Archives for 2011

Blog: Locke and Wang: a dynamic duo

August 18, 2011 By Admin

By Assunta Ng When I switched on the television news this Saturday morning, it was great to see two former Seattleites so visible in China. Robert Wang, a 1972 University […]

Blog: Locke frustrating, but that’s OK

August 18, 2011 By Admin

By Assunta Ng Talking to U.S. Ambassador Gary Locke before he left Seattle for China was exhilarating and absolutely frustrating. You might think that he shies away from talking about juicy […]

Blog: Flying to China

August 18, 2011 By Admin

By Assunta Ng The Locke family left Seattle with 10 pieces of luggage, a cat, and a dog on Aug. 11, flying Delta Airlines to Beijing. Immediately, a reader who […]

Editorial: San Francisco’s elections serve as inspiration

August 18, 2011 By Admin

This past week, many of us filled out our primary ballots. Depending on which county you live in, there may have been an Asian American or Pacific Islander American (APIA) […]

Wise Words from Wise Attorneys

August 18, 2011 By Admin

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Legal uncertainty — Are Asian Americans rethinking the law?

August 18, 2011 By Admin

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly High pay and elite status. That’s why some choose to practice law. While some flourish in the practice, others do not. The economy and […]

Getty to save ID businesses?

August 18, 2011 By Admin

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly When Amazon.com moved its offices from the International District (ID) above Union Station to a building in Lake Union, Tom Dang felt the sting […]

Yola Lu says she’s not the next Margaret Cho (but still hilarious)

August 18, 2011 By Admin

By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly She’s real. She’s funny. And she’s not trying to be the next Margaret Cho. Taiwanese American Yola Lu is a University of Washington graduate, […]

The Results — APIAs in the primaries

August 18, 2011 By Admin

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Could last Tuesday’s election be a sign of things to come in November? Though we did see some Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (APIA) advance […]

Sheila Burrus: a leader who helps Filipino community

August 18, 2011 By Admin

By Cheih-hsin “Jessie” Lin UW News Lab Sheila Burrus and her family arrived in Washington state from Batangas, Philippines, in 1990. She first attended De La Salle, Lipa, and the […]