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Former U.S. Rep. Joseph Cao enters Louisiana Senate race

March 12, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kevin McGill Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Another Republican is joining the U.S. Senate race in Louisiana. Former U.S. Rep. Joseph Cao announced his candidacy March 1 in a news release. Cao became the nation’s first Vietnamese American congressman with his unexpected defeated of a scandal-plagued incumbent Democrat, William Jefferson, in 2008. Two […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016, Air Force Col, Caroline Fayard, Cedric Richmond, Charles Boustany, David Vitter, GOP, Hurricane Katrina, John Fleming, Joseph Cao, New Orleans-based, President Barack Obama, Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell, Rob Maness, Treasurer John Kennedy, Vietnamese American, Vol 35 No 11 | March 12 - March 18

Republican race rips bandage off Nevada immigration detente

March 5, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nicholas Riccardi Associated Press PAHRUMP, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Republicans thought they had put their immigration problems behind them. After Sen. Harry Reid held onto his seat in 2010 by defending immigrants’ rights and in 2012 President Barack Obama handily won a state that is only 52 percent white, the state’s Republicans backed off […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, 2016, Arizona Sheriff, Assemblyman Ira Hansen, Attorney General Adam Laxalt, Brian Sandoval, Ed Horn, Fernando Romero, GOP, Harry Reid, Joe Arpaio, Las Vegas, Marco Rubio, Mario Sevilla, Mexico, PAHRUMP, Pew Hispanic Center, President Barack Obama, Robert Uithoven, Ted Cruz, United States, Vol 35 No 10 | March 5 - March 11

A new prize in Nevada: the Asian American vote

February 20, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nicholas Riccardi Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cynthia Ameli stopped her car, shocked at what she saw: A group of young Asian Americans waving Obama campaign signs on the side of a Las Vegas thoroughfare. A Chinese American who grew up in Chicago, Ameli was used to Black Americans and Latinos organizing for […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, 2016, Asian American Democrats, Asian American Pacific Islanders, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific American Initiatives, Derek Uehara, Donald Trump, Filipino American Catholics, GOP, Huma Abedin, Jason Chung, Las Vegas, Lisa Changaveja, President Barack Obama, Republican National Committee, Rozita Lee, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26, Zaffar Iqbal

Clinton woos Asian Americans, slams ‘hateful’ GOP rhetoric

January 16, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SAN GABRIEL, Calif. (AP) — On Jan. 7, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton courted Asian American voters, telling members of the nation’s fastest growing racial minority that she disagrees with the “hateful rhetoric” of her Republican challengers.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, 2012, 2016, Alma Harrison, Asian Americans, Filipino, GOP, James Sobredo, Karthick Ramakrishnan, Ninio Fetalvo, Pacific Islanders, Philippines, Republican National Committee, Sacramento State University, San Francisco, San Gabriel Valley, Southern California, Suzette Lopez, Vol 35 No 3 | January 16 - January 22

George Leing new rep for RNC

December 28, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

George Leing is Colorado’s new representative to the Republican National Committee. Leing lost his bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Jared Polis in 2014. Leing will fill the remainder of Mike Kopp’s term, which expires after this year’s convention. Leing, a lawyer who works in finance and energy, is the former chairman of the Boulder County […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, 2015, 2016, Boulder County Republicans, Chinese, GOP, George Leing, Georgetown University, Jared Polis, Mike Kopp, New York City, New York University, RNC, Republican National Committee, United States, Vol 34 No 53 | December 26 - January 1, Yale University

EDITORIAL: Pushing the limit

December 17, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The circus which has been the GOP candidate debates has brought up repeated, highlighted, and disturbing suggestions regarding issues involving immigration. The most disturbing, head-shaking, and eyebrow-raising is a somewhat showman-like proposal to segregate and/or to refuse admission to allow Muslims to immigrate into the United States. Unbelievable. The backlash about this not-so-modest proposal has […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2015, Donald Trump, GOP, ISIS, Tom Brokaw, United States, Vol 34 No 52 | December 19 - December 25, editorial

COMMENTARY: Mike Huckabee tweets racist anti-Asian joke

November 13, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jenn Fang For Northwest Asian Weekly Several of the candidates for the GOP nomination took the opportunity of the Democratic Party’s first presidential primary debate of the season to live-tweet. And, by live-tweet, I mean troll. In stark contrast to the nuanced policy debate taking place on stage in Las Vegas where candidates were […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2015, Although Trump, Chinese, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, East Asian, GOP, Las Vegas, North Korean, Vol 34 No 47 | November 14 - November 20, culture

Immigration shift shows India, China outpacing Mexico

September 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jamie Stengle Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Siddharth Jaganath wanted to return to India after earning his master’s degree at Texas’ Southern Methodist University. Instead, he built a new life in the U.S. over a decade, becoming a manager at a communications technology company and starting a family in the Dallas suburb of Plano. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, Census Bureau, China, Chinese, Collin County, GOP, India, Jeb Bush, Latin Americans, Laxmi Tummala, Marc Rosenblum, Marco Rubio, Mexico, Michael Fix, Migration Policy Institute, Texas Southern Methodist University, Vol 34 No 37 | September 5 - September 11, technology

Jostling to replace Barbara Boxer shows minority influence

January 24, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Michael R. Blood and Kevin Freking Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer crashed through a barrier when her election victory nearly a quarter century ago marked the ascent of women in Washington. Her successor could achieve a breakthrough as well — one that reflects California’s steadily changing political demographics.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, 2016, Asian Americans, Attorney General Kamala Harris, Barbara Boxer, Bill Carrick, California Democrat, Field Poll, GOP, Gary Miller, Pete Wilson, Republican Gov, Republican Party, Roger Salazar, Tom Steyer, Treasurer John Chiang, Vol 34 No 5 | January 24 - January 30

Threatening e-mail sent to Sony employees

December 13, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service LOS ANGELES (AP) — The FBI said Friday it is investigating threatening e-mails sent to some employees of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which was hit by a cyber attack last week that disrupted its computer system and spewed confidential information onto the Internet.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2014, GOP, Kim Jong-un, North Korea, Removing Sony Pictures, Social Security, Sony Pictures Entertainment, South Korean, Vol 33 No 51 | December 13 - December 19

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