Humanities Washington’s Beyond Talking Points series continues its multifaceted look at immigration with a free panel discussion about immigrants as job creators. The conversation gets underway at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, at Bellevue City Hall. It features an excellent panel of speakers, themselves immigrants who have created local jobs: Sailesh Chutani, MobiSante CEO and…
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Student Competition Promotes Learning Chinese in WA
Washington Association for Chinese Education (WACE) launched its first annual scholarship competition last Monday with the grand prize of an iPad 2 (or the cash equivalent), as part of its initiative to create statewide awareness of Chinese language and culture. This is a grassroots competition organized by students for students on today’s most popular social…
Unique thematic dance production brings together local performers to showcase the heritage of ancient Indian temples
“Kshetram” or “temple” is a thematic portrayal of the heritage of legendary temple cities of India, weaving together ancient poetry, classical music and dance. This dance production is the brainchild of Lakshmi Sanjay and Sanjay Subramaniam, co-founders and artistic directors of Abhinay Fine Arts, a local non-profit organization that strives to bring classical Indian dance…
CIEE Currently Seeking Host Families in Washington for International High School Students
The CIEE USA High School program brings over 1,400 international students to communities across the U.S. each year for 5 or 10 months. With over 63 years of experience in international education, CIEE is the largest and longest running sponsor of exchange programs in the U.S., and our USA High School program prides itself in…
HUD y NeighborWorks America Anuncia Programa de Préstamos de Emergencia para Propietarios de Vivienda
Programa está Diseñado para Ayudar a Propietarios de Vivienda en Riesgo de la Ejecución Hipotecaria El Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano (HUD por sus siglas en inglés) en conjunto con NeighborWorks America anunció el lanzamiento del Programa de Préstamos de Emergencia para Propietarios de Vivienda (EHLP por sus siglas en inglés) hoy, para ayudar…
Bellevue College renews exchange agreement with Mexico
Bellevue College has renewed a cooperation agreement with the State of Jalisco, continuing the promotion of cross-border learning opportunities for faculty and students. The document was signed by BC President Jean Floten and José Antonio Gloria Morales, Secretary of Education of the State of Jalisco of the United Mexican States. Witnesses were Alejandro Garcia Moreno…
Eastside Heritage Center gears up for the 7th Annual Auto Show at the Bellevue Strawberry Festival, presented by BECU
Eastside Heritage Center’s Strawberry Festival in Bellevue is still accepting applications for its 7th Annual Auto Show, to be held on Sunday, June 26, 2011, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, the second day of the two-day Strawberry Festival. The 2011 Auto Show is sponsored by BECU. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post…
GiveBIG on Thursday with Seattle Foundation to Benefit Renewal Food Bank in Bellevue
You are invited to be a part of GiveBIG coming up this Thursday, June 23. GiveBIG is a one-day, online fundraising event sponsored by The Seattle Foundation. Make a gift to World Impact Network’s Renewal Food Bank on June 23 through The Seattle Foundation and a percentage of your gift will be matched by Seattle…
GRAND OPENING at Oma Bap- Korean Fast-Casual Restaurant in Downtown Bellevue June 23-25th
Korean Inspired Fast-Casual Restaurant, Oma Bap (http://www.omabap.com) located in the heart of Downtown Bellevue on Bellevue Way and NE 2nd St, is having their Official Grand Opening Event on Thursday, June 23, 2011 to Saturday, June 25, 2011 from 11AM to 9PM (http://on.fb.me/OBGrandOpening) with special guest appearances by Korean-American model and actress Arden Cho (http://www.ardencho.com)…
Eastside Year Round Sustainable Food & Fund Drive to Kick Off with Eastside Entrepreneurs Taking the Lead
The Eastside Entrepreneurs Social Network, with over 2,000 local members, will be holding a food and fund drive to benefit Renewal Food Bank in Bellevue during the month of May. This is happening as part of the kickoff of Year Round Eastside Sustainable Food & Fund Drive, which is designed to be a sustainable, ongoing…
