By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY A 17-year-old Malaysian immigrant in Orange County, Calif. has stunned everyone with her extraordinary achievement of getting acceptance letters from eight Ivy League universities. Cassandra […]
Ted Lieu: Rising political star
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) has emerged as a fierce leader in the Democratic Party during the first eight weeks of President Donald Trump’s term. In […]
Muslim immigrant to join California lieutenant governor race
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) —A Pakistani-born doctor announced on March 29 that he is joining the 2018 race for lieutenant governor on a platform of saving […]
Visa issues keep thousands of Chinese tourists from Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) — Rejected visa applications are keeping thousands of Chinese tourists from visiting Hawaii. More than 2,000 of the 6,000 Nu Skin distributors in China and Hong Kong that […]
Son of mariachi star accused of smuggling 4 Chinese in trunk
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The son of Mexican mariachi superstar Pepe Aguilar has been arrested at a U.S.-Mexico border crossing on allegations of attempting to smuggle four Chinese nationals in […]
George Takei not running for Congress — It was an April Fools’ joke
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY George Takei caused a moment of extreme excitement last Saturday morning when he announced that he was planning to run for Congress and against Rep. […]
San Francisco woman dies after drinking toxic tea
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco woman who fell critically ill after drinking tea from a Chinatown herbalist has died. In a statement, the San Francisco Department of Public […]
Starbucks CEO stands by pledge to hire refugees
By CANDICE CHOI AP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz presided over his last annual shareholder meeting as head of the company on March 22, […]
Hawaii GOP member who criticized Trump quits
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii lawmaker who says she was pressured to give up her leadership post at the statehouse after criticizing President Donald Trump […]
US-born panda Bao Bao makes first public appearance in China
DUJIANGYAN, China (AP) — American-born giant panda Bao Bao made her first appearance on March 24 before the public in southwestern China following her move there from Washington, D.C. Bao […]
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