VOL 38 NO 51 | DECEMBER 14 – DECEMBER 20, 2019

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Top Contributors Dinner spreads goodwill to last throughout the year By Kai Curry NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

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Photo by George Liu

Around the end of every year, there is a lot of conversation about how nice it would be if everyone maintained year-round the spirit of generosity and goodwill that is so prevalent during times of festivity. At the Northwest Asian Weekly’s annual Top Contributors Dinner on Dec. 6, it was clear that this holiday spirit Top Contributor Dinner honorees and sponsors.

ISRD election results challenged By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Citing “multiple election irregularities,” InterIm Community Development Association is challenging the results of last month’s International Special Review Board District (ISRD) election. The ISRD is coordinated by the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods (DON) Historic Preservation Program. It was created in 1973 to “preserve, protect, and enhance the cultural, economic, and historical qualities” of the Chinatown-International District. see ISRD ELECTION on 16

Scorecard handed out by InterIm.

Janice Deguchi —making an impact is what matters By Mahlon Meyer NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY It was doing what she hated that led her to doing what she loves. Janice Deguchi is three months into her job as executive director of Neighborhood House, one of the oldest social service organizations in Seattle. She’s been

Recount done, Varisha Khan wins

Varisha Khan

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY King County Elections certified the results for recounts for City Council positions in Redmond, Mercer Island, and Bothell on Dec. 6. see KHAN on 15

the leader of a number of nonprofits, transforming them in profound ways. But it was answering phones for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) straight out of college that taught her life must have more than this to offer. “It was soul–crushing,” she said. “And I knew I wanted to do something that would have an impact, that see DEGUCHI on 12

Andrew Yang qualifies for December presidential debate

Andrew Yang

By SARA BURNETT CHICAGO (AP) — Businessman Andrew Yang qualified on Dec. 10 to participate in next week’s Democratic presidential debate, making him the seventh candidate to make see DEBATE on 5

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