By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly The Pioneers honorees and their guests (Photo by George Liu/NWAW) Today, pioneers don’t hate to don coonskin hats to blaze trails. In fact, they come in all sorts of garb. The Northwest Asian Weekly…
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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Giving back: the secret to the successes of Pioneers in Social Entrepreneurship
Tagged with: Albert Shen, Bert Golla, Bill Bryant, Dan Ko, Duc Tran, Jill Wakefield, John Kwak, Josie Golla, Judy Pham, Kelly Ogilvie, Kenichi Uchikura, Kenny Lee, Marcie Maxwell, Paull Shin, Sheila Burrus, Sid Ko, Son Michael Pham, Vanessa Diego, Yale Wong
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Posted in 2011 Asian American Pioneers in Social Entrepreneurs
Kenichi Uchikura: A software publishing visionary
By Jeffrey Osborn Northwest Asian Weekly Kenichi “Ken” Uchikura didn’t travel to America as a child of immigrant workers. He did, however, travel to America for what many call the American Dream, one of entrepreneurship and success. This year, Uchikura,…
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Posted in 2011 Asian American Pioneers in Social Entrepreneurs, Past Pioneers
Sid and Dan Ko: Loyalty to the Asian American community goes around and comes around
By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly The lowercase letters displayed underneath the restaurant’s name read “perry ko’s restaurant.”
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Posted in 2011 Asian American Pioneers in Social Entrepreneurs, Past Pioneers
Posted in 2011 Asian American Pioneers in Social Entrepreneurs, Past Pioneers
Kenny Lee: Korean Community leader instrumental in bringing non-stop flight to Seoul from Seattle
By Nan Nan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly Kenny KwangSul Lee arrived in Seattle in 1976 with one suitcase, one duffle bag, 200 American dollars, and many dreams. “When I first came to the U.S. … my American Dream was [to]…
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Posted in 2011 Asian American Pioneers in Social Entrepreneurs, Past Pioneers
Kelly Ogilvie: An innovative, outside-the-box entrepreneur
By Jeffrey Osborn Northwest Asian Weekly Kelly Ogilvie, CEO of Blue Marble Energy, has worked with local communities and events and has an illustrious history of working with high profile people, including taking an early role in Gary Locke’s re-election…
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Posted in 2011 Asian American Pioneers in Social Entrepreneurs, Past Pioneers
Albert Shen: Business owner ties community service with commerce
By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Despite these tough economic times, Albert Shen maintains a positive attitude. His businesses are doing well, but it’s what he does during his off-hours that really stands out. For him, social entrepreneurship is about…
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Posted in 2011 Asian American Pioneers in Social Entrepreneurs, Past Pioneers
Yale Wong: Generating positive energy for a brighter future
By Evangeline Cafe Northwest Asian Weekly Yale Wong learned life’s most important lessons while growing up in a crowded home in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood. “My grandparents, my parents, and my aunt all lived together in one house,” said…
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Posted in 2011 Asian American Pioneers in Social Entrepreneurs, Past Pioneers
Michael Son Pham: A businessman with a passion for helping kids
By Ninette Cheng Northwest Asian Weekly Son Michael Pham directs a team of up to 400 people on more than seven projects and visits Vietnam on a regular basis. Shockingly, this is not even his day job, but rather his…
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Posted in 2011 Asian American Pioneers in Social Entrepreneurs, Past Pioneers
Bert and Josie Golla: Dynamic leaders for Filipinos, locally and abroad
By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly Bert and Josephine “Josie” Golla may be two of the busiest people in Seattle. When he’s not working on his clients’ finances and taxes and when she’s not managing her adult care facility, they’re…
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Posted in 2011 Asian American Pioneers in Social Entrepreneurs, Past Pioneers
John Kwak: A not-yet-ready-to-retire business owner and Korean community leader
By Eleanor Lee Northwest Asian Weekly Kwak immigrated to Seattle from South Korea in 1973. In Korea, he participated in the pro-democracy movement against a totalitarian regime, first as a student and then as a professor of education at Korea…
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Posted in 2011 Asian American Pioneers in Social Entrepreneurs, Past Pioneers