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USA Basketball Women’s National Team vs China National Team SEATTLE — The USA Women’s Basketball Team will be hosting the Chinese Women’s Basketball team on April 26 at KeyArena. “I think the players will very much appreciate playing the game rather than practicing,” said Dawn Staley, USA National Team and University of South Carolina head coach. “Competition brings out the best see BASKETBALL on 16 USA vs. China in a previous game

Japan’s Yuki Kawauchi surges to win men’s Boston Marathon

JOJO TRAN, A VIETNAMESE NATIVE WHO ONCE FOUGHT DEPORTATION, TOOK THE OATH OF CITIZENSHIP ON APRIL 18, 2018. READ THE FULL STORY NEXT WEEK IN THE NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

In the running for Seattle’s Municipal Court: Maureen McKee and Andrea Chin

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BOSTON (AP) — Japan’s Yuki Kawauchi surged with a mile to go to overtake Geoffrey Kirui to win the Boston Marathon on April 16. Kawauchi crossed the finish line in a time of 2:15:58. He becomes the first Japanese man to win Boston since Seko Toshihiko took the title in 1987. Kawauchi said through an interpreter that the wind and cold Yuki Kawauchi comes from behind to win Boston Marathon.

An artist in self improvement By Jessica Kai Curry NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Amidst the hustle and bustle of Uwajimaya Village is an oasis of elegance and glamour. Savvy Cosmetics, owned by Harumi Branch, has been operating in the Village for almost 13 years. Just a few steps past the front entrance of the Village, one is greeted by Harumi’s gracious staff, and instantly transported to a health and beauty environment where pampering is inevitable. Harumi has been an esthetician since 2008, and is now a master esthetician. She is fully certified in all of the services she offers. In permanent makeup, she has the seal of approval from the Society of Permanent Cosmetic Professionals, the largest permanent makeup organization in the world. Harumi jokingly says that she earned her certifications so that “I could use my skills and knowledge on myself.” Yet she clearly takes a heartfelt interest in her work and in her clients. She finds it fulfilling to track a client’s

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Maureen McKee in the living room of her Seattle home.

By Joy Geerkens NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY What the public may know is that two candidates in the running for Seattle’s Municipal Court are named Andrea Chin and Maureen McKee. What the public may not know is that they are two Asian American women with a lifetime of experience ﬁghting for the rights of others. These women are currently running for separate judge positions, with Chin currently running uncontested and McKee participating in the election held in November. For how untouchable the position of a judge can seem, McKee is one of the most intouch women one might have the pleasure of meeting. McKee majored in piano performance at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, but while studying abroad in Nairobi, she had a life changing experience, causing her to change her major

to Africana Studies once she returned to the United States. McKee says it made her realize that there are three categories of information as far as knowledge is concerned. “There’s what we know, what we know we don’t know, and there’s the third category, what we don’t know, we don’t know.” McKee has pledged a lifetime of learning what’s in that third category, and how to best serve the populations who ﬁnd themselves within it. “She travelled by herself through Eastern Europe. She was always globe hopping by herself, going to places, seeing what it was like, and learning the language,” said McKee’s sister, Estelle McKee. After graduating, McKee continued to dive deeper into that third category, working as a VISTA volunteer for AmeriCorps, and working with young adults with developmental disabilities, see MCKEE on 15

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APRIL 21 – APRIL 27, 2018

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New Capitol Hill restaurant

2018 C.A.C.A. Seattle annual banquet

Harry Chan

New APDC chair

Janice Deguchi

Janice Deguchi is excited to take over the reins as chair of the Asian Paciﬁc Directors Coalition (APDC). Deguchi serves as the Executive Director of Community for Youth, a mentoring program serving high school students in South Seattle. She brings over 20 years of experience as a nonproﬁt

executive leader. Previously, Deguchi was COO of Keiro Northwest, executive director of the Denise Louie Education Center, past president of the Seattle Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and past president of the Washington State Association of Head Start/ECEAP. 

Jeﬀ Lew

The Chinese American Citizens Alliance (CACA) will hold its annual banquet on May 20 at China Harbor restaurant. The event, titled “Celebrating unity and ﬁghting for equality,” will honor Harry Chan, owner of Tai Tung restaurant, Sam Wan, former CEO of Kin On, and Jeﬀ Lew, who started a movement last year to eliminate school lunch debt. 

ICHS to honor transforming leaders

Delta-Korean Air partnership

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A brand-new Japanese Izakaya restaurant opened in Capitol Hill on April 15. Junkichi on 224 Broadway East features a Japanese grilling tradition in which skewers are slow-grilled over intensely hot, high carbon charcoal to cook food. The restaurant also features an AI robot, Sota, that interacts with guests at the table. Junkichi is owned and operated by Plenty USA, Inc. that operates the Ramen Santouka restaurants in Seattle and Boston. 

Sam Wan

“With our expanded partnership with Korean Air and the new terminal at ICN, we will offer the best travel experience to our customers who travel to and from Asian cities via Incheon Airport,” said Matteo Curcio, Delta's Vice President - Asia Pacific. “We are working closely with Korean Air to build the most convenient hub in Asia, reducing connecting times and offering the best-in-class products at the new Terminal 2 at Incheon Airport.” Delta is the only U.S. carrier operating nonstop flights between ICN and three U.S. gateway cities, including Atlanta, Detroit, and Seattle. 

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Delta Air Lines has been operating out of a brand-new, world-class terminal at Incheon International Airport (ICN) since January. The new 1,260,000-square-foot Terminal 2, designed to handle more than 18 million customers per year, will be used by Delta, Korean Air, and Air France-KLM customers.

International Community Health Services (ICHS) announced five recipients of its 2018 Sapphire Leadership Award, to be given at the 2018 Bloom Gala on May 5. ICHS board members Janyce Ko Fisher and Hiroshi Nakano are among the recipients, as well as former ICHS Executive Director Dorothy Wong, ICHS physician Dr. Alan Chun, and ICHS CFO Hermes Shahbazian. “These leaders offer us inspiration and a reminder to dream and persevere, as we face new challenges and as those we serve face new threats to continued access to affordable, high quality health care,” said Teresita Batayola, ICHS CEO. 

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■ COMMUNITY NEWS

Protesters demand resignation of DOL director By Staﬀ NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

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SEATTLE — Several community organizations banded together on April 17 to demand the resignation or removal of Pat Kohler as director of the Washington Department of Licensing (DOL). Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) joined the Latino Civic Alliance for the downtown Seattle protest — one of eight across the state. “For years, DOL Director Pat Kohler failed to protect the privacy and personal data of Washington state residents and put thousands at risk of losing their families, homes, and communities,” said Diane Narasaki, ACRS’ executive ACRS executive director Diane Narasaki (center) at a downtown Seattle protest on April 17.

The downtown Seattle protest was one of eight across Washington state.

Forward Rui Hachimura will return to Gonzaga next season SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Forward Rui Hachimura has decided to return for his junior year at Gonzaga. Hachimura said in a news release on April 8 that he was looking forward to improving his game. The 6-foot-8 native of Japan was one of Gonzaga’s most exciting players this season,

despite coming oﬀ the bench, and had been listed on several NBA mock drafts. Hachimura averaged 11.6 points in 20.7 minutes per game and led the Zags with 12.9 points in West Coast Conference games. He’ll be joined in the front court next season by San Jose State transfer Brandon Clarke,

sophomore Jacob Larsen, and incoming freshman Filip Petrusev. Gonzaga forward Killian Tillie hasn’t announced if he’s returning or testing the NBA waters.  Rui Hachimura

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Air China ﬂight diverted after man holds attendant hostage

BEIJING (AP) — An Air China flight bound for Beijing was diverted to central China on April 15 after a passenger held a flight attendant hostage using a pen as a weapon, authorities said. All passengers and crew on Flight 1350 made it safely off the plane after it landed in Zhengzhou city at 10 a.m. due to what had earlier been described by authorities as an unspecified “illegal interference.’’ The flight had taken off at 8:40 a.m. from the city of Changsha in Hunan province and was scheduled to land in Beijing at 11 a.m. The Civil Aviation Authority of China said in a statement on its website that the plane was diverted when a male passenger

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held a ﬂight attendant hostage. It said only that “the matter was successfully handled’’ by 1:17 p.m., but did not provide any details. Police in Zhengzhou’s Henan province said in a statement that the alleged hostage-

taker had a history of mental illness and suffered an unspecified “sudden’’ psychological disorder when he grabbed the flight attendant. It identified the man by only his surname, Xu, and said he was 41 and from Anhua, a county in Hunan. Police arrested him at about 1 p.m., according to the statement. In a brief report on the microblog Weibo. com, state broadcaster China Central Television included an image of what appeared to be paramilitary police in combat uniforms and helmets assembled outside a Zhengzhou airport hotel and another image of several ambulances. The Zhengzhou airport said in a statement

Japanese arrested for reportedly caging son for 20 years By MARI YAMAGUCHI ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police have arrested a 73-year-old man who reportedly kept his disabled son locked in a small wooden cage for more than 20 years. Hyogo prefectural police said Yoshitane Yamasaki was arrested on April 7 and handed over to prosecutors on April 9 for further investigation. Yamasaki acknowledged to police that he had kept his son, now 42, in the cage inside a hut next to his home in Hyogo prefecture in western Japan until January, when he turned himself in to city officials. He was seeking advice on nursing care for his wife, but revealed what he had done to his son, police said. The officials visited his home and found the son sitting on a toilet sheet for pets inside the cage, which was slightly bigger than a coffin. He was exposed from the waist down, though Yamasaki told officials

it wasn’t usually the case and that he had bathed and fed his son every other day. Yamasaki told police he started confining his son when he became violent years ago. Japanese media said the son was caged for more than 20 years, but police would not confirm that number. Due to years of confinement in the 3-foot-high cage in which he could not stand up, the son’s back was bent and he was nearly blind because of infections from the filthy conditions, according to the Yomiuri newspaper and other Japanese media reports. Police said they were still investigating and declined to give details about the son’s condition, except to say that he had no life-threatening injuries or illness, and has since been cared for by a welfare center. Police are also looking into whether neighbors did not notice his confinement and why it was unreported for so long if he had been violent and noisy. 

Singapore court imposes hefty fines for Airbnb rentals SINGAPORE (AP) — A court in Singapore on April 2 fined two men $45,800 each for breaching laws banning short-term rentals by renting out condominium units through online services such as Airbnb, Craigslist and HomeAway. Terence Tan En Wei and Yao Songlaing had pleaded guilty at the State Court in February to four charges of illegally renting out four units last year, in the first case of its kind in the Southeast Asian island nation. Defense lawyer Wong Soo Chih said prosecutors had requested a fine of $15,267 per charge but the judge set it at $11,450 per charge. Offering short stays in private homes is illegal in Singapore, where most residents live in subsidized public housing. The minimum rental period had been six months, but has since been reduced to three months. Officials have said the rule minimizes disturbances to neighbors. Despite these limitations, Airbnb continues to

thrive in the city-state, where the platform has over 8,000 active listings. Last year, 350,000 guests stayed in Airbnb apartments in Singapore, according to the company. Airbnb said in a statement after the sentencing that it will work with Singapore’s authorities to allow the fair use of home sharing. “We believe that an individual should, minimally, be able to share the private residence that they live in; and that no individual should be criminalized for sharing their home,’’ said the statement from Mich Goh, Airbnb’s head of public policy for Southeast Asia. Describing the issue as “complex and multifaceted,’’ the statement said the company looks forward to clarifying the rules through an upcoming public consultation and supports “a framework that allows responsible and sustainable home sharing to thrive to Singapore’s immediate and long-term beneﬁt.’’ 

that it immediately activated emergency measures, adding that the passengers who disembarked were in a stable mood and that the airport was operating normally. The airline said police and aviation authorities were handling the matter and refused to provide further information. It said it was arranging for another plane to pick up the passengers from Zhengzhou. The Beijing News said on its Weibo page that a passenger described being awoken by a scream coming from the front of the plane and that “nobody knew what was going on.’’ see AIR CHINA on 14

Oldest man likes soaking in Japan hot springs, eating sweets

Masazo Nonaka

By MARI YAMAGUCHI ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO (AP) — Masazo Nonaka has enjoyed soaking in northern Japan’s hot springs for many years — probably longer than most people. The supercentenarian, whose family has run a hot springs inn for four generations, was certified on April 10 as the world’s oldest living man, at age 112 years, 259 days. Nonaka received the certificate from Guinness World Records in a ceremony at his home in Ashoro, on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido, and celebrated with a big cake decorated with berries. Born on July 25, 1905, Nonaka grew up in a large family and succeeded his parents running the inn. The 105-year-old inn is now run by his granddaughter Yuko. He regularly soaks in the springs and also enjoys eating sweets, especially cakes. Nonaka, wearing a knit cap and a kimono-style jacket, flashed a smile and posed for a group photo with his family, making a victory sign with his right hand. He dug into the cake with a

spoon after it was cut, and said, “Delicious,’’ according to NHK public television. “Thank you,’’ he said. His family members say Nonaka still moves about by himself in a wheelchair. He reads a newspaper after breakfast every morning, and loves to watch sumo wrestling and samurai dramas on TV. But his favorite pastime is soaking in the hot springs and relaxing. Nonaka has outlived all seven of his siblings, as well as his wife and two of their ﬁve children. He is one of about 67,800 centenarians in Japan, the fastest-aging country in the world, with the highest average life expectancy — 80.98 for men and 87.14 for women, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. Guinness says Nonaka replaced Francisco Olivera of Spain, who died earlier this year at age 113, as the world’s oldest man. A 117-year-old Japanese woman, Nabi Tajima, who is currently the oldest living person in Japan, is expected to be certiﬁed as the world’s oldest person, replacing Violet MossBrown of Jamaica, who died in September at age 117. 

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■ NATIONAL NEWS

Justice Dept further pressures some sanctuary jurisdictions By LISA BAUMANN ASSOCIATED PRESS SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department sent another round of letters to the so-called sanctuary cities of Seattle and Oakland and the state of Vermont demanding further proof that they are cooperating with immigration authorities. The letters sent on April 12 warn that the department could use subpoena power to force Seattle and Vermont to provide documents showing whether they are restricting information-sharing. The department is seeking a legal opinion from Oakland on whether policies in its police manual violate the federal statute

requiring information-sharing with federal immigration authorities. “When cities and states enact policies that thwart the federal government’s ability to enforce federal immigration law, they choose to place the protection of criminal aliens over the safety of their communities,’’ Attorney General Jeﬀ Sessions said in a statement. “The Justice Department will not tolerate this intentional eﬀort to undermine public safety and the rule of law, and I continue to remind all jurisdictions to reconsider policies that put their residents in harm’s way.’’ The Justice Department has threatened to deny grant money from communities that refuse to share such information.

It’s part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on cities and states that refuse to help enforce U.S. immigration laws. Oﬃcials have sent similar letters seeking proof of cooperation to some two dozen jurisdictions, including Chicago, New York, Denver, and Los Angeles in recent months. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan denounced the department’s subpoena threat. “Our city complies with federal immigration law and asks that the Department of Justice and ICE do the same,’’ Durkan said in a statement. “The federal government does not get to run our cities or convert our local law enforcement oﬃcials into immigration cops. I implore

this administration to focus on real public safety threats, like the opioid crisis, instead of unnecessarily threatening our residents and mayors across the country.’’ Justin Berton, a spokesman for Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, said the city attorney is reviewing the letter. “We just got the letter and we don’t even know what it means yet,’’ he said. The Justice Department also notiﬁed the District of Columbia and the LouisvilleJeﬀerson County Metro Government in Kentucky that there is no evidence that either jurisdiction is currently out of compliance with the federal statute. 

Student sentenced for fraudulently obtaining visa BOSTON (AP) — A Chinese national has been sentenced for fraudulently obtaining a student visa. Twenty-one-year-old Leyi Huang pleaded guilty for one count of conspiracy to defraud the Department of Homeland Security in its administration of a student visa program.

On April 2, U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Taylor sentenced Huang to time served and ordered her to be immediately deported to China. In 2016, Huang had someone else take a Test of English as a Foreign Language exam under her identity after failing previous attempts to pass.

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HAPPY HOUR FOOD WALK Seattle’s Chinatown-ID 4 p.m.

20 -22 2018 SEATTLE CHERRY BLOSSOM AND JAPANESE CULTURAL FESTIVAL Seattle Center 305 Harrison St., Seattle 10 a.m.

ASIA TALKS: THE SOCIAL LIFE OF INKSTONES, WITH DOROTHY KO Seattle Art Museum 7 p.m. FOOD FOR THOUGHT, “GENDER BIAS IN THE MEDIA” Women’s University Club 1105 Sixth Ave., Seattle 5:30 p.m. womenanddemocracy.org

BEYOND 50: DREAMS TAKE WING Wing Luke Museum 719 S. King St., Seattle 5 p.m.

2018 THRIVE LEADERSHIP AWARDS WITH KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AND HONOREES DR. K. ULLAS KARANTH AND DR. KRITHI K. KARANTH Four Seasons Hotel 99 Union St., Seattle 6 p.m. thrive.rsvp@zoo.org 206-548-2422

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2018 INTERIM CDA GALA, “BUILDING COMMUNITY POWER TOGETHER” Bell Harbor Conference Center 2211 Alaskan Way, Seattle 5:30 p.m. interimicda.org

22 CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT CASE FILES: A TREASURE TROVE OF ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS Kin On 4416 S. Brandon St., Seattle 12:30 p.m. chineseexclusionﬁles.com

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Congressional Gold Medal Awards ceremony U.S. Army Retired Brigadier General Oscar Hilman and Joint Base Lewis-McChord commanding ofﬁcers awarded over 130 Congressional Gold Medal replicas to family members of deceased Filipino veterans who fought in World War II. Over 500 people attended the awards ceremony on April 15 in Renton. PHOTOS BY DEAN WONG & JOSEPH GUANLAO

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China’s Weibo site backtracks on gay censorship after outcry By YANAN WANG ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING (AP) — One of China’s top social networking sites announced on April 16 that it will no longer be censoring content related to gay issues after the plan triggered a loud public outcry. Weibo.com was ﬂooded over the weekend with the hashtags “(hash)I’mGay’’ and “(hash)I’mGayNotaPervert’’ after the Twitter-like platform said that cartoons and short videos with pornographic, violent or gay subject matter would be investigated over a three-month period. The microblogging site said in its amended post: “This clean-up of games and cartoons will no longer target gay content.’’ A company spokesman refused to clarify how the platform would treat short videos with gay content. The investigation will instead “primarily focus on pornographic and violent material,’’ Weibo’s statement said. “Thank you everyone for your discussions and suggestions.’’ Weibo website

The company previously said that it was acting in accordance with China’s cybersecurity laws. The Cyberspace Administration of China, the country’s internet regulator, did not immediately comment. Regulators have been ratcheting up control over Chinese microblogs in recent months, ordering operators like Weibo to set up a mechanism to remove false information after criticizing it for allowing prohibited material to spread. It was the latest of new measures imposed by President Xi Jinping’s government to tighten control over what China’s public can see and say online while still trying to reap the economic beneﬁts of internet use. While homosexuality is not illegal in China and few Chinese have religious objections to it, a traditional, conservative preference for conventional marriage and childbearing creates barriers for LGBT people. Following Weibo’s initial announcement see WEIBO on 14

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APRIL 21 – APRIL 27, 2018

■ AT THE MOVIES

Isle of Dogs is a treat with bad aftertaste By John Liu NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY What do you get when you combine producer and director Wes Anderson with cute stop-motion animated dogs? Isle of Dogs! I’ve had my eye on this movie for awhile. From seeing the trailers, it looked like a very unique story. However, if you have not already seen the trailers, I suggest skipping them. I felt there were a few minor spoilers. The movie takes place in a fictional city called Megasaki in Japan, where dogs are mysteriously getting the flu. Possible symptoms include sneezing, snout fever, and bloodshot eyes. Mayor Kobayashi (Kunichi Nomura) issues a decree to send all dogs to Trash Island to prevent the infection of humans. We are introduced to a pack of dogs — Chief, King, Duke, and Rex, surviving the rough life on Trash Island. Six months later, Atari Kobayashi (Koyu Rankin), the ward of the mayor, steals a plane and heads to Trash Island to find his dog, Spots. A foreign exchange student, Tracy Walker (Greta Gerwig), has a conspiracy theory

about a murder of a scientist and the mayor’s evil plan to deport dogs. This movie features voices from A-list actors Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Jeﬀ Goldblum, Greta Gerwig, Scarlett Johansson, Ken Watanabe, and Yoko Ono. It’s always a treat to have such

a variety of voice talent on board. I had a good time trying to identify all the voices of each dog. I’ve always had a soft spot for stopmotion animation, and it’s been awhile since my last favorite, Kubo and the 2 Strings, came out in 2017. After seeing

■ TECHNOLOGY

Lifelike robots made in Hong Kong meant to win over humans

Isle of Dogs, I recommend checking the YouTube video “ISLE OF DOGS | Making of: Puppets.” You will appreciate all the time and dedication that goes into stopmotion animation. Multiple dolls were see DOGS on 16

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APRIL 21 – APRIL 27, 2018

■ SPORTS

The Layup Drill

Rich Cho ﬁred by Charlotte Hornets

The Charlotte Hornets announced earlier this year that Rich Cho would not return as its general manager. The Hornets did not make the playoffs for the second straight year and suffered a losing season. Cho, who served as the team’s general manager since 2011, was dismissed in order for the team to find a new direction. “Rich worked tirelessly on behalf of our team and

instituted a number of management tools that have beneﬁted our organization,” said Hornets owner and former NBA player Michael Jordan in a press release. Despite moving the franchise forward, some critics point to decisions made in player acquisition through the NBA draft and free agency. Graciously, Cho thanked the team for the opportunity. “I will always be grateful for my experience with the franchise.” Cho started his career in the NBA with the Seattle Supersonics, when he was hired as an intern while ﬁnishing his law degree at Pepperdine University School of Law. He worked for the Sonics in 1997 and through its relocation to Oklahoma City in 2008. In 2010, he returned to the Northwest as the general manager for the Portland Trailblazers. He was let go within a year, but found a job with the Hornets. Cho, a Boeing engineer before going to law school,

will be looking for another job with an NBA team next season. Cho might be doing some more writing in the offseason, as he has a blog about different restaurants across the country he has visited while traveling during the NBA season. Cho started the website, “Bigtime Bites,” which he made so that “food lovers can share their favorite dishes from around the world.” Through his travels, Cho explores different restaurants and gives “scouting reports” on the favorite dishes he discovers. Visitors can post their own experiences from across the globe.

Khaira only Indian player in NHL

While the NHL playoﬀs begin, the Edmonton Oilers will not be a part of it. However, the Oilers have the distinction of having the only player of Indian descent on its team. Jujhar Khaira is just the third player of Punjabi descent to play in the NHL. In his

second full season, the 23-year-old plays left wing. Khaira, who was born in Surrey, British Columbia, comes from an athletic family — his parents were prominent volleyball players in British Columbia in the 1980s. His brother plays in the Western Hockey League. Khaira was mentioned by a member of Canada’s Parliament during an official sitting of Parliament in front of the prime minister. Randeep Sarai mentioned Khaira scoring his first goal in the NHL. The 6-foot-4 Khaira was a central figure during a South Asian Celebration Night last month during a Vancouver Canucks game against Khaira’s Oilers. In addition to Khaira, the other two Indian hockey players to be in the league were honored. There are approximately 4 percent of Canadians who are of Indian descent, according to a 2016 Canadian survey.

■ BUSINESS

Japanese man pursues construction dream in South Dakota By TANYA MANUS RAPID CITY JOURNAL RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Lots of people dream about working in the movie industry. Kaz Kunishige spent 20 years in movie theaters dreaming about construction. Today, Kunishige owns Handcrafted Log Homes in Box Elder. His company builds about two custom houses a year in the Black Hills and Wyoming. Finding opportunities to learn was the key to Kunishige’s own construction career. Kunishige is from Yokohama, Japan’s second-largest city. Before relocating to South Dakota, he worked in movie theaters, and he and his wife were raising two sons. He dreamed of building his own house, even though it was an unlikely idea. “I’d never have a chance in Japan, and I had no experience with building,’’ Kunishige said, laughing. Health problems prompted him to take his family on an extended vacation in the Black Hills, where his brother-in-law lives. Kunishige’s health improved. The Kunishiges’ vacation stretched so long they enrolled their children in school, and later decided to move to South Dakota for good. “Everybody liked it here,’’Kunishige said.

“The nice open space, the reasonable prices and the people are so nice. (We decided) here is where we’ll stay awhile.’’ When he had the chance to help a neighbor with a construction project, Kunishige realized South Dakota might be the place where he could achieve his dream. “South Dakotans believe they can do everything by themselves, and maybe there’s a chance I can build my house,’’ Kunishige said see HANCRAFTED on 15

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By Jason Cruz NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

Tiger Woods hits a shot on the eighth hole during the fourth round at the Masters golf tournament April 8, 2018, in Augusta, Ga.

KING COUNTY NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received for C01234C18, ERC - MAY CREEK / RIPLEY LANE TRESTLE REHABILITATION by the King County Procurement and Payables Section, 3rd Floor, 401 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, until 1:30 PM on May 3, 2018. Late bids will not be accepted. Brief Scope Demolish existing RR ties, timber bridge abutments, track, and walkways fence; repair timber at existing support structures and piles; replace existing back walls and wing walls; build construction access rock entrance; install gravity rock retaining wall, erosion and sediment control silt fence, containment for removal of existing deck, new decking, fencing and new bridge railing; and stabilize disturbed areas and erosion control measures. Estimated contract price: $655,900.00 Pre-Bid Conference: April 23, 2018, 1:00 p.m., Gravel Parking Lot at 4737 Ripley Lane North, Renton, WA 98056. A site tour will be conducted immediately following the conference. There is a 5% minimum Apprentice Utilization Requirement on this contract. There is a 3% minimum requirement for King County Certiﬁed Small Contractors and Suppliers (SCS) on this contract. Complete Invitation to Bid Documents, including all project details, speciﬁcations, and contact information are available on our web page at: https://procurement.kingcounty.gov/procurement_ovr/ default.aspx

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36 YEARS

APRIL 21 – APRIL 27, 2018

■ PUBLISHER’S BLOG

Hot water vs. coﬀee and tea Why hot and not cold water?

When dining with strangers, they think I am weird because I drink hot water. On my recent trip to South America, one guy reacted differently. He asked, “Do you know something we don’t?” Thanks to the unsexy drink, we connected. And I shared with him and other diners the benefits of drinking warm or hot water. I don’t remember exactly when I got hooked on choosing warm water over icy cold water. My mother probably influenced me. It began after I gave birth to my first son. In Chinese culture, eating cold things is not suitable for mothers in the first two months after giving birth, even in the hot summer. Why we adopt certain practices in our culture? “Just follow it because it’s good for you,” is the common reply, case closed. That’s how tiger moms usually put it. As an obedient Chinese daughter, I generally never objected to what mom told me to do. The tradition has lasted for thousands of years, there must be wisdom in it, I thought. Chinese culture relies on many years and generations of experience. Grandma taught my mother what her mother passed on to her, and my mother in turn, to me. If I rebel, the elder would simply say, “When you get old, you will find out,” meaning it will be too late, and your health would suffer. It also means that you will age quickly. The last factor probably frightens many Chinese women into complying. Often, people wonder why I drink warm water, even during hot weather. My America-born children, who prefer cold water during meals, challenge me frequently. Lately, my younger son has been consuming warm water when we dine out. I don’t really know if he believes in the merits of doing so. Or if he’s simply trying to be a good son. Instead of preaching why I choose hot water, I decided it’s time to do some research. Before I share the findings, I will tell you what warm water does for me — a

lot. When I get up in the morning, warm water is the first thing I ingest, which triggers bowel movement. If you suffer from constipation, hot water is the best medicine. If one cup of warm water doesn’t induce a bowel movement, try two. If that doesn’t work, mix in a teaspoon of honey. It works like magic. Several years ago, I did an experiment. I drank juice first instead of hot water one morning. After a while, constipation struck me. Some of you might wonder what I do when I travel. My electric heating tool is always packed in my luggage. It takes less than 2 minutes to heat water. American restaurants don‘t charge for hot water. It is nice that many Starbucks in U.S. airports, charge nothing at all when I ask for a cup of hot water. I usually give them a dollar tip. But European restaurants can charge as much $3 per cup. Hot water warms me up in the cold Seattle weather — not just my body, but my hands and fingers. It helps my blood circulation and aids in digestion.

The beneﬁts

A group of Japanese and Chinese doctors confirmed that warm water is 100 percent effective in resolving some health issues. Cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed and slow down digestion. It also slows down organ function and causes muscles to contract. What is surprising is that it also contributes to migraines, high blood pressure, and painful joints. What does Western medicine say about drinking warm water? I googled it and found many of the benefits that Asian medicine describes. We all need water to flush out toxins and waste daily. But if warm water can speed up the cleansing process, why not go for it? A number of Western studies said water helps you to lose weight, as it makes you feel full, and you’ll eat less. According to Reader’s Digest’s recommendation, it’s good to start the morning with hot water and lemon to fire up your metabolism, which gives the body the ability to burn more calories throughout the day. It also prevents bloating. What is interesting is one study said it can relieve menstrual cramps. I don’t know if that’s true. But there’s no harm in trying. You trust that the water you drink at home is clean. What about elsewhere? It’s safer to ask for hot water because boiling water kills germs.

Coﬀee and tea

Cord to use for the hot water

It would be silly and monotonous to consume only hot water all day everyday. A new study has found that coﬀee and tea

Photo by Han Bui

By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY’

actually are good for your heart. Caﬀeine is instrumental in stimulating energy in your body. So I have two cups of tea in the morning. One cup is mixed with milk and honey, the other cup, just green tea. I wouldn’t drink more caﬀeine as it would keep me up at night. Sometimes, I have fruit juice with my breakfast. In the evening, I usually have soups with my meal. The only thing I deliberately eliminate from my diet is soda and liquor. I’d rather have hot water over soda and alcohol. Years ago, my family friend nicknamed Auntie Chicken died. Everyday, she would drink two to four cups of soda. That’s over 500 calories and loaded with sugar. She was 100 pounds overweight. A Bloody Mary can have as much as 450 calories; a beer 280 calories. Water has zero calories — you decide.

My drinking habit is wellknown

My hot water habit is famous in many Chinese restaurants in the International District. Before I sit down, many nice waiters will bring me a kettle of hot water

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without me asking. Outside of Chinatown, China Harbor Restaurant owner HsiaoLing Wan will sometimes bring me hot water herself. I am impressed by the three waiters at the Seattle Westin Hotel, who bring me hot water when my Rotary Club meets. In fact, one African American waiter pays attention to where I sit for the Rotary meeting. Such ﬁne service. Just remember that the water temperature shouldn’t be so hot that it burns your tongue. Yes, you can mix in some cold water. If you prefer drinking cold water during the summer and hot water during the winter, it’s still ﬁne. But if you can adapt to drinking warm water all year round, you will notice that your health will improve over a period of time. No one can change habits overnight. Take baby steps — one cup at a time. Hot water costs less than a fraction of a cent of electricity to make. Why not drink the best and cheapest health alternative!  Assunta can be reached at assunta@nwasianweekly.com.

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APRIL 21 – APRIL 27, 2018

■ EDITORIAL

Being Black at Starbucks By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Starbucks is one of the companies that put Seattle on the global map. Now, it’s making headlines again — and not in a good way. I always thought Starbucks was a place where I could meet with friends and hang out for hours on end. Apparently not, especially if you’re Black. If you’re Black, you’ll be asked to buy something or leave. And if you don’t leave, the police will come and take you away in handcuffs. The 911 call that brought police to a Starbucks in Philadelphia on April 12, resulting in the arrest of two Black men, lasted only seconds. “Hi, I have two gentlemen at my café that are refusing to make a purchase or leave. I’m at the Starbucks at 18th and Spruce,” a Starbucks employee told police. “Why would they be asked to leave?” Andrew Yaffe, who’s white, asked on a video. This is the best use of white privilege, by the way. Yaffe runs a real estate development firm and wanted

to discuss business investment opportunities with the two men. “Does anybody else think this is ridiculous?” he asked people nearby. “It’s absolute discrimination.” Police were told that the men had asked to use the store’s restroom, but were denied because they hadn’t bought anything, and they refused to leave. The two unidentified men were taken out in handcuffs. One of the videos of the arrest rocketed across social media, with more than 10 million views by April 17. The men were held for nearly nine hours before being released. No charges were filed. The incident is a major blow to Starbucks’ image, since the company has promoted its coffee shops as neighborhood hangouts. Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson said, “Starbucks was built around the concept of a third place, where we create a warm and welcoming environment for all customers. What I do know is that did not happen in this instance. And that is what we’re focused on.” Johnson met with the two men on April 16 and apologized for how they were treated, a company spokesperson said. A day later, Starbucks announced that it will close 8,000 of its

stores in the United States during the afternoon of May 29 — to educate employees about “unconscious bias.” Johnson also said, “Every company makes mistakes, but great companies are the ones that learn from those mistakes and take appropriate action. And that’s exactly what I intend to do.” I hope so Mr. Johnson, I hope so. A video shot in January at a southern California Starbucks is now gaining more attention since the Philly incident. Shaun King, activist and co-founder of Real Justice, shared the clip week with the message, “Here we go again. Meet Brandon Ward. He was @Starbucks — about to make a purchase — and needed to use the restroom. They denied him the code. He then ﬁnds a white man, Weston, who came out of the restroom. He had not made a purchase, but they gave HIM the code. RACISM.” To be Black is to always be in the wrong place at the wrong time because, in America, it seems there is never a right place for Black people. Is this the America you want for yourself and your kids?  Ruth can be reached at editor@nwasianweekly.com.

■ NATIONAL NEWS

Researchers mark death of Pearl Harbor mastermind Yamamoto

By CHRIS CAROLA ASSOCIATED PRESS ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A group from the U.S. and Japan was planning to trek to a remote Pacific island jungle to document what is considered one of the most important wreck sites of World War II: where American fighters shot down a Japanese bomber carrying the mastermind of the Pearl Harbor attack. Three members of a New York-based WWII research organization and a Japanese aviation expert had planned to visit the crash site on Bougainville, part of Papua New Guinea, on April 18, the 75th anniversary of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto’s death. Yamamoto had spent several years in the U.S. earlier in his military career, studying at Harvard University and admiring America’s industrial might. In the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, he was quite possibly the most hated man in America. “As long as he lived, the Japanese navy was a threat,’’ said Donald A. Davis, a Colorado-based writer who told the story of “Operation Vengeance’’ in a 2005 book. “He was feared in the Pacific.’’ Historians generally credit Yamamoto, an innovative proponent of air power, with the idea of attacking the U.S. Pacific fleet and convincing Japanese military leaders

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

that his plan could work. The Dec. 7, 1941, sneak attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor on Hawaii’s Oahu Island killed more than 2,400 people, sunk or damaged 18 ships, destroyed 300 warplanes and drew the

U.S. into the war. Getting Yamamoto became very much a mission of its own. The big break for the U.S. came on April 13, 1943, when Navy code breakers discovered that Yamamoto planned to tour bases in areas of the Solomon Islands still held by Japanese forces. The admiral’s tour was scheduled for April 18. U.S. military officials quickly approved an air mission to intercept the admiral’s plane and shoot it down. The task fell to a squadron of Army Air Forces P-38 Lightnings based on Guadalcanal, in the Solomons. After the pilots closely reviewed Yamamoto’s flight plan, 16 P-38s flew 400 miles west and spotted two enemy bombers over Bougainville, another island in the Solomon archipelago. While some of the P-38s engaged Yamamoto’s fighter escort, other American

planes attacked the two bombers. One slammed into the jungle, while the other crashed off shore. Yamamoto, 59, was among 11 men who died in the plane that crashed on land. Yamamoto’s death was yet another blow to the Japanese after the tide of the Pacific war turned with the American victory at Midway and the taking of Guadalcanal. Japanese troops recovered Yamamoto’s body, cremated it and sent his ashes back to Japan, where the admiral was given a state funeral. But Japan didn’t officially announce Yamamoto’s death until weeks later, saying he died aboard a warplane “while directing general strategy on the front line,’’ according to an Associated Press story on the announcement in Tokyo. The U.S. military had wanted to keep his death a secret lest the Japanese learn their code had been broken. But one of the American pilots on the mission had spilled the beans almost immediately, telling everyone upon landing that he had shot down Yamamoto’s plane. (Decades later, historians determined another pilot had fired the fatal burst). As the worst-kept secret in the Pacific spread among American troops, AP correspondent J. Norman Lodge confirmed details of the mission even before the Japanese announce-

ment, but U.S. military censors withheld his story. The Pentagon didn’t officially release details of the mission until Sept. 11, 1945, nine days after Japan surrendered. The wreckage of the Yamamoto’s Mitsubishi G4M “Betty’’ bomber remains in the jungle. Most of the plane was destroyed on impact but a large section of the tail survives. Over the decades, parts of the plane were removed and placed in museums. Justin Taylan, founder of New York-based Pacific Wrecks who has been compiling data on WWII airplane crashes for more than 20 years, said the purpose of visiting the Yamamoto site is to “document the wreckage and perform digital preservation of what remains for posterity.’’ The group planned to commemorate the anniversary at the site with a Shinto religious ceremony conducted by Japanese WWII aircraft expert Yoji Sakaida. Yamamoto remains a revered figure in Japan, where a museum was established in his honor in his hometown of Nagaoka. Artifacts on display include the left wing from Yamamoto’s aircraft. Museum officials say an annual memorial event was scheduled for the morning of April 18, at nearby Yamamoto Memorial Park, where the house in which he was born once stood. 

US bars China’s telecom giant ZTE from buying US components By PAUL WISEMAN AP ECONOMICS WRITER WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Commerce Department is blocking Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE Corp. from importing American components for seven years, accusing the company of misleading U.S. regulators after it settled charges of violating sanctions against North Korea and Iran. Shenzhen-based ZTE agreed in March 2017 to

plead guilty and pay $1.19 billion for illegally shipping telecommunications equipment to North Korea and Iran. ZTE promised to discipline employees involved in the scheme. But Commerce said on April 16 that ZTE paid full bonuses to several of those involved, then lied about it. “ZTE misled the Department of Commerce. Instead of reprimanding ZTE staﬀ and senior management, ZTE rewarded them,’’ Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said. “This egregious behavior cannot be ignored.’’

Commerce oﬃcials said the sanctions were unrelated to ongoing disputes over China’s aggressive attempts to obtain U.S. technology and overproduction of steel and aluminum. The ZTE news drove down stocks in companies that stood to lose business. In early afternoon trading, Acacia Communications shares were down nearly 35 percent, Oclaro Inc.’s nearly 13 percent and Lumentum Holdings’ almost 7 percent. 

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APRIL 21 – APRIL 27, 2018

36 YEARS

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Jailed Chinese pastor’s US family seeks mercy By YANAN WANG ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING (AP) — The Rev. John Sanqiang Cao paid no more than three dollars for the trip that would end up costing him his freedom. For years, he and fellow Chinese Christian teachers would cross the river on a narrow bamboo raft from a tree-shrouded bank in southern China into neighboring Myanmar, carrying with them notebooks, Rev. John Sanqiang Cao pencils and Bibles. The journey that enabled the missionaries to slip between the countries — a distance no greater than 30 feet — always happened in broad daylight, according to a U.S.-based missionary who traveled with Cao. The ride on March 5, 2017, was different. Cao and a teacher were on a raft returning to Yunnan province when they saw Chinese security agents waiting for them on the shore. Decades of work in China’s clandestine “house’’ churches and unofficial Bible schools had prepared the prominent 58-year-old Christian leader for this moment. He quickly threw his cellphone into the water, protecting the identities of more than 50 Chinese teachers he had recruited to give ethnic minority Burmese children a free education rooted in Christianity. But Cao himself could not escape. He was sentenced last month to seven years in prison for “organizing others to illegally cross the border’’ — a crime more commonly applied to human traffickers. His American sons and Christian colleagues — who have not been allowed contact with him since his arrest — spoke about the case for the first time to The Associated Press, arguing that the pastor’s sentence should be reduced in light of his humanitarian work. “Nothing my father organized was ever political. It was always just religious or charitable,’’ said Ben Cao, the pastor’s 23-year-old son, a U.S. citizen living in Charlotte, North Carolina. “We hope that China will be merciful, and see that my father’s intentions were good.’’ Cao’s punishment was handed down as Beijing pursues a plan to “sinicize’’ the country’s major religions, eliminate “foreign influence’’ and align faiths more closely with the atheist ruling Communist Party’s own doctrines. Analysts say the government increasingly views Christianity’s rise

in China as a threat to its rule, and may be using prominent figures such as Cao as an example to intimidate nascent movements. The pastor’s case also appears to show the party wants to extend its control over the activities of China’s faithful even when they are abroad. “This reflects the tightening environment under President Xi (Jinping) against any kind of religious independence,’’ said Cao’s longtime friend Bob Fu, a Texas-based Christian rights activist. “In the past when they talked about foreign infiltration, they were referring to the activities of foreign missionaries inside China, but that has now expanded to include Chinese missionaries going overseas.’’ New religious regulations implemented in February stipulate that Chinese nationals who leave the country for religious purposes without government authorization could be fined up to 200,000 yuan ($31,780). Meanwhile, leaders of churches not approved by the state have reported being prevented from leaving mainland China outright. A U.S. State Department spokesman told the AP that Washington is “deeply concerned’’ about Cao’s sentence and has urged China to release him as a U.S. legal permanent resident on “humanitarian grounds.’’ Cao intends to retire and return to his family in America once he is freed, the spokesman said. Chris Smith, a New Jersey congressman who chairs a House subcommittee on human rights, said in a statement that “Pastor Cao’s name should be on President Trump’s lips whenever he talks to Xi Jinping,’’ China’s president. Cao was 20 years old when he met an American Christian couple who were sightseeing in his hometown in central Hunan province. They gave him his first Bible and exchanged letters with him about Christianity. Cao, the eldest son of teachers, told them that he listened to the evangelist Billy Graham’s radio broadcasts and felt called to pastor the Chinese people. So even after marrying an American woman, completing seminary studies in New York and pastoring a ChineseAmerican congregation in North Carolina, Cao retained his Chinese citizenship and split his time between the countries. He became heavily involved with China’s “house’’ churches — Protestant congregations that are not statesanctioned but which local authorities have in many cases tolerated. Cao founded more than a dozen Bible boarding schools in central and southern China that trained teenagers from poor Christian families to become unofficial pastors.

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Some later became teachers at the schools Cao built in Myanmar. Most of the schools have been raided and shut down by security agents in recent years, Cao’s supporters say. Amos Cao, the pastor’s 26-year-old son, said Cao has a magnetic presence that made him a natural teacher. He loves telling self-deprecating bilingual jokes, and ran a website that explained English idioms in Chinese. “I traveled at least 5,000 miles, mostly by train, hard-seat class or bus,’’ Cao once described his work in a letter to supporters. “Praise the Lord, He has sustained me and kept me in good shape. I lost five pounds!’’ When earthquakes struck Sichuan province in 2008, and Nepal in 2015, Cao flew in to help victims, his fellow missionaries said, buying clothes for them even as he wore the same grey jacket and shoes for years. “My father always tried to save as much money as possible so he could give it away,’’ Ben Cao said. Christianity’s rapid growth, capacity to mobilize and resilience through harsh periods of persecution make it appear as a threat to the Communist Party, analysts say, particularly given its link to Western civilization. “I suspect (Cao) was singled out for this arrest,’’ said Xi Lian, a scholar of Christianity in China at Duke University. Lian noted that pastors with “lower visibility’’ have been doing similar work along the China-Myanmar border with no repercussions, but Cao’s prominence in the house church networks made him “the kind of person that may make the Chinese government nervous.’’ There are now more than 38 million Protestants in China, according to official estimates, and experts have predicted that the country will have the world’s largest Christian population in a few decades. A Chinese Christian teacher arrested with Cao was convicted of a lesser crime and has since been released. Cao’s lawyer Liu Peifu said he believed the pastor’s religious organizing was a “factor’’ in his sentence, which Liu has appealed. Cao tried to get state approval for many of his projects, Ben Cao said. He handed over a primary school and health clinic he established to local authorities, and did not resist when officials asked him to halt certain undertakings. Still, Cao was under constant surveillance. Darek Jarmola, an American teacher who leads Christian youth trips, recalled noticing someone taking pictures of him and

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Rat — As eager as you are to work on an interesting new project, there are some processes that simply should not be rushed.

Dragon — Although you have a natural tendency to step in when needed, that doesn’t mean you should volunteer every time.

Monkey — Even though there is nothing stopping you from going it alone, a shared experience oﬀers something that is worth waiting for.

Ox — Even the best laid plans cannot account for every variable. A few deviations should not make much of a diﬀerence at the end of the day.

Snake — Going toe to toe with something that has intimidated you in the past? You have come a long way.

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Tiger — A return to the way things were is not as desirable as it may seem at ﬁrst glance, as many things have changed in the interim.

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Rabbit — Why waste valuable resources on something that isn’t important to you? Refocus your energies on what you truly care about.

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Pig — An unusual partnership could open the doors to opportunities that had been unavailable to you before, but it is not without its risks.

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Woods returns to the Masters

Tiger Woods made his triumphant return to the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga. during the first week of April. It was Woods’ first time back since 2015, as he has been beset with back injuries and personal issues. In the lead up to the Masters, Woods tied for second in a warm-up event prior to the big tournament. Woods, who has won four Masters, stayed close for the first day and made the cut. But it was clear that the magic of years gone by was not with him this year. He did end up finishing a respectable 32nd in the field. The good news for Woods is that he may have broken through and put his injuries past him.

Cardinals’ Pham may be a darkhorse for National League MVP

As the baseball season begins, many analysts and fans like to pick out potential players to win the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award. Tommy Pham, an outﬁelder for the St. Louis Cardinals, is a dark horse candidate to become MVP. Pham, who is Black and Vietnamese, is entering

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her family had to ﬂee a second time to South Korea, where McKee’s mother grew up. Her family lost everything they owned and lived a life of poverty. Her father was raised in Tulsa, Okla. during the Great Depression, and he too was no stranger to poverty. Maureen McKee was raised in Tulsa. She mentions that growing up in Oklahoma, there was only one other Asian American kid outside of her family at her elementary school, a stark contrast to Seattle’s greater diversity. Having had the inspiration and support of her parents and mentors along the way, McKee wishes to play that part in other women’s lives now. “I get really excited when I see women,” McKee said, “especially younger women who are interested in getting involved in social justice and I would love to continue, as a judge or to whatever capacity I have, to play a very strong role in mentoring women.”

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HANCRAFTED from 9 He still knew nothing about the building trade, so he began writing to local contractors. One log home builder, DeWitt Construction, responded. After going to work for DeWitt, Kunishige quickly realized he needed to learn about the construction industry from the ground up. He studied carpentry at Western Dakota Tech, then earned a degree in structural engineering at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. Four years ago, Kunishige became the owner of Handcrafted Log Homes, which had been a division of DeWitt Construction. Handcrafted Log Homes has won multiple awards from the Construction Industry Center and the Black Hills Homebuilder’s Association. Twenty years after the Kunishiges started their extended vacation here, they’re still happy to be in the Black Hills. Kunishige did build himself a house. “But it’s not ﬁnished completely,’’ he said, laughing. “I have to do other people’s ﬁrst. But we are living in it.’’ Handcrafted Log Homes builds houses from the foundation up, designing entire homes or enhancing houses with log accents such as railings, staircases or porches. Each home is

fiction novel?’’’ she asked. “Is it weird to be talking to a robot right now?’’ Hanson Robotics has made about a dozen copies of Sophia, who like any human is a work in progress. A multinational team of scientists and engineers are fine tuning her appearance and the algorithms that enable her to smile, blink and refine her understanding and communication. Sophia has moving 3D-printed arms and, with the help of a South Korean robotics company, she’s now going mobile. Shuffling slowly on boxy black legs, Sophia made her walking debut in Las Vegas at the CES electronics trade show in January Her skin is made of a nanotech material that Hanson invented and dubbed “Frubber,’’ short for flesh-rubber, that has a fleshlike bouncy texture. Cameras in her eyes and a 3D sensor in her chest help her to “see,’’ while the processor that serves as her brain combines facial and speech

Andrea Chin is a prosecutor at the oﬃce of the Seattle City Attorney, the previous president of the Asian Bar Association of Washington, and the current candidate for the open judge position at the Seattle Munici- Andrea Chin pal Court. So far, Chin is running uncontested for Position 2, but is prepared to move forward if challenged before the May 18 application deadline. Her daughter, Lily Chin-Martin, recounts with wonder and pride how her mother’s family, friends, coworkers, old and current neighbors, and members of the Asian Bar Association all came out to see Chin at her campaign launch party. “People from all facets of her life came together to support her,” Chin-Martin said. “Everyone was just so happy to be there. It was such an inspiring environment to be in.” Chin’s motivation for becoming a judge stems from a desire to help the city she is so strongly rooted in, she says. “My parents met and raised my brothers and I here in Seattle in the Mount Baker area,” Chin said. “We went to public schools and now I have two daughters who I raised here in Seattle, so we’re really a Seattle

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meticulously assembled, and every log numbered, in the company’s log yard in Box Elder. This process ensures that every piece fits perfectly and can require weeks or months of work. Then the house is taken apart and transported to the homeowners’ land. There, it’s reassembled, typically in a few days. From the early design ideas to a finished home’s biennial maintenance, Kunishige is involved. “I do everything from buying materials to running the crew,’’ he said. Kunishige guides clients through the design process to determine the floor plan that will best suit them, the Rapid City Journal reported. “I talk with homeowners until I understand what they need. Sometimes they bring in a magazine and say, ‘I want this.’ That’s where we start from. Sometimes they want a big nice dining room but the reality is they use it once or twice a year,’’ he said. “I talk to them about how they really live.’’ “I like to help people enjoy their life. ... They’re designing their future,’’ he said. Handcrafted Log Homes are built with hand-peeled logs. “Each log is a different shape and it has a different character, so we have to watch each log to find out the best part and then we use that one,’’ Kunishige said.

recognition, natural language processing, speech synthesis and a motion control system. Sophia seems friendly and engaging, despite the unnatural pauses and cadence in her speech. Her predecessors include an Albert Einstein, complete with bushy mustache and white thatch of hair, a robot named Alice whose grimaces run a gamut of emotions and one eerily resembling the late sci-fi author Philip K. Dick, which won an award from the American Association of Artificial Intelligence. They variously leer, blink, smile and even crack jokes. Disney’s venture capital arm is an investor in Hanson, which is building a robot based on one of the entertainment giant’s characters. An artist and robotics scientist, Hanson worked on animatronic theme park shows, sculpting props and characters for Disney attractions like Pooh’s Hunny Hunt and Mermaid Lagoon. He studied film, animation and video, eventually earning a doctorate in interactive arts and technology

from the University of Texas at Dallas. Hanson says he makes his robots as human-like as possible to help alleviate fears about robots, artiﬁcial intelligence and automation. That runs contrary to a tendency in the industry to use cute robopets or overtly machine-like robots like Star Wars’ R2-D2 to avoid the “uncanny valley’’ problem with human likenesses such as wax models and robots that many people ﬁnd a bit creepy. Some experts see Sophia as mainly a clever marketing gimmick. “It’s a good advertising tool, whatever that company produces as a business plan,’’ said Roland Chin, chair professor of computer science at Hong Kong Baptist University. Global market revenue for service robotics is forecast to grow from $3.7 billion in 2015 to $15 billion in 2020, according to IHS Markit. That includes both professional and domestic machines like warehouse

family and I think that’s one of the reasons why I care about the quality of life here.” After attending Occidental College in Los Angeles, Chin spent three years working for the admissions department at the California Institute of Technology. In this position, as well as in law school in the late 1980s, she became frustrated with the lack of diversity. There were far more men than women, and not many people of color, she said. “I think that a lot of barriers are self imposed. It goes back to the idea of having support. If you are feeling very alone, I think you tend to feel like you don’t have a lot of say or strength as you might in a group,” says Chin. “I always felt like I was the odd person out. Sometimes, I still attend diﬀerent meetings or events where there’s a large group of attorneys and I might be the only Asian woman in the whole crowd.” Twenty-six years as a prosecutor, and as a supervisor on the therapeutic, veterans, and mental health courts, have given Chin knowledge on how diﬀerent components of the Municipal Court function, she says. “She never wanted glory, or attention, or power,” Chin-Martin said. “I feel really proud of her for stepping up and running for the position everyone agrees she should have.”  Joy can be reached at info@nwasianweekly.com.

“Our crew feels like we’re building our own homes. ... If they make a mistake, they will fix it. We spend lots of time. We want to be good log home builders,’’ Kunishige said. “We’re proud at the end of the day of what we’ve done.’’ Every other year, Kunishige’s crew returns to the houses they’ve built to do maintenance. Though log homes can be energy-efficient, shrinking, settling and exposure to sunlight and weather affect the logs. “That’s why a log home is exactly yours. It needs your attention. Give it attention and you’ll love your whole house,’’ Kunishige said. Kunishige currently has three employees and strives to be a mentor as well as a builder. He encourages his employees to be innovative and continually find ways to increase productivity and safety. “I would like to pass all my knowledge on to the younger generation,’’ he said. “I am looking for people who want to learn or are interested in building log homes. I’m looking for employees who are ready to settle down and be responsible and are willing to learn. ... I want good people to work with us.’’ 

automatons, smart vacuums and fuzzy companion robots. Hanson Robotics is privately owned and has a consumeroriented business that sells thousands of shoebox-sized $200 Professor Einstein educational robots a year. Chief Marketing Officer Jeanne Lim says the company is generating revenue but won’t say whether it’s profitable. For now, artificial intelligence is best at doing specific tasks. It’s another thing entirely for machines to learn a new ability, generalize that knowledge and apply it in different contexts, partly because of the massive amount of computing power needed to process such information so quickly. “We’re really very far from the kind of AI and robotics that you see in movies like ‘Blade Runner,’’’ said Pascale Fung, an engineering professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. “Sorry to disappoint you.’’ Unlike toddlers, who use all five senses to learn quickly, machines

generally can handle only one type of input at a time, she noted. While Sophia’s repartee can be entertaining, she’s easily thrown off topic and her replies, based on open-source software, sometimes miss the mark. Hanson and other members of his team like Chief Scientist Ben Goertzel have set their sights on a time when the computer chips, processing capacity and other technologies needed for artificial general intelligence could enable Sophia and other robots to fill a variety of uses, such as helping with therapy for autistic children, caring for seniors, and providing customer services. As for tackling challenging world problems, that’s a ways off, Hanson acknowledges. “There’s a certain expression of genius to be able to get up and cross the room and pour yourself a cup of coffee, and robots and AI have not achieved that level of intelligence reliably,’’ Hanson said. 

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BASKETBALL from 1 in them, and that’s what China will give to us in Seattle.” Tickets for the exhibition contest, which will tip-oﬀ at 7 p.m., are available via StormBasketball.com or by calling the Storm at 206-2179622. This marks the second game between the United States and China in Seattle. Prior to the 2012 Olympic Games, the two teams clashed on May 12, with the United States earning a 100-

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62 victory. Currently listing 10th in the world in International Basketball Federation (FIBA)’s women’s rankings, China qualiﬁed to play in the 2018 FIBA World Cup by virtue of a bronze-medal ﬁnish in the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. China has competed in eight Olympic competitions and nine FIBA World Cups and has captured an Olympic silver medal (1992) and bronze medal (1984) and silver (1994) and bronze (1983) in World Cup play. 

A woman who has undergone a mastectomy due to breast cancer, and who has perhaps had reconstructive surgery afterwards, is often left with reconstructed breasts that do not have nipples or areolas. One can imagine the trauma of withstanding breast cancer, and then being left with what might feel like not just missing parts of one’s body, but missing parts of one’s self. Enter Harumi, who is skilled at applying 3D tattoos to the reconstructed breasts that present a perfect illusion of nipples and areolas. Harumi’s voice becomes hushed and reverent, as she describes a woman that, after the procedure, stood up, looked in the mirror, and said, “I’m normal.” 

HARUMI from 1 “before” and “after,” as he or she undergoes one of the treatments that Savvy Cosmetics offers, be it waxing or a facial, or something less conventional, such as corrective tattooing or microblading. Harumi is precise and informative when she describes what a client can have done at Savvy Cosmetics. Her approach is also highly ethical. She warns, for instance, against those in the profession who don’t do their homework, taking two-day courses, then lifting up a needle to apply a pigment, as in the case of microblading, a procedure that has become fashionable lately. Harumi said microblading is closer to tattooing than to esthetics. She has extensive training for every treatment she offers. “I love learning and always try to keep up with the latest industry trends,” she says. Harumi offers services to men and women, though she admits that men do not come in as often. “A lot of my clients bring in their husbands,” she laughs. In her store, she sells a wide array of men’s and women’s beauty products, including Shiseido and its “top shelf” line, Clé de Peau Beauté, which is sold in only two or three Seattle-area locations. Carol, a client, says she came to Savvy

DOGS from 8 created that had to have moveable limbs. Dozens of faces were created for each puppet for every facial expression and mouth movement. It’s a shame that stopmotion has been on the decline, compared to CGI (computer generated imagery). As with most Wes Anderson ﬁlms, we get a good amount of deadpan humor, and I very much enjoyed the dialogue. Even though the dogs are speaking English the whole time, it still felt like they were communicating together and helped with immersion. The attention to detail with dogs sneezing randomly is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. After Atari reaches Trash Island, he is stuck dealing with another problem that I won’t mention since it is a spoiler, but left me clenching my teeth the rest of the movie.

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Cosmetics only after intense research. “All of Harumi’s reviews were stellar,” says Carol. Another characteristic that Carol finds appealing is that Harumi “knows all the science behind [the procedures].” Carol admits that it was frightening at first to sign up for some of the treatments. “You don’t know what to expect.” But after returning several times, Carol says that Harumi has “opened up possibilities” for her. As a person grows older, cosmetic changes are not just superficial — they can stimulate profound improvements to one’s self-esteem. In addition to treating

Of course the question on your mind is, “How does Wes Anderson manage to make a movie about Japanese culture, while avoiding the pitfalls of racial stereotypes like 2017 movies The Great Wall and Ghost in the Shell?” Other critics pointed out that the Japanese language in the movie is not subtitled, but the dogs “speak” English. Then when foreign exchange student Tracy Walker shows up, a voice was running in my head, “Oh no, will this be another white savior movie?” Or is it just another typical Wes Anderson movie? This is what I was thinking about after watching the movie.  Isle of Dogs opened nationwide on April 13. John can be reached at john@nwasianweekly.com.

skin irregularities — skin tags, broken capillaries, acne, and the like — Harumi can assist with correcting previously done work, such as permanent eyebrows that didn’t come out right, or permanent eyeliner that is changing position with age. She has delved into the deeply personal arena of areola restorative tattooing.

Savvy Cosmetics takes appointments and walk-ins. Harumi Branch also has a location in Renton, inside of Salon DVine, which primarily oﬀers permanent makeup and is by appointment only. Jessica Kai can be reached at info@northwestasianweekly.com