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Filmmaker Long Tran attacks Hollywood’s deep-seated stereotypes

March 9, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Filmmaker Long Tran attacks Hollywood’s deep-seated stereotypes

By Jessica Kai Curry NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Asian boy meets white girl. They fall in love. They endure hardship, but in the end, love prevails. It’s a scene that has played out hundreds of times in Western cinema. Oh wait. No, it isn’t. Unless you are watching the upcoming short film by Vietnamese American director, […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Profiles, Education, Business, Features, Profiles, Community News, Feature stories Tagged With: 2018, LONG TRAN, VOL 37 NO 11 | MARCH 10 - MARCH 16

Education students design innovations to better serve immigrant youth

February 9, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly 1 Comment

Education students design innovations to better serve immigrant youth

By Dustin Wunderlich Director of Marketing and Communications University of Washington College of Education Over 24 intense hours, teams of University of Washington (UW) education students drew upon design thinking processes to craft new ideas for better addressing the educational needs of immigrant and refugee youth and families. The UW College of Education’s first-ever Ideathon […]

Filed Under: Education, Feature stories Tagged With: 2018, VOL 37 NO 7 | FEBRUARY 10 - FEBRUARY 16

Museum director reflects on diversity, inclusion, and the power of history

February 1, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Museum director reflects on diversity, inclusion, and the power of history

By Tim Gruver NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Ellen Ferguson can recall spending some of her favorite childhood memories in the same kind of place where she works today: museums. As the Director of Community Relations at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Ferguson has enjoyed a 40-year career with what she describes as one […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2018, Ellen Ferguson, VOL 37 NO 6 | FEBRUARY 3 - FEBRUARY 9

Sheila Edwards Lange

January 18, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Sheila Edwards Lange

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly While she’s the president of Seattle Central College (SCC), Sheila Edwards Lange thinks of herself as an activist. She’s in an ideal role because her true passion is education. As president of SCC, no day is the same for Edwards Lange. A current challenge that she faces is trying […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2018, Sheila Edwards Lange, VOL 37 NO 4 | JANUARY 20 - JANUARY 26

Harvard releases early admissions decisions

January 5, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Harvard released the early decisions numbers for the class of 2022 in early December, and out of 6,630 total applicants, 964 received acceptances, The Harvard Crimson reported. The admission rate held flat this year with a 14.5 percent acceptance rate, even though Harvard received more early applicants for the class […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2017, VOL 37 NO 2 | JANUARY 6 - JANUARY 12

Beacon Hill school seeks to bridge language and cultural gap

December 21, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Beacon Hill school seeks to bridge language and cultural gap

By Jill Christensen NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Barriers do not exist at Beacon Hill International Elementary School, both physically and culturally. With its open concept classroom style, Beacon Hill Elementary not only encourages cohesiveness through the layout of its classrooms, but it strives to bridge the gap between cultures through its language immersion programs. Currently, parents […]

Filed Under: Education, Community News Tagged With: 2017, Beacon Hill International Elementary, VOL 36 NO 52 | DECEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 29

Asian American students rejected by Harvard at center of affirmative action fight

August 10, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Asian American students rejected by Harvard at center of affirmative action fight

By SADIE GURMAN and MARIA DANILOVA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said last week it had no broad plans to investigate whether college and university admission programs discriminate against students based on race, seeking to defray worries that a job posting signaled an effort to reverse course on affirmative action. News reports […]

Filed Under: Education, National News Tagged With: 2017, HARVARD, VOL 36 NO 33 | AUGUST 12 - AUGUST 18

Diversity initiatives at the UW Michael G. Foster School of Business

June 8, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Diversity initiatives at the UW Michael G. Foster School of Business

By Jenn Doane NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY In both business and academics, it’s no secret that diversity breeds innovation, attracts top talent, and drives competitiveness. As such, the Foster School of Business (FSB) at the University of Washington (UW) has developed a wide array of programs and services aiming to recruit and retain a diverse student […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2017, MELISSA UYESUGI, PAMELA LACSON, UW MICHAEL G FOSTER SCHOOL, VOL 36 NO 24 | JUNE 10 - JUNE 16

ArtsFund awards $60K in grants to foster a multicultural community

June 1, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

ArtsFund awards $60K in grants to foster a multicultural community

By Janice Nesamani NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Twelve organizations in the Seattle area will receive matching grants of $5,000 each. Several of the groups are Asian and help enrich the cultural fabric of the region. In situations where words fall short, art has the ability to bridge gaps, foster understanding, and help people connect. Seattle has […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2017, ARTSFUND, VOL 36 NO 23 | JUNE 3 - JUNE 9

Quiet Washington teen finds confidence, award from governor

May 18, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly Leave a Comment

Quiet Washington teen finds confidence, award from governor

By LYNN THOMPSON Seattle Times BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — Moses Shiong didn’t feel supported at home. His parents, Hmong refugees from Laos, didn’t seem to understand their American son. He said they were disappointed that he wasn’t a traditional first son, strong, showing no weakness. His mentors said the parents didn’t seem to notice him […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2017, MOSES SHIONG, VOL 36 NO 21 | MAY 20 - MAY 26

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