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Okamoto to run for City Council

April 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly If the Seattle City Council wants to pick a candidate who can hit the ground running, and yet has no political ambition to fill in for councilmember Sally Clark who is resigning, John Okamoto, 61, said he’s the pick. An interim director of the City’s Human Resources Department, Okamoto […]

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News, Politics Tagged With: 2015, Assistant Secretary, Assunta Ng, City Council Chamber, Fire Department, Human Resources Department, Human Services, Japanese American, John Okamoto, Norm Rice, Northwest Asian Weekly, Northwestern University, Port of Seattle, Sally Clark, Seattle City Council, Sharon Maeta, Vol 34 No 16 | April 11 - April 17, WEA

BLOG: To mourn or not to mourn at a memorial… — Luther J. Carr Jr. remembered and celebrated

August 15, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng This is supposed to be a sad blog. But Luther J. Carr Jr., a renaissance man, and a Seattle community leader and entrepreneur, reinvented the purpose of a traditional memorial.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2014, Carr Jr, Chinese, Goodwill, Lake Washington, Norm Rice, One Caucasian, Pastor Cary Anderson, Publisher Ng's blog, Run Carr, Seattle Rotary Club, Vol 33 No 34 | August 16 - August 22, Washington State Convention Center, blog

BLOG: A mayoral match up! The winner is…

July 25, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng You might not be paying much attention to Seattle’s mayoral race, but you should do some research before you send out your ballot for the primary election on Aug. 6.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2013, Charlie Staadecker, Chinese, Ed Murray, Erica Barnett, Greg Nickels, Joni Balter, Norm Rice, Peter Steinbrueck, Publisher Ng's blog, Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell, Seattle P-I, Seattle Times, State Sen, Vol 32 No 31 | July 27 - August 2, Women of Color Empowered, attention, blog

InterIm CDA hosts annual Refresh Gala, honors Norm Rice

April 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

InterIm Community Development Association hosted their annual Refresh Gala on Saturday, April 6, raising funds to support their low-income housing programs. In total, the event raised over $130,000, which will go towards providing housing and services to immigrants and refugees.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Allen Family Foundation, CEO, Chuck Weinstock, Haydee Capili, Hyeok Kim, InterIm, Ning Murro, Norm Rice, Norman Rice, Raphael Capili, Seattle Foundation, United States, Vol 32 No 16 | April 13 - April 19

BLOG: Inspirational quotes of the week

October 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng This week, I’ve benefited from many words of wisdom. I thought I’d share them with you.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, Antioch University, Asian Counseling Referral Service, CEO, Carolyn Kelly, Diane Narasaki, Education, Navaho Chief Manuelito, Norm Rice, Publisher Ng's blog, Red Lion Inn, Seattle Foundation, Seattle Times, Tama Murotani-Inaba, Vol 30 No 42 | October 15 - October 21

Blog: What’s cooking at Kurose’s birthday party?

August 18, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng The guest list of Ruthann Kurose’s surprise 60th birthday party was a Who’s Who in politics. The party was held at the house of former Mayor Norm Rice and his wife, Constance.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, Asian American, Attorney Jenny Durkin, Chinatown, Debbie Bird, Dow Constantine, Former Gov, King County Executive Dow Constantine, Mayor Norm Rice, Mike Lowry, Norm Rice, Obama, Publisher Ng's blog, Rear Admiral Herb Bridge, Ruthann Kurose, Seattle City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen, Secretary Sam Reed, Sheila Edwards Lange, Supreme Court Justice Bobbe Bridge, Vol 30 No 34 | August 20 - August 26

Blog: Diversity, and I mean real diversity

April 8, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Last Friday, we celebrated diversity at the Jumbo Chinese Restaurant by awarding $6,600 worth of scholarships to high school students who have exemplified the spirit of diversity.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2010, African American, Blog Diversity, Diversity Makes a Difference, Jumbo Chinese Restaurant, Last Friday, Norm Rice, Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Rainier Beach High School, Seattle, Vol 29 No 15 | April 10 - April 16, Women of Color Empowered

Blog: Three rising stars on their way to the governor’s mansion?

December 10, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The day before the Diversity at the Top dinner, a group of Republicans held a fundraising event at the China Harbor Restaurant for Attorney General Rob McKenna, a hopeful candidate for the 2012 Washington state gubernatorial race.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2009, Assunta Ng, Blog Three, Charles Royer, China Harbor Restaurant, Chris Gregoire, Diversity at the Top, King County Executive Dow Constantine, Mayor Greg Nickels, Norm Rice, Peggy Lynch, Publisher Ng, Publisher Ng's blog, Seattle, Shirley Carlson, Vol 28 No 51 | December 12 - December 18, Wes Uhlman

Blog: Greg Nickels event cancelled

September 22, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A big dinner honoring Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels to be held at the Seattle Westin Hotel was cancelled due to lack of interest. Nickels lost his reelection on Aug. 18 in the primary election. Poor mayor! Every day, there is a staff leaving him. By November, he might not have anybody working in the mayor’s […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: Assunta Ng, Greg Nickels, Norm Rice, One Democrat, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, Seattle Westin Hotel

July 13: New Census committee

July 23, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Mayor Greg Nickels recently launched the Seattle Complete Count Committee.

Filed Under: News, Names in the News, Community News Tagged With: Martha Choe, Mayor Greg Nickels, Norm Rice, Rojelio Riojas, Seattle Complete Count Committee, Vol 28 No 31 | July 25 - July 31

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