The International Examiner

New research shows “Americanized” names offer more job opportunities. Our writers investigate the impact of possessing an “Asian” name versus an “Americanized” one and the discrimination as a result.

What’s the impact on our state?

The Vietnamese American community in Seattle is becoming increasingly stigmatized as more Vietnamese American marijuana growers are busted for their involvement in the growth and trafficking of marijuana in the Pacific Northwest. The publicity comes on the heels of numerous drug busts. In one investigation, organized by the South Snohomish County Narcotics Task Force, along [...]

The current debate on same-sex marriages mirrors the familiar bygone issue of interracial marriages –
a conflict in recent memory known as miscegenation.

A much sought after multicultural bazaar opens at the diverse cross-section of MLK Jr. Way and Othello—paving the way for economic vitality at the city’s cultural hub.

As refugees in the United States, writer Pha Lo’s family grew vegetables
and raised livestock out of economic necessity.
What she considered “backwards” then, has become chic.

Local APA business and community leaders partner with Seattle Central CC for a b-ball tournament aimed at cultivating new teammates off the court.

In a Feb. 23 conference call, White House senior administration officials and reporters from Asian Pacific American media discussed President Obama’s 2012 federal budget, and its impact on the APA community. A common theme throughout the messages from the three participating senior officials was the plan to “position Americans to win the future by out-educating, [...]

The incident stirs more concern over the SPD’s treatment of people of color and its inadequate training to respond.

The annual event had thousands of APIs from across the state converge on the capital and demand support of services vital to the community. Here, a first-time participant shares her experience on the surprisingly emotional day.

The economic decline in some local neighborhoods is given a jump-start in the mayor’s Seattle Jobs Plan. The Asian community’s homebase, the Chinatown/International District, is granted the most funding.

The “melting pot” in Cora Edmonds’ West Seattle home is not what’s sitting on the stove but is rather a metaphor for every facet of her life. From her career as a cultural photographer and owner of an art gallery to her multi-racial family of seven. With the recent adoption of three Vietnamese-Ukrainian kids (that’s [...]

ST. PAUL, Minn.—When Rebecca Eun Hee Viot speaks of her daughter Ruby, her tone expresses a love that clearly transcends words. “She has basically done what no husband or therapist or boyfriend or girlfriend has ever been able to do,” Viot said. “She’s basically quieted my heart.” Viot, a Korean adoptee, grew up in the [...]

The passing of a Hmong community leader leaves a void for an exiled people but evokes a resurgence of identity and culture to preserve them.

In his new book, “East Eats West: Writing in Two Hemispheres” from Heyday Books, New America Media editor Andrew Lam recalls teenage memories of how his father, once a South Vietnamese general, drove his family all over Belgium to find Waterloo, where his hero, Napoleon, faced defeat.

125 years ago, the Chinese settlers in Seattle were forced to march down to the docks to be sent away. On February 12, 2011, in commemorating this history, a march and rally “back into Chinatown” took place. Check out the highlights from all the events that explored this lost history and join us in honoring this memory and raising awareness.

The International Examiner is the proud media sponsor for the Chinese Expulsion Remembrance Project.

Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius released a report Jan. 28 that says each year from the time the health care reform law is fully implemented in 2014, a low-income family of four could save up to $14,900. Small businesses will also be able to save from the tax credits offered in [...]

The debate rages on how local community clinics, such as the ID clinic, will serve a needy population with the bulk of its funding and services on the chopping block.

“What do we want? Asians NOW!” The chant echoed throughout Seattle Central Community College (SCCC) as a crowd several hundred strong marched on campus and closed down the administrative offices. It was 1971. Chains around the doors signified the “lockout” of Asian administrators. Leading the demonstration was the Oriental Student Union (OSU), founded by Alan [...]

The expulsion of Chinese from Seattle by White rioters is remembered at recent commemorative events and shown to be a topic as relevant today as it was 125 years ago.

A Bellevue couple completes and settles into their certified “Green Concept” home – the first of its kind in the city.

Mentorship is a relatively new push by local APIs. Community leaders, young and veteran, are realizing this is a community-building act, vital to our futures.

For nearly two thousand years, one of the most iconic symbols of Lunar New Year has been the lion dance. The belief that it brings blessings of luck, prosperity and happiness also makes this folk art an important addition to festivities like weddings and grand openings. Because of the strength, agility, and movement skills required, [...]

A multi-cultural upbringing kept this web entrepreneur and leader poised for the competitive, global on-line market.

Elder abuse, a growing but hidden problem for Chinese seniors in the United States, often originates when adult children here reject the tradition of filial piety. This is the second story of a two-part series.

The final installment of a three-part series explores a young person’s rise from an “all-time low” while in detention, to a renewed sense of life on the “outs”.

The City of Seattle’s annual One Night Count looks to give quantitative meaning to the city’s homeless, but it’s an uphill battle. Despite a lower recent count, emerging factors reveal a complicated, long-standing problem with no easy solution in sight.

Few services are provided to prevent and protect local girls from exploitation. But at a recent Town Hall meeting, support to end the epidemic is giving rise to a new 21st Century cause.

Even though most people in Vietnam don’t have garages, cars are coming off the dealerships faster than you can say VROOM! In the past few years, economic development has been rapid, the young population has gotten increasingly wealthy, and cars have become the new status symbol – owners often keep their cars right inside the [...]