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COMMENTARY: When Voting for Judges, Don’t Be Fooled by the Name – Vote for Justice Steve Gonzalez

October 30, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mary Yu This November you will have an opportunity to cast your vote for a number of important public positions. One of the positions that deserves your attention is the office of judge. In particular, you will have the opportunity to decide who sits on our State Supreme Court. There are nine Justices on […]

Filed Under: Commentaries, Feature stories

COMMENTARY: Vote YES on I-1631 — For a better planet and a healthier C-ID

October 25, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Rick Polintan There’s an old Filipino saying: You will not harvest anything if you did not plant anything. The need to take care of our surroundings and the understanding that the resources that sustain life is scarce has been well understood in Asian and Pacific Islander cultures for centuries. You can see it in […]

Filed Under: Commentaries, Feature stories Tagged With: 2018, I-1631, VOL 37 NO 44 | OCTOBER 27 - NOVEMBER 2

COMMENTARY: Vote NO on I-1631 — Energy tax means higher costs for small businesses, little environmental change

October 25, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Bob Edwards Voters will soon decide on Initiative 1631, a new energy tax. Look into the facts, especially if you own a small business or raise a family in Seattle and King County. I-1631 is a deeply-flawed energy tax that forces small businesses, families, and consumers to pay billions more in taxes for gasoline, […]

Filed Under: Commentaries, Feature stories Tagged With: 2018, I-1631, VOL 37 NO 44 | OCTOBER 27 - NOVEMBER 2

COMMENTARY: Yes, another quality public school option for our communities is something to celebrate

October 5, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Walter Chen, Principal of RVLA Middle School And Arneidra Lloyd, Principal of RVLA High School Thanks to the community’s warm welcome and the hard work of so many, Rainier Valley Leadership Academy (RVLA) Middle School opened its doors last year for the first time to the families of Rainier Valley. This fall, we are […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 41 | OCTOBER 6 - OCTOBER 12

COMMENTARY: Why we voted to strike at the Marriott

October 5, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Sept. 14, workers at the Westin Seattle voted 98 percent to authorize a strike against our employer, Marriott International. Within a two-week span, over 8,000 Marriott workers in Boston, Honolulu, Maui, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Oakland, and Detroit voted overwhelmingly to do the same. We are room attendants, bell attendants, house attendants, […]

Filed Under: Commentaries, Feature stories Tagged With: 2018, MARRIOTT, VOL 37 NO 41 | OCTOBER 6 - OCTOBER 12

GUEST COMMENTARY: No excuse for fake news rhetoric

August 17, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Fred Obee Executive Director Washington Newspaper Publishers Association The plight of a grieving orca who continues to carry her dead calf for weeks is reported by the Seattle Times. The Spokane Spokesman-Review lets people know for the first time the Legislature is forming a task force to exempt lawmakers from portions of the Public […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 34 | AUGUST 18 - AUGUST 24

COMMENTARY: Why I’m excited about Crazy Rich Asians

August 16, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY It’s one of the most highly anticipated films of the summer — especially if you’re Asian. For me, it’s not because it’s the first Asian-led studio film to hit theaters since The Joy Luck Club. It’s not just because people are calling it a landmark moment for Asian Americans […]

Filed Under: Commentaries, Feature stories Tagged With: 2018, Crazy Rich Asians, IBAN, VOL 37 NO 34 | AUGUST 18 - AUGUST 24

COMMENTARY: Be the bridge

August 3, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sun Lee Chang Growing up as a first generation immigrant, I used to wonder what my life would have been like if my parents hadn’t brought us to the United States nearly 40 years ago. My father used to speak sadly of the large extended family and friends that they had left behind. There […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 32 | AUGUST 4 - AUGUST 10, family gathering, family values

COMMENTARY: I can’t shake this cough and now I know why

August 3, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jimmy Lee ID resident Do you ever notice that you have a nagging cough? How about when you wake up in the morning and you always seem to have some phlegm in your throat that you need to clear out? If you live or work in the Chinatown-International District (CID), you may be wondering […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 32 | AUGUST 4 - AUGUST 10

COMMENTARY: Port of Seattle on travel ban

July 19, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Courtney Gregoire and Ryan Calkins Port of Seattle Commissioners The Supreme Court ruling upholding the third “travel ban” was another reminder that we are in the middle of a fundamental national conversation about our commitment to welcoming immigrants, refugees, and international visitors. For the Port of Seattle, engaging with people from around the world […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 30 | JULY 21 - JULY 27

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