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For Chinese American activist Grace Lee Boggs, the Asian American movement came later

March 29, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly Longtime activist Grace Lee Boggs was asked to make the closing statement at

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2012, Albert Einstein, Asian American Reality, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific Alliance, Barnard College, Bryn Mar College, Chinese Progressive Association, Chinese Revolution, Detroit Airport, First World War, Grace Lee Boggs, Jim Crow, Mason Dixon, Military Intelligence, Next American Revolution, Ohio River, Pace University, Pam Tau Lee, Phillip Randolph, Russian Revolution, South Side Tenant, Vol 31 No 14 | March 31 - April 6

Virgina senator calls for ending diversity programs 

July 29, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Sen. Jim Webb called for ending government-run diversity programs in a newspaper column on July 23

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, 2012, African Americans, Asia, Black Americans, Democratic National Committee, Douglas Wilder, Former Gov, George Allen, Jessica Smith, Jim Crow, Jim Webb, Latin America, RICHMOND, Republican Sen, United States, Vol 29 No 31 | July 31 - August 6, Wall Street Journal

Editorial: California says sorry to Chinese Americans, country to follow suit?

July 30, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On July 17, California formally apologized to Chinese Americans for racist laws that were enacted starting with the Gold Rush period in the mid-19th century. According to a recent TIME magazine story, the racist laws, some of which were not repealed until the 1940s, prevented Chinese Americans from owning property, marrying whites, working in the public sector, or testifying against whites in courts.

Filed Under: Opinion, Editorials Tagged With: Angel Island, Black Americans, Chinese Americans, Chinese Exclusion Act, Editorial California, Gold Rush, Jim Crow, Paul Fong, President Obama, San Francisco, TIME, Transcontinental Railroad, vol 28 no 32 | August 1 - August 7

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