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VOL 33 NO 41 OCTOBER 4 – OCTOBER 10, 2014
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32 YEARS YOUR VOICE
Meet the new neighbors
FILM Japanese Girls at the Harbor » P. 8
HK activists start bigger protest amid standoff
Photo by Jason Liu/NWAW
Nickelsville homeless camp moves to the ID
Activists gather in Hong Kong Photos by Laura Ohata/NWAW
By Joanna Chiu and Kelvin Chan Associated Press
(L) Minimum-wage worker is afraid of work-place discrimination against the homeless (R) The new Nickelsville home camp
By Laura Ohata Northwest Asian Weekly I walk down a deserted street toward the Nickelsville homeless camp. I am a small woman, I am wearing a large camera, and I am alone. Surrounded by a chain-link fence, 20 tents and 12
tiny wooden structures cling to a hillside at the foot of the I-5 and I-90 highways. Nickelsville moved to the temporary Dearborn Street location at the edge of the International District (ID) three weeks ago. While I wait at the security gate, a well-dressed, {see NICKELSVILLE cont’d on page 15}
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong activists kicked off a long-threatened mass civil disobedience protest Sunday to challenge Beijing over restrictions on voting reforms, escalating the battle for democracy in the former British colony after police arrested dozens of student demonstrators. The announcement by civil leaders came after a big crowd of tens of thousands turned out around midnight Saturday to support the student protesters who
stormed into a courtyard of the government complex and scuffled with police wielding pepper spray. Police arrested at least 74 people, including some in their teens. The night passed peacefully as more than 1,000 exhausted and weary protesters — most of them students — remained on the streets outside government headquarters. They slept wearing face masks and makeshift protective gear of Saran-wrapped arms, cheap plastic raincoats, and goggles, as tired-looking riot police looked {see HONG KONG cont’d on page 12}
Diversity at the top: Mary Knell By Nina Huang Northwest Asian Weekly
Hardworking. Persistent. Collaborative. These are just some of the adjectives that describe Mary Knell. Knell is the Chief Executive Officer of Wells Fargo’s Washington and Western Canada Commercial Banking teams, and has held this position since 2011. Before her impressive career in banking, Knell thought about being a teacher. One of the influential mentors in her life was her grandfather. He was a teacher and principal of a school in China and had always been a strong influence in her and her siblings’ lives. He always encouraged them to work hard and do well in school. A strong work ethic ran in the family. Her parents instilled persistence and hard work on Knell and her three siblings growing up. As a first generation Chinese American born in the United States, Knell feels blessed to have many of her extended family members close by in Seattle.
Having family in the vicinity helps Knell balance her personal and work life. She’s also had the same housekeeper for the last 25 years, so that helps, too. Like many other successful people, Knell is an early riser. Up by 5 a.m. to start her day, Knell gets ready and then takes her daughter to school. She’s usually in the office by 8 a.m. As the CEO, her role is to support all the businesses in the market. Whether she’s out meeting with customers and prospects, attending board and other meetings, retaining and recruiting the best talent, Knell helps her team and customers meet their objectives and succeed financially. When juggling her active schedule, Knell thinks about what is important and how to delegate at work and at home. “Life is busy, you just have to find what works best,” she said. But before her banking career, Knell worked a variety of jobs that included running a paper route, babysitting gigs, and stints at the Bon Marché and {see KNELL cont’d on page 12}
Mary Knell
The Inside Story NAMES People in the news » P. 2
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SPORTS Li Na retires » P. 4
TRAVEL Returning to Cambodia » P. 6
PUBLISHER’S BLOG Nadella speaks? » P. 10
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