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Op-Ed: Raise Your Voice for Asian and Pacific Islander Students
Years of intense work by many in the community to close the educational opportunity gaps for Asian and Pacific Islander (API) students give me hope. It’s a belief in the kind of “hope” that
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Op-Ed: The Bare Essentials What About Clean and Safe Bathrooms for All?
Photo caption: An Urban Rest Stop bathroom. Photo credit: Low Income Housing Institute. How often have you searched around to find a public restroom? Many of us take for granted that we can find
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Santa Claus is Dead
Fact: Santa Claus is real. To many people around the globe, Santa Claus is one of history’s greatest humanitarians. He selflessly makes millions of wishes come true without asking for anything in return, aside
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Op-ed: Civic empowerment among young people and APIs drove progress in the 2012 elections
There is a clear and growing demand for strong leadership in our nation, especially among the communities that haven’t always been the spotlight of our current political structure. Traditionally, politics has been oriented to
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Who’s Policing Community Media?
In an effort to show the power of political advertising in newspapers, and potentially secure big paychecks in the future, the Seattle Times has ignited the ire of some of its journalists. In October,
Read More »Stop Closing the Doors on the Community
The turnaround in our local economy that we all wished for in 2011 didn’t occur. If you’re like me, you’re apprehensive about 2012. Cuts to federal, state and city government budgets seem to continually
Read More »Where Do Asians Draw the Line at Derogatory Roles?
If you haven’t been following the web blog, You Offend Me You Offend My Family crew ( www.youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com ), then there’s a small storm of controversy brewing over an article written by Sung Kang
Read More »Security Administration (SSA) Plans to Close the ID Office
The Social Security Administration (SSA) plans to close the ID office at 675 South Lane Street (and also at 901 Lenora Street) next Spring, and open a new office on the 9th Floor of the Jackson Federal Building,
Read More »Op-Ed: Groupon Not What Small Businesses ‘Bargained’ For?
Like a lot of other business owners, I am always looking for ways to get more customers in the door. Recession or no recession, when more people know you’re there and what you have
Read More »Cambodian Women Work For a Sweat-Free Policy
Left to right: Morm Nhim, Ken Chheng Lang, State Senator Steve Conway, Phouk Hoeung, Rithy Morm. The women represent textile, building trades and hotel/tourism unions, as well as the Cambodia Women’s Movement Organization. On
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