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NWAW’s Tech and Innovation Awardee — Weihua Zhang builds bridges across Pacific with largest tech companies in East Asia

February 26, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Chris Kenji Beer Northwest Asian Weekly In the last piece from this series, you read how entrepreneur Naveen Jain came from a humble upbringing in India to become one of the captains of the tech industry in the region. Weihua “Wayne” Zhang’s career takes a different path from Jain’s. Zhang is Northwest Asian Weekly’s […]

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: 2016, CMGE, China Mobile Games Enterprise, China Unicom, Chris Lee, Jain Zhang, Keith Grinstein, Korean, NWAW, Naveen Jain, Nextel International, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Software Publishing, Princeton University, Rich Tong, Seattle, Steven Woo, Vol 35 No 9 | February 27 - March 4, Weihua Wayne Zhang, gary locke

EDITORIAL: What? There’s an Asian American history?

May 8, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This week, The Princetonian, the newspaper of Princeton University, reported that the school has hired its first professor in Asian American history. Class begins in 2015. The most newsworthy aspect to this story is that until now this Ivy League school didn’t offer Asian American history. Princeton is late to the party, but it is […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Adding Asians, Admitting Mr, Asian Americans, California Supreme Court, Chinese Exclusion Act, Gabriel Jack Chin, George Vashon, Hong Yeng Chang, India, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Princeton University, Takuji Yamashita, United States, Vol 33 No 20 | May 10 - May 16, Washington Supreme Court

Top Contributor: Bjong Wolf Yeigh — New UW chancellor has high ambitions

October 24, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Imana Gunawan Northwest Asian Weekly University of Washington Bothell’s new chancellor Bjong Wolf Yeigh has ambitions for both his new institution and for its students, the majority of whom identify with underrepresented minority groups. “In the end, when we’re successful with all the things that we’re doing, I would like to see University of […]

Filed Under: Profiles, Education, Community News Tagged With: 2013, 2014, Ana Marie Cauce, Bjong Wolf Yeigh, Bjong Wolf Yeigh Photo, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Norwich University, Princeton University, SUNYIT, Seattle, Stanford University, Top Contributors 2013, UWB, United States, Vol 32 No 44 | October 26 - November 1, Yale University

COMMENTARY: Do elite colleges in the nation discriminate against Asians?

February 10, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mark Lee Northwest Asian Weekly January 16 was a federal holiday celebrating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.  King’s legacy upholds the principle that all people, regardless of race or creed, should be treated as equals. In a democratic society, education should function as the great equalizer.

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2012, Asian Americans, Associated Press, Chinese, Civil Rights, Daniel Golden, Education, Ivy League, Jesse Washington, Jian Li, Mark Lee, Martin Luther King Jr., Princeton University, SAT, Uwe Reinhardt, Vol 31 No 7 | February 11 - February 17, Wall Street Journal

Rachel Wong wants to be more than an idol — Chinese American performs to promote debut album

October 27, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Rachel Wong will not win American Idol, but that’s fine by her. The 23-year-old singer/songwriter hopes to represent Asian American women in music as she is pursuing her passion. Without a record deal, Wong wrote, performed, and is now promoting her debut album, “Curtain Fall.”

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Profiles Tagged With: 2010, 2011, Although Wong, American Idol, Asian Americans, Chinese American, Curtain Fall, Jason Cruz, John Mayer, John Wakayama Carey, Lauryn Hill, Northwest Asian Weekly, Princeton University, Rachel Wong, Seattle, Vol 30 No 44 | October 29 - November 4, social media

Judge Chin confirmed for landmark position

April 29, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jocelyn Chui Northwest Asian Weekly U.S. District Judge Denny Chin was confirmed as a second circuit judge by a 98–0 vote by the U.S. Senate on April 22, making him the only active Asian Pacific American (APA) federal appellate court judge. It has been more than five years since an APA has served anywhere […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2010, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific American, Chinatown, Chinese American, District Judge Denny Chin, Fordham University, Hong Kong, Jocelyn Chui, Judge Chin, NAPABA, New York City, President Barack Obama, Princeton University, Senate Judiciary Committee, United States, Vol 29 No 18 | May 1 - May 8

Editorial: Confirmation of Denny Chin to open doors for APAs

April 29, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

More than six months after President Obama nominated him, Judge Denny Chin has finally been confirmed by a vote of 98–0 for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which covers New York, Connecticut …

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2010, APA, Asian American Justice Center, Asian Americans, Bernard Maddoff, Chinatown, Chinese, Hong Kong, Judge Denny Chin, New York City, Ninth Circuit, President Obama, Princeton University, Second Circuit, Supreme Court, Thurgood Marshall, Vol 29 No 18 | May 1 - May 8

Madoff judge Denny Chin nominated to appeals court?

September 17, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW YORK (AP) — The White House plans to nominate the judge who presided over the Bernard Madoff case to the appeals court that Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor served on, Sen. Charles Schumer said on Sept. 9.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, Bernard Madoff, Circuit Court, District Judge Denny Chin, FBI, General Electric Co, Google, Hong Kong, New York Stock Exchange, Operation Candyman Internet, President Clinton, Princeton University, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Vol 28 No 39 | September 19 - September 25, Wall Street, White House, Yet Chin

Commentary: Where are the Asian American federal judges?

July 30, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination and pending confirmation as U.S. Supreme Court associate justice marks a significant milestone for the U.S. Hispanic population. By anyone’s measure, Sotomayor has lived an incredibly compelling life, from being born to Puerto Rican immigrants and growing up in the South Bronx public housing projects to graduating from Princeton University at the top of her class and presiding as a highly respected federal judge.

Filed Under: Opinion, Commentaries Tagged With: Asian American Supreme Court, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific Islander Americans, District Courts, President Obama, Princeton University, Puerto Rican, Rommel Deleon Clemente, Sonia Sotomayor, South Bronx, WWII, attention, vol 28 no 32 | August 1 - August 7

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