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“Documented” by Vargas gets to heart of immigration debate

April 18, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Evangeline Cafe Northwest Asian Weekly Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas spurred conversations about what it means to be American when he outed himself as an undocumented immigrant in an essay published in the New York Times Magazine in June 2011. Vargas is now shedding more light on his story of heartbreak and […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: 2011, 2014, Eric Liu, Evangeline Cafe, Jose Antonio Vargas, Mitt Romney, New York Times Magazine, Northwest Asian Weekly, Philippines, President Barack Obama, Pulitzer Prize, Seattle, Senate Judiciary Committee, Social Security, United States, Vol 33 No 17 | April 19 - April 25, Washington Post

Right hand ends Pacquiao’s night

December 14, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tim Dahlberg AP Boxing Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) — The idea of Manny Pacquiao being knocked out cold was shocking enough. The sight of him face down on the canvas, unresponsive even as bedlam broke out all around him, was positively frightening.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2012, Bob Arum, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao, Marion Jones, Marlon Esperanza, Mitt Romney, New Bataan, Philippines, TV, Thailand, Timothy Bradley, Trainer Freddie Roach, Vol 31 No 51 | December 15 - December 21

Asians, Latinos win it for Inslee

November 29, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Manuel Valdes The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — If pollster Matt Barreto is right, then Latino voters in Washington were one of the key factors in Gov.-elect

Filed Under: Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2012, Affordable Care Act, Asian American, Chris Vance, Current Republican, GOP, Gangnam Style, Jay Inslee, Latino Decisions, Matt Barreto, Mitt Romney, President Barack Obama, Randy Pepple, Rob McKenna, Vol 31 No 49 | December 1 - December 7, Western Washington, attention

APAs break towards Obama

November 9, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Asian Americans broke towards President Barack Obama, according to the Asian American Election Eve Poll, a joint project of the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development  (National CAPACD) and Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF). While only 41 percent identify as Democrats, 72 percent of Asian American voters voted for Barack […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2012, Asian American Election Eve Poll, Asian Americans, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Congressman Mike Honda, Mitt Romney, President Barack Obama, Vol 31 No 46 | November 10 - November 16

Asian American vote can swing tight races

November 1, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mico Letargo NEW AMERICA MEDIA LOS ANGELES – In a paper entitled “Asian Americans at the Ballot Box: The 2008 General Elections in

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, 2010, 2012, AAPI, Advancing Justice, Asian American Pacific Islanders, Asian Americans, Los Angeles County, Mee Moua, Mitt Romney, NBC, President Barack Obama, Richard Lui, United States, Vol 31 No 45 | November 3 - November 9

EDITORIAL: Obama is best for U.S.

October 18, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

During this week’s debate, Mitt Romney got a few things right about President Obama. Obama promised to reform the United States’ immigration policies during his first term. He hasn’t. He promised to improve the economy and cut down the deficit. He failed to meet his goals. At best, he scores a C+ on the economy.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: Barack Obama, CEO, DREAM, Eric Shinseki, Hilda Solis, Mitt Romney, Secretaries Ken Salazar, Sonia Sotomayor, Steven Chu, Supreme Court, Though President Obama, United States, Vol 31 No 43 | October 20 - October 26, gary locke

China, US file trade cases against each other

September 23, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Joe McDonald THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING, CHINA (AP) — China filed a World Trade Organization case on Monday, Sept. 17, challenging U.S. anti-dumping measures on billions of dollars of kitchen appliances, paper, and other goods, adding to worsening trade strains as global demand weakens.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Beijing, Canada, China, Chinese, European Union, General Motors Co, Mitt Romney, President Barack Obama, Shen Danyang, US, United States, Vietnam, Vol 31 No 39 | September 22 - September 28, WTO, World Trade Organization, japan

All eyes on Gary Locke during activist crisis

May 12, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) ― As a former U.S. commerce secretary and governor of Washington state, Gary Locke wasn’t considered much of a heavyweight on human rights when he became the first Chinese American ambassador to Beijing last year. Trade and maintaining smooth relations between Washington and its biggest foreign creditor […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Beijing, Bob Fu, Chen Guangcheng, China, Chinese American, Chinese Internet, During Chen, Eagle Scout, Frank Wolf, Mandarin Chinese, Mitt Romney, Obama, Seattle, Tiananmen Square, United States, Vol 31 No 20 | May 12 - May 18, gary locke

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