Opinion – Page 31

EDITORIAL: Asian civil rights groups: White House budget reflects more of the same anti-immigrant hate

March 14, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The White House calls it a “budget for a Better America.” But Asian civil rights groups Asian Americans Advancing Justice and Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) disagree. The budget […]

COMMENTARY: Are new Chinese immigrants selfish?

March 8, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mahlon Meyer Northwest Asian Weekly When some new immigrant Chinese parents got their hands on a videotape of a school assembly last year, they translated the entire video into […]

EDITORIAL: Trump-Kim Nobel Prize?

February 28, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended the first day of a two-day summit on Feb. 27 in Hanoi, Vietnam, and both men expressed optimism about […]

Yes, Blackface is offensive

February 14, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

I was dismayed by the fact that I was asked to write this editorial. To me, it seems so clear.

In response to the Chinese language controversy at Duke University

February 8, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Chinese-speaking controversy at Duke University has revealed a shallow outlook towards Chinese foreign students. The actions of Duke’s biostatistics faculty, while admirably well-intended, were founded on the uninformed assumptions of outsiders.

Come on, People!

January 31, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

People Magazine is being called out after horribly misidentifying Asian actors at a SAG Awards after-party.

EDITORIAL: Supreme Court takes no action on DACA

January 24, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 22 once again did not act on the Trump administration’s effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, leaving protections for […]

COMMENTARY: Asian coalition opposes I-1000 and calls for legislature to allow measure to be voted on by all citizens

January 18, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Asian Americans throughout Washington are alarmed that Gov. Jay Inslee would deny the public a right to vote on Initiative 1000, which qualified earlier this month for the ballot, by pushing for a quick vote on it by the legislature.

EDITORIAL: We need grown-ups

January 10, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Fighting for advantage in the government shutdown battle, President Donald Trump used a prime-time address on Jan. 8 to convince Americans that he needs billions of dollars from Congress for […]

EDITORIAL: It’s about time

December 27, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

With the Chinese American WWII Veteran Congressional Gold Medal Act now being signed into law, let freedom ring for all. This is a wonderful holiday gift to the Chinese American […]