By Assunta Ng We received a tip that both Taiwan and Chinese officials would be attending the Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce’s annual Lunar New Year dinner at China Harbor Restaurant last Thursday.
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BLOG: No showdown for Taiwan and China
Posted on 03 February 2012.
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 31 No 6 | 2/4-2/100 Comments
BLOG: Can a fortune teller predict election results?
Posted on 03 February 2012.
By Assunta Ng My cousin Teddy, an immigrant from Taiwan, believes so. He visited me from California last week.
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 31 No 6 | 2/4-2/100 Comments
BLOG: Prayers answered at Lunar New Year fest
Posted on 03 February 2012.
By Assunta Ng The snow and rain destroyed business in Chinatown/International District during the past two weeks. Restaurants and stores were forced to shut down.
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 31 No 6 | 2/4-2/100 Comments
BLOG: Snowed in: an issue to remember
Posted on 27 January 2012.
When the snow descended, a bunch of nightmares came true for me. While many of you had no school or stayed home last week due to the snow, the Northwest Asian Weekly faced one of its worst crises in 30 years. “It will be the end of our reputation,” I thought. “We might not have the [...]
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 31 No 5 | 1/28-2/30 Comments
BLOG: How Nate Miles rocked the house at MLK event
Posted on 20 January 2012.
Keynote speaker Nate Miles rocked Mt. Zion Baptist Church with his fiery delivery, passionate cry for social, economic, and civil rights justices, and dramatic storytelling at “Leaders and Leadership” last Friday, an event in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday. Organized by the Seattle Community Colleges, the annual event brought together the young and [...]
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 31 No 4 | 1/21-1/270 Comments
BLOG: Remembering Michael So’s kidnapping
Posted on 20 January 2012.
Michael So, Hong Kong opera star and former owner of Honey Court Restaurant, passed away recently. Most people are unaware that he was kidnapped in 1982. (The two criminals were Wah Mee killers in 1983.) They robbed him at gunpoint at his Queen Anne home and later locked him in his own car trunk, leaving [...]
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 31 No 4 | 1/21-1/270 Comments
BLOG: A behind-the-scenes peek at Inslee’s Chinatown visit
Posted on 20 January 2012.
Three Chinatown organizations impressed Congressman Jay Inslee, a gubernatorial candidate, with their history, a toast, Chinese welcoming sign, and reception in his honor on Jan 8. What Inslee didn’t know was that some of the members of these associations had already given money to the campaign of his opponent, Attorney General Rob McKenna.
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BLOG: My happiness list
Posted on 13 January 2012.
What really matters? Ask yourself this before you make your New Year’s resolutions. Write down what you find valuable. Writing helps you understand yourself and empowers you to achieve what you want.
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 31 No 3 | 1/14-1/200 Comments
BLOG: What our political leaders have taught us about failure
Posted on 06 January 2012.
I am not insane. People will probably accuse me of being insane because I’m starting my 2012 blog by talking about failures. I can imagine some readers’ reaction. “Don’t you have better things to write about?”
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 31 No 2 | 1/7-1/130 Comments
BLOG: 8 offbeat holiday traditions you can start right NOW
Posted on 22 December 2011.
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly If you lament being alone and lonely during the holiday, here are some suggestions for you to rewrite your holiday routines with meaning and fun.
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 30 No 52 | 12/24-12/300 Comments
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