The Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDpda) is looking for student volunteers to assist with creating a local business technical assistance pilot program to promote small
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SCIDpda seeks business and economic development volunteer
Posted on 06 April 2012.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 31 No 15 | 4/7-4/130 Comments
A 1970s fountain by local artist George Tsutakawa is brought back to life in Seattle
Posted on 30 March 2012.
Several art patrons are working with art dealer John Braseth to feature a large fountain sculpture by local acclaimed artist George Tsutakawa. The fountain, originally named the Jefferson Plaza Fountain, was displayed in an office plaza in Indianapolis, Ind. before the office property changed hands and the work was placed on sale. The 3-ton fountain [...]
Posted in Briefs, Community News, Vol 31 No 14 | 3/31-4/60 Comments
Seattle’s Immigrant and Refugee Commission seeks new members
Posted on 23 March 2012.
In keeping with the Race and Social Justice Initiative, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and the Seattle City Council want to ensure that city government provides customer service to all, including immigrants and refugees living and working in Seattle.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 31 No 13 | 3/24-3/300 Comments
Seattle Chinese Garden seeking docents, will train
Posted on 23 March 2012.
The Seattle Chinese Garden is recruiting volunteers for the next docent training program.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 31 No 13 | 3/24-3/300 Comments
Senate proposal affects Washington’s low-income families
Posted on 23 March 2012.
On Feb. 28, Washington State Senate released its proposed supplemental budget, which aims to protect, maintain, and even restore some lost funding to essential services for low-income children, families, immigrants, seniors, and people with disabilities.
Posted in Briefs, Community News, Vol 31 No 13 | 3/24-3/300 Comments
Bainbridge Island remembers incarceration of Japanese Americans with March 30 event
Posted on 16 March 2012.
March 30 will be a “A Day of History, Honor, and Healing” on Bainbridge Island. A series of free community-wide day of events will be offered to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the first of 120,000 Japanese Americans to be forcibly exiled from the West Coast during World War II, and to celebrate the unique [...]
Posted in Briefs, Vol 31 No 12 | 3/17-3/230 Comments
Nominations sought for Fast 50 Asian American Businesses awards
Posted on 16 March 2012.
The U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce (USPAACC) is now accepting applications/nominations for its annual Fast 50 Asian American Businesses awards. The awards are an opportunity for Asian American business owners to receive national recognition.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 31 No 12 | 3/17-3/230 Comments
Woman robbed in Chinatown, loses $2,000 and passport
Posted on 16 February 2012.
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly On Feb. 14, a robbery occurred in Chinatown near Uwajimaya, in the alley between Maynard Avenue South and Sixth Avenue South, adjacent to South Weller Street.
Posted in Briefs, Community News, Vol 31 No 8 | 2/18-2/240 Comments
Volunteers needed at Helping Link, Vietnamese nonprofit
Posted on 21 November 2011.
Helping Link is looking for local volunteers. It has been serving the Vietnamese American community for the past 18 years. It provides English language, citizenship, and computer education classes to adults and seniors, as well as after-school tutoring and summer classes for youth.
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Citywide school attendance campaign to improve student attendance with incentives
Posted on 18 November 2011.
The Be Here Get There campaign is a research-driven, incentive-based campaign designed to raise awareness and improve academic achievement by improving citywide school attendance.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 30 No 47 | 11/19-11/250 Comments
