By Tiffany Ran Northwest Asian Weekly A collection of sacred relics which drew a crowd of 2,000 visitors in Tacoma made another stop in Seattle from Aug. 3 to Aug. […]
BLOG: UNITY struggled with disunity
By Assunta Ng Every four years, the UNITY Convention, a national conference for journalists of color, is highlighted on my calendar. I don’t go there looking for jobs, for career […]
BLOG: Is the Obama no-show a slight?
By Assunta Ng Some journalists felt slighted that President Obama didn’t come to speak at UNITY. Rep. Luis Gutierrez came on behalf of Obama. Only 50 folks came to a […]
BLOG: What Unity is missing
By Assunta Ng The black convention had an attendance of 2,500 in its event, one of the highest of its attendance. One African American who worked for the ABC affiliate, […]
BLOG: The unconventional Asian American journalist
By Assunta Ng It’s unusual for Asian Americans to share a lot about themselves when meeting with strangers. We met a television journalist from San Francisco outside the elevator of […]
BLOG: Linsanity, is it still inspiring?
By Assunta Ng There were two workshops with Jeremy Lin’s name in it, “From Tiger Mom to Jeremy Lin” and “Lessons from Jeremy Lin.” The packed workshop room of “Lessons” […]
BLOG: Who filled in for the Black journalists?
By Assunta Ng The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association was recruited to join the Unity Convention after the National Association of Black Journalists left. The NLGJA should be invited […]
COMMENTARY: Immigrants are the lifeblood of U.S. Startups
By Yuri Vanetik For Northwest Asian Weekly In a rare moment of genuinely bipartisan lawmaking, President Barack Obama recently signed the JOBS Act into law. Short for “Jumpstart Our Business […]
BLOG: What would you do if no one showed up?
By Assunta Ng What a pitiful sight when only five people sat in for a panel called “Inspiration by Innovation!” The place was set up for 200. Despite the lack […]
Seattle Opera marries artistic visions of East and West — Part 1 of a 2 part series: Behind the scenes of Turandot
By Samantha Test Northwest Asian Weekly Seattle’s latest opera, “Turandot,” is a love story.