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Ex-NYC cop apologizes in stairwell shooting death

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By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – A former New York City police officer convicted of accidentally shooting an unarmed man in the stairwell of a public housing […]

Newly elected SeaTac City council member ready for real work to begin

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Peter Kwon has taken over 100 meetings since he became an official member of the SeaTac City Council this past January. A newcomer to […]

EDITORIAL: Time to heal and move on

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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 […]

Asian Americans debate support for convicted NYC cop, Peter Liang

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By Deepti Hajela Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In a nation accustomed to demonstrations over police shootings of unarmed Black men, this was something completely different: more than 10,000 […]

Asian American NYC officer guilty of manslaughter

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By Colleen Long and Jennifer Peltz Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A rookie police officer who shot an unarmed man dead in a darkened public housing stairwell was convicted […]

In U.S., Asian night markets bring taste of the old and new

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By Christine Armario Associated Press WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) — Beneath the giant red sign illuminating the Asian Garden Mall in Southern California, slabs of jumbo, white squid are seared on a smoky […]

EDITORIAL: We support raising Washington state’s legal smoking age to 21

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Have you ever driven down the street or walked through a public area only to spot someone who looks way too young to be smoking? Have you had to move […]

George Leing new rep for RNC

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George Leing is Colorado’s new representative to the Republican National Committee. Leing lost his bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Jared Polis in 2014. Leing will fill the remainder of Mike […]

“Mojin: The Lost Legend”

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By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Wu Ershan’s “Mojin: The Lost Legend” opens with a frantic action sequence inside an ancient tomb. In the far-reaching tradition of Hong Kong cinema, […]