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You are here: Home / Archives for Peter Liang

Ex-NYC cop apologizes in stairwell shooting death

April 1, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – A former New York City police officer convicted of accidentally shooting an unarmed man in the stairwell of a public housing building apologized on March 25 to the man’s domestic partner. Peter Liang met with Kimberly Ballinger at a mutually agreed upon conference room at the […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, Associated Press, Brooklyn District Attorney, District Attorney Kenneth Thompson, Kimberly Ballinger, Louis Pink Houses, New York City, Paul Shechtman, Peter Liang, Scott Rynecki, Vol 35 No 14 | April 2 - April 8

EDITORIAL: Time to heal and move on

March 31, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

It’s a tragedy. An innocent life cut short, and ended unexpectedly. What happened to Akai Gurley was a tragedy. Former NYPD officer Peter Liang, who was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter on Feb. 11 for shooting and killing Gurley, an unarmed Black man, should not face any prison time. That was the recommendation of the […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2016, Akai Gurley, Black Lives Matter, Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun, Charles Barron, Chinese American, Eric Garner, Ken Thompson, Michael Brown, New York City, Peter Liang, Staten Island, Vol 35 No 14 | April 2 - April 8, Walter Scott, letter

Asian Americans debate support for convicted NYC cop, Peter Liang

March 5, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Deepti Hajela Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In a nation accustomed to demonstrations over police shootings of unarmed Black men, this was something completely different: more than 10,000 mostly Chinese Americans rallying in support of the Chinese American officer who pulled the trigger. The rally last weekend for Peter Liang, a rookie New […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, Akai Gurley, Annie Tan, Asian Americans, Associated Press, Chinese Americans, Korean, Mayor David Dinkins, NYC, New York City, New York Police Department, Peter Liang, San Francisco, Seattle, Steph Yin, Steve Chung, Vincent Chin, Vol 35 No 10 | March 5 - March 11, Yan Sun

LETTER: Rally for Liang in Seattle should just be the start

March 4, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

To Northwest Asian Weekly: The rally for NYC police officer Peter Liang is a milestone for Chinese Americans in awakening to the importance of political activism. It was a great turnout demonstrating their support for social justice for all, including Officer Liang and Mr. Gurley, both victims of the tragic and unfortunate events leading to […]

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2016, Bellevue City Councilmember, Chinese Americans, Conrad Lee, Energize Eastside, Freedom Riders, NYC, Officer Liang, PATH, Peter Liang, Seattle, Vol 35 No 10 | March 5 - March 11

Seattleites rallying for Liang clash with counter-protesters

February 26, 2016 By John Liu

By John Liu Northwest Asian Weekly On Feb. 20, a rally protesting the recent conviction of 28-year-old New York Police Department (NYPD) officer Peter Liang, who shot and killed an unarmed Black man, Akai Gurley, also 28, started peacefully at the Westlake Downtown Park. More than 500 people showed up to the rally at 1:00 […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Akai Gurley, Asian Americans, Bellevue Councilmember Conrad Lee, Black Lives Matter, Hing Hay, John Liu, Komo Plaza, Local Chinese American, Martha Lee, NAACP, Palca Shibale, Peter Liang, Phillip Yin, Seattle, Vol 35 No 9 | February 27 - March 4, Westlake Downtown Park

COMMENTARY: The roots of Chinese American silence on political events can’t be overlooked

February 26, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Li Jin For Northwest Asian Weekly New York police officer Peter Liang was patrolling a dark staircase in a Brooklyn housing complex when his gun discharged accidentally, and the bullet struck and killed a man walking down the stairs with his girlfriend. This was terrible enough, but what made it worse was that it […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2010, 2016, Asian Americans, Chinese Americans, Chinese Studies, Li Jin, New York, Peter Liang, Pew Research Center, United States, Vol 35 No 9 | February 27 - March 4, language, social media

EDITORIAL: Should we be allowed to criticize ourselves?

August 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Asian Weekly recently received a letter about Jenn Fang’s article on Peter Liang. A brief recap: Peter Liang was the New York City police officer who fatally shot Akai Gurley late last year. Liang is charged with manslaughter in the second degree, reckless endangerment, and official misconduct. In response to the article about Liang, […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2015, Akai Gurley, Asian Americans, Jenn Fang, New York City, Peter Liang, Vol 34 No 33 | August 8 - August 14, letter

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