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Blog: How to be proactive  in finding a mentor

Blog: How to be proactive in finding a mentor

Of the many stories we worked on in this Renton issue, one that stands out is the real estate partnership of Lisa Lam and State Rep. Marcie Maxwell.

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Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 30 No 23 | 6/4-6/100 Comments

Blog: Ichiro finally back and fighting

Blog: Ichiro finally back and fighting

I am a Mariners’ fan, though I don’t watch the games. I don’t need to. Dinner table talk with my family is all about the Mariners.

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Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 30 No 23 | 6/4-6/101 Comment

Blog: The love of words is the secret to success

Blog: The love of words is the secret to success

People often wonder, how does the Northwest Asian Weekly and its sister paper, the Seattle Chinese Post, keep on surviving after nearly three decades?

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Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 30 No 23 | 6/4-6/101 Comment

Blog: Dim sum in Renton? Yes, please!

Blog: Dim sum in Renton? Yes, please!

Years ago, Renton folks had to venture to Chinatown/International District for Asian groceries and dim sum. Not anymore. Owned by Faye and Janie Hong

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Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 30 No 23 | 6/4-6/100 Comments

Editorial: A look closer at white-only preference

Last week, we ran the story, “Hospital workers sue over patient who requested only white workers,” of nine Western State Hospital employees

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Posted in Editorials, Vol 30 No 23 | 6/4-6/100 Comments

Blog: So many Asians spotted on the trail

I was hiking on Renton’s Cedar River trail on Memorial Day, from the Renton Public Library to the end of the trail, where the river flows into Lake Washington.

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Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 30 No 23 | 6/4-6/100 Comments

Blog: SPS superintendent shows up in the ID

Blog: SPS superintendent shows up in the ID

Last week, a war erupted between Ingraham High School and Dr. Susan Enfield, superintendent of Seattle Public Schools, after she fired the high

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Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 30 No 22 | 5/28-6/30 Comments

Blog: Made in USA magic

“Can you buy two boxes of milk powder for me?” a Chinese woman asked me in a desperate tone last week at Costco.

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Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 30 No 22 | 5/28-6/30 Comments

Blog: No more Indian consul office

Blog: No more Indian consul office

Setting up a consulate office is a bilateral agreement between the United States and India. If a country wants to have a consular office in another country

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Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 30 No 22 | 5/28-6/31 Comment

Blog: Getting women’s clothes in the kids’ section

Blog: Getting women’s clothes in the kids’ section

I used to be frustrated when shopping for clothes because I wear a small size and some shops don’t carry petites. Lately, I’ve discovered a new way to find clothes — cheaply.

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Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 30 No 22 | 5/28-6/30 Comments

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