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EDITORIAL: The ID is a destination, but there’s still more work to do

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.

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Posted in Editorials, Vol 32 No 22 | 5/25-5/310 Comments

BLOG: Why I reject Asian cultural values

BLOG: Why I reject Asian cultural values

By Assunta Ng When you read that headline, you probably thought, “Is she crazy? What is she thinking?”

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Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 32 No 22 | 5/25-5/310 Comments

COMMENTARY: Fire the Medina City Manager

COMMENTARY: Fire the Medina City Manager

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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Posted in Commentaries, Vol 32 No 21 | 5/18-5/241 Comment

BLOG: Can fundraising be fun-raising?

BLOG: Can fundraising be fun-raising?

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?

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Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 32 No 21 | 5/18-5/240 Comments

BLOG: Jay, you should  change your jokes

BLOG: Jay, you should change your jokes

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.

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Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 32 No 20 | 5/11-5/170 Comments

BLOG: The real and the fake Din Tai Fung

BLOG: The real and the fake Din Tai Fung

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, [...]

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Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 32 No 20 | 5/11-5/170 Comments

BLOG: My Wednesday adventures

BLOG: My Wednesday adventures

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 [...]

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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

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, [...]

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Posted in Editorials, Vol 32 No 20 | 5/11-5/170 Comments

BLOG: Saying goodbye to an old friend

BLOG: Saying goodbye to an old friend

By Assunta Ng How do you say goodbye to a friend who is dying? You don’t. Or, at least, I don’t.

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Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 32 No 19 | 5/4-5/100 Comments

EDITORIAL: Cultural understanding, historical context, and Asian American fraternities

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.

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Posted in Editorials, Vol 32 No 19 | 5/4-5/100 Comments

EDITORIAL: China’s Red Cross needs reformation

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 [...]

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Posted in Editorials, Vol 32 No 18 | 4/27-5/30 Comments

BLOG: “I love you”

BLOG: “I love you”

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.

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Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 32 No 18 | 4/27-5/30 Comments

BLOG: The Lockes come home

BLOG: The Lockes come home

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.

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Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 32 No 18 | 4/27-5/30 Comments

BLOG: A dinner for Chinese media

BLOG: A dinner for Chinese media

By Assunta Ng What does Washington state mean to Chinese people?

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Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 32 No 18 | 4/27-5/30 Comments

EDITORIAL: What past tragedies have taught us

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.

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Posted in Editorials, Vol 32 No 17 | 4/20-4/260 Comments

BLOG: Who will be the next Port Commissioner?

BLOG: Who will be the next Port Commissioner?

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?

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Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 32 No 17 | 4/20-4/260 Comments

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