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ID community rallies again, after trail of destruction

Eli Lilly offers relief for diabetics during COVID-19

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By Mahlon Meyer NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

Three generations of Karl Shankli’s family traveled from Burien to volunteer to remove grafitti from Seattle Vision Clinic.

Protest at Hing Hay Park on May 29

By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

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In a news conference on June 1, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said “young white men” are mostly responsible for the chaos— overshadowing the message of peaceful demonstrators protesting the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. SPD Chief Carmen Best said a small number of protests “tore the city up” and caused “millions of dollars in damage.”

SEATTLE — Property and business owners in the ChinatownInternational District (ID) are still assessing the damage from recent sprees of vandalism, destruction, and looting.

Broken glass windows and doors are now boarded up. A surge of volunteers over the weekend donated time and materials to help cover up the damage, and artists lent their talents to paint the

George Floyd

Our city is in pain and in chaos.

It will continue unless you stop the police violence and take the leadership to meet, listen, learn, and collaborate with Black

community leaders and police department community reformers to fully serve your constituents.

As Asian Americans, we applaud the strong civil rights voices that called for justice for George Floyd and ending police violence. To better understand where we are coming from, know that: “…Our experiences of anti-

Asian racism in this country are rooted in anti-Blackness and we cannot look away or stand on the sidelines of justice. We all have a responsibility, including Asian Americans, to end this pandemic of anti-Black racism, to actively affirm that Black Lives Matter.

Amid reports that the wife of the white officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd filed for divorce, false social media posts emerged claiming her brother was among the officers involved in the arrest.

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“THE PLOT THICKENS!” shouted a Facebook post on May 30 claiming that Derek Chauvin’s wife, Kellie Chauvin, was the sister of an officer captured on video standing by as the 46-year-old Black man cried out for help.

But Kellie Chauvin is

Gary Locke: Open dialogue is a “top priority” as Bellevue College’s interim president

Gary Locke

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False claim targets wife of officer charged in Floyd’s death

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After a life of working as a domestic helper, his mother died from kidney failure brought on by diabetes.

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Pivot back: Justice for George Floyd and end Seattle police violence Dear Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, Council President Lorena Gonzalez, and all Councilmembers,

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“Freedom of expression is one of the hallmarks of our colleges and universities,” Gary Locke told the Northwest Asian Weekly.

The former governor of our state was selected on May 28 as Bellevue College’s interim president in a unanimous vote.

Rich Fukutaki, Chair of the Bellevue College Board of Trustees, said the board chose Locke “after a rigorous process, including many listening sessions and a full slate of campus interviews.”

You may recall that Bellevue College removed its president, see LOCKE on 12

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As the Executive Vice President of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Research at Microsoft, he was responsible for driving the company’s overall AI strategy and apps and agents such as Bing, Xiaoice, and Cortana.

He received his Ph.D. in robotics from the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. 

Lam’s Seafood Market held the grand opening of its second store location in Tukwila on May 30. Located at 243 Minkler Boulevard, the 30,000-square-foot facility features live seafood tanks with fish, crab, and other seafood.

There is also a food court featuring Golden Daisy of Beacon Hill, Go Poke and Dochi of Chinatown, Vietnam House of Great Wall Mall, and Fire & Ice. 

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Quarantine karaoke

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launched a clothing line on May 19 meant to inspire community members during COVID-19 and raise funds for people who are at risk of going hungry.

The line features hoodies, T-shirts, and face masks, and it generated more than $1,000 in sales in its first day. All of the profits will benefit the WA Food Fund, a statewide food relief

campaign.

Chan is a cheerleader, serves in student government, and co-chaired the school’s food drive that collected 22,000 items. 

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Harry Shum was appointed on May 27 to Chairman of the Board at News Break.

Jeff Zheng, founder and CEO at News Break, and an ex-Yahoo executive, said, “As one of the brightest minds in the technology industry, Harry brings a wealth of Harry Shum technical leadership and business savvy to the company that we will leverage to grow News Break into the world’s No. 1 Intelligent Local News Platform.”

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Cynthia Thurmond took first place in the May 30 Quarantine Karaoke Contest—a virtual event. Donna Cunningham came in second place and Laura Beard, third. The three won $75, $50, and $25 respectively, crooning their coronavirus blues away.

The contest was part of Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration, and sponsored by 4Culture. 

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Madison Chan, a junior at Woodinville High School,

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Telehealth: A happy alternative to long waits at the doctor’s office

By Angela Toda ICHS Carrie (only her first name is used to protect her privacy), a busy 55-year-old wife and mother, is guilty of a common offense. She often puts off doctor visits and taking care of her health.

“It’s two hours out of my day, minimum, to go to the doctor’s office,” she said. “So, I normally don’t go in unless I have to.”

Now, Carrie, and busy people like her, are discovering telehealth, an alternative to an in-person appointment at the doctor, nutritionist, dentist, or therapist’s office during the COVID-19 pandemic. Talking to a provider by phone, or by video on a computer or smart device, means no travel time or long waits in the waiting room. While telehealth can’t replace every in-person appointment or the need for an emergency room visit, for someone like Carrie, who has a family history of diabetes, it can be just as good, if not better.

“There is a huge cost when patients put off care or ignore symptoms,” said Winnie Lee, assistant medical director at International Community Health Services (ICHS) Bellevue Clinic, the non-profit health center where Carrie sees her family practitioner and receives primary care. “They might develop preventable complications or illnesses. ICHS is making sure people don’t delay. We take every precaution so patients are safe when they come in our clinics—or they

can use telehealth. We help them decide which is best.”

According to Forrester Research, telehealth visits are projected to climb to one billion nationally by the end of 2020.

Lee says that telehealth is a great option for someone who needs to monitor an ongoing condition, ensure that a treatment plan or medication is on track, or decide if any new health signs need attention.

“It’s useful as a ‘check in’ with patients on symptoms, lifestyle questions or counseling,” she said. Lee recommends a video visit over a phone visit for patients who need her to see their specific medications or symptoms. She also says video visits provide a better setting for patients who need a parent or caregiver to accompany them.

The process, Carrie reports, is surprisingly easy.

“If you can send and receive text messages, you won’t have any problems with a telehealth visit.”

The first step was a quick telephone call with a medical assistant.

“It was like I was being checked in,” said Carrie. “You go through some forms over the phone and then the doctor will call you.”

Carrie said she felt more relaxed over the phone, versus in person.

“I felt more empowered,” she said. “Normally, I get nervous at the doctor’s office, but she was patient and kept asking what I wanted to talk about. She was happy I brought up my concerns. I felt like we were really working as a team.”

The visit included a mental health screening, a standard practice for every ICHS primary care visit and one that is particularly relevant as people face additional stressors with COVID-19.

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Ana Short, a behavioral health specialist, who sees patients and students at the ICHS clinic at the Seattle World School and in Shoreline, says telehealth allows her to address a variety of needs. Especially, she said, as students are being hit from afar by multiple issues and are unable to come into the school on-site health clinic. Both students and families are facing new circumstances and challenges.

“A lot of parents are very anxious,” she said. “They don’t want their kids to go out at all, so young people are coping with that loss of freedom. Sometimes they need resources.

Sometimes they just need someone to talk to.”

Short points out that some people need ongoing therapy, while others just need one-time help. Telehealth allows her to be immediately accessible without shame or stigma, while easing any concerns patients might have about maintaining social distance.

“Knowing they can get help is huge,” she said. “Patients say knowing that they have a team of professionals available is comforting.”

Both Short and Lee say that telehealth has been popular with patients.

“It is definitely a patient choice and they like knowing they have choices,” said Lee. “Even after the relaxation of distancing rules, patients are finding phone and video visits an attractive option.”

Carrie quickly summed up the advantages.

“My appointment took just 30 minutes,” she said. “I’m sold!”  More information about telehealth and ICHS can be found at ichs.com.

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Pivoting businesses in response to COVID-19 ACRS and Comcast virtual event

By Kai Curry NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY “They talk about COVID being the great equalizer. But in many ways, it’s not.”

Gloria Shin, ACRS board member, spoke on May 28 in “Pivot and Perspective: Asian Americans Pacific Islanders in the time of COVID.” “There are a lot of people that have different access to health care, a lot of different folks that aren’t safe to shelter at home…it isn’t the great equalizer for many…anything we can do to just do a little bit more during this time to support those that are not in that safe space would be really amazing. This is the time to give…if the majority of the community gives a little bit…then it’ll really make an impact…we’re in it for the long haul.”

Co-hosted by ACRS, Comcast/NBC Universal, and Comcast’s Asian Pacific American Employee Resource Group, this virtual event on May 28 gathered business owners to discuss how they have adjusted under constraints caused

by COVID-19. The event followed a national live stream by Gold House, featuring AAPI leaders such as Andrew Yang.

“We wanted to take that conversation and move it down to the local level because a lot of things are happening here locally,” explained event moderator, and KING-5 anchor and reporter, Michelle Li. “We’re going to [be] hearing from people who’ve really had to ‘pivot’

because of COVID-19, and we want to hear their perspectives, including their hopeful perspectives…We know a lot of people who are business owners have been impacted quite significantly because of COVID-19.”

The impact has been significant.

According to James Lim, owner of Watson’s Counter, revenue is down 70% to 80%. “I expect this to hurt for a while,” added Uyen Nguyen, co-owner of NUE Seattle. “But it’s a reality…The entire society has to sacrifice for this, in economic outcome, for health.”

The impact has been more than economic; it’s been mental and

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Tough words, little drama, familiar champ in virtual bee The upstart ex-spellers who launched an online spelling bee to fill the void left by the canceled Scripps National Spelling Bee had little trouble running an efficient, and sufficiently challenging, competition.

Replicating the drama of the ESPN-televised national finals wasn’t quite as easy.

The winner on May 28, Navneeth Murali, was no surprise. The 14-year-old eighth-grader from Edison, New Jersey, came in with the most extensive spelling resume of anyone in the bee. When the two other remaining spellers misspelled words back to back before his turn, victory in the closest thing to a national spelling bee in this pandemic-disrupted year was his for the taking.

He didn’t back down.

Navneeth went through the motions of making sure he understood everything about the winning word, Karoshthi —an ancient, cursive script of Aramaic origin used in India and elsewhere in central Asia—before he started to spell. He plowed through it quickly and confidently, as he had all night.

“That is correct,’’ SpellPundit co-founder Shourav Dasari told the assembled spellers over Zoom, “so, yeah, you’re the champion of the SpellPundit Online National Spelling Bee.’’

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Navneeth Murali

“Thank you,’’ Navneeth deadpanned.

Then the digital confetti fell—sort of. Shourav, a high school junior just three years removed from his own close call at the National Spelling Bee, shared his computer screen, which briefly flashed a silent, pixelated image of confetti falling. A few clicks later and he brought the confetti back, this time with fake crowd noise.

The SpellPundit bee concluded on the same night Scripps would have held its grand finale inside a packed convention center ballroom on the Potomac River outside Washington. This year’s bee was canceled because the coronavirus pandemic made large gatherings impossible.

Scripps has said it will not extend eligibility or hold an alternate competition for this year’s eighth-graders, the best of whom have spent years studying for hours a day to master their craft.

The National Spelling Bee has always been limited to kids in middle and elementary schools, which means Navneeth and six other finalists in the SpellPundit bee will be too old to compete next year. This was also the end of the line for Simone Kaplan, the charismatic runner-up in last year’s unusual Scripps bee, which ended in an eightway tie for first place. Simone bowed out in fifth place.

Nidhi Achanta, who tied for second in the SpellPundit bee, is also in eighth grade, but the other runner-up, Harini Logan, is a poised sixth-grader who ought to be formidable when the Scripps bee returns.

Navneeth appeared comfortable all night. He’s won every major bee he’s competed in except for Scripps, where he finished fifth as a sixth-grader. Last year his preparation was hindered by a car accident and he placed 11th.

“I knew all the words in the bee,’’ he said. “I just didn’t want to be overconfident, because you never know what can happen in a spelling bee because no one knows the dictionary completely.’’

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LILLY from 1 “That gives me a little more reason for showing up every day,” said Nate Miles, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Eli Lilly and Company—the first company to bring insulin to the mass market.

“I know what it means for them, and if I can bring some relief, if I can help, that’s my job,” he said, in an interview.

On April 7, Lilly announced a program to decrease the price of insulin for nearly everyone dependent on it. The program, called the Lilly Insulin Value Program, ensures that anyone with private insurance or who is uninsured will pay no more than $35 in copay each month to secure the life-saving medicine.

On top of that, Lilly announced last month that it had secured a deal with the federal government so that seniors using Medicare Part D would also be eligible for the low copay for their insulin.

Eli Lilly, which along with other pharmaceuticals has come under fire in recent years for the rising prices of insulin, explained that the new program was in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, that was leaving diabetics even more vulnerable.

“We’ve seen the millions and millions of job losses people are experiencing all over the country and we recognized that a lot of those people have diabetes and use insulin,” said Greg Kueterman, a senior director at Lilly. “We know it is all the harder for people to afford their insulin if their income was cut off,” he said.

The program works by asking anyone in need of lower-priced insulin to call in to the company’s “solution center,” explain one’s situation, and the agents will come up with a solution. This can include sending out a co-pay card or, for those totally impoverished, directing them how to receive free insulin.

According to Lilly, the company has been distributing hundreds of thousands of injectable insulin cartridges, called KwikPens, to three relief agencies that in turn distribute them to free clinics where diabetics can obtain the charitable donations of insulin at no cost.

Direct Relief, one of the three national relief agencies that supplies clinics around the country with KwikPens, has so far received 236,810 of the devices from Lilly, said Lara Cooper, Managing Editor, Digital Content and Strategy.

Direct Relief has shipped the KwikPens to 41 clinics that provide relief for those unable to purchase insulin, she said.

A program for all groups When calling into the solutions center, the caller has the option of pressing a number for English or Spanish. But if you speak another language, press either button and speak to the operator in your own language, said Kueterman.

The operator will then make a recording and someone will call back in the language used.

Lilly can respond in around 40 different

languages, he said.

Critics say the call-in centers are a hassle for people already stressed with loss of jobs and food.

“With this exceptional level of stress and worry on everyone’s plate, patients should not have to call a helpline or jump through more hoops to ask for help,” said T1, an advocacy group, in a statement.

“Why not lower the list price and make insulin affordable at the counter?”

But Lilly said the call centers allow people to get discounts directly from the company, that would be impossible otherwise because of pre-existing agreements with insurance companies.

“It is difficult to lower the prices without people calling us for help because we have contracts in place with insurance companies,” said Kueterman. “The calls into the Solution Center only take a couple of minutes and we can provide copay cards on email within 24 hours,” he added.

The complications of insurance companies

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Dr. Lisa Chan examines a patient at ICHS

Lisa Chan knows the frustrations of working with insurance companies. A doctor at the International Community Health Service (ICHS) in the International District (ID), she said that an insurance company had changed its policy every six months over the past year, making the insulin needed by patients sometimes out of reach.

One patient, a woman in her 60s, was hardly literate in her own dialect, Toishanese. It took six month of careful education and adjusting her dose until she was able to stabilize her blood sugar levels—and remain out of danger.

“It was almost a success story,” she said.

But then the insurance company changed its policy, no longer covering her insulin. Chan had to start again with a different type of insulin that required a whole new approach to eating and dosing.

After another six months, the woman was barely stable.

But last month, the insurance company changed its formulary yet again. It now refused to cover the second type of insulin. And it restored coverage for the original insulin.

“This constant switching back and forth is dangerous,” said Chan, whose own father has diabetes.

“It could cause the blood sugar to get too low and could be lethal,” she said.

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Lilly’s campaign also includes the spread of education about diabetes, said Kueterman, who works with newspapers and media across the country.

Marginalized groups are challenged with a lack of access to information about diabetes, said Theo Bickel, Digital Communications & Events Specialist at ICHS, where 70% of patients are lowincome and 80% are persons of color.

They also have higher incidences of diabetes than whites, with Asian Americans 40% more likely to contract the disease, Blacks 60% more likely, and Latinos 1.7 times more likely, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health.

Different ethnic groups also seem to have different myths that might discourage them from using insulin when needed. Alan Chun, a doctor who has worked at ICHS for 25 years, said Asian Americans tend to desire herbal medicines or bitter melon as an antidote to diabetes.

Among Latinos, there is a belief that drinking a cactus shake lowers blood sugar and can help with diabetes, said Lorena Wright, an endocrinologist at the University of Washington (UW) Endocrine and Diabetes Care Center.

What a person eats does play a major role in the development of the most common form of diabetes and how it plays out, said both doctors.

A particular challenge for Asian Americans is the traditional diet of white rice, which negatively impacts blood sugar.

Chan advises her patients to mix white rice with brown rice. But given the propensity of Asian Americans to eat together with family members, the advice is often hard to carry out.

“When you tell a patient to switch, you’re asking the whole family to switch,” she said.

Managing one’s diet has become even more difficult now that so many Americans either don’t have enough to eat, or are dependent on fast food or food banks given the social unrest, chaos, and unemployment brought about in the wake of the pandemic, she said.

At the same time, people may neglect getting help for diabetes because its symptoms may not manifest until too late.

One patient, an artist, refused to acknowledge he had diabetes, despite alarming blood sugar levels, and continued his lifestyle of drinking and smoking and unhealthy eating, because he showed no symptoms, said Chun. But one day, he collapsed from heart failure and ended up in the hospital.

Such denial may come particularly easy for Asian Americans because excessive fat is hidden inside the abdomen, which slows down the metabolism, making them susceptible to the disease, Chun said.

Until recently, the prohibitive cost of insulin made it difficult even for those with severe complications from diabetes to get the insulin they need. Patients originally from India, for instance, would solicit relatives to send them insulin from home, said Wright.

One patient had just had a kidney transplant caused by diabetes and needed massive doses of multiple medications, including insulin. But Medicare would no longer pay, and he had to give himself less insulin than he needed, threatening his life. Eventually, he took to smuggling it in from Canada, where insulin is cheaper and can be bought without a prescription.

Although the UW offers a program, funded by donors, for free insulin on a case-by-case basis, the man ended up leaving the state and procuring cheaper insulin of an older variety that is more complicated to use.

“There is no other country where insulin is as expensive as the United States,” said Wright. That is one of the reasons why the new Lilly program is a step in the right direction, she said.

“I think the Eli Lilly program is great,” she said. “Their copay used to be much higher.”

“So starting with COVID-19 and a lot of people hurting, it looks like the program is here to stay, it’s a good start,” she said.  The Lilly Diabetes Solution Center can be reached at (833) 808-1234.

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■ LETTER Asian American reader expresses support for Black Lives Matter It has been difficult to find the words that truly express my sentiments following the death of George Floyd and my growing distaste for my passive support for the Black Lives Matter movement. I am not extremely active on social media, but find myself looking at other avenues to support: donating $20 here, signing a petition there, and having smooth, non-confrontational conversations with people who do the same—20 minutes of my time, but here we are yet again.

The recurring mistreatment of my Black partners is disheartening. It illustrates that something more has to be done, and I can do better.

I am a first generation Asian American.

Growing up, it seemed easier to blend in: wear these shoes, bring peanut butter and jelly for lunch, speak like all those kids from Full House—don’t stand out.

My parents never belatedly said, “Be more white,” but there was something undesirable about “getting dark” when I played ball in the sun. This idea that lighter skin represents beauty and nobility, this idea instilled by Filipinos’ Euro colonial history was instilled in me at a young age.

So, I sit quietly behind the scenes. I work hard, stay obedient, and assimilate —all characteristics that make Asian Americans the “model minority.” This narrative is promoted by whiteness and a racial hierarchy, and drives a wedge between Asian Americans and other minorities. A pecking order where white people sit on top, Black people sit on the bottom, and I sit somewhere comfortably under my white cohorts. It’s cozy here.

I reap benefits of being considered a person of color, while the idea of “model

minority” has made me more complicit with the injustices that another minority experiences.

I am not white. I’m not suggesting that Asian Americans have not experienced hardships, racism, or discrimination. I am saying that I have not experienced it to the level of the Black community. I’m not here to discredit your work, but also I am not afraid to go for an afternoon run, I am not worried about wearing a hoodie, and my parents didn’t teach me an overly cautious line-by-line on how to react to a police officer in the event that I get pulled over.

As an Asian American, I have benefited from Black victories on civil rights activism on immigration, voting rights, and affirmative action policies. As an American, I live in a county whose foundation is built on the exploitation

of generations of Black people. The very least we can do as a community is show our support. Regardless of what we have personally experienced, or our interpretation of the law, there is something fundamentally wrong with the amount of unarmed Black people that have been murdered. The privilege my skin color has provided me has left me insecure that I am not able to truly support the Black community because I will never truly understand, but I realize now that it should not hinder me from making an extra effort. I hope that my Asian American community can do the same.  bit.ly/BlackLivesAction Respectfully, — MJ Santiago

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■ HEALTH Patients anxious over COVID-19 avoiding ERs despite need

By Morgan Brice OVERLAKE MEDICAL CENTER In late February, Overlake Medical Center & Clinics had its first COVID-19 positive patient—thrusting the healthcare organization into the epicenter of the first U.S. outbreak of the disease. While the Overlake team always prepares for emergencies, this pandemic proved unlike anything the hospital had ever experienced.

As with many hospitals throughout Washington state and the nation, when COVID-19 surfaced in the community, Overlake saw a significant drop in patients visiting the emergency room for serious conditions. But the public should not fear seeking emergency care because the hospital has taken extra steps to ensure patients and staff remain safe.

“I’m highly confident of our emergency team,” said Myles Parilla, RN, nurse manager of Overlake’s emergency department. “They are well trained in providing care to patients with infectious diseases, even outside of COVID-19.

But we will all be better for what this pandemic has shown us.”

In April, Overlake’s emergency department volumes fell 50% compared to the same time last year. Typically, the

Myles Parilla, RN, nurse manager of Overlake’s emergency department

emergency department, located on its campus in Bellevue, sees anywhere from 137–140 patients per day.

This information has come as a shock to many. If you turn on your TV to any news network, you have likely seen the images of New York City’s emergency departments and ICUs overflowing with patients seeking care for COVID-19.

Washington has experienced challenges in the number of critical care beds available, along with shortages of personal protective equipment, ventilators and

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medication, but not once was our emergency department overflowing in the likes of what was shown in other parts of the country.

The consequence of this pandemic is widespread and will likely last for much longer than we all had hoped.

Overlake has seen a concerning drop in the number of patients with heart attack and stroke symptoms seeking care.

“We see a wide variety of cases in the emergency department, we really are the first line of defense in a lot of ways.

However, we have seen a concerning decrease in the number of trauma and stroke cases overall,” Parilla explained.

“The decrease in trauma cases is likely correlated to the reduced number of outdoor activities from the Governor’s order. We believe the fear of exposure is most likely the underlying cause of patients with stroke symptoms avoiding emergent care. And because of that, we are seeing a lot of critically ill patients now. As healthcare providers, this poses a concern because patients are not addressing their condition, and it can be very dangerous if not treated in a timely manner.”

Inpatient psychological services have also experienced a decrease. Although this pandemic is unique in volume and reach, infectious diseases are nothing new to frontline staff.

“Our specialists write policies that align with the CDC, and all of our clinical areas follow those policies, including the emergency department. We’ve made sure that despite the PPE shortages, our providers and nurses serving in isolation rooms and regular rooms have what they need,” said Parilla.

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Black Lives Matter (which is the theme of this Apop column)

By Stacy Nguyen NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Hey, everyone. I know that it feels a little bit weird to consume pop culture news this week when most of our news focus should be on the George Floyd protests and furthering the conversation about why, above all, Black Lives Matter —as well as the hard work that Asian Americans need to put in to not be complicit in harmful systems upholded by white supremacy, and in working continually to dismantle the pervasive anti-Blackness in our own communities. In this column, I tried to feature some pop culture news that I think is worth the few minutes of your day that it takes to read this column.

Grindr FINALLY removes ethnicity filter

Grindr is perhaps the most popular dating app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people and this week, finally announced that it will remove its ethnicity filter, that feature that makes it super easy to discriminate by omitting the profiles of races and ethnicities that you are grossed out by from your feed. It finally did this after years of fighting the call for doing this, based on some bogus logic about how the filters also contribute positively by helping POCs find other POCs. Grindr says it’s doing this in solidarity with Black Lives Matter.

Time and data will tell what Grindr will look like without this feature. Removing the feature doesn’t necessarily mean the jerks that were using it to discriminate will suddenly start dating POCs that they were previously uninterested in—plus, algorithms learn racial biases for sure.

But I mean, maybe people will get annoyed by how much more work it takes to be racist?

Chrissy Teigen forces all of us to Google wtf “MAGA NIGHT AT THE WHITE HOUSE???” is

Chrissy Teigen is a TV host, cookbook author, professional beautiful person, Thai American—and who also, low-key, is a local.

She lived in Snohomish and attended Snohomish High School before she became one of the most recognizable faces in the world.

Chrissy Teigen Last Saturday morning, President Trump responded to White House protesters speaking out against police brutality after George Floyd’s murder by tweeting this inanity: “The professionally managed so-called ‘protesters’ at the White House had little to do with the memory of George Floyd. They were just there to cause trouble. The @SecretService handled them easily. Tonight, I understand, is MAGA NIGHT AT THE WHITE HOUSE???”

Chrissy responded by declaring: “In celebration of whatever the f*** maga night is, I am committed to donating $100,000 to the bail outs of protestors across the country.”

And then when one of her Twitter followers annoyed her by pointing out that the protesters were “rioters and criminals,” Chrissy added: “Ooo they might need more money then. Make it $200,000.”

And then some time after this, Trump had peaceful protesters tear-gassed and forcibly pushed out of his way so that he could pose with a Bible in front of a church.

So this is the world we live in and that’s our leader.

K-pop stans maybe run the internet

immense popularity of K-pop, these hashtags can quickly cannibalize space on social media.

In support of Black Lives Matter though, K-pop fans have actively pushed one another to stop K-pop hashtags from trending so that the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag doesn’t get diluted.

In another display of their immense powers, some K-pop fans also got annoyed that Dallas police encouraged people to send in videos of illegal activities (aka snitch on protesters) via their iWatch app. So they encouraged other fans to download the app and jam it with Fancams (videos of K-pop stuff).

After this, Dallas Police tweeted, “Due to technical difficulties iWatch Dallas app will be down temporarily.”

They never confirmed if it was vids of beautiful Korean pop stars that broke their app. But I like to believe in my heart of hearts that it was.

Wife of ex-officer who killed George Floyd files for divorce

Kellie Chauvin

Whenever a K-pop group releases new material, it’s common practice for fans to create and use phrases and hashtags on Twitter and other social media. Because of the

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Kellie Chauvin, who is Hmong American, born in Laos, and the 2018 Mrs. Minnesota America winner, filed for divorce from exofficer Derek Chauvin after 10 years of marriage.

Kellie Chauvin’s attorneys say she’s devastated by George Floyd’s death and is divorcing because of the “irretrievable breakdown of the marriage.” In the filing, she also stated that she intends to change her last name. see A-POP on 11

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Chinatown chaos, and hope

Businesses boarded up along S. Jackson St. in the ID.

Businesses boarded up along South Weller Street in the ID.

By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

What happened to the ID during WTO, when 30,000 protesters descended in Seattle for a week? Nothing. There were zero incidents. No protesters ever stepped foot in the ID. Our community was spared.

Unfortunately, looters took advantage of the situation and targeted the ID this time.

Forty-four buildings in Seattle’s downtown core were damaged, 22 sites (20 buildings) in the ID, and three in Capitol Hill. The downtown core is 71 times bigger than the ID (only 23 acres). Imagine the impact of destruction in the ID.

If you walk around Seattle’s ChinatownInternational District (ID), you might wonder if it has been deserted—with businesses and buildings boarded up. It’s true we barely survived the coronavirus.

Miraculously, despite vandalism and looting rampages during recent protests, we are still here.

The ID’s new temporary image of close to 200 sites being boarded up might not be a pleasant sight, but there is no need to be alarmed. Businesses are still open, just closing.

“It’s sad when we drive around (and see this condition),” said Cindy Martin, owner of Seattle Pinball Museum, the first ID business to close in early March.

Belinda Louie of Tacoma, said, “When we saw Chinatown being boarded up, we felt wounded and violated! We came on Saturday when many store fronts were covered by broken pieces of glass. I talked to some store owners. One told me that she was stunned by what happened.”

Someone said, “The recent Seattle protests (over the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died after a police pinned him down), is worse than the World Trade Organization (WTO) riots in 1999.

How it began

after 7 p.m. A group of about 150 people, not associated with those who organized protests, gathered at the Hing Hay Park.

It was a warning sign when I saw a white guy carrying a stick in his backpack.

“Why are you carrying a stick?” I asked.

He mumbled that he needed a stick to load things. Then I asked one of the organizers.

“Why did you pick Chinatown to protest?”

“We know that Chinatown is targeted with racism,” he said. “We protect Chinatown. We’ll do this quick, and we’ll get out.”

That sounded reasonable and there was

It began on the night of Friday, May 29

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Journey back to our true selves

By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Like many, I watched some of the protests over the weekend with appreciation of living in a country where “the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress” is protected under the Constitution.

And sadness at seeing the destruction and looting by splinter groups who hijacked the message of peaceful protestors.

My heart hurts at hearing the cries of “I can’t breathe,” from George Floyd in Minnesota. I’m pissed off at Amy Cooper who tried (unsuccessfully, thankfully, and only because of video evidence) to weaponize her white privilege against a Black man in New York’s Central Park.

I learned with dismay what ACAB means. I read

social media posts amongst community members who want more policing, others wanting to abolish police.

Social media posts of people essentially saying, “If you don’t share my experience, then STFU.” What happened to diversity of thought, experiences, and points of view?

Just because I have an experience that’s different from yours, does that make mine any less valid?

Black, white, brown, Asian…why does it matter? We all want the same things.

We all want to live and go about our lives in peace, to love and be loved, to be safe, for our loved ones to be safe, to be heard. We are not different in any way when it comes to this. None of us wants to live in fear or be made to feel “less than.”

While I don’t agree with it, I understand why anarchists are causing chaos and destroying property.

Pent up frustration over not being heard. Fear. A general feeling of us versus them. Losing sight that we are all

one, not this or that race, color, or creed.

We have forgotten who we are and must return to our true nature: love. Each of us is born without a prejudiced bone in our body. Each of us is born knowing only love.

Each of us is love.

In his book, “Love is Letting Go of Fear,” Gerald Jampolsky wrote, “In order to experience peace instead of conflict, it is necessary to shift our perception. Instead of seeing others as attacking us, we can see them as fearful. We are always expressing either Love or fear.

Fear is really a call for help, and therefore a request for Love. It is apparent, then, that to experience peace we must recognize that we do have a choice in determining what we perceive.”

I acknowledge that all this might sound idealistic and naive to you. Will you muster the courage to journey back to your true self, to love? 

Racial hate crimes against Asian Americans Dear Editor, The rise in hate crimes directed at local Asian Americans is cause for alarm. Asian Americans are daily harassed, spat upon, and even viciously assaulted.

Our Seattle Police Department reports nine xenophobic attacks since March. While racial prejudice has always been an ugly fact of life, never have we witnessed such a dramatic increase in assaults on Asian Americans locally. All Americans should unite in one voice condemning these despicable acts.

Our personal injury law firm, Herrmann Law Group, has served Asian communities for 70 years. We recently discovered the Chinese Information Service Center (CISC), a nonprofit organization that assists all immigrants, was turned down for funding on its proposal to address hate crimes against Asian Americans. After discussions with Michael Itti, Executive Director of CISC, we decided this would be one of our ways to give back to the communities we serve. We are fully funding the project.

Fear and ignorance spawn racial prejudice. Fear generated by COVID-19 escalates ignorance to hatred and even criminal behavior. Unfortunately, some politicians fan the flames of prejudice with political rhetoric accusing the People’s Republic of China of causing the outbreak of coronavirus in the USA. Their words come across as though all Chinese people are to blame.

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The random times we were the problem

It doesn’t feel quite right, putting out a column that mostly goes easy on Asians.

So here are some reruns of pop culture and other moments in recent history we shouldn’t be proud of and should never forget that we watched, allowed, and mostly said nothing against. This list isn’t comprehensive, of course, just the first things that come to mind: • The time rapper Rich Brian thought it was cool to be called Rich Chigga • The time memoirist and famous food guy Eddie Huang told Bill Maher that Asian men have it as bad at Black women • The time Jeremy Lin sported dreadlocks • The time Officer Peter Liang killed unarmed Black man Akai Gurley, and we all showed our privilege by making

Widening the problem is the notion, long-held by some ignorant Americans, to lump Asians together.

Thus, Japanese, Koreans, Vietnamese, and Filipinos— all our Asian Americans—are likewise vulnerable to such attacks. Fear and ignorance cast wide shadows.

Regardless of whether the PRC made mistakes, it is certainly not the fault of our Asian Americans, Chinese, or otherwise. Still, many Asian Americans now live in fear of reprisals. Their fears are not unfounded.

Our history reveals several ugly incidents. In 1885, Tacoma Mayor Jacob Weisbach led a mob of armed white men in forcible expulsion of all Chinese out of Tacoma. Powerless to stop the Tacoma mob, a few white men tried, most notably Rev. W.D. McFarland and Ezra Meeker, who hid some Chinese he later smuggled up to Seattle. This incident was infamously known as the “Tacoma Method,” how to expel Chinese without killing anyone. It spread.

Three months later, Chinese in Seattle would face yet another angry mob of white men seeking their expulsion.

This time, several influential white men came to their defense. Federal Judge Roger S. Greene ruled Chinese had a legal right to remain. Territorial Governor Watson Squire called out local militia, later backed up by federal troops sent by President Cleveland. While most Chinese departed on a ship bound for San Francisco, some would remain. Still, it would be decades before Seattle would again enjoy a thriving Chinatown.

In September of 1907, a Bellingham mob forced East

it all about us; Liang was sentenced to just probation and community service, too • All of the times, every couple of years, when we get all uppity about affirmative action • All the times we let our K-pop heroes wear Blackface and not only did we not call them out on it, we defended their right to wear Blackface • All the times we call the police on Black people • All the times we promote lighter skin and colorism • All the times we have appropriated hip hop culture and said a fat nothing about the origins and roots of what we have appropriated.  See page 1 for related story.

Stacy Nguyen can be reached at stacy@nwasianweekly.com.

Indians to flee to Canada, but they couldn’t outrun racial hatred. Three days later, about 10,000 white members of a so-called “Asiatic Exclusion League” held a parade in Vancouver, B.C. that erupted in violent attacks upon China and Japan Towns.

In World War II, over 100,000 Japanese Americans were stripped of their property rights and forcibly incarcerated in internment camps. That time, it was Chinese citizens who wore badges proclaiming they were not Japanese. 46 years would pass before the U.S. government officially apologized.

Sadly, no, we cannot say it could never happen here.

It has—several times. Our Herrmann Law Group calls upon everyone of goodwill to take a stand. Find your own way to help lock down this sickness before it spreads further.

As Martin Luther King wrote, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.” We are proud to fund CISC’s efforts to cast out dark fear and ignorance with the light of truth and justice.  Respectfully, — Charles J. Herrmann Attorney at Law — Herrmann Law Group charles@hlg.lawyer

OVERLAKE from 7 the first interaction a patient will have is with an employee in the parking garage.

“We essentially have a screening station in the garage. Those employees are enclosed in a glass space where the patient can request help getting to the emergency room, whether it is by wheelchair or the more serious case of respiratory illness.

If someone has COVID-19 symptoms, we have a different protocol for getting those patients roomed. They don’t go through our waiting rooms or other areas where they could come into contact with others,” Parilla explained.

Overlake has several screening stations strategically positioned around the hospital campus. Staff and patients are screened for COVID-19 symptoms

and have their temperature checked. At this time, everyone wears a face mask while on the hospital campus for safety.

“The overall goal is to minimize the risk of exposures. The hospital has strict guidelines for visitors to make sure we can safely care for our patients,” said Parilla.

With the likelihood of a second wave predicted by clinical experts, area health care leaders are preparing now for what is to come.

“We have been through this now for long enough, we know what we are doing. We are here, equipped and ready to provide emergency services to our community. It is so important they know safety is not something we take lightly,” Parilla concluded. 

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LOCKE from 1 Dr. Jerry Weber, in March, along with VP of Advancement, Dr. Gayle Barge, following outrage over the defacement of a mural of the Japanese American incarceration.

“What the vice president did was so shocking and unacceptable, period,” said Locke. “We have to ask ourselves….are our policies demeaning and

FLOYD from 1 George Floyd is Breonna Taylor, Laquan McDonald, Ahmaud Arbery, Christopher Whitfield, Kendra James... We are reminded, yet again, that our destinies and liberation are intertwined….” as well said by the Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy.

Seattle has a strong history of demonstrations and rallies when the City leaders remain silent and stand idly by. We stand on the shoulders of the Four Amigos (Uncle Bob Santos, Bernie White Bear, Larry Gossett, and Roberto Maestas) for pan-Asian, people of color, and labor demonstrations and rallies that go beyond expressions of anger and frustration to constructive dialogue, mitigation and authentic, meaningful, effective reform.

We have witnessed countless protesters over the last several days violently beaten with batons, pepper

ACRS from 4 emotional. Attorney Jeff Liang said, “What worries me is my fear. I’m scared. First, I was scared of getting the coronavirus. And now, I’m scared of being a victim of a hate crime…For the AAPI community, what I worry about is what the fear will do to us.”

Jade Garden Restaurant owner Eric Chan, who has been targeted by an internet “troll,” spoke about the vandalism and harassment his family has experienced.

“Cyber threats, cyber bullying, cyber harassment, should be addressed because it’s 2020, you have COVID-19, you have a lockdown, everybody’s at home, on their computer, you have those lunatics out there that are on the computer, and who knows what they’re doing. Right now, especially, it’s really scary.”

You could feel the catharsis in the air, in what was a much-needed forum for stressed community members to gather and benefit from each other’s support.

This mutual support is part of what event organizers hoped to create.

“What gives me hope right now is you guys,” said Chan. “The support that people have come and shown me. I have you guys to thank right now because you guys listen to me, hear me out, believe me.”

“This whole experience has given us an opportunity to reset and think about

CHAUVIN from 1 not the sister of Tou Thao, one of the officers on the scene.

“Tou Thao is NOT Ms. Chauvin’s brother. I would GREATLY appreciate help putting that rumor to rest,” Amanda Mason-Sekula, her divorce lawyer, said in an email. “Her family has been harassed and threatened based on multiple incorrect reports.”

Kellie Chauvin, who competed for the title of Mrs. Minnesota in 2018 with the hope of becoming the first Hmong winner, does have a brother, but it’s not Thao. Her brother is a police officer in St. Paul, said Mason-Sekula, adding he was not involved in any aspect of Floyd’s death.

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disrespectful, and do they divide or unite us?”

Locke is the first Chinese American to be elected governor in U.S. history, and he served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Ambassador to China under the Obama administration.

Locke, who will assume his duties as interim president on June 15, said our nation’s colleges and universities are places of “stimulating thought, provoking thought, of robust debate and discussion.”

At the same time, Locke said, “We need to have a mindset and frame of being inclusive and respectful toward everyone.”

Locke described himself as a nontraditional college president candidate and someone with a passion for education policy. He wants to encourage a cultural shift on campus, provide stability, and elevate the college’s stature as it searches for a permanent president. 

sprayed, and tear gassed standing up for the rights of Black Americans, who have been suffering violence at the hands of police for longer than we can remember. It is now time for you to end the police violence. It is not the time to end federal oversight of the Seattle Police Department under the consent decree.

We urge you to take proactive steps to heal the pain and mistrust between the police and the Black community, and to work humbly with our Black community leaders and Community Police Commission to bring justice, healing and peace to Seattle.

As allies, we stand in support of our Black leaders and community members in their quest for justice and action.

Dr. Martin Luther King’s book title says it best “Where do we go from here: Chaos or Community?”

The answer is in your hands. 

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ways we can catalyze, not going back to the old ways of doing things,” said Seattle Times journalist Naomi Ishisaka, who also emphasized that minority groups band together. “It’s not just about what happens to someone at Home Depot — that’s a terrible thing, we need to call it out — but it’s also the things that happen to other people and other communities… because the reality is that we’re all part of the same community.”

When overwhelmed, it’s okay to ask for help “even though we’re technically in competition with each other,” Lim said. Many business owners are stymied because they or staff do not speak English, or because they are unfamiliar with the technology necessary to “pivot” from dine-in to using delivery apps.

Nguyen explained, “What I know from my experience is that there are many people out there that are just looking for ways to help, but they actually don’t even know how, so if you just throw it out there and say, ‘You know what? I don’t know how to do this’…There are a lot of folks within the community that will jump up to do it.”

The ways that businesses and nonprofits are “pivoting” to meet the needs of the COVID-19 crisis is inspiring. ACRS has essentially turned its headquarters into a mobile food bank, delivering food to vulnerable seniors, in partnership with Food Lifeline and King County

Metro. Because civic engagement is still important during times of crisis, ACRS has shifted its efforts to the digital realm, text and phone banking to make sure word gets out about the 2020 Census and other relevant issues. “When people are distracted…we have to be extra attentive and vigilant around what’s happening, especially under this current administration,” said Shin.

Everyone has gone digital. Lim offers weekly cooking classes online, and NUE Seattle has enhanced a delivery menu that includes themed meal packages and meals for two. Chan talked about the time he spends on the phone with delivery services, something he has had to take on because much of his staff does not speak English, or are not familiar with how to use a tablet. Liang gives online legal advice to business owners for questions they have about loans — which pose problems to the AAPI community not only due to language barriers, but because statistically, lenders are less willing to give loans to minority-owned businesses.

Comcast Washington, who has worked in conjunction with ACRS for many years, pivoted their entire giving budget to focus on coronavirus relief.

“We just had to toss out all of our plans… what we did is essentially repurposed all of our sponsorships, our grants, our entire community giving budget towards COVID relief in Washington

Both Kellie Chauvin and Thao are Asian. Kellie Chauvin was born in Laos in 1974. Her family fled to Thailand in 1977 following the war.

Posts making the false claim spread across Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, with the rumor swirling in Minneapolis’ Hmong community. The widely shared posts included side-by-side photos of Thao, Chauvin, and Kellie Chauvin.

Derek Chauvin has been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of the Floyd, which has lead to days of protests in the U.S. and violence. All four officers involved in the arrest were fired.

“Kellie Chauvin is the wife of Derek Chauvin, Tou Thao is Kellie Chauvin’s brother,” said one post on Instagram with

more than 3,000 likes.

False information surrounding Floyd’s death has snowballed on social media amid protests calling for justice in the killing of Floyd who had recently moved to Minneapolis to start a new life for himself.

Charges have not been filed against Thao and the other officers at the scene.

Thao was sued in federal court in 2017 for alleged excessive force, according to online records obtained by The Associated Press.

According to the lawsuit, Lamar Ferguson claimed that in 2014 Thao and his partner stopped him and beat him up while he was on his way to his girlfriend’s house.

The lawsuit was settled for $25,000. 

state,” explained Diem Ly, Comcast Washington’s Director of Community Impact and External Affairs.

“This is one of the biggest crises of our lives…this is probably…the best time…for everyone to become a leader,” said Nguyen. “You don’t have to have a designated leadership title…anyone can make a difference if you’re willing to look outward. Pick one random small thing, really focus on it, and just do something because leadership is so needed in our community right now… it’s within us, we just have to do it.”  Kai can be reached at info@nwasianweekly.com.

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By Sun Lee Chang Rat — What was good enough previously does not work for you now. Make adjustments to better suit your current needs.

Dragon — Seeking to inspire self-sufficiency? It is important that you step back at times to avoid providing too much assistance.

Monkey — Staying true to yourself isn’t always easy, but the consequences of not doing so is one regret you should avoid.

Ox — Are you not using your resources to their fullest potential? You have much at your disposal waiting to be utilized.

Snake — Don’t be fooled by a seemingly calm, placid surface. What lies underneath could be the opposite.

Rooster — Eager to leave the familiar for something new? Be prepared for it not to be as different as you had hoped.

Tiger — There is value in listening to what the other side says, especially if you expect the same in return.

Horse — By coming up with significant improvements on the original idea, you may be able to reap rewards from your ingenuity.

Dog — While the deal appears to be coming together, don’t take your eye off the ball until it is completed.

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The damages

Looters thought damaging big businesses, such as banks, would send a message to the establishment. But do they realize that these ID branch employees are 95% Asian Americans and people of color?

Who suffers the most from the pain and headache of cleaning up after a break-in?

Not their bosses.

Washington Federal Bank (WFB) ID branch manager Albert Chun said his branch was the only one out of 235 branches in the United States being attacked, and not just once, but twice—on Friday night and again on Sunday morning. The second time, thieves went after the ATM machine.

No money was stolen, said Chun. But the cost to fix the front and back doors would likely be $15,000 to $20,000, according to a contractor who fixed the glass doors. The WFB downtown headquarters suffered only minor damage.

From left: ID residents Bryant Pae, Andrew Gilles, and Mahya Okita volunteer to pick up litter and garbage on May 30 Photos by Assunta Ng

no need to be concerned, I thought. In the meantime, several cops were hanging around the park. One officer said he didn’t think the ID protest would be a big problem.

“Tomorrow’s (protests) downtown will be a big one,” he said. I believed him as I spotted 10 police cars parked on Maynard Avenue South, close to the park. Before 8 p.m., the park was empty and all the police cars were gone.

What a damned miscalculation!

A few hours later, there was mayhem and destruction. Vandalism occurred before 11 p.m. when the police pushed protesters from downtown and Capitol Hill to both ends of South Jackson Street. I hope the organizers from the park protest were not part of the looting storm. It was horrendous to watch some of these looting videos posted online.

Both mom-and-pop and corporate businesses were targeted in ID. Among the victims were the husband-and-wife owners of Dim Sum King. Amy Eng said, “Someone threw a rock so hard that it broke our front glasses and counter shelf.

We couldn’t open the next day. It was a mess and we spent the whole day cleaning and fixing the store.” Dim Sum King was the first ID restaurant to close during the pandemic in mid-March, and reopened three days before Mother’s Day.

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Chun said he was impressed with the number of young volunteers who showed up to remove the graffiti when he arrived at the bank on Saturday morning. He believed the destruction to his bank was a random act. But the break-in on Sunday was not related to the protest, he said. The bank was closed for two days before reopening.

Jade Garden Restaurant was another establishment that was victimized twice.

On Saturday morning, owner Eric Chan said the thieves stole some ingredients and $100.

Both Chun and Chan asked, “Where’s the police?” Chan actually watched the robbery on his phone on Saturday at 11 p.m. and called 911. No one came. But at the time, SPD was dealing with downtown protests.

Chun said, “If it is not life-threatening, the police will not come.” He tried calling the police and his call was automatically switched to another number.

Chun said he is “grateful that nothing happened to his staff members. When they (looters) were here, we were not there.”

Mayor’s visit

The destruction from Friday night brought Mayor Jenny Durkan and her team to visit the ID on Sunday afternoon.

“CID is the first one being hit with the pandemic,” said Durkan. She has asked City departments to prioritize cleaning up and helping board up small businesses in the ID. “The mayor asked Seattle Public

Utilities (SPU) to support the CID business community that was damaged by graffiti and vandalism over the weekend,” said Sabrina Register, SPU public information officer.

SPU immediately assembled a team, working side by side with other departments and Port of Seattle staff, to remove broken glass and widespread graffiti from storefronts, sidewalks, and streets. In all, SPU and its partners boarded up 130 businesses that requested support, and has continued to fulfill more than over 30 requests for assistance in Little Saigon, part of ID. The Northwest Asian Weekly building was one of the beneficiaries.

We were not hit, but our neighbor’s glass window was broken.

One owner who boarded her small storefront the day before the protest, said it cost her a few hundred dollars to buy a few pieces of plywood. Now, many hardware stores have run out of plywood.

Later in a closed meeting, Durkan met with Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation Authority and Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area to better coordinate with the City for future emergencies, and address funding needed before and after a disaster.

The community is divided as usual.

Several restaurateurs and other community members were there to welcome the mayor, and elbow bumped with her.

Others confronted the mayor about police brutality during the protests. The mayor said she would review reports and tapes,

Volunteers Kory Hardcast He, Chip Goss Emerson Goss, Amanda Goss, Frances Nguyen, Kennedy Khun, Pete Church, and Henry Hurley boarded the storefronts of Go Poke and others on May 30. Some contributed their own money and Home Depot donated some materials.

and invite further dialogue. But it was cut short when someone yelled at the mayor.

We condemn the senseless killing of Black men and women, and we don’t endorse the violence and criminal activities of the opportunists. We also support the thousands of good cops whose good deeds often get overlooked.

Can CID survive?

With so many crises striking the ID all at once, how long can we hang in there, with a divisive community?

So far, only one ID business out of 160 restaurants has announced that it is closing, and it’s not a locally-owned business.

Specialty’s Café & Bakery is closing 50 restaurants all over the U.S. I glanced at several business owners busily helping SPU boarding up their storefronts. They don’t complain. They still had smiles on their faces.

“It’s beyond our control, everyone’s in the same boat,” said Ben, owner of Hong Kong Bistro.

They do what they have to do to survive.

Their resilient spirit amazes me. They will persevere no matter what. That, to me, is comforting.  Assunta can be reached at assunta@nwasianweekly.com.

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Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and community members at Hing Hay Park on May 31.

and properties damaged include Bank of America, Chengdu Memory, Chu Minh Tofu, Dim Sum King, Dr. Sing Lam’s office, Donnie Chin International

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Seattle imposed temporary curfews “to preserve the safety of our residents by keeping our streets safe and accessible for essential workers and first responders and preventing the further spread of COVID-19.” Cities like Bellevue, Renton, and Tukwila followed suit.

Video captured by an eyewitness on the night of May 29 showed a group of what appeared to be young people smashing windows along Jackson Street in the ID, with the Seattle Police Department (SPD) nowhere in sight.

An inquiry to SPD about the lack of police presence in the ID on May 29 went unanswered. An SPD blotter entry on May 30 stated that seven people were booked into the King County Jail for charges ranging from property damage, resisting arrest, and assault on an officer, in response to a demonstration at Hing Hay Park.

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“We are currently reviewing and processing these complaints. These investigations will be civilian-led and as transparent as possible given the law and police collective bargaining agreements,” an OPA statement said.

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