On May 8, Congressmember Jim McDermott, with a coalition of eight members of Congress, sent a request to U.S. National Park Service (NPS) to designate the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (The Wing) as a historical site. In a letter signed by McDermott, Sen. Maria Cantwell, Sen. Patty Murray, and others, [...]
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Coalition calls for designation of Wing Luke Museum as historical site
Posted on 21 May 2012.
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Consortium led by UW Tacoma professor Belinda Yun-Ying Louie receives $2 million grant
Posted on 21 May 2012.
A consortium of educators from King and Pierce County led by Dr. Belinda Yun-Ying Louie, professor of education at the University of Washington (UW) Tacoma, received a $2 million, 5-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition. The grant will fund a new project called Communities of Practice for Teaching [...]
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ICHS nationally recognized as Patient-Centered Medical Home
Posted on 21 May 2012.
International Community Health Services received national recognition as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH), issued by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). The NCQA issued the recognition after an extensive review of the International District and Holly Park clinics. The recognition credits medical facilities that combine access, teamwork, and technology to deliver quality care and [...]
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ACRS Southeast Asian Young Men’s Group wins top prize at 2012 Spring Youth Forum
Posted on 21 May 2012.
A group of six students from Franklin High School, part of the Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) Southeast Asian Young Men’s Group took home the top prize at the 2012 Spring Youth Forum, a summit organized by the Department of Social and Health Services and the Washington Attorney General’s Office. Forty-two student-teams presented programs [...]
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Buddhist monk accused of killing religious leader in Grand Bay temple
Posted on 19 May 2012.
The Associated Press GRAND BAY, Ala. (AP) — A Buddhist monk who recently put himself into self-imposed isolation was accused of fatally bludgeoning the religious leader of a Grand Bay temple. Vern Phdsamay, 32, was arrested on May 11 and charged with killing 45-year-old Chaiwat Moleechate, said Sgt. Paul Burch of the Mobile County Sheriff’s [...]
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Heart Mountain center receives museum award
Posted on 19 May 2012.
The Associated Press Staff CODY, Wyo. (AP) — The Heart Mountain Interpretive Center in Park County has been recognized with an award from the American Association of Museums.
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University of Hawaii award degrees to veterans
Posted on 19 May 2012.
The Associated Press Staff HONOLULU (AP) — The University of Hawaii says it plans to award honorary degrees to Japanese-American U.S. Army ROTC cadets who formed a civilian battalion and were killed in action during World War II.
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Myanmar reforms leave political prisoners behind
Posted on 19 May 2012.
By Todd Pitman The Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — In a remote prison in northwest Myanmar, Aye Aung wakes up each day as he has for nearly 14 years — alone in a dark cell on a wooden plank, a prisoner of conscience all but forgotten by the world.
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Obama’s comments on gay marriage meet resistance in other countries
Posted on 19 May 2012.
By Leon Drouin-Keith The Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China’s government considered homosexuality a mental disorder until 2001. Mobs in Senegal have disinterred bodies of men they believe were gays and dragged them through the streets. In Egypt, laws prohibiting “shameless public acts” have been used to imprison gay men.
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Community members install memorial at Chinese Massacre Cove
Posted on 18 May 2012.
This year marks the fifth year of the annual two-day Chinese Remembering conference held in Lewiston, Idaho. Each conference relates the history of the Chinese in Idaho and the Northwest, with the second day of the conference dedicated to visiting sites in Hells Canyon that were occupied by the Chinese.
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NAAAP offers scholarship to Asian American students
Posted on 18 May 2012.
NAAAP-Seattle is pleased to announce the 2012 NAAAP-Seattle High School and College Scholarships to encourage promising Asian American students seeking higher educational opportunities. This scholarship will award three winners in the Greater Seattle area. Each winner will receive up to $2,500 to go towards educational purposes. (end) For more information, visit seattle.naaap.org/scholarship.
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Hokubei Hochi Foundation offers inaugural student internship program
Posted on 18 May 2012.
Hokubei Hochi Foundation has launched its inaugural student internship program, which includes travel to Japan.
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BLOG: Comparing women’s basketball in U.S. and China
Posted on 18 May 2012.
By Assunta Ng Rarely do I sit through a basketball game from the beginning to the end, especially when I already know the outcome. So what made me stay when the U.S. Women’s National basketball team played against the China’s Women’s National team last Saturday when the scores weren’t even close?
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“Headshot”
Posted on 17 May 2012.
Reviewed by Andrew Hamlin Pen-ek Ratanaruang’s earlier films, like “Mon-Rak
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“The Revolutionary”
Posted on 17 May 2012.
Reviewed by Tiffany Ran Sidney Rittenberg was an American civil rights activist
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“Tatsumi”
Posted on 17 May 2012.
Reviewed by Andrew Hamlin Prize-winning director Eric Khoo hails from Singapore, but his latest, an animated
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