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Editorial: APA Month should be a wake up call for Asians

May 6, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Many think that Asian American history is only 200 years old, putting first the Chinese immigrants who arrived in 1820 to be menial laborers or miners in the Gold Rush.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2010, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific Heritage Month, Chinese, Floro Mercene, Gold Rush, Indian American, Mexico, New Orleans, North America, North Seattle Community College, Sucheng Chan, United States, Vol 29 No 19 | May 8 - May 14, blog

‘Glamorous, elegant, timeless, revolutionary,’ pearls of wisdom from The Shanghai Pearl, burlesque dancer

April 22, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Jenny Ku’s apartment is cloaked in sequins, feathers, and fishnet stockings. Her laptop is red — a shade almost as bright as her lipstick — and so is her tea kettle, which brewed jasmine tea on one of spring’s sunnier days. But that doesn’t compare to the 17 pairs of peep-toe pumps peeking out from her rows of boas, dresses, and masks.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Profiles Tagged With: 2010, Asian Americans, Best Friend, Calamity Chang, Capitol Hill, El Gaucho, Hello Kitty, Indigo Blue, Isabel Chang, Jenny Ku, New Orleans, Northwest Asian Weekly, Taiwan, Vivian Luu, Vol 29 No 17 | April 24 - April 30, culture, women of color

Texas White House, cowboys, and big grocery stores

April 15, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Texas was not on my list of places to visit. But I can’t say no to my loved ones. How could I resist sharing in the joyous moments with my brother, the proud father who would walk down the aisle with his daughter, passing his torch to the next generation!

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: 2010, Bonnell Park, Bush Country, Chinatown Center, Chinese, Dell Computers, Lady Bird Johnson, National Instruments, New Orleans, Northwest Asian Weekly, President Lyndon Johnson, Seattle Art Museum, Texas White House, Though Austin, United States, Vietnamese, Vol 29 No 16 | April 17 - April 23, Whole Foods

Donations dip for Rep. who backed health reform

March 3, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

WASHINGTON (AP) — The lone Republican lawmaker to support Democratic health care legislation has seen his fundraising drop by nearly 40 percent since his vote, and he is quickly burning through a dwindling bank account after resorting to a costly national fundraising operation.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, AP, Although Republican, Anh Joseph Cao, Associated Press, Base Connect, Bobby Jindal, Cedric Richmond, Hurricane Katrina, Indian American, New Orleans, President Barack Obama, Republican House, Ronald Reagan, Vietnamese American, Vol 29 No 10 | March 6 - March 12, William Jefferson

The top 10 Asian achievements of 2009

December 30, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This year, Anh “Joseph” Cao became the first Vietnamese American to serve in the U.S. Congress. He represents Louisiana’s 2nd congressional district, which covers New Orleans. He is the first Republican to serve that district since 1890. Rep. Cao drew criticism from fellow party members after he cast the sole Republican vote for the house’s health care bill (HR-3962). Rep. Cao serves on the Homeland Security, Transportation, and Infrastructure, and Oversight and Government Reform committees.

Filed Under: Features, Community News, National News, World News Tagged With: 2009, 2010, Anh Joseph Cao, Asian American, Chinese American, Filipino, Homeland Security, India, Judy Chu, Meira Kumar, New Orleans, Nobel Prize, Secretary Locke, Steven Chu, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Vietnamese American, Vol 29 No 1 | January 2 - January 8, gary locke

Community urges for more HIV/AIDS outreach

December 17, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

National and local leaders on HIV/AIDS policy convened at the Asian Counseling and Referral Services (ACRS) last Wednesday, Dec. 9, to open discussion on a national HIV/AIDS strategy.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2009, API, Banyan Tree Project, CDC, CEO, HHS, HIV, Howard Koh, Irfan Shariff, King County Public Health, New Orleans, Northwest Asian Weekly, Ryan White Care Act, Seattle, Teresita Batayola, United States, Vol 28 No 52 | December 19 - December 25, social media

Analysis: Is the future still Cao?

November 19, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — “The Future is Cao” was the widely reported subject line of a memo U.S. House Minority Leader John Boehner issued the day after Republican Anh “Joseph” Cao achieved an upset victory over Democrat William Jefferson last December.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, 2009, 2010, Congressional District, Democrat Mary Landrieu, Democrat William Jefferson, Ed Chervenak, House Minority Leader John Boehner, House Republican, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana Democrats, New Orleans, President Barack Obama, Republican Anh Joseph Cao, Republican Party, Vietnamese American, Vol 28 No 48 | November 21 - November 27

Tainted Chinese drywall shows up in Katrina homes

April 16, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Cain Burdeau The Associated Press CHALMETTE, La. (AP) — Thomas Stone and his wife rebuilt their home after it was flooded by six feet of water during Hurricane Katrina and never dreamed they would face the agony of tearing it apart. They tapped into Lauren Stone’s 401(k) retirement savings and saved $1,000 by installing […]

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: AP, AQSIQ, Associated Press, Beijing, Bernard Parish, CHALMETTE, China, David Sides, Hurricane Katrina, Lauren Stone, New Orleans, Product Consumer Safety Commission, Renne Milligan, River City Materials, Tainted Chinese, United States Gypsum

Alleged corrupted official ousted: First Vietnamese American Congressman takes his place

December 11, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Anh “Joseph” Cao was taken from war-ravaged Vietnam as an 8-year-old boy, leaving his parents for the safety and hope of America. He immigrated to the United States in 1975.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, Congressional District, David Nguyen, Election Day, Faye Leggins, First Vietnamese American Congressman, French Quarter, Ghana, Greg Rigamer, Hurricane Gustav, Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, Nigeria, Republican Party, United States, Vol 27 No 51 | December 13 - December 19, William Jefferson

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