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May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, a time to think about our long history and contributions in the United States. Among the first Asians who came to the country were Filipinos who [...]

Every 10 years, the federal government is legally required to count every person living in the country, regardless of citizenship status, as part of the U.S. Census. Certain populations, however, [...]

In partnership with Seattle Public Library and Book-It Repertory Theatre, ACRS’ Child and Youth Development Program welcomes Vietnamese American author Thi Bui for a reading and discussion [...]

On March 24, 2019, beloved ACRS champion and Walk for Rice co-founder Sam Mitsui passed away.  For decades, Mr. Mitsui’s passionate enthusiasm and tireless efforts helped shape and grow ACRS’ [...]

“Stereotypes shouldn’t generally exist. They prevent me from being myself.” Youth with the ACRS Southeast Asian Young Men’s and Young Women’s Group (SEA-YM/YW) take ownership of the complexities [...]

King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on Monday announced a partnership with the Seattle Foundation to create the first-ever Regional Census Fund that will provide [...]

UPDATE: The submission period for public comments for proposed changes to SNAP eligibility requirements has been extended to April 10, 2019. With very limited turnaround time for public input, [...]

Dear friends, After nearly 17 years away, I am thrilled to be back in the Pacific Northwest and to serve as ACRS’ new executive director. I want to take a moment to thank Diane Narasaki who [...]

Stories are being written every day at ACRS – stories of hope and opportunity, stories of recovery and healing, stories about building a new life in a foreign land, stories of immigrants and [...]