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Filipino Community Center featured on TV

April 9, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Emma Catague and the Filipino Community Center were featured during a EcoConsumer segment in February, about sustainable communities on the KOMO 4 TV 4 p.m. news with anchor Mary Nam. In the segment, Catague highlighted the Center’s senior food program and food bank for seniors, which offer healthy and culturally-appropriate Filipino foods. The Filipino Community […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2018, Emma Catague, VOL 37 NO 15 | APRIL 7 - APRIL 13

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

May 28, 2015 By James Tabafunda

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 such as psychological and emotional trauma and even death. Sister Mary John Mananzan visited Seattle University’s Campion Ballroom on May 18 as the keynote speaker […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: Adisucipto International Airport, Angeles City, Campion Ballroom, Discrimination Act, Emma Catague, Filipino, Global News Network, Gulf News, IACAT, Indonesia, Mary Jane Veloso, Philippines, Seattle University, Sister Mary John Mananzan, Women Empowerment Network, poverty

EDITORIAL: Trafficking demands attention on May Day

May 3, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Our recent International Workers’ Day was not without incident. And no, we’re not talking about the broken windows and rioting. We’re talking about an event that was overshadowed by those disturbances. On May 1, Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles and other anti-human trafficking advocates spoke at a press conference held in Olympia to highlight 12 recently enacted […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2012, Emma Catague, Filipino, HB, International Workers Day, Sutapa Basu, Suzanna Blackwell, Task Force, UW, Velma Veloria, Vol 31 No 19 | May 5 - May 11, attention

People for sale? – Part 1 of 2: What’s often left unsaid and unreported in the world of modern slavery

February 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In the mid 90s, advocates at the Asian & Pacific Islander Women & Family Safety Center (APIWFSC) were alarmed by a disturbing trend in domestic violence cases.

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: 2011, APIWFSC, Anne Ko, Emma Catague, International Labor Organization, Mexico, Northwest Asian Weekly, Operation Traffick Jam, Palermo Protocol, ReWA, Refugee Women, Seattle Police Department, Tiffany Ran, Trafficking Victims Protection Act, United Nation, United States, Vol 30 No 8 | February 19 - February 25

Using art to end violence?

February 24, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Last Friday night, the auditorium at the Filipino Community Center was packed for the debut of Seattle’s one-night-only iVow performance. The audience watched attentively as community members recounted how violence had affected the personal lives of the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) female cast.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2010, APIWFSC, Although Friday, Annual Candlelight Vigil, April Nishimura, Asian Pacific Islander Women, Emma Catague, Filipino Community Center, King County Courthouse, Last Friday, New York, Pacific Islanders, QTAP, Queer Network Program, Third Avenue Seattle, Vol 29 No 9 | February 27 - March 5, culture

Saving the exploited from human trafficking

February 5, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Justin Vorhees FOR NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY A runaway teen is lured into prostitution. An exchange student is recruited by an escort service. An illegal immigrant is forced into labor without pay. Whether coerced by threat of physical abuse or psychologically manipulated by promises of a better future, victims of modern day slavery are often […]

Filed Under: News, Features, Community News Tagged With: APIWFSC, Attorney General, Emma Catague, Human Services, Human Trafficking Law, Jorge Baron, Justin Vorhees, King County, Lan Pham, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, President Barack Obama, Seattle, United States, Washington State Task Force, attention

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