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EDITORIAL: Time to heal and move on

March 31, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

It’s a tragedy. An innocent life cut short, and ended unexpectedly. What happened to Akai Gurley was a tragedy. Former NYPD officer Peter Liang, who was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter on Feb. 11 for shooting and killing Gurley, an unarmed Black man, should not face any prison time. That was the recommendation of the […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2016, Akai Gurley, Black Lives Matter, Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun, Charles Barron, Chinese American, Eric Garner, Ken Thompson, Michael Brown, New York City, Peter Liang, Staten Island, Vol 35 No 14 | April 2 - April 8, Walter Scott, letter

“Selma” — Start talking and thinking

January 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly He’s my oldest friend in the world and I love him like my own brother.  But I don’t think I’ll be talking to him for awhile.

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2015, American Deep South, Andrew Hamlin, David Oyelowo, Eric Garner, LBJ, Michael Brown, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, Paul Webb, President Lyndon Johnson, Staten Island, UK, Vol 34 No 5 | January 24 - January 30

Officers salute police boss, mayor at cop’s wake

January 8, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mike Balsamo Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner William Bratton drew salutes from some <!–more–>officers Saturday as they arrived at the wake of a second New York Police Department officer killed in an ambush shooting. The gesture of respect during the calling hours for Officer Wenjian Liu […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, China, Chinese, Ismaaiyl Brinsley, New York City, New York Police Department, Officer Rafael Ramos, Officer Wenjian Liu, Staten Island, United States, Vol 34 No 3 | January 10 - January 16

“The Man with the Iron Fists”

November 9, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Hip hop artist Robert Diggs, better known by his stage name RZA, grew up watching Chinese-language kung fu

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2012, Andrew Hamlin, Chinese American, Daniel Wu, David Carradine, Eli Roth, Lucy Liu, Madam Blossom, New York City, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pink Blossom, Poison Dagger, RZA, Robert Diggs, Staten Island, Taiwanese American, Thaddeus Smith, Vol 31 No 46 | November 10 - November 16, letter

NWAW’s April must-reads: laughs in honor of moms

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

For Asian Americans, the term “fob” is not new. If anything, it’s commonly used to refer to those moments we have that lean more toward

Filed Under: On the Shelf Tagged With: 2011, African American, Ben Ryder Howe, Korean, LLC, Levine Books, NWAW, Northwest Asian Weekly, Paris Review, Penguin Group, Samantha Pak, Serena Wu, Staten Island, Super Mario, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29, blog

Whites become minority on NYC council

November 12, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW YORK (AP) —A historic win for a Black woman on Staten Island and a Chinese American woman in Chinatown have helped to make election history — for the first time, people of color will hold the majority of seats on the New York City Council.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, Asian American, Census, Chinatown, Chinese American, Council Speaker, Councilmember Charles Barron, Debi Rose, Hunter College, John Liu, Margaret Chin, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, NYC, New York City Council, Staten Island, Vol 28 No 47 | November 14 - November 20

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