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New Seattle laws mean changes ahead, no more business as usual

April 16, 2015 By James Tabafunda

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Following SeaTac’s approval of a minimum wage at $15 an hour in November 2013, Seattle’s version of the law took effect on April 1, along with a law on administrative wage theft. According to the Seattle Office for Civil Rights (SOCR), forty-one percent of low-wage workers in Seattle are […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Asian American Pacific Islander, Asian Americans Pacific Islanders, British Columbia, Chicago City Council, East African, Emerald City, James Tabafunda, Korean, Last December, Little Saigon, New Seattle, Northwest Asian Weekly, Patricia Lally, SOCR, Tam Nguyen, Tamarind Tree, Vietnamese, Vol 34 No 17 | April 18 - April 24

Feb. 22: First Indian American elected to Chicago City Council

March 3, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Ameya Pawar, 30, was elected as alderman on Chicago’s North Side. Pawar was virtually unknown when he entered the race. He won 50 percent of the vote.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Ameya Pawar, Chicago City Council, North Side, Northwestern University, Vol 30 No 10 | March 5 - March 11

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