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Citywide school attendance campaign to improve student attendance with incentives

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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.  

‘Red Earth, Gold Gate, Shadow Sky’ performances this Fri. and Sat.

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“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 […]

How to get a job when you’re from out-of-town — actually, out-of-country

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By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly The high unemployment rate — more than 9 percent — continues to be a major national problem, one that has affected a specific segment […]

Jason Hirata makes bubble tea into art

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By Kat Chow UW News Lab “I didn’t really want to rely on written criteria to do things — to get jobs, shows, or grants — based on schooling,” said […]

Activists slam U.S. studio for filming in Linyi, China

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By Gillian Wong The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Rights activists have criticized a Hollywood studio for filming a buddy comedy in an eastern Chinese city, where a blind, self-taught […]

Int’l students learn surprising lessons from host families

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By Janelle Wetzstein Northwest Asian Weekly Each year, thousands of international students come to Washington through a variety of exchange programs. For many of these students, host families merely provide […]

In Beijing, Gary Locke is both admired and reviled

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By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Gary Locke has been praised for his down-to-earth manner since becoming the first Chinese American ambassador to Beijing. He’s also been […]

Kelly Ogilvie: An innovative, outside-the-box entrepreneur

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By Jeffrey Osborn Northwest Asian Weekly Kelly Ogilvie, CEO of Blue Marble Energy, has worked with local communities and events and has an illustrious history of working with high profile […]