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Activists diversifying ranks in traditionally Latino-led movement: immigration reform

December 3, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

WASHINGTON (AP) — Beyond the noisy town hall meetings, Tea Party protests and sky-is-falling speeches characterizing much of the health care debate is a less visible, but an intense push to broaden the face of the immigration reform movement.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, Arturo Vargas, Asian American Pacific Islanders, Bishop Orlando Findlayter, Black Latino, California Democratic Rep, Caribbean Americans, Carribean American, Democrat Barack Obama, Hillary Shelton, Lennox Abrigo, Mike Honda, NAACP, Tea Party, Thomas Saenz, Vol 28 No 50 | December 5 - December 11, White House, Yvette Clarke

Bush scrambles for North Korea breakthrough

November 29, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

LIMA, Peru (AP) — President George W. Bush scrambled allies Saturday, Nov. 22, to secure a North Korea disarmament deal before he leaves office, rushing hard for a late, legacy-shaping win.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, Asia Pacific, Brazil, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, China, Democrat Barack Obama, Dennis Wilder, Europe, Georgia, India, LIMA, North Korea, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, Starting Jan, White House, vol 27 no 49 | November 29 - December 5

Filipinos, weary of poll fraud, awed by U.S. vote

November 15, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The drama and glitter of the U.S. elections had many Filipinos enthralled. What left them envious was how fast and orderly the process went.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, Aquilino Pimentel Jr, DZRB, Democrat Barack Obama, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, Ferdinand Marcos, MANILA, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Southeast Asian, poverty, vol 27 no 47 | November 15 - 21

McCain a hero for many Vietnamese people

November 2, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) — John McCain’s heroism during the Vietnam War and his efforts in Congress on behalf of Vietnamese refugees are being repaid in a small office wedged between a taekwondo studio and stock trading firm in the back of a strip mall.

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: 2008, Asian American, Assemblyman Van Tran, California Republican Party, Communist Vietnamese, Democrat Barack Obama, GOP, Hector Barajas, Joan Le, Little Saigon Outreach Office, North Vietnam, South Vietnamese, Truong Quang Si, United States, Vietnam War, Vietnamese Americans, WESTMINSTER, vol 27 no 45 | November 1 - November 7

Americans in Hong Kong vote for president

October 25, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HONG KONG (AP) — Americans living in this Asian financial capital are getting a head start in the U.S. presidential election.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: 2008, Anita Chang, Associated Press, Auka Zaremb, Beijing, China, Chinese, Democrat Barack Obama, Hong Kong, Immigration Department, Karen Negus, Richard Buangan, vol 27 no 44 | October 25 - October 31

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