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You are here: Home / Archives for Akai Gurley

EDITORIAL: Time to heal and move on

March 31, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

It’s a tragedy. An innocent life cut short, and ended unexpectedly. What happened to Akai Gurley was a tragedy. Former NYPD officer Peter Liang, who was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter on Feb. 11 for shooting and killing Gurley, an unarmed Black man, should not face any prison time. That was the recommendation of the […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2016, Akai Gurley, Black Lives Matter, Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun, Charles Barron, Chinese American, Eric Garner, Ken Thompson, Michael Brown, New York City, Peter Liang, Staten Island, Vol 35 No 14 | April 2 - April 8, Walter Scott, letter

Asian Americans debate support for convicted NYC cop, Peter Liang

March 5, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Deepti Hajela Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In a nation accustomed to demonstrations over police shootings of unarmed Black men, this was something completely different: more than 10,000 mostly Chinese Americans rallying in support of the Chinese American officer who pulled the trigger. The rally last weekend for Peter Liang, a rookie New […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, Akai Gurley, Annie Tan, Asian Americans, Associated Press, Chinese Americans, Korean, Mayor David Dinkins, NYC, New York City, New York Police Department, Peter Liang, San Francisco, Seattle, Steph Yin, Steve Chung, Vincent Chin, Vol 35 No 10 | March 5 - March 11, Yan Sun

Seattleites rallying for Liang clash with counter-protesters

February 26, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By John Liu Northwest Asian Weekly On Feb. 20, a rally protesting the recent conviction of 28-year-old New York Police Department (NYPD) officer Peter Liang, who shot and killed an unarmed Black man, Akai Gurley, also 28, started peacefully at the Westlake Downtown Park. More than 500 people showed up to the rally at 1:00 […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Akai Gurley, Asian Americans, Bellevue Councilmember Conrad Lee, Black Lives Matter, Hing Hay, John Liu, Komo Plaza, Local Chinese American, Martha Lee, NAACP, Palca Shibale, Peter Liang, Phillip Yin, Seattle, Vol 35 No 9 | February 27 - March 4, Westlake Downtown Park

Asian American NYC officer guilty of manslaughter

February 20, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Colleen Long and Jennifer Peltz Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A rookie police officer who shot an unarmed man dead in a darkened public housing stairwell was convicted Feb. 11 of manslaughter in a case closely watched by advocates for police accountability. The courtroom audience gasped and Officer Peter Liang, who had broken […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, Akai Gurley, Associated Press, Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch, Brian Conroy, Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson, Chinese American, Mayor Bill, Michael Brown, New York City, New York Police Department, New Yorkers, Officer Peter Liang, Ousmane Zongo, Robert Brown, Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun, Sylvia Palmer, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26

EDITORIAL: Should we be allowed to criticize ourselves?

August 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Asian Weekly recently received a letter about Jenn Fang’s article on Peter Liang. A brief recap: Peter Liang was the New York City police officer who fatally shot Akai Gurley late last year. Liang is charged with manslaughter in the second degree, reckless endangerment, and official misconduct. In response to the article about Liang, […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2015, Akai Gurley, Asian Americans, Jenn Fang, New York City, Peter Liang, Vol 34 No 33 | August 8 - August 14, letter

The case against NYPD officer Peter Liang — Being Asian American is not a free pass

July 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jenn Fang Northwest Asian Weekly In a week that has already left me disheartened over the state of race in America today, the last thing I really needed was to read the details of the prosecution’s case against Peter Liang. The trial against NYPD officer Peter Liang, who fatally shot Akai Gurley late last […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Akai Gurley, Asian Americans, CPR, Jenn Fang, Melissa Butler, NYPD, Neither Liang, New York State District Attorney, Northwest Asian Weekly, Officer Liang, Officer Shaun Landau, Peter Liang Photo, Pink Houses, Vol 34 No 29 | July 11 - July 17, attention, blog

How cases involving 2 NYC cops and 2 unarmed men measure up

February 22, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Colleen Long and Tom Hays Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The indictment of New York Police Department Officer Peter Liang Wednesday on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the stairwell shooting of Akai Gurley comes two months after a grand jury declined to charge Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the chokehold death […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2013, 2015, Akai Gurley, Associated Press, Bennett Gershman, Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson, Chinese American, Eric Garner, James Cohen, Michael Grimm, NYC, NYPD, New York City, New York Police Department Officer Peter Liang Wednesday, Officer Daniel Pantaleo, Pace University, Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan, Vol 34 No 9 | February 21 - February 27

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