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Minority biz reacts to $15 min. wage

May 8, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle Mayor Ed Murray on May 1 proposed a phased-in increase of the minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next seven years — a compromise endorsed by both business and labor that would make the city’s pay baseline the highest in the nation.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Bob Park, City Council, Craig Dawson, Doris Cassan, Emma Herron, Income Inequality Advisory Committee, Kshama Sawant, Northwest Asian Weekly, Rainier Valley, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Steve Boyer, Tan Nguyen, Vol 33 No 20 | May 10 - May 16, West Coast Commercial Realty, Yen Lam, 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

COMMENTARY: Ethnic business community says ‘no’ to $15 minimum wage hike proposal

April 25, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By The Ethnic Community Coalition Although Seattle’s proposed $15/hour minimum wage increase has been publicly debated since last fall, we local ethnic and immigrant small business owners have just begun to realize the negative impact the wage hike will have on our businesses and on our employees. For months, we tried to ignore it. In […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2014, Although Seattle, Asian Americans, Bakery West Coast Commercial Realty, David Leong, Day Spring Fitch Funeral Home, Hector Pang, Income Inequality Advisory Committee, Julie Pham, Lawrence Pang, Susanna Tran, Tam Nguyen, Tamarind Tree, Vol 33 No 18 | April 26 - May 2, Washington Restaurant Association, Yen Lam, Zane Fitch

LETTER: $15 is not the answer

April 25, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The following letters to KIRO TV were sent to the Northwest Asian Weekly for publication. Dear KIRO TV, Thank you for your piece on the minimum wage raise in Seattle and how it can affect the immigrant community and businesses. We have not heard the side of the minimum wage opposition and how it will hurt […]

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2014, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Vol 33 No 18 | April 26 - May 2, Yen Lam, letter

LETTER: On Seattle’s proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15/hour

April 18, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

From: multicultural and minority small business owners of Seattle To: Mayor Ed Murray Thank you, Mr. Mayor, for sharing your time with us to evaluate and learn of our concerns, thoughts, and positions regarding the proposed $15 minimum wage and its affect on the immigrant community, minority groups, and small businesses working and living in […]

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2014, American Dream, Hien Tran, Joanna Chong, Lawrence Pang, Lee Ching Tran, Louis Rodriguez, Mayor Ed Murray, Seattle, Susanna Tran, Taylor Hoang, Thoa Nguyen, United States, Vol 33 No 17 | April 19 - April 25, Yen Lam, language, poverty

Seattle symposium focuses on increasing the minimum wage

April 3, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly While the cost of living and CEO compensation packages continue to rise, many

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2014, 2016, CEO, David Rolf, Howard Wright, Income Inequality Advisory Committee, Local Progress, President Obama, Seafood Market, Seattle Hospitality Group, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Seattle University, Taylor Hoang, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 15 | April 5 - April 11, Yen Lam, poverty

Lam’s Seafood owner featured in national Chase advertising campaign

October 14, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Yen Lam, owner of Lam’s Seafood at 1221 S. King St., will be featured in a national advertising campaign by Chase bank that features local entrepreneurs. The Mission Main Street campaign features nine business owners from all over the country and the advertising includes digital media, radio, business and trade print publications. “These entrepreneurs represent […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Donna Vieira, King St, Mission Main Street, Vol 32 No 42 | October 12 - October 18, Yen Lam

Woman Leaders in New Ventures

August 29, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Woman Leaders in New Ventures WHEN: Friday, September 20, 2013 11:30 a.m.—1:30 p.m. WHERE: New Hong Kong Restaurant, 900 S. Jackson St. #203, Seattle Honorees: Maire Chacon & Lesly Chacon Maud Daudon Sophath Chou Adriana Medina Angela Shen Anjana Shanker Beverly Norris Edna Daigre Kira Bundlie & Lisa  Strom Kendee Yamaguchi Purple Tramble Natasha Savage […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2013, Adriana Medina, Angela Shen, Anjana Shanker, Beverly Norris, Edna Daigre, Eli Lilly, Julia Johnson, Kendee Yamaguchi, Kiku Hayashi, Natasha Savage, Puget Sound Blood Center, Purple Tramble, Seattle, Sophath Chou, State Farm Insurance, Teri Wong, Wells Fargo, Woman Leaders in New Ventures, Women of Color Empowered, Yen Lam

Plastics bag ban detrimental to Asian supermarkets

August 1, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle’s plastic bag ban has had mixed results for businesses, but for Asian grocery stores the impact has been more negative than for most due to increased costs, misunderstandings from customers, and increased shoplifting.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2013, Charles Lam, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Public Utilities, Vol 32 No 32 | August 3 - August 9, Yen Lam

Market owner Yen Lam-Steward celebrates 21 meaningful years at Lam’s Seafood Market

April 12, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Elizabeth Wang Northwest Asian Weekly Yen Lam-Steward started working with her father at Lam’s Seafood Market from its humble beginnings on the corner of Main Street in 1991, running the cash register, scaling fish, and cleaning crab.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2012, Bellevue College, Business Transfer Program, CEO, Elizabeth Wang, International District, Leslie Lum, Long Nguyen, Main Street, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seafood Market, Theresa Reyna, Vietnamese, Vol 31 No 16 | April 14 - April 20, Yen Lam, attention, parking

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