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FOCS holds fourth its community dialogue

March 7, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Last month, Families of Color Seattle (FOCS) held its Community Dialogue 4: Anti-Racist Birthing and Reproductive Justice, which brought together 70 attendees to build community and connect families of color to birthing professionals from King County and to share birthing options and resources. Birth workers facilitated small group discussions on topics including: how to become […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, Camie Jae Goldhammer, Community Dialogue, FOCS, Grace Uomoto, King County, LGBTQ, Marquita Straus, Penny Simkin, Tara Mudaliar, Vol 35 No 10 | March 5 - March 11

FOCS holds fourth community dialogue

February 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Last month, Families of Color Seattle (FOCS) held its Community Dialogue 4: Anti-Racist Birthing and Reproductive Justice, which brought together 70 attendees to build community and connect families of color to birthing professionals from King County and to share birthing options and resources. Birth workers facilitated small group discussions on topics including: how to become […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, Camie Jae Goldhammer, Community Dialogue, FOCS, Grace Uomoto, King County, LGBTQ, Marquita Straus, Penny Simkin, Tara Mudaliar, Vol 35 No 9 | February 27 - March 4

Young heart, strong vision — Sarah Baker wants to create space for everyone to communicate

September 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly At only 26 years old, Sarah Baker has an impressive resume of supporting diversity. Not only is she the president-elect of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Seattle Chapter, she also serves as Student Body President for North Seattle College. She also served as a senior representative for the […]

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: API, LGBTQ, Marsha Aizumi, North Seattle College, Northwest Asian Weekly, PFLAG, Pike Place Market, Sarah Baker, Two Spirits One Heart, Vol 34 No 38| September 12 - September 18

Addressing isolation, shame, and coming out together — API organizations aim to start API LGBTQ family support group

June 25, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly Marsha Aizumi and her son Aiden spoke about coming out of the closet at a recent conference called “Family: An API LGBTQ Gathering” [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgender, Queer] held on June 13 at the North Seattle College. It hasn’t always been so easy for Marsha to talk about coming […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, API, Asian Pride Project, China, FAMILY, JACL, LGBTQ, North Seattle College, One Heart, PFLAG, Paul Tashima, Pride Foundation, Tiffany Ran, Two Spirits, Vol 34 No 27 | June 27 - July 3, japan, language

Campaign to celebrate LGBTQ Pride month

June 19, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

To celebrate June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) Pride month, the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) is launching a multilingual outreach campaign to promote acceptance of Asian American LGBTQ individuals. The campaign features a series of public service announcements (PSAs) that hope to diversify the faces and languages of those […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, Asian American, LGBTQ, Vol 34 No 26 | June 20 - June 26

Diversity at the top — Justice Mary Yu studied religion, then law

September 18, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Daria Kroupoderova Northwest Asian Weekly Washington State Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu is one of nine Asian Americans being honored at the Diversity at the Top event being held on Oct. 18 at China Harbor Restaurant.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Asian Americans, China Harbor Restaurant, Diversity at the Top, Dominican University, Jay Inslee, King County Superior Court, LGBTQ, Latina American, Mary Yu, Norm Maleng, Northwest Asian Weekly, Notre Dame, Perpetual Help High School, Vol 33 No 39 | September 20 - September 26, Washington State Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu, Washington Supreme Court

Reach for progress: API transgenders navigate life after transition

July 18, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly Part 2 of a 2-part series Post-op or pre-op are oft used labels placed on transgenders, but for Gwen Yeh and others in the trans* community, the process of transitioning rarely centers around surgery.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2014, API, Aleks Martin, Aleksa Manila, Gender Justice League, Gunner Scott, Gwen Yeh, LGBTQ, Miss Gay Filipino, National Transgender Discrimination Survey, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Counseling Service, Tiffany Ran, United States, Vol 33 No 30 | July 19 - July 25, Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler, culture

Fighting the taboo: Advocates support growing API transgender movement

July 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Part 1 of a 2-part series By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly The second annual Trans*Pride, organized by the Gender Justice League, kicked off the festivities for this

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2014, API, Cal Anderson Park, Gender Justice League, Gwen Yeh, LGBTQ, Laverne Cox, Pride Parade, Seattle Pride, Stonewall Riots, Sun Kim, Tanya Rachinee, Thailand, Trans Pride, UTOPIA, United States, Vol 33 No 29 | July 12 - July 18, letter, poverty

Poet Nellie Wong serves up sustenance and struggle

December 13, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Signe Predmore Northwest Asian Weekly If there’s one thing that Oakland-based poet Nellie Wong wants to make clear, it’s that she’s no Amy Tan.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2012, Alice Walker, Bethlehem Steel, Breakfast Lunch Dinner, China, Chinese American, Freedom Socialist Party, LGBTQ, Oakland Chinese, Oakland High School, Poet Nellie Wong, San Francisco State University, Seattle, Sukey Wolf, Tillie Olsen, Unbound Feet, Vol 31 No 51 | December 15 - December 21, Wells High School, Women Writer

Seattle’s first Pride ASIA starts at International District

June 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly While Seattle has long had Pride Festival, it will also celebrate its first Pride ASIA event on June 23, a multicultural event for the Asian LGBTQ community in Seattle. Aleksa Manila, host of Seattle’s Best Karaoke Contest and former Miss Gay Seattle, agreed to host the event after being […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2012, Aleksa Manila, Arnaldo Drag Chanteuse, Best Karaoke Contest, Capitol Hill Pride Festival, Devon Yan Berrong, LGBTQ, Leather Lu Ying, Miss Gay Seattle, Nina Huang, Northwest Asian Weekly, SBK, San Francisco, Seattle Men, Seattle Pride, Shaun Knittel, Vol 31 No 26 | June 23 - June 29, hing hay park

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