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Poverty rises among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders according to study

August 16, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are one of the fastest-growing populations in the United States. 

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, AAPI, Asian Americans, Bangladeshi Americans, Chinese Americans, Filipino Americans, Hmong Americans, Laotian Americans, New Jersey, New York, Pacific Islanders, Samoan Americans, San Francisco, Tongan Americans, United States, Vol 33 No 34 | August 16 - August 22, poverty

More than just “Asian” — New bill hopes to improve on student data

August 10, 2014 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly U.S. Congressman Mike Honda stood up for the All Students Count Act at a rally in Washington D.C. on July 31.  Congressman Honda, a Democrat from California, <!–more–>proposed a bill, the All Students Count Act, which requires state education agencies to report more enhanced data in their annual state […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, 2014, American Community Survey, Asian New, California State University Sacramento, Congressman Honda, Congressman Mike Honda, Hmong Americans, Jason Cruz, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islander, Quyen Dinh, SEARAC, Southeast Asian American, Vietnamese Americans, Vol 33 No 33 | August 9 - August 15

McDonald’s Hmong ad gets mixed reviews in St. Paul

September 8, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Association Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Members of St. Paul’s Hmong community say they have mixed feelings about a new McDonald’s billboard in their language.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Bruce Thao, Hmong Americans, Kelli Bovin, Louis Henry, Paul Pioneer Press, Thai Lee, Twin Cities, United States, Vol 31 No 37 | September 8 - September 14, Wikimedia Commons, language

‘Gran Torino’ falls short on depiction of Hmong

December 31, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Internet Movie Database, with listings for roughly 755,000 films and TV shows, lists only four movies featuring the Hmong language.

Filed Under: At the Movies Tagged With: 2008, Actors Vang, Andrew Hamlin, Charlie Chan, China, Clint Eastwood, Ford Gran Torino, Hmong Americans, Korea, Laos, Northwest Asian Weekly, President Nixon, TV, Thao Vang Lor, United States, Vietnam War, Vol 28 No 2 | January 3 - January 9, Walt Kowalski, culture

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