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Bill to remove ‘Oriental’ from federal law passes Congress

May 24, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly A bill that would remove derogatory racial terms, including the word “Oriental,” from federal language has been passed by Congress. The bill will now be sent to President Barack Obama, who is expected to approve the legislation and sign it into law. The U.S. Senate unanimously passed H.R. 4238, introduced […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: Added Meng, African American, American Indian, Asian Americans, Grace Meng, Mazie Hirono, Native American, Native Hawaiian, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islander, President Barack Obama, Puerto Rican, United States, VOL 35 NO 21 | MAY 21 – MAY 27, language

“Oriental” deemed offensive, removed from legislation

December 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously last Wednesday to remove two instances of the word “Oriental,” along with other dated references to minorities, from federal legislation. The proposal was co-sponsored by Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Ed Royce (R-CA). Meng co-authored a similar law in 2009 as a member of the New York State […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, 2015, American Indian, Asian American Pacific Islanders, Asian Americans, New York State Assembly, Puerto Rican, Republican Congressman Fred Upton, United States, Vol 34 No 51 | December 12 - December 18

Justice Sotomayor charms, inspires at Town Hall

March 13, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Evangeline Cafe Northwest Asian Weekly On the evening of March 10, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke to an eager

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Although Justice Sotomayor, Eric Liu, Evangeline Cafe, Great Hall, Northwest Asian Weekly, Puerto Rican, Seattle, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Town Hall, Vol 33 No 12 | March 15 - March 21

BLOG: The Olympics battle between the U.S. and China

August 16, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

As a Chinese American, I enjoy seeing both countries perform well, earning more gold medals, and increasing their overall medal count. My philosophy is to cheer for both countries. Though the U.S. won more gold medals than China, coming second to the U.S. still warrants celebration …

Filed Under: Opinion, Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2012, China, Chinese American, NWAW, Olympics, Puerto Rican, blog

Asian students get attacked; school’s racial tensions lead to fighting

December 10, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tensions between black and Asian students at a U.S. public high school erupted in a series of assaults over two days, leading to 10 suspensions and several students seeking medical treatment, students and school officials said last Friday.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, Amina Velazquez, Chinese American Student Association, James Golden, Michael Silverman, Puerto Rican, Several Asian, South Philadelphia High School, Using Lin, Vietnamese, Vincent Thompson, Vol 28 No 51 | December 12 - December 18, Wei Chen, Xu Lin

Commentary: Where are the Asian American federal judges?

July 30, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination and pending confirmation as U.S. Supreme Court associate justice marks a significant milestone for the U.S. Hispanic population. By anyone’s measure, Sotomayor has lived an incredibly compelling life, from being born to Puerto Rican immigrants and growing up in the South Bronx public housing projects to graduating from Princeton University at the top of her class and presiding as a highly respected federal judge.

Filed Under: Opinion, Commentaries Tagged With: Asian American Supreme Court, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific Islander Americans, District Courts, President Obama, Princeton University, Puerto Rican, Rommel Deleon Clemente, Sonia Sotomayor, South Bronx, WWII, attention, vol 28 no 32 | August 1 - August 7

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