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Tran appointed NAC Executive Director

May 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sarah Tran has been appointed Executive Director of the Nonprofit Assistance Center (NAC), which provides culturally responsive capacity building services to strengthen immigrant, refugee, and communities of color in the Puget Sound area. Previously, Sarah served as the Deputy Director of the Vietnamese Friendship Association where she provided key leadership on fundraising strategies and initiatives, […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Bruce Clausen, Charlotte Jahn Front Frances Carr, Dave Okimoto, Ed Hidano, Executive Director, NAC, Puget Sound, Puget Sound Region, Sarah Tran, Vietnamese Friendship Association, Vol 34 No 19 | May 2 - May 8

Hong appointed Director of VFA

January 19, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

James Hong has been appointed as Executive Director of the Vietnamese Friendship Association. Hong has been with VFA for five years. In his recognition letter, he stated: “As an organization committed to social justice and equity, our work focuses on guarding our most priceless treasure – our culture, language and heritage – so that current […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Executive Director, James Hong, VFA, Vietnamese Friendship Association, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23, culture, language, letter

Vietnamese Friendship Association honors three students

December 29, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Ubah’s family came here as refugees from Somalia, not knowing a single word of English. She recently recalled how overwhelming it was when she first entered school here. She didn’t even know how to read which bathroom to use and had to wait for someone to stop and help her. She is now a senior […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Garfield High School, Somalia, US, United Arab Emirates, VFA, Vietnamese Friendship Association

Vietnamese Friendship Association welcomes interim director

September 15, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Carmen D’Arcangelo is the Vietnamese Friendship Association’s (VFA) interim director. D’Arcangelo comes from a background of

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Directors Team, VFA, Vietnamese Friendship Association, Vol 33 No 38 | September 13 - September 19

Choose May 6 to give big

April 25, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Seattle Foundation hosts a one-day, online charitable giving event in which it will add a prorated portion to any donation given to one of the participating nonprofits on its website: www.seattlefoundation.org. You can donate between midnight and midnight on Tuesday, May 6.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, API, Asian Pacific American Experience, Asian Pacific Islander Community Leadership Foundation, Executive Development Institute, Filipino Community, Helping Link, International Community Health Services, Lao Heritage Foundation, Nikkei Concerns, Nisei Veterans Committee, Refugee Women, Seattle, Vietnamese Friendship Association, Vol 33 No 18 | April 26 - May 2, Western Washington, Wing Luke Museum

VFA honors 2 people, 1 church

March 31, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Two people and a church were awarded in the March 20 Vietnamese Friendship Association’s 2014 benefit dinner at the UW HUB Ballroom.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, Puget Sound Blood Center, Rifka Bahaman, South Seattle College, Sri Lanka, Thanksgiving, Trang Tu, United States, University Unitarian Church, VFA, Vietnamese Friendship Association, Vol 33 No 14 | March 29 - April 4

Vietnamese Friendship Association host fifth annual Benefit Dinner

May 20, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Vietnamese Friendship Association (VFA) hosted their fifth annual Benefit Dinner on April 20 at the Garfield Community Center, raising operating funds and honoring community leaders for their accomplishments.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, ESL, Ed Murray, Garfield Community Center, Juan Carlos Vasquez, Linh Thach, Tim Schottman, United States, Vietnamese Friendship Association, Vol 32 No 21 | May 18 - May 24

South Seattle coalition holds forum demanding equity in construction jobs

March 28, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly When it comes to jobs, South Seattle is left out, according to GotGreen and the Construction Jobs Equity Association, a South Seattle coalition of  community organizations.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2013, CJEC, Charles Lam, City Council President Sally Clark, Construction Jobs Equity Association, Elliot Bay Seawall, GotGreen, Michael Woo, Northwest Asian Weekly, Sound Transit, South Seattle, Southside Commons Auditorium, Sylvia Sabon, Targeted Local Hire, Vietnamese Friendship Association, Vol 32 No 14 | March 30 - April 5, Vu Le

Legacy House receives donation from CenturyLink

December 24, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Legacy House, the SCIDpda program designed to provide culturally appropriate care and housing for low-income community seniors, received a check in the amount of $500 from CenturyLink’s Pacific Asian American Network (PAAN) on Thursday, Dec. 13 to help support programs for low income senior citizen residents.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, ACRS, Denise Louie Early Childhood Education Center, Filipino Community, Helping Link, IDEC, Legacy House, PAAN, Pacific Islander, Seattle, Vietnamese Friendship Association, Vol 31 No 52 | December 22 - December 28, Wing Luke Museum

Vietnamese Friendship Association celebrates fourth annual benefit dinner

July 16, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Vietnamese Friendship Association (VFA) celebrated its fourth annual benefit dinner on June 8 at Tea Palace Restaurant in Renton. The dinner raised $55,000, meeting the organization’s fundraising goals for the event and exceeding the goals from last year. The dinner drew about 380 guests. VFA Saturday English School and summer youth program volunteer Ky […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Golden Banh Mi Award, Golden Hedgehog Award, Golden Spring Roll Award, Holland America, Jennifer Duong, Ky Ly, Richard Hultquist, Tea Palace Restaurant, VFA, Vietnamese Friendship Association, Vol 31 No 29 | July 14 - July 20

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