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Connecticut groups say they’re ready for more refugees

January 9, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Alaine Griffin Hartford Courant HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Amid growing debate over the country’s immigration policies in the aftermath of recent terrorist attacks, Connecticut is preparing for a new wave of refugees who will arrive here in 2016. “There’s been overwhelming support recently from churches, mosques, individuals, people calling saying, ‘We want to help […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Bloomberg Politics, Catholic Charities, Chris George, Congo, David Dearborn, Erika Mendelsohn, Eritrea, Hartford Courant, Homeland Security, IRIS, Integrated Refugee Immigrant Services, Jama Ahmed, Jenny Velecela, South Sudan, Syria, United States, Vol 35 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, Washington Post

COMMENTARY: Acknowledging the horror of all attacks

November 20, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Russell For Northwest Asian Weekly I understand why so many people I know are upset about what happened [Nov.13]–Paris is a place many of us have been to, and the people who died were doing things that we’ve all done before (eat in restaurants, go to concerts). It’s relatively easy to relate to […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2015, Afghanistan, Baghdad, Congo, Doctors Without Borders, France, Paris, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27

Feds: 2 men traveled to Philippines for murder-for-hire plot

August 1, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Larry Neumeister Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two North Carolina men were arrested July 22 on charges that they carried out a contract killing, allegedly leaving a woman dead on a garbage pile in the Philippines before each collected a portion of their $35,000 fee. An indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court in […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, 2015, Associated Press, Attorney Preet Bharara, China, Congo, Drug Enforcement Administration, Filipino, Independent Contractor, New York City, North Carolina, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, United States, Vol 34 No 32 | August 1 - August 7, technology

Foster homes needed for refugee youth

July 29, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Many refugee youth have lost hope because of civil war or persecution in their home countries. Recently, the need has increased for foster homes for refugee teenagers and sibling groups from Congo, Burma, Bhutan, and Somalia.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2011, Bhutan, Burma, Congo, King County, Lutheran Community Services, Snohomish County, Somalia, Vol 30 No 31 | July 30 - August 5

Hidden cameras test public’s prejudice toward immigration

March 16, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW YORK (AP) — Public attitudes toward immigration are put to the test on the latest episode of a news–reality

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, ABC, Congo, Ecuador, Emmy Awards, John Quinones, Long Island, New Jersey, New York City, One Black, Paris, Producer Chris Whipple, San Antonio, TV, Taco Bell, Vol 28 No 3 | January 10 - January 16, Yanomamo Indians

Hong Kong, China clash in landmark court case

July 29, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HONG KONG (AP) — China’s possible intervention in a Hong Kong lawsuit is sparking concerns that Beijing may compromise the high degree of automony

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Albert Chen, Beijing, Charles Mumbala, China, Chinese, Congo, FG, Grace Mugabe, Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor Director Law Yuk-kai, Peter Grossman, Vol 29 No 31 | July 31 - August 6, letter

World’s refugee orphans seeking homes in the U.S.

February 24, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HOLLISTON, Mass. (AP) — Hiding from merciless militiamen and trekking through unforgiving mountainous terrain, Madhel Majok escaped the mass slayings and genocide of the Sudan that killed his parents. The 9-year-old orphan fled to neighboring Kenya, where he then survived vigilante shellings on his crowded refugee camp.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, Catholic Bishops, Congo, Gabriel Mugisha, Holliston High School, Kenya, Leicester High School, Lian Sian Kim, Lian Sian Sang, Lutheran Social Services, Madhel Majok, Mary Bartholomew, Myanmar, Paul Boulanger, Peter Zimmerman, Refugee Resettlement, State Refugee Coordinator Charles Shipman, Sudan, Tim Irwin, Unaccompanied Refugee Minor, United States, Vol 29 No 9 | February 27 - March 5

Kayah Refugees from Myanmar arrive in Maine

September 10, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The latest newcomers to begin settling in Maine’s largest city are Kayah refugees from a mountainous state in Myanmar.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, Afghanistan, Catholic Charities Maine, Congo, Iraq, Myanmar, PORTLAND, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Thailand, Vol 28 No 38 | September 12 - September 18

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