VOL 39 NO 9 | FEBRUARY 29 – MARCH 6, 2020

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Trash to treasure By Becky Chan NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

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Photo by Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Having vowed to close its four nuclear power plants by 2025, Taiwan is in the midst of transforming its energy

Thank you for helping Seattle recycle the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Yes, you, the sentimental ones who got a chunk of concrete as a keepsake via the Friends of Waterfront Seattle. The viaduct replacement or “displacement” project turned out to be a massive recycling program. With your help, no matter how small, Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) kept tons of concrete out of the state’s waste stream. Increasingly, people are finding creative ways to divert waste from the landfill. Demolition of the 67-year-old viaduct began in February 2019 and finished in November. Some cheered and sneered as the 2.2-mile concrete stretch succumbed to the gang of enormous cranes. Others reminisced about their commute on the elevated freeway, slowed by the glorious Puget Sound sunsets against the Olympic Mountains. Most agreed the viaduct was a barrier between downtown and the waterfront. WSDOT recycled 240 million pounds of

Wind turbines and solar panels in Taiwan

By Mahlon Meyer NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

Photo by Becky Chan

Taiwan changing to confront energy and environmental issues

Can you guess what Dumbo is made of? Art by Michael Arndt, co-director of Seattle Recycled Arts’ Zero Waste Market.

PHOTO BY PAUL CHRISTIAN GORDON

Celebrate Asia 2020

A dynamic and cultural musical event for the whole family By Nina Huang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

Photo by Brandon Patoc

Shiva Shafii, Seattle Symphony’s director of communications, shared excitement about this year’s Celebrate Asia, which will include a mix of diverse artists and repertoire with folk music from China and Russia. The 12th annual performance will also feature Chinese American pianist Conrad Tao, whom Shafii described as having “a lot of dynamite” in Seattle Symphony Orchestra Celebrate Asia

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oshiko Hasegawa, executive director at Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs, introduced presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren at the Seattle Armory on Feb. 22, before a crowd of 7,000 people. Warren’s campaign staff heard Hasegawa speak previously and chose her to do the introduction.

Inslee appoints Nelson Lee to the King County Superior Court By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

Nelson Lee

Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Nelson Lee to the King County Superior Court on Feb. 18. He replaces Judge Bill Bowman, who was recently appointed to the Court of Appeals, Division I. Lee has managed his own law firm for the past 10 years, where his practice focused on immigration, personal injury, wrongful death, and criminal defense cases.

“Much of my legal practice over the past nine years has involved immigration counseling,” said Lee. “The potential adverse impact of arrests and convictions on a person’s non-immigrant or immigrant status has been alarmingly exacerbated and muddied by the Trump administration. This immigration knowledge would serve me well as a judge in both the criminal and civil contexts.” see LEE on 6

Seattle Public Utilities partners with food banks to save food and life  3

Seattle Children’s Film Festival: Eye-opening delights the world over 7

Proposal would allow elbow strikes in Muay Thai matches  9

Turning waste into treasures: Remake Remake things from home  10

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