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2015 top stories — Seattle’s Chinatown loses its hero, receives a visit by Chinese President Xi, and hookah lounge controversy

December 24, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Compiled by Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly 1. Donnie Chin murder devastates community Hundreds of people gathered at Hing Hay Park for a memorial July 26, to honor the memory of Donnie Chin, who was devoted to the International District (ID). Chin served as ad hoc security around the ID neighborhood since he was a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, AILA, Ana Mari Cauce, Donnie Chin, Eric Garner, Everett Community College, Garfield High School, Indonesia Mami Sato, International District, Izabel Laxamana, Kings Hookah Lounge, Lane Street, North Seattle College President Warren Brown, Peggy Chapman, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, UW, United States, Vol 34 No 53 | December 26 - January 1

Hookah bars get a reprieve — Community reaction toward Murray’s reversed decision

September 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Within less than a month, Mayor Ed Murray reversed his decision to close down all of the city’s hookah lounges after lounge owners and supporters’ two protests at City Hall. Murray’s initial reaction to shut down the lounges was in response to Donnie Chin’s slaying on July 23 near […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: African Americans, Ahmed Ali, Bob Santos, Chinatown International District, City Hall, Dean Leong, Donnie Chin, Dorothy Wong, Franklyn Smith, Health Dept, International District Emergency Center, International District Special Review, Kings Hookah Lounge, Mark Okazaki, Northwest Asian Weekly, Racial Equity Toolkit, Seattle, Somali Health Board, Uwajimaya Chairman Tomio Moriguchi, Vol 34 No 37 | September 5 - September 11, WNPA2016, attention

Hookah lounge advocates fight back

August 13, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly It was standing room only at Monday afternoon’s Seattle City Council meeting, moderated by Councilmember Tim Burgess. The majority present was there to protest Seattle Mayor Ed Murray’s initiative to ban hookah lounges/bars throughout Seattle. The chamber was filled with loyal customers, lounge owners, community activists, and even health […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Asian American, City Attorney, Councilmember Nick Licata, Donnie Chin, East African, Frank Irigon, International District, James Bible, Kings Hookah Lounge, Lane Street, Mayor Murray, Northwest Asian Weekly, Police Chief, Seattle City Council, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Stop Blaming Hookah Lounges, Vol 34 No 34 | August 15 - August 21, WNPA2016, commentary

Crackdown on controversial hookah lounges — Questions, and hopefully, answers

August 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly There has been community concern about the presence of hookah bars and lounges in the International District and throughout other Seattle neighborhoods recently, due to the shooting of community figurehead Donnie Chin in late July. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced August 3 that the “City will step up enforcement against […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, American Cancer Society, Asian American, City Attorney, City Council, Donnie Chin, Harborview Medical Center, India, International District, Kings Hookah Lounge, Lane Street, Mayor Murray, Medina Hookah Lounge, Middle East, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Vol 34 No 33 | August 8 - August 14, WNPA2016

Murray’s move surprises the Asian community — Donnie Chin’s death triggers change

August 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly If there was any lasting impact residing from Donnie Chin’s murder (aside from permanent sorrow), it would be the city’s decision to shut down Seattle’s hookah bars with a new ordinance. It will be an ordinance that affects all 11 hookah bars in Seattle. That’s not what the Asian […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Asian American, Bruce Harrell Bob Santos, City Attorney, Dorothy Wong, East African, Frank Irigon, King County Health Dept, Kings Hookah Bar, Kings Hookah Lounge, Marguerite Ro, Mayor Ed Murray, Northwest Asian Weekly, Peter Holmes, SPD, Seattle, Vol 34 No 33 | August 8 - August 14

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