United States – Page 75

Report: Asian Americans grow beyond coastal hubs

November 5, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Amy Taxin The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Asian Americans have seen their ranks swell over the past decade not only in coastal immigrant enclaves, but also in […]

Agent Orange studies overlook pain of Vietnamese Americans

November 5, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ngoc Nguyen New America Media A few years ago, my father, a former naval officer in the South Vietnamese Army, developed liver cancer. The diagnosis followed decades of struggle […]

Research shows some AAPIs lag behind other student populations

November 4, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

According to a new report released last month by the National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE), in partnership with the Asian & Pacific Islander […]

Giving back: the secret to the successes of Pioneers in Social Entrepreneurship

October 27, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Today, pioneers don’t hate to don coonskin hats to blaze trails. In fact, they come in all sorts of garb.<!–more–> The Northwest Asian Weekly […]

EDITORIAL: It’s never too late to say you regret

October 27, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Resolution 201 was approved by the Senate on Oct. 11, and it was a moment that was 60 years in the making — perhaps even 160 years […]

Federal government orders bilingual ballots in 25 states

October 22, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hope Yen THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — In the run-up to the 2012 elections, the federal government is ordering that 248 counties and other political jurisdictions […]

Japan’s aging air force plans major overhaul

October 22, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Talmadge THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HYAKURI AIR BASE, Japan (AP) — Warplanes bearing the bright red Rising Sun logo roared overhead on Sunday, Oct. 16, as Japan […]

Former Miss America on the trip to Vietnam that changed her life

October 22, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Bryan Painter The Oklahoman LAVERNE, Okla. (AP) — On a museum wall in the far northwestern Oklahoma community of Laverne is a framed thank-you.

New program aimed at slowing U.S.’s brain drain

October 20, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Some believe the United States isn’t gaining enough brains to stay competitive. In the United States, the H1B visa allowed U.S. employers to temporarily […]

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 […]