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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 29 No 41 | October 9 – October 15

Breaking the bamboo ceiling

October 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2008 American Community Survey (ACS) indicates that a gender wage gap still exists. The median income of women is still 77.9 percent that of men.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2008, 2010, ACS, Asian Americans, Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, Census Bureau, China, Columbia University, David Tang, East Coast, Jane Hyun, Korean American, Martha Choe, Northwest Asian Weekly, Preston Gates Ellis, Vol 29 No 41 | October 9 - October 15, Wall Street, Western Washington University

What a difference a day makes: The City Attorney’s new guidelines aims to protect immigrants from unjust deportation

October 7, 2010 By Jason Cruz

This past May, the Seattle City Attorney’s office instituted a policy intended to protect noncitizen immigrants from deportation for misdemeanor offenses.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2010, ACLU, INS, Jason Cruz, Jennifer Cruz, John Schochet, Jorge Barron, NWIRP, Northwest Asian Weekly, Patrick Cantor, Pete Holmes, Philippines, SMC, Seattle City Attorney, Seattle Municipal Court, United States, Vol 29 No 41 | October 9 - October 15

Filipino American to head Edmonds Community College?

October 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

When Rachel Solemsaas’s late grandmother went to college, she was the first person in her family to do so.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Bellevue College, Dan Clements, Don Doucette, ECC, Edmonds Community College, Filipino American, Jack Oharah, Janice Ellis, Jean Hernandez, Joe Dunlap, Kimberly Perry, Marty Cavalluzzi, Northwest Asian Weekly, Rachel Solemsaas, Snohomish County, Vol 29 No 41 | October 9 - October 15, poverty

Ted Choi Tam (1935–2010), father and activist

October 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Tam majored in business at the University of Washington and served in the U.S. Army. He was a manufacturing engineer before starting Choi Investment Realty.

Filed Under: Obituaries Tagged With: 2010, Brandon St, Broadway Ave, Catholic Church, Chinese American, Choi Investment Realty, Eastlake Community Council, King County Republican Party, Seattle, Ted Choi Tam, Vol 29 No 41 | October 9 - October 15, Washington Asian Pacific American Republicans

Three in Seattle accused of food stamp trafficking

October 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Federal authorities and Seattle police have arrested three people and raided two grocery stores as part of what they describe as an undercover investigation into food stamp trafficking.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Ahn Thi Nguyen, Asian Americans, Assunta Ng, Elsa Ma Kwong, Food, Hop Thanh Supermarket, International District, Muoi Ly, Seattle Chinese Herb Grocery, TV, Vol 29 No 41 | October 9 - October 15

Ethnic elders split on Washington state assisted suicide law

October 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

When nearly six in 10 voters in Washington state approved Initiative 1000, the 2008 Death with Dignity Act, Seattle resident Tam Hue (last name not given), 73,

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: 2008, 2009, 2010, American Community Survey, Eileen Geller, Five Wishes, Julie Pham, Lisa Butler, Marie Thu Le, New America Media Northwest Vietnamese News, Robb Miller, Sahra Farah, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Tam Hue, Thai Quang Pham, Thi Nguyen, Thien Chan Quan, United States, Vol 29 No 41 | October 9 - October 15

Philippine church angered by president’s stance on contraception

October 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Just a few months into his tenure, President Benigno Aquino III has angered the powerful Catholic Church by expressing support for

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Benigno Aquino III, Catholic Church, Corazon Aquino, Edwin Lacierda, Ferdinand Marcos, Filipino Americans, MANILA, Melvin Castro, Philippines, President Joseph Estrada, Southeast Asian, United States, Vol 29 No 41 | October 9 - October 15, poverty

Contender for Nobel prize is in Chinese prison

October 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — When the police came for Liu Xiaobo on a December night nearly two years ago, they didn’t tell the dissident author why he was being taken away.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, AIDS, Andrew Nathan, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Australian National University, Beijing, China, Chinese Communist Party, Columbia University, Dalai Lama, International Studies, Internet God, Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Institute, South African, Velvet Revolution, Vol 29 No 41 | October 9 - October 15, Wan Yanhai, Xu Youyu, Zhou Duo, Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, letter

Koreas meet to discuss family reunions

October 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Red Cross officials from the two Koreas tried to narrow differences on Friday, Sept. 25. They discussed how they can restart a stalled program

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2010, Defense Ministry, Diamond Mountain, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Korean Central News Agency, North Korean, SEOUL, South Korean, Unification Ministry, Vol 29 No 41 | October 9 - October 15, reunion

Women of Color tackle education

October 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

From school counselors and college professors to superintendents and education association presidents, the honorees were recognized for their contributions to education in Washington state.

Filed Under: Profiles, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Amalia Cudeiro, Bellevue College, Bellevue Public Schools Superintendent Amalia Cudeiro, China Harbor Restaurant, Christine Katayama, City University, Effective Family School Partnerships, Erin Jones, Ethelda Burke, Everett High School, Frieda Takamura, Kathi Hiyane-Brown, Lillian Ortiz-Self, Mary Lindquist, Mona Bailey, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Patricia Whitefoot, Rachel Solemsaas, Shirley Hune, Trise Moore, Tukwila School District Superintendent Ethelda Burke, Vol 29 No 41 | October 9 - October 15, WEA, Washington Indian Education Association

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