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Energy Secretary Chu to step down

February 9, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Daly The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Energy Secretary Steven Chu, who won a Nobel Prize in physics but came under questioning for his handling of a solar energy loan, is stepping down.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, 2011, 2013, BP, Byron Dorgan, Christine Gregoire, Energy Department, Energy Secretary Chu, Jennifer Granholm, Mexico, Michigan Gov, North Dakota Sen, Obama Chu, President Barack Obama, Steven Chu, United States, Vol 32 No 7 | February 9 - February 15, Yucca Mountain, letter

EDITORIAL: Obama is best for U.S.

October 18, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

During this week’s debate, Mitt Romney got a few things right about President Obama. Obama promised to reform the United States’ immigration policies during his first term. He hasn’t. He promised to improve the economy and cut down the deficit. He failed to meet his goals. At best, he scores a C+ on the economy.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: Barack Obama, CEO, DREAM, Eric Shinseki, Hilda Solis, Mitt Romney, Secretaries Ken Salazar, Sonia Sotomayor, Steven Chu, Supreme Court, Though President Obama, United States, Vol 31 No 43 | October 20 - October 26, gary locke

APIs sound off on Obama

May 17, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Compiled by Staff Northwest Asian Weekly This month, for API Heritage Month,

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: 2012, API, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, CEO, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, FORCE, Northwest Asian Weekly, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Seattle, Steven Chu, Suzanne Pak, Tamiko Nimura, Vietnamese, Vol 31 No 21 | May 19 - May 25, technology

The top 10 Asian achievements of 2009

December 30, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This year, Anh “Joseph” Cao became the first Vietnamese American to serve in the U.S. Congress. He represents Louisiana’s 2nd congressional district, which covers New Orleans. He is the first Republican to serve that district since 1890. Rep. Cao drew criticism from fellow party members after he cast the sole Republican vote for the house’s health care bill (HR-3962). Rep. Cao serves on the Homeland Security, Transportation, and Infrastructure, and Oversight and Government Reform committees.

Filed Under: Features, Community News, National News, World News Tagged With: 2009, 2010, Anh Joseph Cao, Asian American, Chinese American, Filipino, Homeland Security, India, Judy Chu, Meira Kumar, New Orleans, Nobel Prize, Secretary Locke, Steven Chu, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Vietnamese American, Vol 29 No 1 | January 2 - January 8, gary locke

Secretary Chu takes tour with Sen. Murray

August 20, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Aug. 7, Sen. Patty Murray invited Dr. Steven Chu to tour the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2009, Chinese American, DOE, Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Nobel Prize, Patty Murray, Steven Chu, vol 28 no 35 | August 22 - August 28

Commentary: Steven Chu: smart policy, not politics

December 17, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

President-elect Barack Obama’s appointment of Steven Chu as Energy Secretary reaffirms his commitment to change our national energy policy and make the development of alternative energy sources a top priority …

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: Asian Americans, China, Commentary Steven Chu, Deloitte Touche, Energy Secretary, FBI, Gov. Richardson, Lawrence Laboratory, Los Alamos Laboratory, MIT, New American Media, Northwest Asian Weekly, President-elect Barack Obama, Seattle, Steven Chu, Wen Ho Lee, commentary, george koo

Chu is Obama’s pick for Energy secretary

December 11, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu is President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for Energy secretary.

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2008, China, Chinese American, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, New York City, Nobel Prize-winning, Obama, President-elect Barack Obama, Steven Chu, United States, Vol 27 No 51 | December 13 - December 19

NWAW editorial: It’s been a good week for Asian Americans

December 11, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

First, Gen. Shinseki was nominated by President-elect Obama to be the next Veterans Affairs secretary. Steven Chu was also nominated as Energy secretary. Then we learned that Anh “Joseph” Cao made history in Louisiana by becoming the first Vietnamese American to serve in Congress. To finish off the week, Yahoo top dog Qi Lu was hired by Microsoft to run its online services business, a prestigious position …

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: Anh Joseph Cao, Asian Americans, Census Bureau, Iraq, Joseph Cao, NWAW, Obama, President-elect Obama, Qi Lu, Seattle Times, Steven Chu, United States, Veterans Affairs, Vietnamese American, editorial, gary locke

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