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From assistant to novelist

February 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sichan Siv, former Deputy Assistant to President Bush 41, has written a political thriller.He is the bestselling author of Golden Bones. “After writing a bestselling memoir I wanted to turn to a work of fiction, drawing from a combination of experiences and imagination,” says Siv. He is a genocide survivor, making it from the Killing […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Golden Bones, Killing Fields, President Bush, Sichan Siv, Southeast Asian, United States, Vol 34 No 8 | February 14 - February 20, White House

COMMENTARY: Big Mac won’t satisfy Vietnamese desire for human rights

August 2, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Lam New America Media Vietnam specializes in irony. Its president, Truong Tan Sang, is due to visited the White House recently, where he was expected to request a lifting of the U.S. ban on lethal weapons sales to his country while also seeking support for a bid to join the UN Human Rights […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2013, Andrew Lam, Cam Ranh Bay, Dieu Cay, HRW, House Foreign Affairs Committee, John Sifton, Leon Penetta, New America Media, Nguyen Van Hai, Nguyen Van Ly, President Bush, President Sang, South China Sea, Truong Tan Sang, United States, Vietnamese American, Vietnamese Constitution, Vietnamese President, Vietnamese Spring, Vol 32 No 32 | August 3 - August 9, japan

Volunteer says Olympics in Beijing only the beginning

December 6, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Ask any Olympic athlete, and you will find that the road to Beijing this summer was an intense and difficult journey. The language barrier and international skepticism only added to the stress during the actual events.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: 2008, Beijing National Stadium, Big Brothers Big Sisters, China, Chinese, Irfan Shariff, Michael Phelps, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, President Bush, San Francisco, Summer Olympics, USOC, United States, culture, language, vol 27 no 50 | December 6 - December 12

Obama victory sparks cheers around the globe

November 15, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TOKYO (AP) — Across the globe, people in city squares and living rooms, ballrooms and villages cheered the election of Barack Obama as U.S. president, raising hopes that America’s first Black commander in chief would herald a less confrontational America.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: 2008, Abu Ghraib, Afghanistan, Akihiko Mukohama, Barack Obama, Europe, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Guantanamo Bay, Iraq, John Wood, Kim Jong-il, Middle Eastern, Mohammed Arshad, Muneer Jamal, North Korean, Pracha Kanjananont, President Bush, Yu Fangjing, vol 27 no 47 | November 15 - 21

Editorial: ‘Yes, we can.’

November 8, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In the beginning — who even knew his name? He was a Black candidate who was inexperienced, new to the political scene, lacking in connections higher up, and facing a list of heavyweight contenders like Sen. Hillary Clinton — but from the way the votes fell Tuesday night, the majority strongly sided with Obama over McCain — there is no question who Americans trust to lead them out of this economy and this war. Welcome, President Obama, our first Black President, our first U.S. president from Hawaii.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2008, Asian Americans, Black President, Editorial Yes, Hillary Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, Republican Party, White House, vol 27 no 46 | November 8 - 14

Passive no longer: Asian American voters demand to be heard

November 2, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

LORTON, Va. (AP) — For a long time, says Loc Pfeiffer, his fellow Asian Americans were passive participants in American politics. But things are changing.

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: 2008, Asian Americans, Big Brother, Democrat John Kerry, Jane Junn, Jeff Yang, Korean, LORTON, Loc Pfeiffer, Lyndon Johnson, Obama, President Bush, President Clinton, San Francisco Chronicle, United States, culture, vol 27 no 45 | November 1 - November 7

Your health care: McCain vs. Obama

October 18, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The two issues that concern most Americans regarding health care are the number of uninsured and affordability. About 47 million Americans, or nearly one in six, are uninsured.

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: 2008, Asian Americans, Barack Obama, Guaranteed Access Plan, Kaiser Family Foundation, National Health Insurance Exchange, Northwest Asian Weekly, Peter Jo, President Bush, United States, vol 27 no 43 | October 18 - October 24

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