By Janice Nesamani NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY If things had gone according to plan, 22-year-old Gauri Nayak would have been on campus at the University of Washington (UW), one step closer to fulfilling her dream of becoming a User Experience Researcher. But if anything, 2020 showed her how even the best laid plans can go awry. […]
New ICE head Tony Pham criticized by Asian American groups
A California-based community organization that advances social justice and builds power with working class Vietnamese and immigrant communities, urged Tony Pham to close Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s migrant prison camps, if Pham “has any loyalty left to refugees.” On Aug. 25, the Department of Homeland Security named Pham as the new leader of ICE. […]
Nikki Haley defends Trump at RNC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley took aim at Democrats during a prime speaking slot at the Republican National Convention (RNC) on Aug. 24—who she says label America as racist: “That is a lie. America is not a racist country.” Born Nimrata Randhawa to Indian immigrants, Haley served as President Donald […]
Andrew Yang’s full remarks at the 2020 Democratic National Convention on Aug. 20
Hello America! I’m Andrew Yang. You might know me as the guy who ran for President talking about MATH and the future. Unfortunately for all of us, that future is now. The pandemic has accelerated everything. If you’re like me and my wife, Evelyn, you don’t know if your child’s school is reopening this fall. […]
Democrats make it official, nominate Biden to take on Trump—Asian DNC speakers: Harris, Yang, Duckworth
By STEVE PEOPLES and MICHELLE L. PRICE NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their candidate for president on Aug. 18, with party elders, a new generation of politicians and voters in every state joining together in an extraordinary, pandemic-cramped virtual convention to send him into the general election campaign to oust […]
NYPD creates Asian Hate Crime Task Force
NEW YORK—The New York Police Department (NYPD) announced the formation of a new, 25-member Asian American Hate Crime Task Force. Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison introduced the new task force and its commander, Deputy Inspector Hisao “Stewart” Loo from Manhattan South Detectives, at a news conference on Aug. 18. The NYPD tallied no fewer than […]
Feds: Yale discriminates against Asian, white applicants
By MICHAEL BALSAMO WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department investigation has found Yale University is illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, in violation of federal civil rights law, officials said on Aug. 13. Yale denied the allegation, calling it “meritless” and “hasty.” The findings detailed in a letter to the college’s attorneys mark […]
Newsweek apologizes for op-ed questioning Harris eligibility
By MARK KENNEDY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Newsweek has apologized for an op-ed that questioned Sen. Kamala Harris’ U.S. citizenship and her eligibility to be Joe Biden’s running mate, a false and racist conspiracy theory which President Donald Trump has not dismissed. “This op-ed is being used by some as a tool to […]
Trader Joe’s says no to changing ethnic-sounding label names
By JOHN ROGERS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trader Joe’s, which said in July that it was moving to change the names of some of its products after an online petition denounced them as racist, now says it will stick with labels like Trader Jose’s and Trader Ming’s for Mexican and Asian food. “We […]
Hong Kong media tycoon detained under new law, released on bail
By ZEN SOO HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities arrested media tycoon Jimmy Lai on Aug. 10, broadening their enforcement of a new national security law and stoking fears of a crackdown on the semi-autonomous region’s free press. Police were seen carting away boxes of what they said was evidence at Lai’s pro-democracy Next […]
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