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Asians the fastest growing race in last decade, according to Census

March 30, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

WASHINGTON – The nation’s Asian population became the fastest growing race over the past decade, experiencing a 43 percent increase from 2000 to 2010, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Filed Under: Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Asian Americans, Census Bureau, Kiran Ahuja, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders, White House Initiative

Census reveals changing face of Washington

March 24, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

According to the recent census data, the Asian population in Washington state grew by 49.2 percent in the last decade. The Hispanic population

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2010, 2011, ACS, Census Bureau, GDP, Greater Seattle, King County, Native Hawaiian, Nina Huang, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islanders, Ralph Lee, Snohomish County, United States, Vol 30 No 13 | March 26 - April 1, Yakima County, technology

APIA workers among the fastest growing groups in the union workforce

February 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A new report by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) documents a large wage and benefit advantage for Asian American and Pacific Islander

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2009, 2011, AAPI, APIA, Asian Americans, CEPR, Census Bureau, Domestic Policy, Nicole Woo, Pacific Islanders, Vol 30 No 8 | February 19 - February 25

Editorial: Budget cuts, though necessary, require a second thought

January 6, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Late last month, Gov. Chris Gregoire proposed a new budget — full of cuts. Since then, many people have been critical, calling these cuts overly harsh.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2009, 2011, African American, Asian Pacific American, CAPAA, Census Bureau, Chris Gregoire, Civil Rights, Editorial Budget, Hispanics Latinos, Human Rights Commission, Northwest Asian Weekly, Ron Chow, Vol 30 No 2 | January 8 - January 14, WA

Even in ‘retirement,’ Ellen Abellera leads with poise and passion

November 11, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Before becoming a staunch advocate for Asian Americans across Washington state, Ellen Abellera rallied for her father, a former politician in Kalibo, Philippines.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, CAPAA, Census Bureau, Chris Gregoire, Ellen Abellera, Evangeline Cafe, King County, Northwest Asian Weekly, Philippines, Seattle Women, United States, Vol 29 No 46 | November 13 - November 19, gary locke

Editorial: The minority vote matters

October 21, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This year, we, as a newspaper and as part of the Asian community, have been blessed. We’ve had many political candidates reaching out to us for the first time.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2008, 2010, Asian Americans, Census Bureau, Chinese, NPR, New Mexico, North Carolina, President Barack Obama, Sea Beez, Urban Enterprise Center, Vol 29 No 43 | October 23 - October 29, attention

Breaking the bamboo ceiling

October 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2008 American Community Survey (ACS) indicates that a gender wage gap still exists. The median income of women is still 77.9 percent that of men.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2008, 2010, ACS, Asian Americans, Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, Census Bureau, China, Columbia University, David Tang, East Coast, Jane Hyun, Korean American, Martha Choe, Northwest Asian Weekly, Preston Gates Ellis, Vol 29 No 41 | October 9 - October 15, Wall Street, Western Washington University

Secretary Locke takes time of out his busy schedule to address new set of pesky rumors

July 1, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke is a very busy man. He’s in charge of the U.S. Census Bureau, the Economic Development Administration, the National Oceanic

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Assunta Ng, Beijing, CEO, Census Bureau, Chinese, Commerce Gary Locke, Economic Development Administration, Minority Business Development Agency, Mona Locke, Northwest Asian Weekly, Port of Seattle, Secretary Locke, Stacy Nguyen, TV, Tay Yoshitani, Vol 29 No 27 | July 3 - July 9, World Expo, gary locke

Will a census taker come to your house?

June 3, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The 2010 Census was due May 1, 2010. Anyone who did not respond to the mail-in questionnaire will receive an in-person visit from a census taker

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, Census Bureau, Chinese, Korean, Social Security, Vietnamese, Vol 29 No 23 | June 5 - June 11

Innovative census ads seek to boost minority participation

April 15, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Radio commercials blare ranchera tunes, beseeching Mexican Americans to fill out their census forms. Print ads with a portrait of a Thai family with a carved elephant in the background implore Thais to do the same. So does a Congolese basketball hero in another.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, African Americans, Allied Media Corp, Arab American Institute Foundation, Caribbean Islands, Census Bureau, Census Project, Chinese American, Congolese American, Damien Reid, Dikembe Mutombo, East Asian-looking, Helen Hatab Samhan, Jalal Sayed, Mexican Americans, Phil Sparks, Raul Cisneros, Vol 29 No 16 | April 17 - April 23, West Indian, culture, language

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