George Liu (K. L. "George" Liu)

According to Assunta Ng, Liu passed away peacefully on Saturday, 26 September 2026, at the age of 78 after dealing with recent health issues. He had been diagnosed with cancer in early 2022; a specific cause of death was not made public. The Northwest Asian Weekly published the family's notice. He is survived by Ng, sons Jason and John, and daughter-in-law Tracy. The family asked for privacy and requested that people refrain from calling or contacting them. A celebration of life was planned for November 2026, with the exact date to be announced.

K. L. "George" Liu began his professional life as a computer engineer. Public profiles of the couple focus on his later work with Assunta Ng rather than a detailed childhood biography. He and Ng raised two sons, Jason and John, while building their newspapers in Seattle. He later lived with Ng in Seattle's Chinatown-International District, where they were widely known figures.

After Ng founded the Seattle Chinese Post in 1982 and the Northwest Asian Weekly in 1983, Liu left computer engineering to help run the family publishing business. From 1986 he served as full-time manager, handling operations, logistics and photography while Ng led editorial and advocacy work. Together they built the papers into fixtures of Seattle's Chinese and pan-Asian communities. Staff and colleagues described him as a behind-the-scenes problem solver who brought meals to the newsroom and photographed community events. In February 2023 the couple were honored at a China Harbor celebration marking 41 years of publishing, with Mayor Bruce Harrell proclaiming Assunta Ng and George Liu Day.

Liu was married to Assunta Ng, founder and longtime publisher of both papers. They raised sons Jason and John; daughter-in-law Tracy is also named among survivors. After Liu's cancer diagnosis in early 2022, Ng scaled back print operations to care for him. Friends and community leaders often spoke of the couple as a unit, with Liu supporting Ng's public role while remaining a constant presence in the Chinatown-International District.

Liu is remembered as the operational partner who helped sustain two community newspapers that informed and advocated for Asian American life in the Northwest for more than four decades. Civic tributes in 2023, including the city proclamation of Assunta Ng and George Liu Day, underlined how closely his work was tied to Ng's public mission. The Northwest Asian Weekly continues online under new ownership, with Ng as publisher emeritus.