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New Seattle laws mean changes ahead, no more business as usual

April 16, 2015 By James Tabafunda

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Following SeaTac’s approval of a minimum wage at $15 an hour in November 2013, Seattle’s version of the law took effect on April 1, along with a law on administrative wage theft. According to the Seattle Office for Civil Rights (SOCR), forty-one percent of low-wage workers in Seattle are […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Asian American Pacific Islander, Asian Americans Pacific Islanders, British Columbia, Chicago City Council, East African, Emerald City, James Tabafunda, Korean, Last December, Little Saigon, New Seattle, Northwest Asian Weekly, Patricia Lally, SOCR, Tam Nguyen, Tamarind Tree, Vietnamese, Vol 34 No 17 | April 18 - April 24

COMMENTARY: High-skilled immigration reform will benefit both United States and Asia

April 25, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Curtis S. Chin Northwest Asian Weekly DENPASAR, INDONESIA – The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor might, in Emma Lazarus’ famous poem, once have welcomed “your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, [and] the wretched refuse,” but that doesn’t seem to be the language coming out of Washington these days — at least […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2014, China, Chinese Exclusion Act, Commerce Secretary, Curtis Chin, Florida Gov, India, Last December, New York Harbor, Philippines, President Barack Obama, President Ronald Reagan, Seattle, Southeast Asia, United States, Vol 33 No 18 | April 26 - May 2, World Education Services, japan, language

BLOG: Mom, I broke all the Lunar New Year lucky rules

February 6, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Chinese culture has taught my family how to savor luck during the Lunar New Year. But the Year of the Horse has created mysterious circumstances, forcing me to break good-luck rules. Will I be OK this year, or I will I be even luckier?

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2014, Asian Weekly, Chinatown, Chinese Japanese, International District, King Street, Last December, Lunar New Year, OK, Publisher Ng's blog, Rain, Vera Ing, Vol 33 No 7 | February 8 - February 14, Year of the Horse, culture

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