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Searching for the right balance when dealing with money

April 7, 2016 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly My young Asian friend got accepted into Yale University’s MBA program. That’s the good part. The bad news is he can’t pay for it. The program costs over $100,000 a year. “My parents are not helping me,” he said. “They said they already paid for [my] undergraduate degree.” It […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: Asian Americans, Assunta Ng, East Coast, Hong Kong, Ivy League, MBA, MONEY, Northwest Asian Weekly, OK, Seattle, Suze Orman, University District, Yale University, poverty

Asian groups file complaint over Harvard admission

May 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jesse J. Holland Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An alliance of Asian American groups on Friday filed a federal complaint against Harvard University, saying that the school and other Ivy League institutions are using racial quotas to admit students other than high-scoring Asians. More than 60 Chinese, Indian, Korean, and Pakistani groups came together […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2015, Asian Americans, Associated Press, Chapel Hill, Chinese, Chunyan Li, Civil Rights, Education, Harvard University, Ivy League, Karen Narasaki, Korean, North Carolina, Robert Iuliano, Supreme Court, UNC, Vol 34 No 22 | May 23 - May 29, Yukong Zhao

BLOG: Why tiger moms fail to raise leaders — Part 1

October 3, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng I don’t need to read “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” to be a tiger mom. My mother was one, and I was a sort-of-tiger-sort-of-sheep parent. I often put on a tiger’s front, but in reality, I carried a gentle lamb’s heart.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2010, 2013, Asian Americans, Battle Hymn, Bill Gates Sr, Bill Jr, Bill Sr, Boy Scouts, Ivy League, Ken Jeong, Publisher Ng's blog, Tiger Mother, United States, Vol 32 No 41 | October 5 - October 11

BLOG: Why I reject Asian cultural values

May 23, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng When you read that headline, you probably thought, “Is she crazy? What is she thinking?”

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2013, Africa, Asian American Heritage Month, Asian Americans, Census, Chinese, GED, Gary Matsudaira, Haiti, Ivy League, Japanese Americans, Jay Kwon, Native Americans, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Publisher Ng's blog, Seattle Keiro, Vol 32 No 22 | May 25 - May 31, culture

BLOG: Dos and don’ts: Lifestyle tips to save you money

June 29, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

I enjoy a lean lifestyle. I lived thriftily even when our economy prospered. Financial gurus love to advise people to cut back on expenses in this tough economy. However, there are common lifestyle changes you can incorporate to keep wallets full during hard times. 1. Count alcohol out Now that I-1183 has passed, grocery stores […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2012, Alki Beach, Bob Chinn, Deception Pass, Drink Tea, East Coast, Green Lake, Ivy League, Olympic Sculpture Park, Publisher Ng's blog, Puget Sound, Seattle, Seward Park, United Savings Loan Bank, Vol 31 No 27 | June 30 - July 6

BLOG: 8 tips to help working moms balance work and family

May 10, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Sen. Patty Murray was a mom in tennis shoes when she ran for the U.S. Senate in 1992. I was also a mom in tennis shoes when I launched the Seattle Chinese Post in 1982, except I tried to hide my shoes, thinking that men would think less of me if I […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2012, Asian American, Dear Moms, Ivy League, Maria Shriver, Mother's Day 2012, Patty Murray, Seattle Chinese Post, TV, Vol 31 No 20 | May 12 - May 18, blog, technology

COMMENTARY: Do elite colleges in the nation discriminate against Asians?

February 10, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mark Lee Northwest Asian Weekly January 16 was a federal holiday celebrating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.  King’s legacy upholds the principle that all people, regardless of race or creed, should be treated as equals. In a democratic society, education should function as the great equalizer.

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2012, Asian Americans, Associated Press, Chinese, Civil Rights, Daniel Golden, Education, Ivy League, Jesse Washington, Jian Li, Mark Lee, Martin Luther King Jr., Princeton University, SAT, Uwe Reinhardt, Vol 31 No 7 | February 11 - February 17, Wall Street Journal

Some Asians’ college strategy: Don’t check ‘Asian’

December 10, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jesse Washington The Associated Press Lanya Olmstead was born in Florida to a mother who immigrated from Taiwan and an American father of Norwegian ancestry. Ethnically, she considers herself half Taiwanese and half Norwegian. But when applying to Harvard, Olmstead checked only one box for her race: white.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, Asian Americans, Chinese, HAPA, Hawaiian Pacific Islanders, Heather Pickerell, Hong Kong, Ivy League, Jasmine Zhuang, Jodi Balfe, Kara Miller, Korean, Lanya Olmstead, Rye Country Day School, SAT, Steven Hsu, Susanna Koetter, Taiwan, Tao Tao Holmes, Vol 30 No 50 | December 10 - December 16

Deputy director of the White House AAPI initiative on the barriers students are currently facing

May 12, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In honor of Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, South Seattle Community College (SSCC) hosted a series of events, which included a forum with Christine

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2011, AANAPISI, AAPI, Asian Americans, Christina Lagdameo, Dante Obcena, FAFSA, Filipino, Ikran Ismail, India, Ivy League, North Seattle Community College, PTA, Paul Kurose, President Barack Obama, Public Health, Refugee Resettlement, SSCC, Shirlee Johnson, Vol 30 No 20 | May 14 - May 20

Blog: America, a great civic teacher

July 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

More than 500 new citizens attended the July 4 swearing-in ceremony at Seattle Center. But how many of them will actually stay in America?

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2008, 2010, Blog America, China, Hong Kong, Ivy League, President Obama, Publisher Ng's blog, Seattle Center, United States, Vol 29 No 28 | July 10 - July 16, culture

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