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Proposed redevelopment plan for Little Saigon paves way for progress?

March 31, 2016 By James Tabafunda

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly For generations, shoppers visited Asian Plaza at the easternmost part of Seattle’s International District for authentic Southeast Asian food and the rarest of all downtown amenities: free parking. They will soon find a modern mixed-use commercial center built at an undisclosed price. The first phase of construction is targeted […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2016, APR, Avenue South, Chinese American, Dennis Chinn, Duc Tran, International District, Leeching Tran, Little Saigon, Lyn Hair Salon, Nate Chinn, Seattle Metropolitan, Sichuanese Cuisine, Vietnamese American, Vol 35 No 14 | April 2 - April 8, Yesler Terrace, parking

Viet Wah MLK location closes

August 13, 2015 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly At the end of the day on Sunday, Aug. 9, Viet Wah Superfoods was permanently closed for business at the location on 6040 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S., Seattle. Fifty people are out of work at the store of 24,000 sq. ft., specializing in Asian groceries. High rent […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Asian Plaza, Assunta Ng, Chinatown International District, Duc Tran, Jackson Square, MLK, Martin Luther King Jr., Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Rim Mall, Paul Liao, Seattle, South End, Viet Wah, Viet Wah Superfoods, Vol 34 No 34 | August 15 - August 21, social media

Giving back: the secret to the successes of Pioneers in Social Entrepreneurship

October 27, 2011 By Stacy Nguyen

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Today, pioneers don’t hate to don coonskin hats to blaze trails. In fact, they come in all sorts of garb.<!–more–> The Northwest Asian Weekly and its nonprofit foundation organize a yearly event, called Asian American Pioneers, which honors local Asian American and Pacific Islander Pioneers who have made a […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2011, Albert Shen, Asian American Internet, Asian American Pioneers, Asiana Airline, Bert Golla, Bill Bryant, Compass Communications, Dan Ko, Duc Tran, Filipino, Honoree John Kwak, Honoree Sid Ko, Honoree Son Michael Pham, Honorees Albert Shen, Honorees Kelly Ogilvie, Japanese American, Jill Wakefield, John Kwak, Josie Golla, KWB, Kelly Ogilvie, Kenichi Uchikura, Kenny Lee, Kids Without Borders, Korean American, Marcie Maxwell, North Seattle, Pacific Islanders, Pacific Software Publishing Inc, Paull Shin, Seattle Community Colleges Chancellor Jill Wakefield, Seattle Keiro, Seattle Washington State Korean Association, Sheila Burrus, Shen Consulting, Sid Ko, Son Michael Pham, State Farm Insurance Agency, United States, Viet Wah Group, Vol 30 No 44 | October 29 - November 4, Yale Wong, gary locke

Duc Tran: a savvy business owner who saw opportunity and took it

September 22, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Duc Tran’s parents owned a grocery store, so maybe it’s not a surprise that Tran also became a grocery store owner.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2011, CEO, Cambodia, Duc Tran, Indochinese Chinese Refugee Association, International District, Jackson Street, Jason Cruz, Laos, Northwest Asian American Weekly Pioneers, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pioneers Awards, Red Cross, Southeast Asia, Tea Palace Restaurant, Tet Festival, Viet Wah, Vietnam, Vol 30 No 39 | September 24 - September 30

Editorial: Do not turn a blind eye to food stamp fraud

May 19, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This week, one of our staff members entered a local grocery store in the International District. At the threshold of the doorway was a young Latino man in his early 20s.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2011, Basic Food, Duc Tran, Elsa Ma Kwong, International District, Northwest Asian Weekly, Viet Wah Supermarket, Vol 30 No 21 | May 21 - May 27, Washington State Welfare Fraud Hotline

Second recent case of food stamp fraud casts shadow over Viet Wah

February 17, 2011 By Stacy Nguyen

This week, KING 5 Investigators reported on incidences of food stamp fraud at Viet Wah Supermarket in the International District (ID).

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2011, Agriculture Department, Assunta Ng, Chris Ingalls, Duc Tran, ID, KING, Kellie Cheadle, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Northwest, Seattle Chinese Herb Grocery, Viet Wah, Viet Wah Group, Viet Wah Supermarket, Vol 30 No 8 | February 19 - February 25

July 4: Tea Palace kicks off Miss Washington scholarship competition

July 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

At its location in Renton, Tea Palace hosted a kick-off event for 2010 Miss Washington Scholarship contestants, among them Miss Pierce County, Kristen Tateishi,

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2010, Asian American, Duc Tran, Kristen Tateishi, Miss Pierce County, Miss Washington Scholarship, Tea Palace, Vol 29 No 28 | July 10 - July 16

January: New board members and officers for Kin On

February 5, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Kin On Nursing Home and Health Care Center 2010 board members are Patty Buckingham, Benson Chen, Kenneth Tao, and Duc Tran. Helen Kay is the president, Katty Chow is the first vice president, Stella Leong is the second vice president, Hannah Wong is the secretary, and David Lee is the treasurer. Kin On is […]

Filed Under: News, Names in the News Tagged With: Benson Chen, David Lee, Duc Tran, Greater Seattle, Hannah Wong, Helen Kay, January New, Katty Chow, Kenneth Tao, Kin On, Patty Buckingham, Stella Leong

To use plastic or not to use plastic?

August 12, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle may become the first city in the United States to institute a tax on the plastic bags people carry home from grocery stores. Seattleites will vote on Referendum 1, dubbed the Seattle bag tax, in the Aug. 18 election.

Filed Under: News, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2009, Aimee Pham, China, City Council President Richard Conlin, Duc Tran, Jolene Jang, Jon Crispala, Last July, Michael Thai, Nguoi Viet Tay Bac, Northwest Economic Policy Seminar, Peter Nickerson, Phnom Penh Supermarket, Seattle City Council, Seattle Councilmember Jan Drago, United States, Vietnamese, Vina Market, vol 28 no 34 | August 15 - August 21

Editorial: Freedom of speech not a license for slander

May 1, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Earlier this month, plaintiff Duc Tran won his defamation lawsuit against five fellow Vietnamese in Thurston County. The reason for the suit? The defendants accused him of being a Communist sympathizer …

Filed Under: Opinion, Editorials Tagged With: Asian Americans, Duc Tran, Editorial Freedom, Northwest Asian Weekly, President Obama, South Vietnam, Thurston County Defamation Lawsuit, Vietnamese Americans, language

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