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Community and commissions want to tackle unequal student discipline

February 12, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ador Pereda Yano Northwest Asian Weekly Around fifty parents, youths, educators, and community members attended a Saturday afternoon event at El Centro de la Raza in Seattle Jan. 30 to discuss unfair school discipline practices, especially the unequal distribution of suspensions and expulsions among students of color in Washington state’s school system. To encourage […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2012, 2016, Asian Americans, CAAA, Courtney Chappell, Education Ombuds, El Centro, James Smith, Mike Brunet, Native Hawaiians Pacific Islander, Panelist Sukien Luu, Sara Franklin, Sheila Stanton, Special Education, Vol 35 No 7 | February 13 - February 19, Wanda Billingsley, Washington Appleseed, White House, White House Initiative, culture

Four Leaders, Four Communities, One Friendship — Book signing and discussion at El Centro de la Raza

December 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Roberto Maestas Youth Leadership Institute will be hosting a book signing and discussion panel on the newly released book: “Gang of Four: Four Leaders, Four Communities, One Friendship” at El Centro de la Raza on Wednesday, December 9. The event will take place from 5:30-7:30 p.m. It will be held at the El Centro […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, Bernie Whitebear, El Centro, Estela Ortega, Four Communities, Gang of Four, Larry Gossett, Laura Wong Whitebear, One Friendship, Raza Dining Room, Roberto Maestas, Seattle, Street Taco Buffet, Vol 34 No 50 | December 5 - December 11

Neighborhood matching fund opportunities

January 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle Department of Neighborhoods’ popular Neighborhood Matching Fund (NMF) announces its funding opportunities for 2015. All three of its funds – Small Sparks, Small and Simple Projects Fund, and the Large Projects Fund – support the efforts of community members as they work on projects to build stronger neighborhoods and communities. More than 5000 projects […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, Earth Day, El Centro, Large Projects Fund, NMF, Neighbor Appreciation Day, Phinney Neighborhood Center, RSVP, Small Sparks, Vol 34 No 3 | January 10 - January 16

Gala for El Centro de la Raza

October 20, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Building the Beloved” had a community gala on Saturday, September 27, at the Washington State Convention Center. The event raised over $345,000 for El Centro de la Raza’s programs and services. Approximately 1,000 people attended. Asian Counseling and Referral Center’s executive director Diane Narasaki, Lisa Daugaard, and Daniel Kogita were presented with the Roberto Felipe […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Diane Narasaki, El Centro, Judge Kimi Kondo, Judge Mary Yu, Vol 33 No 43 | October 18 - October 24, Washington State Convention Center, Washington State Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu

Mayor McGinn kicks off campaign in South Seattle

February 11, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Mayor McGinn kicked off his re-election campaign on January 9 at an event hosted at the Filipino Community Center in South Seattle.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Arlene Oki, Debabutta Dash, El Centro, Filipino Community Center, Frank Irigon, Kip Tokuda, Maria Batayola, Sharon Maeda, South Seattle, State Rep, Tony Lee, Vol 32 No 7 | February 9 - February 15

Project documenting history of Southeast Seattle complete

July 2, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle’s Historic Preservation program completed a three-year project documenting the history of Southeast Seattle. The finished product is a series of posters, essays, and reports which focus on the era after World War II and looks at the historical roots of the area’s ethnic diversity. The project was completed with the efforts of community historians […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Asian American, Asian Pacific American Experience, Chinese, El Centro, Historic Preservation, Northwest African American Museum, Southeast Seattle, Vietnamese, Vol 31 No 27 | June 30 - July 6, Washington State Jewish Historical Society, Wing Luke Museum

Local organizations receive grants to provide job training for immigrant and refugee youth and families

April 30, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

At last year’s community meeting for the Youth and Families Initiative, local organizations called for more culturally relevant job readiness training for refugees and immigrant youth. Last week, after a competitive application process, six out of 17 community agencies were selected to receive grants for a new program to train immigrant and refugee youth in […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Africa, Chinese, El Centro, Filipino, Mike McGinn, Open Doors, Seattle Public Schools Amharic, Vietnamese Friendship Association, Vol 31 No 18 | April 28 - May 4

Feb. 25: Martha Choe, Estela Ortega, and others receive Women of Valor award

March 3, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

At the Women of Valor Awards, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, with special guests U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, honored individuals who have

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, El Centro, Estela Ortega, Gates Foundation, Maria Cantwell, Martha Choe, Patty Murray, Vol 30 No 10 | March 5 - March 11

Blog: Remembering Roberto Maestas

September 30, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Roberto Maestas, founder of the El Centro de la Raza, died last week. If anyone would ask me to name one Hispanic leader, Maestas would be the first to come to mind

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2010, Bob Santos, Brad Owen, Dow Constantine, El Centro, Larry Gossett, Mike McGinn, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Publisher Ng's blog, Roberto Maestas, Vol 29 No 40 | October 2 - October 8

Nov. 12: The four amigos — Gossett, Maestas, Santos, and Whitebear — honored

November 19, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The YMCA of Greater Seattle recognized four individuals with the YMCA A.K. Guy Award. Larry Gossett, Roberto Maestas, Bob Santos, and the late Bernie Whitebear were honored at the 26th Anniversary YMCA A.K. Guy Award Luncheon at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2009, Bernie Whitebear, Bob Santos, El Centro, Greater Seattle, Larry Gossett, Roberto Maestas, Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Vol 28 No 48 | November 21 - November 27

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