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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 31 No 13 | March 24 – March 30

Senate proposal affects Washington’s low-income families

March 23, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Feb. 28, Washington State Senate released its proposed supplemental budget, which aims to protect, maintain, and even restore some lost funding to essential services for low-income children, families, immigrants, seniors, and people with disabilities.

Filed Under: Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, Adult Dental, Apple Health, Basic Health Plan, Legislative Session, Marcy Bowers, Renee Jones, Statewide Poverty Action Network, TANF, Vol 31 No 13 | March 24 - March 30, Washington State Senate

COMMENTARY: Who are the Teochew people? They are our neighbors and friends.

March 23, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Cindy Luc For Northwest Asian Weekly When I first tell people that I am Chinese, I get an instantaneous assumption and the question “Do you speak Cantonese or Mandarin?” I kindly respond with, “No. I speak the Teochew dialect.”

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2012, Cambodian Australian, China, Chinese, Fashion Hair Salon, Ham Tran, Miriam Yeung, Sammie Cheung, San Francisco, Singapore, South Seattle, Steven Ma, Truong Vu, United States, Vietnamese, Vol 31 No 13 | March 24 - March 30, Wena Poon, culture, language

Pacific’s new mayor wins by write-in — months later, faces controversy over medals

March 22, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jeffrey Osborn Northwest Asian Weekly On Nov. 4, the residents of Pacific, a small town just outside of Auburn, voted in a new mayor, Cy Sun, an Asian American. While it’s not unusual to vote a new mayor into office, the circumstances surrounding his election are rare. Not only that, months into his term, […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2012, Asian American, Auburn Reporter, Census, City Councilmember Gary Hulsey, Cy Sun, Ex-mayor Hildreth, Jeffrey Osborn, King County Elections Director, Korean War, Mayor Sun, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islanders, Purple Heart, Richard Hildreth, Sherril Huff, Vol 31 No 13 | March 24 - March 30

In memory of Col. Janice Mano Lehman: nurse, wife, and friend

March 22, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Col. Janice Mano Lehman passed away on the morning of March 11 after a nine-year battle with lung cancer. She was 48. Mano Lehman grew up in Seattle and attended Renton High School, graduating in 1982. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Washington State University, where she […]

Filed Under: Obituaries Tagged With: 2011, 2012, Army Commendation Medal, Bay Islands, Combined Arms Staff Services School, Costa Rica, Danielle Lehman, Elizabeth Matthews, Jim Lehman, Jim Mano, Karen Mano Little, Kathy Mano Leonard, Meritorious Service Medal, Northwest Asian Weekly, Parachutist Badge, Rick Mano, Robert Lehman, Seattle, Vol 31 No 13 | March 24 - March 30, Washington State University, Wells Fargo Bank

Immigrants have hard time keeping their kids enrolled in their health insurance

March 22, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Viji Sundaram New America Media When the breadwinner of a Hmong family in Merced, Calif., lost his employer-sponsored health insurance coverage when he got laid off from his job last year, he didn’t think to find a public insurance program for his 5-year-old son. So when his son got sick a few months later […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: 2012, 2014, African American, California Coverage Health Initiatives, California Health Interview Survey, Gray Davis, Greenlining Institute, Health Benefit Exchanges, Health Outreach Partners, Healthy Families, Jessica Rothaar, Mike Odeh, Odella Recio, Oscar Gomez, Palee Moua, Suzie Shupe, UCLA, Urban Institute, Vol 31 No 13 | March 24 - March 30

Mariners release pitcher Kuo Hong-Chih

March 22, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly On March 19, the Seattle Mariners announced that it was releasing Kuo Hong-Chih, 30, a left-handed Taiwanese relief pitcher. The reason cited was poor performance during spring training and also to make room for others on the 40-man roster, according to the Mariners’ website. “I think he just needs more […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, Colorado Rockies, Eric Wedge, MLB, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Mariners, Tainan City, Taiwan, Vol 31 No 13 | March 24 - March 30

EDITORIAL: Mayor Cy Sun deserves an apology

March 22, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

It’s an underdog story. It’s an American story. It’s a story that illustrates to us that if we work hard, dreams can come true. Unfortunately, the story has an unfortunate footnote. Cy Sun, 81, is an Asian American veteran with a Purple Heart and a Croix de Guerre. He served during the Korean War before […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2012, Asian American, Auburn Reporter, Cy Sun, Gary Hulsey, Korean War, Mayor Sun, Purple Heart, Richard Hildreth, Stolen Valor Act, United States, Vol 31 No 13 | March 24 - March 30, blog

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