Among the newer faces to watch for: Tachibaya Miya, an individual bronze medalist at the World Swimming Championships in Perth last month.

CNN: Japan evens the odds

Miya Clay, a 6th grader at low-income Dulles School of Excellence in Chicago, started school Monday the earliest she has even been in class but she was happy to be there.

WSJ: School in August Gets Low Grades

On July 24 to 27, WHIAAPI Advisor Miya Saika Chen will participate in the Asian Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence Summit in San Francisco, CA. The summit will engage advocates and organizations serving Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders to address violence against women.

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