Posted on 10 December 2009. Tags: 2009, Betty Patu, Diversity at the Top, Dow Constantine, John Okamoto, Lloyd Hara, Martha Choe, Mike McGinn, Vol 28 No 51 | December 12 - December 18
(Photos by George Liu/NWAW)
By Steven Cong
Northwest Asian Weekly
“This dinner is not a town hall meeting,” joked Assunta Ng, founder of the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, the event’s organizer, referring to the celebration dinner held at the House of Hong on Dec. 4 honoring Dow Constantine, Martha Choe, Lloyd Hara, Mike McGinn, John Okamoto, and Betty Patu. They were named the 2009 Top Contributors to the Asian Community by the Northwest Asian Weekly. This year’s theme was “Diversity at the Top.” Read the full story
Posted in Community News, Features, Vol 28 No 51 | 12/12-18
Posted on 25 November 2009. Tags: 2009, Diversity at the Top, Dow Constantine, Vol 28 No 49 | November 28 - December 4
Dow Constantine — a man committed to service
By Jason Cruz
Northwest Asian Weekly
Dow Constantine
“Dow Constantine is not a very good DJ name,” admitted the former college radio DJ and newly elected King County Executive. Instead of spinning records, Constantine chose a different path in order to serve the public. Constantine defeated Susan Hutchinson on Nov. 3 to become King County Executive.
Born and raised in West Seattle, Constantine grew up with an interest in education. This was due in part to his upbringing as Constantine’s parents were teachers. Read the full story
Posted in Profiles, Vol 28 No 49 | 11/28 - 12/4
