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A smoke-free message, at theaters in Pierce County

March 24, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TACOMA, Wash. – A smoke-free housing PSA is now running in Pierce County movie theaters. It’s an effort to end tobacco use and educate about the dangers of residential smoking. “The state fire marshal reports smoking is the leading cause of fire deaths in Washington,” said George Hermosillo, smoke-free housing coordinator. “We want people living […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, AMC, Asian Pacific Islanders, Census Bureau, George Hermosillo, PSA, Pierce County, State Department, Vol 35 No 13 | March 26 - April 1

EDITORIAL: It’s about time for an APA on the United States Supreme Court

February 18, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The death of Justice Antonin Scalia during a presidential election year has left a hole in the U.S. Supreme Court that President Barack Obama and his legal advisers will scramble to fill before Obama departs office. Will an Asian/Pacific American (APA) be the next U.S. Supreme Court Justice to replace Scalia? That sure is one […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2012, 2016, APA, Barbara Boxer, Census Bureau, District Court, Indian American, Justice Antonin Scalia, NWAW, President Barack Obama, Sri Srinivasan, Supreme Court Justice, United States Supreme Court, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26

Go West! — Report shows Asian Pacific Islanders heading toward the left coast

November 5, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tina Lu Northwest Asian Weekly Asian Americans as well as Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI) are the fastest growing racial groups in the West, according to a report released last week by the advocacy organization Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ). The report provides the latest data on the growing Asian American and NHPI […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, AAAJ, Advancing Justice, Asia Pacific Cultural Center, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific Islanders, Ay Saechao, Census Bureau, Go West Report, Joanna Lee, Lua Pritchard, NHPI, Pierce County, Seattle, Snohomish County, United States, Vol 34 No 46 | November 7 - November 13

Immigration shift shows India, China outpacing Mexico

September 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jamie Stengle Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Siddharth Jaganath wanted to return to India after earning his master’s degree at Texas’ Southern Methodist University. Instead, he built a new life in the U.S. over a decade, becoming a manager at a communications technology company and starting a family in the Dallas suburb of Plano. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, Census Bureau, China, Chinese, Collin County, GOP, India, Jeb Bush, Latin Americans, Laxmi Tummala, Marc Rosenblum, Marco Rubio, Mexico, Michael Fix, Migration Policy Institute, Texas Southern Methodist University, Vol 34 No 37 | September 5 - September 11, technology

EDITORIAL: We can do better

November 6, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A recent review by The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), a national organization that protects and promotes the civil rights of Asian Americans, reported that Asian

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2014, AALDEF, Asian Americans, Census Bureau, Georgia, New Jersey, New York, Seattle, South Asian American, Vietnamese American, Vol 33 No 46 | November 8 - November 14, editorial, language

U.S. hospitals compete for aff luent immigrant patients

June 28, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ramit Plushnick-Masti Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) – When it comes to ordering meals at Houston’s Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, immigrant patients can choose from dishes similar to those they might eat at home, including dumplings or noodles for Asian palates, and curry to accommodate Indian tastes.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, 2014, Associated Press, Census Bureau, China, Chinese, India, Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, Pakistan, South Asian, Tan Nguyen, United States, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 27 | June 28 - July 4, language

Top dads help raise money for diabetes research

June 27, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly About 9 percent of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have been diagnosed with diabetes, according to a 2014 statistics report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, Health Tagged With: 2012, 2014, African Americans, American Diabetes Association, American Indians, Asian Indians, CDC, Census Bureau, Day Council, Disease Control, Eli Lilly, Hispanics Latinos, Nate Miles, Nathaniel Nate Miles, Pacific Islanders, Providence Health Services, United States, Vol 33 No 27 | June 28 - July 4

New report on language diversity and English proficiency among AAPIs

June 6, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Center for American Progress, in conjunction with AAPI Data, released a report in May on language diversity and English proficiency among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. This release is part of the report series “State of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.”

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2012, 2014, AAPI, Among Asian, Asian Americans, Census Bureau, Chinese, Korean, Pacific Islanders, South Asian, United States, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 24 | June 7 - June 13, Voting Rights Act, language

In aging China, old woman sues children for care

October 26, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Kristen Gelineau The Associated Press FUSHENG, China (AP) — The daughter-in-law smashes the cockroach under her foot and rolls open the rusted metal doors to the garage. Light spills onto a small figure huddled on a straw mattress in a dank room. A curious face peers out.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, 2013, Associated Press, Census Bureau, China, Chinese New Year, Chongqing City, Flora Ji, Fusheng Village, Hong Kong, Kuang Shiying, Vol 32 No 44 | October 26 - November 1, Zhang Zefang, Zhou Gangming, Zhou Mingde, Zhou Yinxi

US poverty rate stuck at 15 percent

September 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hope Yen The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s poverty rate stood still at 15 percent last year, the sixth straight year that it has failed to improve.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, Census Bureau, David Johnson, Democratic Senate, GOP, John Iceland, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Penn State, President Barack Obama, Vol 32 No 39 | September 21 - September 27, poverty

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