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You are here: Home / Archives for Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant

APIs Harrell and Sawant swear into Seattle City Council

January 11, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Jan. 4, Bruce Harrell and Kshama Sawant were among those sworn into the Seattle City Council. Harrell is the new council president. He is Black and of Japanese descent. He chairs the public safety, civil rights, and technology committee. Sawant is a former software engineer and part-time economics professor. Born in India, Sawant is […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, Bruce Harrell, India, Jason Lombard, Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, Vol 35 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, technology

BLOG: RESPECT? — What we should learn from Sawant’s actions

May 7, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant’s inappropriate and unfair questioning of John Okamoto (now voted in as a councilmember) during the public interview to fill in Sally Clark’s seat, gave me a revelation—the importance of respect. We make wishes during celebration. My wish for May’s Asian Pacific American API Heritage Month is that […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2015, Asian Americans, Asian Weekly, Councilmember Bruce Harrell, Debadutta Dash, Jean Godden, John Okamoto, New York, Nick Licata, Port of Seattle, Publisher's Blog, Sally Clark, San Francisco, Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, Seattle Times, Tom Burgess, Tom Rasmussen, Vol 34 No 20 | May 9 - May 15

BLOG: What a week for entertainment and politics!

March 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  Not the usual Chamber’s dinner So what was unusual? Mayor Ed Murray, who declared he’s a sheep, spoke briefly at the Greater Chinese Chamber of Commerce’s Lunar New Year dinner at the China Harbor Restaurant last week. Murray, 60, was born in the Year of the Sheep. According to Chinese astrology, anyone born in […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2015, Aegis Living, CEO, Chinese, Girl Scout, Happy Lunar New Year, Master David Leong, Mayor Ed Murray, Meet Dwayne Clark, Pam Banks, Publisher's Blog, Puget Sound Area, Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, Seattle Dept, Seattle Port Commissioner Bill Bryant, Seven Ways, Shell Oil, Silk Comic Issue, Sound Mental Health, Urban League, Vol 34 No 12 | March 14 - March 20

Cheers, jeers, and a lawsuit for Seattle’s $15 wage

June 6, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sue Misao Northwest Asian Weekly The Seattle Restaurant Alliance called it “disappointing,” City Councilmember Kshama Sawant called it a “historic victory,” the immigrant-rights group OneAmerica said it was “a critical first step,” and the International Franchise Association is filing a lawsuit against the City of Seattle — all because Seattle City Council unanimously approved […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Beginning April, Councilmember Bruce Harrell, ECC, Effective April, Ethnic Community Coalition, IFA, International Franchise Association, Mayor Ed Murray, Northwest Asian Weekly, President Obama, Rich Stolz, Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, Vol 33 No 24 | June 7 - June 13, adoption, poverty

BLOG: Drama continues with $15 indecision

May 1, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Anxiety struck the Asian business community on April 24, when Mayor Ed Murray was supposed to announce his plan in the afternoon for the $15 minimum wage.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2014, CPI, City Hall, David Leong, Everywhere Sawant, Income Inequality Advisory Committee, International District, Jade Garden Restaurant, Leo Chan, Mayor Ed Murray, Northwest Kung Fu, Publisher Ng's blog, Sally Clark, Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, Taylor Hoang, Vol 33 No 19 | May 3 - May 9, Yen Lam

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