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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

Diversity Makes a Difference — final part

April 2, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Compiled by Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Northwest Asian Weekly’s Diversity Makes a Difference scholarship program celebrates young people who are committed to reaching out across cultural lines. Students are nominated by their schools as being champions of diversity. From among those students, a judging panel will choose five winners who will receive $1,000 scholarships and […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2012, Afghanistan, Bellingham High School, Caroline Sacerdote, Diversity Makes a Difference 2012, Foster High School, Israel, Lori French, Squalicum High School, Steve Wiley, UW, United States, Van Wyck, Vietnamese Friendship Association, Vol 31 No 13 | March 24 - March 30, culture, language, letter

Author Angie Chau reads from her book, ‘Quiet As They Come’

March 19, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Feb. 23, the Vietnamese Friendship Association and PeaceTrees Vietnam collaborated together for an evening of conversation about connections to Vietnam. The special guest of the evening was Angie Chau, the author of “Quiet As They Come,” a collection of fictional short stories. The event was held at the New Holly Gathering Hall.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Angie Chau, New Holly Gathering Hall, Vietnamese Friendship Association, Vol 31 No 12 | March 17 - March 23

COMMENTARY: Grants provide technology access for the underserved

October 14, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Bruce Harrell For Northwest Asian Weekly As the [City of Seattle’s Energy, Technology, and Civil Rights Committee] chair, I am pleased to announce that $320,000 in grants have been given by the City’s Technology Matching Fund (TMF).

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2011, Bill Wright Technology Matching Fund, Bruce Harrell, Burma, Casa Latina, Civil Rights Committee, Ethiopian Community Mutual Association, Jack Straw Foundation, Rainier Beach, Salaam Urban Village Association, Seattle Chinatown International District, Seattle City Council, TMF, Vietnamese Friendship Association, Vol 30 No 42 | October 15 - October 21, Wing Luke Museum, Youth Leadership Council

August 2: City of Seattle awards $300,000 to community organizations

August 26, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The City of Seattle awarded $300,000 in technology grants to 24 local community-based organizations in Seattle, including some Asian-based services:

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2010, API, Burma, Helping Link, Seattle, Vietnamese Friendship Association, Vol 29 No 35 | August 28 - September 3, technology

98118: one of the most diverse zip codes in the country … and it’s right in our own backyard

June 10, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On any given day, the cacophony of different languages, sight of public art on streets and sidewalks, and wafting smell of cuisines as diverse as the local citizens fill the streets

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: 2010, Care Project, Census, Chinese, Columbia City, Earl Richardson, First Place School, Gerold Castro, Kawali Grill, Martin Luther King Jr., Neighborhood House, Neighborhood Matching Funds Program, Rainier Avenue South, Rainier Valley Community Development Fund, Rainier Vista, SEED, Seattle, State Farm Insurance, Vietnamese Friendship Association, Vol 29 No 24 | June 12 - June 18

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