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U.S. inducts Chinese railroad workers into Labor Hall of Honor

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This month marks the 145th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad. On May 9, U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez formally inducted into the Labor Hall of […]

EDITORIAL: What? There’s an Asian American history?

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This week, The Princetonian, the newspaper of Princeton University, reported that the school has hired its first professor in Asian American history. Class begins in 2015. The most newsworthy aspect […]

2 on AAPI advisory committee

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President Barack Obama announced on April 24 that he would appoint 14 individuals to the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, to improve the quality of life […]

California bill reignites affirmative action fight

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By Juliet Williams Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Nearly 20 years after California became the first state to ban the use of race and ethnicity in college admissions, a […]

Come out to the Seattle Center for API Heritage Month fun & festivities

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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and one way Seattle is celebrating is with a free afternoon of family fun and cultural festivities from 11:45 a.m. to […]

Celebrating 40 years of CAPAA’s rich legacy, from 1974 to 2014

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By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly For the past four decades, the Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA) has worked to improve the wellbeing of Asian Pacific […]

Nonwhites have more high blood pressure

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By Jae Hong, MD, Summit Cardiology, UW Northwest Hospital It’s hard to believe, but today, about 76.4 million adults in the United States have been diagnosed with high blood pressure. […]

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

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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 […]

BLOG: Tomio Moriguchi — A gifted leader

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By Assunta Ng Uwajimaya chairman Tomio Moriguchi is not all about business. He is a determined leader who fights for important causes for the community. Martha Choe, chief administrative officer […]