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Seattle Public Library partners with organizations to provide free resources

March 21, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Seattle Public Library has established a partnership with the Seattle Municipal Court Resource Center to better connect people in need to Library resources. The Court Resource Center is available to anyone in the community. It is primarily used by people in the Seattle Community Court program who have committed low-level offenses. The library staffs […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: Central Library, Microsoft Office Specialist, Seattle Community Court, Seattle Municipal Court Resource Center, Seattle Public Library, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25, Washington State Libraries

Literacy champ Higashi to get Seattle Arts & Lecture award

March 7, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle Arts & Lectures (SAL) announced that it will present the third annual Sherry Prowda Literary Champion Award to Chris Higashi, program director for the Washington Center for the Book at Seattle Public Library. Higashi will receive her award SAL’s annual Words Matter benefit gala on March 10. Programs such as Seattle Reads, co-founded with […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, Chris Higashi, Nancy Pearl, Puget Sound, SAL, Seattle Arts Lectures, Seattle Public Library, Seattle Reads, Vol 35 No 10 | March 5 - March 11, Washington State Book Awards, Words Matter

High school essay and scholarship contest open through March 5

February 19, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Chinese American Citizens Alliance (CACA) is sponsoring an essay contest to provide a forum for expression by youth who aim to be future leaders of the United States. The contest is open to all high school students. To participate, students must register before Feb. 29. The actual essay has to be written on-site at […]

Filed Under: Features, Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Cathy Lee, Northeast Branch, Seattle Awards, Seattle Public Library, United States, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26

Discovering the roots of your Asian American family tree — Tracking history becomes less troublesome with Uncle Sam

November 6, 2015 By James Tabafunda

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly The family trees of Asians in the United States will create a much larger forest as they become the largest immigrant group in 2055, according to a Pew Research Center study released last month. The proper conditions for the growth of these trees can be attributed to the first […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, BYU, Basil Yang, Court Naturalization Records, Form G-1041, Genealogy Index, Great Wave, Immigration Services, James Tabafunda, National Archives, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Northwest, Pew Research Center, Seattle Public Library, USCIS, Uncle Sam, Vol 34 No 46 | November 7 - November 13

Speed dating draws millennials to local library

September 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jocelyn Moore Northwestern Asian Weekly While speed dating may not be at the top of your list of date ideas, it may be a trending way to meet new people soon, at least at your local libraries. The Beacon Hill Branch of Seattle Public Library hosted its first speed dating event on August 29, […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2015, Central Library, Chinese Valentine, Chinese language, Di Zhang, ESL, Jack Chen, Librarian Nonie Xue, Northwestern Asian Weekly, Sam Kwan, Seattle Public Library, Vol 34 No 37 | September 5 - September 11, Warren Chin

New senior housing community accepting applications

December 19, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) announces the availability of 50 brand new Senior HUD-subsidized affordable apartments located in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, close to the Seattle Public Library, Ballard Commons Park, NW Market Street and the Majestic Bay movie theater. Occupancy begins January 2015.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, Ballard Commons Park, Cheryl Chow Court, HUD, LIHI, Project Rental Assistance, Seattle Public Library, Vol 33 No 52 | December 20 - December 26

Chinese Valentine Party — Meet someone at the Seattle Public Library!

August 1, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

There will be a free social skills workshop and dance in celebration of Chinese Valentine Party from 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2 at the Central Library, 1000 4th Ave., Level 4, in the Washington Mutual Foundation Meeting Room 1.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, Central Library, Chinese Valentine Party, Chinese language, Double Seventh Festival Chinese Valentine, Nonie Xue, North America China Council, Seattle Public Library, Vol 33 No 32 | August 2 - August 8, Washington Mutual Foundation Meeting Room, communication

International District library hours extended

January 25, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The hours of the International District–Chinatown branch of the Seattle Public Library have been extended in 2013. The library will now be open Mondays and Tuesdays from 1 p.m.–8 p.m.; Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 11 a.m.–6 p.m.; and Sundays from 1 p.m.–5 p.m.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2013, International District Chinatown, Seattle Public Library, Vol 32 No 5 | January 26 - February 1

BLOG: Ang Lee’s Life of Pi

December 7, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Movie theaters hate people like me.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2012, Academy Awards, Ang Lee, Asian American, Best Picture, Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, DVD, Hidden Dragon, Publisher Ng's blog, SPL, Seattle Public Library, Thanksgiving Day, Vol 31 No 50 | December 8 - December 14

Blog: Am I crazy to bash mainstream media?

March 24, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

I know I am in the news business. I shouldn’t say things to discredit my own profession. Some media have gone too far, though, so I feel I need to say something

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, Publisher Ng's blog, Seattle Public Library, Vol 30 No 13 | March 26 - April 1

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