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EDITORIAL: Want police diversity? Members of API community need to cop to it

May 26, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

As people around the city of Seattle and the nation celebrated and observed Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month, the topic of diversity and API representation in the Seattle Police Department (SPD)’s top ranks entered my mind. A study entitled “An Assessment of the Seattle Police Department’s Community Engagement: Through Recruitment, Hiring, and Training” released […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2016, API, Alan Sugiyama, Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month, King County Sheriff, SPD, Seattle Police Department, United States, VOL 35 NO 22 | MAY 28 – JUNE 3, letter

Chinese West Point grad from Issaquah

May 21, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Edric Zhan’s motto is “Work hard, play hard, and take care of each other.” Ranked 12th in his class, Zhan will be graduating from the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point in late May. This is very rare for a Chinese American. In fact, according to graduation statistics […]

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: Andy Wang, Asian Americans, China, Chinese American, Edric Zahn, Edric Zhan, International Baccalaureate, Linda Leong, Mandarin Garden, Skyline High School, USMA, United States, VOL 35 NO 21 | MAY 21 – MAY 27, Von Bargen, West Point, letter

Gene Moy dances his way to 99 with passion and joy

April 14, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Receiving President Obama’s congratulatory letter, Gene Moy celebrated his 99th birthday with many female friends on April 7 at the Renton Senior Activity Center (RSAC). Moy is impressive for his age. With no shortness of breath (typical in many seniors), he stands tall and fit, talks clearly, and smiles […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: Beacon Hill, Cambridge University, Cari Murotani, Cari Murotani Receiving President Obama, China, Chinese Americans, DNA, Gene Moy, New York Times, Northwest Asian Weekly, Public Health Nutrition, RSAC, Receiving President Obama, Scientific American, Seattle, United States, attention, letter

The thin blue line: SPD struggles with recruiting API community members

April 7, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Police brutality, misconduct, and shootings have dominated news headlines in the past few years and Seattle has been no exception.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: API, Al Sugiyama, Although Asians, Andrew Kim, CPC, International District, John Williams, Mike Fields, Native American, SPD, Sarah Baker, Seattle Chapter President, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Seattle Police Department, United States, letter

EDITORIAL: Victory for champions of charter schools

April 7, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Gov. Jay Inslee announced that he would not veto the public charter school bill, and he let it become law April 2. The new public charter school law ensures Summit Public Schools’ students in Seattle’s International District and Tacoma will continue to thrive. In a letter explaining his decision, Inslee said he remains concerned about […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Chinese, Filipino, International District, Jay Inslee, Seattle, South King Street, Summit Public Schools, Summit Sierra, VOL 35 NO 15 | APRIL 9 – APRIL 15, Washington State Supreme Court, attention, letter

JACL demands APIs in top SPD ranks

April 1, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

FROM JACL PRESIDENT: To the Honorable Mayor Ed Murray, the Honorable Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole, and the Honorable Seattle City Councilmembers: The Seattle Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), the nation’s oldest and largest Asian American civil rights organization, is deeply alarmed by the lack of Asian Pacific Islander (API) representation in the […]

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: API, African American, Alan Sugiyama Community Leader, Asian American, Baker Japanese American Citizens League Seattle Chapter President Response, Community Leader, Dear Ms, Deputy Chief Carmen Best, Donnie Chin, Honorable Mayor Ed Murray, Honorable Seattle City Councilmembers, International District, JACL, Japanese American Citizens League, SPD, Seattle Chapter President, Seattle Police Department, letter

EDITORIAL: Time to heal and move on

March 31, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

It’s a tragedy. An innocent life cut short, and ended unexpectedly. What happened to Akai Gurley was a tragedy. Former NYPD officer Peter Liang, who was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter on Feb. 11 for shooting and killing Gurley, an unarmed Black man, should not face any prison time. That was the recommendation of the […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2016, Akai Gurley, Black Lives Matter, Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun, Charles Barron, Chinese American, Eric Garner, Ken Thompson, Michael Brown, New York City, Peter Liang, Staten Island, Vol 35 No 14 | April 2 - April 8, Walter Scott, letter

EDITORIAL: We support Cornell students in their demand for Asian American studies major

March 18, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This week, students are banding together, calling themselves Asian Pacific Americans for Action (APAA) at Cornell University, and demanding that Asian American Studies, Latino/a Studies, and American Indian studies are offered as majors by the end of 2016. The campaign, thus far, involves a student assembly meeting scheduled March 10, a petition of support, and […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2016, APAA, American Indians, Asian American Studies Program, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Black Americans, Casey Breznick, China, Cornell Review, Cornell University, Latino Americans, culture, letter

New online service give Wash. residents an SSN card replacement

February 19, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The United States Social Security Administration announced the expansion of its online services for Washington state residents. Residents can use the my Social Security (mySS) portal to replace Social Security Number (SSN) card requests. This will allow the residents to replace their SSN card without a need to visit a Social Security office and allow […]

Filed Under: Features, Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2016, SSN, Social Security, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26, letter

Suicide of student triggers protests over castes in southern India

January 30, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Shouting slogans and holding placards, hundreds of students on Jan. 19 angrily protested the death of an Indian student who, along with four others, was barred from using some facilities at his university in the southern tech-hub of Hyderabad. The protesters accused Hyderabad University’s vice chancellor along with a federal minister of unfairly […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, Bandaru Dattatreya, Education Ministry, Hyderabad University, India, Rohith Vemula, TV, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, attention, letter

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