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Rick Polintan — Fighting for immigrant rights

December 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Rick Polintan has had over 35 years of community and union organizing experience since his migration to the United States in 1980 from the Philippines. He was a member of the Union of Democratic Filipinos, doing community organizing against the Marcos dictatorship and helping Filipinos in their struggle for immigrant […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, APALA, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, Asian Pacific Islander Americans, David Della, Filipino, First Quarter Storm, Legislative District Democrats Treasurer, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacita Bunag, Philippines, Rick Polintan Fighting, Seattle, Service Employees International Union, United States, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 50 | December 5 - December 11, Washington State, top contributors

Mayor, Council candidates respond to API concerns

October 17, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Travis Quezon Northwest Asian Weekly More than two hundred people gathered at the Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) building in South Seattle Friday night for the API Candidates Forum, a historic collaboration of 15 organizations to bring API concerns straight to electoral candidates.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2013, ACRS, API, Albert Shen, Asian Pacific Islander Americans, Councilman Conlin, Ed Murray Seattle City Council Position, Filipino American Bulletin, Monique Ming Laven, Richard Conlin, SPD, Seattle King County Public Health, Seattle Mayor, South Seattle Friday, Travis Quezon, Vol 32 No 43 | October 19 - October 25, Washington State India Trade Relations Action Committee, technology

APA organizations sponsor candidates forum

September 27, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Twelve Asian Pacific American (APA) organizations are cosponsoring a candidate forum on Oct. 11 to provide the APA community with information from the candidates regarding their thoughts and responses to community needs and interests.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2013, APA, Albert Shen, Asian Pacific Islander Americans, Asian Pacific Islander Coalition, Chinese American, Ed Murray, Greater Seattle, International Examiner, King County, Maria Batayola, Mike McGinn, Richard Conlin, Seattle Chinese Post, Seattle City Council Position, Vol 32 No 40 | September 28 - October 4, Washington State India Trade Relations Action Committee

COMMENTARY: APIs need to vote

October 26, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Rahul Gupta APACE Board Member On behalf of APACE Asian and Pacific Islander Americans have several beliefs in common. Our families need to be strong, our elders need security, and our children deserve a fair shot at a prosperous future. Our proud history as

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2008, 2012, APACE, API, Asian Pacific Islander Americans, Pacific Islander Americans, Rob McKenna, Vol 31 No 44 | October 27 - November 2, attention

Why do Asians think Bellevue is so great?

April 22, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A rising immigrant population can be taxing for many developing cities. However, Bellevue is not one of those cities. The Asian immigrant population in Bellevue increased from 17.6 percent in 2000 to 24.6 percent in 2008. Asians account for almost three-quarters of Bellevue’s non-white population.

Filed Under: Business, Community News Tagged With: 2008, 2009, 2010, American Community Survey, Asian Indians, Asian Pacific Islander Americans, Ata Karim, Bellevue College, Bellevue Community College, Bellevue Deputy Mayor Conrad Lee, Chief Executive Officer Ralph Rei, Chinese, Needs Update, Puget Sound Business Journal, Valarie Kusuda Smick, Vol 29 No 17 | April 24 - April 30, Washington State India Trade Relations Action Committee

Commentary: Where are the Asian American federal judges?

July 30, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination and pending confirmation as U.S. Supreme Court associate justice marks a significant milestone for the U.S. Hispanic population. By anyone’s measure, Sotomayor has lived an incredibly compelling life, from being born to Puerto Rican immigrants and growing up in the South Bronx public housing projects to graduating from Princeton University at the top of her class and presiding as a highly respected federal judge.

Filed Under: Opinion, Commentaries Tagged With: Asian American Supreme Court, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific Islander Americans, District Courts, President Obama, Princeton University, Puerto Rican, Rommel Deleon Clemente, Sonia Sotomayor, South Bronx, WWII, attention, vol 28 no 32 | August 1 - August 7

APAICS celebrates 15 years

June 4, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) held its 15th annual gala dinner on May 19 at the JW Marriott in Washington, D.C.

Filed Under: News, Names in the News, Community News Tagged With: APAICS, Asian Pacific Islander Americans, Bill Melinda Gates Foundation Martha Choe, CEO, Commerce Gary Locke, Community Service Award, Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award, George Takei, Mo Marumoto, Star Trek

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