Northwest Asian Weekly’s Diversity Makes a Difference scholarship program celebrates young people who are committed to reaching out across cultural lines.
Attention: Seattle Chinese Garden needs volunteers
The Seattle Chinese Garden needs additional volunteers to help with visitors as the weather gets warmer. Volunteers will answer visitor questions,
Study: Health coaches may be crucial in fighting against diabetes in Asians
Chinese Americans are diagnosed with diabetes at more than twice the rate of the general population. Fifteen percent of Chinese Americans
Immigration Services proposes electronic system
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has a proposal that could save U.S. businesses more than $23 million over the next 10 years.
Peacock designer duo go from Bollywood to Britney Spears
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Indian designers Falguni and Shane Peacock have busted out of Bollywood straight through to Hollywood. Their champion? Britney Spears.
Shanghai kicks out Barbie for being sexy?
The Financial Times has reported that the Barbie store in Shanghai has shut down after only two years in business. Mattel has said that the store
Cherie Blair named chancellor of Asian University for Women
The Asian University for Women (AUW), located in Bangladesh, appointed Cherie Blair, a leading international lawyer, human rights advocate, and the wife
Equality for women can reduce world hunger, says UN report
ROME (AP) — Giving women better access to land, technology, and other agricultural resources could reduce the number of hungry people by up to 150 million
More women in local government in Asia–Pacific region, but figures still low at national levels
According to a 48-page report, “Women’s Representation in Local Government in Asia and the Pacific,” by the United Nations Development Programme
More Thai women in business
According to the 2011 Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR) survey, Thailand has the highest percentage of women holding senior