to be demolished in 2012 in order to make way for Portland Community College’s campus expansion. 100
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Malcolm Brodie, mayor of a Chinese-majority Canadian city like Richmond BC, isn’t seeking reelection after serving the role for 25 years. I can still recall he often proactively coming to me, then reporter with Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao, giving me the chance to get some quotes from him.cbc.caHow Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie led the city for 25 years | CBC NewsNo mayor of a major city in Metro Vancouver has ever served longer than Brodie, who was first elected to Richmond's top job in a 2001 byelection. He never received less than 60 per cent of the vote, r... 030
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 17/08/2026MOSAIC was the agency that helped me settle in Canada as a new immigrant. They reached out to me even before my landing in Vancouver in Christmastime 2016.cbc.caImmigrant services organization MOSAIC celebrates 50 years in Metro Vancouver with walkathon | CBC NewsMetro Vancouver organization MOSAIC celebrated 50 years of helping immigrants and newcomers settle in Canada with a walkathon at Burnaby's Swangard Stadium on Sunday. First formed as the Multilingual ... 040
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 08/08/2026It’s sad to learn that Richmond Night Market ends after this season. The 26-year-old annual event, which runs for the entire summer, has been an attraction to people across North America and beyond. I’m honoured to have covered federal small business minister Mary Ng’s visit to the market in 2019.cbc.caAfter 26 years, Richmond Night Market ends operations | CBC NewsThe Richmond Night Market, which has been running for 26 years in the Metro Vancouver city, is concluding operations after this season. 030
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Oregon City has become the latest addition to Oregon and SW Washington municipalities redesigning their city flags over the past year. Vancouver adopted a new one in November and Hillsboro in January.opb.orgOregon City picks new flag inspired by municipal elevator and Willamette FallsThe current flag, adopted in 1989, features western migration imagery and was described by the mayor as “too busy.” 010
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 19/07/2026This is more than important to watch, and there are full versions of it available on YouTube. However, unfortunately none of them provides English subtitles, which means I can’t have a meaningful viewing of this movie.cbc.caFilm based on the life of human rights advocate finds community support in B.C., despite ban in India | CBC NewsA film that has been blocked in India and also pulled from a streaming service two days after its release is drawing interest at community screenings across Canada, including a couple planned in Surre... 010
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 02/07/2026There’s no better way to celebrate #canadaday than enjoying a piece of Nanaimo bar. As a proud British Columbian, I started searching for this classic Canadian delicacy since I landed in Portland 3 years ago. 🧵opb.orgNanaimo bars bring a sweet taste of Canada to PortlandWhile Canadians celebrate their national day every July 1, at least two bakers in Portland are spreading Canadian cheer year-round with their delicious Nanaimo bars, a dessert named after a coastal Br... 461
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 02/06/2026I’m glad to share that I have received three titles from the Society of Professional Journalists’ Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards, for three of the enterprise stories I wrote last year. 🧵 110
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I was nominated for Emmys for the first time, thanks to a documentary about the Yat Sing Music Club, an 80-year-old Cantonese opera group, in Portland Chinatown. I didn’t win any trophy to bring home, but it’s still a great experience to dress nicely and cheer on colleagues who won. 120
Reposted by Winston SzetoJim Kane @jimkanemedia.bsky.social · 27/05/2026I am one of those taking a buyout at NPR. I'll retire after 47 years in the news business, the last ten as one of NPR's Deputy Managing Editors. It's been a rough day for the NPR family, but NPR News is NOT backing down, and will be there for you as always. I'll be among its supporters.npr.orgNPR's newsroom shrinks through buyouts and layoffsAt least 18 NPR journalists have accepted buyouts and another 10 have been laid off as the public media network attempts to save money and reorganize the newsroom. 0112
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 27/05/2026This latest story from me marks not only AAPI Heritage Month, but also Mental Health Awareness Month. 🧵opb.orgPortland clinic helps Asian immigrants navigate life and mental health amid immigration enforcement fearsFounded in 1983, the Asian Health and Service Center in Southeast Portland provides mental health counseling and other support services, as providers say immigration crackdowns have heightened fear an... 120
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 14/05/2026This story has taken me more than a year to finish. I first found out about Kubla Khan through a packaging display at the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle last February. 🧵opb.orgHow this Oregon entrepreneur helped shape the modern frozen food industryPercy Loy, who died Jan. 12, 2006, built a Portland frozen food empire that spanned five decades and, at its pinnacle, rivaled national brands like Swanson and Birds Eye in the Pacific Northwest. 142
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 07/05/2026The latest episode of Oregon Art Beat, including the Yat Sing Music Club documentary I produced and aired last May, is finally out. 🎉pbs.orgOregon Art Beat | Pianist Jim-Isaac Chua, political cartoonist Homer Davenport, Yat Sing Music Club | Season 27 | Episode 6Pianist Jim-Isaac Chua, political cartoonist Homer Davenport, Yat Sing Music Club 010
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Excited to see so many colleagues, former and current, leaving the motherships to set up independent nonprofit newsrooms. @davidpball.bsky.social and other folks in this newly founded co-op are top-notch journos that British Colombians can count on for quality accountability reporting. 162
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Sad news: Langara College, best known for Hudson Williams, has yo kill its journalism programs due to low demand. It’s trained so many talented journalists I once called colleagues, and they’re talented on multiple platforms.cbc.caLangara College considering a 'pause' on journalism program due to low demand | CBC NewsProgram chair Barry Link said that while the college may be calling it a pause, he believes it’s the end of the program. 030
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 26/04/2026This will be the northernmost university in Canada, where most of the existing ones are concentrated in the south. But it won’t be the northernmost in the world, which record is still being held by the Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø.cbc.caArviat, Nunavut, celebrates being selected as home of Canada's first Inuit-led university | CBC NewsArviat, Nunavut, a community of about 3,200 people on the western coast of Hudson Bay, was selected by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami to host the university's main campus in part because it is known as an 'e... 030
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 06/04/2026No apology is sincere until delivered in-person. On Saturday, I covered Multnomah County’s commissioners reading the apology for the county’s past desecration of Chinese graves at Lone Fir Cemetery, on site for the first time. A scoop I got after requesting for more info from Metro regional govt.opb.orgAt Portland’s Lone Fir graves, a long-awaited apology is finally heardAt a ceremony honoring ancestors and marking the start of memorial construction at Lone Fir Cemetery’s Block 14, Multnomah County’s chair and commissioners read their apology on site for the first tim... 040
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Super grateful for getting nominated for an industry award since landing in the U.S. almost three years ago. Yat Sing Music Club was something I pitched not long after I joined OPB. It took more than a year to reach out to the club, arrange videography and produce/edit this mini-documentary.opb.orgOPB earns a record 32 Northwest Regional Emmy Award nominationsOPB has received 32 nominations for the Northwest Regional Emmy® Awards, which recognizes exceptional accomplishments in storytelling in television and media arts. 110
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Uprooting life in their home country for migrating to a new country — only to be killed there. Nothing is more sad than that. RIP Abel.cbc.caAbel Mwansa, killed in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting, to be buried Monday in Zambia, his birthplace | CBC NewsThe father of 12-year-old Abel Mwansa Jr. says he is "eternally grateful" to the governments of Zambia, Canada and local MP Bob Zimmer, among others, for helping him repatriate the body of his son aft... 010
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 02/03/2026“This is not an empty field,” and it never was. In January, Lillian Karabaic and I visited the Lone Fir Cemetery’s Block 14, which was historically the area where thousands of early Chinese immigration Portland were buried.opb.org‘This is not an empty field’: How these 2 artists remember Chinese ancestors at Portland’s Lone Fir CemeteryA $200,000 altar-shaped art project, led by Sophia Xiao-fan Austrins and Qi You, is set to be completed by February 2027 at Block 14, a historic burial site for early Chinese immigrants. 193
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 28/02/2026It’s a coincidence that this story came out today just two hours before the news of US attack on Iran broke. Over the past two weeks I spoke to artists and incarcerees’ descendants before the opening of a new art exhibition at JAMO, with which I’ve collaborated on several stories before.opb.orgPortland museum shows art reflecting resilience of Minidoka incarcerees and their descendants“Minidoka on Our Minds” is on view at the Japanese American Museum of Oregon through June 14, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the historic site becoming a unit of National Park Service. 121
Reposted by Winston SzetoBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 23/02/2026Chinese stocks in Hong Kong rallied after the US Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s emergency tariffs, putting China among the countries set to face lower duties on shipments to the USbloom.bgChina Stocks in Hong Kong Jump as US Court Strikes Down TariffsChinese stocks in Hong Kong rallied after the US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs, putting China among the countries set to face lower duties on shipments to the US. 1278
Reposted by Winston SzetoProPublica @propublica.org · 23/02/2026We found the Trump administration kept about 300 kids at the Dilley detention center for more than a month, despite a long-standing legal settlement that generally limits the time children can be held in detention to 20 days.propublica.orgThe Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention CenterProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of... 421262671
Reposted by Winston SzetoBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 19/02/2026Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was found guilty of leading an insurrection and sentenced to life in prison over his 2024 martial law declarationbloom.bgOusted Korean President Yoon Sentenced to Life Over Martial LawFormer South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was found guilty of leading an insurrection and sentenced to life in prison over his 2024 martial law declaration that shocked the nation and triggered the country’s most severe political crisis in decades. 1614838
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Happy Year of the Horse. Tomorrow marks the first day of Lunar New Year, of a zodiac that I share (which means you can guess my age!) I’ve been chasing Portland Chinese School almost since I began working with OPB, and I even attended their open day in April 2024.opb.orgFor 5 decades, Portland Chinese School has preserved Taiwan’s language and cultureFounded in 1975, Portland Chinese School has been operated primarily by parents from Taiwanese American families, teaching Traditional Chinese and Taiwanese culture to K–12 students in the Portland ar... 110
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Shoutout to my CBC colleagues for their journalism with great care when covering the deadliest shooting incident in Canada’s recent history.cbc.caMass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., leaves 8 dead, including 6 children, and a nation in mourning | CBC 120
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Journalism is more than chasing the SEO game — it’s about connecting with and building communities. This spirit keeps me in an industry that generally doesn’t pay individual contributors well, and I’m glad @leahsottile.bsky.social captured this spirit in this essay, and I look forward to more Hush.open.substack.comWhy I Won't Quit"Why had I compromised my independence for an organization that couldn’t look me in the eye and tell me why my journalism didn’t matter?" 010
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 09/02/2026It’s been hard to get off my chest to my Canadian colleagues something that’s been in my mind over the past year in America, but @ryanjhaas.bsky.social recent essay on the current state of OPB nicely captures that. www.thewesternedge.media/p/i-had-a-dr...thewesternedge.mediaI Had a Dream Journalism Job. Here's Why I Quit.The rot that hollowed out trust in corporate media finally reached OPB. I had to go. 172
Reposted by Winston SzetoOPB - KMHD Creators Union @opbkmhdcreators.bsky.social · 04/02/2026*Call to Action* OPB’s membership drive runs Feb 5th and ends Feb 14th. We will share more details on how you can support when the membership drive starts tomorrow! #UnionStrong #OPB #KMHD 0138
Reposted by Winston SzetoOPB - KMHD Creators Union @opbkmhdcreators.bsky.social · 05/02/2026After 19 months of bargaining, we have not reached an agreement with OPB that includes livable wages and sufficient yearly guaranteed increases for the people who create the content you love. Make your voice heard during OPB's membership Drive today, February 5 - February 14. Here's how ⬇️ 02420
Reposted by Winston SzetoLisa Wood @lisaeffinwood.bsky.social · 05/02/2026We can't do this without member support. The @opb.org membership drive starts today. Please contribute and when you do, let leadership know you want livable wages and a contract for @opbkmhdcreators.bsky.social. #unionstrong #opb #portland Please share this to your networks. We appreciate you! ✊🏼 054
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Truly, shows like this can only made in Canada. It has ticked in Canada, but without HBO picking it up, it wouldn’t have gained the level of popularity it has gained across Smeriva and beyond.cbc.caPrime minister meets Heated Rivalry stars, pays tribute to hit show 'that could only be made in Canada' | CBC 120
Reposted by Winston SzetoCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 25/01/2026This year, the Timbit turns 50 years old. It is estimated that Canadians have eaten enough Timbits to go to the Moon and back five times over the past half century. But what is the history of the Timbit? This is the story. 🧵 1/6 515855
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 13/01/2026I had a heavy heart today after learning that Ming Pao, a daily newspaper in Canada where I started my career in journalism, will permanently close on January 31. 🧵 www.richmond-news.com/the-mix/chin...richmond-news.comChinese-language paper Ming Pao winding up Canadian operations, laying off 60 staffVANCOUVER — Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao Daily News, which has newsrooms in Richmond, B.C., and Toronto, is winding up its Canadian operations. A letter from Ming Pao Newspapers (Canada) to the... 240
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 06/12/2025My 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.opb.orgProvidence Academy’s new plaza revives a slice of Vancouver historyThe $2 million Sacred Heart Plaza, inspired by Mother Joseph’s original design, will officially open to the public on Friday in Southwest Washington. 110
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Here’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.niemanlab.orgSorry, the explainer is dead"Remember when we told journalists to write more explainers? Yeah, sorry about that." 210
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 05/12/2025RIP. 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. 010
Reposted by Winston SzetoNPR @npr.org · 03/12/2025The 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/44FvIK3n.prMissouri's redistricting drama renews focus on direct democracy … and 'Air Bud'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. 310814
Reposted by Winston SzetoCNN @cnn.com · 03/12/2025Larry 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. cnn.comLarry Summers receives lifetime ban from prestigious economic association over Epstein ties | CNN BusinessLarry 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... 33552118
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 22/11/2025At 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.opb.orgChris Dudley mulls entering Oregon governor’s raceBack into the game? Former NBA basketball player Chris Dudley mulls entering governor’s race 310
Reposted by Winston SzetoThe Harvard Crimson @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social · 20/11/2025#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.thecrimson.comSummers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard CrimsonFormer 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 E. Epstein. 18041001075
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 20/11/2025“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...cnn.comThe Crimson: Harvard to open probe into former university president Larry Summers’ ties to Jeffrey Epstein | CNNHarvard is launching an investigation into former university president Larry Summers’ relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after a trove of emails released last week showed years o... 010
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 19/11/2025New 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... 130
Reposted by Winston SzetoNPR @npr.org · 10/04/2025The 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)wbur.org'Federal government will be damaged': Former IRS official on plan to share immigrant data with ICEThe 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 l... 25967682094
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Just 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...opb.orgVancouver, Washington adopts new city flagMayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle called the new flag a “powerful reflection” of the city. 010
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 08/11/2025The 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.cbc.caMarksmen complete cull at B.C. ostrich farm, CFIA says | CBC NewsThe Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it used professional marksmen to complete a cull of a large flock of ostriches in southern B.C. where avian flu was detected last December, ending a months-lon... 020
Reposted by Winston SzetoOPB - KMHD Creators Union @opbkmhdcreators.bsky.social · 06/11/2025This 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 0105
Reposted by Winston SzetoOPB - KMHD Creators Union @opbkmhdcreators.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Meg 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 ⬇️ 0188
Winston Szeto @winstonszeto.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Kelowna 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.cbc.caKelowna, B.C., is the 1st Canadian city recognized by UNESCO for its food and cuisine | CBC RadioThe picturesque lakeside city in Okanagan Valley has been designated a “Creative City of Gastronomy ” by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). 050
Reposted by Winston SzetoOPB - KMHD Creators Union @opbkmhdcreators.bsky.social · 05/11/2025@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 ⬇️ 0128