A Celebration of Life event for community leader and activist Frank Irigon has been set for Oct. 22 at the University of Washington’s HUB Ballroom North from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Please join...
Learn how to protect yourself during an earthquake. An Earthquake safety training as part of The Great Washington Shakeout happens on Oct. 17, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. at Chong Wa (522 7th Ave S.)....
OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates condemns H.R. 1398 for unfairly targeting Chinese and Asian Americans, and urges Congress to reconsider the legislation to protect civil liberties and promote unity.
OCA Asian Pacific American Advocates of Greater Seattle (OCA-GS) are deeply saddened and mourn the loss of our dear friend, Francisco “Uncle Frankie” Irigon. On the afternoon of September 12, 2024, Frank passed away...
The following is a letter to officials to fix the Community Reinvestment Plan’s discrimination against Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander and South and Southeast Asians. Dear Gov. Jay Islee and WA Dept. of Commerce Director...
The following is a statement from the OCA National Center: As the new school year begins, OCA — Asian Pacific American Advocates firmly upholds the principle that students’ rights to free speech and peaceable...
OCA applauded Vice President Kamala Harris’s historic nomination for the 2024 Presidential election as a milestone in U.S. political history, while not endorsing any candidate. Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the nomination...
OCA Greater Seattle is fundraising for Walk for Rice to end hunger. Visit OCA Greater Seattle’s team page here: https://give.acrs.org/team/590066. Walk for Rice brings people and communities together to raise funds for the ACRS...
OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates opposes the Biden Administration’s executive order targeting asylum seekers and migrants at the Southern border, and urges for compassionate and secure approaches that uphold the fundamental right to seek asylum.
The book premiere of KingDoom: How Protests Saved Seattle’s Chinatown (the final book in the Passage to Seattle: Wong Family Saga, 1853-2023 trilogy) takes place on Saturday, June 1 from 1 p.m. to 3...
The following is public comment submitted on May 22, 2024 to the King County Council regarding the proposed Civil and Human Rights Commission Ordinance. Hon. Law & Justice Committee Chair Jorge Baron, Vice Chair...
Turning the tide: The resurrection of China Harbor Restaurant
nwasianweekly.com
Despite a Facebook post that stated China Harbor Restaurant would permanently close on Sept. 30, the restaurant reopened six days later for a previously planned banquet on Oct. 6.
Empathy for people on the street should extend to Little Saigon residents
www.seattletimes.com
These two things are both true: criminalizing poverty and addiction is wrong. And we shouldn't dismiss the safety concerns of CID residents, who are also marginalized people, Naomi Ishisaka writes.
OMA&D Remembers Francisco “Frank” Irigon (’76, ’79)
www.washington.edu
Francisco “Frank” Irigon died Thursday, September 12, 2024, at age 77. He passed away surrounded by his family after living with long-term heart disease.
