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VISIONARY: Ravi Ramineni — Sounders find strength in numbers

October 2, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Three years ago, seeking to network and find like-minded people with a love of numbers and soccer, Ravi Ramineni traveled cross country to Boston to attend the MIT Sloan Analytics Sports Analytics Conference. This year, he found himself speaking at the conference. The former Microsoft program manager, Ramineni is […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2012, 2013, 2015, Adrian Hanauer, Computer Science, GPS, India, Jason Cruz, MIT, MLS, North America, Northwest Asian Weekly, Ravi Ramineni, Seattle Sounders, Sloan Conference, Sounders Dave Tenney, South Carolina, Vol 34 No 41 | October 3 - October 9, blog, technology

LETTERS: Shock over Charleston church murders

July 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

I am just shaken by the killing at the Charleston AME Church. Having lived in South Carolina, I visited Charleston often and I loved that church for its beautiful courageous history. It was one of the holiest places I have experienced—not the kind of holy associated with quiet and humility. Rather, it was about the […]

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2015, African Americans, Carla Everhart, Civil War, Deep South, Human Rights, Leonard Zeskind, SC, South Carolina, South Carolinians, US, Vol 34 No 28 | July 4 - July 10

‘Troubling’ reports of schools make it tough to enroll immigrants

May 17, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kimberly Hefling Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Despite a 32-year-old court ruling, school districts continue to raise barriers to enrollment for children brought into the United States illegally, the Obama administration said last week, characterizing reports of hindrances as troubling.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, 2014, Associated Press, Attorney General Eric Holder, Education Department, Georgia, Henry County, Jocelyn Samuels, Justice Department, Matt Cardoza, New Mexico, Obama, Palm Beach County, Social Security, South Carolina, Supreme Court, United States, Vol 33 No 21 | May 17 - May 23

Men smuggled guns on Chinatown busses

August 31, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tom Hays The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A pair of gunrunners smuggled firearms into New York City by hiding them in luggage they carried on discount buses that offered cheap fares and lesser odds of getting caught, authorities said Aug. 19.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Chinatown, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City, New York Police Department, North Carolina, Rock Hill, South Carolina, Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan, Vol 32 No 36 | August 31 - September 6

Political odd couple together on voting law

July 27, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Laurie Kellman The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The white Wisconsin lawyer and the black preacher from Georgia strode into the Senate hearing room together and took their seats, shoulder-to-shoulder, at the witness table. Veteran lawmakers and experts in civil rights law, they had been here before.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, 2014, GOP, George Zimmerman, Georgia, House Judiciary Committee, Influential House Republicans, John Lewis, Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, President Barack Obama, Republican Rep, Senate Judiciary Committee, South Carolina, Speaker John Boehner, Trayvon Martin, Vol 32 No 31 | July 27 - August 2, Voting Rights Act

No high court action on voting rights law

November 3, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mark Sherman and Jay Reeves The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Three years ago, the Supreme Court warned there could be constitutional problems with a landmark civil rights law that has opened voting booths to millions of African Americans. Now, opponents of a key part of the Voting Rights Act are asking the […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, 2012, Alaskan Natives, American Indians, Asian Americans, Bush Justice Department, Chief Justice John Roberts, Circuit Judge David Tatel, Circuit Judge Stephen Williams, Ernest Montgomery, Republican-led Congress, Shelby County, South Carolina, Supreme Court, Vol 31 No 45 | November 3 - November 9, Voting Rights Act, WASHINGTON

Study: ID laws could disrupt minority voters

September 22, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sonya Ross THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — As many as 700,000 minority voters under age 30 may not be able to cast a ballot in November because of photo ID laws in certain states, according to a new study. The lower turnout could affect several House races, as well as the tight presidential […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, 2012, African Americans, Asian Americans, Cathy Cohen, Chicago-based Black Youth Project, Georgia, National Urban League President Marc Morial, Native American, New Hampshire, New York University, Pacific Islander, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vol 31 No 39 | September 22 - September 28, Washington University, social media

Editorial: Getting involved in politics should not be limited by state borders

July 20, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A controversy is stirring in Oregon as United States Congressman David Wu is receiving criticism for out of state donations for his reelection campaign. Wu, a Democrat, is the first Taiwanese American to be elected to the United States House of Representatives. As he heads into a tough season of campaigning to retain his seat […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2011, Asian Americans, Brad Avakian, David Wu, Editorial Getting, Howard Li, New York, Northern California, Republican Governor Nikki Haley, Seattle, South Carolina, Taiwanese American, Vol 30 No 30 | July 23 - July 29

The top 10 amazing Asian American achievers of 2010

December 22, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A Korean American West Point graduate, Dan Choi became the face of the movement against Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT).

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, African American, Asian Americans, DADT, Dan Choi, Democrat Hansen Clarke, Indian American, Kal Penn, Kamala Harris, Laura Ling, Michigan House, Nikki Haley, North Koreans, Phyllis Wise, President Barack Obama, South Carolina, UW, Vol 29 No 52 | December 25 - December 31, Wallace Loh, Year in Review 2010

Indian American SC gov-elect Haley is pioneer

November 4, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

(AP) — Months of Nikki Haley’s campaigning are giving away to a sprint during the next two months as she becomes South Carolina’s female governor.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, House Republicans Wednesday, India, Lexington County, Nikki Haley, South Carolina, Vol 29 No 45 | November 6 - November 12

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