By Doug Chin SPECIAL TO THE NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY In March, an eight-person federal jury found the City of Medina and City Manager Donna Hanson guilty of firing former Police Chief Jeffrey Chen because of his race. As Chen’s attorney Marianne Jones stated, Hanson fired Chen because of “old school racism.”
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COMMENTARY: Fire the Medina City Manager
Posted on 17 May 2013.
Posted in Commentaries, Vol 32 No 21 | 5/18-5/240 Comments
Commentary: “Medina: Do the right thing”
Posted on 08 April 2013.
Medina recently lost a major racial discrimination lawsuit filed by former Police Chief Jeff Chen. Now, the city must decide whether to appeal or not. An appeal would be the wrong thing to do and a waste of taxpayers’ money. Here’s why …
Posted in Commentaries, Vol 32 No 15 | 4/6-4/121 Comment
COMMENTARY: On gun rights and the Second Amendment
Posted on 22 March 2013.
By Frederick Su For the Northwest Asian Weekly Following the Sandy Hook shootings, gun control is back on the books, with Obama and like-minded people pushing for an “assault weapons” ban. They decry such weapons as high-capacity, high-powered arms designed to specifically kill people, implying the 2nd Amendment is for hunting.
Posted in Commentaries, Opinion, Vol 32 No 13 | 3/23-3/299 Comments
COMMENTARY: On a funded and independent Northwest Defenders
Posted on 15 March 2013.
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 [...]
Posted in Commentaries, Vol 32 No 12 | 3/16-3/220 Comments
COMMENTARY: The Seattle Port Commission is committed to helping foster small local businesses
Posted on 04 January 2013.
By John Creighton For the Northwest Asian Weekly Small businesses have been the engines of economic growth in America, generating 64 percent of net new jobs over the past 15 years. Small businesses have been the major factor in stimulating economic growth in our country. In today’s economy, small businesses matter even more.
Posted in Commentaries, Vol 32 No 2 | 1/5-1/110 Comments
COMMENTARY: The benefits of Taekwondo and other martial arts
Posted on 07 December 2012.
By Thomas Cassidy, 13 FOR NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Nearly three years ago, before I started studying Taekwondo, I was alarmingly insecure, unsure of myself, and had very poor self-image. I had, since the second grade, been under the impression that I was overweight. I was also a very angry person. Without Taekwondo, I was probably [...]
Posted in Commentaries, Vol 31 No 50 | 12/8-12/140 Comments
COMMENTARY: Congratulations to the NWAW
Posted on 22 November 2012.
By Susan L. Cassidy FOR NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY I believe in freedom of press. Passionately. I believe that freedom of press is a distinction which separates democracy from tyranny. Freedom of the press is the difference between an informed populace and the ignorance that makes it possible for propaganda to parade around dressed up as [...]
Posted in Commentaries, Vol 31 No 48 | 11/24-11/300 Comments
COMMENTARY: Dealing with mental illness in the Asian community
Posted on 26 October 2012.
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly In contrast to the star chefs’ demonstrations at the Asian Counseling & Referral Service benefit gala on Oct. 6, David Ma walked onto the stage without any fanfare. But, despite this, the first words he spoke caught the audience’s attention. He revealed his 30-year struggle of fighting to change [...]
Posted in Commentaries, Vol 31 No 44 | 10/27-11/22 Comments
COMMENTARY: APIs need to vote
Posted on 26 October 2012.
By Rahul Gupta APACE Board Member On behalf of APACE Asian and Pacific Islander Americans have several beliefs in common. Our families need to be strong, our elders need security, and our children deserve a fair shot at a prosperous future. Our proud history as
Posted in Commentaries, Vol 31 No 44 | 10/27-11/21 Comment
COMMENTARY: U.S. political campaigns – too long?
Posted on 12 October 2012.
By Marge Wang For the Northwest Asian Weekly We, the citizens of the United States, are fortunate to live in a democracy where we can elect our government leaders. Every four years, we have a major election. However, the election process is getting more troublesome and annoying. Personally, I attribute this to the length of [...]
Posted in Commentaries, Vol 31 No 42 | 10/13-10/191 Comment
COMMENTARY: Increasing the relevance of minority voters, from an ethnic media perspective
Posted on 05 October 2012.
By Julie Pham New America Media In May 2012, minority newborns began to outnumber their white counterparts in the United States. But even with an African American president and the huge growth of minority populations, why is it that we as minorities are still far from exercising the full potential of our political power as [...]
Posted in Commentaries, Vol 31 No 41 | 10/6-10/120 Comments
What does the Asian Weekly mean to you?
Posted on 28 September 2012.
What does the Asian Weekly mean to you? “To me, the Asian Weekly is about giving young people the chance to shine and to give them the tools and experiences needed to grow as leaders. Through its newspaper internships, its many scholarships, its Summer Youth Leadership Program, and the fact that Assunta Ng has been [...]
Posted in Commentaries, Community News, Features, Opinion, Profiles, Vol 31 No 40 | 9/29-10/50 Comments
Why Publisher Ng will forever haunt me
Posted on 27 September 2012.
By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly When I was editor of the Northwest Asian Weekly, it used to bother me when people acted as if Assunta single-handedly put
Posted in Commentaries, Vol 31 No 40 | 9/29-10/50 Comments
Eight great years and counting at the Asian Weekly
Posted on 27 September 2012.
By James Tabafunda NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY It was 10:30 in the morning on Oct. 19, 2004, when my life journey took a turn in a new and unexpected direction.
Posted in Commentaries, Vol 31 No 40 | 9/29-10/50 Comments
Editor Lee and the din of the newsroom
Posted on 27 September 2012.
By Eleanor Lee Northwest Asian Weekly Li-Young Lee was telling me about his morning ritual of reading Emerson, a wonderfully peaceful and introspective way to start the day, I thought.
Posted in Commentaries, Vol 31 No 40 | 9/29-10/50 Comments
COMMENTARY: Obama and Romney need to get real on jobs policy
Posted on 06 September 2012.
By Douglas E. Schoen For Northwest Asian Weekly It’s a testament to how bad the American employment market has gotten when the most recent jobs report was met with applause. The Labor Department’s July jobs figures showed that employers added 163,000 new workers last month. That exceeds what most forecasters were predicting. But it’s only [...]
Posted in Commentaries, Vol 31 No 37 | 9/8-9/140 Comments
