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BLOG: If you want to last, put yourself first! — My 2016 roadmap to de-stressing

January 14, 2016 By Assunta Ng

Did you smile or sigh when reflecting on 2015?

Many tend to glance at their bank balance, thinking of a nice new car or a house. Some think about job advancement or finding love. I wonder how many out there would count having good health as a wonderful gift? If you do, you are perhaps one of the few smart ones. Frankly, without health, we can’t do much. Other accomplishments would quickly be overshadowed when we are sick.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Anna Koskinen, Assunta Ng, Author Eckhart Tolle, Google, International District, Last Saturday, North Fork Stillaguamish River, Northwest Asian Weekly, Publisher's Blog, Ted Kennedy, Thao Tran, Vol 35 No 3 | January 16 - January 22, West Seattle, YMCA, Yijiao Hong, blog, editorial

My Time in Oso — Part 2

April 25, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Thao Tran Special to the Northwest Asian Weekly The Oso mudslide tragedy caused Thao Tran to reflect upon his connection with the town, and the 20 years he spent with the North Fork Stillaguamish River, which runs through the town. This is the second of two parts.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Cascade Mountain, Henry David Thoreau, Mission Viejo, North Fork Stillaguamish River, Northwest Asian Weekly, Operation Iraqi Freedom, PTSD, Steelhead Drive, Steelhead Haven, Stillaguamish Valley, Thao Tran, Vol 33 No 18 | April 26 - May 2, attention

My Time in Oso — Part 1

April 17, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Thao Tran Special to the Northwest Asian Weekly The Oso mudslide tragedy caused Thao Tran to reflect upon his connection with the town, and the 20 years he spent with the North Fork Stillaguamish River, which runs through the town. This is the first of two parts.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Ca Canh Chua, Cascade Mountains, Communist-controlled Vietnam, Dear Creek, Deer Creek, Dennis Dickson, Enos Bradner, Keith Cirillo, Marty Gray, Mike Kenny, Monica Lewinsky, North Fork Stillaguamish River, Oso Fire Station, Paul Rosanno, Russ Miller, Seattle, Sistine Chapel, Stillaguamish Tribe, Thao Tran, Vietnam War, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 17 | April 19 - April 25, Walt Johnson

ACRS hosts 23rd annual Walk for Rice

July 8, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) hosted their annual Walk for Rice on June 29, raising over $200,000 for the ACRS food bank.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, ACRS, John Malcomson, King County, Min Song, Pacific Islander, Seward Park, Thao Tran, Vol 32 No 28 | July 6 - July 12, Walk for Rice

McGinn’s ethnic media relationship, now and then

July 3, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Who scored last week Last week, Mayor Mike McGinn received two major setbacks. His leading challenger for mayor, Sen. Ed Murray, received endorsements from former King County Executive Ron Sims — who contemplated running — and the Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy (CASE), a political organization sponsored by the Seattle Metropolitan […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, 2013, Associate Press, Chinese, City Attorney Peter Holmes Interim Police Chief James Pugel Diane Sugimura, City Hall, David Cho, Ed Murray, Kim Pham, King County Executive Ron Sims, Northwest Vietnamese News, Sahar Fathi, Seattle Times, Thao Tran, Vol 32 No 28 | July 6 - July 12, blog

Vietnamese refugee forgoes vacation to volunteer in the Gulf Coast and sees pieces of his past

August 12, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Instead of spending his vacation on a beach somewhere, Thao Tran, a Vietnamese refugee and staff assistant to Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, went to the Gulf Coast to see its present condition and volunteer. What he experienced there has affected him profoundly …

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: BP, During Katrina, Gulf Coast, Lee Xie, NWAW, New Orleans, Puget Sound, Seattle, Spike Lee, Thao Tran, Tran It, Tran Without, Vietnamese

McGinn ushers in an ‘open source’ transition

November 19, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“[Seattle Mayor-elect Mike] McGinn explained that rather than making courtesy calls to all the council members, he thought it better to just walk over and meet face to face on a casual basis,” said Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata in a release. “This is a departure from Mayor Nickel’s style, which was to rely more on his deputy mayor Tim Ceis to walk the council hallway.”

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2009, Asian Americans Mike Woo, Candace Inagi, Charles Royer, Cherry Cayabyab, City Hall, Columbia City, Darryl Smith, King County Executive Ron Sims, Kip Tokuda, Linh Thai, Mayor Nickel, Mike McGinn, Naomi Sanchez, Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata, Seattle Great City Initiative, Southeast Seattle, Thao Tran, Tim Ceis, Vol 28 No 48 | November 21 - November 27, Washington State Representative

Letter: ‘Why we support McGinn’

October 29, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

It is a testament to our API community’s evolution and growth that we have different opinions while focusing on common goals relating to the community.

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor Tagged With: 2009, API, Al Sugiyama, Bob Hasegawa, Cherry Cayayabab, Frankie Irigon, Kip Tokuda, Legislative District, Mike McGinn, Ruth Woo, State Rep, Thao Tran, Tony Lee Diane Narasaki, Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 - November 6

Comings & Goings

September 20, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Thao Tran has accepted the position of coordinator for major institutions and schools for the City of Seattle. Formerly, Tran had been working as a temporary employee since April.

Filed Under: News, Names in the News, Community News Tagged With: Rainier Valley Community Development Fund, Seattle, Thao Tran, Vietnamese American Economic Development Association, vol 27 no 39 | September 20 - September 26

Comings & Goings

September 20, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Thao Tran has accepted the position of coordinator for major institutions and schools for the City of Seattle. Formerly, Tran had been working as a temporary employee since April.

Filed Under: News, Names in the News, Community News Tagged With: Rainier Valley Community Development Fund, Seattle, Thao Tran, Vietnamese American Economic Development Association, vol 27 no 39 | September 20 - September 26

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