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You are here: Home / Archives for Vol 32 No 26 | June 22 – June 28

Eric Liu participates in ‘Superman is an Immigrant’ campaign

June 24, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Eric Liu, current host of Seattle Voices and former Clinton advisor and speechwriter, took part in the HP Alliance and Define American’s “Superman is an Immigrant” campaign, providing a picture and personal story to the project. Liu’s contribution read “2nd Generation Chinese American[.] My grandfather’s name meant ‘Deliverance of the Nation’[.] I AM THE AMERICAN WAY[.]” […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Define American, Eric Liu, Seattle Voices, Vol 32 No 26 | June 22 - June 28

Portland fundraiser ensures funds for Astoria Chinese garden

June 24, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A Portland dinner raised over $400,000 for the construction of a Chinese garden in Astoria, Oregon earlier this month, ensuring the full funding of the garden’s construction.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Astoria Chinese, Columbia Memorial Hospital, Daily Astorian, Jordan Schnitzer, Vol 32 No 26 | June 22 - June 28

Vandana Slatter hosts campaign kick off

June 24, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Vandana Slatter, candidate for Bellevue City Council Position 6, hosted her campaign kick off on June 18 at the Bellevue Muncipal Golf Course Clubhouse.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Bellevue City Council Position, Bellevue Community College, Cindy Ryu, Deb Eddy, Evans School, Overlake Hospital, Public Affairs, State Rep, Vandana Slatter, Vol 32 No 26 | June 22 - June 28

My-Linh Thai running for Bellevue School Board

June 24, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Bellevue resident My-Linh Thai is running for the Bellevue School Board, vying for the fifth position. Thai is Vietnamese American and came to the United States at the age of 15 as a war refuge. She has been involved with the Vietnamese community since college, serving as editor in chief of a Vietnamese student journal […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2008, 2012, 2013, Bellevue School Board, Ed Luera, Erik Fretheim, My-Linh Thai, Seattle, United States, Vietnamese American, Vol 32 No 26 | June 22 - June 28

Jailed Nobel’s wife pens open letter to China’s President Xi

June 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The wife of China’s jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner has written an open letter to new Chinese leader Xi Jinping to protest an 11-year prison term given to her brother, the family’s lawyer said June 14. In the letter, Liu Xiaobo’s wife Liu Xia said the sentencing […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2013, Beijing, China, Chinese Dream, Jailed Nobel, Liu Hui, Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace Prize, President Xi, Vol 32 No 26 | June 22 - June 28, Xi Jinping, letter

Immigration bill could decide 2016, senator says

June 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Philip Elliott The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Republicans’ hopes to reclaim the White House in the 2016 elections hinge on whether they support — or sabotage — the immigration overhaul being debated in the Senate, two lawmakers who helped write the proposal warn.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, 2013, 2016, ABC, CNN, Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, NBC, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Republican Party, Republican-led House, Robert Menendez, Social Security, Vol 32 No 26 | June 22 - June 28, WASHINGTON, White House

Bruce Lee statue debuts in LA Chinatown

June 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A bronze statue of martial arts star Bruce Lee has been unveiled in Los Angeles’ Chinatown to mark the neighborhood’s 75th anniversary.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Bruce Lee, Chinese Americans, Green Hornet, Larry Jung, Los Angeles Chinatown Corporation, Los Angeles Times, TV, United States, Vol 32 No 26 | June 22 - June 28

Arizona Burmese refugees deaths eyed as hate crimes

June 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press PHOENIX, Arizona (AP) — Two people recently arrested in connection with the brutal stabbing deaths of two Burmese refugees at a memorial service may also be facing hate crime charges, Phoenix police said.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Arizona Burmese, Burma, Johnny Romero, Kay Reh, Ker Reh, Myanmar, PHOENIX, Steve Martos, Vol 32 No 26 | June 22 - June 28

Asian groups, White House seek better race data

June 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Suzanne Gamboa The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On paper, Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders appear to be a high-achieving bunch with few of the challenges faced by other racial and ethnic minorities in U.S. schools.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, 2013, American Community Survey, Asian Americans, Bhutan, Census Bureau, Don Yu, Education Department, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Native Hawaiians, New York University, Nicholas Jones, Pacific Islanders, Pearl Imada Iboshi, Robert Teranishi, Vol 32 No 26 | June 22 - June 28, White House Initiative, attention

Supreme Court strikes down Arizona Voter ID law

June 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jesse J. Holland The Associated Press States can’t demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to do so, the Supreme Court ruled June 17 in a decision complicating efforts in Arizona and other states to bar voting by people who are in […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne, Associated Press, Circuit Court, Election Assistance Commission, Jacques Billeaud, Justice Antonin Scalia, Matt Roberts, National Voter Registration Act, Nina Perales, Samuel Alito, Supreme Court, Tom Caso, Vol 32 No 26 | June 22 - June 28

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