By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Two Chinese women and a Malaysian man whom prosecutors say operated a brothel near Atlanta that lured women from around the U.S. […]
4 ex-fraternity members get jail in pledge’s hazing death
STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Four New York City men were given jail sentences on Jan. 8 in the death of an 18-year-old fraternity pledge during a 2013 hazing ritual in […]
Chinese woman gets 22 years in prison for killing daughter
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — A Chinese woman accused of killing her 5-year-old daughter in a fit of anger has been sentenced on Dec. 28 to 22 years in prison after […]
Survivor of World War II Bataan Death March dies at 100
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco Bay Area man who survived the infamous 1942 Bataan Death March and symbolized the thousands of unheralded Filipinos […]
Changes to Phoenix Chinese Cultural Center blocked for now
PHOENIX (AP) — A three-judge panel of the Arizona Appeals Court has blocked — at least for now — lower court rulings that would let a construction company make changes […]
Retiring refugee leader to visit immigrants’ home countries
By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — He has been the middleman in North Dakota’s refugee resettlement program for nearly three decades, helping thousands of refugees and other […]
Top 10 national stories in 2017 affecting AAPIs
Compiled by Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY 1. DACA program rescinded In September, President Donald Trump began dismantling Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protected hundreds […]
Seattle pays tribute to Ed Lee
By Joshua Holland NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY On the last Saturday of 2017, hundreds gathered at Franklin High School to celebrate the life of Edwin Mah Lee, beloved mayor of San […]
Chinese language programs link students to culture
ABBY MERGENMEIER Capital News Service POTOMAC, Md. (AP) — Ever since Beibei Sun moved to the United States to attend college, she knew she wanted to hold on to her […]
Jane Kim is running for mayor of San Francisco
By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY SFGate reported that San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim is running to be that city’s next mayor, following the sudden death of Ed Lee. Kim signaled […]
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