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BLOG: Tomio Moriguchi — A gifted leader

April 24, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Uwajimaya chairman Tomio Moriguchi is not all about business. He is a determined leader who fights for important causes for the community.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2014, Ambassador Gary Locke, Asian Americans, Bill Ishii, Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, CEO, Chinese, Dicky Mar, Josephine Tamayo Murray, Kin On, Martha Choe, North American Post, Northwest Asian Weekly, Publisher Ng's blog, Tomio Moriguchi, Uwajimaya, Vera Ing, Vol 33 No 18 | April 26 - May 2, Waterfront Marriott Hotel, Wing Luke

VFA honors 2 people, 1 church

March 31, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Two people and a church were awarded in the March 20 Vietnamese Friendship Association’s 2014 benefit dinner at the UW HUB Ballroom.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, Puget Sound Blood Center, Rifka Bahaman, South Seattle College, Sri Lanka, Thanksgiving, Trang Tu, United States, University Unitarian Church, VFA, Vietnamese Friendship Association, Vol 33 No 14 | March 29 - April 4

Leaders & executives honored

February 17, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle Business magazine recognized the region’s top leaders and executives at the Executive Excellence Awards at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel on Jan. 23.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, CEO, CFO, Executive Excellence Awards, Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Intellectual Ventures, Leonard Garfield, Lifetime Achievement Award, Martha Choe, Seattle Business, Vol 33 No 8 | February 15 - February 21

Ghosh gets global post

December 2, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

President Barack Obama has appointed Gargee Ghosh as a member of the President’s Global Development Council. Since 2012, Ghosh, an Indian American, has been the Director of Policy Analysis and Financing at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where she focuses on aid policy, country financing, and engagement with international financial institutions. Ghosh also held roles in global […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2009, 2013, Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, Gargee Ghosh, Global Development Council, Indian American, President Barack Obama, Vol 32 No 49 | November 30 - December 6

EDITORIAL: You are all winners to us

November 14, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Nov. 5 election saw 10 API candidates in contested races throughout King County. Four were decidedly victorious; four others appear headed for overwhelming losses, while one is too close to call. In the days following election night, it was generally considered that Kshama Sawant, looking to replace Richard Conlin in his Seattle City Council […]

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2013, API, Asian Americans, Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, Candace Inagi, City Hall, Council Liaison Jaline Quinto, Dwight Dively, Heidi Park, International Boreal Conservation, King County, Kshama Sawant, Martha Choe, Pew Environment Group, Seattle City Council, Seattle City Councilmember Martha Choe, Seattle Mayor-elect Ed Murray, UW, Vol 32 No 47 | November 16 - November 22, Washington State House

Wise Words for U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke

August 16, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Thank you for inspiring our young people to serve and create possibilities for their communities and our country. May your path achieve a new level of understanding in U.S.-China relations …

Filed Under: Features, Wise Words Series Tagged With: Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, China Gary Locke, Chinese, Congrats Ambassador Locke It, Dash Debadutta, Diane Adachi, Martha Choe, Phil Smart Sr, Sam Ung, Seattle Community Colleges, State Rep, State Sen, Washington State, Wise Words, language

Blog: Bill Gates, the man behind the brand

June 11, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Bill Gates created a spectacular foundation headquarters with a price tag of $500 million (just for the first phase, too!).

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, Bill Gates, Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, Blog Bill Gates, Choi Young Wook, Diane Narasaki, Korean, Maria Cantwell, Publisher Ng's blog, Scott Oki, Seattle, Vol 30 No 24 | June 11 - June 17, technology

New partnerships will provide up to $200,000 to end family homelessness

November 18, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Rotary International District 5030, along with Rotary Districts 5020 and 5050, is partnering with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to fund local

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2010, 2011, Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, Nancy Keenholts Dalton, Rotary Districts, Rotary International District, Vol 29 No 47 | November 20 - November 26

Breaking the bamboo ceiling

October 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2008 American Community Survey (ACS) indicates that a gender wage gap still exists. The median income of women is still 77.9 percent that of men.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2008, 2010, ACS, Asian Americans, Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, Census Bureau, China, Columbia University, David Tang, East Coast, Jane Hyun, Korean American, Martha Choe, Northwest Asian Weekly, Preston Gates Ellis, Vol 29 No 41 | October 9 - October 15, Wall Street, Western Washington University

APA National Leadership Summit to help women break bamboo ceiling

September 17, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Center for Asian Pacific American (APA) Women will hold its National Leadership Summit at the Microsoft Conference Center on Sept. 26 and Sept. 27. Formerly known as the Asian Pacific American Women Leadership Institute (APAWLI), it is the only membership organization in the United States that is dedicated to developing women who come from Asian and Asian Pacific Islander (API) backgrounds.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2009, Asian Pacific American, Bamboo Ceiling Series, Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, Boeing Company, Hyun Associates, Jane Hyun, Microsoft Conference Center, National Leadership Summits, Rosie Abriam, Seattle, Signature Fellowship, United States, Vanna Novak, Vol 28 No 39 | September 19 - September 25, communication, language

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