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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

COMMENTARY: Journey to Freedom — Revisiting the long journey from Vietnam to Camp Murray

April 30, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tung Vu For Northwest Asian Weekly It is important for members of our Vietnamese community to honor those who served and sacrificed in Vietnam.  We wish to remember them for defending the republic and the cause of freedom and finally for all Vietnamese Americans to remember the struggles to reestablish our lives in America […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2015, American Congress, Camp Murray, Daniel Evans, Dat Moi, Guam, Jerry Brown, New Land, Paris Accord, Philippines, President Ford, Ralph Munro, Senator Joe Biden, Singapore, South Vietnamese, Tsuguo Ikeda, Tung Vu, Vietnamese Americans, Vol 34 No 19 | May 2 - May 8, Washington State Governor Dan Evans

More than just “Asian” — New bill hopes to improve on student data

August 10, 2014 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly U.S. Congressman Mike Honda stood up for the All Students Count Act at a rally in Washington D.C. on July 31.  Congressman Honda, a Democrat from California, <!–more–>proposed a bill, the All Students Count Act, which requires state education agencies to report more enhanced data in their annual state […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, 2014, American Community Survey, Asian New, California State University Sacramento, Congressman Honda, Congressman Mike Honda, Hmong Americans, Jason Cruz, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islander, Quyen Dinh, SEARAC, Southeast Asian American, Vietnamese Americans, Vol 33 No 33 | August 9 - August 15

Stop ‘breaking families apart’ say supporters of ICE detainees

June 27, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sue Misao Northwest Asian Weekly A vigil was held at the Tacoma Northwest Detention Center on June 21 to support about 40 Cambodian individuals being held there as they await deportation. <!–more–> According to the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC), several dozen men are currently being held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, Cambodia, ICE, Nonpermanent Residents Local, Northwest Asian Weekly, Ram Son, Rithy Yin, SEARAC, San Antonio, Stacy Nguyen, Touch Hak, Two Seattle, United States, Vanna Thay, Vietnamese Americans, Vol 33 No 27 | June 28 - July 4

Investigation in Vietnamese woman’s L.A. beating death stymied by silence

February 1, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SANTA ANA (AP) – Police detectives are having trouble unraveling a nightclub brawl that left a 23-year-old Vietnamese American woman dead because they can’t identify many of the victim’s friends and others won’t talk to them.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, Chapman University, Huntington Beach, Ken Nguyen, Kim Pham, Los Angeles Times, Orange County, Police Commander Tim Vu, Santa Ana, United States, Vietnam War, Vietnamese Americans, Vol 33 No 6 | February 1 - February 7

Smithsonian APA director on history and the Wing Luke

April 25, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly Museums are essential to telling the Asian American story, said Konrad Ng, director of the Asian Pacific

Filed Under: Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2012, 2013, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific American Experience, Chinese Americans, Indian Americans, Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani, Konrad Ng, Pacific Northwest, Pew Research Center, Roger Shimomura, Seattle, The Wing, Vietnamese Americans, Vol 32 No 18 | April 27 - May 3, Wing Luke, Wing Luke Museum, culture

BLOG: The Weekly’s worst challenges

October 4, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Being detectives and negotiators, as well as resilient and forgiving people, has allowed us to deal with many conflicts over the past 30 years. But sometimes, even these skills are inadequate to survive the types of challenges I am going to share with you.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2012, African American, Asian Americans, Carol Vu, Chinese American, General Nguyen Cao Ky, Mayor Norm Rice, Northwest Asian Weekly, Publisher Ng's blog, South Vietnamese, Uwajimaya, Vietnamese Americans, Vietnamese Communist, Vol 31 No 41 | October 6 - October 12, commentary, editorial, gary locke, letter

COMMENTARY: Is Mitt Romney a man of the people?

April 13, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By David Chan FOR NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Regarding the commentary “Is Obama a man of people,” written by Mr. Hai Tran — where he decided not to vote for a Democrat — I suggest Mr. Tran keep an open mind and ask, “Is Mitt Romney a man of the people?” before he decides his vote. It […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2012, David Chan, Hai Tran, Iraqi Americans, LLC, Maybe Mr, Profit Improvement Consulting, Russian Americans, United States, Vietnamese Americans, Vol 31 No 16 | April 14 - April 20, White House

New federal guidance on diversity and reducing racial isolation benefits Asian American students

December 12, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Friday Dec. 2, 2011, the United States Department of Education and the United States Department of Justice jointly issued new federal guidance to provide a roadmap for K-12 schools, colleges, and universities to leverage the benefits of educational diversity to achieve high quality, inclusive educational opportunities for all students.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2010, 2011, American Community Survey, Asian Americans, Education, Pacific Islander, Quyen Dinh, SEARAC, Southeast Asian American, Vietnamese Americans

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 with hepatitis C, a viral infection he contracted through a blood transfusion during the war. A liver transplant saved his life.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, ARVN, Agent Orange, Agent Orange-related, Agent Orange-spraying, Arnold Schecter, Bien Hoa, Binh Duong, Census, Chicago Tribune, Columbia University, Jeanne Stellman, National Academy, New America Media, South Vietnamese Army, Subic Bay, United States, Veterans Affairs, Vietnamese Americans, Vol 30 No 45 | November 5 - November 11

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