By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Last year, former Bloomberg TV anchor–reporter Phillip Yin wanted to challenge Sen. Maria Cantwell and, in the process, become the first Chinese American senator […]
What’s next for this newspaper publisher? — Part 2 of the NWAW 30th anniversary series
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly “When is she going to retire?” people often ask my staff members.
Whoa and wow! — 30 years of challenges and wonders
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly In September 1981, when I dreamed of starting a newspaper, I was a mother with a baby and toddler. Most people called me nuts, […]
How to not be a Grinch and enjoy a non-religious Christmas (while saving money)
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly I love Christmas. Yes, I do. I know I am stepping on some toes by saying this. Being the publisher of Northwest Asian Weekly, […]
INSPIRATION: Dream on
By Jennifer Khuu SYLP student Everyone has his or her own personal legend. While being a participant at the Summer Youth Leadership Program, founded by the publisher of the Northwest […]
BLOG: Guilty Friday
By Assunta Ng What is it like to forget about eating healthy? Owner Andrea Nakata was giving out business cards for her new bakery at a party. I grabbed one […]
BLOG: Homesick Chinese officials
By Assunta Ng Do you know what high-ranking Chinese officials can’t live without when traveling to Seattle? Of course they don’t carry their luggage or buy their own coffee like […]
BLOG: Remembering Diana
By Assunta Ng Choose a celebration party and not a funeral, my mom always said. When my high school classmate Diana (Wong) Chan e-mailed me in January that her cancer […]
Is the parking meter hurting Chinatown/ID?
Tim Louie, of the family-owned Tsue Chong Company, has battled parking problems in recent years. Sometimes, his customers pop into his noodle and fortune cookie factory for a quick 10-minute purchase and come back to their car to find a $40 dollar parking fine. What was once a loading zone is now a paid parking spot …
Demystifying hot pot … and Little Sheeps
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Is there such a thing as a “real little sheep” (versus “fake little sheep”)?
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