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LETTER: The sanitization process of our names

October 6, 2017 By Admin

My community coordinator called me into his office, and he said, “You will need to tell the patron not to write his name in Chinese characters, on our sign-in sheet!” […]

DACA enrollees eligible for application fee assistance

October 6, 2017 By Admin

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee has announced that Washington state residents currently enrolled in a federal program for young immigrants will soon be able to apply for financial […]

2nd lawsuit says big detention center must pay minimum wage

October 6, 2017 By Admin

SEATTLE (AP) — A second lawsuit is challenging the failure of one of the nation’s largest private immigration jails to pay detainees minimum wage for the work they perform. Former […]

Hyeok Kim leaving City Hall Oct. 13

October 6, 2017 By Admin

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Seattle Mayor Tim Burgess expressed his appreciation and gratitude for Deputy Mayor Hyeok Kim on Oct 2., after she announced her planned departure from City […]

Race to decide if West Coast keeps its only GOP-led chamber

October 5, 2017 By Admin

By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Senate is the only Republican-led legislative chamber on the West Coast, and a special election in Seattle’s […]

Asian American woman killed in Las Vegas massacre

October 5, 2017 By Admin

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Michelle Vo, 32, was among the casualties in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. Diane Hawkins, Vo’s sister who lives in Washington state, said […]

Poll: Asian millennials troubled by Trump

October 5, 2017 By Admin

Eight months into Donald Trump’s presidency, 78 percent of Asian American millennials disapprove of the way that he is handling his job. Those are the results of an NBC News/GenForward […]

PICTORIAL: 2017 Ethnic Media Candidates’ Meet -n- Greet

October 5, 2017 By Admin

THIS PICTORIAL IS SPONSORED BY THE CANDIDATES PHOTOS BY GEORGE LIU/NWAW

BLOG: Behind the scenes — My weapons for battling crises (Part 2)

October 5, 2017 By Admin

By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY None of my journalism classes prepared me to deal with crises during my 35 years of publishing, including a lawsuit, a protest, troubled employees, […]