Plans for the project started in 2004. Five years later, after lots of opposition from community members, the Dearborn Street Project has been cancelled due to the stagnant economy.
By James Tabafunda
Northwest Asian Weekly
Due to the current recession, there will no longer be a new building for Seattle Goodwill.
The 120,000-square-foot building was originally scheduled to open in 2008. It was going to provide expanded job-training and education programs near Little Saigon in the International District.
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By James Tabafunda
Northwest Asian Weekly
The print publication of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer ended on March 17, and so did many of its employees’ jobs.
Former Asian American journalists John Iwasaki, Kristin Dizon, and Brad Wong can recall many good experiences at the P-I, as the paper is known locally. But only 20 reporters and editors remain to run the paper’s online publication, seattlepi.com.
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By Stacy Nguyen
Northwest Asian Weekly
On the night of Saturday, April 18, the organizers of Hoa Khoi Lien Truong, a Vietnamese cultural pageant, breathed a sigh of relief, thinking they could start putting a successful event behind them. However, an officer of the Vietnamese Student Association at the University of Washington (VSA), the organizer of the event, recounted the judges’ scores and discovered an error in the calculation of the scores.
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But is there money in the budget?
By Amy Phan
Northwest Asian Weekly
When Kayomi Wada graduated from the University of Washington Tacoma (UWT) in the spring of 2008, she intended to pursue her master’s degree there as well, hoping to expand on her interests in Asian American (AA) and Black communities in North and South America.
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By Staff
Northwest Asian Weekly
Women of Color Empowered is an event organized by a planning committee to recognize women who have made a significant contribution to their field. It strives to dispel certain stereotypes. To be held on Friday, May 15, at Ocean City Restaurant, the theme for the upcoming event is “Civic Activism: Making a Difference.”
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LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — The third Cambodian consulate in the United States has opened in Massachusetts.
The consulate in Lowell, featuring a small Buddhist shrine, was dedicated during a small ceremony on Sunday, April 26, and was attended by about 200 people.
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By Terence Chea
The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A new admissions policy set to take effect at the University of California system in three years is raising fears among Asian Americans that it will reduce their numbers on campus, where they account for 40 percent of all undergraduates.
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By Donna Gordon Blankinship
The Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will spend $57 million to improve Internet access at public libraries in Poland, Romania, and Vietnam.
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