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API leaders tackle local communities’ considerations and concerns at briefing

January 29, 2016 By James Tabafunda

With the general election set for Nov. 8, Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) leaders join presidential candidates in making sure key issues are brought up for public debate.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, APIA, APIC, Asia Pacific Cultural Center, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Governor Inslee, Hmong American, James Tabafunda, Keiro Northwest Chief Operating Officer Janice Deguchi, Lua Pritchard, Mee Moua, Minnesota Legislature, Northwest Asian Weekly, OK, Syria, Vietnam, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, Washington Telephone Assistance Program

Jeb Bush sees similarities in his foreign policy and his dad’s

January 23, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Jeb Bush believes he’s got the best prescription for American foreign policy, from his strategies for deterring North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, to destroying the Islamic State.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, AIDS, Afghanistan, CORALVILLE, Iraq, Islamic State, Israel, Jeb Bush, Middle East, North Korea, Persian Gulf War, President Barack Obama, South Carolina Sen, Syria, Ted Cruz, United States, Vol 35 No 4 | January 23 - January 29, White House

Connecticut groups say they’re ready for more refugees

January 9, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Alaine Griffin Hartford Courant HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Amid growing debate over the country’s immigration policies in the aftermath of recent terrorist attacks, Connecticut is preparing for a new wave of refugees who will arrive here in 2016. “There’s been overwhelming support recently from churches, mosques, individuals, people calling saying, ‘We want to help […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Bloomberg Politics, Catholic Charities, Chris George, Congo, David Dearborn, Erika Mendelsohn, Eritrea, Hartford Courant, Homeland Security, IRIS, Integrated Refugee Immigrant Services, Jama Ahmed, Jenny Velecela, South Sudan, Syria, United States, Vol 35 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, Washington Post

Iraqi refugees carve out new home in Alabama

January 9, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Casey Toner Al.com MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — On the run from a death threat, Ahmed Mohammed won’t look back. And why would he? The 39-year-old Iraqi refugee and his family — Sunni Muslims — have found a home in Mobile, Ala., after they spent four years without a country. Before they fled, Mohammed worked […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, 2016, Ahmed Hameed, Ahmed Mohammed, Catholic Social Services, China, Homeland Security, India, Iraq War, Iraqi-style Baklava, Mobile Regional Airport, Monsignor Michael Farmer, North Dakota, Republican Rep, Robert Bentley, Sunni Muslims, Syria, Vietnam, Vol 35 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, Yemen

500 Rohingya from Myanmar land in Indonesia

May 17, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Margie Mason and Robin McDowell Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP)  — Boats carrying more than 500 members of Myanmar’s long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim community washed ashore in western Indonesia on Sunday, with some people in need of medical attention, officials and a nonprofit organization said. They warned that thousands more are believed to be stranded […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Ali Kotarumalos, Arakan Project, Associated Press, Chris Lewa, Indonesia, JAKARTA, Malacca Straits, Malaysia, Muhammad Juned, Myanmar, North Korea, Rashid Ahmed, Risky Hidayat, Steve Hamilton, Syria, Thailand, Vietnam War, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22, attention

Horror in Japan as video purports to show hostage beheaded

February 8, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Elain Kurtenbach and Karin Laub Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Appalled and saddened by news of journalist Kenji Goto’s purported beheading by Islamic State extremists, Japan ordered heightened security precautions Sunday and said it would persist with its non-military support for fighting terrorism. <!–more–> The failure to save Goto raised fears for the life […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Gen Nakatani, Haruna Yukawa, Iraq, Islamic State, Jordan, Junichi Goto, Junko Ishido, Kenji Goto, Mari Yamaguchi, Mayuko Tamura, Security Council, Syria, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 7 | February 7 - February 13, Yassin Rawashda, japan

Abe ‘speechless’ after video claims IS hostage dead

January 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s prime minister said Sunday he was “speechless’’ after an online video purported to show one of two Japanese hostages of the extremist Islamic State group had been killed and promised to save the other.   Shinzo Abe said on NHK TV that the video was likely authentic and offered condolences to the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Germany, Haruna Yukawa, Iraq, Islamic State-affiliated, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, Kenji Goto, Kyodo News, NHK, Nobuo Kimoto, Patrick Ventrell, President Barack Obama, Shinzo Abe, Syria, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 6 | January 31 - February 6, White House National Security Council

Key US military command’s Twitter, YouTube sites hacked

January 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP)  — Hackers claiming to work on behalf of Islamic State militants seized control of the Twitter and YouTube sites of the military’s U.S. Central Command on Monday. The Pentagon swiftly suspended the sites and said it appears that no classified material was breached.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Central Command Twitter, China, FBI, FOUO, Iraq, Islamic State, Joshua Campbell, Lincoln Laboratory, New Mexico, North Korea, Steve Warren, Syria, US, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23, social media

Philippine militants free 2 kidnapped Germans

October 26, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Oliver Teves Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Two Germans freed after being held for six months in the southern Philippines by a militant group that threatened to behead one of them if ransom was not paid were flown to Manila on Saturday under the care of their embassy, a Philippine military spokesman said.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Abu Rami, Abu Sayyaf, Associated Press, Berlin, Borneo Island, DXRZ, Domingo Tutaan, Filipino, German Embassy, Herminio Coloma, Malaysia, Muslim Sulu, Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, Philippines, Syria, Vol 33 No 44 | October 25 - October 31, Zamboanga City

National rallies support immigration reform

October 12, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By E.J. Tamara The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — About 2,000 supporters of immigration reform marched through Hollywood on Oct. 5 as part of rallies nationwide to push for congressional action, while California’s governor signed a series of bills on the topic, saying he was not going to wait on Washington.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, ACLU, Ana Camey, Democratic Gov, Eliseo Medina, Jerry Brown, Los Angeles, Marcell Camey, National Day, National Mall, Oscar Camey, Southern Poverty Law Center, Syria, United States, Vol 32 No 42 | October 12 - October 18, attention

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