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Asian groups file complaint over Harvard admission

May 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jesse J. Holland Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An alliance of Asian American groups on Friday filed a federal complaint against Harvard University, saying that the school and other Ivy League institutions are using racial quotas to admit students other than high-scoring Asians. More than 60 Chinese, Indian, Korean, and Pakistani groups came together […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Asian Americans, Associated Press, Chapel Hill, Chinese, Chunyan Li, Civil Rights, Education, Harvard University, Ivy League, Karen Narasaki, Korean, North Carolina, Robert Iuliano, Supreme Court, UNC, Vol 34 No 22 | May 23 - May 29, Yukong Zhao

Who determines your destiny? — YOU.

May 1, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Gin Foo Yee, owner of Gin’s Construction, changed his destiny, defying odds because he knew he was the master of his own fate and creator of his own luck. When Yee first came to America at the age of 22 in 1987, his immediate concern was one of survival. […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Assunta Ng, Chinese, Education, Gin Foo Yee, Gin Yee, John Harvey, Michael Pickett, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Central College, Vol 34 No 19 | May 2 - May 8, Wood Technology Center, language

Tuan will be new Dean of the College of Education

March 30, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Dr. Mia Tuan has accepted University of Washington’s offer to become the new Dean of the College of Education. Mia, of Chinese descent, worked at the University of Oregon (UO), where she held numerous leadership positions. She was interim dean of their college of education, associate dean of the Graduate School, director of UO’s Center on […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Chinese, Education, Graduate School, Mia Tuan, San Francisco Bay Area, UCLA, UO, Vol 34 No 14 | March 28 - April 3

No school! — Lunar New Year option to be a school holiday in NYC

February 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Community leaders celebrated a new law that will require the city to consider closing schools on Lunar New Year. The legislation was signed into law in December by New York Governor Cuomo. Schools in neighborhoods throughout New York City with high populations of Asian American students, such as Chinatown in Manhattan and Flushing in Queens, […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Asian American, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Chinatown, Congressmember Meng, Council Member Margaret Chin, Councilmember Chin, Education, Governor Cuomo, Lunar New Year, NYC, New York City, New Yorkers, Senator Daniel Squadron, Speaker Silver, Vol 34 No 10 | February 28 - March 6

Shoreline meets Asia

January 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  Shoreline Community College President Cheryl Roberts, International Education Executive Director Diana Sampson and Associate Director of Outreach Bo Fu visited China, Cambodia, and Indonesia in December. 

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Asia, Associate Director, Cambodia, China, Education, Indonesia, Li Yang, Shoreline Community College President Cheryl Roberts, Vol 34 No 3 | January 10 - January 16

Kamala Harris seeks review after recent shootings by police

January 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Don Thompson Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s attorney general stepped into the national debate over the recent slayings of unarmed civilians by police on Monday, calling for a review by her agency and promising to lead a public dialogue. Kamala Harris, the first minority to hold the state’s highest law enforcement office, […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, DNA, Education, Human Services, India, Jamaica, Jerry Brown, Los Angeles Unified School District, New York, Norman Bernstein, Pat Brown, SACRAMENTO, San Francisco Police Chief Gregory Suhr, Vol 34 No 3 | January 10 - January 16, Wall Street, attention

Top Contributor: Leny Valerio-Buford — A history of helping others reach a higher education

November 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Conversations, discussions and debates were a normal thing in Lenore (Leny) Valerio-Buford’s household growing up in the Philippines. Valerio-Buford was born and raised in a small town called Taypay. She was the second oldest of six children. She has four sisters and one brother, who is the youngest.  She […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Education, Minority Affairs, Nina Huang, Northwest Asian Weekly, PTA, Philippines, Seattle University, Top Contributors 2014, UW, United States, Upward Bound, Upward Bound Program, Vol 33 No 48 | November 22 - November 28, culture, language, women of color

Diversity at the top — Building spaces and programs

October 16, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Daria Kroupoderava Northwest Asian Weekly Dr. Vikram Jandhyala had everything fall into place at the right time. He is Vice Provost of

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2008, 2014, Daria Kroupoderava, Diversity at the Top, Diversity at the Top 2014, Education, Electrical Engineering, Executive Director, Indian American, Intellectual Property, Inventor Award, NASA, Northwest Asian Weekly, UW, Vice Provost, Vikram Jandhyala, Vol 33 No 43 | October 18 - October 24

Diversity at the top: Mary Knell

October 2, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Hardworking. Persistent. Collaborative. These are just some of the adjectives that describe Mary Knell.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2011, 2014, CEO, Chief Executive Officer, China, Chinese American, Education, Executive Development Institute, Girl Scouts, JDRF, Mary Knell, Nina Huang, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Science Center, Seafirst Bank, Seattle, United States, Vol 33 No 41 | October 4 - October 10, Wells Fargo Washington Women

Wise words for youth — How do you overcome adversity?

September 11, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Welcome back to school. Be curious. Question everything. Serve your community.” — Kenyon S. Chan Chancellor, UW-Tacoma “It’s how we react to the adversity that matters. I encourage all students to make a goal and plan to reach that goal. When adversity strikes, step back and figure out how to remove the roadblock. When you […]

Filed Under: Wise Words Series Tagged With: 2014, Associate Dean, Bellevue College, Cheryl Roberts, Congressman Adam Smith, Dave Rule, Education, Judge Ketu Shah, Justice Mary Yu, Marcel Proust, Nate Miles, Northeastern University Seattle, Paula Boyum, Sue Anderson, Tyrell Edwards, Vice President General Manager, Vol 33 No 37 | September 6 - September 12

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