By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly North Seattle Community College (NSCC) President Mark Mitsui has been selected to serve as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Colleges in the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. The selection follows a many-month-long process that began in January.
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NSCC President Mitsui headed to U.S. Education Dept.
Posted on 13 June 2013.
Posted in Community News, Education, Features 25, Profiles, Vol 32 No 25 | 6/15-6/210 Comments
UW instates diversity graduation requirement
Posted on 13 June 2013.
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly A long-time student-led effort to pass a diversity course requirement for all University of Washington undergraduates came to fruition May 24.
Posted in Community News, Education, Features, Features 25, Vol 32 No 25 | 6/15-6/210 Comments
High school diversity leaders awarded with scholarships
Posted on 18 April 2013.
By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Diversity in education was the focus of the night on March 28, as the Northwest Asian Weekly
Posted in Education, Features 17, Vol 32 No 17 | 4/20-4/260 Comments
Diversity Makes a Difference — Part 6
Posted on 22 March 2013.
Compiled by Staff Northwest Asian Weekly The Northwest Asian Weekly’s Diversity Makes a Difference scholarship program celebrates young people who are committed to reaching across cultural lines. Students are nominated by their school for being champions of diversity. From those nominations, a judging panel will choose five winners who will receive $1,000 scholarships and a [...]
Posted in Community News, Education, Vol 32 No 13 | 3/23-3/290 Comments
Diversity Makes a Difference — Part 5
Posted on 15 March 2013.
Compiled by Staff Northwest Asian Weekly The Northwest Asian Weekly’s Diversity Makes a Difference scholarship program celebrates young people who are committed to reaching across cultural lines. Students are nominated by their school for being champions of diversity. From those nominations, a judging panel will choose five winners who will receive $1,000 scholarships and a [...]
Posted in Community News, Education, Vol 32 No 12 | 3/16-3/220 Comments
Diversity Makes a Difference — Part 4
Posted on 08 March 2013.
Compiled by Staff Northwest Asian Weekly The Northwest Asian Weekly’s Diversity Makes a Difference scholarship program celebrates young people who are committed to reaching across cultural lines. Students are nominated by their school for being champions of diversity. From those nominations, a judging panel will choose five winners who will receive $1,000 scholarships and a [...]
Posted in Education, Vol 32 No 11 | 3/9-3/150 Comments
Diversity Makes a Difference — Part 3
Posted on 01 March 2013.
Compiled by Staff Northwest Asian Weekly The Northwest Asian Weekly’s Diversity Makes a Difference scholarship program celebrates young people who are committed to reaching across cultural lines. Students are nominated by their school for being champions of diversity. From those nominations, a judging panel will choose five winners who will receive $1,000 scholarships and a [...]
Posted in Education, Vol 32 No 10 | 3/2-3/80 Comments
Diversity Makes a Difference — Part 2
Posted on 22 February 2013.
Compiled by Staff Northwest Asian Weekly The Northwest Asian Weekly’s Diversity Makes a Difference scholarship program celebrates young people
Posted in Education, Vol 32 No 9 | 2/23-3/11 Comment
Michelle Rhee on charter schools, standardized testing, and being Korean American
Posted on 21 February 2013.
By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly There is no middle ground when it comes to national education reform figure Michelle Rhee. People either love her or they hate her.
Posted in Community News, Education, Features, Profiles, Vol 32 No 9 | 2/23-3/11 Comment
Diversity Makes a Difference — Part 1
Posted on 15 February 2013.
Compiled by Staff Northwest Asian Weekly The Northwest Asian Weekly’s Diversity Makes a Difference scholarship program celebrates young people who are committed to reaching across cultural lines. Students are nominated by their school for being champions of diversity. From those nominations, a judging panel will choose five winners who will receive $1,000 scholarships and a [...]
Posted in Education, Vol 32 No 8 | 2/16-2/220 Comments
School-provided breakfast wins Dearborn Park Elementary an award
Posted on 01 November 2012.
By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly Dearborn Park Elementary was awarded a Super School award last Friday, Oct. 26, for its performance in
Posted in Community News, Education, Features, Profiles, Vol 31 No 45 | 11/3-11/90 Comments
Kenyon S. Chan to step down as UW Bothell chancellor
Posted on 11 October 2012.
By Charles Lam The Northwest Asian Weekly Chancellor Chan announced that he will complete his tenure as the University of Washington Bothell’s second
Posted in Community News, Education, Features, Profiles, Vol 31 No 42 | 10/13-10/190 Comments
Local Chinese American youth fundraise for schools in China
Posted on 06 September 2012.
By Nan Nan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly Best friends Jessica Collins and Catherine Foster have a lot in common. They both are of Chinese descent,
Posted in Education, Features, Profiles, Vol 31 No 37 | 9/8-9/140 Comments
New API scholarship available for SSCC students
Posted on 22 August 2012.
The Asian & Pacifi c Islander American Scholarship Fund has created the APIASF Community College Scholarship Program with scholarships ranging from $2,250 to $5,000 during the 2012 to 2013 academic year. The new scholarship fund is designed to give AAPI students access to higher education and help develop role models and train future leaders in their communities. The APIASF Community Scholarship [...]
Posted in Briefs, Education, Vol 31 No 34 | 8/18-8/240 Comments
English Innovations changes immigrant lives through English language training
Posted on 26 April 2012.
By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Aoxiang Liao delivered a five-minute speech, demonstrating her newly acquired ability to speak
Posted in Community News, Education, Features, Profiles, Vol 31 No 18 | 4/28-5/40 Comments
Young leaders promote diversity in local community and beyond — Diversity Makes a Difference nominees receive awards and scholarships
Posted on 13 April 2012.
By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly On Friday, March 30, the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation presented scholarships and awards to high school students from Western Washington at its Diversity Makes a Difference awards dinner. The event, held at the New Hong Kong Restaurant, honored 55 student nominees.
Posted in Education, Features, Vol 31 No 16 | 4/14-4/200 Comments
