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Hernandez and Yim attend White House Summit

July 13, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Dr. Jean Hernandez, Edmonds Community College President and Emily Yim, Edmonds CC Board of Trustee Chair attended a White House Summit on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) at George […]

Facing deportation — Hearing begins for Korean American adoptee & abuse survivor Adam Crapser

April 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jenn Fang Northwest Asian Weekly After a month of increasing social media outrage over the plight of Adam Crapser, the Korean American adoptee and abuse survivor appeared in a […]

Lunar New Year at the White House

March 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The White House hosted the first-ever Lunar New Year celebration at the White House on February 19, 2015. Members of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community from across the […]

API White House initiative

February 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

There was community roundtable on immigration at the Wing Luke Museum <!–more–>January 29. It was hosted by White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Asian Pacific Islander […]

Enrollment for health coverage for AAPI families

February 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Tina Tchen, the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff for the First Lady, is encouraging AAPI families to get health coverage. The White House Initiative on Asian Americans […]

Help with health insurance enrollment

January 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In response to a call for help from the White House to reach more members of the Asian and Pacific Islander community, International Community Health Services (ICHS) will hold […]

AAPIs more likely to be caregivers

November 14, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A new report released by AARP, “Caregiving Among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders,” reveals that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are more likely to provide caregiving for older family […]

Victory for AAPI candidates across the country

November 6, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly An unprecedented 159 Asian American and Pacific Islander candidates were running for a local elected office in 26 states this year. 39 AAPI

Poverty rises among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders according to study

August 16, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are one of the fastest-growing populations in the United States.

New report on language diversity and English proficiency among AAPIs

June 6, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Center for American Progress, in conjunction with AAPI Data, released a report in May on language diversity and English proficiency among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. This release is […]