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AZ abortion law affects Asian Americans

December 17, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied an effort to revive a lawsuit challenging an Arizona state law banning abortions based on the race or sex of the child. The National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum and the NAACP’s Maricopa County branch sought to oppose the law which is […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, ACLU, API, AZ, African American, Asian Americans, China, Circuit Court, Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act, India, Jason Cruz, Maricopa County, Miriam Yeung, NAACP, National Asian Pacific American Women, Representative Steve Montenegro, Vol 34 No 52 | December 19 - December 25

Bicyclist-lawyer killed fought ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’

September 11, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEATTLE (AP) — The bicyclist who died in a collision with a truck in downtown Seattle was identified as a

Filed Under: Features, Community News, National News Tagged With: 2014, ACLU, Air Force Maj, American Civil Liberties Union, Benaroya Hall, Doug Honig, Margaret Witt, Perkins Coie, Seattle, Second Avenue, Sher Kung, Vol 33 No 38 | September 13 - September 19

National rallies support immigration reform

October 12, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By E.J. Tamara The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — About 2,000 supporters of immigration reform marched through Hollywood on Oct. 5 as part of rallies nationwide to push for congressional action, while California’s governor signed a series of bills on the topic, saying he was not going to wait on Washington.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, ACLU, Ana Camey, Democratic Gov, Eliseo Medina, Jerry Brown, Los Angeles, Marcell Camey, National Day, National Mall, Oscar Camey, Southern Poverty Law Center, Syria, United States, Vol 32 No 42 | October 12 - October 18, attention

Diane Narasaki, Kip Tokuda appointed to Community Police Commission

January 21, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Mayor Mike McGinn announced his appointments to the new Community Police Commission on Monday, Jan. 14. The Community Police Commission is a partnership between the police department, its officers, community members, and public officials intended to support the development of reforms, establishment of police priorities, and mechanisms to promote community confidence in the Seattle Police […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, ACLU, Aaron Williams, CEO, Community Police Commission, Defender Association, Diane Narasaki, Downtown Emergency Services Center Jay Hollingsworth, Downtown Seattle Association Bill Hobson, Harriet Walden, John Page, Kate Joncas, Kip Tokuda, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Racial Disparity Project Tina Podlodowski, Seattle City Councilmember Marcel Purnell, Seattle Police Department, Seattle Police Management Association, Vol 32 No 4 | January 19 - January 25, Washington Kevin Stuckey, Williams Organizing Committee Joseph Kessler, Youth Undoing Institutional Racism Jennifer Shaw

Language conflicts up in the workplace

December 8, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Paul Foy The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — More people in the workforce are claiming discrimination over their English-speaking ability or foreign accents, leading the federal government to issue guidelines to employers on when they can enforce English-only rules, federal officials said Thursday, Nov. 29.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, 2011, 2012, ACLU, Alejandrina Cabrera, District Court, EEOC, Erin Truxal, Ismail Aliyev, John Mejia, Kerry Chlarson, Krista Watson, Moon Township, Omagbitse Jagha, San Luis, Vol 31 No 50 | December 8 - December 14, language

Diane Narasaki receives ACLU of Washington top award

November 19, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The ACLU of Washington honored civil rights leader Diane Narasaki with its top award for civil liberties at the ACLU of Washington Bill of Rights Celebration Dinner on Nov. 10 at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront Hotel.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, ACLU, Asian Counseling Referral Service, Asian Pacific Islander, Diane Narasaki, Douglas Award, Gordon Hirabayashi, Seattle Marriott Waterfront Hotel, Vol 31 No 47 | November 17 - November 23

What a difference a day makes: The City Attorney’s new guidelines aims to protect immigrants from unjust deportation

October 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This past May, the Seattle City Attorney’s office instituted a policy intended to protect noncitizen immigrants from deportation for misdemeanor offenses.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2010, ACLU, INS, Jason Cruz, Jennifer Cruz, John Schochet, Jorge Barron, NWIRP, Northwest Asian Weekly, Patrick Cantor, Pete Holmes, Philippines, SMC, Seattle City Attorney, Seattle Municipal Court, United States, Vol 29 No 41 | October 9 - October 15

Another go for Cho

October 18, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Kathy Griffin got an Emmy for it. Denise Richards actually got renewed. Now comedienne Margaret Cho is having a go at the reality TV genre. After over a decade of absence, Cho is giving television another shot after her sitcom, 1994’s “All American Girl,” about a Korean American family bombed.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2008, ACLU, Asian American, Denise Richards, GLAAD, Korean American, San Francisco, TV, margaret cho, vol 27 no 43 | October 18 - October 24

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