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You are here: Home / Archives for Voting Rights Act

Keeping the name but changing the meaning — How King County changed its own history and honored MLK

January 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

When researching the history of King County, it gave our staff the shivers. The historical documents reveal a beautiful tribute to a beautiful man.

Filed Under: Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Civil Rights Act, James Street, John Quincy Adams, King County Courthouse, MLK, Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Prize, PASSED, Reverend Dr, Seattle, Vol 34 No 5 | January 24 - January 30, Voting Rights Act, WASHINGTON, WHEREAS

King County Civil Rights Commission to honor student essay contest winners — Three students from Open Window School take top marks in 16th annual contest

January 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Three 8th grade students from Open Window School in Bellevue will be honored Thursday at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle for their winning submissions to the King County Civil Rights Commission’s 16th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Writing Contest. The students were invited to reflect on Dr. King’s pioneering civil rights work, especially […]

Filed Under: Features, Education, Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Audrey Witmer, Ben Hunter Joe Seamons, Colin Cameron, Emma Wineland, Essay Writing Contest, Justin Walsh, King County Civil Rights Commission, King So, Maria Gitin, Martin Luther King Jr., Open Window School, Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23, Voting Rights Act

New report on language diversity and English proficiency among AAPIs

June 6, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Center for American Progress, in conjunction with AAPI Data, released a report in May on language diversity and English proficiency among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. This release is part of the report series “State of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.”

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2012, 2014, AAPI, Among Asian, Asian Americans, Census Bureau, Chinese, Korean, Pacific Islanders, South Asian, United States, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 24 | June 7 - June 13, Voting Rights Act, language

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

Texas out to save ‘discriminatory’ voter ID maps

September 8, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Paul J. Weber The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — On Election Day in Texas, the mere act of voting would have been fresh flexing of Republican power: Show a photo ID, then cast a ballot in a political district likely drawn to favor GOP candidates.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Alaskan Natives, American Indians, GOP, Gary Bledsoe, ID, Mexican American Legislative Caucus, Rick Hasen, Rick Perry, Royal Masset, State Attorney General Greg Abbott, Supreme Court, Texas Gov, Texas House, Texas Legislature, Texas Republican, Trey Martinez Fischer, Vol 31 No 37 | September 8 - September 14, Voting Rights Act

Federal government orders bilingual ballots in 25 states

October 22, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  By Hope Yen THE ASSOCIATED PRESS   WASHINGTON (AP) — In the run-up to the 2012 elections, the federal government is ordering that 248 counties and other political jurisdictions provide bilingual ballots to Hispanics and other minorities who speak little or no English.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, American Indian, Asian Americans, Asian Bangladeshi, Asian Indian, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Census Bureau, Election Day, Eugene Lee, James Thomas Tucker, Justice Department, Los Angeles, United States, Vietnamese, Vol 30 No 43 | October 22 - October 28, Voting Rights Act, language

How redistricting affects communities of color

August 11, 2011 By Stacy Nguyen

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly “Majority minority districts will lead to more civic participation in communities of color,” said Cherry Cayabyab, project director of United for Fair Representation, which is a coalition that works through the Win/Win Network to push for, among other things, a 10th congressional district that is made up primarily of […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2011, Census, Central Washington, Cherry Cayabyab, Democratic Rep, Ethiopian American, Fair Representation, Herdeep Rikli, Loretta Sanchez, New Holly Gathering Hall, South King County, South Seattle, Vietnamese Americans, Vol 30 No 33 | August 13 - August 19, Voting Rights Act, Win Win Network, Yakima County, Yemane Gebremicael

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