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Inslee, CAPAA seeking applicants for Ruth Woo Fellowship

January 17, 2020 By Northwest Asian Weekly

OLYMPIA — The office of Gov. Jay Inslee, in partnership with the Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA), is recruiting currently enrolled college and graduate students with a commitment to civil rights and equality for the Ruth Woo Fellowship. The late “Auntie Ruth” Woo fought for social justice and equality for all people. Over […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2020, Ruth Woo, VOL 39 NO 3 | JANUARY 18 - JANUARY 24

Ruth Woo’s legacy of creating leaders lives on

September 22, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Metropolitan King County Council recognized the career and legacy of Ruth Woo on Sept. 18 by unanimously approving the creation of a fellowship program to help groom future leaders. It’s the first such program named after an Asian American. “For decades, Ruth Woo opened opportunities to young people in […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2017, Ruth Woo, VOL 36 NO 39 | SEPTEMBER 23 - SEPTEMBER 29

BLOG: A trip down memory lane — The pain of losing allies

September 21, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY It takes a village to raise two newspapers. The village of Northwest Asian Weekly and Seattle Chinese Post consists of amazing leaders and remarkable people. And we lost many of them during the past 35 years of publishing. Since 2015, we lost four giants (Ruth Woo, Donnie Chin, Bob […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2017, Al Sugiyama, Bob Santos, Donnie Chin, June Chen, Publisher Ng's blog, Ruth Woo, TICH-QIU HUA, Ted Yamamura, VOL 36 NO 39 | SEPTEMBER 23 - SEPTEMBER 29

2016 top stories — Seattle’s Chinatown loses its Uncle, a new man in charge at Seattle Colleges, and the fight over homeless encampments

December 22, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Compiled by Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY 10. Streetcar On Feb. 13, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and community leaders celebrated the First Hill Streetcar’s start-of-service with a party full of lion dancing, firecrackers, and red envelopes. The streetcar line, which runs along Jackson street through the International District (ID), connects the ID to Pioneer Square and […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Bob Santos, Bush Garden, Cyrus Habib, Donnie Chin, Dr. Shouan Pan, First Hill Streetcar, HOMELESS CAMPS, Mayor Ed Murray, PETER LIANG SEATTLE PROTEST, PUBLIX, Pramila Jayapal, Ruth Woo, TOP 10 STORIES OF 2016, VOL 35 NO 52 | DECEMBER 24 - DECEMBER 30

Ruth Woo, community leader, dies at 89

July 21, 2016 By Ruth Bayang

If you’ve never heard of Ruth Woo, you have likely heard of the people she has helped.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Obituaries, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Ruth Woo, VOL 35 NO 30 | JULY 23 - JULY 29

Remembering Ruth Woo and her legacy

July 21, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

It was an open secret that a candidate who had sought and received the endorsement of the late Ruth Woo, the most respected political guru of the Asian community, would be a priceless advantage. What did some candidates do to win her support?

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2016, Ruth Woo, VOL 35 NO 30 | JULY 23 - JULY 29

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

Okazaki awarded Kip Tokuda Award

May 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Asian Pacific Islander Community Leadership Foundation (ACLF) announced that Mark Okazaki is the winner of the Kip Tokuda Award.  The Kip Tokuda Award recognizes a community member that has demonstrated outstanding contributions to ACLF and the Asian Pacific Islander Community. Past winners of the Kip Tokuda Award include Vera and Joey Ing, Rep. Sharon […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, ACLF, Asian Pacific Islander Community, Assistant Director, Community Leaders Program Dinner, Executive Director, Jill Nishi, Joey Ing, King County, Kip Tokuda Award, Mark Okazaki, Neighborhood House, PIC, Ruth Woo, Seattle, Sharon Tomiko Santos, Vol 34 No 21 | May 16 - May 22, Workforce Development Council

Women warriors

October 13, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Women Warriors Guild of the Seattle Children’s Hospital recently accepted a Muckleshoot Indian Tribe grant award of $5,000.  The grant supports the research efforts to eradicate heart damage caused by Kawasaki Disease (KD).

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, Barbara Gangwer, Christine Yorozu, Dolores Sibonga, Edna Shim, Honorable Sharon Tomiko Santos, Joan Yoshitomi, KD, Lynna Song, Mary Hsu, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Pacific Island, Ruth Woo, Ruthann Kurose, Seattle Children, Sutapa Basu, Vera Ing, Vol 33 No 42 | October 11 - October 17, Women Warriors Guild

Publisher’s Blog: Horses are crowd-pleasers in the ID… Equines get more attention than the police officers!

August 23, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Meet Dozer, a horse. Dozer also works for the City of Seattle Police Department. See the badge he proudly displayed when he and his partner Harvest patrolled Uwajimaya’s storefront with Sgt. James Scott and Officer Mark Wubbena. Young and old adored Dozer and Harvest. Some patted them, while many gathered around with phone cameras, curiosity […]

Filed Under: News, Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: Amber Lounge, Meet Dozer, Miller Adams, Minority Business Development Agency, Ohio State University, Publisher Blog Horses, Rainier Club, Ruth Woo, Seattle City Council, Seattle Police Foundation, Seattle Sheraton, Seattle University, Shoreline Community College, Tuskegee Airmen, WNPA2016, WWII

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