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Duck Boat crash lawsuit filed

October 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle attorney Charles Herrmann of the Herrmann Scholbe law firm filed the first lawsuit arising out of the Duck Boat crash on the Aurora Bridge in Seattle Sept. 24. The plaintiff victim Na Ra Yoon is a 21-year old Korean student who had just arrived in the USA to attend North Seattle College. She was […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Aurora Bridge, Charles Herrmann, DUKW, Duck Boat, Georgia, Herrmann Scholbe, King County Superior Court, Korean, Na Ra Yoon, North Seattle College, RTDI, USA, Vol 34 No 42 | October 10 - October 16, WWII

Mark Wahlberg’s victim says he shouldn’t be pardoned

January 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Philip Marcelo and Rodrique Ngowi Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A victim of one of actor Mark Wahlberg’s racially motivated attacks as a teenage delinquent in racially divided Boston in the 1980s insists he shouldn’t be granted a pardon for his crimes. Kristyn Atwood was among a group of mostly black fourth-grade students on […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, AP, Associated Press, Boogie Nights, Calvin Klein, Georgia, Hoa Trinh, Kristyn Atwood, Mark Wahlberg, Thanh Lam, Vietnamese, Vol 34 No 6 | January 31 - February 6

EDITORIAL: We can do better

November 6, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A recent review by The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), a national organization that protects and promotes the civil rights of Asian Americans, reported that Asian

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2014, AALDEF, Asian Americans, Census Bureau, Georgia, New Jersey, New York, Seattle, South Asian American, Vietnamese American, Vol 33 No 46 | November 8 - November 14, editorial, language

‘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

Report offers stats on APIs in U.S.

May 3, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On the eve of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Center for American Progress (CAP) and AAPI Data released the first of a series of reports on the state of the Asian American and Pacific Islanders communities, featuring the most comprehensive research and analysis of its kind for what it calls “the fastest-growing […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, 2012, 2014, AAPI, Asian Americans, CAP, Georgia, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pacific Islanders, United States, Vol 33 No 19 | May 3 - May 9

‘I’m sorry boss, I hit the jackpot” — Second winner of $648 million lottery comes forward

January 11, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Dearen Associated Press San Francisco (AP) – California’s $324 million Mega Millions jackpot winner Steve Tran had a 3 a.m. epiphany earlier this week that spurred him from sleep and had him fumbling through a pile of lottery tickets on top of his dresser.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, Georgia, Gift Shop, Ira Curry, Mega Millions, Northern California, Quick Pick, San Jose, Steve Tran, Thuy Nguyen, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 3 | January 11 - January 17

Two winning lottery tickets sold by Asian shop owners

December 19, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Johnny Clark Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) – Two lucky winning tickets were sold in this week’s near-record $636 million Mega Millions drawing. One ticket was sold at a tiny newsstand in Atlanta, the other more than 2,000 miles away at a gift shop in California.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, California Lottery, Gateway Newsstand, Georgia, Gift Shop, Ira Curry, KNTV, Mega Ball, Mega Millions, Paula Otto, San Francisco, San Jose, Sudhin Thanawala, Tandi Reddick, Thuy Nguyen, Vol 32 No 52 | December 21 - December 27, Young Lee

BLOG: The Washington Post, my muse

August 8, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng The news of Amazon’s founder buying The Washington Post made me realize how much I owe its late publisher Katherine Graham and her paper.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2013, Assunta Ng, Bill Gates, Georgia, Jeff Bezos, Katherine Graham, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Chinese Post, Unity Convention, Vol 32 No 33 | August 10 - August 16, Washington Post, Wedgwood Public Library

Political odd couple together on voting law

July 27, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Laurie Kellman The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The white Wisconsin lawyer and the black preacher from Georgia strode into the Senate hearing room together and took their seats, shoulder-to-shoulder, at the witness table. Veteran lawmakers and experts in civil rights law, they had been here before.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, 2014, GOP, George Zimmerman, Georgia, House Judiciary Committee, Influential House Republicans, John Lewis, Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, President Barack Obama, Republican Rep, Senate Judiciary Committee, South Carolina, Speaker John Boehner, Trayvon Martin, Vol 32 No 31 | July 27 - August 2, Voting Rights Act

Tensions linger over US ‘comfort women’ plaques

February 9, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — After noticing plaques at the local courthouse commemorating slavery, the Holocaust, and other atrocities, Korean American community leader Chejin Park had the idea of adding a tribute to the “comfort women” of World War II.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Bergen County, Chejin Park, China, Georgia, HACKENSACK, Imperial Japanese, Kathleen Donovan, Korean American, Mayor James Rotundo, New Jersey, Palisades Park, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Samantha Henry, South Koreans, US, Vol 32 No 7 | February 9 - February 15

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