February 4, 2010 marked yet another APA Legislative Day in the State’s capital. Riding with the community members of the International Community Health Services (ICHS), the primary concern amongst ICHS as well as many other local organizations is the upcoming reforms in healthcare.These proposed budget cuts will dramatically affect the local API community, especially the [...]
The “Friends of the International Examiner” are a group of people from the community who work in different fields and industries but have a common philosophy to give back to the API community in a meaningful way. As the oldest, most respected, and only non-profit API publication of its kind in the West coast, the [...]
Fourth Street Grill From oceanside Nha Trang, Vietnam to the Renton Highlands: one woman’s mission to feed children in Vietnam and residents of a Renton suburb. History’s best art, food and inspiration for social change can come from its worst tragedies, war and struggle. After the Vietnam War, more than 300,000 orphans and 800,000 children [...]
Marpac Construction held their annual Holiday Party at Wing Luke Asian Museum on December 11, 2009. Marpac Construction celebrated the holidays with their community members and partners through giving to International District Food Bank. Many guests came through the door with bags of rice and boxes of ramen for the local ID food bank. What [...]
Hundreds of healthcare supporters gathered in Westlake Center on Thursday, September 3rd to send a message to Washington D.C. that the time for healthcare reform is now. The event’s theme, “Let’s get it done,” echoed crowd sentiments of frustration at the current healthcare system as well as the determination of grassroots activists and human service [...]
On Sept. 13, the Tacoma Dome was the scene of a massive Filipino American crowd, cheering on a popular Filpino gameshow import, called Wowowee!, now touring the US. Beloved Filipino songstress, Charice Pempengco, performed. Wowowee LIVE – Tacoma – Images by Alan Alabastro Wowowee VIP Meet & Greet – Images by Alan Alabastro
Doug Chin’s “Seattle’s International District: The Making of a Pan-Asian American Community, 2nd Ed.” was celebrated with a book release event on Sept. 3 at the Wing Luke Asian Museum. Attendees enjoyed a reading, Q&A session with the author and a brief lesson on the API history of the neighborhood.
Please join us for a book release event to celebrate the launch of the 2nd edition of “Seattle’s International District: The Making of a Pan-Asian American Community” on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009 at the Wing Luke Asian Museum, mezzanine, from 5:30 – 7 p.m. Meet author Doug Chin, the unoffical historian of the Seattle C/ID, [...]
Community members, advocates, volunteers, and supporters gathered Sept. 22 at a beautiful waterfront home to celebrate the social service agency’s milestone anniversary. Helping Link serves the local Vietnamese American community, teaching ESL and technical skills, directing new immigrants, preserving cultural activites, and facilitating inter-generational relationships.
Over 400 participants, friends and family and community supporters gathered to celebrate the success of Kin On’s 2nd Annual Sports Tournament on July 28. This year’s attendance doubled from last year’s event. Combining all five sports events (billiards, table tennis, badminton, basketball and soccer), close to $30,000 in net proceeds was raised in support of [...]
In response to the violence that puts youth at risk, particularly in Southeast and Central Seattle, community members combined energies and put together the 2nd annual March for Youth and rally on Sunday, August 30. Not a week goes by without news of shootings in Seattle’s neighborhoods. Kids in some of our schools live every [...]
Steve Hobbs API Fundraiser on August 13 at the home of Joey and Vera Ing. Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens, represents the 44th Legislative District and was elected to Washington State Senate in 2006. He’s also the Vice-chair of the Financial Institutions & Insurance Committee and sits on the Early Learning & K-12 Education and Ways [...]
