By Janelle Wetzstein Northwest Asian Weekly Raising a child with special needs can be extremely difficult — especially when English is not your first
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Multicultural families with special needs children empowered through Open Doors
Posted on 08 December 2011.
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Tolling on SR 520 bridge starts Dec. 29
Posted on 07 December 2011.
Starting Dec. 29, drivers will pay an electronic toll to cross the 520 bridge and the Washington State Department of Transportation is urging travelers to get ready by setting up a Good To Go! account. “Tolling is helping Washington move forward with critical transportation investments and will finance ongoing and future work to replace the [...]
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LA Koreatown schools at forefront of education reform
Posted on 06 December 2011.
By Katherine Kim NEW AMERICA MEDIA “Good night, Good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow,” intones a pint-sized, pink-cheeked Kelly Park, reciting a soliloquy from the leading role in Romeo and Juliet. Park, 11, who was born in Incheon, Korea, diligently delivers her lines on the stage of the Coconut Grove Auditorium, the same spot [...]
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King County awards $10.6 million to affordable housing development countywide
Posted on 06 December 2011.
Creating housing for veterans, homeless families and others in need, on Friday, King County Executive Dow Constantine announced approximately $10.6 million in awards for affordable housing development across the county. “This funding will boost to the local economy and create construction jobs, while providing safe and affordable housing that will help hundreds of people who [...]
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Community volunteers sought for Seattle Schools’ Positive Climate and Discipline Advisory Committee
Posted on 05 December 2011.
The Seattle School District is seeking district staff and unpaid volunteers to serve on the newly formed Positive Climate and Discipline Advisory Committee (PC-DAC), for terms of up to two years. The committee’s primary purpose is to advise Seattle School District on a school climate and discipline management system that enhances learning, equity, self-discipline, school [...]
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New guidance supports voluntary efforts to promote diversity and reduce racial isolation in education
Posted on 05 December 2011.
Last Friday, the Departments of Justice and Education released two new guidance documents — one for school districts and one for colleges and universities — detailing the flexibility that the Supreme Court has provided to educational institutions to promote diversity and, in the case of elementary and secondary schools, reduce racial isolation among students within [...]
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BIA & Volunteers Washed over 750 Windows in the Chinatown-ID
Posted on 05 December 2011.
From CIDBIA: Special thanks to all of our amazing volunteers and community sponsors including CBRE, United Building Services and Cascadian Building Maintenance for making this event a huge success!
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Glitter gala raises $220,000 for Seattle Goodwill
Posted on 05 December 2011.
On Nov. 9, Seattle Goodwill held its annual Glitter Gala at the Sheraton Hotel in Seattle. The event raised $220,000, which will benefit Goodwill’s job training and education programs.
Posted in Names in the News, Vol 30 No 49 | 12/3-12/90 Comments
Robert Chinn Foundation presents 2011 Asian Hall of Fame awards
Posted on 05 December 2011.
Known as the “Robbies,” since 2004, the Asian Hall of Fame awards, given by the Robert Chinn Foundation, serve to honor people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent who have greatly contributed to the American experience. The awards event took place on Nov. 19 at the Asian Resource Center.
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Lao Heritage Foundation holds Fifth Annual Benefit Dinner
Posted on 05 December 2011.
On Nov. 12, the Lao Heritage Foundation’s Northwest chapter held its Fifth Annual Benefit Dinner at New Hong Kong Seafood Restaurant in the International District.
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