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Providing sleep in Seattle — ‘Big Give’ day provides King County with sleeping bags

December 18, 2014 By James Tabafunda

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly One caring group of individuals stand united in delivering compassion and restoring dignity to people without stable and permanent housing. <!–more–> Sleepless in Seattle (SIS), a grass-roots group of individuals, handed out new sleeping bags to King County’s homeless population on December 13, designated by the group as “Big […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2009, 2014, Big Give Day, Capitol Hill, Chinese American Eddie Wang, Chinese American Phoebe Huang, Eddie Wang, International Rescue Committee, James Tabafunda, King County, Northwest Asian Weekly, SIS, Seattle Big Give, Serve Seattle, Taiwanese American, UW, Vicky Lin, Vol 33 No 52 | December 20 - December 26

Death toll in Thai refugee camp fire rises to 35

March 30, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — The number of Myanmar refugees killed in a fire at a camp in northwestern Thailand has risen to 35, Thai officials said Saturday, March 23.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, BANGKOK, Ban Mae Surin, International Rescue Committee, Mae Hong Son, Mireille Girard, Myanmar, Paisarn Thanyavanichkul, Red Cross, Thailand, UNHCR, Vol 32 No 14 | March 30 - April 5

Commentary: Commemorate World Refugee Day with pride

June 24, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Farooq Kathwari White House blog My journey to America began like those of many who seek refuge away from their home countries. At the age of 21, I left the beautiful mountains of Kashmir, which had become a region of conflict, for the safety of the United States. I worked hard, going to night […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2011, Advisory Commission, Asian Americans, CEO, Ethan Allen, Farooq Kathwari, International Rescue Committee, New York University, Pacific Islanders, United States, Vol 30 No 26 | June 25 - July 1, White House, World Refugee Day, culture

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