The City of Seattle awarded $300,000 in technology grants to 24 local community-based organizations in Seattle, including some Asian-based services:
— Coalition for Refugees from Burma received a $15,000 award to develop a mobile computing program to deliver literacy services to Burmese refugees.
— Helping Link received an $18,300 award to improve access to technology for the Vietnamese community.
— Vietnamese Friendship Association received an $11,700 award to create a 10-station media lab primarily serving Vietnamese youth.
— Washington Asian Pacific Islander (WAPI) Community Services received a $6,200 award to train API youth to set up a computer lab and performance space. ♦