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Report: AAPIs squeezed by rising rents

May 24, 2016 By Ruth Bayang

Local organizations find solutions By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Incomes for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) have failed to keep up with the rising cost of rents and home prices, according to a report, “Our Neighborhoods: Asian American and Pacific Islander Anti-Displacement Strategies,” released May 11. The report surveyed 15 AAPI and Native […]

Filed Under: Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2008, AAPI, Asian Americans, CAPACD, Ching Chan, Historic Preservation Districts, InterIm, Lisa Hasegawa, Native Hawaiian, Pradeepta Upadhyay, Ruth Bayang, San Francisco, Seattle, VOL 35 NO 21 | MAY 21 – MAY 27, poverty

Searching for the right balance when dealing with money

April 7, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly My young Asian friend got accepted into Yale University’s MBA program. That’s the good part. The bad news is he can’t pay for it. The program costs over $100,000 a year. “My parents are not helping me,” he said. “They said they already paid for [my] undergraduate degree.” It […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: Asian Americans, Assunta Ng, East Coast, Hong Kong, Ivy League, MBA, MONEY, Northwest Asian Weekly, OK, Seattle, Suze Orman, University District, Yale University, poverty

Lawmakers grapple with nutrition bills as WA gets unappetizing report card

March 24, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Arlene Kiyomi Dennistoun Northwest Asian Weekly “Washington is quickly in a race to the bottom when it comes to ensuring our low-income students have the food they need to start the school day fueled and ready to learn,” said Carrie Glover, senior policy manager at Within Reach. Glover was one of several advocates supporting […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Alyssa Dahl, Asian Pacific Islander, Carrie Glover, Christina Wong, Claire Lane, During House, HB, Highline School District, Highline Schools Superintendent, Nathan Olson, OSPI, School Breakfast Scorecard, South King County, Southern Heights Elementary School, Superintendent Dorn, Susan Enfield, WA, Within Reach, poverty

EDITORIAL: Oscars proves it’s #sowhite with child labor joke

March 4, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The 88th Academy Awards took place last Sunday and, as usual, a bunch of really rich white people dressed up nicely and gave each other statues made of gold. It’s been obvious that the Academy has a diversity problem. Yet, even when Oscar nominations were announced on Jan. 14, we were struck by certain glaring […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2016, Academy Awards, Asian Americans, Chris Rock, East Asian, Jeremy Lin, Phil Angry Asian Man Yu, Sharon Tomiko Santos, Southeast Asia, Straight Outta Compton, United States, Vol 30 No 10 | March 5 - March 11, editorial, poverty

COMMENTARY: It’s time to listen — It’s time to close the opportunity gap

January 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

One of our core values as a country and state is providing the best opportunity for our next generation to succeed; this means all children regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, or other defining characteristic.

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2009, 2016, African American, EOGOAC, Frieda Takamura, House Bill, Native American, Pacific Islander, Senate Bill, Sharon Tomiko Santos, Sili Savusa, State Senate, Unfortunately Washington, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, poverty

BLOG: The many faces of Cambodia (Part 3)

January 7, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Dispelling safety myths
“Is Cambodia safe?” Many readers asked me this after reading my first two blogs about my recent trip with my husband last November.
It is surprising that many have this misconception. While some may have concerns traveling to Cambodia, its tourism has actually increased 17 percent in 2013 and 7 percent last year. Just in Angkor, there are more than one million visitors every year.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2013, 2016, Assunta Ng, Besides Killing Fields, Cambodia, Cambodia Part, Cambodian Chinese, Hong Kong, Khmer Rouge, Killing Fields Museum, National Museum, Phnom Penh Restaurant, Publisher's Blog, Royal Palace, Siem Reap, Southeast Asia, Tuol Sleng Prison, USD, Vietnam, Vol 35 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, poverty

Unfold the invisible — The myth of “model minority”

January 1, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Yuxuan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly U.S. Supreme Court justices are in the midst of hearing a case that sprouted from a controversial affirmative action plan of the University of Texas in 2013. New updates from the Court signal a majority opinion shift against the plan’s legality. If this consensus extends to the final ruling, […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2013, 2016, African Americans, Asian Americans, California Governor Jerry Brown, Chinatown, Chinese Americans, Filipino, Laotian Americans, New York, Pacific Islanders, Presidential Election, South Louisiana, Supreme Court, Vol 35 No 1 | January 2 - January 8, poverty

In S. Korea, a town of Kims — and an unusual shared history

December 13, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-Jim Kim Associated Press NONSAN, South Korea (AP) — Many of his students are Kims. So are his fellow teachers, an elementary school alumnus and the owners of restaurants and pubs that he patronizes in his small farming village. Lots of Kims in his neighborhood, too. Such is everyday life for Kim Sun Won, […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Asia, Associated Press, Gwangsan Kim, Hwang Hui, Joseon Dynasty, Kim Jang-saeng, Kim Jin Woo, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Kim Sun Won, Korean Peninsula, NONSAN, North Korean, South Korean, Vol 34 No 51 | December 12 - December 18, Yun Hoon Duk, japan, poverty

Extending Thanksgiving — Be part of anti-poverty campaign Volunteer with United Way’s free tax campaign

November 25, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

United Way of King County Last year, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) helped raise 92,000 people above the poverty line in Washington State. The EITC helps alleviate the impact of income taxes by putting an average of $1,500 back into the pockets of those who need it most—but most people don’t even know about […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, King County, VIBS, Vol 34 No 49 | November 28 - December 4, Washington State, poverty

Up/Down — China’s new baby policy lifts kid stocks, sinks condom maker

November 7, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kelvin Chan AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Shares of companies that make diapers, baby strollers and infant formula got a boost Friday from China’s decision to scrap its one-child policy. But for the maker of a popular brand of condoms, it was not the brightest of days. Investors are betting on a […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Beingmate Baby Child Food Co, Bernard Aw, China Child Care Corp, Chinese, Credit Suisse, Goodbaby International, Hong Kong, Kao Corp, New Zealand, Okamoto Industries Inc, Pigeon Corp, Tokyo, Unicharm Corp, Vol 34 No 46 | November 7 - November 13, poverty

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