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Scott Oki Speaks at ID Teahouse
Scott Oki grew up on 14th and Yesler, where he shared a one-bedroom apartment with five family members. He worked throughout high school, with meager jobs such as car washing, paper delivering, and teaching
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Asian Americans and Small Town Life
Across from Seattle’s city lights, there is a small, maritime town called Bremerton. Even on a sunny weekend, Bremerton remains quiet and sleepy. Like other small towns in Washington, the Asian Pacific Islander population
Read More »Making Cents of It All, Part II Why Budget Cuts are Bad For Your Health
Read part I of this special series on-line by clicking this link www.iexaminer.org. In 2001, a sudden car crash shattered the wonderful life Wing Tse shared with his wife and two daughters. After months
Read More »Making Cents of It All: Why the Governor’s Proposed Cuts Will Hit Hard, Part I
Tuyet Thi Mai, 69, already receives state public assistance, but still cannot afford rent. She is among the poorest and most vulnerable of the Asian Pacific American (APA) population. The Model Minority Myth often
Read More »Family Says Filipino American Man Beaten to Death was a Hate Crime
Family and friends describe Danny Vega as kind, loving and full of life. The 58-year-old hairdresser was cherished by both Seattle’s Filipino and gay and lesbian communities. They must now mourn his tragic death.
Read More »Breaking Ground: Nikkei Concerns’ vision for a green space becomes a reality for its residents.
“This looks like hell. We have to do something about this,” said Jeffery Hattori about one year ago, as he looked out at Seattle Keiro Rehabilitation Center’s current garden, with an uneven ground,
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