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Overlake Hospital surgeon offers complex hernia procedure for postpartum moms

March 24, 2016 By Tiffany Ran

She had her baby five months ago. But a medical condition that can be life-altering makes Jennifer* appear as if she is still six months pregnant. Now, a new procedure is giving new hope to Jennifer and others like her.

Filed Under: Features, Health Tagged With: Asian Americans, Helen Kim, Helen Kim Photo, Northwest Asian Weekly, Overlake Hospital, Tiffany Ran

EDITORIAL: We support Cornell students in their demand for Asian American studies major

March 18, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This week, students are banding together, calling themselves Asian Pacific Americans for Action (APAA) at Cornell University, and demanding that Asian American Studies, Latino/a Studies, and American Indian studies are offered as majors by the end of 2016. The campaign, thus far, involves a student assembly meeting scheduled March 10, a petition of support, and […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2016, APAA, American Indians, Asian American Studies Program, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Black Americans, Casey Breznick, China, Cornell Review, Cornell University, Latino Americans, culture, letter

Asian American jab at Oscars reveals deeper diversity woes

March 12, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lynn Elber Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — TV’s “Fresh Off the Boat” creator Nahnatchka Khan was reveling in Oscar host Chris Rock’s deft comedic assault on white-fixated Hollywood. Then three Asian American kids were brought onstage for a gag mocking them as ethnic stereotypes. “It’s like going on a road trip with your […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, Allison Ng, Angry Asian Man, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific American Media Coalition, Biola University, Black Americans, Chris Rock, Constance Yu, Daniel Mayeda, Emma Stone, Jason Lew, Nahnatchka Khan, Nancy Wang Yuen, Presenter Sacha Baron Cohen, Sundance Film Festival, TV, Vol 35 No 11 | March 12 - March 18

LETTER: Stereotypes during Oscars hardly reflect Asian Americans

March 11, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Dear Northwest Asian Weekly, I read your editorial [last week] regarding the Oscar joke portraying kids as Asian accountants [at PricewaterhouseCoopers]. I did work at PricewaterhouseCoopers. When I started with the firm a while ago, there were only two Asians, including me, in the Seattle office of more than 100 staffs. I was hardly smarter […]

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2016, Asian Americans, David Chan, Dear Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Vol 35 No 11 | March 12 - March 18, editorial

Asian Americans debate support for convicted NYC cop, Peter Liang

March 5, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Deepti Hajela Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In a nation accustomed to demonstrations over police shootings of unarmed Black men, this was something completely different: more than 10,000 mostly Chinese Americans rallying in support of the Chinese American officer who pulled the trigger. The rally last weekend for Peter Liang, a rookie New […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, Akai Gurley, Annie Tan, Asian Americans, Associated Press, Chinese Americans, Korean, Mayor David Dinkins, NYC, New York City, New York Police Department, Peter Liang, San Francisco, Seattle, Steph Yin, Steve Chung, Vincent Chin, Vol 35 No 10 | March 5 - March 11, Yan Sun

EDITORIAL: Oscars proves it’s #sowhite with child labor joke

March 4, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The 88th Academy Awards took place last Sunday and, as usual, a bunch of really rich white people dressed up nicely and gave each other statues made of gold. It’s been obvious that the Academy has a diversity problem. Yet, even when Oscar nominations were announced on Jan. 14, we were struck by certain glaring […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2016, Academy Awards, Asian Americans, Chris Rock, East Asian, Jeremy Lin, Phil Angry Asian Man Yu, Sharon Tomiko Santos, Southeast Asia, Straight Outta Compton, United States, Vol 30 No 10 | March 5 - March 11, editorial, poverty

Seattleites rallying for Liang clash with counter-protesters

February 26, 2016 By John Liu

By John Liu Northwest Asian Weekly On Feb. 20, a rally protesting the recent conviction of 28-year-old New York Police Department (NYPD) officer Peter Liang, who shot and killed an unarmed Black man, Akai Gurley, also 28, started peacefully at the Westlake Downtown Park. More than 500 people showed up to the rally at 1:00 […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Akai Gurley, Asian Americans, Bellevue Councilmember Conrad Lee, Black Lives Matter, Hing Hay, John Liu, Komo Plaza, Local Chinese American, Martha Lee, NAACP, Palca Shibale, Peter Liang, Phillip Yin, Seattle, Vol 35 No 9 | February 27 - March 4, Westlake Downtown Park

COMMENTARY: The roots of Chinese American silence on political events can’t be overlooked

February 26, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Li Jin For Northwest Asian Weekly New York police officer Peter Liang was patrolling a dark staircase in a Brooklyn housing complex when his gun discharged accidentally, and the bullet struck and killed a man walking down the stairs with his girlfriend. This was terrible enough, but what made it worse was that it […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2010, 2016, Asian Americans, Chinese Americans, Chinese Studies, Li Jin, New York, Peter Liang, Pew Research Center, United States, Vol 35 No 9 | February 27 - March 4, language, social media

A new prize in Nevada: the Asian American vote

February 20, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nicholas Riccardi Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cynthia Ameli stopped her car, shocked at what she saw: A group of young Asian Americans waving Obama campaign signs on the side of a Las Vegas thoroughfare. A Chinese American who grew up in Chicago, Ameli was used to Black Americans and Latinos organizing for […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, 2016, Asian American Democrats, Asian American Pacific Islanders, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific American Initiatives, Derek Uehara, Donald Trump, Filipino American Catholics, GOP, Huma Abedin, Jason Chung, Las Vegas, Lisa Changaveja, President Barack Obama, Republican National Committee, Rozita Lee, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26, Zaffar Iqbal

Islanders honor heritage with new year celebration

February 18, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Tacoma Dome exhibition hall, drums thundered. Dancers glided and swayed with power, pride, ease and grace. And the aroma of food wafted enticingly through the air, mingling with the massive sea of people.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Alexander Mario, Annual New Year Celebration, Asian Americans, Bajidor Kahot, Dennis Mulyadi, Diefa Shabirah, Executive Director Faaluaina Lua Pritchard, Fiji, Gabriella Widjaja, Indonesian East Borneo, Indonesian West Java, Korean, Morning Star Cultural Center, Northwest Asian Weekly, Samoan Village, Tacoma Dome, United States, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26

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