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More than just “Asian” — New bill hopes to improve on student data

August 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly U.S. Congressman Mike Honda stood up for the All Students Count Act at a rally in Washington D.C. on July 31.  Congressman Honda, a Democrat from California, <!–more–>proposed a bill, the All Students Count Act, which requires state education agencies to report more enhanced data in their annual state […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, 2014, American Community Survey, Asian New, California State University Sacramento, Congressman Honda, Congressman Mike Honda, Hmong Americans, Jason Cruz, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islander, Quyen Dinh, SEARAC, Southeast Asian American, Vietnamese Americans, Vol 33 No 33 | August 9 - August 15

Asian groups, White House seek better race data

June 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Suzanne Gamboa The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On paper, Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders appear to be a high-achieving bunch with few of the challenges faced by other racial and ethnic minorities in U.S. schools.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, 2013, American Community Survey, Asian Americans, Bhutan, Census Bureau, Don Yu, Education Department, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Native Hawaiians, New York University, Nicholas Jones, Pacific Islanders, Pearl Imada Iboshi, Robert Teranishi, Vol 32 No 26 | June 22 - June 28, White House Initiative, attention

New federal guidance on diversity and reducing racial isolation benefits Asian American students

December 12, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Friday Dec. 2, 2011, the United States Department of Education and the United States Department of Justice jointly issued new federal guidance to provide a roadmap for K-12 schools, colleges, and universities to leverage the benefits of educational diversity to achieve high quality, inclusive educational opportunities for all students.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2010, 2011, American Community Survey, Asian Americans, Education, Pacific Islander, Quyen Dinh, SEARAC, Southeast Asian American, Vietnamese Americans

Ethnic elders split on Washington state assisted suicide law

October 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

When nearly six in 10 voters in Washington state approved Initiative 1000, the 2008 Death with Dignity Act, Seattle resident Tam Hue (last name not given), 73,

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: 2008, 2009, 2010, American Community Survey, Eileen Geller, Five Wishes, Julie Pham, Lisa Butler, Marie Thu Le, New America Media Northwest Vietnamese News, Robb Miller, Sahra Farah, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Tam Hue, Thai Quang Pham, Thi Nguyen, Thien Chan Quan, United States, Vol 29 No 41 | October 9 - October 15

Why do Asians think Bellevue is so great?

April 22, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A rising immigrant population can be taxing for many developing cities. However, Bellevue is not one of those cities. The Asian immigrant population in Bellevue increased from 17.6 percent in 2000 to 24.6 percent in 2008. Asians account for almost three-quarters of Bellevue’s non-white population.

Filed Under: Business, Community News Tagged With: 2008, 2009, 2010, American Community Survey, Asian Indians, Asian Pacific Islander Americans, Ata Karim, Bellevue College, Bellevue Community College, Bellevue Deputy Mayor Conrad Lee, Chief Executive Officer Ralph Rei, Chinese, Needs Update, Puget Sound Business Journal, Valarie Kusuda Smick, Vol 29 No 17 | April 24 - April 30, Washington State India Trade Relations Action Committee

Homeownership fell in ’08 — Asians get hit the worst

September 24, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Asians, many of them liv­ing in foreclosure-ravaged California, suffered the sharpest drop in homeownership last year, eclipsing declines felt by whites, Blacks, and Latinos, accord­ing to new Census data.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, AP, American Community Survey, Asian Americans, Census Bureau, Edward Wolff, Jennifer Nguyen, Mark Mather, Mike Truong, New York University, United States, Vol 28 No 40 | September 26 - October 2

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