By Niniek Karmini The Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Thousands of Indonesian factory workers took to the streets in the country’s capital Thursday, Nov. 22 to protest low wages […]
ICHS kicks off campaign to open new center
By Ron Chew For Northwest Asian Weekly International Community Health Services (ICHS), the largest Asian Pacific Islander health care organization in the Pacific Northwest, recently announced plans to develop a […]
Construction begins on the Edmonds International District stretch of SR 99
Construction on the SR 99 Edmonds International District Enhancements Project began on Thursday, Oct. 4. The $662,000 project is funded though federal Highway Enhancements grants and will provide improved illumination […]
EDITORIAL: Port commission’s weakness wastes money
No one thinks that Port of Seattle CEO Tay Yoshitani has done a bad job. On the contrary, at a special meeting of the Seattle Port Commission on Sept. 11, […]
Personal items recovered from tsunami debris
By Malcolm Foster The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A teenager who lost his home in Japan’s devastating tsunami now knows that one prized possession survived: a football that drifted […]
Attention turns to Asian Americans in the military in light of recent suicides and increased enrollment
By Samantha Test Northwest Asian Weekly Asian Americans have fought for the United States for as far back as the 19th century,
Immigrants have hard time keeping their kids enrolled in their health insurance
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 […]
Japan’s population to shrink by one-third by 2060
By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s population of 128 million will shrink by one-third and seniors will account for 40 percent of people by 2060, placing […]
Older Chinese riled by proposed SF bag fee
By Peter Schurmann and Summer Chiang New America Media SAN FRANCISCO — San Mateo resident Dan Lin Shen says he often comes to San Francisco’s Chinatown to purchase fresh produce. […]
BLOG: Finally, we hear from Kreidler
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has a basically white staff. Not only that, after getting elected in 2000, very few in the Asian […]