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Recognized! — White House introduces Filipino American History Month

October 15, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ador Pereda Yano Northwest Asian Weekly For the first time, the White House marked the presidential recognition of the month of October as Filipino American History Month. On October 2nd, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders sponsored an event in Washington DC to celebrate the history of Filipino Americans and […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Advisory Commission, Asian Americans, Congressman Mike Honda, Dorothy Cordova, FANHS, Filipino American History Month, Filipino Americans, Immigration Nationality Act, Jason Tengco, Morro Bay, Nani Coloretti, Pacific Islanders, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Recognized White House, United Farm Workers, Vol 34 No 43 | October 17 - October 23, White House Initiative

More than just “Asian” — New bill hopes to improve on student data

August 10, 2014 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly U.S. Congressman Mike Honda stood up for the All Students Count Act at a rally in Washington D.C. on July 31.  Congressman Honda, a Democrat from California, <!–more–>proposed a bill, the All Students Count Act, which requires state education agencies to report more enhanced data in their annual state […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, 2014, American Community Survey, Asian New, California State University Sacramento, Congressman Honda, Congressman Mike Honda, Hmong Americans, Jason Cruz, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islander, Quyen Dinh, SEARAC, Southeast Asian American, Vietnamese Americans, Vol 33 No 33 | August 9 - August 15

CAPAC likes choice of Vivek Murthy as surgeon general

December 1, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Nov. 18, President Obama nominated Vivek Hallegere Murthy as United States surgeon general. Since 2009, Dr. Murthy served as the president and co-founder of Doctors for America. He is also a hospitalist attending physician and an instructor in medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital at Harvard Medical School. Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, AAPI, Asian American, CAPAC, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Congressman Ami Bera, Congressman Mike Honda, Harvard Medical School, Judy Chu, President Obama, Regina Benjamin, United States, Vivek Hallegere Murthy, Vivek Murthy, Vol 32 No 49 | November 30 - December 6, technology

APAs break towards Obama

November 9, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Asian Americans broke towards President Barack Obama, according to the Asian American Election Eve Poll, a joint project of the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development  (National CAPACD) and Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF). While only 41 percent identify as Democrats, 72 percent of Asian American voters voted for Barack […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2012, Asian American Election Eve Poll, Asian Americans, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Congressman Mike Honda, Mitt Romney, President Barack Obama, Vol 31 No 46 | November 10 - November 16

Editorial: Hep B, a silent killer we must be aware of

December 2, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Hepatitis B is an epidemic that is devastating the Asian community. A big problem is that most people don’t know this.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2010, AIDS, Asian Americans, CDC, California Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, Congressman Mike Honda, Disease Control, HIV, Korean Americans, Liver Cancer Bill, Thomas Friedman, Vol 29 No 49 | December 4 - December 10, attention

Getting the vote

October 18, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Obama camp’s local methods “There are people that will not vote for a person of color,” former Washington state Gov. Gary Locke told a gathering of voters at an event sponsored by the Washington State Asian American Pacific Islanders for Obama on Saturday night, Oct. 4th. He told the young voters in attendance at the Typhoon! restaurant in downtown Seattle that regardless of the polls, “not to take the election for granted.”

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: 2008, AAPI, Asian American Pacific Islander, Asian Pacific Islander, Barack Obama, Chris Gregoire, Congressman Mike Honda, Courtney Gregoire, GOP, Jason Cruz, Northwest Asian Weekly, Rock Paper Scissors, Seattle, Ted Choi Tam, Vietnamese, communication, gary locke, vol 27 no 43 | October 18 - October 24

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