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Kamala Harris seeks review after recent shootings by police

January 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Don Thompson Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s attorney general stepped into the national debate over the recent slayings of unarmed civilians by police on Monday, calling for a review by her agency and promising to lead a public dialogue. Kamala Harris, the first minority to hold the state’s highest law enforcement office, […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, DNA, Education, Human Services, India, Jamaica, Jerry Brown, Los Angeles Unified School District, New York, Norman Bernstein, Pat Brown, SACRAMENTO, San Francisco Police Chief Gregory Suhr, Vol 34 No 3 | January 10 - January 16, Wall Street, attention

California bill reignites affirmative action fight

May 3, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Juliet Williams Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Nearly 20 years after California became the first state to ban the use of race and ethnicity in college admissions, a proposal to reinstate affirmative action has sparked a backlash that is forging a new divide in the state’s powerful Democratic Party and creating opportunity for […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, Asian Americans, Assemblyman Al Muratsutchi, Chinese American, Ed Hernandez, Karthick Ramakrishnan, Latino Assembly, National Asian American Survey, Pete Wilson, Peter Kuo, President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, Republican Gov, SACRAMENTO, San Francisco Bay Area, Supreme Court, Ted Lieu, Three Asian American, Vol 33 No 19 | May 3 - May 9

Calif. man charged with threatening Sen. Leland Yee

February 23, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Don Thompson The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Santa Clara man was charged Friday, Feb. 15 with possessing assault weapons, explosives, and bomb-making materials after the California Highway Patrol tracked an e-mailed death threat sent to Democratic state Sen. Leland Yee of San Francisco.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, CHP, California Highway Patrol, Everett Basham, Jenny Brandt, Leland Yee, Officer Sean Kennedy, Protective Services Division, SACRAMENTO, San Francisco, Santa Clara County, Vietnamese, Vol 32 No 9 | February 23 - March 1, letter

California governor Brown signs ban on shark fin trade

October 15, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Judy Lin The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s governor announced Friday, Oct. 7, that he signed a bill banning the sale, trade, and possession of shark fins to protect the world’s dwindling shark population.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, 2013, Asia, Bo Derek, California Legislature, China, Guam, Humane Society International, Jennifer Fearing, Jerry Brown, NBA, SACRAMENTO, United States, Vol 30 No 42 | October 15 - October 21, Yao Ming

California lawmakers pass bill banning shark fin trade

September 17, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Don Thompson The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Californa (AP) — California’s Legislature sent Gov. Jerry Brown a bill seeking to ban the sale, trade, or possession of shark fins on Tuesday, over the objections of two senators who called the measure racist because the fins are used in a soup considered a delicacy in some […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, Asia, Assemblyman Paul Fong, Bo Derek, Carol Liu, Chinese Americans, Christine Kehoe, Evan Westrup, National Marine Fisheries Service, Republican Sen, SACRAMENTO, Ted Lieu, Tony Strickland, United States, Vol 30 No 38 | September 17 - September 23, culture, language

Asian American lawmakers demand Limbaugh apology

February 3, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh’s imitation of Chinese President Hu Jintao’s speech has stirred a backlash among

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, Asian Americans, Bob Costas, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Clear Channel Communications Inc, Gabrielle Giffords, Glenn Beck, Jim Rome, New York Assemblywoman Grace Meng, Premiere Radio Networks Inc, Pro Flowers, Queens Democrat, Rush Limbaugh, Ryan Seacrest, SACRAMENTO, San Francisco, Sean Hannity, Sid Caesar, Sleep Train, United States, Vol 30 No 6 | February 5 - February 11

Calif. bill would ease sale of Asian rice noodles

June 3, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Restaurants and vendors could sell Asian rice noodles at room temperature without fear of being shut down due to health concerns

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, Bay Area, Korean, Kun Wo Food Product Inc, Leland Yee, Los Angeles, Public Health, Ron Owens, SACRAMENTO, San Francisco, Vol 29 No 23 | June 5 - June 11, Willa Liu, Zi Cheng Liu

Calif. bill would honor WWII internment challenger

May 27, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers united on May 20 to honor a man who challenged the World War II internment of

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2008, 2010, Assemblyman Warren Furutani, Barbara Boxer, Democrat Sandre Swanson, Japanese Americans, Lakewood Democrat, President Bill Clinton, President Franklin Delano Roosevelts Executive Order, Ronald Reagan, SACRAMENTO, San Francisco, San Rafael, Several Democratic, Tule Lake, Vol 29 No 22 | May 29 - June 4, WWII

Sacramento charters school focusing on Hmong

March 24, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — School board trustees have approved a Sacramento charter campus focusing on Hmong children.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2010, SACRAMENTO, Vol 29 No 13 | March 27 - April 2, Yav Pem Suab Academy, language

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