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Understanding immigration reform “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” still complicated

December 25, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Jennifer Choi faces an uncertain future in the United States due to an immigration issue that President Obama attempted to cure but now is muddled in a prolonged legal battle.  Choi, 30, who was born in South Korea but came to the United States with her parents at a […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, 2016, DACA, Hilary Clinton, Immigration Services, International Student, Jason Cruz, Jennifer Choi, National Immigrant Integration Conference, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, Obama Administration, President Obama, South Korea, USCIS, United States, Vol 34 No 53 | December 26 - January 1

Family reunification for Filipino “veteranos”

August 28, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and Deputy Mayor Hyeok Kim participated in a community forum about a new federal policy allowing the adult children of Filipino World War II veterans to live and work in the U.S. When the U.S. entered World War II, the Philippines, which at the time was a U.S. Commonwealth, became an […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2009, 2016, Deputy Mayor Hyeok Kim, Filipino, Homeland Security, Japanese Axis Military Forces, Mayor Murray, Obama Administration, Parole Program, Philippines, President Harry Truman, Rescission Act, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, South Pacific, United States, Vol 34 No 36 | August 29 - September 4

EDITORIAL: Overturn ‘Korematsu’ for good

April 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The United States Supreme Court has an opportunity to settle once and for all the illegality of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. It has the opportunity to help ensure that it never happens again.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2011, 2014, Al Qaeda, Although Fred Korematsu, Chris Hedges, First Amendment, Japanese Americans, Lyle Denniston, NDAA, Obama Administration, Solicitor General, Supreme Court Justice Anontin Scalia, United States, Vol 33 No 16 | April 12 - April 18, letter

BLOG: Ambassador Locke amused by rumors

January 9, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng The Chinese media have been stirring up all kinds of rumors since U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke announced his resignation. First they claimed that he resigned because of an affair, then they said he had liver illness. One Taiwanese newspaper even printed a story of his liver transplant on the front […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2014, Asia, China Gary Locke, Chinese, Fred Shiosaki, Mayor Ed Murray, Obama Administration, One Taiwanese, Publisher's Blog, Seattle, Vol 33 No 3 | January 11 - January 17

Licenses, college aid shape Washington immigration debate

February 9, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Manuel Valdes The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Emboldened by the critical role minorities played in the November elections, immigrant rights advocates in Olympia want to play offense this year.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2009, 2013, Asian American, Citizenship Services, Democrat Sen, Democratic Gov, Democratic Sen, Latino Decisions, Matt Barreto, New Mexico, Obama Administration, President Barack Obama, Rachel La Corte, Republican Sen, Rodney Tom, Senate Republicans, Tim Sheldon, Toby Guevin, Vol 32 No 7 | February 9 - February 15

White House AAPI Initiative expands reach

October 14, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Newly designated co-chair of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) and Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary Chris Lu said on Oct. 11 that the Obama Administration has opened doors for many AAPIs and plans to expand its outreach to even more communities in need of federal services and protections.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, AAPI, Asian Americans, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Initiative Director Kiran Ahuja, Obama Administration, Pacific Islanders, President Obama, Vol 30 No 42 | October 15 - October 21, White House Initiative

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