Seattle Chinese Post
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 Headquarters of the Seattle Chinese Post and Northwest Asian Weekly (2007) | |
| Type | Weekly |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Founder(s) | Assunta Ng |
| Publisher | Assunta Ng |
| Founded | January 20, 1982 |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington |
| Sister newspapers | Northwest Asian Weekly |
The Seattle Chinese Post (traditional Chinese: 西華報; simplified Chinese: 西华报; pinyin: Xī Huá Bào; Jyutping: Sai1 Waa4 Bou3) is a weekly Chinese-language newspaper based in Seattle, Washington's International District. It was founded on 1982 by Assunta Ng, also founder of the Northwest Asian Weekly.[1] It is the oldest Chinese-language newspaper in the Pacific Northwest since 1927.[2] It has a circulation of 10,000.
History[]
The Seattle Chinese Post was founded by Assunta Ng. It was given its name in December 1981 by community members in the surrounding International District in an "open-naming" contest.[3] Originally headquartered in the Bush Hotel in the International District, The Seattle Chinese Post's first issue was published January 20, 1982.[3] The first issue consisted primarily of advertisements because, at the time, Chinese characters had to be manually typed and typesetters used a bulky and noisy tool imported from Taiwan.[2]
In September 1982, The Seattle Chinese Post expanded its English-language coverage from two articles an issue to a full four-page insert.[3] This insert grew and became The Seattle Chinese Post's sister paper, Northwest Asian Weekly, which was officially launched on February 5, 1983.[2][3]
In 1985, The Seattle Chinese Post and Northwest Asian Weekly launched the first Seattle Chinese Yellow Pages.[3]
In 1986, Ng's husband, George Liu, joined The Seattle Chinese Post and Northwest Asian Weekly as a full-time manager.[3]
In 1987, The Seattle Chinese Post moved its offices from the Bush Hotel to the former site of the Wing Luke Museum.[3]
Content[]
The Seattle Chinese Post focuses on covering mainstream news in Chinese.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Newspaper Seattle Chinese Post (His Hua Pao) first appears on January 20, 1982. - HistoryLink.org". www.historylink.org. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ^ a b c d Ng, Assunta (February 2, 2017). "Asian Weekly, 35 going on 36, and still publishing". Northwest Asian Weekly. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g "30 years of the Asian Weekly". Northwest Asian Weekly. 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
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