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A non-traditional school in Chinatown — A visit to Summit

September 10, 2015 By Assunta Ng

    By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Not many people are aware that Chinatown/International District has a new charter school. For those who know there is one, myths and misconceptions exist. Who are the students? Are they achievers and smart? How are they chosen? How is it different from a regular public school? Are […]

Filed Under: Community News, Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: African American, Ashley Clark, Asian Resource Center, Chinatown International District, Chinese, Filipino, Gates Foundation, Labor Day, Northwest Asian Weekly, PCSD, Principal Malia Burns, Seattle Public Schools, Supreme Court, Vietnamese, Vol 34 No 38| September 12 - September 18, communication

Seattle nonprofit, Gates Foundation, and Chinese manufacturer promote life-saving vaccine

November 8, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) gave a stamp of approval for a Chinese-made vaccine against Japanese encephalitis (JE), a disease that plagues mostly children in poor rural communities in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific. Seattle’s PATH (Program for Appropriate Technology in Health) had been searching for ways to develop a low-cost vaccine […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2013, Bill Gates, CDIBP, Cambodia, China, Chinese, Gates Foundation, India, JE, Nepal, North Korea, PATH, SA, Seattle, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, Vol 32 No 46 | November 9 - November 15, WHO, Western Pacific

The ‘baby’ raised me! — Part 3 of the NWAW 30th anniversary series

February 16, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly My baby just turned 30. She is the youngest of my three children. And in some ways, she has more influence on me than either of my two sons.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2008, 2012, Asian Americans, Assunta Ng, Ben Bridge Jeweler, Bill Gates Sr, Billionaire Warren Buffett, Gates Foundation, NWAW, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Sheraton, Seattle University, UW, Vol 31 No 8 | February 18 - February 24, culture, japan, letter

BLOG: Remembering community leader Ark Chin

November 23, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng   Much was said, at his funeral, on what Ark Chin did for the Kin On Nursing Home and Chinese orphanages. Yet, what he contributed in education and politics was barely touched upon.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, Ambassador Locke, Ark Chin, Asian American, Asian Weekly, Bill Gates Sr, China, Chinese American, Gates Foundation, KCM, Public Affairs, Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 30 No 48 | November 26 - December 2, Western Washington University, gary locke

Feb. 25: Martha Choe, Estela Ortega, and others receive Women of Valor award

March 3, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

At the Women of Valor Awards, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, with special guests U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, honored individuals who have

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, El Centro, Estela Ortega, Gates Foundation, Maria Cantwell, Martha Choe, Patty Murray, Vol 30 No 10 | March 5 - March 11

Blog: Happy surprises in fund-raising

December 16, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Raising money in this economy is tough. At first, checks trickled into my office slowly, very slowly.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2010, 2011, Asian American, Beth Takekawa, Blog Happy, Bob Santos, Carolyn Kelly, Davis Wright Tremaine, Gates Foundation, Martha Choe, Nelli Fuji Anderson, Phyllis Campbell, Publisher Ng's blog, Ruth Woo, Susan Duffy, Tama Murotani-Inaba, Vol 29 No 51 | December 18 - December 24

Seven Asian American women to be honored at UW Women’s Center gala

October 28, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The University of Washington (UW) Women’s Center is celebrating 100 years of women voting in Washington state by honoring 100 influential women in the state that have

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Dolores Sibonga First Filipina American, Gates Foundation, Josephine Howell, Martha Choe, Northwest Asian Weekly, Phyllis Campbell, Phyllis Campbell Pacific Northwest Chairman, Phyllis Wise, Ruby Chow, Seattle Chinese Post, Seattle City Council, Seven Asian American, Sharon Tomiko Santos, Sheraton Hotel, Vol 29 No 44 | October 30 - November 5, Washington State Bar, Women Unbound

In Asia, labor becomes feminized

February 24, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Gardner Center for Asian Arts and Ideas concluded its second Saturday University Lectures Series last Saturday. The lectures revolved around issues of health and women’s rights in modern Asia by local experts.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2009, 2010, Burma Myanmar, Gates Foundation, Limbs Yoga, MOM, Maung Maung Tinn, Mimi Gates, Northwest Asian Weekly, Paula Bock, Saturday University Lectures Series, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Southeast Asia, Stay Healthy, Thai Burma, Thailand Burma, Vol 29 No 9 | February 27 - March 5

Diversity at the Top

November 25, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Martha Choe is a jack of all trades. She started out as a high school teacher, moved to commercial banking, then to government services, and now she’s working for the largest global private foundation in the world.

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2009, Asian American, City University, Diversity at the Top, Economic Development, Gates Foundation, Global Development Program, Global Libraries, Information Technology, Martha Choe, Maury Forman, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Roosevelt High School, Seattle City Council, Site Operations, Top Contributor, Vol 28 No 49 | November 28 - December 4, gary locke

Gates Foundation gives $57 million to libraries across the ocean

May 2, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEATTLE (AP) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will spend $57 million to improve Internet access at public libraries in Poland, Romania, and Vietnam.

Filed Under: News, National News Tagged With: Africa, Bill Gates, Botswana, Deborah Jacobs, Eastern Europe, Gates Foundation, Global Libraries, Latvia, Lithuania, Microsoft Corp, Poland, United States, Vietnam, technology, vol 28 no 19 | May 2 - May 8

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