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EDITORIAL: Barack Obama’s legacy

May 26, 2016 By Stacy Nguyen

As President Barack Obama gets closer to the end of his second term in office, more Americans appreciate the job he has done. A Gallup poll earlier this month shows his favorability is on the rise and he is now the most popular American politician. In fact, Obama is more popular than President Ronald Reagan […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2009, Barack Obama, Black Americans, Cold War, London, President Obama, President Ronald Reagan, Sadiq Khan, Soviet Union, United States, VOL 35 NO 21 | MAY 21 – MAY 27, White House, World War

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

Report released about how budget cuts are increasing racial disparities

November 23, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Today, Washington Community Action Network (Washington CAN) released a report titled, “Facing Race: How Budget Cuts are Increasing Racial Disparities.” Community members, faith leaders, and members of the state legislature gathered in Seattle, Spokane, and Mt. Vernon for a press conferences. The one in Seattle took place at Greater Mt. Baker Baptist Church at 10 […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: American Indians Alaska Natives, Antoinette Angulo, Asian Americans, Baker Baptist Church, Bangladeshi Americans, Black Americans, Diane Narasaki, Gerald Hankerson, Greater Mt, Luis Moscoso, Pacific Islanders, Sea Mar Community Health Centers, Seattle, Washington Christian Leadership Coalition, poverty

Virgina senator calls for ending diversity programs 

July 29, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Sen. Jim Webb called for ending government-run diversity programs in a newspaper column on July 23

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, 2012, African Americans, Asia, Black Americans, Democratic National Committee, Douglas Wilder, Former Gov, George Allen, Jessica Smith, Jim Crow, Jim Webb, Latin America, RICHMOND, Republican Sen, United States, Vol 29 No 31 | July 31 - August 6, Wall Street Journal

Letter: ‘Older Asian women are dishing out harassment’

July 15, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

I am writing this letter to you, long overdue, concerning the continual seeming prejudice shown toward single older white males and females and possibly other groups in the North Seattle areas!

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2010, Black Americans, Dennis Percherke, Letter Older Asian, North Seattle, Vol 29 No 29 | July 17 - July 23

Editorial: California says sorry to Chinese Americans, country to follow suit?

July 30, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On July 17, California formally apologized to Chinese Americans for racist laws that were enacted starting with the Gold Rush period in the mid-19th century. According to a recent TIME magazine story, the racist laws, some of which were not repealed until the 1940s, prevented Chinese Americans from owning property, marrying whites, working in the public sector, or testifying against whites in courts.

Filed Under: Opinion, Editorials Tagged With: Angel Island, Black Americans, Chinese Americans, Chinese Exclusion Act, Editorial California, Gold Rush, Jim Crow, Paul Fong, President Obama, San Francisco, TIME, Transcontinental Railroad, vol 28 no 32 | August 1 - August 7

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