Asian

Seattle Buddhist Center

Seattle,

Community Focus: Asian, Faith
Geographic Region: Seattle Area
Buddhism

The Seattle Buddhist Center is part of an international Buddhist movement known as the Triratna Buddhist Community (formerly the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order) which aims to make available the teachings and practices of Buddhism in a form accessible to those in the West.

Seattle Burma Roundtable (Burma Action Group)

Seattle,

Community Focus: Southeastern Asia
Geographic Region: Seattle Area
Burmese

The University of Washington’s Burma Action Group was formed in 1994 by four students who were searching for a way to help improve the human rights situation in Burma.

Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival

Seattle,

Community Focus: Eastern Asian
Geographic Region: Seattle Area
Japanese

The Seattle Cherry Blossom and Japanese Cultural Festival highlights traditional and contemporary arts and artists of Japan and the United States, focusing the Pacific Northwest. The annual free event showcases over 100 (no-vendors) displays and demonstrations of Japanese fine and applied arts, crafts, performing and martial arts, culinary arts, and cultural heritage presented by over 800 volunteers.

Seattle Chinatown International District Business Improvement Area (CIDBIA)

Seattle,

Community Focus: Americas, Eastern Asian, North American
Geographic Region: Seattle Area
Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese

The Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area (CIDBIA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit tasked to improve the economic vitality of Seattle’s historic Chinatown-International District. CIDBIA focuses on sanitation services, public safety coordination, marketing and events, and advocacy for small businesses to create a clean, safe, and welcoming neighborhood.

Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDpda)

Seattle,

Community Focus: Eastern Asian
Geographic Region: Seattle Area
Chinese

SCIDpda is a leading force for the economic health of Seattle’s Chinatown International District, implementing strategies that range from support for individual businesses to marketing the entire neighborhood’s lively retail and cultural environment.

Seattle Chinese Culture and Arts Association

Bellevue,

Community Focus: Eastern Asian
Geographic Region: Seattle Area
Chinese

This association is a non-profit organization established in the United States that recognizes the Republic of China and promotes Chinese culture and art in mainstream overseas communities.

Seattle Chinese Garden

Seattle,

Community Focus: Eastern Asian
Geographic Region: Seattle Area
Chinese

The Seattle Chinese Garden inspires global understanding by immersing visitors in the richness and beauty of Chinese culture.

Seattle Chinese New Immigrants Center

Bellevue,

Community Focus: Eastern Asian, Immigrant/Refugee
Geographic Region: Seattle Area
Chinese

It has helped its members in health insurance; families’ resettlement; financial planning; business consulting, and social activities.

Seattle Chinese Post

Seattle,

Community Focus: Eastern Asian
Geographic Region: Seattle Area
Chinese

The Seattle Chinese Post is a weekly Chinese-language newspaper based in Seattle, Washington’s International District. It was founded on 1982 by Assunta Ng, also founder of the Northwest Asian Weekly. It is the oldest Chinese-language newspaper in the Pacific Northwest since 1927. It has a circulation of approximately 10,000.

Seattle Chinese School

Bellevue,

Community Focus: Eastern Asian
Geographic Region: Seattle Area
Chinese

Seattle Chinese School (SCS) was founded in 1966. At the time, it was under the organization of the Seattle Chinese Women’s Club. The SCS trade name was registered with the Washington State Government in 1974. It was the earliest Chinese school established in the Seattle metropolitan area.

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