The Be Here Get There campaign is a research-driven, incentive-based campaign designed to raise awareness and improve academic achievement by improving citywide school attendance.
Scholarship available for Washington students who are young entrepreneurs
Since 2003, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)’s Young Entrepreneur Foundation (YEF) has awarded 2,095 scholarships to graduating high school seniors totaling $2,382,000. The NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards program […]
Volunteers needed for 2nd annual Chinatown–ID Holiday Clean & Clear
With the holiday season around the corner, the Chinatown–International District Business Improvement Area (CIDBIA) invites all friends of the Chinatown–International District (C-ID) to come out on Thursday, Dec. 1 to […]
A-POP! Asians conquer YouTube
A monthly column about all things Asian in popular culture By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Controversies and — a movie opening Relativity Media, an L.A.-based film studio, defended its […]
BLOG: An American (Gary Locke!) in China — Part 1
By Assunta Ng Visiting the ambassador in Beijing “Did you see Gary?” my friends immediately asked when they learned I had just returned from Beijing, referring to U.S. Ambassador to China Gary […]
READER’S CORNER: The pitfalls of being an American in China
By Colgan Chan For Northwest Asian Weekly Editor’s note: Being fans of his blog, “The ABCs of China,” which details the adventures and cultural differences he experiences in Asia, we […]
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance holds hearing on the rights of Asian American workers in Seattle this Sat.
The Seattle chapter of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA Seattle) will host an Asian Pacific American Workers’ Rights Hearing. APALA will unveil groundbreaking testimony on shared barriers that […]
‘Red Earth, Gold Gate, Shadow Sky’ performances this Fri. and Sat.
“Red Earth, Gold Gate, Shadow Sky” is inspired by interviews with young Cambodian American men deported to Cambodia. These “returnees” survived a long journey between two cultures, only to lose […]
Seven who were adopted from overseas get their citizenship papers tomorrow
On Nov. 18, the Seattle Field Office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) will observe National Adoption Month by presenting citizenship certificates to seven people, including four children, all […]
NAAAP-Seattle 2012 board elections apps due TODAY
From NAAAP-Seattle: Do you want to get more involved in the Asian American professional community? Do you want to develop your leadership and teamwork skills? Do you want to network […]