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UW reinstates Southeast Asian recruiter position — Public backlash contributed to decision

August 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly When University of Washington (UW) President Michael Young met with representatives of the Asian and Pacific Islander community, he brought good news.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2014, API, Ay Saechao, Bob Hasegawa, Chief Diversity Officer Sheila Edwards Lange, Constance Rice, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islanders, President Michael Young, Provost Ana Mari Cauce, Solid Ground Advocacy Director Tony Lee, Southeast Asian, Southeast Asians, State Sen, UW, Vol 33 No 33 | August 9 - August 15, Zachariah Bryan, attention

UW President will address recruiter position controversy

July 31, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly When students and members of the Asian community learned that the University of Washington (UW) was discontinuing the Southeast Asian Student Recruiter position, they were in disbelief.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Students, Diane Narasaki, Latana Thaviseth, Martin Luther King Jr., Michael Young, Minority Affairs, OMAD, Pacific Islander, Southeast Asian Student Coordinator, Southeast Asian Student Recruiter, Southeast Asians, Toka Valu, Tony Vo, UW, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 32 | August 2 - August 8, poverty

Let’s talk about Asian American and Pacif ic Islander mental health

July 18, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Michael Itti and Diane Narasaki For Northwest Asian Weekly One in five adults in America experiences depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, or some other form of mental illness in the course of a year. Whether it is a friend, a colleague, or a family member, someone you know is experiencing a mental health disorder.

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: 2014, ACRS, Asian Pacific Americans, CAPAA, Diane Narasaki, Executive Director, International Community Health Services, King County, Medical Team International, Michael Itti, National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Southeast Asians, Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, Vol 33 No 30 | July 19 - July 25, language

Nonpermanent residents — Part 1 of a three-part series on Cambodian men who are facing deportation for crimes committed when young

June 5, 2014 By Stacy Nguyen

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly “I burglarized a gas station. I was young, naïve. I just — wasn’t thinking,” said Ram Son, a Cambodian man who lives in South Seattle. <!–more–> Son’s parents fled Cambodia’s killing fields and the genocidal Khmer Rouge. He was 7 years old when their family arrived in a Thai […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2008, 2014, Aneda Kim, Assistant Federal Public Defender Jay Stansell, Dori Cahn, ICE, Khmer Rouge, Northwest Asian Weekly, Phnom Penh, Ram Son, Rithy Yin, Seattle-area Cambodian, Social Work, South Seattle, Southeast Asians, United States, Vol 33 No 24 | June 7 - June 13, language

APIs are generally a healthy bunch

March 13, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sue Misao Northwest Asian Weekly Basically, you’re as healthy as you can afford to be.<!–more–> Like every subgroup, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have health concerns specific to them, often connected to immigrant or refugee status, income, access to health care, and, of course, genetics. Some of the most noticeable health issues for the […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: 2014, API, Asian Americans, Asian Indian, China, Chinese Americans, Green Card, ICHS, King County Health Department, Korean, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Seattle, Southeast Asians, TB, The Health Issue 2014, Vietnamese American, Vol 33 No 12 | March 15 - March 21, japan, language

Genetic mutation in some Southeast Asians may hold key to preventing damage from infection — UW Medicine looking for participants for medical study on inflammation

June 20, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Elizabeth Wang Northwest Asian Weekly A genetic mutation that prevents inflammation present in some Southeast Asians may hold the key to treating a deadly disease, but more research is needed according to researchers at the University of Washington.

Filed Under: Education, Community News Tagged With: 2013, Associate Professor, Australia, DNA, Diane Tomita, Elizabeth Wang, Eoin West, HIV, Laos, Northwest Asian Weekly, Professor West, Southeast Asians, Thailand, Thomas Hawn, United States, Vietnam, Vol 32 No 26 | June 22 - June 28

Youthful voice: “Grossly delicious”

August 26, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Dinner is served, and sea cucumber is the main course. You’re probably not thinking, “Mmm, delicious!” because, at least on first sight, this reddish, slug-like sea creature just does not look appetizing. However, it is a popular dish in Chinese cuisine. Asia is where you can find some of the most exotic foods in the world, ranging from deep fried grasshoppers to Indonesian bats …

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Beijing, Chau Taufu, China, Chinese, Food, Indonesia, Isaw Manok, Jane Yuen, Modern Singaporeans, Northwest Asian Weekly, Philippines, SYLP, Snake Alley Market, Southeast Asians, Summer Youth Leadership Program, Thailand, Youth issue

Non-Latino immigrants less worried about Alabama law

November 5, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kate Brumback The Associated Press BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s tough new law targeting illegal immigrants has provoked concern among Latinos — even causing some to leave the state — but members of other immigrant groups appear to be less worried.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, Across Mobile Bay, Alabama State University, Bayou La Batre, Elizabeth Brezovich, Eugeniu Gorbatia, Grace Scire, Gulf Coast, Huntsville Islamic Center, Korean, Matt Shipp, Mohamed Elhady, Olivia Turner, Southeast Asians, Sun Gi Chun, Tom Khanthavongsa, United States, Vietnamese American, Vol 30 No 45 | November 5 - November 11

SYLP: Too Asian?

August 19, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Asian American students are often labeled as the model minority because of their high rates of success throughout schools in America.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Asian Americans, Cambodian Americans, Chinese American, Jon Reider, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation Summer Youth Leadership Program, San Francisco, South Asian, Southeast Asians, Stanford University, UCLA, United States, Vietnamese

SYLP: Asian American cancer rates explode 

August 19, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

While heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, cancer has been the number one killer of Asian American women since 1980. Some staggering statistics show that the Japanese have the highest incidences of colorectal cancer, female breast cancer, and uterine cancer among all Asian subgroups.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Asian Americans, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation Summer Youth Leadership Program, SEER, Southeast Asians, United States, Vietnamese

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