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Op-ed on secure scheduling

May 26, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sejal Parikh Special to Northwest Asian Weekly Imagine getting a text at 5:11 a.m. instructing you that you had just been added to the work schedule and were expected to be on the job at 6:30 a.m. Imagine trying to raise a child when both you and your spouse don’t find out until Thursday […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: Darrion Sjoquist, India, Northwest Asian Weekly, Retail Association, Seattle City Council, Sejal Parikh, VOL 35 NO 21 | MAY 21 – MAY 27, Working Washington

Legislation to rename park after Donnie Chin moves forward, thanks to Mayor

April 14, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The process to rename International Children’s Park in Seattle’s International District after the beloved community activist Donnie Chin is moving forward. On April 12, Mayor Ed Murray sent to the Seattle City Council a resolution seeking the Council’s support of renaming the park from “International Children’s Park” to “Donnie Chin International Children’s Park.”

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, 2016, Chinatown International District, Constance Magorty, Council President Bruce Harrell, Councilmember Debora Juarez, Donnie Chin International Children, Lane St, Mayor Ed Murray, Seattle Center, Seattle City Council, VOL 35 NO 16 APRIL 16 – APRIL 22, Waterfront Committee

Japanese American Leadership Delegation return

April 1, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The 2016 delegates of the Japanese American Leadership Delegation (JALD) program have now returned to the United States. In its 16th year, JALD provides the opportunity for a select group of Japanese American leaders to travel to Japan to engage with Japanese leaders. This year’s delegation, which included Seattle City Council president Bruce Harrell, visited […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, Bruce Harrell, Hyogo Prefecture, JALD, Japanese American Leadership Delegation, Japanese American Leadership Symposium Provided, Prime Minister Shinz Abe, Seattle City Council, United States, Vol 35 No 14 | April 2 - April 8

Seattle experiments with new solutions to ease homelessness

February 26, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Phuong Le Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — As homeless deaths mounted last fall in Seattle, elected officials declared an  emergency, resorting to a tool often reserved for natural disasters to confront the burgeoning population of people living on the streets. The mayor opened a new city-sanctioned homeless encampment and committed millions more dollars to […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2014, 2015, 2016, Associated Press, Cindy Pierce, Danny Fletcher, Mark Putnam, Mayor Ed Murray, RV, Real Change, Richard Swope, Sara Rankin, Seattle City Council, Social Security, Steve Berg, Timothy Harris, Vol 35 No 9 | February 27 - March 4, parking

Mayor announces resolution to rename park after Donnie Chin

February 22, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Feb. 13, at the grand opening of the Yesler Hill Climb, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced that he has submitted a resolution to Seattle City Council to rename the International Children’s Park in Chinatown in honor of Donnie Chin, the former International District Emergency Center head, who was fatally shot in July 2015. The […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, Chinatown, Donnie Chin, First Hill, International Children, International District Emergency Center, Seattle City Council, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26, Yesler Hill Climb, Yesler Terrace

Latest Wing Luke honor — AG establishes new civil rights unit

September 24, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced August the launch of the newly established Wing Luke Civil Rights Unit within the Washington State Attorney General’s Office. The announcement was made at an event at the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle’s International District. The well attended event included five current and two former […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, AG, Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Bettie Luke, Consumer Protection Division, Latest Wing Luke, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Northwest, Seattle City Council, Vol 34 No 40 | September 26 - October 2, Washington Law, Washington State Attorney General, Washington State Human Rights Commission, Washington State Supreme Court Justices, Wing Luke, Wing Luke Civil Rights Unit, Wing Luke Museum

LETTERS: Hookah lounges in the ID — Aug. 17 statement to Seattle City Council

August 21, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do or say that will bring Donnie back. All of us here can only work on issues that hopefully will prevent such tragedy from happening in the future in any location, especially in the Chinatown ID. As a property owner, business owner, and a resident of the Chinatown ID, […]

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2015, Asian Pacific Islander, CEO, Donnie Chin, International Community Health Services, Japanese American, Seattle City Council, Seattle International District Resident, Special Review Guideline Ordinance, Special Review Guidelines Districts, Teresita Batayola, Tomio Moriguchi, Vol 34 No 35 | August 22 - August 28, culture, language

BLOG: Think twice before smoking that pipe — The hookah bar controversy continues

August 20, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng The first time I heard about hookah bars two years ago, I was completely repelled. “Hooker” was what I heard. You can imagine why I didn’t want to continue the conversation with anyone mentioning the word. Go ahead, you can laugh at me. My editor certainly did.  I didn’t know anything about […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2015, African Americans, Asian American, Chinatown, City Attorney Peter Holmes, City Hall, Donnie Chin, East African, Environmental Protection Agency, ID, John Okamoto, King County Health, Kings Hookah Bar, Mayor Ed Murray, Publisher's Blog, Seattle City Council, Vol 34 No 35 | August 22 - August 28, WNPA2016, World Health Organization

Mike Fong is Murray’s new chief of staff — Highest-ranking Chinese American in mayoral staff

August 14, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Mike Fong has been appointed as Mayor Ed Murray’s Chief of Staff, who will plan and oversee the daily operations of the mayor’s office. Fong is the first Asian American chief of staff in the City’s history. Born in Spokane, Fong, 38, was Deputy Director of Mayor Ed Murray’s […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Asian American, Assunta Ng, Central Staff, Chris Gregorich, Communications Director, Core Executive Team, Highest-ranking Chinese American, Mayor Ed Murray, Mayor Murray, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle City Council, Seattle Parks Department, Seattle Parks District, Seattle Preschool Program, Vol 34 No 34 | August 15 - August 21

Hookah lounge advocates fight back

August 13, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly It was standing room only at Monday afternoon’s Seattle City Council meeting, moderated by Councilmember Tim Burgess. The majority present was there to protest Seattle Mayor Ed Murray’s initiative to ban hookah lounges/bars throughout Seattle. The chamber was filled with loyal customers, lounge owners, community activists, and even health […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Asian American, City Attorney, Councilmember Nick Licata, Donnie Chin, East African, Frank Irigon, International District, James Bible, Kings Hookah Lounge, Lane Street, Mayor Murray, Northwest Asian Weekly, Police Chief, Seattle City Council, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Stop Blaming Hookah Lounges, Vol 34 No 34 | August 15 - August 21, WNPA2016, commentary

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