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SPD announces new assistant chiefs, one Asian By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY
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Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best announced on Oct. 22 the promotion of two members of the Seattle Police Department (SPD) to Assistant Chief. Steve Hirjak will assume the role of Assistant Chief of Homeland Security/Special Operations and Deanna Nollette will serve as Assistant Chief of the Criminal Investigations Bureau. A 25-year law enforcement veteran, Hirjak most recently served as captain of the Education and Training Section. Community leader Frank Irigon wrote in an email to Chief Best, “He is the first Asian American that we’re aware of to have attained that rank and served on a Command Staff. It’s been a long time coming and we’re very grateful that you did
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the right thing.” “I was floored and flattered,” said Hirjak, who’s mother is Korean and father Czechoslovakian. “She (Chief Best) asked me to fill-in and of course, I’d do anything Carmen asks me to. But I never thought that see SPD on 5
Solutions over politics Candidate Chan hopes to win Snohomish PUD seat
David Chan Congressman Adam Smith
By Stacy Nguyen NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Congressman Adam Smith, born 1965, grew up in SeaTac when it was predominantly white and back when houses cost $15,000 each. Smith is a Democrat representing the 9th congressional district since 1997. His father was
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a ramp serviceman for United Airlines and died when Smith was 19. His mother died when he was 25. Both events would affect Smith’s viewpoints and beliefs for his entire life. Smith attended Western Washington University and Fordham University for his undergrad. He see SMITH on 12
By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY He calls himself a “turnaround specialist” and David Chan wants your vote for the Snohomish County Public Utility District (PUD) Board of Commissioners. Born and raised in Hong
Kong, Chan moved to the United States in 1972. He has been a Fire Commissioner for the past 12 years and now he has set his sights on the Snohomish PUD. “People encouraged me to run, and do for the PUD what I did for Fire District 1,” said Chan. On his see CHAN on 6
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■ NAMES IN THE NEWS Vincent Yao — the Director General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Seattle — will soon be in charge of 15 offices in North America (U.S. and Canada). In 2019, he will get Vincent Yao promoted to Director General, Department of North American Affairs, for the Republic of China. After receiving his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in International Relations in Taiwan, Yao attended a diplomats’ training program at Oxford University, and was a Senior Executive Fellow in the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard.
Patti Payne honored Photo by Assunta Ng
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From left: Mary Knell, CEO, Washington and Western Canada Commercial Banking Division at Wells Fargo Bank, Patti Payne, and Carol Nelson, Pacific Region Executive and Market President at KeyBank
Over 300 people turned up to celebrate Patti Payne — who was honored with the 5th Avenue Theatre Excellence Award on Oct. 5. The event at the King Street Ballroom raised close to half a million dollars for the theatre’s Rising Star Project. Several artists, and Payne herself, performed for the attendees. Payne is an award-winning broadcaster and she writes for the Puget Sound Business Journal.
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BIAs meet with city leaders
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Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) of Chinatown, Pioneer Square, SODO, Ballard, and University District met with Seattle city leaders on Oct. 15 to address the increasing challenges businesses are experiencing with drug dealers and users, public disorder, threatening
behaviors, and crime toward customers and employees. Councilmembers Bruce Harrell, Mike O’Brien, Lisa Herbold, and Deputy Mayor Mike Fong were among those who attended. Denise Moriguchi spoke for CIDBIA.
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15 years for Washington man who stole $12.7M from investors
SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state man who served nearly three years in federal prison for an $800,000 fraud — only to steal $12.7 million in a different scam after his release — was sentenced on Oct. 11 to a much longer term of 15 years. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle says that from shortly after his release in 2010 until last year, Sung “Lawrence’’ Hong and his wife, Hyun Joo “Grace’’ Hong, defrauded 57 clients who thought the Hongs were legitimate investment advisers. Both were sentenced on Oct. 10 — Grace Hong, 42, received six years. The couple lost some of the money trading, but they used some the rest on personal expenses, including lavish trips; $12,000 per month to rent a 9,000-square-foot mansion in Clyde Hill, east of Seattle; a 45-foot yacht; and luxury vehicles including a Maserati and a Lamborghini. Federal prosecutors said the Hongs preyed upon members of religious institutions; they named their investment company “Pishon’’ after a river in the Bible’s Book of Genesis. Among the evidence was a YouTube video of the Hongs speaking to a religious conference in Lancaster, California, in 2016. In it, Grace Hong claims — falsely, prosecutors said — to have worked at Deutsche Bank before she and her husband decided to use their talents to help Christians. “The desires in my heart was always saying, ‘How can I glorify His kingdom?’’’ she says in the recording. “I thought, ‘The right Christian way is make money and give
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Sung “Lawrence” Hong looks up as he starts to get into one of his three luxury cars at his waterfront home in 2006 in Kirkland, Wash.
back to His church.’’’ One California church invested $1 million with the
Hongs and lost about $300,000 on a single trade. Another couple allowed the Hongs to manage their $180,000 in retirement funds only to lose $100,000 within less than a year. The losses for some victims represented their entire life savings. Sung Hong, 47, was arrested by federal agents for investment fraud in 2007 after an Associated Press story detailed how he had cheated his neighbor in Kirkland out of $800,000. When he was sentenced to 33 months for that crime, he told the judge: “Your Honor, once I get back into society, not only will I try my best, even if it means getting menial jobs ... I’ll try my best to pay back my debt.’’ He added: “You’ll never see me here again, because I learned my lesson being incarcerated.’’ “You clearly did not learn anything from the fact you were convicted and sentenced to prison,’’ Thomas Zilly, a different U.S. district judge, told him on Oct. 10, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. “You are one of those con men who will never be able to stop conning people.’’ Hong told Zilly in a letter that he was “deeply ashamed of the suffering’’ he had inflicted and that he “wanted to create a company that will benefit a lot of people.’’ The letter didn’t explain why he and his wife stole so much from their investors. In a sentencing memo, assistant U.S. attorneys Justin Arnold and Steven Masada wrote that the Hongs had obtained $20 million from clients. They were ordered to repay the $12.7 million.
Judy Lui laid to rest By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY
Judy Lui
A service was held for Judy Lui on Oct. 20. Born in Canton, China, Lui passed away on Oct. 5 at age 66, after a yearlong battle with cancer. Lui grew up in Hong Kong and
immigrated to the United States when she was in her 30s. She lived in San Francisco and New York before ultimately settling in Seattle, where she met her late husband Oswald Chow. During her time in Seattle, Lui enjoyed a lengthy career at KeyBank and she became the brand manager at the Chinatown branch. Many of her KeyBank colleagues were at her funeral. Lui was also a very active member in the community and gave her time and talents to many organizations. Lui is survived by her mother, sister, and nieces and nephews.
Officers arrest ID bank robber By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY
Officers arrested a man after he robbed a bank in the International District on Oct. 17 and holed up in his apartment. At 3:45 p.m., staff at a bank in the 600 block of 5th Avenue South called 911 to report a robbery. A 52-year-old man entered the bank, passed the teller a note demanding money, and fled the branch with the cash. Officers quickly tracked the suspect to a nearby apartment building. Building managers confirmed that the man lived
in the building and pointed them to his apartment. Police converged on the unit and tried to make contact, but the man refused to come out. After obtaining a warrant, a SWAT team entered the apartment just before 9 p.m., but no one was inside. At 11:30 p.m, police were called back when another resident of the apartment building spotted the suspect returning home. Officers again swarmed the area and, after a brief foot chase, caught the suspect. He was booked into King County Jail for robbery.
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Harvard: Race can only help, never harm, applicants’ chances
By COLLIN BINKLEY ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University intentionally uses a vague “personal rating’’ to reject Asian American applicants in favor of students from other racial backgrounds, according to lawyers on one side of a trial that began on Oct. 15 and carries weighty implications for dozens of other U.S. colleges. Harvard’s legal team denied any discrimination in its opening statement at Boston’s federal courthouse, saying race is just one factor that’s considered and can only help a student’s chances of getting admitted. In its hour-long opening, lawyers for Students for Fair Admissions accused Harvard of intentionally discriminating against Asian Americans through a personal rating score that measures character traits such as “courage’’ and “likeability.’’ The case drew dozens of spectators who packed into the courtroom and two overflow rooms on opening day, some wearing blue shirts that read “Defend Diversity’’ in support of Harvard. A day earlier, backers from both sides hosted dueling rallies in the Boston area. The trial began nearly four years after Harvard was sued by Students for Fair Admissions, a nonprofit based in Arlington, Virginia, that believes schools should not consider race when selecting students. Since then, Harvard and other elite colleges have faced mounting scrutiny over the way they factor race into admission decisions, a topic that has drawn renewed interest among federal authorities. The suit says Asian American applicants bring stronger academic records than any other race, yet they are admitted at the lowest rate. The group says that’s because Harvard consistently gives them lower scores on the personal rating, which, according to a document revealed by the group, is only
loosely defined in Harvard policies. Lawyers for the group presented a document they say is Harvard’s only guidance on the personal rating. It was simply a numeral rating ranging from one, for “outstanding,’’ to five, for “questionable personal traits.’’ Adam Mortara, a lawyer for Students for Fair Admissions, says the subjective measure has been influenced by prejudice. “You have let the wolf of racial bias in through the front door,’’ he said. Students for Fair Admissions is led by Edward Blum, a legal strategist who has fought against the use of race at other colleges, including a Supreme Court case in 2016 that upheld policies at the University of Texas. Yet Mortara argued the lawsuit is not a broader attack on affirmative action, saying Harvard has simply gone too far in its “zeal’’ to consider race. “Diversity and its benefits are not on trial here. Students for Fair Admissions supports diversity on campus,’’ he said. Harvard’s lawyers depicted the lawsuit as an attack on the school and many others that consider race as a way to admit a diverse mix of students. William Lee, a lawyer for the school and a member of its governing board, said race is just one of many factors that can work in favor of an applicant, getting no more William Lee weight than a student’s geography or family income. “Race alone is never the reason a student is granted admission,’’ Lee said. “And race is never the reason a student
is denied.’’ Lee downplayed the influence of any single numerical rating, saying the final decision comes down to a 40-person committee that spends weeks reviewing and discussing applications. After opening statements, Students for Fair Admissions questioned Harvard’s admissions dean, William Fitzsimmons, who acknowledged Harvard uses different cutoffs based on race and geography when choosing which high school students the school invites to apply. In some heavily rural states, for example, white students have been invited to apply if they scored 1310 or better on the PSAT, while Asians in the same area needed a 1370. Fitzsimmons denied any bias, explaining it as an “evenhanded’’ way to reach rural students who otherwise wouldn’t consider Harvard. But in a heated moment, John Hughes, the lawyer questioning him, described it differently. “That’s race discrimination plain and simple, isn’t it Dean Fitzsimmons?’’ Hughes said. The legal showdown begins amid a revived national debate over the role race should play in college admissions. The U.S. Justice Department is also investigating Harvard over alleged discrimination against Asian Americans, and Yale University was announced as the subject of a similar investigation by the Justice and Education departments in September. The Harvard case has captured the attention of many in the education world, including leaders of some colleges who say a loss for Harvard could put their own policies in jeopardy. The trial is expected to last through the end of October or early November, with the final decision to be made by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs. The case is expected to be appealed either way.
Orange County, California’s diversity emboldens Democrats By MICHAEL R. BLOOD ASSOCIATED PRESS FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Pushy midday shoppers nose their carts through the Korean market, stocking up on bottled kimchi and seaweed spring rolls. A few doors away, customers grab pho to go at a Vietnamese takeout counter. Across the street, lunchtime diners line up for tacos “al pastor’’ — spitroasted pork — at a Mexican-style taqueria. It’s a snapshot of how much Orange County, California, has changed. For decades, the county southeast of Los Angeles represented an archetype of middle-class America, a place whose name evoked a “Brady Bunch’’ conformity set amid freeways, megachurches and Disneyland’s spires. The mostly white, conservative homeowners voted with timeclock regularity for Republican candidates like Richard Nixon, whose getaway from Washington, the Western White House, sat on the coast. The Korean barbecue shops and Mexican bakeries along Orangethorpe Avenue in Fullerton are a signpost of the shifting demographics and politics that have emboldened Democrats eager to flip four Republican-held U.S. House seats in Orange County . The districts, partly or completely within the county, went to Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election and have become closely watched national battlegrounds as part of Democrats’ strategy to retake the House in November. In an election season shaped by divisions
over President Donald Trump and the (hash)MeToo movement against sexual misconduct, perhaps the most telling evidence of the changing county is in the 39th Congressional District. The seat is held by long-serving Republican Rep. Ed Royce, a pillar of the Washington establishment who, like most of his party’s nearly all-male leadership in Congress, is older and white. The contest to succeed the retiring congressman is between two very different candidates: Young Kim, a South Korean immigrant, woman and Republican, and Gil Cisneros, a Hispanic Democratic man. The racially mixed ballot has opened questions about the relevance of party labels, race and the inclination to embrace one’s own. It comes as Hispanics and Asians together now make up the majority of Orange County’s 3.2 million people. In 1980, about 80 percent of the population was white. The once-dominant Republican Party also is clinging to a tissue-thin edge over Democrats in voter registration numbers — a drop-off that reflects not just the arrival of new faces but their more liberal politics. Kim is trying to become the first Korean American woman elected to Congress. She represents the kind of candidate the state GOP has been trying to cultivate for years to reflect a more diverse population. Kim, 55, was born in South Korea and grew up in Guam, then later came to California for college. She became a smallbusiness owner and got elected to the state
Assembly. She’s running as Royce’s preferred successor after working for him for years, but her path is complicated by Trump, who is unpopular in a state where Democrats hold every statewide
office and a 39-14 advantage in House seats. Kim talked up the robust economy at a recent campaign stop, but she’s also emphasizing her see ORANGE COUNTY on 13
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One of Taiwan’s fastest trains derails, killing at least 18
By RALPH JENNINGS DONGSHAN TOWNSHIP, Taiwan (AP) — One of Taiwan’s fastest passenger trains derailed on Oct. 21, on a curve along a popular weekend route, killing at least 18 people and injuring more than 170 others, authorities said. The Puyuma express was carrying more than 360 passengers from a suburb of Taipei in the north to Taitung, a city on Taiwan’s southeast coast, when it went off the tracks shortly before 5 p.m., the government said in a statement. There was no immediate word on the cause of the accident. Most of the deaths were in the first car, and it was unclear whether other people were trapped in the train, according to a government spokesman, who spoke on the customary condition of anonymity. Some passengers were crushed to death, Ministry of National Defense spokesman Chen Chung-chi said. “Their train car turned over. They were crushed, so they died right away,” Chen said. Earlier, the government put the death toll as high as 22,
SPD from 1 I would be considered for the job.” The fourth of five kids, Hirjak was born at Loring Air Force Base in Maine and grew up as a military brat. His parents met while his father served in the U.S. Air Force (USAF) in Korea. Hirjak would follow in his father’s footsteps and serve six years in the USAF. He fell in love with the scenery, culture, and food in Seattle and pursued a job here. He met his wife Tara of 13 years on the job at SPD. They have two daughters. Prior to entering law enforcement, Hirjak said he always had a deep respect for the profession. He decided to become a cop himself after becoming a victim of three property crimes in a short period of time, but he never dreamed that he would be in the upper echelon of a big city police department. “My goal was to make it to lieutenant. And if I made captain, that would be gravy,” said Hirjak. Best said that Hirjak played an instrumental
but the National Fire Agency, citing the Cabinet spokesman’s office, later reduced that figure and blamed a miscalculation. Photos from the scene just south of the city of Luodong showed the train’s cars in a zig-zag formation near the tracks. Five cars were turned on their sides. Local television reports said passengers tried to escape through windows and that bystanders gathered to help them before rescuers arrived. Hours after the accident, one of the eight cars was seen tipped over at about a 75-degree angle, with the entire right side destroyed. Fearing people may be trapped beneath the car, firefighters with lights on their hard hats peered underneath as a crane prepared to upend it. The firefighters were joined by soldiers and Buddhist charity workers who gathered on both sides of the tracks. Soldiers removed bodies to identify them, but nightfall complicated the rescue work. On a live feed provided by Taiwan’s United Daily News, rescuers could be seen carrying what appeared to be a body
role on the SPD’s Force Investigations Team and is a national trainer on unbiased investigation and review of use of force incidents. She called him “conscientious, professional, and dedicated to creating safer communities.” “Assistant Chief Hirjak has definitely earned his spot on the command staff and we’re very pleased to have him on the team,” Best told the Northwest Asian Weekly. Hirjak serves as president of the Society for Integrity in Force Investigation and Reporting. He is also a graduate of Leadership Tomorrow Seattle and the Northwest Law Enforcement Command College. When he’s not in law enforcement mode, Hirjak volunteers at his church, writes music and records in his home studio. He also describes himself as a technology nerd. Irigon said, “Personally, I know my dearest friend and brother, the late Al Sugiyama, is very happy and giving high fives in heaven … having an Asian or a Pacific Islander in that (Assistant Chief) position meant a lot to him.”
wrapped in white plastic away from the site. “The underlying cause should be investigated to the maximum extent to avoid anything like this happening in the future,” said Premier William Lai. “We will make the whole thing transparent.” Ensuring that rail traffic goes back to normal is also a priority, he said. The wreck happened at a railway station called Hsin Ma, but the train was not scheduled to stop there. The Puyuma was launched in 2013 to handle the rugged topography of Taiwan’s east coast. It is distinct from the high-speed rail that runs on the west coast. The Puyuma trains travel up to 93 miles per hour, faster than any other in Taiwan except for the high-speed rail. The train that derailed had its most recent inspection and major maintenance work in 2017, Taiwan Railways Administration Director Lu Chie-shen said at a televised news conference.
When asked if he had words of wisdom for other Asians in SPD, Hirjak said, “Be consistent. Constantly stick to doing the right thing and you will eventually get noticed.” He also pointed out that he had mentors within the department who helped his career. Nollette has been with the SPD for 22 years, and has helped further the department’s collaboration with regional and federal partners on multi-agency drug takedowns and Asst Chief Deanna large scale, long-running Nollette criminal investigations. Best said she is confident that Nollette and Hirjak will lead their respective bureaus with honor and professionalism. Ruth can be reached at editor@nwasianweekly.com.
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CHAN from 1 campaign website, Chan said he slashed 40 percent of Fire District 1’s administrative expenses without reducing any public services. “As Fire Commissioner, I helped turn Fire District 1 around and into a financially strong Regional Fire Authority.” He said the Snohomish PUD has increased rates 3.5 percent every year in recent years. “It’s time for an outsider to have a fresh pair of eyes with new ideas to exercise more cost control and keep PUD rates low.” Chan is competing with four other candidates for District 2 which encompasses southwest Snohomish County, including Lynnwood and Edmonds. Incumbent Kathleen Vaughn is running for a fifth term. Chan holds an MBA in business finance, and is a practicing certified public accountant (CPA). As a business consultant, he said he helps organizations improve efficiency and achieve greater profit margins. “What the PUD needs is a long-term financial plan. How do we secure energy? Our energy is not a luxury. It’s a basic need for every single household and the rate increases are hard on senior citizens.” Though Chan said he is all for renewable energy, he said the Sunset Falls hydroelectric project — which the PUD had to abandon in April — wasted millions of dollars in taxpayer money.
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“It’s not cost effective to generate that kind of energy, and that project lacked milestones which any private sector project would have had.” Chan also said the PUD did not budget well enough to secure money to finish the project. He thinks a better option would have been for the PUD to go in on a joint effort with other PUDs across the nation. “Renewable energy at an affordable price” is what Chan’s campaign website states. Ignacio Castro Jr., a retired employee of Snohomish County PUD, wrote in a letter to the editor at The Herald, “David is committed to thought-out plans for customer needs, employee wellbeing, and needed electrical system resources, while protecting the environment. The purchase of electrical power will include a sensible combination of hydro, solar, and wind. Equal sensitivity will be given to PUD water services. This will lead to a good plan and should generate stable rates and better cost controls.” One of Chan’s ideas to promote conservation and reduce Snohomish County’s carbon footprint, while increasing the PUD’s revenue, is by encouraging the use of more electric vehicles. “Anything that uses electricity that will generate more income for PUD.” He also plans to stop no-bid contracts and increase transparency by holding meetings in various locations to hear unique hyperlocal concerns. “Concerns in South Everett are different from what Arlington wants,” said Chan.
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If elected, Chan promises to clean house. “The PUD is a business in need of better oversight.” He also wants to create a better workplace where employees feel safe and valued, and he wants more inclusion and innovation. Chan said he will also push to obtain federal and state grants to expand discounted rates for low-income customers and senior citizens. In March 2017, Chan and another Snohomish County fire commissioner were reprimanded for making insensitive remarks about hiring Mexicans as cheap labor. Their microphones, rolling during a break in a public meeting, broadcast those comments online. “I have apologized and addressed [this incident] on several occasions, and I take complete responsibility.” Chan added that that experience helped him to grow. Chan started his career as a CPA with international accounting firms. He graduated from the University of Oregon and has an MBA from California State University at Hayward. He is married with two children. He points out that he is one of only a handful of Asian elected officials in Snohomish County. “Asians need to participate in this (election) process,” said Chan. “We have the population, yet many are not registered voters or voting at all.” Chan promised, “I will take the politics out of the PUD and focus on practical solutions.” Ruth can be reached at editor@nwasianweekly.com.
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Peacock in the Desert
brings the beauty of India to Seattle By Jessica Kai Curry NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY An exhibition of Indian art, on a scale previously unseen in the United States, is now on display at the Seattle Art Museum (SAM). Organized by the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, and in partnership with the Mehrangarh Museum Trust of Jodhpur, India, Peacock in the Desert is a rare opportunity for visitors to view a diverse array of objects that represent a generous spectrum of the art of India. While the art exhibited is attached to the kingdom of the Rathores in JodhpurMarwar in the northwestern state of Rajasthan, objects in the collection come from throughout the country and span a range of periods from the 16th to the mid-20th centuries. According to Dr. Karni Singh Jasol, curator of the exhibition and author of the accompanying catalog, “It’s a rare opportunity to see objects of such exceptional beauty and of such exceptional scale in Seattle… It’s visually beautiful. There is sound. There is movement…I think you will feel close to India when
you are traversing the spaces.” The exhibition includes a special painting gallery, featuring works from the innovative painting workshops of the kingdom of the Rathores, as well as textiles, jewelry, decorative arts, and much more. Many of the items will be viewed as part of elaborate fullscale recreations of court scenes,
such as one portion made to look like the women’s quarters or “zenana.” “The gallery that is dedicated to the life of women is a very, very favorite moment,” enthuses Jasol. “There are a lot of things that are going on in that space.” Jasol describes objects in the zenana that present both the leisurely activity of
court ladies, such as a tiled swing, and the devotional activity, such as a detailed shrine to Krishna. The exhibition is divided into several parts, which correlate to the path visitors will follow as they view the collection. This marks the first time SAM has utilized the 3rd floor gallery for a special exhibition in conjunction with the usual
4th floor location. The doubleheight 3rd floor gallery will house the extravagant Royal Wedding Procession, which features a lifesized model elephant, caparisoned in elaborate textiles and metalwork, with a magnificent “howdah” (riding seat) upon its back. The Royal Wedding Procession is another of Jasol’s favorite parts of the exhibition, and in the space SAM has provided, the scale and beauty of the artwork is shown to great advantage. “The royal wedding procession is spectacular, dynamic, and colorful,” Jasol says. In addition to the paintings, zenana, and wedding procession, one of the only surviving intact Indian court tents, or “lal dera,” is on display, which according to Jasol has never traveled outside of India; and a dazzling palanquin, or carriage, that requires great care to assemble and disassemble, and which is another of the prized items in the collection. The exhibition in total consists of 250 pieces. As visitors progress through the see PEACOCK on 14
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A coalition of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) community organizations hosted the 6th annual API Candidates and Issues Forum at ACRS on Oct. 11. Established in 2012, the API Candidates and Issues Forum’s goal is to “provide an educational, nonpartisan forum for API civic engagement where electoral candidates and initiatives are treated fairly and provided with equal time to respond to questions on issues that are important to our API communities.” Close to 100 people attended this forum.
Adam Smith and Sarah Smith, 9th Congressional District candidates
API Candidate Forum committee cochairs Joseph Lachman (left) and Maria Batayola.
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API Candidate Forum committee. From left: Rep. Sharon T. Santos, Henry Liu, Miran Hothi, Maria Batayola, Joseph Lachman, and Megan Boone
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Growing your own power through the community
By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY
Do you know that you have power even though you might not be rich? Has it occurred to you to use your voice? Are you aware that you have the ability to get things done if you pay attention to what you do? If you can change people’s minds without much effort, that’s a gift and power. Or you are able to prevent disasters from happening because of your wisdom and quick response. That’s profound power. Each of us has immense personal power. But do you think about what you possess and how you can cultivate that power to make a difference in other people’s lives? If you do it with other people, that collective power could have a much bigger and more dramatic impact. Personal and collective power are interrelated. One cannot exist without the other. When others follow your example, you can inspire them. You grow not only your own power, but you empower the community. That’s leadership.
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Assorted fruits beautifully display by Tracy Luu
My favorite dish to bring to parties now, is colorful, appetizing and most importantly, healthy. What is beautiful is, a fruit plate gives us the daily needed nutrients. Imagine a world without fruits. We won’t survive. Fruits nourish my skin and fill my belly with their water elements. It’s low in calories and fat. I am fortunate that my daughter-in-law Tracy often brings us a fresh fruit plate. They are also my favorite gifts to give. If you don’t have time to make a fruit plate, just buy a variety of fruits and place them in a basket, it’s a great gift to enhance anyone’s health. Today, we are so blessed. We have so many choices of fruits. Seasons don’t limit us to certain fruits because of greenhouse farming. For instance, I can buy watermelons all year around. I love fruits as they can give us vitamin C, fiber, and other essential nutrients. Seven days a week, I eat a variety of fruits to maintain my health. Different see FRUITS on 14
Use your voice
It’s the first thing to grow your power. As I said earlier, whenever you have a voice, use it. Sometimes, you do it for yourself, and for others. But if you don’t use it, you lose it. Every time you build your voice, your confidence, influence, and skills grow. The more you do it, the more creative you become in strengthening your credibility and reputation, and more doors you will open for yourself and the community. Speak out. The late Al Sugiyama and Bob Santos always spoke their mind, especially in public. ACRS Executive Director Diane Narasaki and community activist Frank Irigon never get tired of speaking out for others. The recent promotion of the first Asian American to assistant police chief at the Seattle Police Department (SPD) is a good example. For decades, Sugiyama and Irigon have always advocated for Asians to be in top management at the SPD. Now, Chief Carmen Best has promoted one!
Lift others up
When you lift others up, you help yourself. It shows you have the power and the ability to achieve and overcome challenges. Always give your community a hand. You’ll never know what it will lead to. Serendipity is one of the rewards. There is truth that the person who contributes receives more joy than the actual receiver. Take Jerry and Charlene Lee for example. They have organized giveaways of Costco chickens and other goodies every Thanksgiving and Christmas, and they have incredible fun doing it year after year. Their group of volunteers is growing. They have found the real meaning of Thanksgiving — to give and give and give.
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Don’t sit around whining. If you hate something, think of what you can do to positively change the outcome. It may not get results today, it may be tomorrow or much later. see VOTE on 12
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Endorsements for 2018 general election FEDERAL U.S. Senate Maria Cantwell U.S. House of Representatives Suzan DelBene, 1st Congressional District Pramila Jayapal, 7th Congressional District Kim Schrier, 8th Congressional District Adam Smith, 9th Congressional District
STATE State Senate Immaculate Ferreria, District 31 Joe Nguyen, District 34 Rebecca Saldaña, District 37 Savio Pham, District 38 Manka Dhingra, District 45 Mona Das, District 47 Patty Kuderer, District 48
State Representative Cindy Ryu, District 32, Position 1 Mia Su-Ling Gregerson, District 33, Position 2 Sharon Tomiko Santos, District 37, Position 1 Eric Pettigrew, District 37, Position 2 Tana Senn, District 41, Position 1 My-Linh Thai, District 41, Position 2 Nicole Macri, District 43, Position 1 Debra Entenman, District 47 Position 1. Vandana Slatter, District 48, Position 1
JUDICIAL Supreme Court Susan Owens, Justice Position 2 Steve Gonzalez, Justice Position 8 Sheryl Gordon McCloud, Justice Position 9
Northeast Electoral District Marcus Naylor, Judge Position 1 Seattle Municipal Court Andrea Chin, Judge Position 2 Everett District Court Tam T. Bui, Judge Position 2 STATE MEASURES I-940 (concerns law enforcement) YES I-1631 (concerns pollution) YES I-1634 (concerns taxation of certain items intended for human consumption) NO I-1639 (concerns firearms) YES
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Vote YES on I-1631 Vote NO on I-1631 For a better planet and a healthier C-ID Energy tax means higher costs for small businesses, little environmental change
By Bob Edwards
By Rick Polintan There’s an old Filipino saying: You will not harvest anything if you did not plant anything. The need to take care of our surroundings and the understanding that the resources that sustain life is scarce has been well understood in Asian and Pacific Islander cultures for centuries. You can see it in these Chinese proverbs: The frog does not drink up the pond in which it lives. One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade. Native Hawaiians have a deep respect for the land — He ali‘i ka ‘aina; he kauwa ke kanaka / The land is a chief; humans are its servants. The common theme here is that we are all the products of our environment. Destroying what surrounds us destroys ourselves. By nearly all measures, we as humans are profoundly failing at being good servants of our fragile ecosystem. But climate change can feel like a big problem, overwhelming our ability to take action that can have real and lasting impacts. Well, you now have the chance to do just that. Initiative 1631 is an incredible opportunity to reduce pollution and invest directly in communities — like the Chinatown-International District — that have been the most impacted by climate pollution. How bad is the air in the C-ID? Burning fossil fuels fills our air with poisonous gases that accumulate in the highest amounts near major roadways like I-5 and I-90. More than 75 percent of the potential cancer risk is from diesel particulate matters. The total potential cancer risk from diesel particulate matter is approximately 400 per million people. I-1631 is designed with equity as a core principle for transitioning to cleaner forms of energy. If passed, major users of fossil
fuels will pay into a fund based on the amount of pollution they produce. Not only does this create a tremendous incentive for polluters to find cleaner ways of doing business, but it generates funds that can be spent to make our communities cleaner. There are so many ways this funding could potentially benefit the C-ID. The electrification of port truck, ships, trains and other diesel-burning equipment; more effective transit, cash rebates to trade in old, dirty cars for new and used cleaner models, electric shared vehicles, and electric charging stations; energy-efficient affordable housing with rooftop solar; and more urban vegetation. Passage of I-1631 will also make our waters healthier for our fish, funding green infrastructure to prevent the overflow of sewage and other pollution as climate change creates more storms. This crisis is hurting our loved ones everywhere, as rising seas and typhoons batter the Asian Pacific Coast and islands. I-1631 gives me hope that we can improve the health of our communities by using clean energy to reduce pollution where it is worst and showing the entire world how to do the same. While a large coalition of community groups led by people of color have dedicated itself to passing I-1631, outof-state oil companies have put in more than $21 million to fight these efforts. The polluters are spending a fortune to ensure they can continue polluting without consequence. As Native Hawaiians would say, this is not pono — righteous, fair, balanced, moral. Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono — The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness. This is your chance to make things pono. Vote yes on I-1631. Rick Polintan is President of APACE (Asian Pacific Americans for Civic Empowerment).
Voters will soon decide on Initiative 1631, a new energy tax. Look into the facts, especially if you own a small business or raise a family in Seattle and King County. I-1631 is a deeply-flawed energy tax that forces small businesses, families, and consumers to pay billions more in taxes for gasoline, home heating costs, electricity, natural gas —anything requiring energy needed to manufacture or ship goods within our state and to the world. As a former Seattle port commissioner, we expanded our relationships in Asia, primarily through direct flights linking SeaTac to new cities and markets. But as an elected official who served as Puget Sound Regional Council president, I have a local worry. The layering of taxes is making our region less competitive. A new energy tax that goes up indefinitely? Add that to bridge tolls, higher license tabs, higher gas taxes for highway projects, higher property taxes for schools. Don’t get me wrong. We need these things. But you know how high taxes are. You write checks to the state, county, and city — and pay at the pump. And I-1631 is an unfair tax, regressive as they come. It imposes a $15 fee per ton on certain carbon emissions beginning in 2020. The fee increases by $2 each year plus inflation, quadrupling within 15 years, with no limit on how high it could go. A state analysis shows I-1631 increases energy taxes by $2.3 billion in the first five years alone. I-1631 adds hundreds of millions of dollars to ratepayers’ energy bills for higher utility costs. And I-1631’s taxes would continue to automatically increase every year — indefinitely, with no set cap. An independent study reports I-1631
increases gasoline costs by 13 cents per gallon in the first year alone, increasing annually with no cap, adding up to 59 cents more per gallon within 15 years. In addition, there are millions more per year in increased utility costs. Those are big budget hits, especially for families and small businesses. NERA Economic Consulting puts the total net cost per household at $440 in 2020, increasing to nearly $1,000 by 2035. This reflects costs for all goods and services resulting from I-1631’s new taxes. The study says I-1631 would generate $30 billion in new taxes over 15 years. The study factors in any new “green” jobs the initiative creates, and still anticipates the loss of workers’ salaries equivalent to 9,000 jobs in 2020, rising to 21,000 in 2035. Eighty percent of these jobs would come from hospitality, healthcare, retail, and service industries, sectors not exempted by I-1631. It also lacks accountability. I-1631 creates an unelected board of political appointees, with no real accountability to voters or even the Legislature. This board has broad authority to spend billions, with no responsibility for outcomes, no specific plan, and no requirements that the money be spent to reduce greenhouse gases. Finally, researchers looked at I-1631’s impact on carbon emissions. In the end, researchers say the state won’t meet its reduction goals and would leave 93 percent of Washington’s greenhouse gas emissions untouched. When you look at the facts, I-1631 fails on every count. Please join me in voting NO on I-1631. Bob Edwards is former president of the Port of Seattle Board of Commissioners, former president of the Puget Sound Regional Council, and former president of the Association of Washington Cities.
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SMITH from 1 earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Washington in 1990. Before becoming a congressman, Smith was a private practice attorney, a prosecutor for the City of Seattle, and a pro tem judge. In 1990, at the age of 25, Smith ran for the Washington State Senate and defeated Republican incumbent Eleanor Lee. He was the youngest state senator in the country at the time. In 1996, Smith ran for the U.S. House of Representatives and defeated Republican incumbent Randy Tate. These days, there are homes in SeaTac going for more than a million dollars. He has watched the economic makeup and demographics shift in his home city, and he represents one of the most diverse districts in the state if not the country. The 9th district covers Bellevue, Southeast Seattle, and Mercer Island. It is a minority-majority district, being 49.7 percent white, 11.17 percent Black, 21.2 percent Asian, 11.8 percent Hispanic, 0.8 percent Native, and over 11 percent other or multiracial, according to the 2010 Census. Perhaps because history tends to be cyclical, Smith is currently being challenged in the upcoming general election by Sarah Smith (no relation), a 30-year-old first-time candidate who is self-described as a Democratic Socialist, an uber progressive who has accused Adam Smith of being a mainstream Democrat swayed by corporation power. Adam Smith stopped by the Northwest Asian Weekly office recently, just to meet with Publisher Assunta Ng. Smith is very matter-of-fact and blunt. During the meeting, we quickly picked his brain on a few things. Here are highlights from the chat.
NWAW: Can you speak on your district? Tell us about the 9th district. Adam Smith: There are 160 languages spoken in the 9th district, and there is a high cost of living around here — you can be making a decent amount of money and still struggle because of the cost of housing. It has priced a lot of people out of the community, and it has spread. There is a significant wealth disparity here — there’s Mercer Island, where people live along Lake Washington. And yet Skyway and South King County are also part of this district. So my job is to understand the communities here and what their needs are. My job is to make sure we address these needs. It’s a very ethnically diverse district. There are a lot of different ethnic groups here. Just within the Asian community, which is the largest [racial] group in my district, there is a lot of ethnic diversity. We have big Cambodian and Laotian communities as well Taiwanese. There is a lot of commonality between the groups.
What do you mean — commonality? What does that refer to? Commonality in terms of the issues that face the communities. Mainly economic oppression. There are a lot
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of issues related to that — how expensive it is to live here, how do people get the job training and education necessary to enable them to live here, and healthcare is important yet often dependent on who you work for. As it becomes increasingly expensive to live here, people are forced to move further out.
You grew up in SeaTac, back when the area looked very different. I often think about the change from when I grew up and where we grew up. Wages in the area have stagnated and gone down, especially adjusted to inflation. My dad was a serviceman for United Airlines in 1995 [as part of a union]. Today, wages for that job is less than twice as much as what my father was making in 1995. Education also used to be attainable. It cost $6,900 a year for me to attend college. My daughter, who just graduated [high school], got into Fordham. It costs $72,000 [per year] to go there. So she’s going to the University of Washington (UW). Even so, the UW is so much more expensive now. When my wife attended, it was $575 a quarter. (Ed’s note: Now, it’s about $3,700 a quarter to attend the UW fulltime.) Gas is more expensive. Health care is expensive. So you have all of these basic costs going up — and wages are not going up.
Why do you think this is? There was a fundamental shift in how companies and corporations did business in America starting in the 1970s. Before that, it used to be that the executives did make more money [than workers] — there was some wealth disparity, but it wasn’t as wide between the leadership and the workers. In 1940s Seattle, you had doctors living in the same communities as machinists like my father. Now that has changed, and you have corporations paying their workers less and less.
What about ethnic diversity? Your district has changed a lot in the past few decades. One of the things I do focus on is equality of opportunity, making sure that all of new diverse communities [of immigrants] are included. When I graduated from Tyee High School [in 1983], we had 2 Black kids in the class, a smattering from the API community — and no Latinos. It was 95 percent white. Now, it is completely different. But for a long time, it was hard for those from those communities to get elected to the school board. There wasn’t enough outreach. One of my major efforts is outreach — especially who I hire. More than half of my staff are people of color. The other big thing we do is recruit candidates [of color] for office, [such as Jesse Johnson, My-Linh Thai, Janice Zahn, Satwinder Kaur, Peter Kwon, Hoang Tran, and others.] We’ve actually had a significant increase in diversity.
That is improving quality of life in our community. Unemployment is down and poverty is down. But we know we still have a long, long way to go.
Can you tell us about your proudest achievements in your career? As a member of congress, you don’t particularly have achievements. You have to understand how Congress works. There are 535 members of Congress. So if you’re gonna get anything done, you will work with a lot of people. I, on my own, do very, very little. What I do is work with a lot of people and collectively, we achieve accomplishments, such as increasing the minimum wage, the first in the nation to have a $15-per-hour minimum wage. My skill as a legislator is about the respect that I have from people in Washington, DC. To get things done, you have to work with a lot of different people.
Where do you stand on immigration, in particular, undocumented immigrants? On immigration in general, we help on endless immigration issues in my office. It’s a complex web of relationships that I have built up over the course of 30 years. Both on the macro level and on the micro level, stuff like, “Social security is not paying me.” People will call our office, and we’ll help them with whatever issue they have. In terms of undocumented immigrants — we need a pathway to citizenship. We also need a comprehensive legal immigration system. At the same time, I support undocumented immigrants. I support DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals).
Why are you a politician?
I’ve spent my whole life here, and I spent my whole life working in the district. I joined the north seatac community council back in 1980. Nobody understands this community better than I do. My father also wanted me to be involved in politics. My father dragged me to campaign meetings. What he wanted were smart, effective, relentless people who will work for working people. The worst feeling in the world is to be powerless to help the people you care about. My father died when I was 19. My mother died when I was 25. There was a lot of struggle for me in between those two events. Now, I have power. And I have never forgotten where I come from. When I’m able to help one individual person — the other day, a veteran came into my office. He was being foreclosed on. When I was a kid, that was my family. Now, I’m a U.S congressman. So I got on the phone, and I got my staff on the phone — and we helped this man. I think we all have to do something. Do something for the community first. I have a 30-year-plus history here. I’m every bit as passionate about it now as I was when I started. Stacy Nguyen can be reached at stacy@nwasianweekly.com.
VOTE from 9 Do your part. So next time you whine, stop. Do something constructive, such as sending a letter to the newspaper editor. Start a petition. Sign petitions.
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Voting is the easiest and most efficient way to tell others what you desire. If you don’t like something, vote against it. If you appreciate a candidate, vote for her or him. Support your elected Asian officials. When you support them, we are stronger as a community. Casting that vote means you actualize your thinking into action. The key here is that you act. If you don’t vote, people write you off. What is worse, if you are Asian or a person of color, observers rapidly write off the entire community: “Asians don’t vote.” Whether you like it or not, others don’t see you as one, they see you as a group — the impact of stereotypes. It’s your responsibility to educate others on stereotypes. Vote on Nov. 6 in the general election. Your vote is your voice. Use it. Cherish it. Expand it. That’s how your community will grow strong. Be proud to participate in our democratic process. Assunta can be reached at assunta@nwasianweekly.com.
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Predictions and advice for the week of October 27–November 2, 2018 By Sun Lee Chang Rat — Although you are naturally inclined to share your thoughts, there are times when it makes sense to hold back.
Dragon — As you segue to the next phase, leave behind what weighs you down and bring only what will lift you up.
Monkey — Does it seem like you are just going through the motions today? Perhaps it is time to plan a little getaway.
Ox — Affixing blame brings you no closer to a solution. Rather use your energy to find an answer.
Snake — Is the destination worth traversing the already crowded path before you? If so, avoid the temptation to stray from the course.
Rooster — You have been able to fly under the radar for a while, but your abilities will soon push you on the stage.
Tiger — You lead by example more so than your words. Pay attention to whether the two are consistent with each other.
Horse — Much to your surprise, something you were initially disappointed with turns out to be a blessing in disguise.
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Rabbit — Even when the odds are stacked against you, it is no match for the will and determination you have to succeed.
Goat — How you frame the question could determine whether you get the answer you desire. As such, care should be taken to pose it correctly.
Pig — You didn’t see it coming, but that doesn’t make it any less real. Your plans are about to change, but you get to choose how.
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RANGE COUNTY from 4 ndependence from the White House on issues like trade. S he’s not in favor of increased tariffs imposed by the a dministration. S he never mentioned the president in a brief speech. “ I’m a different kind of candidate,’’ she sai. A s a Democrat, Cisneros, 47, knows he’s the face of c hange in the long-held GOP district, anchored in northern O range County and running through slices of neighboring L os Angeles and San Bernardino counties. He sees shifting d emographics as an asset: the district has grown about e qually divided between Republicans, Democrats and i ndependents, as it is with Asians, Hispanics and whites. C isneros, a Navy veteran and one-time Republican who w on a $266 million lottery jackpot with his wife, describes h is candidacy as the next step in a life committed to public s ervice, which started with his time in the military. He has s aid he left the GOP because it became deeply conservative, a dding in a recent interview that voters are eager to see a c hange in gridlocked Washington. “ This is not the same district that it was 15, or even 10 y ears ago,’’ he said. O
range County might seem like an unlikely battleground i n the fight to control Congress. In popular culture, it is a p lace often reduced to initials, “the O.C.,’’ and a stereotype: a wealthy enclave of buff residents living in conspicuous e xcess on hillsides overlooking the Pacific Ocean. O verlooked is the county’s political pedigree: Its R epublican-rich suburbs are seen as a foundation block i n the modern conservative movement and the rise of the R eagan revolution. F ullerton, like Orange County, was once known for g roves of Valencia oranges that blanketed its landscape a nd oil fields that lay beneath it. That changed with the d evelopment of California’s freeway system, which created t he transportation arteries that gave rise to a vast Sunbelt s uburbia. A fter World War II, jobs in defense and manufacturing w ere plentiful. The population boomed, and many of the n ew arrivals were from the Midwest, and conservative in t heir outlook. T hose voters, alienated by the rise of national liberalism, “ ended up building the Ronald Reagan movement,’’ said R aphael Sonenshein, executive director of the Pat Brown I nstitute for Public Affairs at California State University, L
os Angeles. S everal trends have been making the county more f avorable for Democrats over time, said Paul Mitchell o f Political Data Inc., a nonpartisan research firm. A mong them: more Latinos and Asians are registering as i ndependents and fewer as Republicans. M uch of that can be attributed to the preferences of y ounger Californians, who have been eschewing major-party labels. A nother big change is with the voting habits of Asians. A surge in immigration from Southeast Asia in the post-Vietnam War years brought in a wave of strongly anti-communist voters. But younger Asians grew up in a d ifferent era. M illennial Asians “are some of the most liberal voters in t he state,’’ Mitchell said. O n a recent afternoon outside a library in Yorba Linda — the city where Nixon was born and where his presidential l ibrary was built—76-year-old retired computer p rogrammer Don Jacques of Brea said he welcomes the d iversity on the ballot. The registered Democrat and C isneros supporter has lived in the county since childhood. “ It’s about time for this kind of change,’’ Jacques said. �
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FRUITS from 9 fruits serve multiple bodily functions. They play such an important role to our well being. I have friends who seldom eat fruits. And my observation reveals, these folks are usually not very happy and often negative. They are often dehydrated, and lack empathy for their friends and the environment. I wouldn’t be able to survive one day without consuming plenty of fruits. Here are the fruits I eat during the week and the benefits I get from them. Banana is an antidepressant and helps with insomnia. I eat half a banana in the morning and half before I go to bed. Oranges fight bad breath. Also, it provides lots of vitamin C and promotes healthy teeth. And oh, if you want nice skin, eat oranges everyday. PEACOCK from 7 exhibition, their visual pleasure will be accompanied by music, and there will also be video footage familiarizing guests with the locations where the objects are usually held: the palace and fort in Jodhpur-Marwar, which are now part of the Museum and Heritage Trusts of India. Visitors will have a window into the history of the region and its connection to the Mughal and British Empires, as well as the current royal family’s continuing efforts to preserve their traditions and their connection with the people of the region. “It’s a microcosm of India,” says Jasol. “India is all about syncretism and coming together of culture…We have 20-plus official languages and hundreds of dialects and thousands of gods, so that diversity you will see in the exhibition.” Peacock in the Desert shares similarities with the Garden and Cosmos exhibition, also from the Mehrangarh Museum Trust and previously held at SAM. Yet this
Watermelon is a rich source of collagen, and it is an antioxidant. It consists of 30 percent water, it has fewer calories than other fruits. Apples are a great source of fiber. Scientists at Washington State University grow more than 60 varieties of apples. Developed in 1998, Cosmic Crisp, an apple popular with growers and retailers because of its large size, has an excellent flavor and slowness to brown. It can be stored for more than a year and still maintain its distinctive texture and flavor. It was also designed specifically for Washington growers. When you are hungry, snack on apples. Washington state also grows some of the world’s best apples such as Fuji, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp and Braeburn. Here, we can buy applies at a great price. Grapes are on my daily fruit list. They are good for breakfast as well as an after-dinner dessert, since they are so sweet. I eat
collection is even more diverse. Whereas Garden and Cosmos was devoted to a single type of art — paintings — and each work might have captured a single, insulated event or a subject with widereaching significance, Peacock in the Desert, as described by Jasol, multiplies the concept of micro- and macrocosm to an even greater degree. There are objects on display that one must get close to, such as jewelry or finely-wrought ironwork, and there are immersive environments through which one may wander. All are the art of the single kingdom of Jodhpur-Marwar, and all are the art of India. His Highness Maharaja Gaj Singh II, who established the Mehrangarh Museum Trust in 1972, and his daughter, Baijilal Shivranjani Rajye, will be visiting Seattle to see the exhibition in October. The Maharaja has been active in supporting and cultivating the collection in India, so now the palace and fort are recognized by UNESCO and receive 1.2 million visitors per year. The Maharaja is, as Jasol puts it, a
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leader in the field of heritage management and tourism, and stays involved with his community in many ways. “The success of royal families’ postindependence is if they have been socially relevant,” says Jasol. “If they have kept the continuity of connection with their people, and he’s been very successful in that.” In addition to being the ultimate caretaker of the Trust and its precious objects, the Maharaja is involved in water harvesting, important for a desert region, and in supporting research and education related to head injuries. Peacock in the Desert runs until Jan. 21, 2019, when it will relocate to Toronto. SAM has planned a wealth of activities to accompany the exhibition during its stay in Seattle. There will be a film series featuring Indian films, Diwali activities, and other events for children and adults. Says Jasol, Peacock in the Desert “celebrates Indian art in all its form and all its beauty. It provides this great window into the rich artistic and crafts tradition of India.”
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