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Rep. Habib to run for Senate

April 28, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

State Representative Cyrus Habib has announced his candidacy for the 48th District State Senate seat being vacated by retiring Senator Rodney Tom. Habib grew up in Bellevue, the son of immigrants, and graduated from Bellevue Public Schools. At age 8, he lost his sight to a rare form of childhood cancer, but went on to […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Bellevue Public Schools, District State Senate, Governing Magazine, Rules Committee, Senator Rodney Tom, State Representative Cyrus Habib, Vol 33 No 18 | April 26 - May 2, Yale Law School

Obama nominates Wu for Labor Dept. position

December 23, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

President Obama has announced his intent to nominate Portia Y. Wu as assistant secretary for Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, Bredhoff Kaiser, Central District, Cornell University, DPC, District Court, Education, PLLC, President Obama, Senate Health, Vol 32 No 52 | December 21 - December 27, Yale College, Yale Law School

The top 10 outstanding Asian and Asian American achievements of 2011

December 29, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Each year, there are certain people who have been recognized for the extraordinary things they have done for Asians and Asian Americans.  This list showcases this year’s individuals.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, Asian Americans, Burma, Cal State Fullerton, China, Define American, Energy Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, New York Times Magazine, Oshika Peninsula, President Obama, Republican Jon Huntsman, Scott Brown, Senate Republicans, Several Asian American, Suu Kyi, United States, Vietnamese American, Vol 31 No 1 | December 31 - January 6, Wall Street Journal, Yale Law School

Editorial: Goodwin’s withdrawal is a loss for Americans

June 9, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Taiwanese American Goodwin Liu, 40, withdrew from consideration for a judicial seat on the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on May 25.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2011, American Bar Association, Asian American, Bush Richard Painter, Editorial Goodwin, Goodwin Liu, Kenneth Starr, Ninth Circuit, Oxford University, President Barack Obama, Samuel Alito, San Francisco, Stanford University, Supreme Court, Taiwanese American Goodwin Liu, Vol 30 No 24 | June 11 - June 17, Wallace Tashima, Yale Law School, letter

Former UW law dean to be president of U-Md

August 26, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Wallace D. Loh, a former dean of the University of Washington (UW) School of Law, was selected as the new president of the University of Maryland (U-Md).

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, Chinami Tajika, Chinese, College Park, Cornell University, Grinnell College, Northwest Asian Weekly, Peru, Seattle University, Steven Sundborg, Trailblazer Award, UW, United States, Vol 29 No 35 | August 28 - September 3, Wallace Loh, Yale Law School

Feb. 24: Obama nominates Liu to appeals court

March 18, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Goodwin Liu, 39, is a liberal legal scholar who, if confirmed, could become a force on the federal appeals court for decades.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2010, Berkeley Law, Goodwin Liu, Obama, Oxford University, Stanford University, Supreme Court, Vol 29 No 12 | March 20 - March 26, Yale Law School

Obama names another Asian American

April 4, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Harold Hongju Koh, 54, brother of Dr. Harold Koh, the Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health-Designate, becomes the second Koh to receive a nomination.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2009, Advisory Committee, American Bar Association, American Lawyer, Asian American, Assistant Secretary, Harold Hongju Koh, Harold Koh, Harvard College, Harvard Law Review, Harvard Law School, Human Rights, Oxford University, President Obama, State Department, Supreme Court, Vol 28 No 15 | April 4 - April 10, Yale Law School

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