Earlier in May, The Seattle Times released a list of Seattle’s top 10 attractions in preparation for the summer months. Nestled between Pike Place Market, the Space Needle, and the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park, the International District made an appearance buoyed by its long history, restaurants, shops, and the Wing Luke Museum.
Archive | Opinion
EDITORIAL: The ID is a destination, but there’s still more work to do
Posted on 23 May 2013.
Posted in Editorials, Vol 32 No 22 | 5/25-5/310 Comments
BLOG: Why I reject Asian cultural values
Posted on 23 May 2013.
By Assunta Ng When you read that headline, you probably thought, “Is she crazy? What is she thinking?”
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 32 No 22 | 5/25-5/310 Comments
COMMENTARY: Fire the Medina City Manager
Posted on 17 May 2013.
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.”
Posted in Commentaries, Vol 32 No 21 | 5/18-5/241 Comment
BLOG: Can fundraising be fun-raising?
Posted on 16 May 2013.
By Assunta Ng How do you measure the success of an organization’s fundraising event? By the amount of money it raises? By the number of attendees or the quality of the program?
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 32 No 21 | 5/18-5/240 Comments
BLOG: Jay, you should change your jokes
Posted on 09 May 2013.
By Assunta Ng Gov. Jay Inslee attended a Cinco de Mayo reception last Friday at the Columbia Tower Club, and he opened his speech with a joke. Everyone laughed.
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 32 No 20 | 5/11-5/170 Comments
BLOG: The real and the fake Din Tai Fung
Posted on 09 May 2013.
By Assunta Ng There’s a fake Din Tai Fung? According to Din Tai Fung owner David Wasielewski, a Taiwanese immigrant, Toronto’s Ding Tai Fung is not a part of the Taiwanese chain, although the restaurant’s name has the same Chinese characters. The only difference is the English translation — the “fake” one is spelled Ding, [...]
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 32 No 20 | 5/11-5/170 Comments
BLOG: My Wednesday adventures
Posted on 09 May 2013.
By Assunta Ng Albert Shen or May Day? For decades, every Wednesday night has been thrilling, agonizing, exhausting, and — sometimes — even hysterical and nightmarish. But if you check my calendar, you would be surprised — very few events are ever listed on Wednesdays. On Wednesdays, I have a date with my newspapers, and [...]
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 32 No 20 | 5/11-5/170 Comments
EDITORIAL: On what it means to be Asian Pacific American
Posted on 09 May 2013.
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is a good time to reflect on what it means to be Asian Pacific American. Our community is one of the most diverse minority groups in the United States and is made up of families that have been here for generations and those that have just arrived. Despite our differences, [...]
Posted in Editorials, Vol 32 No 20 | 5/11-5/170 Comments
BLOG: Saying goodbye to an old friend
Posted on 02 May 2013.
By Assunta Ng How do you say goodbye to a friend who is dying? You don’t. Or, at least, I don’t.
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 32 No 19 | 5/4-5/100 Comments
EDITORIAL: Cultural understanding, historical context, and Asian American fraternities
Posted on 02 May 2013.
Early last week, a video of four members of an Asian American fraternity based in Southern California dancing to Justin Timberlake’s “Suit and Tie” surfaced on the Internet. One of the members, in an effort to portray Jay Z, was wearing blackface.
Posted in Editorials, Vol 32 No 19 | 5/4-5/100 Comments
EDITORIAL: China’s Red Cross needs reformation
Posted on 25 April 2013.
As donations began flowing into Sichuan after the recent earthquake, something curious happened. The Red Cross Society of China, the government-administered Red Cross association operating in Mainland China, was receiving donations at a level lower than other private aid organizations. By the end of Sunday, one day after the earthquake, the Red Cross had only [...]
Posted in Editorials, Vol 32 No 18 | 4/27-5/30 Comments
BLOG: “I love you”
Posted on 25 April 2013.
By Assunta Ng Outsiders knew the late Cheryl Chow as intense, tough, and intimidating. One former student, now a successful entrepreneur, told me that he was scared of her when she was a principal with the Seattle Public Schools.
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 32 No 18 | 4/27-5/30 Comments
BLOG: The Lockes come home
Posted on 25 April 2013.
By Assunta Ng U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke and his wife Mona returned to Seattle last weekend for the memorials of Cheryl Chow and Blair Butterworth. Chow’s was on April 20 and Butterworth’s was the following day — coincidentally at the same place, Town Hall.
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 32 No 18 | 4/27-5/30 Comments
BLOG: A dinner for Chinese media
Posted on 25 April 2013.
By Assunta Ng What does Washington state mean to Chinese people?
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 32 No 18 | 4/27-5/30 Comments
EDITORIAL: What past tragedies have taught us
Posted on 18 April 2013.
Shortly following the bombing of the Boston Marathon on April 15, thousands of Muslims rushed to social media in hopes of the perpetrator not being a Muslim.
Posted in Editorials, Vol 32 No 17 | 4/20-4/260 Comments
BLOG: Who will be the next Port Commissioner?
Posted on 18 April 2013.
By Assunta Ng Will the next Port Commissioner be a male or female? Maybe a person of color? A labor advocate or community college trustee? Will it be someone from Seattle? Auburn?
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 32 No 17 | 4/20-4/260 Comments
