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‘Troubling’ reports of schools make it tough to enroll immigrants

May 17, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kimberly Hefling Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Despite a 32-year-old court ruling, school districts continue to raise barriers to enrollment for children brought into the United States illegally, the Obama administration said last week, characterizing reports of hindrances as troubling.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, 2014, Associated Press, Attorney General Eric Holder, Education Department, Georgia, Henry County, Jocelyn Samuels, Justice Department, Matt Cardoza, New Mexico, Obama, Palm Beach County, Social Security, South Carolina, Supreme Court, United States, Vol 33 No 21 | May 17 - May 23

Obama signs expanded Violence Against Women Act

March 16, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama signed expanded protections for domestic violence victims into law Thursday, March 7, renewing a measure credited with curbing attacks against women a year and a half after it lapsed amid partisan bickering.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Attorney General Eric Holder, Darlene Superville, Diane Millich, House Speaker John Boehner, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Justice Department, Linda Fairstein, Native Americans, New York County, Obama, Senate Democrats, Trafficking Victims Protection Act, Violence Against Women Act, Vol 32 No 12 | March 16 - March 22, WASHINGTON, attention

EDITORIAL: Obama’s new cabinet is in need of some color

January 17, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Going into his second term, President Barack Obama’s staff is already seeing a lot of changes. He has nominated a new Secretary of Defense, Sen. Chuck Hagel (R–Neb.), and a new Secretary of State, Sen. John Kerry (D–Mass.), and he might soon have to nominate a new head of the EPA, Treasury Secretary, Energy Secretary, […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2013, APA, Asian Americans, Attorney General Eric Holder, China, Chris Gregoire, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, EPA, Energy Secretary, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Interior Ken Salazar, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, President Barack Obama, State Hillary Clinton, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Vol 32 No 4 | January 19 - January 25, gary locke

New guidance supports voluntary efforts to promote diversity and reduce racial isolation in education

December 5, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Last Friday, the Departments of Justice and Education released two new guidance documents — one for school districts and one for colleges and universities — detailing the flexibility that the Supreme Court has provided to educational institutions to promote diversity and, in the case of elementary and secondary schools, reduce racial isolation among students within […]

Filed Under: Education, National News Tagged With: 2008, Attorney General Eric Holder, Bush Administration, Civil Rights Act, Civil Rights Division, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Supreme Court

US official says China’s president will visit in January

October 28, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING, China (AP)—China’s President Hu Jintao is scheduled to visit the United States in January, a senior U.S. official said Thursday, Oct. 21st in

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Attorney General Eric Holder, Beijing, China, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Communist Party, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Hu Jintao, Liu Xiaobo, Ma Zhaoxu, Muslim Uighur, Nobel Peace Prize, President Barack Obama, President Hu Jintao, South Korea, Taiwan, United States, Vol 29 No 44 | October 30 - November 5

Editorial: Support Attorney General Holder in new hate crimes law

June 18, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sometimes we forget that safety is a luxury, and that not everyone has this luxury. This is why we should support Holder in creating a better way to protect people of color. We need to be especially vocal in showing our support so that our government realizes the importance of this issue to us.

Filed Under: Opinion, Editorials Tagged With: Asian Americans, Attorney General Eric Holder, Editorial Support Attorney General Holder, Holocaust Memorial Museum, Little Rock, President Obama, Puget Sound, Southern Poverty Law Center, United States

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