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Micro business loans

March 8, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Carolyn Bick NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY When she opened her first restaurant more than 10 years ago, Taylor Hoang didn’t have to take out a loan. But, in her 20 years working in the city of Seattle, she and others have watched Asian Americans and other minority groups’ entrepreneurial dreams dashed, because they tried — […]

Filed Under: Features, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2018, Ethnic Seattle, Taylor Hoang, VOL 37 NO 11 | MARCH 10 - MARCH 16

People of color, women make up majority of Durkan’s transition committee

November 16, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Seattle Mayor-elect Jenny Durkan unveiled her full transition committee on Nov. 13, a diverse and inclusive group of more than 60 community leaders and experts. The committee includes housing and homelessness advocates, social justice activists, transportation advocates, environmentalists, and labor and business leaders. “Our transition team reflects the best of […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2017, ANNE LEE, BRIANNA ISHIHARA, David Della, Ruthann Kurose, Shefali Ranganathan, Taylor Hoang, VOL 36 NO 47 | NOVEMBER 18 - NOVEMBER 24

What’s cooking for restaurateur Taylor Hoang

September 9, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

As a first generation immigrant from Vietnam, Taylor Hoang is an entrepreneur and restaurateur who started her own business at the age of 21.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Business, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Taylor Hoang, VOL 35 NO 37 | SEPTEMBER 10 – 16

Taylor Hoang wins national Faces of Diversity Award

March 21, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Washington Restaurant Association (WRA) announced that one of its members, Taylor Hoang, has won the 2015 National Restaurant Association Education Foundation’s Faces of Diversity Award. The award honors diverse members of the industry who have achieved success and who embody the American Dream. Hoang started a mortgage brokerage firm specializing in securing loans for […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: American Dream, Lavender Jade Catering, National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, Taylor Hoang, Vol 35 No 12 | March 19 - March 25

Taylor Hoang awarded Courage Award

November 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Crosscut.com Taylor Hoang is the recipient of Crosscut’s 2015 Courage Award for business. This year’s winners were honored at the annual Courage Awards Breakfast on Oct. 29 at Benaroya Hall. In the heat of last year’s debate over raising Seattle’s minimum wage, it became clear to Hoang that minority and immigrant business owners were largely […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Benaroya Hall, Ethnic Business Coalition, Ethnic Seattle, Huong Binh, Little Saigon, Niv Cousins, Pho Cyclo Caf, Rainier Valley, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Taylor Hoang, United States, Vietnam War, Vol 34 No 46 | November 7 - November 13, West Seattle, attention, social media

WISE WORDS: What makes a diverse, vibrant neighborhood (Part 2)

November 5, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Since 1906 Neighborhood House has been helping children and families in neighborhoods throughout Seattle and King County.  It is in these neighborhoods where we find huge capacity and potential for people to work together to build stronger and healthier communities.” — Mark Okazaki Executive Director, Neighborhood House “The International District is special. It’s important everyone […]

Filed Under: Wise Words Series Tagged With: 2015, BIA, China Harbor Restaurant, Chinatown International District, Cindy Charlie Martin, EBC, East Africans, Ethnic Business Coalition, Executive Director, Hsiao-lin Wang, Mark Okazaki, Neighborhood House, PDA, Richard Chang, SPU, Seattle Pinball Museum, Taylor Hoang, Unlike Lake Union, Vol 34 No 46 | November 7 - November 13

BLOG: ID businesses dealing with unexpected challenges — Creative solutions for small businesses

November 5, 2015 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle’s $15 minimum wage is expected to impact many small businesses. However, challenges for the International District (ID) businesses go beyond the wage issue. The ID restaurants once known for great food with low prices are no longer enough to appeal to new customers. On many fronts, the businesses […]

Filed Under: Business, Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2015, Charlie Martin, City Light, Eastern Caf, Ethnic Business Coalition, ID, Jackson Street, Kau Kau Restaurant, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pho Cyclo Caf, Publisher Ng's blog, Rainier Valley Community Development Fund, Seattle Center, Seattle Chinese Post, Seattle Pinball Museum, Seattle Public Utilities, Taylor Hoang, Vol 34 No 46 | November 7 - November 13, hing hay park

BLOG: Drama continues with $15 indecision

May 1, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Anxiety struck the Asian business community on April 24, when Mayor Ed Murray was supposed to announce his plan in the afternoon for the $15 minimum wage.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2014, CPI, City Hall, David Leong, Everywhere Sawant, Income Inequality Advisory Committee, International District, Jade Garden Restaurant, Leo Chan, Mayor Ed Murray, Northwest Kung Fu, Publisher Ng's blog, Sally Clark, Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, Taylor Hoang, Vol 33 No 19 | May 3 - May 9, Yen Lam

LETTER: On Seattle’s proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15/hour

April 18, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

From: multicultural and minority small business owners of Seattle To: Mayor Ed Murray Thank you, Mr. Mayor, for sharing your time with us to evaluate and learn of our concerns, thoughts, and positions regarding the proposed $15 minimum wage and its affect on the immigrant community, minority groups, and small businesses working and living in […]

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2014, American Dream, Hien Tran, Joanna Chong, Lawrence Pang, Lee Ching Tran, Louis Rodriguez, Mayor Ed Murray, Seattle, Susanna Tran, Taylor Hoang, Thoa Nguyen, United States, Vol 33 No 17 | April 19 - April 25, Yen Lam, language, poverty

Biased, wrong reporting

April 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The following letter to King 5 News was sent to the NW Asian Weekly for publication. Dear Editor, I saw a story on your 6 p.m. news clip last night reported by Lynda Byron on the mayor’s minimum wage symposium that was very biased and wrong. In the news clip, Ms. Byron interviewed and reported […]

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2014, Dear Editor, Lynda Byron, Seattle, Taylor Hoang, Vol 33 No 15 | April 5 - April 11, letter

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