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Seattle mayor picks Ousted DOL Carmen Best as new director has a new job police chief By Sophia Stephens NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY
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Pat Kohler, who angered immigration groups earlier this year, has been rehired by the state. During her tenure as the director of the Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL), Kohler oversaw the sharing of driver’s license applications and other sensitive information with federal immigration enforcement. On May 10, Kohler announced her resignation. In spite of widespread calls for Kohler to not return to public office, Kohler has been re-hired by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) as its deputy director. Kohler was the Board’s director prior to her position at the DOL.
Carmen Best (at the podium) with Mayor Jenny Durkan (center), and Best’s husband, Larry (left).
By GENE JOHNSON ASSOCIATED PRESS SEA.TTLE (AP) — On July 16, the mayor of Seattle picked interim Police Chief Carmen Best to lead the department on a permanent basis as it tries to sustain reforms designed to eliminate biased policing and unnecessary force. Best is the first Black woman to lead the department, and if confirmed by the City Council, she would replace Kathleen O’Toole, who stepped down at the end of last year. “The community support shown for the Seattle Police Department, especially over the last few weeks, has been inspiring,” Best told the Northwest Asian Weekly. “I’d like to harness this energy and channel it into ways we can all work together for a safer Seattle, with equitable police services for all. I look forward to working with the Asian Pacific Islander community to achieve that end.” Despite her popularity with officers and community leaders, Best was initially passed over by a search committee that named three finalists from outside the department. After an uproar, Best’s name was
“I have no question that Carmen Best is the person to lead our City’s police department ... For everyone who knows Chief Best, they have seen her deliver results. They have seen her lead. They have seen her commitment to public safety, to lasting reform, and to community policing.” — Mayor Jenny Durkan added when another finalist, former Pittsburgh Chief Cameron McLay, withdrew from consideration. “It’s been a whirlwind,” said Best. The other finalists were Ely Reyes, an assistant chief in Austin, Texas, and Eddie Frizell, an inspector with the Minneapolis Police Department. see BEST on 15
Mineta joins fight to challenge citizenship question on Census By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Four Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II asked a New York federal district court on July 10 to prevent the government from including a citizenship question on the 2020 Census. Former Secretary of Transportation and Commerce Norman Y. Mineta and three sisters, Sharon Sakamoto, Eileen Yoshiko Sakamoto Okada, and Joy Sakamoto Barker argue that the citizenship question will cause
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distrust, undermining the Census’ sole and essential purpose of counting every person, regardless of citizenship. They are joined by the Korematsu Center for Law and Equality at Seattle University School of Law and the Council on American Islamic Relations-New York. “When I was 10 years old in 1942, my family and I were forcibly taken from our home in San see CENSUS on 13
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Chairman of China’s HNA Group dies in accident in France The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The cochairman of HNA Group, a conglomerate that operates Hainan Airlines, China’s fourthlargest airline, and racked up tens of billions of dollars in debt as it went on a global buying spree, died in an accident while on a business trip in France, the company said. Wang Jian, a co-founder of the company, suffered “severe injuries” in a fall in Provence in southern France and died on July 3 at age 57, said an HNA Group statement. Various media sources in Taiwan stated that Jian will be buried in Seattle. “Together, we mourn the loss
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■ NAMES IN THE NEWS Rotary Club of Seattle has a new president
Cindy Runger is the 110th president of the Rotary Club of Seattle — the first woman of color to hold that position. Born in Vietnam, Runger is a Gonzaga University graduate. She also holds a JD from the Gonzaga University School of Law, and currently serves on Gonzaga’s Board of Regents. Runger had a career in Cindy Runger government service — first as a staff attorney with the Washington State Senate, and eventually, as Governor Gary Locke’s legislative liaison. Runger most recently worked for U.S. Trust, where she provided wealth management to high net worth clients and large nonprofit organizations. She also serves on the corporate board of Unibank. Runger resides in Seattle with her son, Thor.
Carnegie Corp’s ‘Great Immigrants’ list
Rep. Pramila Jayapal
UW President Ana Mari Cauce
Former Seattleite Dara Khosrowshahi
The Carnegie Corporation of New York released its annual list of Great Immigrants on June 28, comprised of 38 naturalized citizens who “enrich the fabric of American culture and strengthen our democracy through their lives, their work, and their example.” Among the honorees were Rep. Pramila Jayapal, University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce, and
former Seattleite Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber and previously the CEO of Expedia. Every Fourth of July since 2006, the corporation has sponsored the public awareness initiative to commemorate the legacy of its founder, Scottish immigrant Andrew Carnegie, who, it said, believed strongly in both immigration and citizenship. The honorees were recognized with a full-page public service announcement in The New York Times on the Fourth of July.
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Rainier Valley community and create more diverse small business ownership in South Seattle. A comprehensive, residentdriven neighborLau (center), executive director of the hood plan that Wayne Rainier Valley Community Development Fund and includes a meal Tony To, executive director of HomeSight (second program for se- from right) niors, technical assistance for neighborhood small businesses, and an online media clearinghouse will be implemented.
Bellevue students win abacus and mental math competition
The Alan Sugiyama Honorary Street Sign Committee said a sign honoring the late community leader will be approved by the Seattle City Council on July 23. Committee member Larry Matsuda said they received an email on July 11 from City Council President Bruce Harrell’s office of the approval. Because of a proposed Seattle Department of Transportation street modification project, the sign will not be located at 15th Avenue South and South Oregon, as originally proposed. It will be placed north of that site. After the street sign is approved, the committee plans to do an onsite unveiling ceremony and reception possibly in September — around the time of Sugiyama’s birthday.
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HomeSight and the Rainier Valley Community Development Fund announced the approval of nearly $2 million in grants and lending capital from Wells Fargo last month. The funds will be used to help improve the Othello/
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From left: Hasinee Lagadapati, Eshan Sivalanka, Sahith Sivalanka, Shreyas Barla, and Joshua Yen holding their championship trophies and merit awards.
Five students from Bellevue won at the 13th Canadian & 5th British Columbia Provincial UCMAS Abacus & Mental Math competition in Surrey, B.C. in May. Established in 1993 in Malaysia, UCMAS (Universal Concept Mental Arithmetic System) strengthens math skills, promotes whole brain development, and establishes foundational building blocks like memory, concentration, creativity, and problem-solving capabilities. Hasinee Lagadapati, Eshan Sivalanka, Sahith Sivalanka, Shreyas Barla, and Joshua Yen won trophies and merit awards for their high scores. The annual competition seeks to provide a competitive arena for UCMAS students to excel in their respective categories and be recognized for their excellence.
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By Helen Wong NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Chinese Information and Service Center (CISC) will host an open house on Aug. 20 to debut its new bilingual, intergenerational preschool — the first of its kind in western Washington. This unique preschool will be located on the campus of the Asian-inspired Aegis Living senior community in Newcastle. Building on the organization’s long history of successful early learning programs, CISC’s newest preschool will promote a bilingual and bicultural learning environment, providing students with the skills necessary for school readiness and dual language fluency, while at the same time promoting the development of a positive self-identity, a respect for others, compassion, and a curiosity for lifelong learning. “Now more than ever, it is important to increase social and emotional skills,” says Hueiling Chan, program director at CISC and founder of the preschool. “Students need to develop not just their IQ, but also their EQ (emotional quotient)” to navigate today’s complex, fast paced, and ever changing world and to lead with a social conscience
and stewardship. The new preschool will provide English and Mandarin-based learning and school readiness skills, and it is open to all who embrace the values of diversity, inclusion, an anti-bias curriculum, and this learning approach. The preschool’s location at Aegis Gardens will provide opportunities for the young children and older adult residents to participate in meaningful activities to foster intergenerational education and social connections. Moreover, the preschool room is conveniently located adjacent to the Stan Head Cultural Center, a new public cultural gathering place for the Eastside Asian community, which will further enhance the learning environment. Having a preschool located within an Aegis Living facility has been a longtime dream for Aegis Living CEO Dwayne Clark, who firmly believes that “shared spaces work — everyone benefits from enhanced understanding.” Clark points to studies of intergenerational programs showing that children feel valued and enjoy getting more time and attention from seniors, and seniors benefit from having a purpose in passing along knowledge to the next generation.
The preschool’s curriculum will focus on active participatory learning to enable children to develop the important social-emotional and cognitive skills needed to be thoughtful learners and leaders in their community. CISC’s approach incorporates the latest early childhood education methods, while also demonstrating a unique understanding of what children from immigrant communities need to strengthen their cultural identity and connect to the broader community. Moreover, the preschool will support individual and group problem solving with teachers skillfully guiding and facilitating – not directing – each child’s interest and needs. “This method not only develops students’ analytical and problem-solving skills, but will set students up to successfully navigate school, careers, and family life in two (or more) cultures,” Chan said. The CISC Bilingual Preschool at Aegis Gardens, located at 13056 S.E. 76th Street, Newcastle, WA 98056, is currently enrolling for the September 2018-2019 year. For more information or to rsvp to the open house, contact Helen Wong at helenw@cisc-seattle.org.
OIRA addresses ICE agent concerns By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Seattle Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (OIRA) is addressing rumors fueled by social media reports about ICE agents at Seattle-area light rail stations. Communications and Outreach Manager Joaquin Uy wrote, “People who did not even witness the activity first-
hand claimed that immigration enforcement agents were asking people to show proof of citizenship. These are unconfirmed rumors.” Uy said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agency called the Transportation Security Administration Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response team (TSA VIPR) routinely patrols light rail stations, ferry terminals, and other modes of transportation in cities across the
country, including Seattle. The officers patrol armed and wear DHS-branded gear and it is in their job description to be “visible,” but they are not ICE agents. OIRA urged that if you suspect ICE activity in your community to call the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network instead of posting to social media. The number for the WAISN hotline is 844-724-3737 or 844-RAID-REP.
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Judge who denied Trump policy known for immigration rulings By BRIAN MELLEY ASSOCIATED PRESS
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Trump administration’s failed attempt to detain migrant families together indefinitely ran into a formidable obstacle in a judge whose upbringing was shaped as the daughter of immigrants and who previously rejected requests to allow the government to lock up children with their parents.
John Cynn claims World Series of Poker title, wins $8.8M “Right now, I do feel pretty overwhelmed. The money is very significant, but I do like to think that I don’t need the money to be happy, but at the same time, practically, it’s going to make things a lot easier, things I want to do in life.” — John Cynn By REGINA GARCIA CANO ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS (AP) — The 2018 World Series of Poker champion is an Indiana resident and professional player who barely missed the cut for the final table two years ago. John Cynn won the series’ marquee nolimit Texas Hold ’em main event on July 15 in Las Vegas, surrounded by a cheering crowd that included his dad. He eliminated Tony Miles on the 442th hand of the final table, after playing 199 hands just against each other with bricks of $100 bills and a gold bracelet at the table. Cynn, 33, became $8.8 million richer after playing against Miles for more than 10 hours. He was visibly shocked, grabbed his head and momentarily crouched as the crowd roared after his win. “Right now, I do feel pretty overwhelmed,” he said. “... The money is very significant, but I do like to think that I don’t need the money to be happy, but at the same time, practically, it’s going to make things a lot easier, things I want to do in life.” He told reporters that the money will be “life-changing” but does not have immediate plans to spend it. Miles, a resident of Lake Mary, Florida, took home $5 million. He hugged many of his supporters after his defeat and shed some tears off stage. see CYNN on 14
Judge Dolly Gee, the first Chinese American woman appointed to the U.S. District Court, has joked that her mother was her first pro bono client because she had to translate for her at medical appointments and help her apply for jobs as a seamstress when she was just a girl. “She in many ways inspired my desire to go to law school,’’ Gee said in a video produced by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. “I saw firsthand the difficulties she encountered as a non-English speaker and also as a garment worker. And I saw many of the abuses that take place in the workplace, and I decided at a fairly early age that I wanted to do some type of work that
would address some of the inequities I saw as a child.’’ On July 9, Gee rejected the Trump administration’s efforts to detain immigrant families in long-term facilities, calling it a “cynical attempt’’ to undo a longstanding court settlement. The U.S. Justice Department said it disagreed with the ruling and was reviewing it further. Gee, 59, worked for years as a labor lawyer and arbitrator before applying to be a judge in what she saw as a chance to diversify the court. see GEE on 12
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Alejandra Guerrero, 20, was sentenced on a first-degree murder conviction in the 2014 attack on 24-year-old engineering student Xinran Ji. Her prison term is without possibility of parole. Guerrero was one of four people accused of taking part in the fatal attack on Ji as he walked home after see MURDER CONVICTION on 13
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BEIJING (AP) — China announced it filed a World Trade Organization challenge on July 16 to President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat, stepping up its diplomatic efforts to counter U.S. pressure in a spiraling technology dispute. The Trump administration has criticized the WTO as unable to deal with the problems posed by China, suggesting a challenge there might have little impact in Washington. But it might help Beijing rally support from governments that criticized Trump for going outside the WTO to impose tariffs on Chinese and other imports. The move is unusually swift, coming
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Malaysian lawmakers take oath, including indicted ex-leader KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian lawmakers took their oath in Parliament on July 16, including former Prime Minister Najib Razak, who has been charged in a massive corMinister Najib Razak ruption scandal that led to his coalition’s electoral defeat. The swearing-in ceremony of 221 lawmakers opened the first Parliament session after Najib’s long-ruling coalition was ousted in May 9 elections, ushering in Malaysia’s first change of power since
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CHINESE TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE Microsoft Auditorium, Central Library, 1000 4th Ave., Seattle 2 p.m. 206-684-0849
FUNTIVITIES IN THE CID Seattle’s Chinatown ID 4 p.m.
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HING HAY PARK SIGNAGE DESIGN PARTY Hing Hay Park 423 Maynard Ave. S., Seattle 4 p.m.
86TH BON ODORI Seattle Buddhist Temple 1427 S. Main St., Seattle 4 p.m. seattlebetsuin.com 206-329-0800
SUMMER AAPI ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR Hing Hay Coworks 409B Maynard Ave. S., Seattle 5 p.m. JAMFEST Wing Luke Museum 719 S. King St., Seattle 5 p.m. wingluke.org MAGNUSON PARK NIGHT MARKET Warren G. Magnuson Park 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle 4 p.m.
20 & 21 43RD ANNUAL PIG ROAST Danny Woo Community Garden 620 S. Main St., Seattle 6 p.m. on July 20 12 p.m. on July 21
21 FREE MORNING TAI CHI Westlake Park 401 Pine St., Seattle 7:30 a.m.
2018 NATSU MATSURI OUTDOOR SUMMER FESTIVAL Uwajimaya 600 5th Ave. S., Seattle 11 a.m.
22 2018 CHINATOWN SEAFAIR PARADE The Greater Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce 7 p.m. ORIGAMI WORKSHOP Uwajimaya, 525 S. Weller St., Seattle 3 p.m. 206-587-2477
23 DONNIE CHIN VIGIL Canton Alley 8 p.m. donniechin.vigil@gmail.com HONORARY STREET NAMING TO RECOGNIZE AL SUGIYAMA City Hall, 600 4th Ave., 2nd Floor, Seattle 2 p.m.
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27 CHILDREN’S SUMMER PARK ACTIVITIES Donnie Chin International Children’s Park 700 S. Lane St., Seattle 1 p.m.
3 PING PONG TOURNAMENTS SUMMER 2018 Hing Hay Park Register onsite at 1 p.m.
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29 CHINESE AMERICAN CITIZENS ALLIANCE, SEATTLE PRESENTS DALE HOM Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave. S.E., Mercer Island 1:30 p.m.
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Gaming enthusiasts are eagerly awaiting the release of Ghost of Tsushima. The first gameplay trailer for the upcoming PS4exclusive premiered on June 12 at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) news conference in Los Angeles. The developers, Bellevue-based Sucker Punch Productions, are known for their other Playstation-exclusive titles, such as the Sly Cooper and Infamous games. One of those, Infamous: Second Son, even takes place in Seattle. Unlike the previous two franchises, Ghost of Tsushima takes place in Japan in the year 1274, during the Mongol invasion of Tsushima Island, a land mass located in the middle see TSUSHIMA on 15
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■ AT THE MOVIES Bleeding Steel: Same Jackie, different planet
By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY
The Wednesday before the Fourth of July, one week before America traditionally celebrates its own birthday, proved a low
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point for our nation, and our planet to boot. The Supreme Court’s upholding of Donald Trump’s travel ban, combined with several other Supreme Court rulings favorable to the Big Orange, showed that the Court is firmly in Trump’s pocket, and likely to remain there. see BLEEDING STEEL on 12
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As Hiromasa Yonebayashi, director and co-writer of “Mary and the Witch’s Flower” admits, the world might have
been a bit different, had not the worldrenowned Studio Ghibli stayed open. Studio Ghibli, famous for its lush, involved, kid-friendly anime features, shut down temporarily in 2014. And Yonebayashi, who directed “The Secret World of Arrietty” for Ghibli, co-founded see MARY on 13
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The Layup Drill
By Jason Cruz NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this edition, Asian countries make an impression in the World Cup and a Taiwanese American tennis player gets a spot in Wimbledon.
Japan and South Korea leave impact on World Cup The World Cup featured just two Asian countries, but both Japan and South Korea played big during the first week of the tournament in Russia. Japan advanced to the round of 16 with a win over Colombia, a tie with Senegal, and a narrow loss to Poland. However, the team played one of the best matches of the World Cup, as it sought to upset one of the favorites, Belgium. Japan surprisingly took a 2-0 lead in the second half. But Belgium stormed back with two goals within 5
minutes. Then, in stoppage time (before the match would have gone into overtime), Belgium amassed a counter strike off of Japan’s attempt to score and scored a goal with seconds left in the second half to advance. It was a dynamic performance by Japan’s goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima, who did his best to turn back one of the best national soccer teams on the planet. South Korea’s World Cup coach Shin Tae-Young used deception to ensure that no one would try to steal any of its plays. The coach had players wear jersey numbers that weren’t their own because he believes Westerners cannot “distinguish between Asians.” The news came amid an admission by a Swedish assistant coach who had rented a house overlooking the Korean training camp in Austria ahead of the tournament and used a telescope to spy on the training sessions. Shin indicated that the surveillance would not matter due to his unique training move. While this was a unique tactic employed by the coach, it’s a commentary on the stereotype that people cannot tell Asian people apart. The assumption that Asians look the
same does not happen just in sports. In everyday life, the confusion is based on racial and ethnic similarities with height, hair color, etc. So, is this admission by the coach a way of taking advantage of racial ignorance? Likely, and he has used it to avoid his team strategy to get out. South Korea did not advance past the group stage, but had one of the biggest upsets of the World Cup when it defeated Germany. The victory ousted the reigning champs from the tournament. While it also meant the end for South Korea’s World Cup (it lost its two other matches), the players celebrated once the match ended, as players collapsed to the ground, emotional and exhausted. The World Cup is as big a sporting event as the Olympics and it stirs great pride for many nations in what is arguably the world’s sport, football (or soccer for us Americans). Although there were just two Asian nations that qualified this year, they both showed the passion and emotions the event stirs. Its fan bases should be applauded for making see SPORTS on 13
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DRAGON FEST 2018 On July 14 and 15, Seattle’s Chinatown/International District hosted Dragon Fest, an event that featured numerous cultural performances — including dragon and lion dances, Japanese musicians, martial arts groups, Asian drill team performers, and even break dancers. Crowds flocked to the ID to participate in the popular $3 Food Walk — with over 45 local restaurants participating. Dragon Fest — the largest pan-Asian celebration in the Northwest — also hosted the third annual Noodle Eating Contest, and the first ever Ping Pong Tournament.
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Conquering the MSG syndrome MSG — monosodium glutamate, flavor enhancer for Asian foods — is sort of my oppressor. I know you readers would be shocked that I, being a frequent diner at Asian restaurants, don’t care for MSG. A small amount of glutamic powder can do wonders for our taste buds. But excessive consumption can cause harm. Although it doesn’t give me headaches or allergies like it does for some people, the consequences are negative. And very irritating… I patronize Asian restaurants, as many of the owners are my customers. When I cover events for Asian Weekly, I just can’t resist Asian snacks. Even mainstream restaurants and hotels serve food with MSG nowadays. I was raised with MSG. My grandmother would put that stuff like salt and pepper in every dish, including soup. We never questioned what we ate. The truth is, we didn’t have the knowledge and insight to question what we were being fed at the time. My family always had a bottle of Ajinomoto in Hong Kong since I was a child. Was Japan the first one to discover that sucker? People are smart now. They want to know what they eat, they read food labels diligently, and demand transparency from food manufacturers.
MSG origin
According to Wikipedia, a German chemist first discovered glutamic acid through gluten with sulfuric acid in 1866. In 1908, Professor Kikunae Ikeda of Tokyo Imperial University German chemist Karl identified the glutamic Heinrich Ritthausen substance through kombi seaweed when his wife cooked soup noodles for him. What is brilliant about Ikeda is, he patented it. The Suzuki brothers produced it commercially in 1909 as Aji-nomoto, the essence of Japan chemist taste. For marketing Kikunae Ikeda purposes, some Asian studies even claimed that consuming MSG will make kids smart. What lies! Studies have found that children should not eat more than 5 grams a day, and adults shouldn’t be consuming more than 6 grams. Excessive amounts can cause physical reactions, such as overheating the body and over-stimulating the brain and stomach.
Attitude change
“Do you really have to use MSG?” I asked some Chinese chefs in Hong Kong
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years ago. “No MSG, no chef,” one replied. “Many would deny it. But they do.” In a cooking competition for top chefs in Hong Kong, my late mother-in-law recalled that no Chinese chefs were allowed to bring in any aids. That means, no MSG. This would be the only way to reveal who really was the master. But no, the winner did sneak in MSG. How? He brought with him a towel for wiping his hands after washing. The towel was soaked with MSG. Today, many successful restaurants have advertised that they don’t use MSG at all. One chef said, “I don’t use MSG, just glutamate powder.” The fact is, there is not a big difference between MSG and glutamate powder, depending on the kind you buy. It’s not so simple to shun glutamate in your foods. Many common foods, such as walnuts, fresh tomato juice, soy sauce, shrimp, seaweed, parmesan cheese, mushroom, beef, eggs, chicken, milk, spices, fish sauces, and boullion and broths, have some kind of glutamate. The good news is you can produce flavor enhancers yourself without chemicals.
Homemade seasonings
To write this article, I polled eight of my employees. None of them use MSG at home. Salt and perhaps a little sugar for stir-fried vegetables would be good enough and no MSG, one staff member said. Another said, “You get to enjoy the natural flavor of your food. You will develop different taste buds.” I have trained myself to appreciate both fresh and wellseasoned food. I cook at home with a little soy sauce or salt. But if you dine outside, some chefs prepare food with MSG in salads, entrees, and desserts. It’s just a matter of how much. My staff member Nancy makes her own glutamate powder. She blends dried shrimps into powder and even mushroom stalks. You can use one or the other or
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mix them together. Several strong-flavored vegetables such as broccoli have glutamate elements. You can easily make your own glutamic sauce. Also, the choices of seasonings in Asian supermarkets are just overwhelming. You can pick the ones that best suit your taste and benefit your health.
How to conquer MSG
People suffer from all kinds of reactions after eating MSG. For me, the worst is, it affects my sleep quality at night. It can keep me wide-awake till 3 a.m. if I have
too much MSG at dinner. Thank God, I am the only one in my family who has to bear that consequence of having MSG late in the evening. I am grateful that it doesn’t affect me if I eat it at lunch or before 3 p.m. My challenge is, I have to attend many dinners. How do I get around it? Many community members have noticed that I barely eat, or I will leave without finishing my dinner. The reason is, I have already eaten before the event. I show up merely to pay respect to the hosts and the dignitaries. I go there to work, not to eat. If I dine out with my friends and family, I can easily tell the waitress, “No MSG.” The restaurants might have already marinated some of their meats, but they will go light on MSG. Another alternative to defuse MSG is to have a glass of juice during the meal. A glass of Pepsi works, too. Or enjoy a dessert after the meal. The sweet taste will lighten the MSG effect on your throat or tongue. When I go home, I eat a whole bunch of fruits to “wash” away the MSG effect. Before I go to bed, a cup of honey water also helps. With this article, I hope community leaders will understand and forgive why I don’t eat much at community dinners. Even without eating much, I enjoy many of the events because of the connections I make and seeing old friends. Assunta can be reached at assunta@nwasianweekly.com.
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Income inequality
Asians have the highest median income of any race in the United States, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data from 1970 to 2016. But the report, released last week, also shows that among Asians, the gap between those at the top of the income ladder and those at the bottom has almost doubled since 1970. “When we’re talking about Asian Americans, we’re talking about immigrants,” Rakesh Kochhar, lead researcher of the report, said. “The diversity of this population ranges from refugees coming after the Vietnam War and people arriving due to family reunification and up to high-skilled technology workers and health care workers.” Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs), in aggregate and on average, made more money than other groups, though the report noted that education and income varied widely among sub-groups. For instance, about 75 percent of Indian adults in the United States have at least a college degree. By contrast, only 30 percent of Vietnamese and 20 percent of Laotians and Cambodians have degrees. For Chinese, Pakistanis,
and Filipinos, the number is about 50 percent. The Pew study also looked at waves of Asian immigration. Those who came as part of the group spurred by the Immigration and Nationality Act in 1965 and the end of the Vietnam War in 1975 were relatively low-skilled, but a second wave driven by the technology boom in the 1990s and the H-1B visa program brought relatively highskilled workers to the country. In 2016, the median income for AAPI adults adjusted for family size was $51,288, according to the report, compared to $47,958 for whites, $31,082 for Blacks, and $30,400 for Hispanics. Income for AAPIs at the 90th percentile was also higher than whites, Blacks, and Hispanics, though those at the 10th percentile lived on $12,478, 17 percent less than whites. Blacks and Hispanics at that level trailed by even more, making $8,201 and $9,900, respectively. Seema Agnani, the executive director of the nonprofit National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD) said, “While AAPIs as a whole have been doing better, poor AAPIs have not
and this is documented in growing poverty numbers.” She said, “The model minority myth obscures the economic conditions of the most vulnerable in our communities and undermines our opportunities to leverage resources and funding for them.” CAPACD noted dramatic increases in the numbers of those living in poverty despite rising median household incomes, Agnani, who was not involved in the report, said. This is why data disaggregation matters for AAPIs. Disaggregating data means breaking down information into smaller subpopulations. More than 17 million members of nearly 50 different races and ethnicities are generally lumped into one category — Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Disaggregating data about AAPIs is the most effective way to form evidence-based policy around the distinct needs of our diverse communities and identify unique barriers to access of services and resources at the local, state, and federal level. It can better guide the creation of inclusive and equitable policies for all Americans.
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Port of Seattle on travel ban
By Courtney Gregoire and Ryan Calkins PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSIONERS
The Supreme Court ruling upholding the third “travel ban” was another reminder that we are in the middle of a fundamental national conversation about our commitment to welcoming immigrants, refugees, and international visitors. For the Port of Seattle, engaging with people from around the world is essential to our success and we remain committed to ensuring that our region remains a vibrant and welcoming global gateway. It is past time to reform our outdated immigration system: moving undocumented migrants out of the shadows and into the legal economy, increasing temporary worker visas, welcoming more refugees and asylum seekers, and reuniting families. Most of us can recount family lore about a parent, grandparent, or great-grandparent arriving in the United States in pursuit of a better life. As we reflect on our family stories, the contributions of our forbearers to America are obvious. Yet, rather than ascribing to the newest Americans, what has been true of previous generation of immigrants, some in our society choose to demonize them and play on our fears. They conjure stories of criminals pouring across our southern border and seize
WTO from 5 The move “indicates that we value the role of the WTO rules,’’ said Tu. Washington imposed 25 percent tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese goods in response to complaints Beijing steals or pressures companies to hand over technology. Beijing responded immediately by imposing identical penalties on a similar amount of American imports. It has criticized the latest tariff threat but has only about $80 billion of annual imports left for penalties.
on any instance of an immigrant committing a crime to paint a picture of a surging epidemic of violence. In reality, undocumented immigrants are far less likely to commit crime than native-born residents. The Port sees the benefits of immigration every day in tangible and significant ways. We benefit from the international travelers who use our airport and cruise terminals and the global trade that transits our facilities, which relies on an immigrant labor force — from Eastern Washington agricultural products to technology companies and global health organizations that connect with customers all over the world. Every day, we welcome thousands of immigrants who work at Port facilities, including dining and retail staff, taxi and rideshare drivers, drayage truck drivers and the ship crews that serve at our facilities. We welcome their participation in the family wage jobs that the Port helps create. Last month, the Port of Seattle Commission passed a new policy that demonstrates our deep commitment to immigrants, refugees, and international visitors. It follows similar proclamations by our peers at the City of Seattle, King County, and the State of Washington and was a logical next step in our efforts to play a local and national role on this issue. Since President Trump’s original travel
As for why Beijing hasn’t retaliated, “there might be some adjustment in China’s approach to countermeasures,’’ said Tu. Economists and business groups have suggested Beijing might try to disrupt operations of American companies, especially service industries, in which the United States runs a surplus. But Chinese officials have tried to appeal to American companies as allies. A Commerce Ministry spokesman said earlier this month that Beijing hoped they would lobby Washington to protect their own interests.
ban executive order was put into effect on Jan. 27, 2017, the Port of Seattle has been focused on efforts to ensure fair and just treatment for all travelers, including submitting an amicus brief to the Supreme Court’s first consideration of a challenge to this policy. We have also called for permanent legal protections for those eligible for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, as well as supporting comprehensive immigration reforms that will ensure our region’s and state’s economy has the workforce to remain internationally competitive. At the Port of Seattle, we recognize that commerce — the movement of people and goods between countries — does more to strengthen goodwill and peace than any treaty or armament. We lend our voice to local, state, and federal leaders from our region who are working every day to move past the divisive rhetoric and blatant falsehoods toward a permanent, sustainable solution that recognizes that we all benefit when hard-working, talented, and diverse people are welcomed into our country with open arms. We look forward to the day when all of our immigrant communities, refugee residents, and foreign visitors can fully participate in and be integrated into the social, civic, and economic fabric of our region.
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RAZAK from 5 on the opposition bench. Najib, 64, pleaded not guilty earlier this month to charges of criminal breach of trust and abuse of power. His court case is linked to the 1MDB state investment fund that he set up when he took power in 2009 but which accumulated billions in debts and prompted investigations in the U.S., Switzerland and several other countries. Mahathir had reopened investigations into 1MDB that were stifled under Najib’s rule, and barred Najib and his wife from leaving the country. Najib denies any wrongdoing and has accused the new government of pursuing a vendetta against him. Police have also seized jewelry and valuables valued at more
than $273 million from properties linked to Najib. U.S. prosecutors allege that Najib’s associates looted and laundered at least $4.5 billion from the fund. Switzerland’s attorney general indicated last month that the fraud could involve as much as $7 billion. Earlier, Najib and dozens of opposition lawmakers briefly walked out over the appointment of the new lower house speaker, a retired judge. Najib said the walk-out was not a rejection of the new speaker but the government’s failure to give a 14-day advance notice to the house on his appointment. Only one of the 222 lawmakers in Parliament was absent for the swearing-in, Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who is recovering from surgery.
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TESLA from 5 “The tariffs may have accelerated their plans for sure, but longer term they need a presence in the largest auto market globally,’’ said Cowen analyst Jeffrey Osborne. Tesla has discussed opening a factory in China since at least 2016. “Still need to see how it gets paid for, which has been a concern,’’ Osborne added. Automakers are pouring billions of dollars into developing electric car models for China. GM, Ford Motor Co., VW, Nissan and other competitors have announced ventures with local automakers to develop models for China’s lowerincome market. Sales of pure-electric passenger vehicles in China rose 82 percent last year to 468,000, according to an industry group, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. That was more than double the U.S. level of just under 200,000. Beijing is using access to its market as leverage to induce global automakers to help Chinese brands develop battery and other technology. Auto brands in China are required to make electric vehicles at least 10 percent of their sales starting next year or buy credits from competitors
GEE from 4 President Bill Clinton nominated her in 1999, but the GOP-controlled Senate dragged its feet and Gee never received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. President Barack Obama nominated her a decade later, and she was confirmed and took her seat in Los Angeles in 2010. Although Gee has handled hundreds of cases, she is best known for a series of decisions on immigration in which she has often ruled against the government. The July 9 ruling was just the latest example. Overseeing a longstanding settlement between the government and immigration advocates over the detention of minors, Gee ruled in 2015 that immigrant children should not be held for long periods — generally no longer than 20 days — even with their parents. She said they should be released as quickly as possible, typically to a relative. In sharply worded rulings in the case, Gee scolded the Obama administration for holding children in “widespread and deplorable conditions,’’ and she dismissed a request to reconsider a decision at one point, noting the government had “reheated
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that exceed their quotas. Later, they face pressure to raise those sales in order to satisfy fuel efficiency requirements that increase annually. Also on July 10, Germany’s BMW AG announced a partnership with China’s biggest SUV maker, Great Wall Motor, to produce electric versions of its MINI cars. Tesla said it also would set up a research and development facility in Shanghai. The company said the China factory would not affect production in the United States, which is forecast to increase. Tesla announced last year it was talking to the Shanghai city government about possibly building a factory. The plan went ahead after Beijing said in April it would end limits on foreign ownership of electric vehicle producers this year. Industry analysts said that the ruling Communist Party believes its own producers such as BYD Auto are close to being able to compete with global brands in performance and price. Ownership restrictions on other parts of the auto industry are to end by 2022, the government said. The city government statement said local authorities will “strongly support’’ Tesla as part of efforts to develop Shanghai as a center for electric research and production.
and repackaged’’ its arguments. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals largely upheld her ruling but said its agreement didn’t require the release of parents with their children. Last month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked Gee to modify her order so families that entered the country illegally could be held together indefinitely. The move followed the president’s reversal of a policy that created an uproar when children were taken from their parents in emotional scenes caught on camera. The government said in court papers that Gee’s previous ruling made family detention unlikely and provided an incentive for immigrants to bring children with the expectation they wouldn’t be locked up. “One reason those families ‘decide to make the dangerous journey to illegally enter the United States is that they expect to be released from custody,’’’ the government said, quoting an official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Gee described the government’s request as an attempt to foist responsibility on her for the president’s “ill-considered’’ action and Congress’ failure to address the issue for over 20 years. She said it was “procedurally improper and wholly without
BLEEDING STEEL from 7 This gives the most outrageous and insensitive president in history effective control over all three branches of American government. I cannot foresee my country, or the Earth, recovering from this blow. Into the breach, a victim of unfortunate timing (and a few other factors) comes Jackie Chan’s latest starring role, “Bleeding Steel,” masterminded by director and cowriter Leo Zhang. As usual, Jackie’s out and about saving, if not the world, at least the day, through his trademark application of martial arts mastery, comedy, and winning charm. This time, it’s the world, or at least the world of the 1980s. Zhang decided to cast his lot back to the days of cyberpunk, goth fashions, and high-relief shock-shots of bioengineered monsters. Jackie Chan, playing the Hong Kong Special Agent Lin Dong, gets killed. Then he lives again. His daughter also dies. She also gets to live again. And the man trying to kill Jackie Chan (Callan Mulvey) dies, but gets reincarnated as a cyborg with one artificial eye. And he keeps trying to kill Jackie Chan. And the daughter loses her memory, but might get it back. Except that her memories keep getting mixed up with the memories of the scientist who saved her. Then a woman in black (Tess Haubrich) shows up. She tries to kill anybody she can touch. And a small person appears, but he gets killed pretty damn quickly anyway. And there’s a spaceship. A big one. And cyberpunk
KOHLER from 1 of those vulnerable residents at risk,” said Velma Veloria, a former Washington State Representative. “She needs to be removed in any position in this administration,” Veloria continued. “If Governor Inslee wants to be taken seriously as the champion for immigrants rights, he needs to re-consider maintaining Ms. Kohler in any state position.” Kohler’s profile on the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrator’s website detailed her direct influence on “the regulatory and enforcement functions for more than 17,000 liquor licenses and … the early development of policies for a new regulatory system for cannabis.” Kohler is filling the WSLCB position left by current Deputy Director Peter Anatolin, who retired. The DOL’s information-sharing
merit.’’ Gee made a landmark ruling in another case in 2013 that gave mentally disabled immigrants the right to legal representation if they were detained and facing deportation. It was the first time a court required legal assistance for any group, including children, in immigration courts. And during the early days of President Donald Trump’s travel ban targeting Muslim-majority countries, Gee ordered the return of an Iranian man who was removed from the U.S. upon his arrival despite having a valid visa. Jean Reisz, a law professor and codirector of the immigration law clinic at the University of Southern California, said what’s unusual about Gee’s rulings is that she’s waded into the thorny topic of immigration, where the government has broad authority. “Her strong language was kind of a welcome reprieve in a climate where discretion’s largely left to the attorney general and not reviewed by the judiciary,’’ Reisz said. “Most judges weren’t taking those positions.’’ Attorney Michael Steinberg, a lead lawyer on the case involving immigrants with mental disabilities, said Gee was careful, thoughtful and respectful but made
soldiers, possibly cyborgs, dressed in more black. And a big fight on top of the Sydney Opera House. And mechanical hearts. And synthetic blood. And… Well, in case you hadn’t figured it out, this story has a whole bunch of stuff. None of it sticks. It all goes by way too fast, it all looks way too much like a lot of films everyone’s seen before, and none of it makes any sense. The fight on top of the Sydney Opera House, though... that works. Too many long-shot cutaways, leaving us with the sad realization that Jackie Chan, now 64, having broken (at least once) every bone in his body that won’t kill him, is slowing down, abandoning the intense and lyrical fight choreography of his youth, and leaving some of the work, probably, to stuntmen. (His character often appears masked, making it easy for a stuntman to take his place). I took Jackie Chan to heart, growing up. When he told his arch-enemies in “Rumble in the Bronx,” from 1995, that he hoped that one day he could drink tea with them, I was touched. Today, he was saying, we are enemies. Tomorrow, maybe, just maybe, we can be friends. That seemed reasonable to me. It seemed inspiring. I can no longer follow that sentiment, just as I can no longer hold out hope for the human race. I find those brandishing Trump’s banners intractable and inhumane. Bleeding Steel’s obligatory big finish finds our hero beaten to the ground. To rally, and save the world, he’ll need more than a little help from his new friends, who through the galvanizing trauma of battle, seem more like
practices, which went against an executive order from Gov. Jay Inslee that was meant to prevent state cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, was apparently routine until a Seattle Times exposé. The information gathered from the forms that were turned over were used in multiple arrests and deportations. “She (Kohler) knows our business, our systems, and our priorities,” said Brian E. Smith, the WSLCB’s communications director. “She will be an asset to the agency.” The Coalition of Immigrants Refugees and Communities of Color, Latino Civic Alliance, El Centro de la Raza, and Asian Counseling and Referral Service — who called for Kohler’s ouster from the KOL — declined to comment. Sophia can be reached at info@nwasianweekly.com.
her point clear, even when it was subtle. Before she became a judge, Gee was known for her work fighting for underdogs. She investigated workplace and racial discrimination and sexual harassment and worked on behalf of labor unions, though she also represented employers in some cases. “She has used her position as a prominent attorney in Los Angeles to promote racial tolerance and fight for justice for those who face discrimination,’’ former Sen. Barbara Boxer, a California Democrat, said in a statement after the Senate confirmed Gee. Gee said she was often underestimated early in her career because she looked much younger than she was and stood only 4-foot-11. Her first assignment as a law firm associate sent her to a butcher’s union hall where the president was a “huge guy’’ who towered over her. “He said, ‘So you’re the lawyer?’’’ she recalled in the interview with the bar association, part of a series on prominent members. “I said, ‘I sure as hell am.’’ Once they got down to business, she said his “perceptions melted away.’’
family, quite quickly. That much seems worth holding onto. Friends can be family. And if we’re to make anything out of this mess, we will need all the family we can find. Bleeding Steel is currently playing at Seattle’s Varsity Theatre, 4329 University Way N.E. For prices, showtimes, and other information, call 206-632-7218 or visit farawayentertainment.com/location/varsity-theatre/. Andrew can be reached at info@nwasianweekly.com.
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Predictions and advice for the week of July 21–27, 2018 By Sun Lee Chang
Rat — Don’t let an obstacle stop you. If it cannot be moved, then you may be better off just going around it.
Dragon — Is someone asking you to bend the rules? Depending on how often it happens, you should probably stand firm.
Monkey — In the process of going back, you remember why you left it in the first place. Don’t make the same mistake twice.
Ox — You are usually risk averse, but there are exceptions. You recognize that there are times when something has to be ventured in order to make some gain.
Snake — Does it seem like you are being guided in the wrong direction? If so, then it is up to you to turn yourself around.
Rooster — As the competition heats up, you will need to turn your game up a notch. There is no room for doubt to get in the way.
Horse — Shifting positions too often could make it difficult to establish long-term connections. That said, it makes little sense to put down roots where you don’t want to stay.
Dog — Although it is tempting to make last minute adjustments, try not to undertake any major changes when you are almost done.
Tiger — Understanding comes the fastest when you are truly listening. Even if you think you know what is going to be said, it is still worthwhile to pay attention.
Pig — Sticking to a budget isn’t so easy with so many deals within reach, but what you are saving for will be well worth the sacrifice.
Goat — If space is limited, then opt or choose items that are to scale, rather than going for the biggest item you can afford.
Rabbit — An unusual occurrence has you a little worried. Wait for additional details as it could turn out to be much ado about nothing.
What’s your animal sign? Rat 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008 Ox 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009 Tiger 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 Rabbit 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011 Dragon 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012 Snake 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013 Horse 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014 Goat 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 Monkey 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 Rooster 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 Dog 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 Pig 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007
*The year ends on the first new moon of the following year. For those born in January and February, please take care when determining your sign.
SPORTS from 8 the trip to Russia to cheer on their teams. Neither team won the final, but each showed that they belonged.
Taiwanese American gets a spot at Wimbledon The Wimbledon tennis tournament started in July and
MARY from 7 Studio Ponoc, and kept on with the Ghibli tradition. “Mary and the Witch’s Flower,” now available on Western DVD through the distributor GKIDS, follows the Ghibli playbook most of the way through. Like many of the studio’s older stories, this one comes from a children’s book, in this case Mary Stewart’s “The Little Broomstick,” published in 1971. Yonebayashi, working with screenwriter Riko Sakaguchi, developed the story for the screen. It begins in confusion and conflagration. As a fire rages, voices scream to not let someone escape. We don’t know where we are, or who’s involved, or how the fire started. A young girl with bright red hair grabs a broomstick and flees the scene. After eluding some odd, mid-air monsters, she crashes to the ground. Her satchel breaks open, exposing some blue flowers, which cause the foliage and animal life around them to go crazy and mature too quickly. The action moves to an English country house, and we understand that some time, at least, has gone by. Soon we meet another red-haired girl, Mary Smith (voiced in Japanese by Hana Sugisaki, in English by Ruby Barnhill).
it will miss one of the men’s best players. Andy Murray, a two-time winner of Wimbledon, withdrew from the tournament due to lingering pain from hip surgery. The 31-year-old British star stated that it was “too soon” to play in five-set matches. As a result, American Jason Jung will take his place. The Torrance, Calif. native represents Taiwan. It will be Jung’s first appearance in the tournament. The 29-year-old played college tennis at the University of Michigan, where he earned a degree in political science.
Jung is currently ranked 155th in the world. This past February, Jung won the Kunal Patel San Francisco Open, which is part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour (ATP).
Mary is temporarily separated from her parents, in the care of her great-aunt Charlotte (voice by Shinobu Otake, and Lynda Baron). She’s out of school for the summer, but stuck for ideas on how to spend her time. She hates her hair, which she tries tying into pigtails. She hates her own clumsiness, which causes trouble when she tries to pitch in with household chores. She hates a local boy from the nearby village, Peter (voiced by Ryunosuke Kamiki, and Louis Ashbourne Serkis), who makes fun of her hair … although she might, in the grand tradition of children, secretly harbors some affection for him beneath her curses. As the action moves on, Mary discovers the broom left behind by the other girl, many years ago. Still potent with magic, the broom takes her on wild adventures she never imagined. She’ll make long pilgrimages to strange places. She’ll have strangers fawn over her, praising her for her hair, her personality, her way of looking at her world, all things she’d considered liabilities, where she came from. But do her new friends really have her best interests at heart? Are they trustworthy? Are they worthy of being called true friends, with all the warmth, concern, and selflessness that it implies? Yonebayashi demonstrates mastery with colors and
textures, and a sharp, clear, look to even the most fantastic of the scenes. The bright red found in Mary’s hair, the fire, and elsewhere, plays a crucial role overall, but the cool blues of water, used oddly enough to make monsters and apparitions, comes into play as well, as a foil for the red. And the director matches a color scheme, with a thematic scheme. The fantastic world opened up by the magic broomstick, always has references, sometimes sly ones, to the mundane world. And the animation stays attuned, in the tradition of Studio Ghibli, to the wonders of even the mundane world. Even in still air, on a still morning, Mary Smith scowling and sighing out her window, hoping and praying for something interesting to happen, a butterfly flies by. Then another butterfly. And the butterflies dance through the air. A reminder to take stock in our surroundings. We might be bored, angry, frustrated. But with sharp eyes and a willing spirit, we can find an oblique path to magic.
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a late-night study session. Guerrero and Andrew Garcia, 22, who was sentenced last year to life in prison, got out of a car to beat Ji with a wrench and a baseball bat while co-defendant Jonathan Del Carmen, 23, remained in the car. After the attack, Deputy District Attorney John McKinney said, Ji staggered to his off-campus apartment and was later found dead. Meanwhile, authorities said, Guerrero and the others drove to Dockweiler State Beach and robbed a man and a woman. “When they got to the beach, Del Carmen explicitly told the others he didn’t want to be involved in any further crime against anyone,’’ McKinney said. By walking away from further crime and appearing to disavow the violence his partners committed earlier by driving off, McKinney said, Del Carmen was allowed to plead guilty to second-degree murder. Both Guerrero and Del Carmen apologized in court before they were sentenced. Another co-defendant, Alberto Ochoa, 21, is still awaiting trial in Ji’s killing, along with the Dockweiler Beach attack.
Jose and incarcerated at the Heart Mountain camp in Wyoming, solely because we were Japanese American,” said Mineta. “Years later, we learned the government improperly used Census information to quickly round up and incarcerate 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry. Today, there is unprecedented concern from minority communities on the collection of citizenship information by the Census Bureau.” In 2001, the Census Bureau itself acknowledged that “the historical record is clear that senior Census Bureau staff proactively cooperated with the internment, and that census tabulations were directly implicated.”
THAI CAVE from 4 talking to some of the participants about their “life rights.’’ In a follow up tweet on July 12, Chu said while it
Then earlier this year in March, the Bureau announced that it would include a citizenship question on the 2020 questionnaire, claiming that it is necessary to allow the Bureau to measure the portion of the population eligible to vote. “President Franklin Roosevelt broke the promise in his presidential Census proclamation that no person can be harmed in any way by furnishing the information required,” said Lorraine K. Bannai, director of the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality. “Trust, once breached, can take decades to rebuild. It is crucial that the Census be conducted free of any improper conduct by government officials charged with ensuring trust in the Census as an institution.”
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CYNN from 4 Cynn’s final king of clubs and jack of clubs was stronger than Miles’, who went all in with queen of clubs and eight of hearts. The community cards were king of hearts, king of diamonds, five of hearts, eight of diamonds and four of spades. Each of the nine players who made it to the final table was guaranteed at least $1 million. They represented the U.S., Australia, France and Ukraine. The famed tournament this year drew more than 7,800 players who either risked $10,000 or earned a seat through satellite competitions with lower buyins. The series as a whole has attracted a record 123,838 entrants this year, surpassing last year’s record of 120,995 with one event still left. Cynn, a native of Evanston, Illinois, now residing in Indianapolis, had previously cashed at various series tournaments and barely missed the main event’s final table two years ago, when he finished in 11th place and won
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$650,000. This year, he started play on the last night of the final table as the player with the second-most chips with 128.7 million. “Different. Feels very different,” Cynn said, when asked about his 2016 and 2018 main event results. “I mean, really, neither is supposed to happen. To make 11th is insane on its own, and then to win, that’s literally something that you like dream of but you just never expect to happen. Last time, when I got knocked out in 11th, I was really happy.” Earlier in the night, Miles bluffed Cynn off the better hand when he shoved 95.3 million chips, going all-in. Cynn took about three minutes before folding. The broadcast showed Cynn had two pair — including a pair of threes on the board. Miles essentially had nothing, yet he reached 154.9 million chips after taking the pot. About 90 hands later, Miles again went all in. He pushed 74 million chips, and Cynn eventually called. When they rolled over their cards, Miles ended with triple sixes, while Cynn had two pair,
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BEST from 1 Search committee leaders had said they wanted an outsider to help reforms at the department take hold. Mayor Jenny Durkan told a news conference announcing the appointment, “I have no question that Carmen Best is the person to lead our City’s police department ... For everyone who knows Chief Best, they have seen her deliver results. They have seen her lead. They have seen her commitment to public safety, to lasting reform, and to community policing.” “We look forward to collaborating with Carmen to bring true meaning to community policing and diversity within the SPD ranks, especially with her upper level command staff,” said Frank Irigon, community leader. Lawrence Pang, former president of Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce, echoed that sentiment. “Knowing that Chief Best has been head of the community outreach team, I have confidence that the
relationship between SPD and the community will be better in her leadership. Mayor Durkan made the right choice,” he said. The U.S. Justice Department began investigating Seattle police following a series of questionable uses of force, including the unjustified shooting of a Native American woodcarver in 2010. Seattle agreed to reforms in 2012 after the DOJ found officers were too quick to use force, especially in low-level situations, as well as troubling indications of biased policing. Since then, the department has overhauled nearly all aspects of its work, including how officers are trained, how and when they use force, and how such episodes are documented and reviewed. The changes have brought a stunning drop in how often officers use serious force — with no increase in crime or officer injuries, according to the court-appointed monitor overseeing the reforms, Merrick Bobb. A federal judge ruled in January that Seattle police had
… [and] discover feudal Japan on [their] own terms.” The game will be completely openworld, with the goal of having the entirety of Tsushima island explorable to players. Immersion will be an important aspect of the game. Sucker Punch Productions went to Japan two times in different seasons to reference the real life locations and environment for their game. “We are creating a time machine,” Environments Lead Joanna Wang explained. “We wanted people [to] feel [that] this is real, this is [an] actual place, that I went there.” The gameplay trailer showed off the level of attention to detail, including an expansive field of “half a million” Pampas flowers, all individually rendered and swaying in the breeze as the city in the bay burns from the destruction wrought by the invading army. The overall aesthetic of the game is a love letter to Akira Kurosawa, a famous Japanese film director and screenwriter who directed classics such as Seven Samurai and Yojimbo. In a separate interview on the Playstation blog, Cinematics and Animation Director Billy Harper mentioned that those two movies were childhood favorites of his. These influences are plain in the cinematics of Ghost of Tsushima. Sucker Punch Productions developed new tools and technologies to help enable their artistic vision in the game. In previous titles,
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they would pay attention to detail by handplacing street trash in the game environments and other such minute details. But Ghost of Tsushima demanded a different approach, Chris remarking with an amused smile, “We can’t place a half-a-million pampas flowers by hand.” The many artistic touches in game were showcased in the trailer, such as dynamic mud that stuck to the player as they fought Mongol warriors in a damp forest, stalks of grass and bamboo trees swaying in the wind, and fallen leaves flying up into
fortune to know him, as well as for the many others whose lives he touched through his work and philanthropy,” the company said. Regional French media outlet France Bleu said Jian fell a dozen or so yards while taking photos on a high wall in Bonnieux, a town in a region famed for its panoramic views. Launched in 1993 on the southern island of Hainan, HNA expanded into finance, hotels, logistics. and other businesses in a multibillion-dollar global acquisition spree. Its holdings include stakes in Deutsche Bank and Hainan Airlines. HNA also bought a collection of golf courses owned by former Microsoft executive Scott Oki. HNA has been selling some assets as Chinese regulators tighten lending controls and press companies to rein in
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the air around the active feet of two dueling warriors. The gameplay footage featured a side quest in Ghost of Tsushima that isn’t even part of the main storyline. Sucker Punch Productions wanted to show the depth of the game, even away from the story’s focus, as well as many of the game’s features, such as travel on horseback, dynamic combat, stealth mechanics, NPC companions, and one-onone duels. All were presented beautifully and in a style that is evocative of classical Japanese films. Chris remarked as the panel came to a close, “We can’t wait till we actually let you play it.” Ghost of Tsushima will have both Japanese and English voice lines upon release. There is currently no set release date. For more information on Ghost of Tsushima, visit Sucker Punch Production’s official website at suckerpunch.com. Trevor can be reached at info@nwasianweekly.com.
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TSUSHIMA from 6 of the Tsushima/Korean Strait, halfway between Korea and Japan. While the basic premise of the game was explained in 2017, actual details about the gameplay were unknown until Sucker Punch Productions released its first gameplay trailer for the game at E3 and sat down to talk with executive producer of The Game Awards Geoff Keighley about their upcoming The Game Awards Geoff Keighley game. In Ghost of Tsushima, you play as a samurai named Jin Sakai in an open world action game set on Tsushima Island during the Mongol invasion of 1274. Sucker Punch wants to capture the character fantasy of being a wandering samurai. “We wanted to do something extremely ambitious,” Art/Creative Director Jason Connell stated during the panel, “bringing people to feudal Japan … we wanted to try it and we’re really excited how it’s now showing so far.” Many games and media that explore feudal Japan usually focus on the Warring States period and Sucker Punch wanted something different. “What could we do that would be fresh.” Founder/Programmer Chris Zimmerman talked about the game’s development, “Looking at the first Mongol invasion … all the details were lining up perfectly.” The setting, Tsushima Island, was well-suited for an open world environment and the Mongol invaders provided an obvious antagonistic force for the players. While Ghost of Tsushima is inspired by a real world historical period, Creative Director Nate Fox clarified that the game’s plot is fiction. They are not doing a recreation of history, but they do want to “transport players back to 1274 and give them the feeling of being there
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