KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Christian missionary from China who was visiting Kansas City with his wife and four children was shot to death after he crossed paths with an 18-year-old who was shooting at people while high on drugs, police say. The victim, Xindong Hao, had just arrived in the city late last […]
Manzanar detainee who found reason for WW2 internment dies
By JOHN ROGERS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga, who uncovered proof that thousands of Japanese Americans incarcerated in the United States during World War II were held not for reasons of national security but because of racism, has died at age 93. Bruce Embrey, co-chair of the Manzanar Committee, told The Associated […]
Return by NK of possible remains stir relatives’ hopes
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — News that North Korea is sending home 55 sets of remains is being welcomed by relatives of those missing from the Korean War. But most know they still face long odds at achieving any closure: Thousands of soldiers are still unaccounted for, and identifications could […]
Chinese national dies while hiking in Mount Rainier National Park
MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. (AP) — A hiker has been killed in Washington state after being swept away by rushing river waters inside Mount Rainier National Park. Park officials said the woman was swept away on July 25 while attempting to cross the West Fork of the White River while hiking the Northern Loop […]
Radio hosts suspended for slur against Sikh attorney general
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM The hosts of a popular New Jersey radio show were suspended for 10 days for calling the nation’s first Sikh attorney general “turban man’’ — the latest slur against a career prosecutor who says he faces countless “small indignities and humiliations’’ no matter how far he rises or how important his position. […]
Harvard slams group alleging bias against Asian Americans
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University is defending its admissions practices in new court records that also offer a scathing rebuke of the group that’s suing over alleged discrimination. Records filed by the school in Boston’s federal court on July 27 say the legal case made by Students for Fair Admissions amounts to a “45-page press […]
Police department under fire for using ‘Y’ to categorize Asian officers
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY MINEOLA, N.Y. — The Nassau County Police Department has been using a “Y” for yellow to categorize its officers of Asian descent, according to the New York Civil Liberties Union. When a person, male or female, became an officer in the Nassau County Police Department, a letter was put near […]
Judge, calm in court, takes hard line on splitting families
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw appeared conflicted in early May on whether to stop families from being separated at the border. He challenged the Trump administration to explain how families were getting a fair hearing guaranteed by the Constitution, but also expressed reluctance to get too […]
2 Spokane massage parlors investigated for prostitution
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Two Spokane-area massage parlors employing only Chinese workers are under investigation on suspicion of promoting prostitution, human trafficking, practicing without a license, and money laundering. Investigators with the Department of Homeland Security and the Washington State Patrol contend that women who work at the two parlors speak little-to-no English and are […]
Suspect in San Francisco Chinatown killing dies before trial
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man charged with taking part in the 2006 killing of a San Francisco Chinatown businessman with criminal ties has died while awaiting trial. An attorney for Wen Bing Lei tells the San Francisco Chronicle his client had lung cancer that spread to his brain and spine. Mark Vermeulen says the […]
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