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Bill to remove ‘Oriental’ from federal law passes Congress

May 24, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly A bill that would remove derogatory racial terms, including the word “Oriental,” from federal language has been passed by Congress. The bill will now be sent to President Barack Obama, who is expected to approve the legislation and sign it into law. The U.S. Senate unanimously passed H.R. 4238, introduced […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: Added Meng, African American, American Indian, Asian Americans, Grace Meng, Mazie Hirono, Native American, Native Hawaiian, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islander, President Barack Obama, Puerto Rican, United States, VOL 35 NO 21 | MAY 21 – MAY 27, language

The thin blue line: SPD struggles with recruiting API community members

April 7, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Police brutality, misconduct, and shootings have dominated news headlines in the past few years and Seattle has been no exception.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: API, Al Sugiyama, Although Asians, Andrew Kim, CPC, International District, John Williams, Mike Fields, Native American, SPD, Sarah Baker, Seattle Chapter President, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Seattle Police Department, United States, letter

Kent City Council votes to ban fireworks starting 2017

February 26, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Feb. 16, the Kent City Council passed an ordinance that would ban the possession, sale or use of consumer fireworks year-round within the city, starting February 2017. Due to the way state law is written, any local ordinance that is stricter than state law has a one-year waiting period before it becomes effective. The […]

Filed Under: Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2010, 2016, Fourth of July, Independence Day, Kent City Council, Last November, Native American, Pacific Islander, Vol 35 No 9 | February 27 - March 4

COMMENTARY: It’s time to listen — It’s time to close the opportunity gap

January 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

One of our core values as a country and state is providing the best opportunity for our next generation to succeed; this means all children regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, or other defining characteristic.

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2009, 2016, African American, EOGOAC, Frieda Takamura, House Bill, Native American, Pacific Islander, Senate Bill, Sharon Tomiko Santos, Sili Savusa, State Senate, Unfortunately Washington, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, poverty

EDITORIAL: Harriet Tubman on a twenty? — It should happen!

May 14, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Polling reveals that abolitionist Harriet Tubman would be a favorite if we had a woman on a 20-dollar bill.  The vote is unofficial, but an online campaign spearheaded by the group Women on 20s resulted in over 600,000 votes for possibilities if we did have a woman on currency. In the final round of voting, […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2015, Eleanor Roosevelt, Harriet Tubman, Native American, President Obama, Rosa Parks, Underground Railroad, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22, Wilma Mankiller, social media

BLOG: Restriction to resurrection — Chinatown jailhouse transformed into an artists’ sanctuary

December 11, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) building is located in an auspicious corner of the

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2014, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific American Experience, Chinatown International District, Elijah Evenson, INSCAPE, Louie Gong, Native American, Publisher Ng's blog, Seattle, Vol 33 No 51 | December 13 - December 19, Wing Luke Asian Museum

EDITORIAL: A sincere signature — Northwest Asian Weekly, No. 338 on the list

December 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

We, the undersigned, are Asian American writers and scholars. We are very aware of the ways a story is told. We are also keenly and painfully aware of the ways a story gets untold.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2010, 2014, African American, Asian Americans, Darren Wilson, Michael Brown, Native American, Northwest Asian Weekly, Vol 33 No 50 | December 6 - December 12, culture

EDITORIAL: Hyphenating our heritage — Are we Asian American or Asian-American?

August 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

There has been an ongoing discussion here at the Northwest Asian Weekly about the rules of

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2014, Asian American Journalists Association, Asian Americans, Indian Americans, MLA, NWAW, Native American, Northwest Asian Weekly, Russian American, Vietnamese American, Vol 33 No 33 | August 9 - August 15, editorial

A multicultural victory

July 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On June 8, Sen. Bob Hasegawa hosted an interfaith celebration of the passage of SB 5173, a

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Bob Hasegawa, Native American, Rainier Community Center, SB, Seattle, Vol 33 No 28 | July 5 - July 11

Lin of Starbucks wins award for leadership in diversity

June 2, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) honored Diane Lin, director of Global Sourcing and Supplier Relations for Starbucks Coffee Company, on May 21 for her outstanding commitment to supplier diversity and minority supplier development. Along with seven others, Lin was recognized at a leadership gala at the Hilton New York Midtown.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Catalyst Award, Diane Lin, Hilton New York Midtown, Native American, Starbucks Coffee Company, Vol 33 No 23 | May 31 - June 6

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