Last Friday, the Departments of Justice and Education released two new guidance documents — one for school districts and one for colleges and universities — detailing the flexibility that the […]
Aki Kurose Middle School Academy increases attendance 3.7 percent in 7 weeks
Aki Kurose Middle School Academy in south Seattle has been named the winner of the 2011 Get Schooled Fall Attendance Challenge. The students and staff will be recognized with a […]
For overseas students: Where is the money for school?
By Keishi Matsuda Northwest Asian Weekly It is becoming more common for international students from Asian countries to further their education in Washington state colleges. Some students flourish and have […]
The joys of SYLP
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. […]
A stuggling identity
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 […]
Defining Asian Americans
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 […]
The path to success
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 […]
Racial slurs (chink)
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 […]
What is the Summer Youth Leadership Program?
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 […]
SYLP: a poem
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 […]
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