Dear community members and friends, On behalf of the residents, business owners, landlords, and family associations, I would like to thank you for coming to this event to learn about the proposed system that will improve public safety in Chinatown. It has been over six years since the original pilot project of 14 surveillance cameras […]
LETTER: Reader displeased with Asian Weekly coverage
Dear Editor, Your reporter, Mahlon Meyer, truly botched up the reporting of last month’s kick-off event for the proposed Chinatown Surveillance Project. Over the past decade, the Seniors in Action Foundation (SIAF), led by founder Nora Chan, has been the driving force in implementing effective and proven measures to improve public safety in Chinatown. Once […]
In response to the Chinese language controversy at Duke University
The Chinese-speaking controversy at Duke University has revealed a shallow outlook towards Chinese foreign students. The actions of Duke’s biostatistics faculty, while admirably well-intended, were founded on the uninformed assumptions of outsiders.
LETTER: Washington’s Vietnamese legislators decry Trump actions
As the first Vietnamese American elected state legislators, we are outraged by the current administration’s attempt to re-negotiate the 2008 Memo of Understanding between the United States and Vietnam. This MOU established the protected status for Vietnamese refugees arriving the U.S. before 1995. As Vietnamese refugees, we experienced first-hand the political reasons to seek refuge […]
LETTER: Commmunity leaders level complaint against use of deadly force, seek justice for Tommy Le
Dear Sheriff Johanknecht, We are writing to submit a citizen complaint regarding the 8/22/18 report and conclusion reached by the Use of Force Review Board in the 6/14/17 death by bullets to the back of Tommy Le by King County Sheriff Caesar Molina in the City of Burien. From the time of Tommy Le’s death, […]
LETTER: Keiro NW board expresses full confidence
Dear Editor, As the Board of Directors, serving as volunteers and members of the Asian Pacific Islander community, we are proud to be associated with and representing Keiro Northwest (KNW). Publically, we want the record to show that we support Bridgette Takeuchi, CEO, and her amazing team at Keiro Northwest 100 percent. These hard working […]
LETTERS: Tommy Le Review Board findings
Dear Liz (Rocca, King County Sheriff’s Office Chief of Staff), Please correct me if I’m mistaken, but after perusing the media outlets and reporters that received the report and findings (on Aug. 22), I didn’t see the Northwest Asian Weekly, International Examiner, or any local Vietnamese media or reporters listed. Was this a deliberate attempt […]
LETTER: A new chapter for Asian American children
By AACE Asian American Coalition for Education (AACE) commends an important decision undertaken by the current administration to systematically roll back an Obama-era policy guidance that promoted the heightened use of race in college admissions and to issue new guidance. This is a triumphant moment for Asian American communities, as well as for AACE when […]
LETTER: My views on U.S. immigration policy
By Satya Nadella Microsoft CEO Below is an e-mail sent to all Microsoft employees last week sharing Nadella’s views on U.S. immigration policy. Team, Like many of you, I am appalled at the abhorrent policy of separating immigrant children from their families at the southern border of the U.S. As both a parent and an […]
LETTER: May 5 debate
Dear Editor, “A foolish consistency,” said Ralph Waldo Emerson, “is a hobgoblin of little minds,” a quote I personally have little use for, but today. While it is certainly not obvious which of us is being foolish, and I credit Gene Ralno for the views he brings to the table (there is certainly nothing stopping […]
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