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You are here: Home / Archives for Civil Liberties Act

The Asian Hall of Fame

June 6, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Asian Hall of Fame honored four Asian Americans at its annual event at the Fairmont Olympic in Seattle on May 31.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment Tagged With: 2012, 2014, Asian Americans, British Columbia, Civil Liberties Act, Fame President Karen Wong, Grace Park, House Aviation, Manu Tuiasosopo, Mineta Insurance Agency, Nathan Adrian, Norman Mineta, Robert Chinn Foundation, San Jose City Council, Seattle Seahawks, Surface Transportation, United States, Vol 33 No 24 | June 7 - June 13

White House honors legacy of Fred Korematsu

February 8, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Jan. 30, the White House issued a statement honoring the legacy of Fred Korematsu, a Japanese American hero who stood his ground in the face of injustice.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, 2014, Asian Americans, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Civil Liberties Act, District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel, Executive Order, Fred Korematsu, Japanese Americans, Judge Marilyn Patel, Kiran Ahuja, Marin County, Pearl Harbor, President Clinton, Supreme Court, Vol 33 No 7 | February 8 - February 14, White House Initiative

1988 — President Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing redress to interned Japanese Americans.

September 4, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2012, Civil Liberties Act, Japanese Americans, Vol 31 No 41 | October 6 - October 12

EDITORIAL: JACL, 90 years of doing the right thing

February 16, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Seattle chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) recently had its 90th annual banquet. That’s right — 90th! It’s a number that no other Asian American organization can lay claim to. Notably, the Seattle chapter was actually conceived before the greater JACL, which was formed in 1929.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2012, Asian American, Civil Liberties Act, JACL, Japanese Americans, Muslim Americans, Seattle Progressive Citizens League, Vol 31 No 8 | February 18 - February 24

How Asians have clashed with U.S. politics

November 10, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jeffrey Osborn Northwest Asian Weekly Asian Americans haven’t always been welcome in the arena of United States politics. As the nation has grown older, policies have changed and boundaries have shifted; and political fields have changed as well. This has created opportunities for Asian Americans to enter the world of United States politics, but […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, American Filipino, Asian Americans, Burlingame Treaty, California Gold Rush, Chinese, Civil Liberties Act, Dalip Singh Saund, Eric Shinseki, Filipino Repatriation Act, Immigration Act, John Wing, Philippines, President Ronald Reagan, South Asian, United States, Vol 30 No 46 | November 12 - November 18

Oct. 11 Editorial: We endorse Barack Obama

December 24, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Special thanks should go out to the Rothman-Kurose family. Ruthann, Mika, and Mori were some of Obama’s earliest supporters

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2008 - January 2, 2009, Asian Americans, Barack Obama, Civil Liberties Act, Japanese Americans, Martin Luther King Jr., Northwest Asian Weekly, Presidential Election, Senator Obama, WWII, editorial

Editorial: We endorse Barack Obama

October 11, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Nov. 4, we will cast our vote in the most important election of this generation — what will be the most important election of our lives. It comes at a critical time, as we bleakly watch our economy freefall, as so many of our neighbors — families — are losing their homes.

Filed Under: Opinion, Editorials Tagged With: 2008, Arizona Republic, Asian Americans, Barack Obama, Civil Liberties Act, Japanese Americans, MSNBC, Martin Luther King Jr., Northwest Asian Weekly, Presidential Election, Senator Obama, WWII, Washington Post, vol 27 no 42 | October 11 - October 17

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