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Opinion: Womxn’s March seemed to forget about the small businesses in CID

On Saturday, January 21, more than five million people around the world marched in the Womxn’s March. One million marched in Washington, DC. In Seattle, the Womxn’s March drew 175,000 people. While this was...

Donnie Chin murder case still unsolved, SPD unable to make arrests

On Monday, November 28, Washington State Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos hosted a community meeting with Seattle Police Department (SPD) and other city officials at the Nagomi Tea House. Over a year and a half...

Announcement: ACLF Graduates Community Leaders Program Class of 2016

On November 4th, 2016 the Asian Pacific Islander Community Leadership Foundation held its 16th Annual ACLF Dinner and Graduation at The Wing Luke Museum. The Community Leaders Program Class of 2016 graduated Genesis Gavino, Vicky...

Bush Garden seeks community stories, keeps bar open for another year

Within the last year, the Chinatown International District community has had to say goodbye to many pillars of the community, like Donnie Chin, Ruth Woo, and Bob Santos. The neighborhood will soon have to...

Jasmit Singh recognized by IE for excellence in social justice

Dr. Jasmit Singh is the International Examiner’s Excellence in Social Justice Community Voice Awardee. Jasmit has a business process consulting firm in Washington and is a Founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of a mobile...

APCC continues to strengthen bridge between communities

As the International Examiner honors Asia Pacific Cultural Center (APCC) for its Excellence in Arts Community Voice Award, the woman leading APCC is none other than Faaluaina Pritchard, or sometimes referred to as Lua...

Opinion: Sick of it—Combating powerlessness in the face of sexual harassment and sexual assault

Four is the number of times I’ve been sexually harassed in the last week. One is the number of times someone has touched my body without my permission. Seven is the number of blocks...

Opinion: Asian American Studies and American Ethnic Studies matter

While we honor retiring American Ethnic Studies University of Washington (UW) professors Gail Nomura, Steve Sumida, and Tetsuden Kashima, the advocacy and work that they did to ensure that UW is committed to the...

American Government 101

Have you ever seen middle school students put together a mock press conference? I have had the privilege of going across Washington State developing advocacy skills for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders of all...

The Impact on the Asian Pacific Islander Community

Democracy doesn’t end after the election cycle is over and all the ballots are counted. We elected the politicians to office and we must hold them accountable. The impact of the 2010 Ballot Initiatives on the Asian American and Pacific Islander community in Washington State means facing a $4.8 billion dollar budget deficit.