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Songs and masks, kids returning to Denise Louie
Image from Appily
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By Jason Cruz NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY When the Denise Louie Education Center closed on March 13 when Gov. Jay Inslee issued the stay-athome orders, it was uncertain when it would reopen. Certainly, concerns over COVID-19 had many parents worried about returning their children to daycare. But the organization adjusted and while it has helped many kids virtually, it reopened its facilities with the added responsibility of educating the kids on the new rules of staying healthy and safe. Denise Louie has four education centers serving the city of Seattle: Magnuson, the International District (ID), Beacon
COMMUNITY NEWS
InterIm pivots during COVID
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COMMUNITY NEWS Masks in museum
PUBLISHER'S BLOG Slow your body's clock
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Photo from Denise Louie
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Children from the Denise Louie Education Center
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Letter to Seattle mayor and City Council: No to WeChat in U.S.?
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INSIDE NAMES IN THE NEWS Cool things APIs are doing in the community
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Upcoming virtual events to attend and participate in
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CLASSIFIEDS Various postings and service directory
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ASTROLOGY Advice and predictions of the week
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‘The CID is not a dump’ By Patricia Fong As many of us know, there is now an unauthorized tent encampment that has once again sprung up along Jackson Street under the freeway next to the InterIm parking lot. The campers are spreading out onto the sidewalk, obstructing pedestrian egress. They have accumulated trash and possessions that have spread beyond their tents and tarps, and are blocking the pedestrian right-of-way. I know that the City has paused ‘sweeps’ due to COVID-19 concerns and that the City Navigation team that carried out the ‘sweeps’ has been dismantled. Nevertheless, it must be understood that containing the camps leaves a potential COVID-19 problem
By Janice Nesamani NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY When schools in the state shut down in March, teens across the state filled the vacuum with creativity, social awareness, and raw energy. While some used talents to raise funds, others stitched masks or delivered groceries to high-risk individuals. A rising high school senior from Redmond and her friends embarked on a project to help non-native English speakers access trustworthy pandemic information in their own languages. The result: a youth organization called Appily Day with seven global chapters and 34 ‘COVID-19 in 19 minutes’ videos in different languages made by more than 200 teens across the world. see APPILY on 9
Trump Supreme Court pick met with backlash
Judge Amy Coney Barrett
Grafitti and trash
right on the doorstep of the Chinatown-International District (CID). As far as I know, there has been no testing and there has not been any sanitation stations made available to people here . see ENCAMPMENTS on 12
Photos from Patricia Fong
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Doing away with COVID-19 misinformation Appily ever after
Tents behind a bus stop in the CID
President Trump’s nomination of U.S. Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court is being called shameful by the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF). In a news release, it said, “Judge Barrett has a track record of harming the Asian see BARRETT on 12
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