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Wednesday, September 24, 2008                                                                 Download Flyer

Association of Black Admission and
Financial Aid Officers of
The Ivy League and Sister Schools
(ABAFAOILSS) Event in Seattle

Thank you for your interest in attending the second annual Association of Black Admission and Financial Aid Officers of the Ivy League and Sister Schools (ABAFAOILSS) outreach event.

Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Schedule:
7:00 - 7:15 pm: Welcome and Registration
7:20 - 8:15 pm: Panels on the College Application Process, Financial Aid, and Summer Preparation Options
8:15 - 9:00 pm: Mini-College Fair

Location: Cleveland High School, 5511 15th Avenue South, Seattle, Washington 98108

Cost: Free

The following ABAFAOILSS schools will be represented: Barnard College,Brown University, Bryn Mawr College, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, Smith College, Stanford University, Vassar College, Wellesley College, and Yale University.
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November 22nd, 2008               SAVE THE DATE            November 22nd, 2008

The 4th Annual
'Beyond High School' College Fair
 A College Fair targeting African immigrant and refugee families 
in King County, Washington and Vicinity

Please click on the large text below to access the fair's website.

College Fair's WEBSITE

Registration Form for 2008: for College Recruiters

Location: TBD
When:  Saturday, 22-November-2008
Time: 11 p.m. - 4 p.m. (11 Noon -1 pm Information sessions & Lunch, 1 p.m. -4 p.m. College Fair)
Contact: 206-925-4800 or collegefair2008 at cwaaUSA.org





ONGOING EVENT                                                                          Download Flyer
Recruiting Participants for Focus Groups

Empowering East African Parents

Community Conversations on Parenting Among East African parents

  • Do you have children 8yrs of age and older?
  • Are you from East Africa?
We want to hear from you about your experience raising your children in America.

Still Recruiting!

Visit the Project's Website or Download flyer

Please contact us at 206-925-4800 or email us at
programs at cwaaUSA.org

Past CWAA Sponsored Events                                 

Recruitment is Closed                                                                             
·        Are you East African?
·        Are you employed?
·        Do you live in King County?
·        Are you 18+ years old?
We want to invite you to a 2 hours Focus Group

Recruitment is closed

Focus group was held on Thursday July 3rd 2008
For further questions regarding this study and future reports, send email to: programs at cwaaUSA.org



Saturday June 28th, 2008                                                        Download Flyer
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The 'Road to Wellness'
1st Annual Health Fair
Targeting African immigrant and refugee families in King County Washington & Vicinity
Interpreters for majorAfrican languages will be at hand

Visit Health Fair's Webpage

Location: Van Asselt Community Center, 2820 South Myrtle Street, Seattle, WA 98108
When:  Saturday, 28-June-2008
Time: 11 AM - 5 PM
Contact: 206-925-4800 or  healthfair at cwaaUSA.org
To get involved or set up a booth contact us at
healthfair at cwaaUSA.org or Download Registration Form

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Saturday, November 17th, 2007                                                                      Download Flyers

3rd Annual 'Beyond High School' College Fair
College Fair targeting African immigrant and refugee families in King County

Please click on the large text below to access the fair's website.

College Fair 2007's WEBSITE

Location: Franklin High School, 3013 South Mt. Baker Blvd, Seattle, WA 98144
When:  Saturday, 17-November-2007
Time: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. (12 Noon -1 pm Information sessions & Lunch, 1 p.m. -4 p.m. College Fair)
Contact: 206-925-4800 or collegefair at cwaaUSA.org

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Saturday July 21st, 2007                                                                                 Download Flyer

Your Count Matters
The Importance of Census Participation

If you are counted, the federal, state and local governments will include you in the budget. It is therefore very important that each one of us gets counted in order for these governments to have an accurate estimation of members in the community for the available money to be distributed. Your count benefits you and your community.

CWAA in collaboration with the U.S. Census Bureau has organized a presentation aimed at increasing awareness on the importance of census participation. We believe there are more immigrants and refugees in King County than are recorded by the census bureau. Undercount of ethnic, immigrants and refugees in the U.S. census may be a result of misunderstanding the relevance of the census, its confidentiality, immigration threat and language barrier.  Please come to this presentation given by the U. S. Census bureau officials and learn more about the importance of participating in the census and recent changes (American Community Survey) in the census process (ACS Q&A). Local government officials will be available to connect the relevance of census data and fund allocation.

Where: Van Asselt Community Center, 2820 South Myrtle St., Seattle, WA 98108
 When:  21-July-2007,  Saturday
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM.
Contact: 206-925-4800  or  events at cwaausa.org

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Past Events
Saturday March 3, 2007                                                                                 Download Flyer
Minority Participation in Research

This event intends to educate the minority community and especially the immigrant and refugee members about the benefits of their participation in research. The goal is; to inform (for those who are unfamiliar with research participation), validate fears and dissatisfactions (for those who are aware of past history and potential unethical practices in research), then give updates on the vast improvements in ethical conducts and laws that have thus far been created and implemented to protect them. The event is organized by the Center of Well-being of Africans in America, CWAA.

Speakers;

Steve Wakefield, Director, the Legacy Project

Gaston Djomand MD, MPH, Senior Clinical Trial Physician and Interim Assoc. Director of Community Education, Fred Hutch/HVTN

Liliana Lengua, PhD, Associate Professor, Clinical Child Psychology, University of Washington http://depts.washington.edu/cfnkw/

Rebecca Cortes, PhD, Research Scientist, School of Social Work, University of Washington

Location: Franklin High School, 3013 S. Mount Baker Boulevard, Seattle, WA 98144 map
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon.
Contact us:  206-925-4800 or  events at cwaaUSA.org 
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Center for Well-being of Africans in America, P.O. Box 25339, Seattle, Washington 98165-2239. Tel:206-925-4800