By Assunta Ng Now that Congressman Jay Inslee has announced his run for governor in 2012, two Asian Americans have declared their candidacy for Inslee’s seat. A few years ago, the Asian community had to persuade folks to run for open seats. Now, we are automatically dreaming big and thinking ahead.
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Blog: No need to beg Asians to run anymore
Posted on 05 August 2011.
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 30 No 32 | 8/6-8/120 Comments
Blog: Locke makes history, always
Posted on 04 August 2011.
By Assunta Ng Gary Locke’s political career for the last 30 years has offered nothing but excitement and historical milestones. Although he wasn’t the first Asian American legislator when he ran in 1982, he did beat an incumbent who had been in office for 12 became the first Asian American to run for and win the office [...]
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 30 No 32 | 8/6-8/120 Comments
Blog: Politics sneaks into Chinatown parade
Posted on 28 July 2011.
By Assunta Ng Politics is about punching the enemy when he is not expecting it. At the Chinatown parade last Sunday, the “punch” was actually a small, but very controversial, flag.
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 30 No 31 | 7/30-8/50 Comments
Blog: If Japan can, Asian Americans can too
Posted on 20 July 2011.
By Assunta Ng The United States women’s soccer team lost to Japan in the World Cup Final Sunday in Germany before a sell-out crowd of over 48,000 and millions watching the final game on television.
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 30 No 30 | 7/23-7/294 Comments
Blog: What makes ID fest fly?
Posted on 15 July 2011.
By Assunta Ng Click to see Dragon Fest 2011 pictorial. The right name: Dragon Fest! Wow! What a breath of fresh air. The winning name connotes fun, suspense, and mystery. It’s short, and people can relate to the ID, Chinatown, and the Asian community without playing a guessing game.
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 30 No 29 | 7/16-7/221 Comment
Blog: Chris Lu — Obama’s inner circle
Posted on 13 July 2011.
President George W. Bush appointed two Asian Americans to his cabinet. The Asian community was impressed. But President Obama gave us more—three cabinet secretaries, Gary Locke, Steve Chu, and Secretary Eric Shinseki, and many other powerful appointments, including Chris Lu, one of the 25 assistants to the president since 2008.
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 30 No 29 | 7/16-7/220 Comments
Blog: Some folks might visit the ID for the first time this weekend — for the Dragon Fest. May I quiz you for fun?
Posted on 08 July 2011.
Questions 1. Can you have a good meal for $2 in the ID? 2. How many free newspapers can you pick up in the ID? 3. Ladies, can you make yourself beautiful in the ID? 4. Besides grocery stores and restaurants, where else can you find healthy food products? 5. Is the ID the magic [...]
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 30 No 28 | 7/9-7/150 Comments
Blog: Ballmer needs to go?
Posted on 08 July 2011.
Your question for Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s CEO, “captured the lede in the Seattle Times,” a Seattle Rotary Club member e-mailed me.
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 30 No 28 | 7/9-7/150 Comments
Blog: Behind the news
Posted on 08 July 2011.
It took the rotary club more than a year to get Ballmer to speak. In February, he was supposed to appear, but he canceled at the last minute when the White House invited him to a business forum.
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 30 No 28 | 7/9-7/150 Comments
Blog: A man for all seasons
Posted on 04 July 2011.
The first time I heard Nate Miles’ name was during former Mayor Norm Rice’s election in 1989. Miles was one of Rice’s campaign strategists. Many minority publishers wanted advertising. According to a Hispanic publisher, “Miles said he is not going to advertise in our [minority] publications. The campaign does not have enough money.”
Posted in Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 30 No 27 | 7/2-7/80 Comments
