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Nepal quake death toll tops 4,000; villages plead for aid

May 1, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Katy Daigle and Binaj Gurubacharya Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — As the death toll from Nepal’s devastating earthquake climbed past 4,000, aid workers and officials in remote, shattered villages near the epicenter pleaded Monday for food, shelter and medicine. Help poured in after Saturday’s magnitude-7.8 quake, with countries large and small sending medical […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Army Green Beret, Associated Press, Bagmati River, Bhutan, Binod Basnyat, China, Ek Narayan Aryal, India, Lila Mani Poudyal, Matt Darvas, Nepal, Pashuputi Nath Temple, Prabina Mainali, Rajendra Dhungana, Steve Warren, Switzerland, Udav Prashad Timalsina, Vol 34 No 19 | May 2 - May 8, World Vision

Youthful voice: “Spotlighting child trafficking in Ghana”

August 26, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In the world today, about 27 million people are trafficked for prostitution and forced labor. According to recent studies in Ghana alone, about 20 percent of children are engaged in child labor, most of who are captured by Ghanaian fishermen coming from the North Atlantic Ocean. Recently, it was reported that girls from Ghana have been found in Russia living as prostitutes …

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Ghana, Michelle Louie, North Atlantic Ocean, Northwest Asian Weekly, Russia, SYLP, Summer Youth Leadership Program, World Vision, Youth issue, poverty

Diversity Makes a Difference – Part 3

March 10, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Northwest Asian Weekly’s Diversity Makes a Difference scholarship program celebrates young people who are committed to reaching out across cultural lines. Students are nominated by their school as being champions of diversity.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2010, Ballard High School, Dan Jurdy, Eleanor Ledbetter, ILC, Juanita High School Multicultural Club, Julie Kratzig, Karen Anastasio, Kaycee Keegan, Lori Box, MTHS, Matt Grant, Mike Navalinski, Northern Uganda, Ruth Kutrakun, Seattle Public Schools, Sehome High School, Squalicum High School, Vicki Gezon, Vol 29 No 11 | March 13 - March 19, World Vision, culture

Gov. Gregoire encourages people to donate toward Asia–Pacific disaster relief

November 12, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Gov. Chris Gregoire is reminding Washingtonians to remember those suffering from recent earthquakes in the Asia Pacific region, and she is encouraging all Washingtonians to help support relief efforts that are still underway.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2009, Asia Pacific, Chris Gregoire, Emergency Response Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Red Cross, Samoa Health Mission, Ty Tufono, Vol 28 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, World Vision, attention

Health care heroes make a world of difference

October 11, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

International Community Health Services (ICHS) staff members Odelia Wang and Nai Saephan see true diversity every day, both in the cultural backgrounds of their patients and their individual medical needs.

Filed Under: News, Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2008, African American, Chinese, Holly Park, ICHS, International Community Health Services, James Tabafunda, Laos, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islanders, Seattle, Ukraine, Vietnamese, Vital Signs, World Vision, language, vol 27 no 42 | October 11 - October 17

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