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Sevadars serves! — Local nonprofit offers meals and more to the community

May 28, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly If you go to Occidental Park in Pioneer Square on a Saturday morning, you will be greeted by long lines and dedicated volunteers. The long lines are for the food. And the volunteers are part of Sevadars, a nonprofit group that serves free meals to the community. Apparently, the meals […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Greater Seattle, Langar Seva, Northwest Asian Weekly, Occidental Park, Pioneer Square Photo, Renton Gurudwara, Seva Performing, Sikh Genocide, Sutinder Kaur Aunty Ji, Vol 34 No 23 | May 30 - June 5, language

EDITORIAL: Yes, there is Asian homelessness

March 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Why do we not address the homeless Asian community more? Yes, it is actually a problem. And it is also especially ignored when it comes to the female Asian population. The male Asian population might be more noticeable due to less fear of panhandling and perhaps a tendency to be more aggressive when absolving their […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2015, First Ave, Fred Meyer, Hong Kong, International District, Lake Washington Technical College, Occidental Park, Occidental Square, Pioneer Square, Rita Yu, San Francisco, Seattle, Vietnamese, Vol 34 No 12 | March 14 - March 20

EDITORIAL: Questionable origin?

March 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Recently there was a neighborhood posting on Nextdoor.com about the homeless population downtown, in both the International District and in Pioneer Square. There was a discussion of people of “questionable origin.” The original post was titled “Homeless and Vagrant population” and in part read: “In the actual Occidental Park, there was yet another well-meaning church […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2015, International District, Occidental Park, Pioneer Square, Vol 34 No 11 | March 7 - March 13

EDITORIAL: Neighborhood love for a local institution — The little market that could

September 18, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A post on social media website nextdoor.com instigated a lot of virtual hugs for the Saveway Mart. The Saveway has been a local icon in downtown Pioneer Square for over 50 years. There is no question that it has an interesting reputation. Located in what is probably considered a “Seattle-sketchy,” area, it has numerous monikers: […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2014, Boeing Field, Death Mart, Korea, Murder Mart, New York Times, Occidental Park, Pioneer Square, SNAP, Saveway Mart, Seattle, South Park, Vol 33 No 39 | September 20 - September 26, social media

Thousands rally for immigration reform

April 15, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Stand Up in Seattle for Immigration Reform rally was hosted by the Washington Immigration Reform Coalition (WIRC) for America on April 10. Attendees with smart phones texted JUSTICE to 69866 so they could receive action alerts on immigration reform via text messages. In turn, the community will help generate thousands of calls to President Obama and members of Congress in support of immigration reform.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Asian Pacific Islander Coalition, Benito Valdez, Dori Peralta Baker, Emcee Lua Pritchard, JUSTICE, Jorge Baron, National Day, Occidental Park, President Obama, Seattle, South Main Street, United States, Vol 29 No 16 | April 17 - April 23, WIRC, Yakima Valley

From one Washington to the other

April 1, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“The U.S. immigration system is broken,” said President Barack Obama in a video message. Families are being torn apart and employers are using the system to exploit workers. The president promised a comprehensive bill to fix the system, in addition tomaking immigration reform a top priority.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2010, Alma Kern, Asian Americans, Bettie Luke, Filipino Community, Greater Seattle, National Day, National Mall, Occidental Park, Pramila Jayapal, President Barack Obama, Richard Conlin, Richard Gurtiza, Seattle Deputy Mayor Darryl Smith, United States, Vivian Luu, Vol 29 No 14 | April 3 - April 9

Security cameras in Hing Hay?

October 18, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle Parks and Recreation will hold four meetings to discuss the Center City Security Project. The Center City Security Project involves installing cameras in Hing Hay Park, Occidental Park and Victor Steinbrueck Park.

Filed Under: News, Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2008, Center City Security Project, Eighth Ave, International District Chinatown Community Center, Occidental Park, Patrick Donohue, Seattle Parks, Victor Steinbrueck Park, hing hay park, vol 27 no 43 | October 18 - October 24

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