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LETTER: RE: Charter school ruling

November 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

After the recent Washington Supreme Court ruling that said public charter schools were unconstitutional, my family was devastated. Thank you to the bipartisan group of elected officials – Senators Braun, Fain, Hobbs, Litzow and Mullet and Representatives Clibborn, Magendanz, Pettigrew, Smith and Springer – for standing up for my family by asking the Court to […]

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2015, Clio Hasegawa, Pam Stokes, Paul Hasegawa, Seattle, Senators Braun, Summit Sierra, Vol 34 No 46 | November 7 - November 13, Washington Supreme Court, attention

Yu sworn in

January 19, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  Mary I. Yu was sworn in the Washington Supreme Court ceremony for the administration of oath of office as a Justice on January 12. The ceremony took place at the Temple of Justice Courtroom, Olympia. She is serving as State Supreme Court Justice. (end)

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Mary Yu, State Supreme Court Justice, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23, Washington Supreme Court

Jayapal and Yu to be inaugurated

January 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Pramila Jayapal will be sworn in as the next Washington State Senator representing the 37th Legislative District January 12. She will be Ranking Member on the newly established Government Accountability and Reform committee, as well as serving on the Transportation and Healthcare committees.  

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Legislative District January, Mary Yu, Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member, Vol 34 No 3 | January 10 - January 16, Washington State Senator, Washington Supreme Court

Diversity at the top — Justice Mary Yu studied religion, then law

September 18, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Daria Kroupoderova Northwest Asian Weekly Washington State Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu is one of nine Asian Americans being honored at the Diversity at the Top event being held on Oct. 18 at China Harbor Restaurant.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Asian Americans, China Harbor Restaurant, Diversity at the Top, Dominican University, Jay Inslee, King County Superior Court, LGBTQ, Latina American, Mary Yu, Norm Maleng, Northwest Asian Weekly, Notre Dame, Perpetual Help High School, Vol 33 No 39 | September 20 - September 26, Washington State Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu, Washington Supreme Court

Portrait lauds Hon. Smith

May 26, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On May 20, after Judge Mary Yu was sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court in Olympia, the Hon. Charles Z. Smith was honored with unveiling of his portrait by painter Alfredo Arreguin.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Alfredo Arreguin, Judge Mary Yu, Justice Steve Gonzales, Vol 33 No 22 | May 24 - May 30, Washington Supreme Court

EDITORIAL: What? There’s an Asian American history?

May 8, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This week, The Princetonian, the newspaper of Princeton University, reported that the school has hired its first professor in Asian American history. Class begins in 2015. The most newsworthy aspect to this story is that until now this Ivy League school didn’t offer Asian American history. Princeton is late to the party, but it is […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2014, 2015, Adding Asians, Admitting Mr, Asian Americans, California Supreme Court, Chinese Exclusion Act, Gabriel Jack Chin, George Vashon, Hong Yeng Chang, India, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Princeton University, Takuji Yamashita, United States, Vol 33 No 20 | May 10 - May 16, Washington Supreme Court

Will Yu make history? — She could be first Asian American on state’s highest court

April 17, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly King County Superior Court Judge Mary Yu will make history if she’s successful in her bid for an open seat on the Washington State Supreme Court.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Asian American Washington State Supreme Court Justice, Dominican University, Jay Inslee, Judge Yu, Justice Bobby Bridge, Justice Jim Johnson, King County Prosecuting Attorney Norm Maleng, King County Prosecutor, King County Superior Court Judge Mary Yu, Mary Yu, Northwest Asian Weekly, Notre Dame, Roman Catholic Archdiocese, Vol 33 No 17 | April 19 - April 25, Washington State Bar Association, Washington Supreme Court, gary locke

EDITORIAL: Washington needs a Court of multitudes

April 17, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A cursory investigation into the depth of color on the Washington State Supreme Court reveals very little pigment. From 1988 to 2003, there was Charles Z. Smith, son of an African American mother and Cuban father.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2014, African American, Asian American, California Supreme Court, Chinese, Eastern European, Eastern Washington, Everett Herald, Judge Johnson, Judge Yu, Justice James Johnson, Justice Steven Gonzalez, King County Superior Court Judge Mary Yu, Seattle Times, Vol 33 No 17 | April 19 - April 25, Washington State Supreme Court, Washington Supreme Court

COMMENTARY: On a funded and independent Northwest Defenders

March 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Donald Mukai For the Northwest Asian Weekly A picture of my mother hangs on the wall at Northwest  Defenders Association. She is carrying a small suitcase and walking with her younger sister, who smiles at the camera. Next to their picture is the “Order of Civilian Exclusion,” telling citizens of Japanese ancestry, like my […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2013, Ann Benson, Donald Mukai, Exclusion Order, Executive Director Eileen Farley, ICE, Immigration Project, King County Executive Constantine, King County Executive Dow Constantine, Northwest Defenders Association, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project Director Jorge Barone, ROYAL, Racial Disparity Project, Seattle Municipal Court Presiding Judge Kimi Kondo, Seattle Pacific University, Vol 32 No 12 | March 16 - March 22, Washington Supreme Court

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