By Candace Winegrad For Northwest Asian Weekly With the Nov. 8 election coming up, the debates surrounding Initiative 1183 continue to rage on among many communities, organizations, and business owners […]
New program aimed at slowing U.S.’s brain drain
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Some believe the United States isn’t gaining enough brains to stay competitive. In the United States, the H1B visa allowed U.S. employers to temporarily […]
Oct. 7: Northwest Asian Weekly earns 7 WNPA awards
Northwest Asian Weekly (NWAW)’s staff member and reporters garnered seven awards from the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association (WNPA) Better Newspaper Contest. The awards were presented in Everett at the […]
Sept. 15: Wing selected for $100,000 through ArtPlace
The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (The Wing) received a grant of $100,000 from ArtPlace, an initiative of 11 of America’s top foundations working in conjunction […]
Sept. 23: 51 people naturalized as U.S. citizens in first-ever ceremony at Bellevue City Hall
Fifty-one local immigrants became U.S. citizens during the first-ever naturalization ceremony at Bellevue City Hall. The ceremony was organized by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Seattle Field Office in […]
Sept. 18: NW Budo Association awards local organizations
The Edmonds-based nonprofit Pacific Northwest Budo Association (PNBA) announced its 2011 Grant Award recipients for promoting Japanese cultural and martial arts in the Pacific Northwest.
Sept. 23: Local Korean Americans welcomes President Lee Myung-bak
About 300 community leaders gathered at the Seattle Westin to welcome President Lee Myung-bak and first lady Kim Yun Ok while the president visited Seattle last month.
Seattle passes initiative to provide Internet access and tech skills to low-income students
The Seattle City Council voted unanimously on Sept. 26 to approve the Great Student Initiative (Resolution 31328). Sponsored by Councilmember Bruce Harrell, the Great Student Initiative will serve as a […]
WFA to speak on issues affecting girls and women
The Women’s Funding Alliance (WFA) is organizing a morning breakfast to benefit women and girls in the Puget Sound region. The event is called “AMPLIFY! Raise the volume. Up the […]
Sno-Isle Libraries hold ESL Talk Times
Talk Time is a program of the Sno-Isle Libraries designed to help adults that are not fluent in English. The program provides opportunities for these adults to practice speaking English, […]
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