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Next Public Board Meeting November 19, 2016 City of Seattle, Japanese Cultural and Community Center View more details. Get out and vote! We are less than a week away from Election Day on Tuesday, November 8. Make sure to postmark your ballot by November 8 or drop it at a ballot drop box by 8:00 p.m. Visit MyVote to view a personalized online voters guide to easily find information about the candidates and measures that appear on your ballot. View more information. Spokane Community Forum The Commissions on African American, Asian Pacific American, and Hispanic Affairs are hosting a… Read more

The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) plans to release Washington’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Draft Consolidated Plan for public comment in early November. Public comment will be open for 30 days from the date Washington’s plan is released. With the release, OSPI will host three in-person review tours across the state and one GoToWebinar to provide an overview of the draft plan, respond to questions on the process and content of the draft plan, and provide information on how to submit comments in the draft plan, that will be submitted to the U.S. Department of… Read more

Public board meeting in Seattle on November 19 CAPAA will be holding a public board meeting on November 19, 2016, at the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington in Seattle. Attendees will have an opportunity to hear about issues impacting Asian Pacific American communities. There will also be time for community members to provide public comment and voice their concerns to the Commission. View more details. COFA Meeting in Spokane Join CAPAA on October 22 for a community meeting in Spokane. We will be discussing legislative efforts that will improve access to affordable… Read more

The Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs issued the following press release about its work to collect disaggregated data on the Healthy Youth Survey. OLYMPIA, WA—The Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA) and the Department of Health worked together to improve the 2016 Healthy Youth Survey to better reflect Washington’s fast-growing Asian American student population. The 2016 survey is the first to collect disaggregated data for seven Asian subgroups. “We are excited that schools, public health agencies, and community members will have a clearer understanding of the… Read more