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BLOG: Year of the Ox — Gary Locke sang on his 70th birthday

February 6, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

People imagine I get “scoops” because I have a famous friend. It doesn’t work that way.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2020, VOL 39 NO 6 | FEBRUARY 8 - FEBRUARY 14, gary locke

Lockes divorced, remain good friends

May 12, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Former Washington governor Gary Locke told the Northwest Asian Weekly on May 10, “It has never been a secret that we are divorced; we have simply not advertised it.”

Filed Under: Features, Community News, Feature stories Tagged With: 2017, VOL 36 NO 20 | MAY 13 - MAY 19, gary locke

Making a difference as citizen Locke

December 1, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly We’ve known him as Ambassador Gary Locke. We’ve known him as the governor of Washington state. Now, Locke has quietly been pursuing his latest role as private citizen. Inspired by President John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address asking what citizens could do for their country, Locke’s altruistic aspirations began at […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, TOP CONTRIBUTORS 2016, VOL 35 NO 49 | DECEMBER 3 – DECEMBER 9, gary locke

Ruth Woo, community leader, dies at 89

July 18, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

She never ran for office herself but Ruth Woo was a trusted leader who helped shape the leaders who shaped our region. Woo passed away on July 13 at the age of 89. She was a political mentor to people like former governor Gary Locke, state Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, former King county executive Ron […]

Filed Under: Briefs, Community News Tagged With: Ruth Woo, VOL 35 NO 29 | JULY 16 – JULY 22, gary locke, pioneer

China Club’s 100th anniversary

April 29, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

China Club of Seattle celebrated its centennial on April 22 with a dinner featuring special guest speaker Gary Locke. Bart Fite, the Club president, presented Locke with a backpack, remaking the image of Locke carrying a backpack on his way to Beijing, a symbol of his down-to-earth style. Founded in 1916, the Club was a […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2016, BART FITE, CHINA CLUB OF SEATTLE, VOL 35 NO 18 APRIL 30 – MAY 6, gary locke

NWAW’s Tech and Innovation Awardee — Weihua Zhang builds bridges across Pacific with largest tech companies in East Asia

February 26, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Chris Kenji Beer Northwest Asian Weekly In the last piece from this series, you read how entrepreneur Naveen Jain came from a humble upbringing in India to become one of the captains of the tech industry in the region. Weihua “Wayne” Zhang’s career takes a different path from Jain’s. Zhang is Northwest Asian Weekly’s […]

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: 2016, CMGE, China Mobile Games Enterprise, China Unicom, Chris Lee, Jain Zhang, Keith Grinstein, Korean, NWAW, Naveen Jain, Nextel International, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Software Publishing, Princeton University, Rich Tong, Seattle, Steven Woo, Vol 35 No 9 | February 27 - March 4, Weihua Wayne Zhang, gary locke

BLOG: My top 10 lunar new year wishes NO TRUMP and …

February 18, 2016 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly In the Year of the Monkey, I raise my glass, celebrating that most of my 2015 wishes for the community came true. Last February, I shared with readers my Lunar New Year wishes — to see Latino American Ana Mari Cauce become the University of Washington president —  Black […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2016, Asian Americans, Black American Leslie Holt, Every Seahawks, Go Hawks History, Golden Monkey, Henry Chan, Latino American Ana Mari Cauce, Louisa Hotel, Lunar New Year Fashion Show, Lunar New Year Festival, NBC, Northwest Asian Weekly, Publisher's Blog, Remember Steve Jobs, Ruby Luke, Sarah Palin, Seahawks Doug Baldwin, Seattle Rotary Club, Seattleite David Chan, Vol 35 No 8 | February 20 - February 26, Wanxie Ye, Washington State Supreme Court Justice Yu, gary locke

Visit landmarks, get your caffeine and pizza fix, and drop off your mail — 10 things outsiders don’t know about the Chinatown/International District

October 30, 2015 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly 1. Did you know Chinatown is “a city within a city”? It has several doctors, dentists, attorneys, a post office, a library, a church, social services agencies, and a community center. 2. Do you know which ethnic group dominates the Chinatown ID? Chinese is the largest, but the diversity […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Ambrosia Bubble Tea, Caf Bakery, Chinatown International District, Chinese, Getty Images, Native Americans, Oasis Tea Zone, Panama Hotel, Sharon Tomoko Santos, Summit Public School Sierra Charter School, Vietnamese, Vol 34 No 45 | October 31 - November 6, Wes Uhlman, Wing Luke Museum Photo, Yummy House Bakery, gary locke, hing hay park

Mile markers — Alaska Airlines collaborates with Hainan Airlines

October 22, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Gary Locke, former Washington state governor, broke a big fortune cookie and wished Alaska Airlines and Hainan Airlines a prosperous future at a reception in Chinatown on Oct. 20, celebrating a win-win for their collaboration and especially for customers. Alaska Airlines is joining with China-based carrier Hainan Airlines to enhance […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2008, 2015, Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan, Andrew Harrison, Beijing, Chinatown, Chinese, Fortune Wings Club, Hainan Airlines, Hou Wei, Northwest Asian Weekly, Nyhus Communications, San Jose, Seattle, Vol 34 No 44 | October 24 - October 30, Wing Luke Asian Museum, gary locke

BLOG: Chinese President Xi left… — But the real gains still resonate for Seattle

October 8, 2015 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly When Chinese President Xi Jinping picked Seattle as his first stop to land in America recently, several U.S. cities reacted with disbelief and jealousy, and numerous governors felt slighted. Why Seattle again? Didn’t Xi’s three predecessors visit Seattle before? Shouldn’t Xi experience other U.S. cities? Suddenly, Seattle—one of the […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2015, Alan Alabastro, Alibaba, Carla Hill, China, Chinese President Hu, Chinese President Xi, Deng Xiaopeng, Eastern Washington, First Lady, Ford Motor Company, Getting Xi, Harvard University, Henry Jackson International Studies, Jenne Neptune, Jiang Zeming, Lincoln High School, REC, RESPECT, Seattle Hotel Association, Seattle Westin Hotel, Several Chinese, Vol 34 No 42 | October 10 - October 16, WNPA2016, Walt Disney, gary locke

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