Filmmakers of Asian Pacific Islander descent can submit their entries for free to the third annual ID Film Festival organized by the Japanese Americans National Museum in Los Angeles.
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Attention: Festival calls for filmakers of Asian/Pacific Islander descent
Posted on 08 April 2010.
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State Farm continues to fund OCA leadership program
Posted on 08 April 2010.
The grant will be utilized in 2010 to support OCA’s APIA U: Leadership 101, an Asian/Pacific Islander American college leadership training program, and the upcoming Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)/OCA Leadership Conference in May.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 29 No 15 | 4/10-4/162 Comments
Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation supports Japan in the Schools program
Posted on 08 April 2010.
The Weyerhaeuser Company announced a grant of $5,000 to the Japan–America Society of the State of Washington (JASSW) for their Japan in the Schools (JIS) program.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 29 No 15 | 4/10-4/160 Comments
Washington’s New Americans program faces elimination in the state’s budget despite providing a valuable service
Posted on 08 April 2010.
Washington’s New Americans (WNA) program hosts Citizenship Day, an event held at sites across the state offering services from immigration attorneys, paralegals, interpreters, and community volunteers in helping to prepare naturalization applications at no cost.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 29 No 15 | 4/10-4/160 Comments
Fulfilling childhood dreams
Posted on 01 April 2010.
For years, a community watched a young girl grow up on stage. Seventeen-year-old classical Chinese dancer Leah Li often leaves her audiences in awe with her graceful movements and captivating smile. Now, she has decided to try her hand at producing.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 29 No 14 | 4/3-4/90 Comments
Wages of native-born disproportionate to immigrants’ wages
Posted on 24 March 2010.
Native-born workers in the United States at every educational level experience modest wage increases relative to foreign-born workers in the United States as a result of new immigration, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 29 No 13 | 3/27-4/21 Comment
Attention: Local U.S. Census jobs offer good pay, flexibility, and community service
Posted on 10 March 2010.
King County is gearing up for the 2010 U.S. Census, which, for many area residents, translates to well-paying temporary jobs while helping out the community and the country.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 29 No 11 | 3/13-3/190 Comments
Attention: New visa rules for visits to India
Posted on 10 March 2010.
1. In respect of foreign national holding tourist visas with a multiple entry facility, there should be gap of at least two months between two visits to India.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 29 No 11 | 3/13-3/190 Comments
Georgia’s MARTA Yellow Line to be renamed Gold
Posted on 10 March 2010.
Last month, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) CEO Beverly Scott said that the transit agency would change the name of its Yellow train line, which goes to Doraville, home to a large Asian American community. The line will now be called Gold. MARTA serves the Atlanta area.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 29 No 11 | 3/13-3/190 Comments
JAVA’s 2010 memorial scholarship program awarding more money to more students
Posted on 03 March 2010.
The Japanese American Veterans Association’s (JAVA) 2010 memorial scholarship program will be awarding six scholarships, three more than last year with a higher award of $1,500 each.
Posted in Briefs, Vol 29 No 10 | 3/6-3/120 Comments
