Posted on 07 February 2013.
By Charles Lam
Northwest Asian Weekly
From left to right: Jane Nishita, Manuelita Ybarra, Nikki Gane, Yoshiko Harden, Michelle Nitz-Weiss, Natasha Burrows, Ellen Ferguson, Sharon Parker, Debbie Bird, Pearl Leung, and Vivian Lee. (Photo by George Liu/NWAW)
“I didn’t know I was breaking down barriers. I didn’t know I was creating new paths,” said Dr. Sharon Parker, the Assistant Read the full story
Posted in Community News, Features, Profiles, Vol 32 No 7 | 2/9-2/15Comments (0)
Posted on 18 January 2013.
Compiled by Staff
Northwest Asian Weekly
A community can only be as strong as the bond of its people. If those bonds are weak, the community is easily divided, but the stronger they are, the more the community can work together. Read the full story
Posted in Community News, Features, Profiles, Vol 32 No 4 | 1/19-1/25Comments (2)
Posted on 28 September 2012.
By Charles Lam
NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY
These women have each done their part and more to ensure a better, more inclusive future. (Photo by George Liu/NWAW)
More than 270 were present at the New Hong Kong restaurant on Thursday, Sept. 20, to honor 14 local women at the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation’s Women of Color Empowered luncheon. The theme of the luncheon was “Women of Power: Future Builders,” and the women honored have each played a role in advancing the future, whether through teaching, mentoring the next generation, or leading community organizations and businesses. Read the full story
Posted in Features, Profiles, Vol 31 No 40 | 9/29-10/5Comments (0)
Posted on 20 January 2012.
Compiled by Stacy Nguyen
Northwest Asian Weekly
French author Andre Maurois famously wrote, “A man cannot free himself from the past more easily than he can from his own body.” Read the full story
Posted in Community News, Features, Profiles, Vol 31 No 4 | 1/21-1/27Comments (0)
