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White House increases outreach to limited English speakers

February 15, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Last month, the White House Office of Public Engagement and White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) convened a daylong summit for federal agencies to discuss how to improve outreach to limited English proficient (LEP) communities.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, Affordable Care Act, Asian Americans, Census, Chinese Americans, Executive Order, Google Hangouts, Gulf Coast, Kiran Ahuja, Korean, LEP, Limited English Proficiency, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 8 | February 15 - February 21, WHIAAPI, White House Initiative, language

Company vows continued search for Filipino workers near burned Gulf rig

November 22, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Michael Kunzelman The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — The company that owns an oil platform that caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico has

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, BSEE, Baton Rouge General Medical Center, CEO, Carlos Vega, Coast Guard, Early Sunday, Filipino, Grand Isle Shipyard, Gulf Coast, Houston-based Black Elk Energy, John Hoffman, Mexico, New Orleans, Philippines, Vol 31 No 48 | November 24 - November 30

Non-Latino immigrants less worried about Alabama law

November 5, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kate Brumback The Associated Press BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s tough new law targeting illegal immigrants has provoked concern among Latinos — even causing some to leave the state — but members of other immigrant groups appear to be less worried.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, Across Mobile Bay, Alabama State University, Bayou La Batre, Elizabeth Brezovich, Eugeniu Gorbatia, Grace Scire, Gulf Coast, Huntsville Islamic Center, Korean, Matt Shipp, Mohamed Elhady, Olivia Turner, Southeast Asians, Sun Gi Chun, Tom Khanthavongsa, United States, Vietnamese American, Vol 30 No 45 | November 5 - November 11

Vietnamese refugee forgoes vacation to volunteer in the Gulf Coast and sees pieces of his past

August 12, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Instead of spending his vacation on a beach somewhere, Thao Tran, a Vietnamese refugee and staff assistant to Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, went to the Gulf Coast to see its present condition and volunteer. What he experienced there has affected him profoundly …

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: BP, During Katrina, Gulf Coast, Lee Xie, NWAW, New Orleans, Puget Sound, Seattle, Spike Lee, Thao Tran, Tran It, Tran Without, Vietnamese

BP oil spill spreads anxiety among Vietnamese fishermen

July 15, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — On a steamy summer morning, Minh Chu would normally be out in the Gulf, hauling in huge loads of shrimp in the blistering sun.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, BP, Duc Pham, Gulf Coast, Jennifer Linh Vu, Louisiana State University T-shirts, Midnight Prowler, Minh Chu, New Orleans, Phan Thiet, Reverend Vien Nguyen, Team Cowboy, Tha Hua, Tom Huynh, Trung Tran, Tuan Nguyen, United States, Vietnamese American, Vol 29 No 29 | July 17 - July 23, language

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