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API council leader ref lects on Boston’s newfound youth, diversity

January 23, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Bob Salsberg Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Before entering the office of Boston’s city council President Michelle Wu, visitors pass a wall lined by photographs of the council’s past leaders, faces that are mostly male, mostly white and nearly all middle-aged or older. Recently elected president by colleagues on the 13-member board, Wu is […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, API, Asian American, Associated Press, China, Elizabeth Warren, Harvard Law School, LGBT, Michelle Kwan, President Michelle Wu, Professor Warren, Pure Socratic, Taiwan, Terrifying Socratic, Vol 35 No 4 | January 23 - January 29, culture

It’s graduation time!

June 19, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jamie Sun Northwest Asian Weekly It’s that Pomp and Circumstance time of year, and in addition to the myriad of graduating APIs around the

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2014, Africa, Ambassador Gary Locke, Caley Cook, Dada Wu, Harvard Law School, Howard Koh, Husky Stadium, Kei-sing Yiu, Mindy Kaling, Steve Ballmer, TOSA, TSA, Ting Ting Chu, UW, Vol 33 No 26 | June 21 - June 27, Western Washington University

Senate backs Froman as next trade representative

June 29, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Abrams The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) _ Michael Froman, a senior White House economic adviser and classmate of President Barack Obama at Harvard Law School won Senate confirmation to be the next U.S. trade representative on June 19.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Asian Pacific, Chile, Colombia, Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, Elizabeth Warren, Foreign Relations, Harvard Law School, Michael Froman, Peru, President Barack Obama, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, Trans Pacific Partnership, United States, Vol 32 No 27 | June 29 - July 5, WASHINGTON, West Virginia, White House

Sri Srinivasan becomes first South Asian American federal circuit judge

June 3, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sri Srinivasan became the first South Asian American United States Circuit Judge on May 24, following a confirmation vote from the United States Senate of 97–0. Before becoming a judge, Srinivasan was the Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States, arguing 20 cases on behalf of the Obama administration in front of the Supreme […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Harvard Law School, India, President Barack Obama, South Asian American United States Circuit Judge, Sri Srinivasan, Supreme Court, United States Senate, Vol 32 No 23 | June 1 - June 7

Blog: Chris Lu — Obama’s inner circle

July 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

President George W. Bush appointed two Asian Americans to his cabinet. The Asian community was impressed. But President Obama gave us more—three cabinet secretaries, Gary Locke, Steve Chu, and Secretary Eric Shinseki, and many other powerful appointments, including Chris Lu, one of the 25 assistants to the president since 2008.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2008, 2011, Asian Americans, China, Chinese Americans, Chris Lu, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Harvard Law School, Mark Mitsui, North Seattle Community College, Obama, Secretary Eric Shinseki, Steve Chu, Sunday Chinese, Vol 30 No 29 | July 16 - July 22, West Wing, White House Initiative, Yet Lu

Dec. 15: Sakakihara and Tang complete fellowships

January 14, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Scott Sakakihara is the 2009 Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Masaoka Fellow and a Harvard Law School graduate.

Shirley Tang is the 2009 JACL Inouye Fellow and a University of California, Davis graduate.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2010, Harvard Law School, JACL, Vol 29 No 3 | January 16 - January 22, White House

May 27: JACL fellowship goes to Scott Sakakihara

June 18, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) awarded the 2009 JACL Mike M. Masaoka Fellowship to Scott Sakakihara. He has started working in the Washington, D.C. office of Congresswoman Mazie Hirono (D–HI). Sakakihara graduated from Harvard Law School in 2008. ♦

Filed Under: News, Names in the News, Community News Tagged With: 2008, Harvard Law School, JACL

Obama names another Asian American

April 4, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Harold Hongju Koh, 54, brother of Dr. Harold Koh, the Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health-Designate, becomes the second Koh to receive a nomination.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2009, Advisory Committee, American Bar Association, American Lawyer, Asian American, Assistant Secretary, Harold Hongju Koh, Harold Koh, Harvard College, Harvard Law Review, Harvard Law School, Human Rights, Oxford University, President Obama, State Department, Supreme Court, Vol 28 No 15 | April 4 - April 10, Yale Law School

Honoring a leader

October 25, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Notable individuals posed with Ogletree at the reception. From left: Gary Locke with law firm Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Shomari Jones with Black Achievers Program, professor Charles Ogletree and president of Safeco Insurance Foundation Virginia Anderson.

Filed Under: News, Names in the News, Community News Tagged With: 2008, Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law School, Safeco Insurance Foundation Virginia Anderson, gary locke, vol 27 no 44 | October 25 - October 31

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