MIAMI (AP) — Asians can be barred from owning property in Florida — or so it says in the state constitution.
Archive | Vol 27 No 44 | 10/25-31
Amendment 1 targets Florida’s anti-Asian land law
Posted on 25 October 2008.
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Asian Americans oppose gay marriage ban
Posted on 25 October 2008.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A new poll shows that Asian American voters in California are solidly against a ballot initiative that would outlaw same-sex marriage in the state.
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Editorial: Gregoire deserves another four years
Posted on 25 October 2008.
Northwest Asian Weekly is endorsing Chris Gregoire for governor because of her proven record in securing the economy, her outreach to the API community, and her commitment to education.
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Commentary: I-1000 allows patients a death with dignity
Posted on 25 October 2008.
On Nov. 4, you have the opportunity to vote yes on I-1000, in order to give dying patients the right to decide for themselves how and when they may end their suffering.
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Commentary: I oppose Barack Obama
Posted on 25 October 2008.
As an Asian American growing up in the 1960s in the middle of the white American West (Nevada), I was subjected to racial insults and the immediate threat of bodily harm. I was a scrawny 14-year-old picked on by brawnier upperclassmen or a gang of young white men.
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Letter: More APIs for Obama
Posted on 25 October 2008.
Seattle Times columnist Jerry Large cited revealing statistics from a recent study that breaks down the complex political demographic within the Asian and Pacific Islander community.
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Letter: Little Saigon needs to grow
Posted on 25 October 2008.
The Vietnamese community, of course, agonizes over what Little Saigon will mean to their children. It is a business enterprise zone where the fashions and people of Vietnam open their doors to commerce. At present, it is a wing and a satellite of the International District/Chinatown lacking a sense of place.
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