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Eric Liu participates in ‘Superman is an Immigrant’ campaign

June 24, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Eric Liu, current host of Seattle Voices and former Clinton advisor and speechwriter, took part in the HP Alliance and Define American’s “Superman is an Immigrant” campaign, providing a picture and personal story to the project. Liu’s contribution read “2nd Generation Chinese American[.] My grandfather’s name meant ‘Deliverance of the Nation’[.] I AM THE AMERICAN WAY[.]” […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Define American, Eric Liu, Seattle Voices, Vol 32 No 26 | June 22 - June 28

Illegal immigration drops after decade of growth

December 15, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hope Yen The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — New census data released Thursday, Dec. 6 affirms a clear and sustained drop in illegal immigration, ending more than a decade of increases.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Asian Americans, Brookings Institution, Census Bureau, Define American, Fewer Mexican, Foreign-born Asians, House Republicans, Jeffrey Passel, Latin Americans, Mark Mather, Mexico, National Asian American Survey, New York, Population Reference Bureau, President Barack Obama, Republican Mitt Romney, Senate Democrats, United States, Vol 31 No 51 | December 15 - December 21, WASHINGTON

Filipino American Journalist Jose Vargas will not be deported

October 11, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Steve Karnowski The Associated Press Minneapolis, Minn. (AP) — Immigration authorities said Monday they won’t take action against a Pulitzer

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, 2012, Customs Enforcement, Define American, Eric Roeske, Gillian Christensen, Hennepin County Jail, ICE, Jose Antonio Vargas, Jose Vargas, Minnesota State Patrol, New York Times Magazine, Philippines, Pulitzer Prize-winning Filipino, United States, Virginia Tech, Vol 31 No 42 | October 13 - October 19

7th Annual Guiding Lights Weekend sparks National movement to reimagine citizenship March 8–10 in Seattle

March 2, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly On March 8–10 in Seattle, hundreds of leaders and change-makers from across the United States will participate in the Guiding Lights Weekend conference on the art of great citizenship.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2012, Ai-jen Poo, Annie Leonard, Define American, Elevator Repair Service, Eric Liu, Guiding Lights Weekend, Harvard Law, Jose Antonio Vargas, Lawrence Lessig, Mary Gordon, National Domestic Workers Alliance, Northwest Asian Weekly, Supreme Court, Tea Party Patriots, United States, Van Jones, Vol 31 No 10 | March 3 - March 9

The top 10 outstanding Asian and Asian American achievements of 2011

December 29, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Each year, there are certain people who have been recognized for the extraordinary things they have done for Asians and Asian Americans.  This list showcases this year’s individuals.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, Asian Americans, Burma, Cal State Fullerton, China, Define American, Energy Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, New York Times Magazine, Oshika Peninsula, President Obama, Republican Jon Huntsman, Scott Brown, Senate Republicans, Several Asian American, Suu Kyi, United States, Vietnamese American, Vol 31 No 1 | December 31 - January 6, Wall Street Journal, Yale Law School

Ex-DC journalist admits to being an illegal immigrant

June 30, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Brett Zongker The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the past eight years, journalist Jose Antonio Vargas worried about a looming deadline: the expiration of an illegally obtained Oregon driver’s license that had allowed him to get his first full-time job at a top U.S. newspaper. The 30-year-old Pulitzer Prize-winner who covered the Virginia […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, ABC, Claremont Graduate University, Define American, Huffington Post, Jose Antonio Vargas, Kris Coratti, Mountain View High School Principal Pat Hyland, New York Times Magazine, Peter Perl, Post Chairman Don Graham, Superintendent Rich Fisher, United States, Virginia Tech, Vol 30 No 27 | July 2 - July 8, Washington Post, White House, William Perez

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