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Kudos to the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs

January 4, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs and the City of Seattle received three mentions in a White House Task Force on New Americans Progress Report that was released in late December. The report briefly touches on citizenship outreach partnership with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The document also highlights two of the flagship programs focused on immigrant integration: the Ready […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, Immigration Services, Refugee Women, Seattle, Vol 35 No 1 | January 2 - January 8

Understanding immigration reform “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” still complicated

December 25, 2015 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Jennifer Choi faces an uncertain future in the United States due to an immigration issue that President Obama attempted to cure but now is muddled in a prolonged legal battle.  Choi, 30, who was born in South Korea but came to the United States with her parents at a […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, 2016, DACA, Hilary Clinton, Immigration Services, International Student, Jason Cruz, Jennifer Choi, National Immigrant Integration Conference, New York, Northwest Asian Weekly, Obama Administration, President Obama, South Korea, USCIS, United States, Vol 34 No 53 | December 26 - January 1

Discovering the roots of your Asian American family tree — Tracking history becomes less troublesome with Uncle Sam

November 6, 2015 By James Tabafunda

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly The family trees of Asians in the United States will create a much larger forest as they become the largest immigrant group in 2055, according to a Pew Research Center study released last month. The proper conditions for the growth of these trees can be attributed to the first […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, BYU, Basil Yang, Court Naturalization Records, Form G-1041, Genealogy Index, Great Wave, Immigration Services, James Tabafunda, National Archives, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Northwest, Pew Research Center, Seattle Public Library, USCIS, Uncle Sam, Vol 34 No 46 | November 7 - November 13

Fraud — Wife indicted and husband at large

March 20, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The ex-wife of a former Chinese official was arrested today in Newcastle, Washington, on charges that she and her former husband fraudulently obtained visas to enter the United States through the immigrant investor program and laundered money to purchase property in Washington state. Shilan Zhao 51, of Newcastle, Washington, and her ex-husband Jianjun Qiao 51, […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2011, 2015, China, Chinese, Customs Enforcement, Fraud Wife, Henan Province, Immigration Services, Seattle, Shilan Zhao, Supreme People, United States, Vol 34 No 13 | March 21 - March 27, Zhoukou City

EDITORIAL: Why you gotta be so mean? — America yells ‘go home’ to children at border

July 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The annual Independence Day naturalization ceremonies in cities across the United States, including here in Seattle, are inspirational and moving. According to U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services, 9,000 people became U.S. citizens during more than 100 ceremonies in the week up to and including July 4.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2014, Central America, Ellis Island, Immigration Services, Independence Day, Native Americans, Obama, Seattle, United States, Vol 33 No 29 | July 12 - July 18

APIs not using new immigrant program

November 7, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Although a government program gives undocumented immigrants the opportunity to gain status and prevent the possibility of deportation, few Asian Pacific Islanders are utilizing the program.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2012, 2013, Asian Pacific Americans, Asian Pacific Islanders, DACA, INS, Immigration Services, Jae Jun Brian Lee, Jesica Gonzalez, Korea, Latin American, Lending Circle, Santa Monica Community College, Seattle Joe Crump Hall, UCLA, United States, Vol 32 No 46 | November 9 - November 15

Visa for cash programs offer path to green card — Options available for foreign investors willing to invest in America

May 16, 2013 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly While some seek investment opportunities for themselves, others do it for their children.<!–more–> But no matter the reason, wealthy foreign investors have a pathway to a green card that’s much quicker than the traditional process. Entrepreneurs, businesspeople, and investors outside of America can seek a visa that would permit […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2013, Charina Garcia, China, Chinese, Cornerstone Law Group, Elizabeth Peng, Immigration Services, India, Mercer Island, Regional Center, Russia, San Francisco Bay Area, Taiwan, USCIS, United States, Vol 32 No 21 | May 18 - May 24, technology

Binational couples await Supreme Court DOMA ruling

April 20, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Dave Gram The Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Jason Kirchick and Christian Pinillos are worried not only about their future working at a struggling ski lodge, but also about their marriage.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, Canada, DOMA, Immigration Services, MONTPELIER, Nancy Wasserman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court, United States, Uniting American Families Act, Vol 32 No 17 | April 20 - April 26, japan, letter

Bo Xilai’s scandal leads to a call for tougher anti-corruption efforts

April 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is demanding tougher anti-corruption efforts amid a huge political scandal over a now-suspended Politburo member, whose wife has been named a suspect in the murder of a British businessman.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Associated Press, Beijing, Bo Guagua, Bo Xilai, China, Chinese, Communist Party, Gu Kailai, Harvard University, Immigration Services, Nanshan Holiday Hotel, Neil Heywood, State Department, Vice President Xi Jinping, Vol 31 No 17 | April 21 - April 27, Wang Lijun

9/11 hate crime victim’s kin become U.S. citizens

March 24, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Henry The Associated Press WEST WINDSOR, N.J. (AP) — Anum Hasan has seen many conflicting visions of America: the hope of a better life that brought her family from Pakistan and the hate-filled act that ended her father’s life in the name of American vengeance. An outpouring of compassion that her family has […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Anum Hasan, Aryan Brotherhood, Durree Hasan, Immigration Services, Mark Anthony Stroman, Middle Eastern, New Jersey Democrat, New York City, Pakistan, Rush Holt, South Asian, United States, Usna Hasan, Vasudev Patel, Vol 31 No 13 | March 24 - March 30, Waqar Hasan

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