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Political newcomer Dan Shih’s passion for public service rooted in family and culture

March 18, 2016 By James Tabafunda

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Dan Shih advocates for justice; he works on such issues as patent infringement, class actions, and contract and warranty disputes. But now, the Seattle attorney is taking a leave of absence from Susman Godfrey to battle five other opponents – at this time – for a seat in the […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2016, American Civil Liberties Union, American Dream, Asian Pacific Islander, Capitol Hill, Chinese American, Congressional District, Dan Shih, James Tabafunda, Lakeside School Alumni, Madison Park, Mercer Island, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Stanford University, Susman Godfrey, Taiwan, University District, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25, culture

API leaders tackle local communities’ considerations and concerns at briefing

January 29, 2016 By James Tabafunda

With the general election set for Nov. 8, Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) leaders join presidential candidates in making sure key issues are brought up for public debate.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, APIA, APIC, Asia Pacific Cultural Center, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Governor Inslee, Hmong American, James Tabafunda, Keiro Northwest Chief Operating Officer Janice Deguchi, Lua Pritchard, Mee Moua, Minnesota Legislature, Northwest Asian Weekly, OK, Syria, Vietnam, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, Washington Telephone Assistance Program

Vandana Slatter — First Indian American city councilmember in Bellevue has public service in her DNA

November 26, 2015 By James Tabafunda

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Bellevue is the fifth-largest city in Washington and, just a few weeks after this month’s election, its city council continues to reflect the 28 percent of citizens who are Asian, the highest share of any city in the state. Vandana Slatter, a biotechnology professional and community leader, won Position […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Bellevue City Council, British Columbia, DNA, Governor Gregoire, James Tabafunda, King County Library System, MPA, Mahatma Gandhi, Northwest Asian Weekly, Overlake Hospital Foundation, President Bill Clinton, Prince George, Senator Maria Cantwell, Top Contributors 2015, Uttar Pradesh, Vandana Slatter, Vandana Slatter First Indian American, Vol 34 No 49 | November 28 - December 4

Discovering the roots of your Asian American family tree — Tracking history becomes less troublesome with Uncle Sam

November 6, 2015 By James Tabafunda

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly The family trees of Asians in the United States will create a much larger forest as they become the largest immigrant group in 2055, according to a Pew Research Center study released last month. The proper conditions for the growth of these trees can be attributed to the first […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, BYU, Basil Yang, Court Naturalization Records, Form G-1041, Genealogy Index, Great Wave, Immigration Services, James Tabafunda, National Archives, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Northwest, Pew Research Center, Seattle Public Library, USCIS, Uncle Sam, Vol 34 No 46 | November 7 - November 13

Food and sh** to consider — Filipino American couple makes it palatable

September 18, 2015 By James Tabafunda

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Business owners Chera Amlag and George “Geo” Quibuyen know quite a lot about leadership and activism – universal human connection, in other words. The husband-and-wife team work as volunteer community organizers who are not only interested in social change but also in showing that their ideas can help make […]

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2013, Blue Scholars, Chera Amlag, Filipino, Food Sh-t, George Quibuyen, Hood Famous Bakeshop, Hood Famous Ube, James Tabafunda, Lish Food, National City, Olongapo City, Philippines, Prometheus Brown, Seattle University, Vol 34 No 39 | September 19 - September 25, Wing Luke

A mission to create hope through planning — Filipino American develops new environments and inspiration

May 14, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Raldi Formantes fights poverty. He designs highly imaginative and habitable places around the world, some reflect hope to the world’s poorest people and those seeking a more prosperous future. Formantes, 53, of Redmond, likes the Benjamin Franklin saying, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail” as […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, ARCADIS, Australia, Benjamin Franklin, Bert Smolders, China, Filipino American, Hong Kong, Iloilo City, James Tabafunda, Josh Pauw, Philippines, Raldi Formantes Photo, Salt Lake City, Seattle-based Callison, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22, Wong Ouyang Ltd, poverty

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

Providing sleep in Seattle — ‘Big Give’ day provides King County with sleeping bags

December 18, 2014 By James Tabafunda

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly One caring group of individuals stand united in delivering compassion and restoring dignity to people without stable and permanent housing. <!–more–> Sleepless in Seattle (SIS), a grass-roots group of individuals, handed out new sleeping bags to King County’s homeless population on December 13, designated by the group as “Big […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2009, 2014, Big Give Day, Capitol Hill, Chinese American Eddie Wang, Chinese American Phoebe Huang, Eddie Wang, International Rescue Committee, James Tabafunda, King County, Northwest Asian Weekly, SIS, Seattle Big Give, Serve Seattle, Taiwanese American, UW, Vicky Lin, Vol 33 No 52 | December 20 - December 26

‘Delano Manongs’ elevates Filipino Americans as civil rights heroes

November 21, 2014 By James Tabafunda

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Filipino American producer and director Marissa Aroy has a timely message.<!–more–> Her documentary, “The Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes of the United Farm Workers,” adds an important, but missing, story about Filipino Americans who stood with Mexican American civil rights icon Cesar Chavez as dedicated members of the United Farm […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee, Cesar Chavez, Delano Grape Strike, Dolores Huertas, Filipino Americans, James Tabafunda, Johnny Itliong, Larry Itliong, Marissa Aroy, Mexican American, NFWA, Paulo Agbayani Retirement Village, Peter Velasco, United Farm Workers Organizing Committee, United States, Vol 33 No 48 | November 22 - November 28

Providing more than just hope for rural Indian adolescent girls

November 13, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Poverty restricts options.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, World News Tagged With: 2012, 2014, China, Cooch Behar, Girls Project, James Tabafunda, Land Rights, Melany Grout, Northwest Asian Weekly, Photo Landesa, Poor Indian, Rena Singer, Vol 33 No 47 | November 15 - November 21, West Bengal, poverty

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