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Loophole in immigration law

March 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jenn Fang Northwest Asian Weekly By his own admission, Adam Thomas Crapser has had a difficult journey; but through it all, he has worked hard to create what he calls a “a semblance of a ‘normal’ life”. In 1979, Adam arrived in the United States with his older sister as a transnational and transracial […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Adam Crapser, Adam Thomas Crapser, Asian Americans, CCA, Child Citizenship Act, Gazillion Strong, Gazillion Voices Radio, Jenn Fang, Kevin Vollmers, Korean American, Shin Song Hyuk, US, United States, Vol 34 No 11 | March 7 - March 13, adoption, language

A-pop! Fresh news off the boat! — New TV series, Margaret Cho, and Ansari fights back

January 30, 2015 By Vivian Nguyen

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly We’re only a month into the New Year, but things have certainly started off with a bang in pop culture! Read on for the monthly news roundup for all things Asian and entertainment these last few weeks.

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2015, ABC, Actress Constance Wu, Aziz Ansari, Charlie Hebdo, Given Cho, Golden Globes, Indian American, Korean American, New Year, North Korean, Northwest Asian Weekly, Paris, Producer Nahnatchka Khan, Randall Park, Vol 34 No 6 | January 31 - February 6, margaret cho

Top 10 API Athletes of 2014, NWAW’s end-of-year round-up

January 5, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

It was another stellar year for API sports. …

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2014, API, Asian Americans, China, Doug Baldwin, Heisman Trophy, Korean American, Manny Pacquiao, Marcus Mariota, NWAW, Seattle Seahawks, Sochi Winter Olympics, South Korea, Super Bowl, Team Canada, World Series

Cheryl Lee and BuWon Yoon recognized

December 29, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On December 12, 2014, Cheryl Lee and BuWon Yoon were recognized for their services to the Korean American community by the S. Korea  government in a ceremony at the Ko-Am TV station in Federal Way by Moon Duk-ho, the Consul General of the Republic of Korea for Seattle. Yoon was awarded the National Medal of […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Cheryl Lee, Consul General, Korean American, Moon Duk-ho, Seattle, World Korean Day

COMMENTARY: E-cigarettes and the API community

November 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Reid Mukai For Northwest Asian Weekly Cigarette smoking is a public health issue of particular concern to the Asian-Pacific Islander (API) population. According to Oakland-based Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy and Leadership (APPEAL), tobacco smoking is associated with three of the top killers of Asian Americans nationwide: heart disease, cancer and stroke.

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2014, API, APPEAL, American Lung Association, Asian Americans, Big Tobacco, Chinese, Herbert Gilbert, Hon Lik, Korean American, Pacific Islanders, Pearl Ridge Shopping Center, Public Health, Reid Mukai, Seattle, Tobacco Control, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 48 | November 22 - November 28

Kerry says no apology to North Korea to free Americans

November 1, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Pennington Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday urged North Korea to release two detained Americans to build goodwill with the United States, but ruled out providing a U.S. apology to Pyongyang to win their freedom.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Associated Press, Jeffrey Fowle, Kenneth Bae, Korean American, Korean Peninsula, Matthew Miller, North Korean, South Korean, State John Kerry, United States, Vol 33 No 45 | November 1 - November 7

Diversity at the top — Andy Hwang gets to be the man in blue

October 9, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly When Andy Hwang was a kid growing up in Olympia, listening to the blare of sirens

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Andy Hwang, Korean American, Last March, Northwest Asian Weekly, OPD, Olympia Police Department, Seattle University, Thurston County Sherriff, Vol 33 No 42 | October 11 - October 17, Zachariah Bryan, culture

US man in North Korea given 6 years of hard labor

September 20, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea’s Supreme Court on Sunday sentenced a 24-year-old American man to six years of hard labor for entering the country illegally to commit espionage.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Aijalon Gomes, DPRK, Democratic People, Eddie Yong Su Jun, Following Sunday, Former President Bill Clinton, Jeffrey Fowle, Jen Psaki, Jimmy Carter, Korean American, Matthew Miller, New Jersey-based, North Korean, Robert King, Russian President Vladimir Putin, State Department, Uri Tours, Vol 33 No 39 | September 20 - September 26

Diversity at the top — Seattle’s first Asian American female deputy mayor — Hyeok Kim works as liaison for the city’s communities

September 11, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly She works as the eyes and ears for Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and likes engaging with people. Mayor Murray

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Andrea Akita, Asian Americans, Hyeok Kim, James Tabafunda, Korean American, Mayor Murray, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islander, Phi Beta Kappa, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, South Korea, Thomas Jefferson High School, Tomiko Santos, United States, Vol 33 No 38 | September 13 - September 19, poverty

VOICES FROM THE YOUTH: Empowerment through entertainment

September 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Clarissa Fe O’Francia SYLP In movies, Asian Americans are portrayed either as the brainiac nerd or the token kung fu- knowing henchman. Is that who we are in real life? Of course not. Ever since Asian Americans started appearing in Hollywood films, there has been a false and cringe-worthy view of Asians engraved into […]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2014, Asian Americans, Asian Music Festival, Asian Pacific Islander American, Clara Chung, David Choi, Kollaboration Seattle, Korean American, Marketing Director Aaron Yeung, New York, North American, SYLP, SYLP 2014, Vol 33 No 37 | September 6 - September 12, social media

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