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The joys of SYLP

September 1, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

For three weeks, dozens of students from the Puget Sound region came together and celebrated the International District, community-building, leadership — and made a lot of friends along the way. Photos by Ina Dash    

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Ina Dash, International District, Puget Sound, SYLP, SYLP 2011

A stuggling identity

September 1, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Erik Wagner SYLP student Identity is an interesting thing. Struggling to find our identities can be difficult. In fact, it can be completely miserable and utterly confusing. How do we find our identities? But before we discuss this, we must define what identity is in the first place. The dictionary defines identity as “the […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Northwest Asian Weekly, SYLP, SYLP 2011

Defining Asian Americans

September 1, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vicki Tang SYLP student The words “Dude, stop being so Asian” have become typical words in a young Asian American’s vocabulary. However, most people don’t think about what the expression really means. Of those who do, almost no one thinks about its implications. Being Asian literally means belonging to or having ancestry from the […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Asian Americans, China, Chinese Americans, Chinese Exclusion Act, East Asian, East Asians, Gold Mountain, India, Japanese Americans, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pakistan, SYLP, SYLP 2011, South America, South Korea, United States, Yellow Terror

The path to success

September 1, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jessica Lee SYLP student Born and raised in Saigon, Vietnam, she came to the United States all by herself when she was only 17 years old. With no extra money and knowing no Vietnamese people in the States, she learned to speak English and graduated from Nathan Hale High School only two years after […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Chinatown, Nathan Hale High School, Northwest Asian Weekly, SYLP, SYLP 2011, Seattle Central Community College, Summer Youth Leadership Program, United States, Vietnam War, Vietnamese, Werner Syndrome

Racial slurs (chink)

September 1, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Karen Liang SYLP student Words can be extremely powerful, and when they are used negatively, they can be harmful. There are many offensive words out there these days, but one racial slur that has been with me for a while is the word chink. The word chink can be used to offend someone. You […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: China, Chinese Exclusion Act, East Asia, North America, Northwest Asian Weekly, SYLP, SYLP 2011, Seattle, United States, West Coast

What is the Summer Youth Leadership Program?

September 1, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kabrina Wright SYLP student The Summer Youth Leadership Program, or SYLP for short, is a program organized by the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, a nonprofit organization of the Northwest Asian Weekly and Seattle Chinese Post. SYLP is a three-week program designed for Asian American teens to find out what it means to be Asian […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Asian American, Bob Santos, Danny Woo Community Garden, Lori Matsukawa, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, SYLP, SYLP 2011, Seattle Chinese Post, Summer Youth Leadership Program, Wing Luke Museum

SYLP: a poem

September 1, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Stina Shen SYLP student The three weeks of SYLP Was not what I expected it to be! I started nervous as hell, But it went really swell. I’m sure participants would agree. Through a ton of awkward ice-breakers, I found me some kindly friend-makers. We promptly got down To exploring Chinatown. We became master […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Andrew Cho, Bob Santos, Caroline Yuen, Chinatown, Education, Hoan Do, Influential Asian Americans, Lori Matsukawa, SYLP, SYLP 2011, Thach Nguyen

What is SYLP?

September 1, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kevin Fong SYLP student You might be wondering, what is the Summer Youth Leadership Program? Well, it is an amazing program filled with fun learning experiences. There are so many things that happen in this program that it is almost impossible to name them all. You get to learn about what it takes to […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Bob Santos, International District, Japanese Cultural Center, Jay Sean, Lori Matsukawa, SYLP, SYLP 2011, Summer Youth Leadership Program, Thach Nguyen, Wedding Dress

GAMING: Sixteen-year-old Asian American becomes Korea’s national champion

September 1, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Alex Tien SYLP student Editor’s note: Alex Tien chose to write a fictionalized news story based on some true facts for his SYLP essay. Sixteen-year-old Chinese American Bob Chang attended the Global Starcraft League (GSL) in Korea and won the GSL Code S, which shocked the whole Starcraft (video game) community. During the final […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Alex Tien, Asian American, GSL, Korea, SYLP, SYLP 2011, Seattle, Sixteen-year-old Chinese American Bob Chang

MUSIC: Who deserves the fame?

September 1, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ivy Wong SYLP student Everybody has a dream, whether we are young or old. For some, it is to become a professional sports player. Others may want to become a teacher. Some might want to be a therapist. Today, inspiring Asian musicians who dream of achieving global fame like Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: BOA, Big Bang, Hikaru Utada, India, Jay Chou, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Popular Asian, SYLP, SYLP 2011, Singapore, South Korean, United States, Vietnam, Wonder Girls, communication

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