Kent Shooting of a Sikh Man
Last week a Sikh man in Kent was told “go back to your own country” before he was shot in his driveway. This incident, along with the shooting of two Indian men in Kansas,...
Category: Editorial
OCA-Greater Seattle Support I-873
OCA Asian Pacific American Advocates – Greater Seattle Chapter supports Yes on 873, Not This Time! and Washington for Good Policing. In light of the countless tragic shooting incidents around the country involving police...
OCA-Greater Seattle Statement on Donald Trump
OCA-GS Statement on Donald Trump OCA Asian Pacific American Advocates – Greater Seattle believes that consequences of Trump’s presidency on the APIA will be harmful, especially among our newer immigrants and poor, because of...
Asian Pacific Islanders say not enough Seattle officers reflect their community
Almost a year after Donnie Chin, a crusader for the International District, was gunned down, activists in the Asian Pacific Islander community say his unsolved slaying highlights a much larger problem in the Seattle...
Seattle City Council passes a historic resolution on anti-Chinese legislation, contributions of Chinese, and reaffirmation of civil rights
The Seattle City Council approved a resolution expressing regret for the anti-Chinese legislation and riots in the 1800s, acknowledging the contributions of Chinese to Seattle, and reaffirming the City’s commitment to civil rights of...
2014 Year in Review
OCA Greater Seattle Highlights of Activities Golden Circle Awards: Some 225 persons attended our annual Golden Circle Awards, which took placed on February 8 at Joy Palace Restaurant. The Honorees were Bettie Luke, Donnie...
OCA Greater Seattle on ‘The Mikado’
We would like to thank Sharon Pian Chan for her thoughtful editorial, “Yellowface in Your Face” (Seattle Times, 7/14/14) regarding the Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society’s production of The Mikado. We are, however, dismayed...
OCA-Greater Seattle thanks Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
OCA – Greater Seattle would like to formally recognize the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe for their continued support. With their help, OCA-Greater Seattle has been able to continue the legacy of the Golden Circle Awards...
No Justice For Jeff Chen
by Doug Chin, OCA Greater Seattle President The decision by federal Judge Thomas Zilly to overturn the unanimous verdict of an 8-person jury that the City of Medina and City Manager Donna Hanson fired...
Next generations tell the buried tales of Chinese Northwesterners
The backbreaking struggle of the Northwest’s first Chinese comes to light. By Ron Judd Pacific NW staff writer Source: The Seattle Times THE KEEPERS of the story can point to pieces of it lying,...
