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Candidate apologizes for remarks about Vietnamese Americans

April 8, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By  Christian Hill The Register-Guard EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Faye Stewart, the East Lane County, Oregon commissioner who is running for the U.S. Senate, has apologized for remarks condemned by some Vietnamese Americans as insensitive and dehumanizing. Stewart made the remarks at a March 10 forum at George Fox University in Newberg for the candidates […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, Daily Caller, Dan Laschober, Earl Blumenauer, East Lane County, Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy, Faye Stewart, Kevin Stine, Nhu Le, Rose City, Sam Carpenter, San Diego, United States, VOL 35 NO 15 | APRIL 9 – APRIL 15, Vietnamese Americans, culture, social media

Thailand’s largest seafood company abandons tuna merger

December 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Marcy Gordon AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Chicken of the Sea and Bumble Bee have called off their proposed merger after the Obama administration told the companies it would hurt competition in the U.S. canned tuna market. The Justice Department announced that the deal, announced a year ago between Thailand’s largest seafood company […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer, Beach Cliff, Bumble Bee Foods, John West, King Oscar, Obama, Petit Navire, San Diego, South Korea, Thai Union, Thailand, Vol 34 No 51 | December 12 - December 18, Wild Selections

Top 10 scams targeting seniors

September 25, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Financial scams targeting seniors have become so prevalent that they’re now considered “the crime of the 21st century.” Why? Because seniors are thought to have a significant amount of money sitting in their accounts. Financial scams also often go unreported or can be difficult to prosecute, so they’re considered a “low-risk” crime. However, they’re devastating to […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: 2008, 2015, Adult Protective Services, Bernie Madoff, County Assessor, Eldercare Locator, FDA, IRS, San Diego, Vol 34 No 40 | September 26 - October 2, Western Union, adoption, letter

Welcoming 4,000 new citizens July 1-4 to celebrate Independence Day — Naturalization ceremonies across the country and at Seattle Center

July 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will celebrate the nation’s 239th birthday by welcoming more than 4,000 new U.S. citizens at over 50 naturalization ceremonies across the country July 1-4. “As we celebrate Independence Day, we welcome over 4,000 new Americans who will be able to enjoy all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of U.S. […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, George Washington, Independence Day Naturalization, Miami, Mount Vernon, New Orleans, New York Public Library, San Diego, Seattle Center, USCIS, Vol 34 No 28 | July 4 - July 10, social media

George Takei’s musical ‘Allegiance’ finally gets to Broadway

February 13, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mark Kennedy AP Drama Writer NEW YORK (AP) — George Takei is next boldly going somewhere special — to Broadway. The “Star Trek” star’s personal and heartfelt show about Japanese-Americans imprisoned during World War II has found a spot on the Great White Way this fall with him in a starring role. “It is […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, National News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, Big Band, David Henry Hwang, George Takei, Jay Kuo, Les Miserables, Los Angeles, Marc Acito, San Diego, Seattle, Shubert Theatre, Skid Row, Stafford Arima, Telly Leung, Vol 34 No 8 | February 14 - February 20, social media

Asians slower to seek immigration protection

February 7, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Amy Taxin Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Asians have been slower to sign up for President Barack Obama’s reprieve for young immigrants in the country illegally, and community advocates are ramping up efforts to reach thousands more who are eligible for his expanded immigration plan.<!–more–> Many advocates have blamed the paltry turnout among […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, Anoop Prasad, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Associated Press, Korean, Los Angeles, Migration Policy Institute, President Barack Obama, San Diego, San Francisco, Seth Ronquillo, Tiffany Panlilio, Tom Wong, Vol 34 No 7 | February 7 - February 13, Washington-based Pew Research Center, Young Asians, social media

Book on history of protests in China released

August 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Jessica Chen Weiss, born and raised in Seattle, has written a book, Powerful Patriots: Nationalist Protest in China’s Foreign Relations, about the history of anti-foreign protests in China from 1985 to 2012. Weiss has interviewed over 170 people for this book and has spent about 14 months on field research. Powerful Patriots discusses anti-foreign protests […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, 2014, China, Chinese, Foreign Relations, Jessica Chen Weiss, Powerful Patriots, San Diego, Seattle, Stanford University, Vol 33 No 33 | August 9 - August 15, Yale University

China investigating Microsoft in monopoly case

August 2, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Joe McDonald AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s anti-monopoly agency announced an investigation Tuesday of Microsoft Corp., stepping up regulatory pressure on foreign technology companies.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2010, 2014, Apple Inc, Beijing, China, Chinese, Denmark, Edward Snowden, Hong Kong, Last August, National Security Agency, Qualcomm Inc, San Diego, United States, Vol 33 No 32 | August 2 - August 8, technology

Two busted in cocaine scheme appear in Seattle federal court

April 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Two suspects arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made their initial appearance March 27 in Seattle federal court on charges they conspired to distribute more than 60 pounds of cocaine.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, Blaine Border Enforcement Security Task Force, British Columbia, Canada, Customs Enforcement, Harminder Singh Rai, San Diego, Seattle, Tuan Van Dang, United States, Vol 33 No 15 | April 5 - April 11

Seattle artist straddles cultural edges, comes up ‘cute’

February 20, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2014, Dragon Ball, Emerald City Comicon, Enfu Cute Grit, International District, Japanese Kanji, Ken Taya, Los Angeles, Marino Saito, Monkey Wind, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Northwest, San Diego, Scribblenauts Unmasked, Seattle Seahawks, United States, Vol 33 No 9 | February 22 - February 28

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