VOL 40 NO 20 | MAY 15 – MAY 21, 2021

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VOL 40 NO 20 MAY 15 – MAY 21, 2021

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AAPI Heritage Month Coalition calls Local, state, and community leaders share their thoughts on the importance of celebrating AAPI Heritage Month, especially in this time of anti-Asian hate, bias, and violence.

“I am honored to proclaim May 2021 Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Let’s take this opportunity to celebrate Washington’s diverse communities and the role of the APA community in our state’s success story.Honoring this heritage matters even more in light of the disturbing trend of anti-Asian violence in this country. This month and always, we stand in solidarity as Washingtonians.” — Gov. Jay Inslee

“AAPI history is American history. Let’s reflect on how history lives on today, how we must constantly stay vigilant against racism directly at anyone, and how we have to continue the legacy of activism and organizing to achieve equality, equity, and justice.” — Teresita Batayola, ICHS President and CEO

for hate crime probe in John Huynh murder

John Huynh with his sisters, Binh (left) and Linda

By Mahlon Meyer NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Linda’s face is drooping. Binh’s is tight. The two sisters, sitting in the back of a car, looking into the screen of a Zoom call, are grieving in different ways. Linda, 25, tells a story of how her brother, John Huynh, see HUYNH on 12

see QUOTES on 15

Father, son stabbed by Sawant man refusing to wear mask violated TACOMA — Jin Hyun, 33, was released from the hospital on May 11—just a day after a customer stabbed him outside the Tacoma convenience store that he owns. Hyun told Q13 that a man entered The Corner Store on North 6th Street on the night of May 10, without a mask. He escorted the man outside and told him, “Sir, next time you come to the store, just have your mask on. Then he became upset, pulled out his knife, and stabbed me,” Hyun told Q13. Hyun’s father witnessed this and jumped to his son’s defense. “The guy started stabbing my dad multiple times and the crazy thing is he just walked away after that, like nothing happened,” said Hyun.

ethics code

Hyun’s father has also been released from the hospital. A GoFundMe page created by David Kim, Hyun’s friend, exceeded the fundraising goal of $15,000

within hours. “I am still wrapping my head around the fact that this could see HYUN on 13

THE INSIDE STORY

FINANCE How to save enough to buy your first home  3

SPORTS The Layup Drill  8

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Wing Luke UPLIFT campaign to support AAPI artists and creatives  9

SEATTLE — In a settlement agreement dated May 7 with the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, City of Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant admitted that she violated the Seattle Ethics Code and the Elections Code “when she supported a proposed ballot proposition in her official Kshama Sawant capacity, including by using the City seal, her City website, City funds, and City employees to advance that ballot measure.” “This is the very reason we brought the recall effort against Sawant,” said Henry Bridger II, chair and campaign manager of Recall Sawant. “She’s been lying to the public all this time. Blatantly lied to our faces in public and consistently repeated by her followers.” The agreement—which was approved by commissioners on May 10—means Sawant must pay the city $3,516 within 30 days. The commission could impose a fine of up to $5,000 if she does not. A “Kshama Solidarity Campaign” website states that Sawant “did not break the law or use City resources to promote a ballot initiative. What big business is really see SAWANT on 14

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