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Energy Secretary Chu to step down

February 9, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Daly The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Energy Secretary Steven Chu, who won a Nobel Prize in physics but came under questioning for his handling of a solar energy loan, is stepping down.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, 2011, 2013, BP, Byron Dorgan, Christine Gregoire, Energy Department, Energy Secretary Chu, Jennifer Granholm, Mexico, Michigan Gov, North Dakota Sen, Obama Chu, President Barack Obama, Steven Chu, United States, Vol 32 No 7 | February 9 - February 15, Yucca Mountain, letter

Ex-Rep. Cao says he’ll seek AG job

April 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Joseph Cao, the Vietnamese American Republican who won, then lost a mostly Black, mostly Democratic

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, AG, Attorney General Buddy Caldwell, BP, Joseph Cao, New Orleans, Vietnamese American Republican, Vol 30 No 17 | April 23 - April 29

Feinberg promises quick response on BP spill claims

August 26, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

KENNER, La. (AP) — The man taking over the Gulf oil spill claims process at BP promised spill victims fast service, with short-term emergency payments coming in two days

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, Asian Americans, BP, Deepwater Horizon, Gulf Coast Claims Facility, KENNER, Ken Feinberg, Lan Nguyen, New Orleans, OCA, President Barack Obama, Tommy Delaune, Vol 29 No 35 | August 28 - September 3

Vietnamese refugee forgoes vacation to volunteer in the Gulf Coast and sees pieces of his past

August 12, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Instead of spending his vacation on a beach somewhere, Thao Tran, a Vietnamese refugee and staff assistant to Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, went to the Gulf Coast to see its present condition and volunteer. What he experienced there has affected him profoundly …

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: BP, During Katrina, Gulf Coast, Lee Xie, NWAW, New Orleans, Puget Sound, Seattle, Spike Lee, Thao Tran, Tran It, Tran Without, Vietnamese

First Vietnamese American congressman on how to fight political apathy

August 5, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Rep. Joseph Cao (R-La.), the country’s first Vietnamese American member of Congress, paid a visit to Seattle on July 30.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, American Vietnamese, BP, Congressional District, Congressman Joe Cao, First Vietnamese American, Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, Ninette Cheng, Seattle, Tea Palace, Tom Truong, United States, Vietnamese American Catholic, Vietnamese Americans, Vol 29 No 32 | August 7 - August 13

BP oil spill spreads anxiety among Vietnamese fishermen

July 15, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — On a steamy summer morning, Minh Chu would normally be out in the Gulf, hauling in huge loads of shrimp in the blistering sun.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, BP, Duc Pham, Gulf Coast, Jennifer Linh Vu, Louisiana State University T-shirts, Midnight Prowler, Minh Chu, New Orleans, Phan Thiet, Reverend Vien Nguyen, Team Cowboy, Tha Hua, Tom Huynh, Trung Tran, Tuan Nguyen, United States, Vietnamese American, Vol 29 No 29 | July 17 - July 23, language

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