ad_wong.jpg

Northwest Asian Weekly

You are here: Home / Archives for News / National News

3 Chinese students among UCSB gunman’s victims

By

By Associated Press GOLETA, California (AP) – A gunman went on a rampage May 23 near the University of California, Santa Barbara that left seven people dead, including him. Three […]

VA’s top health official resigns amid furor — But some calling for Secretary Eric Shinseki to step down from office

By

By Pauline Jelinek Associated Press WASHINGTON – The top official for the health care of veterans resigned Friday amid a firestorm over reported delays in care and falsified records at […]

U.S. will allow some high-skilled immigrant spouses work in country

By

By Alicia A. Caldwell WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration wants to allow some spouses of high-skilled immigrants to work in the United States, the departments of Homeland Security and […]

‘Troubling’ reports of schools make it tough to enroll immigrants

By

By Kimberly Hefling Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Despite a 32-year-old court ruling, school districts continue to raise barriers to enrollment for children brought into the United States illegally, the […]

Ex-refugee shows students they can succeed in America

By

By Hillary Gavan Beloit Daily News BELOIT, Wis. (AP) – “You can become.” It’s a message Robinson Elementary School kindergarten teacher Le Tran imparts to her students not through her […]

Travolta, Spacey, Kapoor wow crowd at ‘Bollywood Oscars’

By

By Tamara Lush Associated Press TAMPA, Florida (AP) – The Indian film industry’s top award show sailed into Tampa on April 23 with a pirate-themed opening musical number and celebrities […]

California bill reignites affirmative action fight

By

By Juliet Williams Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Nearly 20 years after California became the first state to ban the use of race and ethnicity in college admissions, a […]

PICTORIAL: Obama bounces around Asia

By

President Obama launched his trip to Asia from Oso, Wash., where he visited the March 22 landslide victims’ families, friends, and rescue workers. From there, he began a week-long trip […]

New charges coming in San Francisco Chinatown case

By

By Paul Elias Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Federal prosecutors said on April 11 that more charges and defendants are expected to be added to a sweeping organized crime […]