By Assunta Ng Recently, an older Asian woman’s eyes caught my box of little golden, juicy, sweet tomatoes while I was waiting for the cashier at Uwajimaya.
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BLOG: Play the lotto or eat delicious food
Posted on 03 November 2011.
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BLOG: Who has the money?
Posted on 03 November 2011.
By Assunta Ng China, of course. “These days, our real estate market is dry. No one has money to buy,” said a Chinese American realtor who dropped by the Asian Weekly earlier in the month.
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EDITORIAL: It’s never too late to say you regret
Posted on 27 October 2011.
By Assunta Ng Resolution 201 was approved by the Senate on Oct. 11, and it was a moment that was 60 years in the making — perhaps even 160 years in the making.
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BLOG: Beauty at Daejeon
Posted on 27 October 2011.
By Assunta Ng I snapped this photo at Daejeon Park in North Beacon Hill. Look at how beautiful the leaves are. Daejeon Park, featuring a Korean pavilion, is named after one of Seattle’s sister cities, Daejeon, South Korea. You should visit for yourself, as the leaves will soon fall as the cold settles in. [...]
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BLOG: In a tough economy, there is some good news for BLAM
Posted on 27 October 2011.
By Assunta Ng If you are wondering how the Bruce Lee Action Museum (BLAM) can overcome a dire economy, just look at its kick-off dinner held last Friday, Oct. 21, at the Imperial Garden Seafood Restaurant.
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BLOG: What’s a chef’s real job?
Posted on 27 October 2011.
By Assunta Ng You would think cooking delicious meals, finding fresh ingredients, and creating inspiring menus are a chef’s duties. But Chef Lisa Nakamura, owner of Allium on Orcas Island, has a different take on her job. “Don’t ask me what I do. I bring people to the table,” said Nakamura in a video interview, [...]
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BLOG: Chelesa Clinton gets a $300,000 offer
Posted on 27 October 2011.
By Assunta Ng InterActiveCorp IAC named Chelsea Clinton to its board. The U.S. online media holding company has offered her $300,000 a year. Obviously, IAC picked her because of her name, not because of what she has done. “Your mother’s name is nothing!” I told my son, laughing. “It would never find you a job. [...]
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BLOG: Even after a car accident, Sen. Shin serious about commitments
Posted on 21 October 2011.
By Assunta Ng Last Saturday, after attending the White House dinner in Washington, D.C., to honor President of the Republic of South Korea Lee Myung-Bak, Sen. Paull Shin rushed back to Seattle to attend Northwest Asian Weekly’s Pioneer Awards gala at the China Harbor Restaurant. What the emcee didn’t say and what the audience didn’t [...]
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BLOG: An uninspiring moment from a political hopeful
Posted on 21 October 2011.
By Assunta Ng “You probably won’t vote for me,” said a Seattle City Council candidate at Sea Beez’s ethnic media candidates forum on Oct. 6 at the Life Enrichment Bookstore.
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BLOG: Seattle School board’s goal vs. personal motives
Posted on 21 October 2011.
By Assunta Ng The incumbents have the right goals, despite an early controversy involving the mismanagement of a contract program, resulting in the firing of a superintendent. The program began many years before the incumbents’ terms.
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