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Immigration services fraud

September 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Immigration services, or “notario,” fraud is illegal under Washington state’s Immigration Services Fraud Prevention Act (ISFPA). Signed into law in 2011 at the request of the Attorney General’s Office, the law protects consumers from unauthorized entities that peddle assistance completing immigration forms and navigating immigration processes that legally can only be provided by qualified attorneys […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Attorney General, Chinese, Korean, Latin American, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Vietnamese, Vol 34 No 40 | September 26 - October 2, Washington State Bar Association, West African

APIs not using new immigrant program

November 7, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Although a government program gives undocumented immigrants the opportunity to gain status and prevent the possibility of deportation, few Asian Pacific Islanders are utilizing the program.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2012, 2013, Asian Pacific Americans, Asian Pacific Islanders, DACA, INS, Immigration Services, Jae Jun Brian Lee, Jesica Gonzalez, Korea, Latin American, Lending Circle, Santa Monica Community College, Seattle Joe Crump Hall, UCLA, United States, Vol 32 No 46 | November 9 - November 15

CulturalFest makes the world smaller

February 21, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Elizabeth Wang Northwest Asian Weekly The world shrunk just a tiny bit last Thursday and Friday, Feb. 14 and Feb. 15, as students at the University of Washington (UW) hosted their third ever cultural festival.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: 2013, Afghanistan, Aita Musazay, Alison Kilkinny, Aurelio Pino, Central America, Chile, Costa Rica, Eastern Europe, El Salvadorian, FIUTS, Latin American, Seattle, Though Violeta Parra, UW, Vol 32 No 9 | February 23 - March 1, culture

To sniff or not to sniff? — Public displays of affection gaining ground among Asian Americans, though some still squeamish

August 4, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly In the West, one common way to show affection is to kiss someone. In many non-English speaking Western countries, such as European or Latin American countries, people kiss one another on the cheek to show friendship, to greet, or to congratulate. In the East, however, such a gesture may […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Cultures Tagged With: 2011, Americanized Filipino, Amy Kumagai, Asian Americans, Jamie Vinoya, Latin American, Leslie Ramirez, Nanjing Forestry University, Nina Huang, OK, PDA, Paul Boupha, Philippines, Richard Gere, Sery Joo, Shilpa Shetty, Singaporean Eddie Goh, Vietnamese, Vol 30 No 32 | August 6 - August 12

Commentary: A recipe for the world’s ethnic salad

June 10, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Have you ever walked down a street and counted how many different languages you hear? Well, if you haven’t, you should because

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2010, Africa, Brazil, Chinese, Indonesia, Latin American, Malaysia, Piper Lowe, South America, South Asia, United States, Vol 29 No 24 | June 12 - June 18, Washington Middle School, Western Europe, language

Editorial: Notoriety for Asians is justice for Latin America

April 17, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Asians have been prominent in the media lately. However, it is not positive news …

Filed Under: Opinion, Editorials Tagged With: Alberto Fujimori, American Civic Association, Asian Americans, Chinese Vietnamese, Grupo Colina, Jiverly Voong, Latin American, Northwest Asian Weekly, Peru, Vietnamese Americans, gary locke

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