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Lawmakers grapple with nutrition bills as WA gets unappetizing report card

March 24, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Arlene Kiyomi Dennistoun Northwest Asian Weekly “Washington is quickly in a race to the bottom when it comes to ensuring our low-income students have the food they need to start the school day fueled and ready to learn,” said Carrie Glover, senior policy manager at Within Reach. Glover was one of several advocates supporting […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Alyssa Dahl, Asian Pacific Islander, Carrie Glover, Christina Wong, Claire Lane, During House, HB, Highline School District, Highline Schools Superintendent, Nathan Olson, OSPI, School Breakfast Scorecard, South King County, Southern Heights Elementary School, Superintendent Dorn, Susan Enfield, WA, Within Reach, poverty

Local districts make gains in graduation rates, new report shows

February 26, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Road Map Project’s “2015 Results Report,” an annual report card with data on indicators of student success, shows progress being made on education milestones in the South Seattle and South King County region, but also illustrates that more work must be done to help all students succeed. The Road Map Project is a region-wide […]

Filed Under: Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, Advanced Placement, Black African American, ELL, International Baccalaureate, Results Report, Road Map Project, Seattle, South King County, South Seattle, Vol 35 No 9 | February 27 - March 4

Black and Brown Male Summit — Empowering young men of color

November 20, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kari Canty Highline College More than 700 students and chaperones from across South King County attended the 2015 Black and Brown Male Summit on Nov. 14 at Highline College. What started in 2011 with about three dozen young men of color has quickly grown to hundreds attending the free day-long event. The Black and […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, Community Engagement, Des Moines, Green River College, Guam, Highline College, Michael Tuncap, Rashad Norris, Rotary Club, South King County, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27, Western Washington

BLOG: A closer look at the candidates

October 22, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Nov. 3 general election is important and exciting. Not only are there Asian American candidates running for offices in several cities and King County, there are issues directly impacting the Asian community. It is the first time after redistricting that voters will decide to elect some new blood to the Seattle City Council. Several […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2015, Asian American, Fred Felleman, John Wilson, Julie Wise, King County Assessor Lloyd Hara, Kshama Sawant, Marion Yoshino, Normandy Park City Council, Pam Banks, Port Commission, Port of Seattle, Publisher's Blog, Seattle City Council Position, Several King County, South King County, Vol 34 No 44 | October 24 - October 30, Zach Hudgins

Top Contributor: Dr. Jai Jun Byeon — Helping the underserved community

December 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Dr. Jai Jun Byeon is the CEO and Chief Medical Officer for Cornerstone Medical Services. He is a strong advocate of health equity for immigrants and minorities, and received the 2013 Molina Healthcare Champion award. As a family physician, Byeon is a certified civil surgeon who can perform immigration physical […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Affordable Care Act, Asian Americans, CEO, Cornerstone Medical Services, Dr. Jai Jun Byeon, Governor Jay Inslee, Korean, Molina Healthcare Champion, Northwest Asian Weekly, Radio Hankook, Samsung Medical Center, Seattle, Seoul National University, South King County, South Korea, Top Contributors 2014, Vol 33 No 50 | December 6 - December 12

Washington Place groundbreaking

October 3, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Washington Place, a 19-story construction in Tukwila, broke ground Sept. 25. The $120 million tower will be one of the largest in South King County. The project has been in development since October 2010. It will be in the

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Christine Lee, Circuit City, Great Wall Shopping Mall, Honorable Gary Locke, Omar Lee, South King County, United States, Vol 33 No 41 | October 4 - October 10, Washington Place

Awareness about stomach cancer

October 3, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Suzanne Pak For Northwest Asian Weekly On Aug. 22nd, Cornerstone Medical Services hosted the first stomach cancer summit in Washington state’s history. A hundred health, human service, and community leaders gathered at the Clarion Hotel in Federal Way to hear Dr. Joo Ha Hwang (chief of gastroenterology at Harborview Medical Center) explain how to […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: 2014, Asian Pacific American Affairs, Cancer Facts Figures, Cindy Ryu, Cornerstone Medical Services, Dorothy Wong, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Harborview Medical Center, Jeanne Burbidge, Joo Ha Hwang, Marguerite Ro, Michael Itti, Michael Park, South King County, Suzanne Pak, United States, Vol 33 No 41 | October 4 - October 10

Women of Color Empowered honors ‘Rising Stars’

April 24, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Women of Color Empowered is a nonprofit organization founded in 1996 by the Northwest Asian Weekly. The

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2013, 2014, Connection Desk, Courtney Gregoire, Erica Buckley, France, Mia Gregerson, Monisha Harrell, Morgan Stanley, Port of Seattle, Rebecca Salda, Sahar Fathi, Seiko Yamashita, South King County, Tera Beach, Vol 33 No 18 | April 26 - May 2, WOC 2014, Women of Color Empowered

Dropouts flood second-chance iGrad school in Kent

February 13, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Editor’s note: This is a condensed version of a story published Jan. 13, 2014, in The Seattle Times as part of a yearlong

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2011, 2014, Andrew Moore, Carol Cleveland, Claudia Rowe, Connie Moriarty, Education Lab, GED, Green River College, Green River Community College, Karna Cristina, Kent School District, Kent Superintendent Edward Lee Vargas, Marlon Harris, New York-based Solutions Journalism Network, Open Doors, Seattle Times, South King County, Todd Gauthun, Vol 33 No 8 | February 15 - February 21

Against the odds, Gregerson appointed to state legislature

December 19, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sue Misao Northwest Asian Weekly Against the wishes of the King County Democrats’ 33rd District, SeaTac Deputy Mayor Mia Su-Ling Gregerson has been appointed by the King County Council to the Washington State House of Representatives.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2013, Asian American, CPO, Committee Precinct Officers, Council Member Kathy Lambert, Councilmember Julia Patterson, Councilmember Rod Dembowski, Dave Upthegrove, Executive Constantine, Kent City Councilmember Elizabeth Albertson, King County Council, King County Democrats, Leadership Circle, Mia Gregerson, SR, South King County, Speaker Chopp, State Representative, Taiwan, Vol 32 No 52 | December 21 - December 27, Washington State House

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