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Civil rights activist Grace Lee Boggs dies at age 100

October 8, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Associated Press DETROIT (AP) – Grace Lee Boggs, a longtime activist who was part of the labor, civil rights, black power, women’s rights and environmental justice movements, died Monday, Oct. 5, at her Detroit home. She was 100. Boggs and late husband James Boggs were involved in advocacy for decades. She helped organize a […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, Bryn Mawr College, Chinese, Detroit Summer, Grace Lee Boggs, James Boggs, Martin Luther King Jr., New York City, PBS, Philosophy Library, President Barack Obama, Rhode Island, Socialist Workers Party, Vol 34 No 42 | October 10 - October 16, White House, poverty

Sikh temple shooter’s motives might never be known

August 11, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Todd Richmond and Dinesh Ramde The Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — There’s no trial to prepare, no jury to persuade, no judge to hand down a sentence.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Amardeep Singh, Dinesh Ramde, Education, Jack Ryan, Michael Scott, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Misty Cook, New York-based Sikh Coalition, President Satwant Singh Kaleka, Rajwant Singh, Rhode Island, South Milwaukee, Teresa Carlson, Todd Richmond, Vol 31 No 33 | August 11 - August 17, Wade Michael Page, West Allis, parking

U.S. wants out of suit over Chinese detainee’s death

February 11, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The alleged neglect and death of a terminally ill Chinese immigrant detained in a Rhode Island jail two years ago triggered scathing reports and investigations. There has been a wide-ranging federal lawsuit and hand-wringing over who was responsible.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, American Civil Liberties Union, Bill Fischer, Brian Hale, Central Falls Detention Facility Corporation, Chinese, District Judge William Smith, Fidelma Fitzpatrick, Hiu Lui Jason Ng, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Marshals Service, New York, PROVIDENCE, Penn State, Rhode Island, Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, Steven Brown, United States, Vol 29 No 7 | February 13 - February 19

How volunteers Barack’ed the vote

November 15, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

What was it that kept myself and other Obama supporters looking for just one more votes as we knocked on doors in the hot Iowa summer? What propelled us to ignore our frozen feet as we hunted for votes in the bitter New Hampshire winter? Why did we ignore our homework and yard work and other mundane tasks so that we could make countless calls from a crowded back room in a Virginia campaign office?

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, Asian Americans, Barack Obama, Democratic National Convention, Des Moines, Iowa State Fair Parade, Kenya, NYU, New Hampshire, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, President-elect Obama, Rhode Island, vol 27 no 47 | November 15 - 21

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