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Nurse, now Ebola free, receives thanks from Obama

November 1, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jessica Gresko Associated Press BETHESDA, Maryland (AP) — A nurse who caught Ebola while caring for a Dallas patient who died of the disease walked out of a Washington-area hospital virus-free Friday and into open arms.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, Amber Vinson, Anthony Fauci, Associated Press, BETHESDA, Josh Earnest, Kent Brantly, Liberia, NIH, New York, Nina Pham, Oval Office, President Barack Obama, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Thomas Eric Duncan, United States, Vol 33 No 45 | November 1 - November 7, White House

EDITORIAL: Clear a path for your brother

March 6, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

President Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative, which he announced last week, is a well-named first step in a lofty goal — calling on everyone to embrace the much needed empowerment of boys and young men of color. Things turn out so much better when we take care of each other. Now that we’ve seen a […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2013, 2014, Oval Office, President Obama, Vol 33 No 11 | March 8 - March 14, poverty

President Obama meets Japanese American World War II veterans

February 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Feb. 18, President Obama met with seven surviving Japanese American World War II veterans, all in their 90s, to thank them in person for their service.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, Congressional Gold Medal, Executive Order, Infantry Battalion, Military Intelligence Service, Oval Office, Pearl Harbor, President Obama, President Roosevelt, Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, Vol 33 No 9 | February 22 - February 28

Obama hosts Japan PM amid tensions in Asia

March 2, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Pennington The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama welcomed Japan’s new prime minister to the White House on Friday, Feb. 22, pledging continued close economic cooperation and a shared determination to mount a strong response to a North Korean nuclear test.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Asia, Beijing, China, Joe Hinrichs, North Korean, Obama, Oval Office, Security Council, Shinzo Abe, State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Tokyo, United States, Vol 32 No 10 | March 2 - March 8, WASHINGTON, White House, japan

10th in line to succeed the president

May 9, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

When Gary Locke’s grandfather came to the United States in the late 19th century to work as a houseboy, he would never have imagined that his grandson would rise to become such a powerful and visible politician in both Washington state and Washington, D.C.

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: Asian American, Chinese American, Chloe Billingslea, Despite Locke, Eagle Scout, Fred Kiga, Governor Gary Locke, Kathleen Sebelius, Mimi Gan, Northwest Asian Weekly, Oval Office, Seattle, Seeing President Obama, State Hillary Clinton, United States, Wade Lee, White House, vol 28 no 20 | May 9 - May 15

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