• About
  • Photo Contest: AAPI Heritage Month
  • Community Calendar
  • Advertise
  • Subscriptions
  • Contact
  • Seattle Chinese Post

Northwest Asian Weekly


  • Community
    • Names in the News
    • Local
    • Business
    • Pictorials
    • Obituaries
  • Nation
  • World
  • Arts & Entertainment
  • Columns
    • On the Shelf
    • At the Movies
    • A-POP!
    • Publisher Ng’s blog
    • The Layup Drill
    • Travel
    • Wayne’s Worlds
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Commentary
    • Publisher Ng’s blog
    • Letters to the Editor
  • Astrology
  • Classifieds
  • Community Calendar
You are here: Home / Archives for Patty Murray

ICHS patients meet with Senator Patty Murray

June 26, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sen. Patty Murray visited International Community Health Services (ICHS) on June 16, spoke with staff and doctors, and collected opinions and concerns from patients and the local community. “Sen. Murray’s advocacy comes at a time when the stakes couldn’t be higher,” said ICHS CEO Teresita Batayola. “Six-thousand ICHS patients benefit from expanded Medicaid and an additional […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2017, ICHS, MICHAEL MCKEE, Patty Murray, Ron Chew, Teresita Batayola, VOL 36 NO 26 | JUNE 24 - JUNE 30

The 2016 Tomodachi Luncheon

March 31, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The 2016 Tomodachi Luncheon on March 24 honored former Secretary of Transportation Norm Mineta and the Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation. In his speech, Mineta, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 20 years, recalled advocating for redress legislation in 1987, which was eventually passed by Congress. As Secretary of Transportation for the Bush administration, […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, Pictorials Tagged With: 2016, Bill Tashima, Michael Shiosaki, Norm Mineta, Patty Murray, Raffle Grand Prize, TSA, Tomodachi Luncheon, Vol 35 No 14 | April 2 - April 8

COMMENTARY: Passage of the No Child Left Behind rewrite

December 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sharon Tomiko Santos For Northwest Asian Weekly I’m extremely pleased that Congress has finally approved a rewrite of the badly broken No Child Left Behind law. While the federal government certainly has a role to play in K-12 education, the newly-adopted Every Student Succeeds Act recognizes that education policy should be largely driven at […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2015, ESSA, Patty Murray, Vol 34 No 52 | December 19 - December 25, Washington State House Education Committee

Gov. honors health assisters

May 5, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On April 25 at Impact Hub in Seattle, Gov. Jay Inslee, Sen. Patty Murray, Health Benefit Exchange CEO Richard Onizuka, and Health Care Authority Director Dorothy Teeters thanked Health Benefit Exchange in-person assisters and board members for their outstanding work in helping individuals get health insurance through the Washington State Health Benefit Exchange.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, CMS, Chewon Lee, Health Care Authority Director Dorothy Teeters, Jay Inslee, Lori Wada, Outreach Technical Advisory Committee, Patty Murray, Seattle, Shelley Ko, Sunny Cho, Suzanne Pak, Vol 33 No 19 | May 3 - May 9, Washington State Health Benefit Exchange, Washington State Insurance Commission

Murray hosts Obamacare panel at ICHS

September 2, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Sen. Patty Murray hosted a roundtable discussion at International Community Health Service (ICHS) on Aug. 22 to discuss the upcoming implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, ACA, ICHS, Patty Murray, Vol 32 No 36 | August 31 - September 6

The Wing receives distinction from National Park Service

February 14, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Deanna Duff Northwest Asian Weekly The Wing Luke Museum celebrated the Lunar New Year by embarking on a new chapter in its own future. Visiting U.S.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2013, Asian American Homelessness, Asian Pacific American, Assistant Secretary, Casey Bui, East Kong Yick Building, Interior Ken Salazar, International District, Jim McDermott, John Travis, National Park Service, Patty Murray, Rhea Suh, Senator Maria Cantwell, Senator Murray, The Wing, Vol 32 No 8 | February 16 - February 22, Wing Luke Executive Director Beth Takekawa

Coalition calls for designation of Wing Luke Museum as historical site

May 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On May 8, Congressmember Jim McDermott, with a coalition of eight members of Congress, sent a request to U.S. National Park Service (NPS) to designate the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (The Wing) as a historical site. In a letter signed by McDermott, Sen. Maria Cantwell, Sen. Patty Murray, and others, […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Beth Takekawa, Jim McDermott, Maria Cantwell, NPS, Patty Murray, The Wing, Vol 31 No 21 | May 19 - May 25, Wing Luke Museum, letter

BLOG: 8 tips to help working moms balance work and family

May 10, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Sen. Patty Murray was a mom in tennis shoes when she ran for the U.S. Senate in 1992. I was also a mom in tennis shoes when I launched the Seattle Chinese Post in 1982, except I tried to hide my shoes, thinking that men would think less of me if I […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2012, Asian American, Dear Moms, Ivy League, Maria Shriver, Mother's Day 2012, Patty Murray, Seattle Chinese Post, TV, Vol 31 No 20 | May 12 - May 18, blog, technology

Feb. 25: Martha Choe, Estela Ortega, and others receive Women of Valor award

March 3, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

At the Women of Valor Awards, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, with special guests U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, honored individuals who have

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, El Centro, Estela Ortega, Gates Foundation, Maria Cantwell, Martha Choe, Patty Murray, Vol 30 No 10 | March 5 - March 11

Jan. 17: Jimmy Locke remembered

January 20, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A memorial service was held at First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue for Jimmy Locke, who passed away on Jan. 5 in Seattle. Locke was a veteran

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Albert Rosellini, Bellevue Deputy Mayor Conrad Lee, Chinese, Chris Gregoire, Commerce Gary Locke, Jay Inslee, Jimmy Locke, King County Assessor Lloyd Hara, King County Executive Dow Constantine, Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray, Seattle, Taiwan, Vol 30 No 4 | January 22 - January 28, Washington Gov

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • Next Page »
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Find us on Issuu!

Subscribe to our e-news

Front pages

Biden awards Medal of Honor for Vietnam heroism

Lori Matsukawa: Recipient of Japanese Emperor’s Rising Sun Award—A celebration of the Japanese Americans’ achievements

Local community benefits from man’s pickleball passion

Norman Mineta, transportation secretary in 9/11 era, dies

UW bioethicist calls for justice in distributing global COVID treatments

Community members urge support for SPD hiring bonuses

PICTORIAL: AAPI Heritage Celebration

“Celebrate Asia” 2022 encourages a community to move forward, together

Biden COVID coordinators leaving in April, Jha to take over

Long COVID: the disease that cannot be described

More of Last Week's Front Page

© 2022 NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY
412 MAYNARD AVE. S., SEATTLE, WA 98104
206-223-5559 | INFO@NWASIANWEEKLY.COM