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Editorial: Goodwin’s withdrawal is a loss for Americans

June 9, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Taiwanese American Goodwin Liu, 40, withdrew from consideration for a judicial seat on the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on May 25.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2011, American Bar Association, Asian American, Bush Richard Painter, Editorial Goodwin, Goodwin Liu, Kenneth Starr, Ninth Circuit, Oxford University, President Barack Obama, Samuel Alito, San Francisco, Stanford University, Supreme Court, Taiwanese American Goodwin Liu, Vol 30 No 24 | June 11 - June 17, Wallace Tashima, Yale Law School, letter

No smoking in school: China fights against tobacco

August 12, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — In China, tobacco companies sponsor schools. Almost half of all male doctors smoke. And one wedding dinner ritual involves the bride lighting cigarettes for each of her male guests. China has committed to banning smoking at public indoor venues by Jan. 9, in accordance with a global anti-tobacco treaty backed by the World Health Organization …

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: Beijing, China, China National Tobacco Corp, Chinese, Iran, Jiang Yuan, Judith Mackay, New Zealand, Oxford University, Sarah England, Shanghai Expo, Sir Richard Peto, State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, Teh-wei Hu, Tobacco Control, Tsinghua University, United States, WHO, World Lung Foundation

Feb. 24: Obama nominates Liu to appeals court

March 18, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Goodwin Liu, 39, is a liberal legal scholar who, if confirmed, could become a force on the federal appeals court for decades.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2010, Berkeley Law, Goodwin Liu, Obama, Oxford University, Stanford University, Supreme Court, Vol 29 No 12 | March 20 - March 26, Yale Law School

Obama names another Asian American

April 4, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Harold Hongju Koh, 54, brother of Dr. Harold Koh, the Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health-Designate, becomes the second Koh to receive a nomination.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2009, Advisory Committee, American Bar Association, American Lawyer, Asian American, Assistant Secretary, Harold Hongju Koh, Harold Koh, Harvard College, Harvard Law Review, Harvard Law School, Human Rights, Oxford University, President Obama, State Department, Supreme Court, Vol 28 No 15 | April 4 - April 10, Yale Law School

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