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API leaders tackle local communities’ considerations and concerns at briefing

January 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

With the general election set for Nov. 8, Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) leaders join presidential candidates in making sure key issues are brought up for public debate.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, APIA, APIC, Asia Pacific Cultural Center, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Governor Inslee, Hmong American, James Tabafunda, Keiro Northwest Chief Operating Officer Janice Deguchi, Lua Pritchard, Mee Moua, Minnesota Legislature, Northwest Asian Weekly, OK, Syria, Vietnam, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, Washington Telephone Assistance Program

Judicial election’s far reaching implications for API voters

July 27, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Travis Quezon Northwest Asian Weekly A period of 41 years had passed before a U.S. District Court Judge in California overturned the conviction of Fred Korematsu, an Oakland shipyard foreman of Japanese ancestry who dared to challenge the constitutionality of Executive Order 9066. The 1942 order authorized the removal of more than 120,000 people […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2008, 2012, APIA, Brajesh Katare, District Court Judge, Executive Order, Jeffrey Liang, Judge Marilyn Hall Patel, King County Superior Court, Korematsu Center, Lynette Katare, Phiengchai Sisouvanh, Robert Chang, Tana Lin, Vol 31 No 31 | July 28 - August 3, Washington State Supreme Court, culture

Growing API representation at Democratic Convention

July 26, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly This year, the Washington State Asian Pacific Islander community will be well represented at the National Democratic Convention.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2008, 2012, APIA, American Pacific Islander American Labor Alliance, Asian Americans, Benton Strong, Ed Song, National Democratic Convention, Newt Gingrich, PLEO, Pacific Islanders, Rick Polintan, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, State Convention, Tampa Bay, Tom Davis, Vol 31 No 31 | July 28 - August 3, Washington State Asian Pacific Islander, Washington State Democrats

Samoa and Tokelau jump ahead a day on New Year’s Eve

January 7, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Keni Lesa The Associated Press   APIA, Samoa (AP) — Sirens wailed and fireworks exploded in the skies over Samoa, as the tiny South Pacific nation jumped forward in time, crossing westward over the international date line and effectively erasing Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, from the country’s calendar.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, APIA, Asia Pacific, Australia, China, Independence Day, New Year, New Zealand, Prime Minister Tuila, Sailele Malielegaoi, South Pacific, Tokelau, Tonga, United States, Vol 31 No 2 | January 7 - January 13, communication

Editorial: San Francisco’s elections serve as inspiration

August 18, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This past week, many of us filled out our primary ballots. Depending on which county you live in, there may have been an Asian American or Pacific Islander American  (APIA) candidate on the ballot. If you live in King County, there were four, maybe five candidates. In Pierce County, there were two.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2011, APIA, Asian American, Chinatown, David Chiu, Ed Lee, Editorial San Francisco, Jeff Adachi, King County, Leland Yee, Lieutenant Governor, Phil Ting, San Francisco State Political Science Professor David Lee, Seattle, Tom Hsieh, Vol 30 No 34 | August 20 - August 26, Wilma Pang, gary locke

The Results — APIAs in the primaries

August 18, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Could last Tuesday’s election be a sign of things to come in November? Though we did see some Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (APIA) advance to the general election, the percentage of the vote APIA candidates garnered could mean that there is a tough road ahead for all of the […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2011, APIA, Betsy Elgar, Diana Toledo, Francisco Irigon, Northwest Asian Weekly, Patsy Bonincontri, Pierce Counties, Ruth Sanoy, Therese Ngo Pasquier, Vol 30 No 34 | August 20 - August 26

APIA workers among the fastest growing groups in the union workforce

February 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A new report by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) documents a large wage and benefit advantage for Asian American and Pacific Islander

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2009, 2011, AAPI, APIA, Asian Americans, CEPR, Census Bureau, Domestic Policy, Nicole Woo, Pacific Islanders, Vol 30 No 8 | February 19 - February 25

Reform Immigration FOR America urges immigration reform

January 28, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (APIA) worked on the Reform Immigration FOR America Campaign in January. During the National Asian American Pacific Islander week of action, which began on Jan. 12, The Campaign is a collaborative effort urging local, state, and national APIA organizations to take part in the immigration reform debate.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, APIA, Asian American Justice Center, National Asian American Pacific Islander, United States, Vol 29 No 5 | January 30 - February 5

Chaos predicted as Samoa changes driving side, reality much calmer

September 10, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

APIA, Samoa (AP) — On Monday, Sept. 7, Samoa prepared to become the first country in nearly 40 years to switch driving from one side of the road to the other.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, APIA, Australia, Ghana, Iceland, London, Nigeria, Pacific Island, Prime Minister Malielegaoi, Prime Minister Tuila, Sailele Malielegaoi, Sweden, Television New Zealand, Vol 28 No 38 | September 12 - September 18, Yemen

Feb. 23: BCC faculty says, ‘Racism happens for a profit’

December 24, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

With a combined 45 years of instruction at Bellevue Community College, three members of its faculty are “willing to take some risks,”

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2009, APIA, Akemi Matsumoto, Asian Pacific Islander American, BCC, Bellevue Community College, Executive Dean Ron Leatherborrow, James Tabafunda, Kim Pollock, Leslie Lum, Lucy Macneil, Northwest Asian Weekly, President Jean Floten, Vol 28 No 1 | December 27 - January 2

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