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Seattle Women’s Commission seeks candidates
Posted on 24 May 2013.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 32 No 22 | 5/25-5/310 Comments
LIHI vies for $250,000 to house homeless vets
Posted on 02 May 2013.
The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) will be competing against 10 other organizations
Posted in Briefs, Features 19, Vol 32 No 19 | 5/4-5/100 Comments
Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month coming to Seattle Center
Posted on 26 April 2013.
The Seattle Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration will be taking place from 11:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 5 at the Seattle Center Armory.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 32 No 18 | 4/27-5/30 Comments
Peter Kang named Executive Vice President of Production at Paramount
Posted on 18 April 2013.
Paramount Pictures announced the appointment of film
Posted in Briefs, Features 17, Vol 32 No 17 | 4/20-4/260 Comments
PWEKA searching for Filipino art to display
Posted on 12 April 2013.
Pinoy Words Expressed Kultura Arts (PWEKA) is curating the Pagdiriwang Filipino American Art display at the Seattle Center Armory Building on June 8 to June 9. They are looking for submissions. The theme this year is “Through Our Eyes.” Filipino American artists are invited to submit files of their original artwork, up to 5 pieces, [...]
Posted in Briefs, Vol 32 No 16 | 4/13-4/190 Comments
CelebrAsian Conference connects Asian American businesses
Posted on 12 April 2013.
USPAACC will hold its annual flagship event, CelebrAsian Business Opportunity Conference 2013, from June 3 to June 5 at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Garden Grove, Calif. This year’s theme is “We are the Future: Immigrants. Citizens. Innovators.”
Posted in Briefs, Vol 32 No 16 | 4/13-4/190 Comments
Seattle man indicted of federal hate crime
Posted on 12 April 2013.
The Department of Justice announced April 2 that a federal grand jury sitting in Seattle has indicted Jamie Larson, 49, on a federal hate crime charge relating to a racially-motivated assault of a 50-year-old Sikh man.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 32 No 16 | 4/13-4/190 Comments
Seattle Central seeks nominations for Alumni Award
Posted on 12 April 2013.
Seattle Central Community College is seeking nominations for its 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award. The award will be given to a graduate who exemplifies achievement in his or her particular endeavor in life, including academic, professional, and civic activities.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 32 No 16 | 4/13-4/190 Comments
UW musicians tour China
Posted on 29 March 2013.
By Hayat Norimine Northwest Asian Weekly Nearly 10 years ago, University of Washington Wind Ensemble Conductor Tim Salzman helped a student finance his education. That small act, years later, eventually led to a partnership with the China Conservatory.
Posted in Briefs, Features, Vol 32 No 14 | 3/30-4/50 Comments
Community groups work with U.S. Postal Service representatives to find alternative location for Chinatown-ID station
Posted on 22 March 2013.
In early 2012, the U.S. Postal Service announced dramatic cutbacks that included the proposed closure of the Chinatown-International District Station and distribution center. Responding to community concerns, representatives from the Chinatown-ID BIA, SCIDpda, the Mayor’s Office, Seattle Parks & Recreation, and Seattle’s Office of Economic Development have been working to track this issue and advocate [...]
Posted in Briefs, Vol 32 No 13 | 3/23-3/290 Comments
White House to honor AAPI women as part of AAPI Heritage Month
Posted on 22 March 2013.
The White House Champions of Change series spotlights ordinary citizens who are demonstrating extraordinary commitment to their community, their country, and their fellow citizens.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 32 No 13 | 3/23-3/290 Comments
An organization for all Asians
Posted on 22 March 2013.
By Hayat Norimine Northwest Asian Weekly Each year, the Associated Students of the University of Washington Asian Student Commission (ASC) spends weeks organizing the ASC Talent Show, finding student organizations to participate and trying to equally represent the more than 10,000 Asian and Asian American students on campus.
Posted in Briefs, Features, Features, Profiles, Vol 32 No 13 | 3/23-3/291 Comment
College Bound Scholarship opens to middle schoolers
Posted on 15 March 2013.
Mayor McGinn, Superintendent José Banda, University of Washington President Michael Young, and Chancellor Jill Wakefield urge 7th and 8th grade students to sign up for College Bound Scholarship program.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 32 No 12 | 3/16-3/220 Comments
Asian and Pacific American students receive $2,500 scholarships from APIASF
Posted on 15 March 2013.
South Seattle Community College announced in February that 45 of its students have each been selected to receive a $2,500 scholarship by the Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 32 No 12 | 3/16-3/220 Comments
Danny Woo Community Garden looking for volunteers
Posted on 15 March 2013.
Join a Danny Woo Community Garden work party. Beginning March 16, you can get dirty volunteering at the garden. Sign-up for a shift between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Work parties will be held the third Saturday of each month.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 32 No 12 | 3/16-3/220 Comments
Contractor hired to remove Japanese dock from Washington beach
Posted on 08 March 2013.
By Staff The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A Port Townsend, Wash., company hired to remove a 185-ton chunk of Japanese tsunami debris that washed ashore on a remote Washington beach in December hopes to complete the removal by the end of March.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 32 No 11 | 3/9-3/150 Comments
