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Iraqi refugees carve out new home in Alabama

January 9, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Casey Toner Al.com MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — On the run from a death threat, Ahmed Mohammed won’t look back. And why would he? The 39-year-old Iraqi refugee and his family — Sunni Muslims — have found a home in Mobile, Ala., after they spent four years without a country. Before they fled, Mohammed worked […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, 2016, Ahmed Hameed, Ahmed Mohammed, Catholic Social Services, China, Homeland Security, India, Iraq War, Iraqi-style Baklava, Mobile Regional Airport, Monsignor Michael Farmer, North Dakota, Republican Rep, Robert Bentley, Sunni Muslims, Syria, Vietnam, Vol 35 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, Yemen

No news is good news — On Carter’s first Asia trip as Pentagon chief, calm prevails

April 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HONOLULU (AP)—No news is good news. That might have been the bumper sticker for Ash Carter’s first tour of Asia as secretary of defense. It was mostly quiet on the Eastern front. Carter consulted with Japanese and South Korean leaders, gave pep talks to American troops, stressed the U.S. military’s stabilizing influence in the region […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Afghanistan, Ash Carter, Chuck Hagel, Defense Secretary William Perry, East Asia, Han Min Koo, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korean, President Barack Obama, South China Sea, South Korean, Vol 34 No 17 | April 18 - April 24, Yemen, japan

Asian American chosen to navigate missile destroyer

July 31, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly Growing up, 25-year-old Navy Lt.j.g. Han Sol Yi never imagined he would be the navigator of a destroyer, let alone the U.S. Navy Guided-missile destroyer USS Cole, one of the world’s most advanced warships.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News, National News Tagged With: 2014, Asian American, Curtis Sr, Han Sol Yi, High School, Korean, Navy Communications Specialist Justin Yarborough, Navy Guided-missile, Persian Gulf, ROTC, Reserve Officers Training Corps, Seattle, South Korea, United States, University Place, Vol 33 No 32 | August 2 - August 8, Yemen, Zachariah Bryan

China tries to stamp out ‘Jasmine Revolution’

February 24, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — Jittery Chinese authorities wary of any domestic dissent staged a show of force Sunday, Feb. 20, to squelch a mysterious online call for a “Jasmine Revolution,”

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Algeria, Associated Press, Bahrain, Beijing, China Mobile, Egypt, Elaine Kurtenbach, Extensive Internet, Jasmine Revolution, Libya, Middle Easterners, President Hu Jintao, Tech-savvy Chinese, Vol 30 No 9 | February 26 - March 4, Yemen, attention, communication

Chaos predicted as Samoa changes driving side, reality much calmer

September 10, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

APIA, Samoa (AP) — On Monday, Sept. 7, Samoa prepared to become the first country in nearly 40 years to switch driving from one side of the road to the other.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, APIA, Australia, Ghana, Iceland, London, Nigeria, Pacific Island, Prime Minister Malielegaoi, Prime Minister Tuila, Sailele Malielegaoi, Sweden, Television New Zealand, Vol 28 No 38 | September 12 - September 18, Yemen

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