King County – Page 3

ICHS offers preventative cancer screenings for the API community

December 12, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Minal Singh Northwest Asian Weekly International Community Health Services (ICHS) provides health care services throughout the Seattle region.

Restaurant advocate

December 1, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Jennifer Tam is the new Restaurant Advocate for the City of Seattle’s Office of Economic Development. Her job is to help restaurants navigate the different rules and regulations. The “Restaurant Success” initiative is a public-private partnership between the state of Washington, the city of Seattle, King County and the Washington Restaurant Association. The initiative was […]

COMMENTARY: Sleepless in Seattle – the city gives back (and bags)

November 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eddie Wang Northwest Asian Weekly Five years ago, I stepped onto the University of Washington (UW) campus as a wide-eyed freshman

Celebrity chefs contribute to ACRS gala

November 3, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Over 400 community leaders, elected officials, and supporters attended a night in support of Asian Counseling and

BLOG: Some smart campaigning and some not-so-smart timing

October 23, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Will history repeat itself? Who is Eddie Yoon? I found his full-color ad in the Seattle Times. So I called him.

Diversity at the top — Brad Miyake steers City of Bellevue

October 9, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly “Organized chaos.”

BLOG: Diversity in the SPD?

September 11, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Hundreds came to the Chinatown/International District to meet the new Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole. I was delighted and disappointed simultaneously.

Nickelsville holds public meeting before move to ID

August 29, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By James Tabafunda NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY With the fast-paced turn of events surrounding Nickelsville’s September 1 move to the International District – the 23rd in its history – supporters and residents of the tent city took time to meet with both concerned as well as supportive community members. About 10 Nickelsville residents took turns sharing […]

Nickelsville is moving to 10th and Dearborn

August 23, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sharon Lee For Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle has a housing crisis. There is simply not enough affordable housing for families and individuals. The most recent One Night Count of homeless people in January 2014 showed over 3,100 men, women, and children sleeping unsheltered on the streets of Seattle and King County. Another 6,171 people […]

Get out and breathe

August 15, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Truc Allen Northwest Asian Weekly My life has been a little lonely. Ever since I first put on a climbing harness, stepped into snow skis, got my first skateboard kickflip, or even my first whitewater combat roll, I’ve always been a little alone.