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VOL 33 NO 42 OCTOBER 11 – OCTOBER 17, 2014
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PICTORIAL Chinatown transformed » P. 9
32 YEARS YOUR VOICE
It’s all about Bruce Bruce Lee Day proclaimed as exhibit opens
Bruce and family
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Martial artist, movie star, father, husband, cha-cha champion. Yes, Bruce Lee could do it all, which is exemplified through his title as 1958 Hong Kong Cha-Cha Champion. A new exhibit, entitled “Do You Know Bruce?” at the Wing Luke Art Museum in the International District, features Lee with a specific look at his life in Seattle. Seattle City Councilmembers Nick Licata and Bruce Harrell donned jumpsuits made famous by Bruce Lee in the movie “Game of Death” to make the proclamation on behalf of Mayor Ed Murray that October 3rd would be known as “Bruce Lee Day” in the city of Seattle. The proclamation was made at the Wing Luke Museum with Lee’s daughter, Shannon, and his former wife, Linda Lee Caldwell, in attendance. Both were pleased with the installation and how it depicted the life of their father and husband. “His life as an adult began here in Seattle,” said Shannon Lee. Her father developed his martial arts philosophy in Seattle and opened up his first schools in the area before moving to Oakland to start another school.
Shannon Lee continues to promote her father’s legacy as she is active with the Bruce Lee Foundation and runs Bruce Lee Enterprises. She is involved in the licensing and distribution of Bruce Lee’s image and brand, with such organizations as the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC). Through the partnerships, she stated that she hopes that people will get to know more about her father. The UFC has touted Bruce Lee as the father of mixed martial arts. She continues the efforts to establish a Bruce Lee Action Museum in Seattle. The museum intends to aspire to continue on his spirit and legacy. Walking into the exhibit space, you can watch a video that shows people that paid their respects to the gravesite of Lee at the Lakeview Cemetery in Seattle. Taped over the summer, the Bruce Lee fans gave their own personal reflections on what Lee’s life meant to them. The visit to the gravesite has become a sort of pilgrimage for many that have sought inspiration from Lee. In addition to the video are photos, ribbons, and notes from fans that were left at the site. There is a hallway decorated {see LEE cont’d on page 16}
Diversity at the top
Brad Miyake steers City of Bellevue
Andy Hwang gets to be the
Brad Miyake
Andy Hwang
Photo by Zachariah Bryan/NWAW
man in blue
By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly “Organized chaos.” This is how Brad Miyake described the
frenetic, yet organized nature of Japan upon a visit as part of the Japanese American Leadership Delegation that visited the {see MIYAKE cont’d on page 11}
By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly When Andy Hwang was a kid growing up in Olympia, listening to the blare of
sirens and watching troopers zoom by on the streets, he dreamed of becoming a police officer. {see HWANG cont’d on page 12}
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