By Ron Chew Contributor to Northwest Asian Weekly A new clinic will be coming to Bellevue in April, giving people another option for high quality and affordable health care.
OCA presents awards
The Greater Seattle Chapter of the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) hosted its annual Golden Circle awards banquet at the Joy Palace Restaurant in Seattle on Feb. 8. The dinner […]
OCA elects board, will host Golden Circle Awards dinner
The Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) Greater Seattle Chapter has announced the election of the following board members for 2014: Ron Chew and Rebecca Chan (co-presidents), Connie So (vice president), Jael […]
Righting a wrong — Congress seeks to amend Civil Rights Act for benefit of cannery workers
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Congressman Jim McDermott introduced a bill last week that would right a wrong inflicted upon many Asian American cannery workers more than 30 years […]
Author Ron Chew tells often forgotten story of murdered Filipino cannery workers
For Northwest Asian Weekly Ron Chew, executive director of the International Community Health Services Foundation, said his recently completed book on Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes, two young cannery union […]
Tateuchi Foundation awards $175,000 grant to ICHS
On Oct. 21, the Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation awarded a grant of $175,000 to the International Community Health Services (ICHS) Foundation to support women’s health care access.
Blog: Why can’t Asian Americans speak their native tongue?
A child can be bilingual if the parents speak both Asian and English languages at home. But there are unusual circumstances.
November: ICHS accepts $22,566 from AH&T to continue to help patients
International Community Health Services (ICHS) accepted a check for $22,566 from AH&T, a national insurance firm with offices in downtown Seattle.
Sept. 30: Co-authors and co-founders sign copies of ‘Years of Caring, The Story of Nikkei Concerns’
Co-authors Ken Mochizuki and Ron Chew with co-founders Tomio Moriguchi and Tosh Okamoto signed copies of “Years of Caring, The Story of Nikkei Concerns”
Sept. 28: Ron Chew named new ICHS Foundation executive director
Ron Chew
Ron Chew has been named the International Community Health Services (ICHS) Foundation’s new executive director.