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Helping families navigate through race, identity, culture, and ethnicity

March 24, 2016 By Nina Huang

Inspired by her mother’s passion for international travel and global citizenship, Amy Pak started Families of Color Seattle (FOCS), an organization dedicated to building a strong community by supporting families of color through parenting programs, resource sharing, and fostering meaningful connections.

Filed Under: Features, Feature stories, Health Tagged With: 2016, API, Amy Pak, FOCS, Korean American, Nina Huang, Northwest Asian Weekly, Puget Sound, Seattle, South Korea, Totem Star, Vol 35 No 13 | March 26 - April 1, culture, social media, women of color

How do you Define Success?

March 11, 2016 By Assunta Ng

“How did you become successful in the newspaper business?” asked Sarah Lubitz, a Bellevue College student who interviewed me for a class project. To be honest, I don’t consider my business successful. The more I think about it, the more I feel like I have failed. I flunk the vision test not just a little — but a lot — I have been completely off base.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2016, Bellevue College, China Harbor, Chinatown International District, Fritjof Nansen, Joan Yoshitomi, Master John Leong, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Sandy Sun, Sarah Lubitz, Seattle Chinese Post, Seattle Colleges, Seattle Kung Fu Club, Uwajimaya, Vol 35 No 11 | March 12 - March 18, Yoshi Minegishi, attention, women of color

Top women — Uwajimaya bosses on leadership

March 3, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Today, women make up only 5 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs, according to data from Pew Research Center.

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: 2016, Brenda Handley, CEO, Denise Moriguchi, Fujimatsu Moriguchi, Hello Kitty Soy Sauce, International Women, Kit Kat, Pew Research Center, Seattle Uwajimaya, Tule Lake, Uwajimaya Bellevue, Uwajimaya Inc, Vol 35 No 10 | March 5 - March 11, attention, japan, women of color

Jayapal poised for Congress?

January 29, 2016 By Stacy Nguyen

On Jan. 21, Washington state Sen. Pramila Jayapal announced her congressional bid in Washington state’s 7th district, in hopes of succeeding U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott, who is retiring and vacating his seat after 14 terms.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, Politics Tagged With: 2012, 2016, American Dream, Capitol Hill, Georgetown University, Hate Free Zone, India, Jim McDermott, MSNBC, Northwest Asian Weekly, Northwestern University, Pramila Jayapal, Seattle Met, South Asian Americans, Stacy Nguyen, United States, Vol 35 No 5 | January 30 - February 5, Wall Street, women of color

Meet Mia Tuan — UW’s Dean of the College of Education

September 10, 2015 By Nina Huang

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly “UW, where have you been all my life?” asked Mia Tuan. Tuan is the first Asian American female and third Asian American to be the Dean of the College of Education at the University of Washington (UW). The opportunity at UW was a “dream come true” for Tuan. Born […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: Asian American, Australia, Bay Area, Education, Mia Tuan, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Taiwan, UCLA, UO, UW, Vol 34 No 38| September 12 - September 18, women of color

Top Contributor: Leny Valerio-Buford — A history of helping others reach a higher education

November 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Conversations, discussions and debates were a normal thing in Lenore (Leny) Valerio-Buford’s household growing up in the Philippines. Valerio-Buford was born and raised in a small town called Taypay. She was the second oldest of six children. She has four sisters and one brother, who is the youngest.  She […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Education, Minority Affairs, Nina Huang, Northwest Asian Weekly, PTA, Philippines, Seattle University, Top Contributors 2014, UW, United States, Upward Bound, Upward Bound Program, Vol 33 No 48 | November 22 - November 28, culture, language, women of color

A-pop! June — Some dictators just can’t take a joke. Meanwhile, Glenn’s Soso brightens up OITNB

July 4, 2014 By Vivian Nguyen

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly Hollywood takes on North Korea A new movie poster and trailer for the irreverent comedy “The Interview” came out this past month to mixed reviews from the public. “The Interview” stars buddy comedians James Franco and Seth Rogen as media journalists who land an exclusive interview with a fictionalized […]

Filed Under: Column: Pop Culture Tagged With: 2014, Brooke Soso, CIA, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Ministry, Kim Jong-un, Kimiko Glenn, Korean American, New Asian, North Korean, Northwest Asian Weekly, OITNB, Piper Kerman, Randall Park, United States, Vol 33 No 28 | July 5 - July 11, women of color

Healthy food workshops for women

February 28, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Got Green’s Food Access Team is hosting a free four-part workshop series for South Seattle’s women of color and low-income women.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, Food Access Team, Food Stamped, South Seattle, Tammy Nguyen, Vol 33 No 10 | March 1 - March 7, women of color

BLOG: Cheering for a competitor and a friend

July 11, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Are there competitors that I admire? Yes, there was one. Carolyn Kelly, retired president of the Seattle Times, used to be my competitor.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2009, 2013, Asian American, Carolyn Kelly, Edward Carlson Award, Jane Nishita, King County Councilmember Larry Gossett, Leadership Tomorrow, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Sheraton, Seattle Times, Space Needle, Vol 32 No 29 | July 13 - July 19, Walla Walla, Washington State, Yvonne Tate, women of color

Women of color build a diverse and promising future

September 7, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Compiled by Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Race and ethnicity has been a key issue in this year’s elections, which is why the group of women

Filed Under: Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2012, Andrina Bigelow, Charlotte Cote, Colleen Fukui-Sketchley, Jeanette James, Julie Pham, Marcie Maxwell, Mijo Lee, Nguoi Viet Tay Bac, Patricia Akiyama, Port of Seattle, Public Affairs, Seattle Art Museum Native Arts Council, Seattle Girls School, Toni Castro, UW, Vol 31 No 37 | September 8 - September 14, Weyerhaeuser Company, women of color

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