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MOVIES “Jellyfish Eyes” » P. 8
Untold stories of a humble hero Gathering to celebrate and remember Donnie Chin’s contribution
By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly
Photo by Rick Wong
In the honor of Donnie Chin, who was killed in the line of fire last month, amazing stories were shared with more than 800 people on Aug. 15 in Chinatown. Although much has been reported in the media about Chin, a hero, protector, and savior of the International District community, since he was shot on July 23 in Chinatown, heartwarming and funny tales continued to unravel about the man who gave his life to help all people beyond his community, race, and especially those who were in trouble. Chin founded the International District Emergency Center in 1968 with Dean Wong. Chin, a one-man patrol, created his niche by serving the ID, as he patrolled and became the first responder to any emergency. African American Franklyn Smith was one of those Chin saved. A former homeless, drug addict, and alcoholic, Smith was suffering from pain under the I-5 overpass on King Street S. The substance from his addiction ate a hole in his pancreas, leaking into his stomach. While lying down on the dirt moaning, Smith couldn’t walk, breathe, or speak. “Chief Donnie,” as many homeless folks called him, Smith said, “who happened to drive by, called 911, and rushed me to {see CHIN cont’d on page 9} Salute to Donnie Chin by Seattle Firefighters band
The complexities Jason’s day of “Indian Ink” Day wins first major championship
Speaking through miscommunication
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly Tom Stoppard’s far-ranging play “Indian Ink” spans two continents, at least one ocean, and several decades. Yet it begins simply enough, with a young man and an older woman sitting at a table for tea. As the action progresses, we learn a bit more about tea and a lot more about the two. Before too long, though, the tea table, stage right, dims, and the action plunges center stage. A young Englishwoman, Flora Crewe (played by Caitlin Frances) arrives in India with her luggage. She narrates the action around her out loud, and we understand that her narration becomes letters, written to her sister
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly
Photo by Ken Holmes
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Dening Day, with photo of son Jason
Dhiraj Khanna and Caitlin Frances
Australian-born golfer Jason Day led from start to finish to win his first PGA Championship of his career this past Sunday at Whistling Straits in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The 27-year old Day, who is part Filipino, was the first player to finish 20 under par in a major event. Notably, Day’s mom, Dening was at work while Day won his
first PGA title. She followed the tournament from work relying on the PGA tour web site and twitter to get updates of her son’s progress. Dening Day, is Filipino. Day’s father was Irish and Australian but passed away of stomach cancer when Jason was just 11 years old. It was Day’s father that introduced him to golf when he was 6 years old as his father found an old golf club in the trash. Day fell into {see DAY cont’d on page 15}
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REGION Cats help out in prison! » P. 5
LAYUP DRILL Ikawuma steals the spotlight » P. 7
EDITORIAL Where do you fit? » P. 11
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■ names in the news Seattle officially expresses regret
Meeting agenda reflected the current state of the AAPI community and delved into ways to improve the quality of life for constituents. The Annual Meeting showcased speakers with an expertise in the areas of education, aging populations and economic development.
The Hill selects Englund as one of “50 Most Beautiful”
overseas. She ran a Republican field office in 2008, which earned her a job on the leadership staff of Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.). Englund now advocates for the digital currency bitcoin as vice president of strategy for the Digital Currency Council. She hopes that she can help people who have been excluded from the banking system, such as the women she knew in Mozambique.
Su Hua Te to open Taiwanese restaurant in Indonesia
Mayor Ed Murray signs the resolution with members from the Organization of Chinese Americans and CACA
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray signed the Chinese Resolution on Aug. 14, which expresses regret for anti-Chinese legislation passed by the Washington Territory and previous Seattle City Councils in the 1800s. The resolution also recognizes the past and continuing contributions of the Chinese to Seattle and reaffirms the City’s commitment to the civil rights of all people, and celebrates the contributions that all immigrants have made to Seattle in the past and present.
Doug Chin (pictured third from right), was the principal force in composing and promoting the resolution. Nick Licata sponsored the resolution through Committee and for the full Council vote. Cosponsors were Bruce Harrell, John Okamoto, and Jean Godden, who made articulate comments in recognizing the hardships in the past and continuing contributions of Chinese to the Seattle area.
NAPACSL annual meeting in Seattle
Senator Ronald D. Kouchi, Hawaii; Joseph M. Souki, Speaker, House of Representatives, Hawaii; Sharon Tomiko-Santos, chair of NAPACSL, speaks at the summit
Su Hua Te and Lily Kusumo Jinyoung Lee Englund
The National Asian Pacific American Caucus of State Legislators (NAPACSL) Annual Meeting convened during the National Conference of State Legislatures annual Summit, Sunday, Aug. 2. NAPACSL brings together state legislators and legislative staff to discuss issues that concern the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) population. The Annual
Jinyoung Lee Englund, a University of Washington graduate, was recently selected as one of the “2015 50 Most Beautiful” by The Hill. She began her policy work in Mozambique, where she worked after graduating from UW. When she came home, she wanted to address the kind of poverty she’d seen
Former owner of Seattle’s Shanghai Garden and Gourmet Noodle Bowl Restaurant Chef Su Hua Te and his wife Lily Kusumo have moved to Indonesia to open a Taiwanese restaurant. Originally from Taiwan, Su said there are many types of Chinese food in Indonesia, but not Taiwanese cuisine. His wife Lily, who is of Chinese descent, is originally from Indonesia. They returned to Seattle for a brief stay last week.
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■ community NEWS First Chinese private development firm breaks ground on Bellevue project
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Councilmember Jennifer Robinson, Kevin Daniels, Councilmember Conrad Lee, Tom Yang
Create World America and Daniels Real Estate Company announced Aug. 17 that they have broken ground on the Mirador in downtown Bellevue. Located at 1019- 103rd street, it will be a contemporary, six-story, 162 unit apartment home located in the retail district of Bellevue. The Mirador apartment
is the first phase of a residential project that will include both the apartments and a 17-story, 120-condominium high-rise. The high-rise is slated to begin construction in late 2016 or early 2017. Total cost for the apartment building is approximately $65 million.
This is the first development project in the United States for Create World Group, which has developed large, residential mixed-use projects in Xian, Jilin, and ZhuHai, China. The company is headquartered in Beijing. As the first international development project, the ground breaking included the investors from China who traveled to Bellevue. “We understand that we are one of the first Chinese development companies to develop in the greater Bellevue metropolitan area,” said Tom Yang, President of Create World Group.” In our culture that is both an honor and responsibility to ensure that the Mirador is of the highest success. We also plan to invest and develop more residential and mixed-use projects in the Greater Seattle
area and along the West Coast.” To assist with their first project, Create World America is partnering with Daniels Real Estate Company, a locally owned real estate investment firm. “When I met with Mr. Yang, I immediately admired his entrepreneurial and pioneering spirit,” commented Kevin Daniels. “In today’s marketplace, we tend to ignore the risks that one takes when applying your expertise and skillset in a foreign country. If we truly want to be a ‘gateway’ city to Asia then we should be partnering with more Asian entrepreneurs who are willing to invest.” The project team includes: DanielCreate World, GGLO Architects, Chinn Construction, and Lease Crutcher Lewis.
■ national news
University of Illinois won’t block Wise resignation as chancellor By Alan Scher Zagier Associated Press
The University of Illinois has reached a new deal with departing Chancellor Phyllis Wise that provides her a tenured faculty position paying nearly $300,000 a year — just two days after seeking to fire the molecular biologist amid a series of controversies, including Chancellor Phyllis Wise her use of private email to avoid public exposure. The university changed course after Wise on Aug. 13 had suggested the possibility of legal action over the earlier actions against her. The university on Aug. 14 released a pair of letters from system President Timothy Killeen and Board of Trustees Chairman Edward McMillan thanking Wise, 70, for her service while advising that the administrative dismissal proceedings agreed to “will not be initiated.” Killeen’s letter additionally welcomes her to the university’s School of Molecular and Cellular Biology on the UrbanaChampaign campus she led for nearly four years. Wise is expected to first take a one-year sabbatical before returning to campus in a job that pay $298,926, said university spokesman Thomas Hardy. Wise was paid $549,069 a year as chancellor and vice president. She first announced her resignation on Aug. 6, citing a range of “external issues” that included a lawsuit filed by
a professor whose job offer she rescinded over his antiIsrael Twitter messages, a prominent academic group’s vote to censure the campus in response and complaints and a pair of lawsuits alleging mistreatment of athletes in football, women’s basketball and women’s soccer. The next day, the university released more than 1,000 pages of emails showing that Wise and others at the flagship campus had used private accounts to avoid public scrutiny of campus business. That led to the move by Killeen and the governing board earlier this week to reject Wise’s resignation and the severance payment and instead begin the lengthy — and possible litigious — process to fire her. Wise responded Thursday with a second resignation letter, her own rejection of a job offer as an adviser to Killeen and suggestions of a possible lawsuit. She called the university’s reversal a politicized response that was “unprecedented, unwarranted, and completely contrary to the spirit of our negotiations last week.” Wise and her attorney did not immediately respond Friday to interview requests. Nor did McMillan or Trustee Karen Hasara, one of three members of the board’s executive committee who voted to dismiss the campus leader after a lengthy closed-door meeting. Hardy, the spokesman, said that Killeen and McMillan were not available for further comment. Gov. Bruce Rauner was among those critical of the decision to pay Wise a bonus that represented a prorated {see WISE cont’d on page 12}
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■ WORLD NEWS
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Malaysian South Korean students visit Larch, study inmate-cat program leader silences
critics, media to survive scandal
By Amy M.E. Fischer The Columbian
YACOLT, Wash. (AP) — A team of South Korean college students traveled to Clark County this month to study a Larch Corrections Center program that pairs prison inmates with cats, with the idea that their country’s juvenile reformatories might benefit from a similar program. It’s a mission that many in Korea are watching closely. The four students — Woo Jeong Kim, Yu Ree Ko, Hyung Min Kim and Hyun Jae Ryu — were among 30 teams chosen out of 4,000 teams that applied for the 21st LG Global Challenger, a program sponsored by Korean company LG Electronics Inc. Every year, teams of university students submit proposals for an idea to research overseas and bring back to Korea, with a goal of making the world a better place. The teams selected for expeditions prepare 50-page reports detailing the findings of their two-week trips, which are fully funded by LG. After reviewing the reports, the company chooses a team for the grand prize, which includes money, LG products, internships and possibly a job offer. The students who visited Clark County, all fluent in English, are classmates at Seoul’s prestigious Yonsei University, which is the equivalent of Yale in the United States. Their proposal, called the Buddy Plan, would match homeless dogs and cats with youth offenders behind bars. Such a program is necessary, they said, because youth crime has been rising in Korea since 2008, and the rate at which the young criminals re-offend is more than 40 percent. The reformatories’ current rehabilitation programs “are out of focus” and don’t do much to foster psychological stability in the prisoners, Ko said. Many youth offenders have never experienced proper human bonds, the students said. “They’re not given hope and love from their family. Their family environments are quite harsh,” Ko said Thursday.
By Eileen Ng Associated Press
MANY QUESTIONS The students, who had conducted online research in advance, arrived in the Pacific Northwest with many questions. Would a prison environment be stressful for the animals? Would the prisoners abuse them? Would the program be expensive? Who would be willing to coordinate such a program? They visited the Humane Society for Southwest Washington in Vancouver, the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society in Washougal and MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn, Oregon, where
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s prime minister has a problem: He can’t explain away a $700 million bank account to a skeptical public. His response? A crackdown on critics and the press that has kept him in power but doesn’t address a deep reservoir of disNajib Razak satisfaction with his leadership. Less than a month after leaked documents suggested that $700 million from entities linked to debt-ridden state investment fund 1MDB was funneled into Prime Minister Najib Razak’s accounts, he has expelled critics in his government, sacked the attorneygeneral probing him, suspended two newspapers, blocked a UK-based website and stalled investigations over the scandal. It is the first time a Malaysian leader has faced criminal allegations, and news of possible graft at the top level has gripped the country. It is also the biggest political crisis for Najib since he took power in 2009. Concerns over 1MDB also contributed to the Malaysian currency plunging to a 17-year low beyond 4 ringgit to the dollar on Wednesday. “Malaysia’s leader is still facing a legitimacy crisis with declining domestic support,” said Bridget Welsh, senior research associate at the Center for East Asia Democratic
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“We think things with animals, dogs and cats, would be more effective. ... We think it’s quite different from other programs. We think it will be something special.” An “animal-assisted program” was tried once before in Korea in 2006 with six inmates at the Chun-An Youth Prison. Although the results were good, the program quickly died because of a lack of funds, help from specialists and community awareness, the students said.
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■ COMMUNITY news
Port of Seattle investigating offensive email comments
The Port of Seattle is currently undergoing investigation of alleged email comments between two employees. The emails contained references to the port commissioner who was called an “idiot” and “puppet” by the airport staff. There was also reference to one of the African American business owners as a “thug.” The following are the public statements issued by the CEO and the Port Commissioners:
SEATAC, Washington (AP) — A record 4 million passengers passed through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in June, surpassing the previous record set in August 2014. Airport spokesman Perry Cooper says that when the numbers are counted for July, they’ll likely top June, and August is always a busy month of the year. Cooper says passenger traffic is up 13 percent so far this year. In response, the Transportation Security Administration added officers to screen departing travelers and U.S. Customs & Border Protection has 10 new people to welcome arriving international passengers. But travelers say it’s not enough. On a recent morning, hundreds of travelers spent almost an hour shuffling through the security screening rope maze to reach the machines that would search their luggage. The previous monthly record was 3.9 million.
WHAT: The 8th Annual Cambodian Cultural Celebration WHERE: Saltwater State Park, 25205 8th Place S., Des Moines WHEN: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. INFO: wa.parks.wa.gov
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are totally unacceptable. The Commission fully supports a thorough investigation by the CEO, and expects a prompt resolution. Port Commission Statement: According to Perry Cooper, Sea-Tac spokesperson, the investigation The Port Commission holds itself and every employee to a high standard of respect for the public and each other in the workplace. will probably take approximately six to eight weeks. We are extremely troubled by the reports of offensive emails, which
By Martha Bellisle Associated Press
SAT 8/22
WHAT: All Things Japanese Sale WHERE: JCCCW, 1414 S. Weller St., Seattle WHEN: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Statement by CEO Ted Fick: I recently learned about e-mails written by two Port of Seattle employees that contain offensive language references to airport tenants and supervisors. On Monday, I requested an internal review and have placed these employees on paid administrative leave pending the results of this investigation. The Port of Seattle values respect for all members of our community and in all aspects of its business operations. I am committed to ensuring the Port of Seattle handles this serious matter with transparency and accountability.
International travelers pack fast growing Sea-Tac Airport
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Former US foreign service officer sentenced in visa fraud
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former U.S. visa chief in Vietnam has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for accepting more than $3 million in bribes in exchange for visas for entry into the U.S Michael T. Sestak, a former U.S. foreign service officer, was sentenced Friday in federal court in Washington. He pleaded guilty in November 2013 to participating in a conspiracy to create and submit roughly 500 fraudulent applications for non-immigrant visas to the United States. Prosecutors say Sestak collected more than $3 million in proceeds, which were laundered through China into Thailand. Sestak was the non-immigrant visa chief in the U.S. Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City from August 2010 to September 2012. Under the conspiracy, applicants paid $15,000 to $70,000 for visas. Three others have pleaded guilty.
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Kuma’s no-hitter, Linsanity hits Seattle and Filipino b-ball to play at UCLA By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Kuma Os O’s Mariner’s pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma threw his first career no-hitter when he blanked the Baltimore Orioles at Safeco Field last Wednesday, Aug. 5th. Iwakuma became just the second Japanese major league baseball player to throw a no-hitter. The no-hitter also was the very first complete game of Iwakuma’s major league career. Iwakuma walked just three batters and struck out seven for his fourth win of the season. For Iwakuma’s feat, he was named the American League player of the week. The no-hitter is a great accomplishment for Iwakuma as he was injured early in the season and worked hard to get back to pitch. Through his interpreter, Iwakuma profusely thanked the fans in attendance in a post-game interview before the crowd. The game was a very special moment for him as he was pitching in front of his wife and three children who were visiting from Japan. He noted that they rarely get to see his games and thus the no-hitter was even more special. In addition, Iwakuma stated that he received over 100 texts from friends, family, and former teammates congratulating him on his win.
Hisashi Iwakuma
The 34-year-old Iwakuma was the subject of trade rumors as the Mariners are one of the most disappointing teams in baseball this year. Once thought of as World Series contenders at the beginning of the season, the team has chronically underperformed all year long and have had a losing record since June. The team looked to trade away players of value to attain potential future prospects, but Iwakuma was not one of the players that left Se-
attle. Iwakuma indicated that he’d like to continue with the Mariners and the team would like to sign him to an extension for next year. Hideo Nomo actually threw two no-hitters in his major baseball league career. The Japanese pitcher threw one for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1996 and then one for the Boston Red Sox in 2001. Iwakuma’s no-hitter was the fifth in Mariners baseball history. Iwakuma followed up his no-hit-
ter with another win against Texas in his next start. Lin visits Seattle for video game championships Why was Linsanity in Seattle last week? Lin was a guest commentator for “The International,” the DotA 2 Championships which was played at the Key Arena from Aug. 3-8. For those not initiated in gamer lingo, DotA stands for “Defense of the Ancients” which
is a multi-player online battle arena game. DotA 2 is the stand-alone sequel to DotA and was released in July 2013. It pits two teams of five players against each other. The goal of the game is to destroy the opponents’ “Ancient.” The Ancient is a heavily guarded structure at opposing corners of the battle map. Each player controls a “Hero” character and focuses on “leveling up” which is acquiring items to fight opponents. The opportunity to watch people play Dota 2 was immense as KeyArena was sold out for the tournament. The players vied for a first place price of over $6 million. The overall prize pool for the tournament was over $18 million. Lin is a professed player of the game. He indicated that he gets at least three sessions of DotA a week during the NBA season. Most of the time he finds the opportunity to play in his hotel room, when he’s on the road after a game. Lin likens the game to basketball as he said on the gamer broadcast, “It’s 5-on-5, you have three types of positions…it’s the same thing here.” Lin stressed the teamwork factor involved in both basketball and DotA 2.
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■ at the movies
“Jellyfish Eyes”
By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly The poster and publicity for “Jellyfish Eyes,” the debut film from Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, left me wondering if the film might be an anime. It isn’t, but it features a cornucopia of fantastic creatures interacting with what we loosely call the real world. The action starts with figures in black-hooded cloaks, standing around what looks like a boxing ring-sized octagon with the Yin-Yang symbol at its center. Exactly how that works is never explained. Exactly how many things in this story work is never explained, but we leave the cloaked figures soon enough to concentrate on the main story. The young boy Masashi Kusakabe (played by Takuto Sueoka) arrives in a small town where his mother is trying to start over again, after the death of Masashi’s father. The father appears only in odd, menacing dream sequences, nightmares the boy suffers. The father perished in the tsunami that hit Japan in 2011, the same disaster
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which precipitated another disaster, the Fukushima nuclear meltdown. Though the film comes across fairly lighthearted, darker history always lurks at its edges. Soon, the boy sees strange shadows on his wall. Is it his father, signaling from the afterlife? The shadows seem like illusions someone with a flexible pair of hands might throw onto the nearest wall. What happens next, though, is hardly natural, or low-budget. Masashi makes the acquaintance of Kurage-bo, a
small creature with big eyes and a big belly and lots of floppy stuff on his head. Kurage-bo is very childlike and communicates in coos and giggles. Masashi, who hasn’t had much luck making friends with other kids at his new school, loves spending time with his new friend. Imagine the young boy’s surprise when he discovers that every student around him at school, has a friend like Kurage-bo! Or to be more precise, a F.R.I.E.N.D. (I’ll leave you to discover the acronym’s meaning for yourself). No two F.R.I.E.N.D.S. are exactly the same, and each one reflects the inner personality of their “parent” child. Some of them are comic, some are violent. Some are bucolic. Some are nasty. All of them fly through the air and engage in great battles with each other, while managing to keep out of the adults’ line of sight. Kurage-bo and Masashi soon cross paths with a young girl, Saki (Himeka Asami), and her F.R.I.E.N.D., Luxor, a huge furry entity. Luxor is big, wide, broad-shouldered, and could easily lick most of the other F.R.I.E.N.D.S. in terms of pure physical force. But he does what he can to stay out of fights. Like Saki herself, Luxor is quiet, wise, and keeps his feelings to himself. Saki’s parents belong to a doomsday cult not entirely unlike the infamous Aum {see JELLYFISH EYES cont’d on page 14}
CACA hits the city
Seattle hosts the 53rd Biennial Convention
The Chinese American Citizens Alliance (CACA) held its 53rd Biennial Convention in Seattle Aug 6-9. Seattle is the youngest chapter of the 18 chapters across the country. CACA was founded in 1895 by a group of Chinese
Americans in San Francisco. Since its inception the alliance has played a role in many civil rights milestones, including the Magnuson Act, which repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, and supporting the Civil Rights Act of 1965. CACA has
now grown to 18 chapters across the country. The four-day convention included tours of the city, a visit to the Wing Luke and Chinatown, the Spirit of America banquet/ gala, seminars, education workshops, and guest speakers.
Shannon Lee on behalf of her father, Bruce Lee, received the Spirit of America award from CACA
Touring the International District
Photos by George Liu/NWAW - An Huynh/NWAW
Spirit of America Awards and dance at China Harbor Restaurant
Beth Takekawa of the Wing Luke Museum received the Spirit of America award form CACA
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Memories of a community hero
Photo by Rick Wong
Photo by George Liu/NWAW
Gathering to celebrate and remember Donnie Chin’s contribution
Seattle Fire Department
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Capt. Preston Bhang
AUGUST 22 – AUGUST 28, 2015
Photo by Rick Wong
Franklyn Smith
Thank You! Thank you to the community for the tremendous outpouring of love and support shown for Donnie Chin since his death on July 23, 2015. Donnie was a beloved son, brother, nephew, cousin, friend, mentor, surrogate father and uncle to hundreds of people in the Chinatown/International District and beyond, for close to half a century. Thank you to the organizers and more than 100 volunteers who put on the special events to honor Donnie: The Candlelight Vigil on July 26, The Thank You Donnie Chin: A Community BBQ on July 28, and Honoring Donnie Chin, a celebration of his life and legacy on August 15. Thank you also for the beautiful flowers, notes and artwork you left in front of our family store, Sun May Company, in his memory. Although Donnie would be embarrassed by all of the attention, he would be pleased to know that you appreciated his devotion to his community and years of dedicated service. He deeply cherished your love and friendship. We are grateful to The Seattle Fire Department and The Seattle Police Department for their incredible show of support to honor Donnie as one of their own. We would like to express our deepest gratitude to the community for honoring Donnie and helping us during this difficult time.
— The Family of Donnie Chin
Harborview Medical Center to have emergency surgery.” The surgeon told Smith, “You must have an angel watching over you, because you had enough poison in your stomach to kill the average person.” “Donnie had a keen awareness of us…who were there out of circumstances and/or just hanging out in the community,” Smith said. “To me, Donnie Chinn wasn’t in the business of community/public services. He didn’t have just a job, Chief Donnie was a servant of his community and his guardianship was reflected by his passion for the work that he did, which acquired him the respect of everyone that he met.” That day was also a turning point in Smith’s life. Not only has he been sober for 10 years, he is now working for the Seattle Community Justice Center. In giving back, he spends a good part of his days serving those struggling with addiction. So what propelled Chin to keep doing what he did? Smith asked Chin about this later. Chin’s response was simple, “Family, we are all family!” Smith realized that “help” is a word, not [isolated to] color nor culture and from time to time, we will all need some type of help.” Years ago, a few in the community had criticized that Chin never had ambitions for a well-paid career. Capt. Preston Bhang shared with the audience that he once recruited Chin to join the fire department because he was good at what he did as an emergency responder. (An entry fireman who makes $68,000 can instantly double or triple what Chin was making, who was relying on small donations. Chin’s sister Connie Magorty said for decades he didn’t get paid, Chin just used his savings.) But Chin declined. If he joined the department, Chin said, he would have to give up his passion to serve the ID neighborhood. “I get paid to do what I do, get paid for my uniform and ride the big, shiny fire truck,”
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said Bhang. ”But Donnie didn’t get paid [for what he did]. He went home and slept in the neighborhood.” Simply, Chin had a love affair with the community, Bhang said. Chin’s love affair extended to mentoring and training hundreds of volunteers, including kids from the ghetto getting out of control. Chinatown has many kids being left alone simply because both of their parents have to work 60 to 70 hours a week in restaurants, grocery, stores, and garment factories. One of Chin’s “kids,” Angela Lee, thanked Chin for raising her. He taught her how to drive and other vital skills to be successful in life. He spent time with her and other kids, and mentored them to be valuable contributors to the community. Lee now works at the Asian Counseling and Referral Service. Beth Takekawa, executive director of the Wing Luke Asian Museum, showed the audience that tough guy Donnie had a soft side. “He wrote a message to all the mothers every Mother’s Day, and another to the fathers at Father’s Day.” Takekawa quoted Chin’s last Mother’s Day message: “We should honor our mothers no matter what day it is… They worked long hours in the farms and fields under the hot sun, in sweat shops sewing clothes they could not afford, raised children in camps surrounded by barbed wire, saw their loved ones go off to fight for freedoms they themselves were denied. They cleaned offices and houses of the rich, worked on their feet day and night serving up food their own families couldn’t afford to eat, on their knees scrubbing floors, babysitting other children to make ends meet, managed ghetto hotels where life itself was a stretch, growing up without so that their children grew up with... We watched them come home tired and worn. Yet they were still able to teach us about caring and sharing. That their children are the most important thing in their life.”\ Lee said, “There will never be anyone like you [Chin] because you are one of a kind.”
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■ PUBLISHER'S BLOG Think twice before smoking that pipe The hookah bar controversy continues
The first time I heard about hookah bars two years ago, I was completely repelled. “Hooker” was what I heard. You can imagine why I didn’t want to continue the conversation with anyone mentioning the word. Go ahead, you can laugh at me. My editor certainly did. I didn’t know anything about hookah bars until Donnie Chin’s murder, and many had shared the same sentiments. Chin was shot and killed near Chinatown’s Kings Hookah Bar. Lately, this subject comes up more often than I want, especially after Mayor Ed Murray’s decision to shut down those lounges, which angers many African Americans and those who share in the smoking tradition. Those protesters at the City Hall on Aug. 10 probably carry this mentality: How dare a white mayor try to enact this possible new ordinance without considering and consulting the African American community! The fact is, the mayor did. The older East African immigrants supported the mayor’s thinking, but the younger crowd holds a different opinion. It’s trendy to smoke there, and it offers a place to hang out. Some younger people depict hookah as cool. Many who testified at the City Council’s meeting on Aug. 10, easily threw out the race card, accusing Murray of racism. Some perceive that the mayor is unfair---he favors the Asian community over the African community---he did it for Chin, an Asian American. That interpretation of Murray’s action is short sighted and absurd: Why is it one commu-
Mayor Ed Murray discusses the proposed ordinance relating to hookah bars. He invited both Asian and African communities to attend.
nity’s loss is viewed as another community’s gain? Our relationship with other ethnic groups is often complicated with rivalry, ambivalence, and misunderstanding. Although we try to build bridges with other ethnic groups, I am sorry that we still have a long way to go. Have our African American brothers forgotten, that we too have suffered from racism? Is the mayor being unfair to close all the bars instead of just the ones in the ID? Not if he thinks of the big picture for the City! Not if he knows a lot more than the general public, while not at liberty to tell everything! Not if the enforcement of the statewide smoking ban law is being challenged in hookah lounges! The mayor would definitely be unfair if he allows a double standard in the city, letting some lounges continue the smok-
ing practice and others can’t! Murray simply seized Chin’s tragedy as an opportunity for change. He didn’t just hear of hookah lounges since Chin’s death. At the press conference on Aug. 3, he told us that he was frustrated that he couldn’t do anything about it last year when another homicide occurred near another hookah bar. So far, Murray has presented the illegal aspects of hookah bars in a united front with City Attorney Peter Holmes, Seattle City Council members Bruce Harrell, John Okamoto and other council members, and also the King County Health officials. It shows Murray’s leadership and collaboration in finding solutions. Also, he promised to increase youth jobs from 2,000 to 4,000 to prevent idle youths from getting into trouble. What the city didn’t mention is the effects
of hookah smoking! A reader alerts us to look into hookah smoking’s impact on health. Had you known the risks, you might not think that it’s cool to patronize hookah bars any more. According to a 2005 World Health Organization report, hookah smoking is more harmful than smoking a cigarette. A hookah session can last as long as an hour, and smokers usually taking long, deep breaths. The King County Health Department web site said, “An hour-long hookah smoking session involves 200 puffs, while smoking an average cigarette involves 20 puffs. “The amount of smoke inhaled during a typical hookah session is about 90,000 milliliters (ml), compared with 500–600 ml inhaled when smoking a cigarette.” A single hookah session exposes users to more carbon dioxide and PAHs, similar levels of nicotine, and lower levels of tobaccospecific nitrosamines. What will hookah users get? “Hookah sickness.” Frequent users need treatment in hospital emergency rooms for symptoms including headache, nausea, lethargy, and fainting. As for long-term effects, hookah smoking can inflict heart, gum, and lung diseases, and prenatal problems (low birth weight and pulmonary problems at birth), larynx and voice changes, and osteoporosis. And several types of cancers will be included in the list of “hookah diseases.” Just google hookah smoking, you will find tons of information {see BLOG cont’d on page 12}
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and Italian waif-like portrayals, to the voluptuous transformations for Spain and Colombia. The website ran a brief survey with a 35-person sample and, assuming a height of 165 centimeters, asked participants to guess the weight of the woman in each Photoshopped image. They then calculated BMI (body mass index) based on average weight data. Based on estimations of the resulting images, China came in to a startling 102 pounds, which could actually be considered anorexic due to the BMI of 17.0, (17.5 is considered anorexic). Italy followed closely at 108 pounds with a BMI of 18. The guesstimated ideal weight for the Philippines was 128 pounds (a healthy 21.3 BMI), and the country with the highest (but still healthy BMI) was Spain at 153 pounds and 25.5. BMI. These renderings can be conflicting and confusing—where exactly do we fit in? Do we fit in our cultural stereotype? Chances are, many of us probably don’t, but there is reassurance knowing that beauty comes
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Hookah lounges in the ID Aug. 17 statement to Seattle City Council
Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do or say that will bring Donnie back. All of us here can only work on issues that hopefully will prevent such tragedy from happening in the future in any location, especially in the Chinatown ID. As a property owner, business owner, and a resident of the Chinatown ID, I wish to thank the City Council for giving this issue importance of how to make our community safer. It will continue to take the efforts of many to make our community a safer, desired, prosperous community that will not attract undesirable businesses—businesses that do not
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The three recommendations International Community Health Services (ICHS) has to address the increased violence around problematical hookah lounges in the International District: —Open a police substation in the ID. The ID currently falls in the middle of the jurisdiction of the East and West precincts. Our neighborhood literally falls through the cracks in terms of timely and effective police coverage and response. Donnie Chin’s logs at the International District Emergency Center (IDEC) showed repeated instances when
the police department did not have the capacity to respond to incidences in the ID, particularly around the hookah lounges. Donnie also commented in those logs that extra police units were taken from the ID the last couple of years to go downtown. —Fund programs for youth of color. If, as has been claimed, hookah bars are one of the only options for youth of color to congregate, this must be rectified swiftly. Without culturally and linguistically {see TERESITA cont’d on page 13}
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{MALAYSIA cont’d from page 5} Studies at the National Taiwan University. The message being sent is that Najib’s leadership is moving further toward a hardline trajectory, she said. “History shows that crackdowns, arrests and threats backfire, and are at best temporary measures that fail to address the underlying demands for a better Malaysia.” A nation of 30 million, Malaysia is predominantly Malay Muslim with significant Chinese and Indian minorities. It is a U.S. ally in Southeast Asia and one of the region’s lynchpin economies, with ambitions to rise from middle income status to developed nation level this decade. Najib’s increasing authoritarianism is a setback for the hopes of many Malaysians that their country was slowly embracing elements of liberal democracy. In a new twist last week, the anti-graft agency said the money was donations from the Middle East, and unrelated to 1MDB. Najib, who insists he has never used government funds for personal gain, then said he received the money on behalf of his ruling Malay party, with much of it going toward “social responsibility” programs. While the explanation has seemingly cleared Najib of corruption claims, it didn’t mollify critics nor improve his public image. On the contrary, it raised new questions over who in the Middle East would donate such a huge sum and whether it came with conditions. It also didn’t answer the mystery over why it landed in Najib’s accounts. Electoral reform group, Bersih, is planning mass rallies at the end of August, on the weekend of Malaysia’s Independence Day, to demand Najib’s resignation but police have warned of a crackdown. Najib has also indicated he may crack the whip further, saying recently that laws regulating Internet content need to be tightened to prevent “trial by the social media” against the government. The scandal started with investigations into 1MDB, which was set up in 2009 by Najib to develop new industries. But in
{WISE cont’d from page 4} portion of the $500,000 retention payment she was due if she kept the job five years. State funding covers about 11 percent of the university’s operating budget, and the firstterm Republican governor has proposed cuts as steep as {BLOG cont’d from page 10} about hookah’s health risks. Because the tobacco is mixed with sweet fruits, it is even more addictive than a regular cigarette. What about those people who work there or those who just hang around the lounges without smoking? Second-hand smoke from hookahs contains significant amounts of toxic chemicals small enough to enter the lungs. Studies have found that concentrations of particulate matter in the air of hookah bars were in the unhealthy to
just six years, it amassed 42 billion ($10.6 billion) in debt after its energy ventures abroad faltered. Critics have long voiced concern over its massive debt and lack of transparency. Najib still chairs its advisory board. Police, meanwhile, have gone on a witch-hunt to determine who leaked the documents showing transfers to Najib’s accounts. Police have questioned nine members of the antigraft agency, seven central bank officials and have said they may also question central bank governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz. Despite the crisis, Najib has strengthened his footing in his United Malays National Organization, or UMNO, and taken full control of the government by placing loyalists in key positions. UMNO is the linchpin of the National Front coalition that has ruled Malaysia since independence from Britain in 1957. Support for the National Front has eroded in the last two general elections. In 2013, it won the polls but lost the popular vote for the first time to the opposition alliance led by Anwar Ibrahim, who is now in prison after being convicted of sodomizing an aide in a case widely regarded as politically motivated. UMNO is entrenched as the defender of majority ethnic Malays, protecting their rights through decades-old affirmative action policies favoring Malays in jobs, education and government contracts — and this is hard to dislodge, analysts said. “This party has captured the state institutions and machinery and that’s why they can control everything,” said James Chin, who heads the Asia Institute in Australia’s University of Tasmania. “In Malay political culture, a strong leader is feared and admired, and that’s how Najib is selling himself, as a strongman,” Chin said. The 62-year-old Najib, whose father and uncle were the country’s second and third prime ministers respectively, was educated in Britain. He returned to work for the central bank and the national oil company but was unexpectedly thrust into
politics when his father, then-Prime Minister Abdul Razak Hussein, died in 1976. At age 22, he was Malaysia’s youngest lawmaker ever at the time and patiently worked his way to the top. He speaks impeccable English and seen as modern: he has his own blog and is an avid social media user. Since becoming premier, Najib has battled criticism over his management of the economy, his family’s lavish lifestyle and association with the killers of a Mongolian model nine years ago. Najib has said he had nothing to do with the model. Two security officers linked to Najib at the time were found guilty of her murder. One of his most vocal critics is former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who stepped down in 2003 after 22 years in power. Mahathir has called for Najib to resign over the 1MDB affair, warning there was “something rotten” in the government. Najib’s own brother, Nazir Razak, who heads Malaysia’s second largest banking group CIMB, has also echoed concerns over the country’s future. In an Instagram post last month, Nazir said “in this darkest hour of political times, we must remember to place the country and the (people) first. Not personal interests, not personal loyalties, not even party politics.” Ibrahim Suffian, who heads the Merdeka Center for Opinion Research, said UMNO and other National Front parties have rallied behind Najib because they fear the 1MDB crisis could sink the government. The controversy over 1MDB came at a time of economic slowdown as falling commodity prices hurt Malaysia’s export-driven economy and government revenue. The public is also grappling with higher cost of living due to a new goods and services tax imposed in April. Chin from the University of Tasmania said Najib is more focused on consolidating power, than fixing the economy. “Najib has the upper hand now but if the economy sours further, it could spell trouble for him.”
31 percent as a state budget crisis persists in the absence of a spending plan for the fiscal year that began July 1. His office also did not respond to a request for comment. State Sen. Tom Cullerton, a Villa Park Democrat, called the trustees’ turnaround troubling. “They should have stuck to their guns,” he said. “This is
a huge mistake.” Barbara J. Wilson, dean of the school’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been named as Wise’s interim replacement.
hazardous range according to the Environmental Protection Agency standards. According to Wikipedia, “the concentrations in the air of all these toxic substances are greater” than for cigarettes (for the same number of smokers per hour. One more important point: Hookah users may find it difficult to quit. Think twice before you smoke hookah again. Oh, and thank the mayor for protecting the health of the citizens.
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For the week of August 22–August 28, 2015 By Sun Lee Chang
Rat — What you once thought was permanent now seems to be in a state of change. Your feelings about it could also undergo a shift.
Dragon — Some unsettling news makes its way to you today. As it doesn’t affect you directly, try to put it in perspective.
Monkey — Have you been trying to reach a long-held goal? You now have the discipline it takes to drive it in the last stretch, just stick with it.
Ox — It doesn’t seem like what you are doing now will amount to that much. However, the cumulative effect could surprise you.
Snake — This is a good week to stick to a familiar routine. While you savor excitement now and then, it can be overrated.
Tiger — Although you are usually not shy about speaking up when you have something on your mind, a little tact may be in order on a sensitive topic.
Horse — Are you feeling conflicted about where to focus your attention today? Start with the most pressing issue and go from there.
Rooster — After a period of hard work, you may find that your position is entirely different from when you started. It is essential that you remember how you began.
Rabbit — You cannot buy true loyalty; rather it must be earned through deeds or actions as well as the test of time.
Goat — Trying to impress upon someone the importance of being punctual? Make sure you are practicing what you preach.
Dog — If you find yourself in the middle of a tense situation, find a way to take the tenor of the conversation down a notch. Pig — Much to your surprise, you will receive more than you asked for. Don’t be in a hurry to spend the windfall.
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 Rooster 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005 Dog 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006 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.
{TOMIO cont’d from page 11} with a mixture of housing types. Second, the objective is encouraging the use of street-level spaces for pedestrianoriented retail specialty shops with colorful and interesting displays. As a Japanese American, I for one do not advocate stereotyping of any kind of business or people operating any business. However it is hard for me to fathom that the local Hookah lounges even come close to complying with the desired goals of the district. As a property owner I feel it is our responsibility as landlords to rent our properties to businesses and people aware
{INMATE-CAT PROGRAM cont’d from page 5} inmates care for dogs. Last week, they were in New York to learn about the Puppies Behind Bars program. They spent several hours studying the cat adoption program at Larch Corrections Center, an all-male minimum-security prison in Yacolt that houses up to 480 inmates. Selected inmates care for cats from the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society in a special wing of the prison. The cats often arrive emotionally damaged and scared, but after months of love and attention from inmates, they become adoptable pets. So far, more than 50 cats have been adopted from Larch. Inmates apply to participate in the cat program, which includes an interview and writing an essay. They can’t have any violent crimes toward humans or animals on their record, they must be free of major infractions for at least six months, and need to be at the prison for at least one year after the time they receive a cat. Each of the 10 cats in the program lives in a 10-by12-foot room with two inmates, who share responsibility for the cat. Caring for the cats is a paid job at the prison, where inmates earn 35 cents to $1 an hour. It’s a choice position, and there’s a waiting list. For the students’ visit, about 15 inmates gathered in an activity room with walls bearing two vibrant cat murals painted by an inmate. Dressed in khaki pants and collared camp shirts, several men cradled and stroked the cats in their arms, looking like proud fathers. Volunteer Caroline Reiswig, who coordinates the Humane Society’s end of things while Larch counselor Monique Camacho handles the prison side, introduced the Korean students.
and anxious to comply with the CID Special Review Guidelines. Any help that the city can provide in these efforts would be appreciated. In closing, may I recommend that the City review the whole Special Review Guideline Ordinance to determine how and what elements of these programs worked or did not work? It may be an appropriate time to review these ordinances—if for no other reason other than to feel that Donnie was not killed because of some flaw in the Special Review Guidelines program. — Tomio Moriguchi, Seattle International District Resident
Reiswig, 67, asked the inmates to read the progress reports they’d written about their cats. One by one, they shared their insights. “He doesn’t like being held much, but he tolerates it.” “She’s a very good hunter. She’s killed every fly we’ve had in our room.” “She likes to explore at night.” “She likes to sit in the window and watch birds.” “She hates having her tail touched.” “He’s an independent cat.” “We’ve started to understand each other over time, and now we love each other.” The Korean students, wearing matching red polo shirts, asked the inmates how the program changed them. “It makes you feel human again,” inmate Mark Lee said. Inmate Roy Nehl said, “It makes you where you can be gentle and nice. You don’t have to wear the convict shield or whatever.” Some inmates haven’t even seen a cat in 10 or 20 years, inmate Harold Bain said. Being able to touch one “gives you a sense of society,” he said. Inmate Larry Swan said he was always a dog guy. “Now that I’m in the program, I’d protect that cat with my life,” he said. Prisoners become used to taking care of their own interests, Camacho said. But this program forces them to look after something else and coordinate with their fellow inmates to take care of the cats. The cats keep them more connected, grounded and settled, and the men become less selfcentered, she said. Some inmates said the program provides them a way to give back to society and make them feel good about themselves again. “I think what you guys are doing is
{TERESITA cont’d from page 11} appropriate programs, Asian Pacific Islander, African, and other immigrant and refugee youth are at high risk. —Fund programs for elderly of color. In the International District, our low income elderly of color live in isolation due to language and culture. They need support services to enable them to age in place in comfortable and familiar surroundings. Our elders deserve our respect and support for a comfortable and peaceful life in their own community. These 3 issues — safety for the ID, the youth, and the elderly — were issues that Donnie championed, lived for and tragically
amazing,” Ko told the men. BRINGING IT HOME Nearly 10,000 youths are incarcerated in one prison and 10 reformatories in South Korea, which has a population of 50 million. In the capital city of Seoul, there is one large animal shelter. Other animal shelters in the country are in poor condition and suffer from a lack of volunteers. Puppy mills abound, and stray animals are a huge problem, the students said. Shelter dogs are euthanized in 10 days if they’re not adopted. Unlike in the United States, where many regard their dogs and cats as family members, pets have a lower status in Korea, and cats rank below dogs. (Many Koreans are suspicious of cats, the students said.) All pets are seen as expendable.
died for. Please elevate yourselves above the noise of race and cultural practices. The issue is about criminal activities and the places that attract them. Thank you for your support in ensuring that the ID continues to be a safe and viable neighborhood at all times for residents, workers, and visitors of all ages as well as the businesses and non-profit organizations located here. — Teresita Batayola, CEO, International Community Health Services
The common view is, “I don’t like it, I throw it out,” Ko said. Their trip to Clark County taught them that it’s possible to launch an animalinmate program at minimal cost, the students said. They also learned the value of having enthusiastic volunteers to keep the program going. Their challenge would be to stimulate similar enthusiasm in Korea, but perhaps with the help of social media, volunteers could be recruited, they said. At the reformatories they visited in Korea as part of their project, the students were told, “it’s not needed, it’s not wanted, it’s too much work,” Ko said. “They said, `Do as much as you can in America, and then let us know,’ “ she said. When they return home, they will.
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{SPORTS cont’d from page 7} While one might think that this is just a video game, games such as DotA 2 are being referred to as “eSports” as the players are beginning to receive athlete treatment. There is big prize money for the tournaments, the players have received monetary sponsorships, and there is even drug testing in one of the pro gaming leagues. Based on the level of interest, eSports and gaming tournaments like “The International” are here to stay. Lin, who will be playing for the Charlotte Bobcats this year, is no longer the only pro basketball player in the family. Lin’s younger brother Joe has signed a two- year contract to play for the Fubon Braves of the Super Basketball League in Taiwan. Joe played point guard at Hamilton College in Pennsylvania, where he graduated in 2014. {JELLYFISH EYES cont’d from page 8} Shinrikyo, and that cult will make plenty of trouble as the movie’s action builds. In the end, not surprisingly, the children’s innocence and goodwill win out over the machinations of the older adults. Even the black-cloaked folks are sent packing—but not for long, since the last few minutes of footage in the film
Filipino Kobe commits to UCLA As we head into fall, be on the lookout for a new Kobe in Los Angeles. Kobe Paras, a 6’6” basketball player from the Philippines has committed to play college basketball at UCLA. Paras, who moved from the Philippines to attend Cathedral High School in Los Angeles, will be playing for the Bruins next fall. Paras, like his Laker namesake, is known for his shooting prowess and dunking ability. Paras is a two-time FIBA 3x3 Under-18 slam dunk champion representing the Philippines. Paras moved to the United States in 2013 to pursue his dream of playing in the NBA. It’s clear that his first name is helping with recognition (even though his twitter handle is Im_Not_Kobe, a subtle nod to Bryant). But, it’s his play that is getting Kobe the recognition on the high school basketball circuit (and soon NBA and maybe in the pros). hints at a sequel coming soon. Throughout, the fantastic creatures interact naturalistically with the flesh-and-blood actors. I enjoyed the cuddliness, the comedy, and the wild mid-air critter fights; but I enjoyed, even more, the quiet scenes of the lonely boy and the lonely girl trying to forge friendship. Not always an easy thing. Even with helper critters.
Jordan Clarkson, who plays for the Lakers and is part Filipino, offered some advice for Paras saying that he should “keep working hard and compete as much as he can for an opportunity to make it to the NBA.” Clarkson, who visited Manila on behalf of the NBA this summer, was asked about the prospects of Paras playing in the NBA. The current Laker guard who made the All-NBA Rookie First Team last year indicated that if Paras continues to work on his game he could achieve his goal of playing in the NBA. Clarkson is the only player in the NBA with Filipino roots. Although it is too far in the future, if Paras continues his ascension with his basketball skills, he could one day join Clarkson in the league. Jason Cruz can be reached at info@nwasianweekly. com.
“Jellyfish Eyes” plays August 21st through August 27th at Seattle’s Grand Illusion Cinema, 1403 N.E. 50th Street in Seattle’s University District. For prices and showtimes call 206.523.3935 or visit www.grandillusioncinema.org. Andrew Hamlin can be reached at info@nwasianweekly. com.
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{DAY cont’d from page 1} trouble after his father’s passing as he battled alcohol abuse and could have wasted his talents. But Dening did what was best to keep him out of trouble despite not having a lot of money. Dening would boil water for hot showers in the winter and would cut grass by hand using a knife because they could not buy a lawnmower. Upon his win, Jason reflected on his mother’s struggles to raise him. He told reporters that she took out a second mortgage on their house and borrowed money from family to send Jason to an international boarding school known for grooming top athletes. It was at the boarding school where Jason met a golf mentor, Colin Swatton, who became his coach and remains with him as his caddie. He told the BBC of Swatton, “He’s taken me from a kid that was getting into fights at home and getting drunk at 12 and not heading in the right direction to a major champion.” He defeated the world’s number 1 player, Jordan Spieth by
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from the country. “His victory was all the more enhanced by recording the lowest score in a major golf championship,” stated Filipino Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma. “Truly the Philippines is proud of Jason Day, a champion.” As much anxiety as Jason experienced on the course, Dening experienced the same while waiting for the internet to update her son’s progress. “It takes a long time before it gets updated,” Dening told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio after his win. “It gets a little bit anxious.” After the win, Dening was able to breathe a sigh of relief as all of the sacrifice both made paid off with Jason’s first major victory. “I was so excited, I was so proud of him,” said Dening. “It has been a long time coming for him. It’s a culmination of all his hard work.” Certainly, the same could be said for Dening. Jason Cruz can be reached at info@nwasianweekly. com.
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and being read out back at the tea table. Her sister, Eleanor Swan (Betty Campbell), is the older woman, sharing the letters with an American, Eldon Pike (Scott Ward Abernethy), a professor and writer devoted to Flora Crewe’s life and work. Pike has already given the world a collection of Crewe’s poetry, edited by himself, of course. He’s anxious to squeeze every last detail he can about Eleanor’s sister into a new biography of Flora Crewe, written by himself, of course. As Eleanor will confide to another of her visitors, Anish Das (Moish Gangwani), Pike is vainglorious enough to think himself the definitive word on the life of her sister, and clueless enough to not figure that she doesn’t know his machinations. She doesn’t want a biography of her sister to be written. Pike, therefore, is waiting, not entirely patiently, for her death, to give him a green light. This is only one of many strands thrown around by Stoppard’s narrative, as it moves in time and space. The tea table stays put, but multiple layers midstage, courtesy of scenic designer Phillip Lienau, approach, and then recede, pulled and pushed by cast members. A narrative this complexly rich makes it difficult for any performer to take over, but Caitlin Frances does get more frontand-center time than anyone else. She takes over anytime the lights come up on her, evincing a tough but sensitive woman, flirty and audacious, and confident on the surface, but all too fallible on the inside. She’s introduced to Nirad Das, (Dhiraj Khanna), an artist who wants to paint her. But between his English, her poetry, and his canvas, they fall into complicated
miscommunications. Nirad will eventually father Anish Das, but the two men are never seen together. Anish, in his own timeline, wonders a great deal about his late father, even as he pretends to be nothing but an Englishhabituated sophisticate. Alienated relatives come up frequently in “Indian Ink.” So does miscommunications, lost correspondence, and lost stories. We in the audience are pretty sure we’ve unraveled everything start-to-finish. Reasonably sure, but never positive. And the beguiling pieces of the big story are not at all in the right order. Much is made over what it is to be Indian, over all this time and fuss. And the true meaning of what it is to be Indian does of course change over time, as UK rule, symbolized by the Union Jack, gives way to home rule. I happened to watch the play on the evening of August 15th, the anniversary of Indian Independence from the UK. I had no idea how much history lay behind that one date. “Indian Ink” can’t cover it all of course—it attends to decades, well and truly, but not centuries. But it fixes the political into the personal, with diligence, comedy, and heartbreak.
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