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Trump Supreme Court pick met with backlash

September 30, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

President Trump’s nomination of U.S. Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court is being called shameful by the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF).

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: VOL 39 NO 40 | OCTOBER 3 - OCTOBER 9

Hawaii to allow travelers to skip quarantine with virus test

September 23, 2020 By jordanheat

Hawaii Gov. David Ige announced on Sept. 16 that starting Oct. 15, travelers arriving from out of state may bypass a 14-day quarantine requirement if they test negative for COVID-19.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: VOL 39 NO 39 | SEPTEMBER 26 - OCTOBER 2

House condemns racism against Asian Americans amid pandemic

September 23, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The House voted on Sept. 17 to condemn racism against Asian Americans tied to the coronavirus outbreak, approving a Democratic resolution on a mostly party-line vote.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: VOL 39 NO 39 | SEPTEMBER 26 - OCTOBER 2

Judges scrutinize suit’s claims in Harvard racial bias case

September 23, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A panel of appeals court judges repeatedly challenged the legal claims of a group that accuses Harvard University of intentional discrimination against Asian American students who apply to the Ivy League school on Sept. 16.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: VOL 39 NO 39 | SEPTEMBER 26 - OCTOBER 2

State colleges grapple with fewer international student enrollments

September 9, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Janice Nesamani NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY If things had gone according to plan, 22-year-old Gauri Nayak would have been on campus at the University of Washington (UW), one step closer to fulfilling her dream of becoming a User Experience Researcher. But if anything, 2020 showed her how even the best laid plans can go awry. […]

Filed Under: Features, National News Tagged With: VOL 39 NO 37 | SEPTEMBER 12 - SEPTEMBER 18

New ICE head Tony Pham criticized by Asian American groups

September 3, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A California-based community organization that advances social justice and builds power with working class Vietnamese and immigrant communities, urged Tony Pham to close Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s migrant prison camps, if Pham “has any loyalty left to refugees.” On Aug. 25, the Department of Homeland Security named Pham as the new leader of ICE. […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2020, TONY PHAM, VOL 39 NO 36 | SEPTEMBER 5 - SEPTEMBER 11

Nikki Haley defends Trump at RNC

August 27, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley took aim at Democrats during a prime speaking slot at the Republican National Convention (RNC) on Aug. 24—who she says label America as racist: “That is a lie. America is not a racist country.” Born Nimrata Randhawa to Indian immigrants, Haley served as President Donald […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 35 | AUGUST 29 - SEPTEMBER 4

Andrew Yang’s full remarks at the 2020 Democratic National Convention on Aug. 20

August 27, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Hello America! I’m Andrew Yang. You might know me as the guy who ran for President talking about MATH and the future. Unfortunately for all of us, that future is now. The pandemic has accelerated everything. If you’re like me and my wife, Evelyn, you don’t know if your child’s school is reopening this fall. […]

Filed Under: National News, This week's issue Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 35 | AUGUST 29 - SEPTEMBER 4

Democrats make it official, nominate Biden to take on Trump—Asian DNC speakers: Harris, Yang, Duckworth

August 20, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By STEVE PEOPLES and MICHELLE L. PRICE NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their candidate for president on Aug. 18, with party elders, a new generation of politicians and voters in every state joining together in an extraordinary, pandemic-cramped virtual convention to send him into the general election campaign to oust […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 34 | AUGUST 22 - AUGUST 28

NYPD creates Asian Hate Crime Task Force

August 20, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW YORK—The New York Police Department (NYPD) announced the formation of a new, 25-member Asian American Hate Crime Task Force. Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison introduced the new task force and its commander, Deputy Inspector Hisao “Stewart” Loo from Manhattan South Detectives, at a news conference on Aug. 18. The NYPD tallied no fewer than […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 34 | AUGUST 22 - AUGUST 28

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