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Wong is new president of SMA

January 27, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Seattle Management Association (SMA) has named Sandra Wong as its new president. Wong has been with the City of Seattle for 33 years, and currently works as an employment manager. She also served as the American Society’s Training and Development’s Puget Sound Chapter Employee Learning Week director for the past term. SMA, a non-profit […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, American Society, Puget Sound Chapter Employee Learning Week, SMA, Sandra Wong, Seattle, Vol 33 No 5 | January 25 - January 31

Artist Yuqi Wang teaches at Gage Academy of Art in Seattle

February 27, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

From Jan. 2 through Jan. 13, the Gage Academy of Art in Seattle hosted Chinese artist Yuqi Wang for a 10-day workshop, “Expressive Portrait Painting,” for intermediate and advanced artists.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, American Society, China, Chinese, Expressive Portrait Painting, New York, Seattle, Second Prize, Vol 31 No 9 | February 25 - March 2, Yuqi Wang

Women struggle with being a size smaller than small

May 26, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

At 4’11” and 90 pounds, Virginia Sjahli is a petite size. Many women envy her size, but Sjahli faces obstacles in shopping for clothes.

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Fashion Tagged With: 2011, American Society, Fashion Stuff, Google, Jim Lovejoy, Nan Nan Liu, Northwest Asian Weekly, Petite Little Girl, Ping Luu, Virginia Sjahli, Vol 30 No 22 | May 28 - June 3, XXSP, blog

Food for thought: Could vegetable oil-based biodiesel fuel our future?

August 27, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

You may spot business owner Yale Wong cruising the streets in his shiny black Mercedes Benz. However, it is what’s inside his luxury sedan that grabs the most attention. Wong fuels his car with biodiesel made from food grease and vegetable oil — yes, the same grease used to deep fry your fish ‘n’ chips, chicken tenders, and side order of fries. Some consider it to be a promising alternative to petroleum fuel and a better option than soy-based biodiesel, which has recently been criticized for not being “green” enough.

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: 2009, American Society, Asian Americans, EPA, Entrepreneur Nicole Donnelly, Evangeline Cafe, Food, General Biodiesel, Mayor Greg Nickels, Mercedes Benz, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle, Yale Wong, attention, vol 28 no 36 | August 29 - September 4

Erasing race under the knife

October 4, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Virgina Gaw, 51, was born with double eyelids and through her childhood, she had bright wide eyes. She got plastic surgery because aging has made her top lids a bit “droopy,” giving her the appearance of narrow eyes and being tired all the time.

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Fashion Tagged With: American Society, Asian Americans, Catherine Yu, Chinese, Filipina Maridel Zapanta, Jenny Yee, Jody Yuan, Lynn Yuan, Monica Nguyen, Northwest Asian Weekly, Sandi Ledesma, Stacy Nguyen, Taiwan, Virgina Gaw, culture, vol 27 no 41 | October 4 - October 10

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