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School principal on leave amid harassment complaints

June 8, 2018 By Ruth Bayang

Formal complaint spearheaded by VFA By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY A Seattle school principal will not return for the 2018-19 school year. Oksana Britsova, the principal at Seattle World School (SWS), was the focus of a formal letter of complaint written by James Hong, executive director of the Vietnamese Friendship Association (VFA). He said […]

Filed Under: Education, Community News Tagged With: Education, Oksana Britsova, Seattle Schools, Seattle World School, VOL 37 NO 24 | JUNE 9 – JUNE 15

Educational disparities — Data key to closing gap?

March 3, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

University of Washington (UW) sophomore Janilla Augofie takes pride in being the first member in her family to go to college. But despite this accomplishment, Augofie has struggled in silence while navigating the educational system.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2016, AAPI, African American, Alaska Native, Alma Ramiro Alonzo, American Indian, Education, HB, Holly Barker, House Bill, Janilla Augofie, Laos, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islander, Polynesian Outreach Program, Southeast Asian, Thailand, UW, Vol 35 No 10 | March 5 - March 11, White House

Tuan joins Alliance for Education board

February 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Jan. 27, The Alliance for Education Board of Directors added five community to its board, including Mia Tuan. Tuan is dean of the University of Washington (UW) College of Education. Prior to her arrival at the UW, Tuan was a professor of sociology and education studies at the University of Oregon (UO), where she […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, 2016, Andrea Foster, Bridget Perry, Education, Jaime Drozd Allen, Mia Tuan, Steven Gottlieb, UO, UW, Vol 35 No 9 | February 27 - March 4, adoption

Finalists for Seattle Colleges chancellor diverse

February 26, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Emiri Aoki Northwest Asian Weekly The Seattle Colleges Board of Trustees announced the finalists for a new chancellor on Feb. 23. The new chancellor is going to take over for Jill Wakefield, who is retiring in June 2016, after seven years. The finalists are: Gale Gibson Gayle, president of Essex County College, N.J. Mark […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2016, Arthur Siegal Administrative Center, Education, Essex County College, Gale Gibson Gayle, Green River Community College, Jeremy Jordan, Jonathan Yao, Mark Mitsui, Mesa Community College, Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution, North Seattle College, Pacific Islanders, SSC, Seattle Central College, Seattle Colleges System, Seattle Vocational Institute, Shouan Pan, South Seattle College, Vol 35 No 9 | February 27 - March 4

EDITORIAL: Good news, good cheer — A “happy” list from 2015

December 24, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

There is no discounting that the International District/Chinatown had to deal with tragedy this year with the loss of neighborhood superman Donnie Chin. And the world’s and nation’s recent terrorist attacks. And questions about how we should be addressing immigration law and those who wish to be a part of our country. There is a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Ana Mari Cauce, Chinese Exclusion Act, City Council, Donnie Chin, Education, ID, Indian American, International District Chinatown, John Okamoto, Mayor Ed Murray, Mia Tuan, Sally Clark, Vandana Slatter

UW appoints Cauce as president — The University’s first woman and openly gay president

October 15, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly It takes 154 years for the University of Washington to select a woman president. Ana Mari Cauce is the first woman, the first Latina, and the openly gay president of the University. The UW Regents announced Cauce as the 33rd president of the University on Oct. 13th. Cauce is […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2015, American Ethnic Studies, Ana Mari Cauce, Asian American, Assunta Ng, Cuba, Distinguished Teaching Award, Education, Interim President Phyllis Wise, Kenyon Chan, Miami, Northwest Asian Weekly, UW, Vice Provost, Vikram Jandhyala, Vol 34 No 43 | October 17 - October 23, Yale University, technology

Meet Mia Tuan — UW’s Dean of the College of Education

September 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly “UW, where have you been all my life?” asked Mia Tuan. Tuan is the first Asian American female and third Asian American to be the Dean of the College of Education at the University of Washington (UW). The opportunity at UW was a “dream come true” for Tuan. Born […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: Asian American, Australia, Bay Area, Education, Mia Tuan, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Taiwan, UCLA, UO, UW, Vol 34 No 38| September 12 - September 18, women of color

Welcome, Dean Tuan!

August 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

There was a reception to meet Mia Tuan, the incoming Dean of the College of Education at the University of Washington,  July 20  at the Nagomi Teahouse in the International District. Over 100 were in attendance, including State Representative Sharon Tomiko Santos, King County Councilman Rod Dembowski, Seattle City Councilman Bruce Harrell, Seattle City Councilman […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Ambassador Gary Locke, Education, International District, King County Assessor Lloyd Hara, Mia Tuan, Nagomi Teahouse, Seattle City Councilman Bruce Harrell, State Representative Sharon Tomiko Santos, Vol 34 No 33 | August 8 - August 14

KAC helps students produce documentary

August 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Korean American Coalition (KAC) is collaborating on a civic engagement project with high school and college students to produce a short documentary to elevate the status of Korean language, culture, and history. Under the guidance of KAC member and a film producer, Jay Koh, the students are learning the skills necessary to film and edit. […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Board Chair, Education, Filming Rod Dembowski, Governor Jay Inslee, Jay Koh, KAC, King County Council, Korean, Vol 34 No 32 | August 1 - August 7, communication, culture

6th person dies of MERS virus in South Korea

June 14, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tong-Hyung Kim Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A sixth person in South Korea has died of the MERS virus, as the government announced last week that it was strengthening measures to stem the spread of the disease and public fear. Sixty-four people in South Korea have been infected by Middle East Respiratory […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, Associated Press, Education, MERS, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, SARS, SEOUL, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Vol 34 No 25 | June 13 - June 19

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