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Cheated — Fighting scams targeting minorities and ethnic neighborhoods

May 1, 2015 By James Tabafunda

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Con artists and their deceptive tactics continue to get vulnerable immigrants to hand over their cash. New America Media teamed with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and got law enforcement officials and community advocates to come together for a press conference billed as “Spotting and Avoiding Scams in Our […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Alan Lai, Cheated Fighting, FTC, Henry Choi, Jennifer Leach, Kye Lee, Laura Solis Shannon Smith, Mountlake Terrace, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Northwest Justice Project, Office Lili Sotelo, PUD, San Francisco-based New America Media, Sandy Close, Scams Targeting Minorities, Seattle University, Sullivan Hall, Vietnamese American, Vol 34 No 19 | May 2 - May 8, Washington State Attorney General

COMMENTARY: Seattle market rebounds, foreclosure remains in the API community

September 19, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Diana Chen Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle home prices have rebounded dramatically in the past 18 months, with more than a 9.5 percent increase in median home sales prices from 2012 to 2013, nearly bringing median prices to pre-recession heights seen in 2007. Zillow reports that 92.5 percent of Seattle-metro area homes are in positive […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2011, 2014, API, Attorney General, FPU, FREE, Foreclosure Fairness Act, IDT, National Mortgage Settlement, Northwest Justice Project, Seattle Chinese, Seattle City Council, Seattle Homeowner Stabilization Program, South Park, Southeast Seattle, Vol 33 No 39 | September 20 - September 26, West Seattle, language

Skyway man victim of mortgage scam — Legal aid saves local homeowner from fraud

October 31, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Yao Fou Hinh Chao is a trusting man. But after two loan mortgage modification scams bilked him out of more than $4,500, putting him at risk of losing his Skyway home to foreclosure, the 60-year-old Chao did not know whom to trust.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2009, 2013, Boca Raton, Catherine West, Chinese Information Service Center, Foreclosure Prevention Unit, International District, Jason Cruz, King County, Lane St, NJP, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, Northwest Justice Project, Seattle, Vol 32 No 45 | November 2 - November 8, Washington State Homeownership Resource Center, Wells Fargo, Yao Fou Hinh Chao

July 5: Gov. Gregoire appoints four to CAPAA

July 25, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Gov. Chris Gregoire has appointed four individuals to the Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs. Lisa Dickinson resides in Spokane. She is the owner of the Dickinson Law Firm, PLLC, where she practices business law and civil litigation. She has served on the board of the Northwest Justice Project, MLK Family Outreach Center, Rotary Club 21, […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Asian Pacific American Affairs, CAPAA, Chris Gregoire, Dickinson Law Firm, Frieda Takamura, Lisa Dickinson, Low Income Housing Institute, Northwest Justice Project, PLLC, Pearl Leung, Quang Nguyen, Rotary Club, Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation Development Authority, Spokane County Young Lawyers, Velma Veloria, Vol 30 No 30 | July 23 - July 29, Washington Women Lawyers

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