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Lan Pham — Connecting the dots with the Office for Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault

January 15, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Laura Ohata Northwest Asian Weekly Lan Pham was only nine-years-old when she left Vietnam. “The refugee <!–more–>experience really defined my passion and what I would like to do as a kid and as an adult,” says Pham. “I witnessed violence, not only experienced through war, but the violence women refugees experience as part of […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, 2015, CEASE, City Attorney, Coordinated Effort Against Sexual Exploitation, Craig Sims, Criminal Division Chief, Domestic Violence Response Center, King County Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Lan Pham, SPD, Seattle Human Services Department, Seattle Police Department, Sex Industry Worker, Updated Prostitution Policy, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23, YWCA, poverty

Meet the new neighbors — Nickelsville homeless camp moves to the ID

October 2, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Laura Ohata Northwest Asian Weekly I walk down a deserted street toward the Nickelsville homeless camp. I am a small woman, I am wearing a large camera, and I am alone.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Catholic Community Services, Charlotte Kahaloa, Dearborn Street, ID, International District, Little Saigon, Matthew Kurstin, Nickelsville, Northwest Asian Weekly, One Night Count, Richard Gilbert, Scott Morrow, Seattle, Tent City Three, Vol 33 No 41 | October 4 - October 10, YWCA

BLOG: Can fundraising be fun-raising?

May 16, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng How do you measure the success of an organization’s fundraising event? By the amount of money it raises? By the number of attendees or the quality of the program?

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2013, BEDC, Chinese, Danny Sullivan, Davy Jones, Doh Estice, Foster Business School, Georgetown Ballroom, Goodwill, Lori Matsukawa, Red Beard, Seattle University, Union Bank Vice President Tim Otani, Vol 32 No 21 | May 18 - May 24, Washington State Convention Center, YWCA, blog

BLOG: Remembering Kathi Goertzen

August 16, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

I first met Kathi in 1983. She called me and wondered if she could interview me about the Wah Mee Massacre. Her sweet voice made it hard for me to say no …

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2009, KOMO, Kathi Goertzen, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, NWAW, President Bill Clinton, Rita Ryder, Wah Mee Massacre, Washington Women, YWCA, blog

BLOG: Shame on you, Chinese Historical Society

July 6, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A reproduction of the late James Leong’s mural, “One Hundred Years’ History of the Chinese in America,” will be featured prominently on a decorative building wrap covering San Francisco Chinatown’s subway station on July 14. That’s the good news.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2012, CHS, Chinese, James Leong, San Francisco Chinatown, Seattle, Vol 31 No 28 | July 7 - July 13, YWCA

Pulitzer Prize winner Sheryl WuDunn raises awareness of gender inequity in Seattle

March 29, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By James Tabafunda NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The title of Sheryl WuDunn’s 2009 New York Times bestseller “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide” comes from a Chinese proverb that says “Women hold up half the sky.” Last May, her appearance at the University of Oregon expanded on women’s importance in the world […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2012, Africa, Chinese American, Economic Development, James Tabafunda, New York Times, Oscar-winner Helen Hunt, PBS, Pakistan, Pulitzer Prize, State Department, Tiananmen Square, Vol 31 No 14 | March 31 - April 6, Washington State Convention Center, Women Empowered Campaign, YWCA, Yale University

BLOG: 8 offbeat holiday traditions you can start right NOW

December 22, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly If you lament being alone and lonely during the holiday, here are some suggestions for you to rewrite your holiday routines with meaning and fun.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2011, Andy Rooney, City Councilmember Bruce Harrell, Cleveland High School, Dew Drop Fairy, District Court Judge Mark Chow, Mark Woo, Mayor Stahlbaum, Publisher Ng's blog, Rotary Boys Girls Clubs, Salvation Army, San Francisco, Santa Clauses, Seattle Rotary Club, Third Avenue, Vol 30 No 52 | December 24 - December 30, YWCA, blog

Restaurateur Chang Rae Lee gives free lunches to fight homelessness

November 18, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Homelessness is prevalent on the streets of Seattle and Bellevue. When Chang Rae Lee immigrated to Washington state years ago, he knew that

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Chang-Rae Lee, Chinatown, Daniel Park, Jesus Christ, Kung Pao, Loving Church, Nina Huang, Pepper Jack Restaurant, Restaurateur Chang Rae Lee, Seattle, South Korea, Top Contributors 2010, United States, Uwajimaya, Vol 29 No 47 | November 20 - November 26, YMCA, YWCA, top contributors

Blog: At the YWCA Luncheon

March 18, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Another event I attended was the YWCA luncheon in Bellevue on March 16 with more than 1,200 women and a few men. The keynote speaker was Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of “Eat, Love, Pray.” What she learned from a Muslim woman in a tiny island of Indonesia was this: Anyone who lives in your community is your responsibility. Anyone can be a benefactor; you just have to pay attention.

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2010, Elizabeth Gilbert, Indonesia, Publisher Ng's blog, Vol 29 No 12 | March 20 - March 26, YWCA, attention

High-powered businesswomen to speak on climbing the corporate ladder — their way

January 14, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

However, on Jan. 29 at China Harbor Restaurant in Seattle, men and women of all ages and ethnicities will get a chance to peek into the conference room as powerful women of various backgrounds, who own their own successful businesses or belong to corporations, convene to talk shop — so to speak.

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Business Administration, Carolyn Kelly, City University, Clear Channel Outdoor, Greater Seattle Chapter, Hoh Indian Tribe, King County Executive Randy Revelle, Leslie Jones, Luly Yang, Luly Yang Couture, Mary Pugh, PRR, Paula Boggs, Puget Sound Energy, QFC, Rita Brogan, Seattle Foundation, Snoqualmie Casino, Sound Transit, State Farm, Viola Riebe, Vol 29 No 3 | January 16 - January 22, YWCA

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