VOL 40 NO 45 | NOVEMBER 6 – NOVEMBER 12, 2021

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VOL 40 NO 45 NOVEMBER 6 – NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Sensing victory, Bruce Harrell calls for unity

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Harrell interviewed by the media after his speech

ICHS

By Mahlon Meyer NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

ICHS medical assistant Thu Nguyen administers a COVID-19 shot at the New Holly Gathering Hall high volume vaccine clinic in Seattle.

By Ashley Archibald ICHS The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidelines about who is currently eligible for COVID-19 vaccine boosters. A booster shot is an additional dose of a vaccine given after the protection provided by the original shot(s) has begun to decrease over time.

The new guidelines mean that there are now booster recommendations for all three available COVID-19 vaccines in the United States. In addition, people eligible for boosters who received any of the three vaccines may “mix and match” by getting a booster shot different from what they were previously vaccinated with.

Splashed with light and decked with orange and green balloons, the podium remained empty for several moments. Then Monisha Harrell, the niece of the candidate

and his campaign manager, took the stage, and in tears, announced her uncle was coming. “I’m very emotional,” said Bruce Harrell, who minutes earlier had been declared the see HARRELL on 18

Boston, Cincinnati elect first AAPI mayors Michelle Wu & Aftab Pureval make history

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WAYNE’S WORLDS But why would an ostrich cough up a fur ball?  5

HEALTH Local radiation oncologist shares insights on prostate cancer  10

PUBLISHER’S BLOG Heartwarming news 11 

AP Photo/Josh Reynolds

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Carly Ann Calbero: “Science of Pride” with a Marysville twang  4

Aftab Puerval’s Twitter post

THE INSIDE STORY

Boston Mayor-elect Michelle Wu greets supporters at her election night on Nov. 2.

Boston voters for the first time elected a woman and an Asian American as mayor on Nov. 2, tapping City Councilor Michelle Wu to serve in the city’s top political office. And in Cincinnati, former lawyer Aftab Pureval easily defeated David Mann—also becoming the first Asian American elected to lead that city. “Tonight, we made history in Cincinnati,” Pureval told a large gathering of supporters. “Cincinnati is a place where no matter what you look like, where you’re from, or how much money you have, if you come here and

Cincinnati Mayor-elect Aftab Pureval

work hard, you can achieve your dreams.” A son of immigrants, the half-Indian, half-Tibetan Pureval is viewed as a rising political star in the state. He was elected clerk of courts in 2016 after running ads with a stuffed duck quacking his name— “Aftab!”—in a campaign reminiscent of the old Aflac insurance commercials. Wu beat fellow city councilor Annissa Essaibi George, an Arab Polish American. Wu, who is Taiwanese American, was the see MAYORS on 14

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