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- 01/20/2015The Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs begins its 41st year with an appreciation of the community leaders who have served and responded to a broad range of changing issues over four decades. The Commission remains committed to its purpose to improve the well-being of Asian Pacific Americans. We present our 2015-2018 strategic plan as our road map to address challenges and opportunities that continue to face our state’s most diverse population group in the areas of education, health and human services, and economic development. All… Read more
- 01/16/2015The Legislature will begin its second week of session by honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Legislative committees will continue to devote much of their time hearing overviews of state agency programs, services, and budgets. The Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs would like to highlight the following public hearings that may be of interest to the community: Education The House Education Committee will hold a public hearing on two bills regarding the College in the High School program, which allows eleventh and twelfth grade students to earn college credit without… Read more
- 12/16/2014Fully funding public education to comply with the state Supreme Court’s McCleary Decision will be a top priority when lawmakers convene for the 2015 legislative session in January. Gov. Inslee was the first to weigh in with his education plan this week, which would boost education funding by $2.3 billion for early learning through higher education for the next two years. The Legislature will convene for a scheduled 105-day session on January 12, 2015 to consider the Governor’s plan and begin developing its own policies and budget for education. View the Governor’s education plan here.
- 11/10/2014The Washington State Department of Health has released information to help educate our communities about Ebola in the following languages. View the full message below and share with leaders in the community. English Spanish Chinese French Korean Russian Somali Ukrainian Vietnamese Help spread the facts about Ebola The Ebola virus has been in the news lately and it’s natural to be concerned. The most important action you can take right now is to learn the facts about Ebola: The general public’s risk of getting an Ebola infection in this country is extremely low. There are no confirmed cases of… Read more