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King County Council declares January Human Trafficking Awareness Month

January 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Jan. 19, the Metropolitan King County Council declared January Human Trafficking Awareness Month in recognition of the ongoing effort to call attention to this form of modern day slavery. “In order to stop the scourge of human trafficking in our county, we need a coordinated and unified response,” said Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles, a co-sponsor […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2016, January Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Kathleen Morris, King County Courthouse, Metropolitan King County Council, Philippines, Phoebe Dizon, Program Manager, State Department, State Rep, Susan Remerata Blackwell, Velma Veloria, Veronica Laureta, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, attention

Chun swears in and congratulates new lawyers

October 5, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

King County Superior Court Judge John Chun swore in new lawyers September 23 at the King County Courthouse. The new lawyers, included one of his first externs (from earlier this year), Sho Ly. “Congratulations to all the new admittees to the Washington State Bar,” Judge Chun stated. Chun also recently taught at the National Institute […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Judge Chun, King County Courthouse, King County Superior Court Judge John Chun, Sho Ly, Vol 34 No 41 | October 3 - October 9, Washington State Bar

API Chaya 20th Annual Vigil Program — Kapwa 2: Continuing a Legacy of Survivorship

March 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The public is invited to join API Chaya’s 20th Annual Candlelight Vigil programs. As an organization that provides domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking services to Asian, South Asian, and Pacific Islander communities, API Chaya offers spaces of   healing to honor lives lost to domestic and sexual violence. This year, the vigil will be […]

Filed Under: Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Annual Candlelight Vigil, Artspace Hiawatha Lofts, Community Healing Gathering, FB, King County Courthouse, Pacific Islander, Phoebe Dizon, South Asian, Susanna Remerata Blackwell, Veronica Laureta, Vol 34 No 13 | March 21 - March 27

Keeping the name but changing the meaning — How King County changed its own history and honored MLK

January 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

When researching the history of King County, it gave our staff the shivers. The historical documents reveal a beautiful tribute to a beautiful man.

Filed Under: Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Civil Rights Act, James Street, John Quincy Adams, King County Courthouse, MLK, Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Prize, PASSED, Reverend Dr, Seattle, Vol 34 No 5 | January 24 - January 30, Voting Rights Act, WASHINGTON, WHEREAS

Gov. picks Yu

May 8, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Rachel La Corte Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – King County Superior Court Judge Mary Yu was appointed to the Washington state Supreme Court on Thursday, and she will be the first openly gay justice, as well as the first Asian American, to serve on the state’s high court.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Bar Association, Judge Mary Yu, Judge Yu, Justice James Johnson, Justice Steven Gonzalez, Justice Yu, King County Courthouse, King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng, Mary Yu, News Tribune, Northwest News Network, OLYMPIA, Public Records Act, Rosary College, Vol 33 No 20 | May 10 - May 16, Washington State India Trade Relations Action Committee, Washington State Superior Court, Washington State Supreme Court, gary locke

The Asian & Pacific Islander Safety Center and CHAYA holds 17th annual candlelight vigil

March 19, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On March 8, more than 200 people came together at the King County Courthouse to hold a candlelight vigil to honor all victims and survivors of domestic violence. The annual event, organized by the Asian & Pacific Islander Safety Center along with CHAYA, is also aimed to reach out to the community to raise awareness […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Asian Pacific Islander Safety Center, Bryan Christopher Matsen, CHAYA, Evely Matsen, King County Courthouse, Phoebe Dizon, Susana Remerata Blackwell, Timothy Blackwell, Veronica Laureta, Vol 31 No 12 | March 17 - March 23, Wahren Agonoy

Using art to end violence?

February 24, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Last Friday night, the auditorium at the Filipino Community Center was packed for the debut of Seattle’s one-night-only iVow performance. The audience watched attentively as community members recounted how violence had affected the personal lives of the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) female cast.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2010, APIWFSC, Although Friday, Annual Candlelight Vigil, April Nishimura, Asian Pacific Islander Women, Emma Catague, Filipino Community Center, King County Courthouse, Last Friday, New York, Pacific Islanders, QTAP, Queer Network Program, Third Avenue Seattle, Vol 29 No 9 | February 27 - March 5, culture

Visiting dignitaries

April 4, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Members of the Metropolitan King County Council met with Ni Xiaoqian, vice chairperson of Wujin Chinese

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2009, CPPCC, China, Council Chair Dow Constantine, King County Courthouse, Metropolitan King County Council, Ni Xiaoqian, Vol 28 No 15 | April 4 - April 10, Wujin Chinese People, Wujin Overseas Chinese Affairs Office

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