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EDITORIAL: Racial quotas, are they fair? — Affirmative action questions…

May 21, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Trying to get into school? Asian American applicants applying for college appear to be admitted at a lower rate than White, Black, or Latino peers with comparable quantitative scores. This is according to Princeton researcher Thomas J. Espenshade who compiled GPA and SAT test scores for selective private institutions of higher education, and compared them […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2015, Asian Americans, GPA, SAT, Vol 34 No 22 | May 23 - May 29

COMMENTARY: Ask, don’t tell us who we are

August 1, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly When I tell people that I cook for a living, I get, on multiple occasions, “Do you make sushi?” or “Do you

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2014, Asian Americans, China, Chinese American, Dan Wu, Gordon Ramsey, Hello Kitty, Joe Bastianich, Northwest Asian Weekly, Olive Garden, SAT, Shin Ramyun, Spring Roll, Tiffany Ran, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 32 | August 2 - August 8, letter

COMMENTARY: How I made unaffordable college affordable

November 8, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By The Anh Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly What does the word “college” mean to a former refugee?

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2011, 2013, Central Washington University, North Seattle Community College, Northwest Asian Weekly, SAT, Seattle City Councilman Bruce Harrell, UW, Vietnam, Vol 32 No 46 | November 9 - November 15, West Seattle High School, language, letter, poverty

US whites fall to minority in under-5 age group

June 20, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hope Yen The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — In a first, America’s racial and ethnic minorities now make up about half of the under-5 age group, reflecting sweeping changes by race and class among young people.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, 2013, Brookings Institution, Census Bureau, College Board, Europe, President Barack Obama, SAT, Social Security, Thomas Mesenbourg, Timothy Smeeding, Vol 32 No 26 | June 22 - June 28, WASHINGTON, poverty

COMMENTARY: Do elite colleges in the nation discriminate against Asians?

February 10, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mark Lee Northwest Asian Weekly January 16 was a federal holiday celebrating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.  King’s legacy upholds the principle that all people, regardless of race or creed, should be treated as equals. In a democratic society, education should function as the great equalizer.

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2012, Asian Americans, Associated Press, Chinese, Civil Rights, Daniel Golden, Education, Ivy League, Jesse Washington, Jian Li, Mark Lee, Martin Luther King Jr., Princeton University, SAT, Uwe Reinhardt, Vol 31 No 7 | February 11 - February 17, Wall Street Journal

Top 10 wacky-but-true Asian news stories

December 29, 2011 By Stacy Nguyen

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Throughout the year, we encounter some news stories that make us go, HUH? <!–more–> These are stories that are strange, weird, unique — or just really funny. 10. Barbie too sexy for China? In March, the Barbie store in Shanghai shut down after only two years in business. Critics […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Asian Americans, BBC, China, Del Monte Pacific Ltd, Fauja Singh, HUH, Indonesia, Jollibee Foods Corp, Procter Gamble Co, SAT, Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Seattle-based Amazon, Thomas Espenshade, Vol 31 No 1 | December 31 - January 6, Willie Revillame, Willing Willie, japan

Some Asians’ college strategy: Don’t check ‘Asian’

December 10, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jesse Washington The Associated Press Lanya Olmstead was born in Florida to a mother who immigrated from Taiwan and an American father of Norwegian ancestry. Ethnically, she considers herself half Taiwanese and half Norwegian. But when applying to Harvard, Olmstead checked only one box for her race: white.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, Asian Americans, Chinese, HAPA, Hawaiian Pacific Islanders, Heather Pickerell, Hong Kong, Ivy League, Jasmine Zhuang, Jodi Balfe, Kara Miller, Korean, Lanya Olmstead, Rye Country Day School, SAT, Steven Hsu, Susanna Koetter, Taiwan, Tao Tao Holmes, Vol 30 No 50 | December 10 - December 16

Blog: So, who’s the ideal UW student?

April 29, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Meet Clara Lam, a senior at Shorewood High School, who excels in academics and sports. Aside from playing tennis and badminton, she is the captain of her drill team.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, AP, Blog So, Foster School, Meet Clara Lam, Mikala Ailep, Publisher Ng's blog, Rainier Beach High School, SAT, Shorewood High School, UW, Vol 30 No 18 | April 30 - May 6, attention

Tiger mom’s memoir meets ferocious roar

January 20, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW YORK (AP) — A new memoir of tough parenting, Chinese style, from a self-proclaimed tiger mother has unleashed a ferocious roar.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, American Orthodox Jew, Amy Chua, Betty Ming Liu, Chinatown, Chinese, Christine Lu, Delivering Happiness, Great Neck, New York City, SAT, Salvation Army, Shay Fan, Tiger Mother, Tony Hsieh, Vol 30 No 4 | January 22 - January 28, culture

Education … say what?

September 3, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

We are in school for all the wrong reasons.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2009, Education, Mandy Kwan, Northwest Asian Weekly, SAT, SYLP, Vol 28 No 37 | September 5 - September 11, WASL

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