| 词条 | Assunta Ng |
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Assunta Ng is Chinese American community organizer and the publisher of Northwest Asian Weekly and Seattle Chinese Post, based in Seattle's Chinatown/International District. BiographyNg was born in China and raised in Hong Kong.[1] Ng got her first name, which means ascension, from an Italian priest when she was baptized.[2] In 1971 at age 19, she immigrated to the United States from Hong Kong to attend the University of Washington (UW).[3] Ng wanted to relocate to the U.S. because her parents had low expectations for daughters and Ng did not want to become a housewife, which was what was modeled to her as she was growing up. At that time, she had the perception that only in America could a woman be free. After the first year, Ng supported herself for the rest of her college education. Her first job was as a dishwasher in a school cafeteria, and it paid $2.50 an hour. Ng also baby-sat and worked in restaurants to keep afloat.[2][4] She wrote for the Daily newspaper while at the UW, and she earned a bachelor's degree in international studies and education from the UW in 1974, a teaching certificate in 1976, and a master's degree in communications in 1979. Post-college, Ng taught social studies to children of immigrant families at Mercer Junior High School. She observed that many were lost in a strange new system. It was during this time that she became aware of the lack of information available to the local Chinese community. In 1982, Ng started with $25,000 of her own seed money and founded the Seattle Chinese Post. A year later in 1983, Ng founded the Northwest Asian Weekly, a Pan-Asian English-language weekly.[5][4] In 1986, Ng was one of 15 women who joined the Seattle chapter of Rotary International, before the parent organization allowed women to join.[5] In 1996, Ng founded Women of Color Empowered, a tri-annual networking luncheon series that honors women of color who have made an impact in their local communities.[6][5] Through her nonprofit, the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation, Ng has organized programs and scholarships to help disadvantaged youth and women, and she has raised more than $3 million for various charities and scholarships for foster children, University of Washington, Washington State University, Seattle University, and Seattle Community Colleges.[1] See also
References1. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://ethnicbusinesscoalition.org/assunta-ng-board-member/|title=Assunta Ng, Board Member {{!}} Ethnic Business Coalition|website=ethnicbusinesscoalition.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-27}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Ng, Assunta}}2. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://www.wenspages.us/WensGuestNg.html|title=Wen's Interviews - Assunta Ng|last=Liu|first=Wen|website=www.wenspages.us|access-date=2017-03-27}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20020321&slug=assunta21|title=Living {{!}} Making headlines: Assunta Ng goes after what she wants {{!}} Seattle Times Newspaper|website=community.seattletimes.nwsource.com|access-date=2017-03-27}} 4. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19901112&slug=1103679|title=Business {{!}} Assunta Ng -- Series Of Unusual Challenges Helped News Editor Thrive {{!}} Seattle Times Newspaper|website=community.seattletimes.nwsource.com|access-date=2017-03-27}} 5. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url=http://www.washington.edu/omad/2010/12/20/assunta-ng-named-2011-odegaard-award-recipient/|title=Assunta Ng Named 2011 Charles E. Odegaard Award Recipient {{!}} Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity|website=www.washington.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-03-27}} 6. ^{{Cite news|url=http://nwasianweekly.com/2014/04/women-color-empowered-honors-rising-stars/|title=Women of Color Empowered honors ‘Rising Stars’|date=2014-04-24|work=Northwest Asian Weekly|access-date=2017-03-27|language=en-US}} 4 : American women company founders|American company founders|Year of birth missing (living people)|Living people |
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