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You are here: Home / Archives for VOL 40 NO 21 | MAY 22 – MAY 28

Racist attacks revive Asian American studies program demand

May 20, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By TERRY TANG Associated Press As Dartmouth College sophomore Nicholas Sugiarto flipped through the course catalog last semester, two words caught his eye: “Asian American.” The 19-year-old Chinese Indonesian American didn’t know Asian American-focused classes were even an option at the Hanover, New Hampshire, campus. The biomedical-engineering major ended up enrolling in “Gender and Sexuality […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 21 | MAY 22 - MAY 28

New California attorney general pledges focus on hate crimes

May 20, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s new attorney general on May 11 promised an increased focus on hate crimes, saying there is “a state of crisis” because of increases in attacks on Asian Americans since the coronavirus entered the U.S. after originating in China. Rob Bonta announced a new Racial Justice […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 21 | MAY 22 - MAY 28

China cancels Everest climbs over fears of virus from Nepal

May 20, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — China has canceled attempts to climb Mount Everest from its side of the world’s highest peak because of fears of importing COVID-19 cases from neighboring Nepal, state media reported. The closure was confirmed in a May 14 notice from China’s General Administration of Sport, the official Xinhua News Agency said. The move […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 21 | MAY 22 - MAY 28

LETTER: Stop perpetuating the negative challenges of Asian Americans

May 20, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Dear Editor, Many Asian community leaders have been telling the media focusing on the main challenges of Asian Americans that language barriers and cultural differences cause the discrimination. This reminds me of the most insulting Bill O’Reilly report done about Asian Americans. O’Reilly sent a reporter to New York’s Chinatown and interviewed senior citizens who […]

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 21 | MAY 22 - MAY 28

Rallies for John Huynh and an end to anti-Asian violence

May 20, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Rallies were held across western Washington over the last weekend, to remember John Huynh, who was killed in a recent Bothell stabbing, and also in an effort to end anti-Asian hate. Huynh’s sisters, Linda and Binh, flew in from the East Coast to attend the rallies in Bothell on May 14 and in the Chinatown-International […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2021, JOHN HUYNH, VOL 40 NO 21 | MAY 22 - MAY 28

Wing Luke’s executive director retiring

May 20, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Board of Trustees of the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience announced on May 14 that longtime executive director, Beth Takekawa, will retire. Her last day will be July 31. “I’ve loved getting up in the morning to work at a place that honors my community and ancestors, and is filled […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2021, Beth Takekawa, VOL 40 NO 21 | MAY 22 - MAY 28

Congress OKs bill to fight hate crimes vs. Asian Americans

May 20, 2021 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By BRIAN SLODYSKO WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress approved legislation on May 18 intended to curtail a striking rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, sending President Joe Biden a bipartisan denunciation of the spate of brutal attacks that have proliferated during coronavirus pandemic. The bill, which the House passed on a 364-62 […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2021, VOL 40 NO 21 | MAY 22 - MAY 28

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