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2010 Top Contributors celebrate achievements at awards dinner

December 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

It was a night that included delicious food, great company, and a room filled with influential community leaders.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2010, Asian Community, Asian Pacific, Asian Pacific American Affairs, Celebrate Asia!, Chang-Rae Lee, Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation, Debadutta Dash, EDI, Ellen Abellera, Hong Restaurant, Honoree Christine Umayam, Jesus Christ, Korean American Chamber, Lori Matsukawa, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Ruthann Kurose, Senator Patty Murray, Susan Lee, Top Contributors 2010, Vera Ing, Vol 29 No 50 | December 11 - December 17, Washington State India Trade Relations Action Committee, Yoshi Minegishi, top contributors

Blog: Publisher’s confession: the story behind a gala

December 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Why does the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation organize the Top Contributors to the Asian Community gala?

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2010, 2011, Asian Community, Blog Publisher, Chinese Post, Diane Toledo, Filipino, Hong Restaurant, Honoree Susan Lee, Korean, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Publisher Ng's blog, Rebecca Ip, Sen Hobbs, Stacy Nguyen, Steve Hobbs, Susan Lee, Time Magazine, Top Contributors 2010, Vol 29 No 50 | December 11 - December 17, top contributors

EDI helps minorities climb to the top of the ladder

December 2, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Take a look at the workforce of the future. In 2012, 75 percent of the workforce will be people of color and women,” said Starr Macdonald

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2010, Amber Waisanen, Asian American, Asian Pacific-focused, Bellevue Hilton, EDI, Executive Development Institute, Inclusion Fusion, Irfan Shariff, Japanese Americans, Leadership Discovery, Leadership Navigation, Northwest Asian Weekly, Puget Sound, Starr Macdonald, Top Contributors 2010, Vol 29 No 49 | December 4 - December 10, Weyerhaeuser Foundations, culture

Business-savvy Susan Lee is new president of the Korean American Chamber of Commerce

December 2, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

She was a nurse in Korea. She has worked in real estate for a few years. Now, Susan Lee is helping the Korean American community in

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2009, 2010, Asian Americans, Cho Lee Investment, FTA, KACC, KAVA, KWRA, Korean American Chamber, Korean Associations, Korean Community Counseling Center, Nina Huang, President Obama, Rocky Kim, Seattle, Seung Shik Lee, Susan Lee, Top Contributors 2010, Vol 29 No 49 | December 4 - December 10, letter

Christine Umayam leaves lucrative job to help children, creates relief organization

November 23, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In January 2006, Christine Umayam made a life-changing visit to the Philippines. The trip was her first and the children living in poverty shocked her.

Filed Under: Profiles Tagged With: 2010, Child United, Christine Umayam, Dominican Republic, Fancy Frenchwood, Haiti, Ninette Cheng, Northwest Asian Weekly, Philippines, Seattle, Top Contributors 2010, Tribune Broadcasting, Uganda, Vol 29 No 48 | November 27 - December 3, Whenever Umayam, poverty

After a lifetime of devoted mentorship, Ted Yamamura is not done inspiring yet

November 23, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

His friends call him an idea generator, a go-getter, and even a machine. His name is Ted Yamamura, and he was the visionary for the Executive Development Institute (EDI).

Filed Under: News, Profiles Tagged With: 2010, Asian Americans, Asian Pacific, Boeing Asian American Professional Association, Boeing Company, EDI, Japanese American, NAAAP, Nina Huang, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Ted Yamamura, Top Contributors 2010, Vanna Novak, Vol 29 No 48 | November 27 - December 3, language

Restaurateur Chang Rae Lee gives free lunches to fight homelessness

November 18, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Homelessness is prevalent on the streets of Seattle and Bellevue. When Chang Rae Lee immigrated to Washington state years ago, he knew that

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Chang-Rae Lee, Chinatown, Daniel Park, Jesus Christ, Kung Pao, Loving Church, Nina Huang, Pepper Jack Restaurant, Restaurateur Chang Rae Lee, Seattle, South Korea, Top Contributors 2010, United States, Uwajimaya, Vol 29 No 47 | November 20 - November 26, YMCA, YWCA, top contributors

After retiring, Yoshi Minegishi finds a second career in mentoring and classical music

November 18, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

He loves Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov. He is also an unassuming retiree who likes to mentor young people.

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: Benaroya Hall, Celebrate Asia!, Filipino, Hong Kong Chinese, IBM, Korean, Nortel Japan, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Seattle Symphony, Tokyo, Top Contributor, Top Contributors 2010, United States, Vivian Miezianko, Vol 29 No 47 | November 20 - November 26, WWII, Yoshi Minegishi, Yoshiaki Yoshi Minegishi

Blog: How the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation picks its honorees

November 18, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“You should not honor this person,” one person said. “She is overexposed.” Just because others have honored her before is not a valid reason

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2008, 2010, Asian Americans, Bellevue College, Celebrate Asia!, Child United, Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation, Executive Development Institute, Hong Restaurant, Korean American Chamber, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Seattle Symphony, Susan Lee, Top Contributor, Top Contributors 2010, Vol 29 No 47 | November 20 - November 26, Yoshi Minegishi, culture

Theresa Pan Hosley commits to reconciling Chinese American history

November 4, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Whether serving the Pike Place Market Foundation in caring for the Pike Place neighborhood in Seattle or on the board of Bates Technical College

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Bates Technical College, CRPF, Chinese American, Chinese Reconciliation Park, Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation, Lotus Perry, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Pike Place Market Foundation, Puget Sound, Samantha Pak, Saturday Chinese, Seattle, Suzanne Wilson Barnett, Taiwan, Theresa Pan Hosley, Top Contributors 2010, Vol 29 No 45 | November 6 - November 12, top contributors

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