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New bill brings cultural competency to food inspection

April 14, 2016 By Tiffany Ran

In the process of opening Dong Thap Noodles, restaurant owner Nick Bui learned about the restrictions applied to storing rice noodles at room temperature. Washington Board of Health regulations prevents rice noodles like those Nick Bui makes fresh from scratch to be stored at room temperature (temperatures ranging between 41 and 135 degrees Fahrenheit) for over four hours, but Bui and other restaurants and rice noodle manufacturers argue that the limited four-hour window is prohibitive and wasteful.

Filed Under: Features, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Bob Hasegawa, Derek Stanford, Dong Thap Noodles, House Bill, Jay Inslee, Korean, Nick Bui, Northwest Asian Weekly, President Timothy Louie, Representatives Cindy Ryu, Sharon Tomiko Santos, Tsue Chong Noodle, VOL 35 NO 16 APRIL 16 – APRIL 22, Washington State Senate, attention, culture

Governor signs educational opportunity gap bill

April 8, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Gov. Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1541 into law on March 30 at Aki Kurose Middle School in Seattle. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos (D–Seattle), would implement strategies to close the educational opportunity gaps, and requires schools to collect and report data by Asian ethnicities so educators will have a better understanding […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, AAPI, Aki Kurose Middle School, HB, House Bill, Jay Inslee, Seattle, Sharon Tomiko Santos, VOL 35 NO 15 | APRIL 9 – APRIL 15

Educational disparities — Data key to closing gap?

March 3, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

University of Washington (UW) sophomore Janilla Augofie takes pride in being the first member in her family to go to college. But despite this accomplishment, Augofie has struggled in silence while navigating the educational system.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2016, AAPI, African American, Alaska Native, Alma Ramiro Alonzo, American Indian, Education, HB, Holly Barker, House Bill, Janilla Augofie, Laos, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islander, Polynesian Outreach Program, Southeast Asian, Thailand, UW, Vol 35 No 10 | March 5 - March 11, White House

COMMENTARY: It’s time to listen — It’s time to close the opportunity gap

January 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

One of our core values as a country and state is providing the best opportunity for our next generation to succeed; this means all children regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, or other defining characteristic.

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2009, 2016, African American, EOGOAC, Frieda Takamura, House Bill, Native American, Pacific Islander, Senate Bill, Sharon Tomiko Santos, Sili Savusa, State Senate, Unfortunately Washington, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, poverty

EDITORIAL: We support raising Washington state’s legal smoking age to 21

January 21, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Have you ever driven down the street or walked through a public area only to spot someone who looks way too young to be smoking? Have you had to move seats on a restaurant patio or change hotel rooms (here or abroad) because of the lingering scent of cigarette smoke? Washington State Attorney General Bob […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2016, Chris Sanderson, Disease Control, House Bill, New York City, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islander, Stuart Elway, Vol 35 No 4 | January 23 - January 29, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, culture

Boundless Steps Ahead — An internship with the Southeast Asian Education Coalition opened doors

April 17, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sam Le Northwest Asian Weekly As a closing of one chapter, an adventurous and thrilling internship with the Southeast Asian Education (SEAeD) Coalition nears its end, I was asked what are my next steps? My name is Sam Le and I am a current student at the University of Washington pursuing a Bachelor’s in […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2015, Asian American, HB, House Bill, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islander, Sam Le, Social Welfare, Southeast Asian Education Coalition, Tony Vo, Vol 34 No 17 | April 18 - April 24, Washington State

Beyond McCleary — Education opportunity: Equal but Unequal? Legislators tackling student-achievement gap

March 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Alice Day WNPA Olympia News Bureau Advocates for minority and low-income students are urging legislators to take a closer look at the state’s McCleary obligation to ensure that all students are given equal and ample opportunity to achieve in school. One bill would require state agencies to assess the potential negative impacts of education […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, African American Black, American Indian Alaska Native, English Language Learners Accountability Task Force, HB, House Bill, House Education Committee Chair Rep, King County Asian Pacific Islander Coalition, Lillian Ortiz-Self, Native Hawaiian, Pramila Jayapal, Senate Bill, Sharon Tomiko Santos, Solid Ground, Tony Lee, Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program, Vol 34 No 10 | February 28 - March 6

Top Contributor: Bob Hasegawa

November 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ninette Cheng Northwest Asian Weekly Nov. 6 marked a special day for Bob Hasegawa: the lifelong labor rights champion was elected to his first term in Washington State Senate. But Hasegawa is hardly new to politics. He has served six years as State Representative of Washington’s 11th District, representing Tukwila, the southern part of […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2012, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, Asian Pacific Islanders, Beacon Hill, Bob Hasegawa, Cindy Domingo, House Bill, King County Council Member Larry Gossett, Margarita Prentice, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, State Representative, Teamsters Local, Teamsters Union, Top Contributors 2012, UPS, Vol 31 No 48 | November 24 - November 30, Wall Street, Washington State Senate

Rep. Cindy Ryu’s bill to save traveler-rescue services passes House

January 24, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

When travelers are stricken by serious injuries, earthquakes or threats to their safety from volatile political situations overseas, they often turn to companies like Global Rescue for help that can rescue them from harm.  But when Global Rescue needed regulatory relief to continue operating affordably in Washington State, they turned to Rep. Cindy Ryu for […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Arab Spring, Cindy Ryu, Global Rescue, Haiti, House Bill, Insurance Commissioner, Mel Sorenson, Washington State

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