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Iraqi refugees carve out new home in Alabama

January 9, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Casey Toner Al.com MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — On the run from a death threat, Ahmed Mohammed won’t look back. And why would he? The 39-year-old Iraqi refugee and his family — Sunni Muslims — have found a home in Mobile, Ala., after they spent four years without a country. Before they fled, Mohammed worked […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, 2016, Ahmed Hameed, Ahmed Mohammed, Catholic Social Services, China, Homeland Security, India, Iraq War, Iraqi-style Baklava, Mobile Regional Airport, Monsignor Michael Farmer, North Dakota, Republican Rep, Robert Bentley, Sunni Muslims, Syria, Vietnam, Vol 35 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, Yemen

BLOG: Year of the Sheep is for weaving dreams — Eight is a lucky number

February 19, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Year of the Sheep is for imagination. Just look at celebrities born in sheep years: Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Will Ferrell and others, how they create from nothing to something amazing. It’s time for you to make your Lunar New Year dream list. The sheep celebrities have certainly inspired me to build my wish […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2016, ABC, Asian Americans, Asian Weekly, Brian Williams, Chinese American, Happy New Year, Iraq War, Lester Don Holt, Lester Holt, Luchang Wang, Provost Ana Mari Cauce, Provost Phyllis Wise, Publisher's Blog, Sheep Year, Steve Jobs, UW

Attention turns to Asian Americans in the military in light of recent suicides and increased enrollment

April 19, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Samantha Test Northwest Asian Weekly Asian Americans have fought for the United States for as far back as the 19th century,

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: 2012, 2014, Afghanistan, Army Pvt, Asian Americans, Carlos Orozco, Chinese American, Fountain Valley, Harry Lew, Iraq War, Jacob Jacoby, Lance Cpl, Lance Cpt, Los Angeles County, New York, Santa Clara, Seattle, Three Marines, Tim Hsia, Vietnamese American Marine, Vol 31 No 17 | April 21 - April 27, West Point Academy, World Wars, letter

House and Senate approve repeal of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

June 24, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The House of Representatives and Senate Armed Services Committee approved a repeal of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, regarding homosexuals in the military, late last month.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2008, 2010, Asian American Justice Center, Dan Choi, Iraq War, Vol 29 No 26 | June 26 - July 2

Column: Bush and Watada: two intertwining stories

November 19, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Oct. 2, Ehren Watada was discharged from the U.S. Army under “other than honorable conditions.” Ehren is the Asian American Army officer who refused to deploy to Iraq because he claimed the war was illegal.

Filed Under: Column: You Talkin' to Me? Tagged With: 2009, Asian American, Charles Duelfer, Eagle Scout, Ehren Watada, Fort Lewis, Gulf War, Iraq War, Northwest Asian Weekly, Obama, Perhaps Watada, Seattle, Texas Rangers, United States, Vietnam War, Vol 28 No 48 | November 21 - November 27, WMD

Editorial: Clinton a good choice for top diplomat

December 6, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Thank goodness President-elect Obama has been thinking. Northwest Asian Weekly supports Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State-designate.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2008, Condeleeza Rice, Editorial Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Iraq War, Northwest Asian Weekly, President Bill Clinton, President-elect Obama, United States, vol 27 no 50 | December 6 - December 12

NWAW editorial: Clinton a good choice for top diplomat

December 4, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Thank goodness President-elect Obama has been thinking. Northwest Asian Weekly supports Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State-designate …

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: Condeleeza Rice, Hillary Clinton, Iraq War, NWAW, Northwest Asian Weekly, Obama, President Bill Clinton, President-elect Obama, United States, editorial

Scholarly points of view on how the candidates fare internationally

November 1, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

For our election coverage, Northwest Asian Weekly asked professors Dr. David Bachman and Dr. Laurie J. Sears at the University of Washington to share some of their personal thoughts and opinions on the presidential candidates.

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: 2008, Africa, American Democracy, Bachman It, China, Chinese Canadian, David Bachman, Indonesian American, International Studies, Iraq War, Jackson School, Middle East, Northwest Asian Weekly, Obama, Sears Southeast Asia, Southeast Asians, UW, vol 27 no 45 | November 1 - November 7

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