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California governor looks to China for investments

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By Juliet Williams The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown has designs on building some of the most expensive public works projects in the nation and […]

Oakland board closes 3 top schools serving Asians

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By Staff The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland school board has narrowly voted to shut down three of California’s highest-performing public schools amid allegations of fraud and […]

Japanese diplomat sentenced in violence case

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By Rafu Shimpo Staff New America Media REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Yoshiaki Nagaya, 33, vice consul at the Japanese Consulate in San Francisco, has been sentenced to one year in […]

No bail for man who leaked US secrets to China

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By Audrey McAvoy The Associated Press HONOLULU, Hawaii (AP) — A federal judge denied bail Monday, March 25 to a civilian defense contractor accused of giving military secrets to a […]

APA announces NYC mayoral bid

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By Jennifer Peltz The Associated Press NEW YORK, New York (AP) — City Comptroller John Liu embarked Sunday, March 17 on a mayoral bid that illuminates the political rise of […]

New York widow convicted in Indian servant case

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By Michael Hill The Associated Press ALBANY, New York (AP) — A hotelier’s widow who had been accused of cheating an Indian household servant out of hundreds of thousands of […]

Obama signs expanded Violence Against Women Act

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By Staff The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama signed expanded protections for domestic violence victims into law Thursday, March 7, renewing a measure credited with curbing […]

Filipino Seattleite gets engaged on The Bachelor

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By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle native Filipino American Catherine Giudicci became the first Asian American participant to be chosen in The Bachelor after being proposed to during the finale […]