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Walk for Rice — Bringing community together to fight hunger for 25 years

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By ACRS Over a thousand community members came together on Saturday, June 27 for the annual Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) Walk for Rice, benefiting the ACRS Food Bank. […]

“A world without refugees” — Remembering Luke T. Lee, father, and a fighter for human rights

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By Sharon Lee Special for Northwest Asian Weekly This is the first time I will not be calling my dad and sending him a card on Father’s Day. It is […]

Asian Community airs concerns with new Seattle Police Chief

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By Mark Okazaki Special for Northwest Asian Weekly “We were totally left out.” That is how long-time community activist Alan Sugiyama characterized the recent appointment of four Assistant Police Chiefs, […]

Asian Hall of Fame inducts 4 new members — UFC Fighter, “Black Widow” among the selections

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly The Robert Chinn Foundation inducted 4 new members to its Asian Hall of Fame for 2015.  UFC Fighter Benson Henderson, billiards aficionado Jeanette “The […]

Student scholars honored at 45th annual EOP celebration — Supporting minority students

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Several outstanding student scholarship recipients were recognized at the 45th annual Odegaard Award Celebration held May 7, at UW’s Husky Union Building. The dinner and scholarship fundraiser was hosted by […]

Casting a spell — ESPN makes the National Spelling Bee a high-stakes sport

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly “Nunatak.” Any guess as to what the word means? More importantly, how do you spell it? For 14-year-old Gokul Venkatachalam of Chesterfield, Missouri it […]

Gang of Four book about racial unity in Seattle launched

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By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly The struggle for civil rights cuts across racial lines, one that speaks about the past in a way that stands for a future with […]

Fighting against modern-day slavery — Facing the facts about human trafficking

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By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Bruises and broken bones are just some of the visible signs seen in human trafficking victims. They accompany less visible and more tragic results […]

Lawsuit accuses Port of Seattle of discrimination — Concessionaires claim racial disparity of minority-owned businesses at Sea-Tac Airport

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly The next time you head to Sea-Tac Airport take notice of the concessions at the terminals. A lawsuit claims that the way the Port […]