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ARTS Connecting the dots » P. 9

Breaking Barriers New kid on Bruce Lee Experience Year 2 continues at Wing Luke the block Photo courtesy Island Pacific

Island Pacific to come to town

Food on display, turo-turo style. Translated, turo-turo means point-point, which is what the customers do when they want to purchase any of the food items

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly

ABC archive publicity photo

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly

The Viet Wah located at Martin Luther King Jr. Way S., which closed this past August, has been leased by Filipino Supermarket chain, Island Pacific of California.

The second year of the three year Bruce Lee Exhibit at The Wing Luke Museum in Chinatown opened October 3rd. Do You Know Bruce? Breaking Barriers digs deeper into the significance of Bruce Lee and his impact in media

According to its web site, Island Pacific aspires not only to promote Filipino cuisine to Filipino communities across the United States, “but also to place it in the world culinary map. We accomplish this by offering the {see ISLAND PACIFIC cont’d on page 12}

Recluse golfer Anthony Kim, resurfaces

{see LEE cont’d on page 13} Bruce Lee as Kato on Green Hornet

Civil rights activist Grace Lee Boggs dies at age 100

By Associated Press

DETROIT (AP) - Grace. Lee Boggs, a longtime activist who was part of the labor, civil rights, black power, women’s rights and environmental justice movements, died Monday, Oct. 5, at her Detroit home. She was 100.

Boggs and late husband Grace Lee Boggs James Boggs were involved in advocacy for decades.

She helped organize a 1963 march in Detroit by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the November 1963 Grassroots Leadership Conference in Detroit with Malcom X.

Her death was announced by the James and Grace Lee Boggs Center to Nurture Community Leadership, which she set up after her husband’s 1993 death.

“Grace died as she lived surrounded by books, politics, people and ideas,” Alice Jennings and Shea Howell, two of her trustees, said in a statement issued by the center.

In a statement released by the White House, President Barack Obama released a statement, calling Boggs “passionate” and “remarkable.” {see BOGGS cont’d on page 12}

Anthony Kim

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Anthony Kim gave a rare media interview in which the former PGA

Tour player spoke about when, or if he will return to the tour. Kim, who is battling numerous injuries, went off the radar after leaving the {see KIM cont’d on page 15}

The Inside Story NAMES People in the news » P. 2

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A&E Film The Nightingale » P. 7

A-POP! See the resemblance? » P. 8

COMMENTARY A trip to see Pope Francis » P. 11

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Kin On 30th Anniversary Gala

EDI board chair Charlene Grinolds, executive director Marci Nakano, CEO Geoteaming John Chen, and Executive Director Emeritus Alan Sugiyama

The Locke family donated a $100,000 matching grant to Kin On

Kin On Community Health Care celebrated 30 years of service to the Greater Seattle Asian community at its 30th Anniversary Gala on September 19th at the Westin Bellevue.

Approximately 500 guests attended the celebration, themed “Commemorate. Celebrate. Create.” The Gala celebrated the achievements of Kin On Health Care Center, the first Chinese nursing home of its kind in the nation, while raising funds for its current $3.5 million capital campaign to expand its campus into an aging-friendly community. The campus, to be located at Kin On’s current Columbia City location, will feature a 2,600 square-foot community center, an assisted living facility, an adult family home, and an expanded shortterm rehabilitation wing.

In attendance at the Gala were King 5 News anchors, Mimi Jung and Jim Dever, who respectively emceed and auctioneered the event; former Washington State Governor and U.S. Ambassador, the Honorable Gary Locke; Deputy Mayor of Seattle Hyeok Kim; Bellevue City Council Member Conrad Lee; and Miss Seafair 2015, Nella Kwan. 

EDI’s Inclusion Fusion!

Executive Development Institute (EDI) raised over

$95,000 at its annual dinner and auction, Inclusion Fusion, Sept. 17.. John Chen, CEO Geoteaming, an EDI graduate, donated $20,000.

The event was held at The Foundry in Seattle, where over 200 guests attended and participated in the wine toss, mystery room, silent and live auctions, and voting for their favorite appetizer chef in the sriracha challenge. Proceeds from the event will go towards growing EDI’s Leadership Discovery and Leadership Navigation programs. 

Celebrating the Moon Festival with students Yiheng Yuan, a guest teacher from China in her second year at the Pathfinder K-8 School in west Seattle put on a Moon Festival event with Chinese students to celebrate the second biggest Chinese holiday with the Pathfinder community On the evening of September 28, over 100 parents and kids joined this event. There were hands-on projects like a tea ceremony, panda painting, paper cutting,

Students having fun working on activities for the moon festival

moon cake tasting, shuttlecock kicking, and more. They could also take their calligraphy work home.

The Moon Festival, also known as Mid-Autumn Festival, is celebrated on the night of the full moon in the eighth month of the lunar calendar and is an opportunity to gather together with loved ones and give thanks for the autumn harvest.” 

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■ visionary profiles

Resolving regrets and fighting for rights

Seattle OCA continues supporting the Asian American community

Photo by George Liu/NWAW

Photo provided by Seattle OCA

APCC: Serving the community and as a cultural crossroads

Celebrating Pakistan at this year’s Lunar New Year festival at the Tacoma Dome’s exhibition hall

OCA members and other community members, after the Regret Resolution passed at the Seattle City Hall

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nodyia Fedrick Northwest Asian Weekly

Asia Pacific Cultural Center (APCC) serves as an interactive cultural crossroads between local and international communities.

Led by Patsy O’Connell, APCC is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization was formed in November 1996 from the vision of a small group of citizens representing three generations of Americans from Asian and Pacific Islanders heritage. APCC represents 47 countries and cultures, offering programs and services honoring their distinct artistry, business protocols, history

and social practices.

The APCC, founded in November of 1996, is the only Asian and Pacific Islander cultural center located in Pierce County, representing an impressive 47 countries.

Moreover, it’s brimming with activities, through partnerships with schools, Joint Base Lewis-McChord and other organizations. APCC offers a variety of educational, cultural and language programs throughout the year. It also provides rental space, acts as a resource center and throws on a popular Lunar New Year celebration with a different “host country” every year. Earlier this year, {see APCC cont’d on page 12}

If you check out the OCA-Greater Seattle’s website you’ll read a standard description of what the 20-year-old nonprofit is about: social justice and civil rights for its Asian community. But speak to its members and you’re sure to hear the message come alive.

“When there’s injustice being done, we’re going to stand up for Asian Pacific Americans’ rights. We’re not going to be silent anymore,” said Douglas Chin, cosecretary of the OCA. One of the wrongs that the OCA, along with the Chinese American Citizens

Alliance, was recently successful in righting was the Regret Resolution, which expresses regret for the Anti-Chinese legislation passed by the Washington Territory and previous Seattle City Councils in the late 1800s. This was a monumental recognition to the Chinese community.

In addition to the Regret Resolution, they have been asking the City of Seattle to erect a memorial on the waterfront where Chinese people were loaded on a dock and shipped out during the 1886 riots.

“It’s a slow process,” said Chin.

Now, as just one of many attempts to {see OCA cont’d on page 12}

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School hazing gets stern penalty in military-ruled Thailand

AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit

By Jocelyn Gecker Associated Press

Sudents crawl through muddy jungle paths as part of an exercise designed to “break down their ego (and) humiliate them” at a military boot camp ordered as punishment for a hazing incident

BANGKOK (AP) — At a military facility outside Bangkok, a drill sergeant barks orders at a group of film students learning the hard way that creative license has its limits in Thailand. “‘You are here to learn discipline,” the officer shouted. “‘Do you understand?” “‘Yes, sir!” shouted back the group of 53 aspiring artists — boys with shaggy hair, girls with tattoos and yoga pants. “‘Discipline means respecting the rules and regulations,” he told them. “‘If you misbehave, you must be punished.”

In military-ruled Thailand, this is how university hazing is handled. The offense: a video posted online that showed a half-dozen fully clothed freshman doing an erotic couples dance

as upperclassmen cheered. Social media dubbed it a “‘love-making dance.” The punishment: three days of boot camp for a new type of disciplinary punishment known as “‘attitude adjustment.”

The military junta that seized power over a year ago pioneered the idea of “‘attitude adjustment” as a technique to silence critics. The junta summons politicians and others who voice dissent to military bases where they are typically incarcerated several days, interrogated and made to “‘confess” to their transgressions and sign a contract to not repeat them — a practice that has been widely criticized by human rights groups.

Now there are signs that the mentality of military rule is being applied to civilian issues — like college discipline. {see SCHOOL HAZING cont’d on page 13}

Cambodian opposition China journalist senator on trial over refuses to confess Facebook comments despite police pressure

By Sopheng Cheang Associated Press

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian opposition senator was denied bail and went on trial Friday over comments he posted on Facebook criticizing a 36-yearold border agreement with Vietnam.

Hong Sok Hour faces up to 17 years in prison. His arrest on Aug. 15 was one of a series of recent actions taken against political opponents of Prime Minister Hun Sen. Appearing in court in an orange prison uniform, a far cry from the tailored Western suit he was wearing when he was arrested, the senator from the Cambodia National Rescue Party said he has high blood pressure and other medical conditions that require medication he was not getting in prison.

“I will not run away if you release me on bail,” said Hong Sok Hour, who has been held in pretrial detention since his arrest.

Presiding Judge Ros Piseth denied the bail request without giving a reason.

Human Rights Watch and other international rights groups have called on authorities to drop the case against Hong Sok Hour, saying he was wrongfully charged and that prosecuting him is part of the government’s latest crackdown on the political opposition.

Hong Sok Hour was arrested after Hun

Sen accused him of treason for the online posting, which included the purported text of a 1979 treaty with Vietnam that declared that their Hong Sok Hour mutual border would be dissolved.

Hun Sen — who was foreign minister at the time in a government installed by a Vietnamese occupation force that invaded Cambodia to oust the murderous Khmer Rouge regime — insisted the treaty was forged.

Hong Sok Hour was indicted on three charges including falsifying public documents, using fake documents and inciting chaos. The charges carry maximum sentences of 10 years, 5 years and 2 years, respectively.

The Cambodia National Rescue Party has been seeking political gains by accusing Vietnam of encroaching on Cambodian soil — a sensitive topic that has ramped up tensions at the border.

“Relations between Cambodia and Vietnam are politically sensitive, but they are {see CAMBODIA cont’d on page 14}

By Didi Tang Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — Journalist Liu Hu says that once he was detained by police the pressure for him to confess was unrelenting. They told him that, unless he confessed, he Journalist Liu Hu would stay behind bars longer and his wife would abandon him.

They cajoled him, deprived him of sleep, and kept him away from lawyers and rela-

tives. They even recruited fellow inmates to persuade him to admit his guilt in accusations that he had deliberately spread falsehoods and stirred up trouble online.

“Under such circumstances, most people will give in and admit their guilt,” said Liu, who spent almost a year in detention and only recently had his name cleared when prosecutors decided not to bring any charges against him.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Liu recounted how the police — in cooperation with the Chinese state’s propaganda machine — try to draw out confessions and then {see CHINA cont’d on page 12}

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■ community news

Duck Boat crash lawsuit filed

Na Ra Yoon is suing two Ride the Ducks companies

Seattle attorney Charles Herrmann of the Herrmann Scholbe law firm filed the first lawsuit arising out of the Duck Boat crash on the Aurora Bridge in Seattle Sept. 24.

The plaintiff victim Na Ra Yoon is a 21-year old Korean student who had just arrived in the USA to attend North Seattle College. She was a passenger on the tour bus that was struck by a Duck Boat when it crossed the center line. According to the complaint filed in King County Superior Court, Yoon was knocked unconscious by a blow to her head, suffered fractures in both hands, multiple bruises, and post-traumatic stress. The suit does not specify the amount of money sought.

The Ride the Ducks International, (RTDI), which is headquartered in Georgia was included

as a defendant along with Ride the Ducks of Seattle and its driver because the Georgia business had remanufactured “Duck 6” in 2005, converting it from a WWII vintage amphibious DUKW into the current Duck Boat moniker. It then sold the duck boat to its franchisee in Seattle.

According to the complaint: “In 2013, RTDI [Ride the Ducks International] became aware that the axle housings on Duck Boats such as Duck 6 could be dangerously defective; they needed to be thoroughly checked and repaired. RTDI published a warning to its own operators in the form of a service bulletin, but it failed to successfully inform its franchisee (Ride the Ducks of Seattle).”

Herrmann commented that: “Ride the Ducks

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International was perhaps even more negligent than the local operator. They refurbished a then 60-year-old military landing craft and then sold it to their franchisee as fit for the purpose of transporting tourists.”

The suit alleges that: “Eyewitnesses describe an apparent “blowout,” “lockup” or the wheel actually coming off. In the aftermath, investigators would find the left front wheel detached from Duck 6 with its axle sheared off. “We did not name the State as a defendant for several reasons,” Herrmann explained. “We will need discovery and further research before we make a final decision as to whether the state should be included in the litigation.” 

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Spotlight on Sri Lanka 10th Annual Seattle South Asian Film Festival

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly The 10th Annual Seattle South Asian Film Festival (SSAFF), opening on October 15th, showcases Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), an island country near southeast India.

The Tasveer organization, parent organization of the SSAFF, chose Sri Lanka to showcase for several reasons, according to Dr. Alka Kurian, co-director of the Festival.

The Festival wanted to “acknowledge the strides that the country’s film industry has made over the years.” Other agendas included the recognition of “alternative cinematic narratives, themes, and genres as the country emerges from the thirty-year civil war,” and “ the tremendous contribution of the filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage to Sri Lankan cinema.”

Finally, the Festival wished to “Give voice to new and emerging voices in South Asian cinema that tends to be dominated by countries such as India and to some extent Pakistan.”

“We received an inordinate number of very good films this year,” Dr. Kurian continues, which testifies not only to the democratization of the filmmaking process in the region thanks to technology, but also to a growing number of people who use the medium of

film as a means to bring social awareness and change. Because of tremendous support from our partners, we have been able to reach out to a wider set of audiences in Seattle and the greater Seattle area, including cities (such as Bellevue and Redmond) that we had not included in our previous festivals… With the number of films and spread of the festival over the number of days, we have become the biggest South Asian Film Festival in the USA.” Several filmmakers are scheduled to appear in person alongside their work. Dr. Kurian praises “ Prasanna Vithanage for his historical and political insight into Sri Lankan film industry, Hemal Trivedi for the unique insights she will bring on being a female filmmaker making political films in potentially dangerous situations, and Sanjay Kak: For taking his camera to inaccessible places and bringing stories of unseen people, victims of brutal state persecution.”

In addition to films and filmmaker presentations, the Festival also hosts a symposium on “Human Rights and the Politics of Filmmaking in South Asia.”

Asked for a favorite Sri Lankan film from the lineup, Dr. Kurian picked “With You, Without You,” one of several films in {see SSAFF cont’d on page 15}

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The Nightingale No translation needed

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly After 18 years of living in Beijing, Zhigen is finally fulfilling a promise to his late wife and returning to their village in the Chinese countryside with the nightingale she gave him as a parting gift.

For nearly two decades, he had been putting off this trip. But now that he is getting up there in his years, Zhigen (played by Baotian Li) realizes he — and the bird — may not have much time left to return home.

“The Nightingale” is the story of Zhigen’s cross-country trip, which he initially expects to go on alone. But when both his son and daughter-in-law are called away on business, Zhigen finds himself entrusted with Renxing, his young granddaughter, played by Xin Yi Yang.

When the two set out on their journey, things are more than just a little rough. From transportation mix-ups, to being forced to spend a couple days in a small village thanks to an ankle injury, Zhigen sustains from walking through the forest—an already not-so-simple trip quickly becomes a grand

misadventure for grandfather and granddaughter.

While “Nightingale” is largely a road trip movie, focusing on Zhigen and Renxing’s journey, it is also a family drama as the relationships among the four main characters are complicated. At the starting point of the film, Zhigen and Renxing barely know each other; Zhigen and his son Chongyi (played by Hao Qin) have been estranged for about four years and Chongyi’s relationship with his wife Quanying (played by Xiao Ran Li) has grown

distant as the couple has allowed their work to take priority.

Although “Nightingale” is in Mandarin and having to read subtitles may sometimes detract from the viewer’s experience, the film is well acted by the four cast members that there is no need to translate their feelings and emotions.

Baotian Li, playing a grandfather trying to keep up with the fastpaced world that is the present, will remind viewers that there is value in learning to take your time and appreciate the little things. And the

patience he shows Yang’s character at times is something any adult who has had to deal with children will appreciate.

The grandfather-granddaughter relationship is what makes “Nightingale” so enjoyable. Most of my favorite scenes were with the two of them as Renxing would try to explain the latest technology to Zhigen. That kind of intergenerational struggle is so universal that anyone from any culture would understand. No translation needed.

Yang’s performance is also

wonderful as she plays the spoiled granddaughter living in the city perfectly. The stunts she pulls with Zhigen to get her way — along with this air of entitlement she exudes while pulling them — may have some viewers initially disliking her. But as the film progresses and she slowly comes to realize the sacrifices her grandfather constantly makes, we see her character soften and redeem herself and grow excited about their adventure. This type of evolving performance for such a young actor was nothing short of impressive.

Qin and Xiao Ran Li also give great performances as Renxing’s parents. The way they play off each other in scenes together is heartrending as we see two people who clearly still love each other but do not know how to fix their relationship to back to what it used to be.

In addition to the four main characters, the Chinese countryside also plays a large role in the film. From vast rice fields to small villages, to a forest in the middle of nowhere, “Nightingale” is a visually stunning film that will have viewers eager to want to visit the country.  Samantha Pak can be reached at info@nwasianweekly.com.

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■ arts & entertainment

See the resemblance? A-pop!

A case of mistaken identity, Ken Jeong returns, and early Halloween tricks and treats

By Vivian Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly

its debut on television! Helmed by funnyman and actor Ken Jeong, “Dr. Ken” is loosely based off of Jeong’s past life as a doctor. Partworkplace and part-family comedy, “Dr. Ken” aims to normalize the Asian American family life. The show also stars Suzy Nakamura, Krista Marie Yu, and Albert Tsai as Jeong’s wife, daughter and son respectively. Margaret Cho will have a guest-starring role as Jeong’s competitive older sister later this season. “Dr. Ken” airs on Fridays at 8:30p.m. on ABC.

With the leaves changing colors and the temperature outside becoming noticeably cooler, there’s no denying that fall is here. And so are new television shows! And movies!

Read on to find out what’s been happening in Hollywood.

New faces on TV: Priyanka Chopra! Plus, Ken Jeong returns!

Indian actress Priyanka Chopra is currently starring in the new ABC drama “Quantico”.

Chopra, who hails from India, is a wildly famous Bollywood star and singer. She first shot to fame and launched her showbiz career after winning the Miss World beauty pageant in 2000. Chopra has long been a global celebrity, but American audiences largely do not recognize her face let alone her name— her involvement with “Quantico” aims to change that.

“Quantico” is a thriller television series that follows a FBI recruit (played by Chopra) who is accused of committing a terrorist attack. The show follows a flashback format that tells her side of the story as well as her fellow students at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Chopra is now the first leading Indian actress from India to star in an American television show.

In an interview with People Magazine,

Early Halloween scares and whitewashing in Hollywood

Priyanka Chopra

Yukta Mookhey

Chopra says she was skeptical about being offered a chance to star on an American TV show. “I didn’t want to play a stereotypical role,” she said. “I wanted a great part, and they found me one. [My character on “Quantico” is] like a female Jason Bourne.”

Strangely, despite airing on the same network as “Quantico,” ABC news show “Nightline” mistakenly featured a photo of Indian actress Yukta Mookhey in a promo for an interview with Chopra. Mookhey had been crowned Miss World in 1999; Chopra won the Miss World title in 2000. Twitter users quickly called out “Nightline” for the error, which resulted in the news program apologizing for the misidentification. The

promoted “Nightline” interview with Chopra focused on how she has dealt with racial issues in her career among other topics.

How ironic and hilarious. And Chopra had a good humor about the mix-up as well. Her Twitter response to the mistake was a simple “Lol!” followed by a link to a fan’s finding of the gaffe. She later thanked “Nightline” for issuing a correction.

Rest assured that Chopra is just beginning to make her mark on America. “Quantico” has already shown some of the strongest ratings for new television shows this season.

Catch “Quantico” on Sundays at 10:00p.m. on ABC. Meanwhile, “Dr. Ken” has officially made

Just in time for Halloween, M. Night Shyamalan’s latest horror film “The Visit” hit theaters last month. Shyamalan, who is Indian American, is known for his awardwinning thriller “The Sixth Sense” as well as a series of horror film flops.

“The Visit” follows two kids who, well, visit their maternal grandparents in rural Pennsylvania for the first time only to discover that the grandparents have some bizarre habits that cause the children to fear for their lives. The movie, which has been positioned as a horror-comedy flick, has received mixed reviews thus far.

I know all of Shyamalan’s movies after “The Sixth Sense” have been controversial (and often panned), but I’m still waiting for {see A-POP cont’d on page 14}

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Connecting the dots with Eunice Kim

Walking into Davidson Galleries at Pioneer Square in October, you will likely find people connecting the dots at Eunice Kim’s latest printmaking exhibition, “20052015: Ten Year Survey.”

The exhibition is both a celebration and display of Kim’s journey in creating art by using a nontoxic technique to achieve a safer and more sustainable practice in the realm of collagraphy printmaking.

“I utilize a unique collagraph process of my own wherein each dot mark on the plate, in essence, is a miniature sculpture formed out of modeling paste, shaped, and polished entirely by hand,” Kim said. “This manual technique allows me to forego usage of caustic mordants such as nitric and hydrochloric acids that are typically employed in intaglio plate making.”

Like many other printmaking techniques, the practice of collagraphy can be dated back to 14th century when paper milling became a widespread phenomenon in Europe. The word collagraphy is originated from Greek words, in

Photos by Jocelyn Moore/NWAW

By Jocelyn Moore Northwest Asian Weekly

Kim’s collagraphy

Opening at Davidson Galleries

which “kola” means to glue while “graphos” means to write.

“You may be more familiar with printmaking than you’d think,” Kim said. “If you have ever made potato stamps or handprints, fingerprints, or footprints, in which case your hands and feet served as readymade ‘plates’, you have engaged in some of the most basic forms of printmaking.”

Sam Davidson, the owner and director of Davidson Galleries, said Kim is “incredibly articulate

and dedicated” in the way she approaches the materials and image making.

“People really respond to the way she approaches the materials,” said Davidson. “The little dots that she creates by the porous process are so consistently similar that you get a wonderful contradiction, a meticulous dot pattern, and painterly inking.”

As an art dealer for 44 years, Davidson said that selecting art pieces to showcase at his gallery

can be very subjective and he personally is interested in artists who can say it all within a single picture frame.

Nonetheless, more importantly, he values good handling of technique and individual handwriting in an artist’s work.

“In other words, even if the artist changes processes, I can recognize the image making is by the same artist,” Davidson said. “For somebody who works abstractly like Kim, it becomes particularly

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Miranda Metcalf, the director of the contemporary department of Davidson Galleries shares similar thoughts on Kim’s work.

“If you look from right to left of the gallery, you know it is from her,” Metcalf said. “Eunice is a very {see KIM cont’d on page 12}

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We also did Helsinki this past August. Our main base for overseas fests is New York, with support from our Beijing office.”

LoJudice chose Seattle Center’s Mural Amphitheatre for the Festival because “It’s such an iconic spot, with the Space Needle on site.”

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Non-Chinese acts include long-running hard-hitting post-punkers the Gang of Four (no relation to China’s Gang of Four); garagerockers the Black Lips; the gender-bending chillwave of Ariel Pink; and EthiopianFinnish singer Mirel Wagner.

Asked for future plans for the Sky Festival organization in Seattle and in America, LoJudice affirmed: “We plan to bring the festival to more international cities in the years to come - and to build an annual fest in Seattle!” 

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OPINION

Chinese President Xi left…

Photos by Alan Alabastro

But the real gains still resonate for Seattle

From left: Carla Hill, Chinese President Xi at the dinner, Gary Locke in background and China’s First Lady in foreground, Governor Inslee

President Xi shaking hands with Henry Kissinger

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly

Westin Hotel, Gov. Jay Inslee sat next to him.

What did Inslee tell Xi? “During dinner, we spoke a lot (with the help of a translator), and I was able to make the case directly for the need to settle a trade dispute that is jeopardizing hundreds of jobs in Moses Lake. I’m sure President Xi didn’t know about REC Silicon’s operations in a small Eastern Washington town. But he listened and he said he would ask his trade minister about it. I’ve pressed REC’s case through lots of channels, but I’m glad I had the chance to talk face to face with the president.”

Xi’s visit provided “the opportunity to

When Chinese President Xi Jinping picked Seattle as his first stop to land in America recently, several U.S. cities reacted with disbelief and jealousy, and numerous governors felt slighted. Why Seattle again?

Didn’t Xi’s three predecessors visit Seattle before? Shouldn’t Xi experience other U.S. cities?

Suddenly, Seattle—one of the northern corners of the U.S. and farthest away from Washington D.C.—and often dismissed as

not a major player in national politics, was getting international attention. Now that China has hailed Xi’s trip a success, it also realizes that Washington state played a big role in his achieving his agenda. It has proved that our state can handle any heads of state with an ambitious itinerary. The world has cast Seattle in an affirmative light, creating a win-win for both the host and China.

But aside from the economic benefits, what are some of the unexpected gifts for our state?

Getting Xi’s ears

At the dinner honoring Xi at the Seattle

speak to him directly about issues that directly impact Washingtonians,” said Inslee.

So did business and government officials who had a rare chance of having the ears of many high-level Chinese officials during the reception and dinner, making it an international event. High-powered representatives from Ford Motor Company, Harvard University, Walt Disney, and Alibaba flew from out-of-state to attend. The interaction of U.S.China officials would lay the seeds of future projects or for solving conflicts. {see BLOG cont’d on page 15}

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■ editorial

Can one non-offensive word cause an uproar?

The word “deferring” got John Streamas, an Associate Professor of Critical Culture, Gender, and Race Studies at Washington State University involved in controversy early in the semester Aug. 27. What was the situation?

It was a statement from a syllabus for a 200-level Introduction to Multicultural Literature class. The statement in the syllabus included the phrase: “deferring to the experiences of people of color.”

This caused upset with a group called Campus Reform, a right-wing website whose mission is to expose “radical” teachers. Streamas and two of his graduate students received spiteful emails.

Fox News broadcasted the Campus Reform story and

Apparently, it can

Streamas and his graduate students received a stream of hateful email.

Campus Reform and Fox charged that the word “deferring” carries an ominous threat of coercion.

Says Streamas: “I did in fact change my syllabus, but kept the word ‘deferring.’ In fact I replaced the phrase ‘people of color’ with ‘each other,’ so that the whole phrase now says ‘deferring to each other’s experiences.’

This doesn’t say exactly the same thing, but it proves that the word ‘deferring’ was never an issue, that Fox (and by extension the administration) is really offended by the phrase ‘people of color.’ The new phrase retains enough of the original’s meaning while also proving that the charge

against my word ‘deferring’ is not only stupid but is also driven by a racial agenda.”

Streamas compiled all the emails, and states “I can assure you that the violent hatred and bigotry in them are the worst I’ve ever seen. And the violence was directed not only at me and the two grad students but at others in our department. Campus Police assigned an officer to monitor threatening phone calls.”

So the question arises, what qualifies as the real hate speech? The definition of a word or the violence that comes when the definition is misconstrued? 

■ commentary

Yes, Pope Francis, we will walk in others’ shoes

By Evelyn P. Yenson Northwest Asian Weekly

We all are pilgrims, and that is why we were going to Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection.

When the Holy Father stated that he is the son of immigrants, I felt the same gratitude to be an American as the third-generation South African Chinese with parents who were devoted Catholics.

My siblings and I were the beneficiaries of generous scholarships to study at colleges in New York and Massachusetts, and eventually to lead good lives in this country. With gratitude, my friend Linda Moran and I joined the Archdiocese of Seattle group for the special experience with Pope Francis.

I knew there were reasons. WHY, HOW, WHAT, WHAT NOW? Pope Francis is truly man of our time – a realistic leader. He defines family in many ways. We all have families which include those we know and love, those we encounter, and others who have an impact on us in ways we may never know. This

Evelyn Yenson and Linda Moran

trip proved the point. Other than Linda, a colleague and friend for almost 20 years, we travelled, shared meals, life histories with most persons we would have never met.

From the time we arrived at SeaTac

there were many challenges in traveling with Linda who has MS, the response was amazing – airport staff and fellow passengers were thoughtful and patient.

On Saturday, our first day in Philadelphia, it was amazing to see how the city responded. No cars in the Central city; subways exclusively for visitors, and the SEPTA staff, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation were A+++. With the barricades all around, we decided to wait in the City Hall historic area. To see the Pope we found a prime spot where we waited for seven hours! During the long wait there were incredible cheers for the State Patrol, the city police, the TSA, the Secret Service, the DEA. It seemed these law enforcement were well-loved. We met families from Colombia, Argentina, Nicaragua, Mexico, El Salvador and others.

Then the pope mobile drove by, Pope Francis waved, everyone cheered and waved back. A great feeling all around.

With that, people quietly packed up their folding chairs, blankets, litter, and then walked out the security gates.

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Sunday was the highlight of our weekend – the Mass with the Holy Father. The outbound trip was a repeat from Saturday — our bus left the hotel at 8:30 for the Subway station, four stops, then the one mile walk to thespecial enclosed ticketed area on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

The city was deader than a door-nail – not a single car, bus or bike to be seen. There were VIP ticketed seating areas, and we were fortunate enough to hold a ticket with 10,000 others for the next section –”bring your own blankets, folding chairs, or sit on the highway.” The crowds were incredible – the majority was over 50, primarily white, with the largest representation from our Hispanic neighbors and friends, few Asians and blacks. There were a small number of families with children under 10, a fair number of high schoolers and nuns and priests. It was definitely not a very diverse group, and did not seem representative of the USA. There are perhaps many reasons– location, strict rules, schedule, expense to get there, etc.

Security was stricter than the day before.

We were fortunate to get through the gates unlike some in our group who waited over four hours and were shut out because the venue was full, even though they had the special tickets.

Inside, the crowd was energized; people This were polite, friendly courteous. atmosphere was most unusual compared to large crowds one experiences elsewhere such as sports stadium events; here there was no pushing, yelling, with the often resulting consequences. There was definite quietude – and it was the same feeling within ourselves.

We carefully wedged our way through crowds that had staked out their seats since 5am; we sat down in our lucky 18x18in space on the tarmac, grateful that we could see the altar behind two jumbotron screens only 300ft away! But it was a relief, and I was thankful. And that is where we waited for the next four hours before the start of Mass.

Around 3pm, the crowds were alerted on the giant screen that Pope Francis was on his way. So everyone jumped to the fence, and once again we were energized to wave at the pope mobile as the Pope circled around our area – we watched him gently kiss the {see YENSON cont’d on page 14}

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{CHINA cont’d from page 5} air them on state television to shame suspects and sway public perceptions ahead of their trials.

Although a clear violation of Chinese law, the tactics have become popular since 2013 under the sanction of authorities eager to shape public opinion. Police coerce the confessions, which are filmed and made to appear voluntary, and then are aired on China’s main state broadcaster CCTV. There have been at least 17 cases of televised confessions in the past two years.

The first batch of people targeted were bloggers such as Chinese-American investor Charles Xue, who had a broad audience and made a habit of reposting articles questioning food and environmental safety. He was accused of using prostitutes and his televised confession including details of hiring several prostitutes at the same time. Since then, journalists, social activists and rights lawyers have appeared in such televised confessions as the Communist Party-led government cranks up its crackdown on speech and civil society.

Public support for the defendants typically wanes following such televised comments, and only a few voices linger to question the legitimacy of the confessions.

A written request to the Ministry of Public Security for comment on these alleged police practices was not answered. Chinese laws forbid coercion of confessions, but human rights groups and victims say the practice — and even the use of physical torture — is common.

Prominent journalist Gao Yu, now serving a sevenyear prison term for leaking state secrets, was shown on state television confessing in 2014, but she later told a court that the police forced the confession by holding her son hostage.

“Police transcripts show Gao Yu was warned to cooperate with police or she would cause troubles for her loved ones,” her lawyer Shang Baojun said. The court rejected the confession but still convicted Gao, in a case widely believed to be punishment for Gao’s outspokenness.

Peter Humphrey, a British man convicted of illegally obtaining information and later released on medical grounds and deported from China, said Chinese authorities withheld medical treatment for his prostate problems to pressure him to make his televised confession in 2013.

“Prison officers deliberately obstructed my access to appropriate medical attention, for my prostate and

other health problem,” Humphrey said in an interview with the Guardian newspaper.

Liu, the journalist, was taken from his home in the southwestern city of Chongqing in August 2013 after he blew the whistle on several corrupt officials in postings on social media.

“Police came to me and asked me to cooperate with them, and told me to repeat back to them the words they would say to me. But I’m not very good at copying others,” said Liu, who was conditionally released last year but had his name cleared only this month.

“They told me my conviction was a foregone conclusion but it would be up to me how long I would stay in prison,” Liu recalled. “They told me that my wife would run away with somebody else if I was in prison for a long time. They tried to scare me by suggesting my career and family were on the line.”

He said he was denied visits from his family and, initially, his lawyers. News programs were turned off, and the detention center offered no legal books, Liu said.

Police folded up sheets of paper and showed him only the legal clause that made his online posts appear to be illegal, Liu said. “Without seeing the context, I started to doubt myself,” Liu said.

Long, frequent and late-night interrogations were used to try to break his will, he said, recalling more than 70 interrogations in the first several months. Once he was interrogated for nearly 12 hours, and twice he was called in for interrogations that began late in the evening and continued through the morning, Liu said.

Police recruited inmates to pose as friends to help him weigh the pros and cons with the intention to persuade him to admit guilt, he said.

And although he was detained over his online comments, which Liu believes offended an official close to a high-ranking policeman, the police also appeared determined to find evidence of other crimes, he said.

“There might have been as many as 300 people trying to dig up dirt on me,” Liu said. “They went back to my reporting notes over the past 10 years and traveled to faraway provinces such as Yunnan and Shaanxi to meet with people I have interviewed, to find out if I ever did anything improper, such as asking money.”

Because he has reported on legal issues, Liu said he knew he could wait until his day in court to strike a bargain with the judge, and that his lawyers — once he was allowed to see them — reassured him that the online remarks questioning corrupt officials violated no law. 

{BOGGS cont’d from page 1} “Michelle and I were saddened to hear of the passing of author, philosopher, and activist Grace Lee Boggs. Grace dedicated her life to serving and advocating for the rights of others – from her community activism in Detroit, to her leadership in the civil rights movement, to her ideas that challenged us all to lead meaningful lives. As the child of Chinese immigrants and as a woman, Grace learned early on that the world needed changing, and she overcame barriers to do just that.

She understood the power of community organizing at its core the importance of bringing about change and getting

{KIM cont’d from page 9} good example of consistency.”

Kim attributes her success to her grandmother who she considers as “the single most influential person” on shaping who she is as an artist and her art.

“My Halmoni (Korean for grandma) didn’t need to teach; the lessons came through in her actions,” Kim said. “She was strong, uncomplicated, and direct, as well as diligent and meticulous.

“Halmoni passed on in 2008; she was 86. I like to think that, in how I work, I am keeping her close,” she said.

Growing up in Korea, Kim said culture provides her with the source material and reference points to engage in the creative process.

“Cultural background is absolutely integral to how I arrive at my work,” Kim said.

“My goal ultimately, is to distill it down to create imagery that steps beyond cultural specificity, and speaks to something more essential and universal in nature.”

Davidson recalled the time when Kim explained the meaning behinds the dots that made up her work.

“She explained that when she lived with her grandma in Seoul, she looked down from the apartment and would see kimchi pots,” Davidson said. “Hence you see a series of kimchi pots.”

Through months-long process of printmaking, Eunice is able to transform her dots into images that speak to each individual in very different ways.

At the exhibition, Kim mainly showcases the Tessellation series

people involved to shape their own destiny. Grace’s passion for helping others, and her work to rejuvenate communities that had fallen on hard times spanned her remarkable 100 years of life, and will continue to inspire generations to come. Our thoughts and prayers are with Grace’s family and friends, and all those who loved her dearly.

The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Boggs was born in Rhode Island in 1915 and grew up in New York City.

After receiving a doctorate in philosophy from Bryn Mawr College in 1940, Boggs worked at the University of Chicago’s Philosophy Library.

Boggs moved back to New York to work with socialist theorist C.L.R. James, helping create an offshoot of the

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the Lunar New Year celebration was hosted by Pakistan and attracted 9,000 people. The upcoming year, it will host Indonesia. Board president and founder of the APCC in Tacoma, Patsy O’Connell was born in Shanghai.

In 1995, O’Connell brought her father to the U.S., where he passed away the following year. The event had a profound effect on the grieving O’Connell.

“If you have that kind of experience, you can just sit there and be sad about it. You kind of reevaluate your existence. That’s when I called six people, four different ethnicities, second and third generation,” she said.

“I was wondering if second and third generations feel the same way (as first generations) and we unanimously agreed that we need a place,” she said.

Thus was born the APCC. At first, it was O’Connell’s intention to represent Asian countries. But, as she talked to more people, the more need she realized there was. The center opened up to the Philippines, Tibet, Pakistan, Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia — and more, and more and more, until it reached today’s current total of 47 countries.

“It’s not just a place, it’s an identity, it’s an aspiration we can attain in a big scale,” O’Connell said. 

preserve their heritage, OCA is looking to reverberate its message throughout Washington’s classrooms.

“We reviewed Washington State history books used by the Seattle Public Schools and it has serious flaws, not only pertaining to Asian-Pacific Islanders,” said Chin.

“If you ask historians what was the most historical event in Washington State, they’ll say it’s the coming of the railroad … Two-thirds of workers were Chinese and they don’t even mention that.” The Seattle OCA chapter plans on working with the Seattle Public Schools Social Studies staff to rectify this and other factual errors by adding supplemental material to its curriculum on Asian Pacific Islanders in this state.

As a way of educating the general public, they are working to produce a video on the Asian Pacific American fight for racial equality within Washington. The video is being funded by a grant from the City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods and should be completed in a couple of months.

These are just some of the large-scale projects being

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and the Porous series.

“The series are very different and they appeal to different people,” Metcalf said. “The Tessellation series has intellectual engagement. People see actual forms such as the face of the moon.

The Porous series appeals to the emotional side. It gives people a sense of place and a very calming feeling.”

Ray Calabro who visited the gallery on the opening night said that he was drawn to an image from the Tessellation series that was included in the gallery’s monthly newsletter.

“I’m an architect and I was intrigued by the implied geometry,” Calabro said.

“I was gonna tell her that these ones (the Tesselation series) reminded me of the feathers of guineafowl,” said Fiona Lau, who came to see Kim’s work after she heard of it from an art class she took at Pratt. “Her work is very abstract but also has a very strong sense of pattern, sense of space, and reoccurring motif.”

This is Kim’s fourth solo exhibition at Davidson Galleries and the artist was gratified to see the response from the viewers on the opening night.

“I made art to be seen and this is one opportunity for me to come out to interact with the public,” she said. “Viewers can expect to see works ranging in scale from intimate, palm-sized 4x4 inches to composite pieces sized 36x36 inches assembled from 144 individual collagraphs.”  Jocelyn Moore can be reached at info@nwasianweekly.com.

Socialist Workers Party that focused on race and poverty.

She moved to Detroit in the 1950s to write for a socialist newspaper. That’s where she met James Boggs, an AfricanAmerican man who would become her husband and collaborator. In the 1960s, the couple became involved in the black power movement and were known to offer Malcolm X a place to stay when he visited Detroit.

Their later work focused on Detroit’s residents and neighborhoods and included starting Detroit Summer, a program for young people to work on community projects.

Boggs was the subject of a 2013 documentary, “American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs,” that aired on PBS.  tackled.

On a more local level, they are looking to rename the International Children’s Park after Donnie Chin, who had the idea for the park. Chin was an active member of the Asian Pacific community before suffering a fatal gunshot in July 2015. “He was selfless, caring, hard-working, and modest; a true hero for all of us in the Asian American community,” which was noted in the OCA’s Statement on the Death of Donald “Donnie” Chin on their website.

These endeavors and more are all aimed with one message in mind: keep the Asian-American voice everpresent.

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at Island Pacific continuously showcase the colorful and rich Filipino tradition to the world through native foods culled from the different regions of the Philippines.”

Island Pacific currently has markets throughout California. This will be its first Seattle location. 

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For the week of October 10–October 16, 2015

By Sun Lee Chang

Rat — You would prefer to stick to the plan already set out, but having an exit strategy ready is probably a good idea.

Dragon — Are you ready for a new experience? Strive for that which is not just a variation on a theme you already know.

Ox — Get the required items out of the way first. That way, you will have more time to enjoy what is left over.

Snake — Watch out for those who would try to entice you with promises of riches. They may be hiding important details from you.

Tiger — A fresh take on an old concept is just the thing to take your work from something that is acceptable to exceptional.

Rabbit — There are times when you want to blend into the background, but this is one instance where you want to really stand out.

Horse — You are looking for a deeper meaning to what you have been doing. It is right there for you to see, if only you choose to recognize it.

Goat — It is not easy to turn your back on what you used to think. However, new information has compelled you to see things in a different light.

Monkey — There is no arguing that you are someone who finds a way to get things done. Just remember that you don’t always have to stick to the conventional route.

Rooster — Are you expecting results overnight? If so, you could be setting yourself up for disappointment.

It would be better to focus on the long term instead.

Dog — Do you see signs of what could have been?

Luckily, there is still time to change course and go where you were meant to be.

Pig — Although your initial attempt might not be too pretty, you will learn what it takes to make the next go around just right.

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.

{SCHOOL HAZING cont’d from page 5} For the students from the film school of Bangkok’s Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, a three-day boot camp included reprimands, public humiliation and a grueling endurance test. “‘We’re not telling our film students don’t make creative films, but in Thailand there are social limits. They need to be creative within the limits,” said Chin Tangtarntana, a lecturer in cinematography and one of several professors who chaperoned the 3-day session last month that included silent meals and group lodging on a barrack floor lined with mattresses. “‘We have to reset their clocks. That’s why we’re here, to rewind. We’re saying, `Go back. Start over. OK, now be creative.”’

After a 2-hour bus drive northeast of the capital to the Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy, a 33-square-kilometer (20-square-mile) facility surrounded by mountains, the students’ cellphones were confiscated to ensure no outside communication and primarily to prevent more videos, Chin said. “‘The activities that will take place here will be good for you, and help you to become civilized people. Do you understand?” the drill sergeant, Sgt. Maj. Kongsak Klaeiklang, asked rhetorically.

He led what he called an “‘ice-breaking” session that bore close resemblance to hazing: An overweight female student was singled out as a “‘hippopotamus” as others were told to “‘dance like hippos.” Team games ended with the losers ordered to “‘walk like elephants,” bent over in a human chain, clutching each other’s hands between legs.

Then they were driven to a steamy, mosquitoinfested jungle. Under a steady rainfall, the students were put through a different type of hazing.

Loud bangs exploded in the distance, and the students were ordered to run. “‘Faster! Just keep breathing, you won’t die,” shouted Kongsak, after one student nearly fainted and was allowed to sit on the sidelines. He then ordered them to “‘DROP!” and crawl on their stomachs through muddy puddles and at one point to hurdle a barricade of fire. “‘The idea is to break them down. Break down their ego. Humiliate them. And then we build them back up,” Kongsak said, as soldiers led small groups on an arduous 5-kilometer (3-mile) jungle trek that included scaling rope ladders and balancing on swinging logs to cross a river.

The boot camp incident sparked little public uproar in a country where the education system has always had a militaristic streak — public schools have mandatory uniforms, hair must be kept short and some teachers still wield bamboo canes to enforce discipline through secondary school. Problem teens in violent high-school gangs have been sent to boot camps in the past.

But using the military to punish university hazing is a new approach, which commentators say sends a chilling message that the military is needed to solve society’s problems even at institutions of higher learning. “‘This order to the students to report to a military base is at least as inappropriate as the hazing incident,” the Bangkok Post said in a recent editorial on the subject. The university “‘lost a little public respect with the hazing violation. It continues to lose even more respect with its reaction.”

The very same university was also home to last year’s infamous hazing ritual, which involved upperclassmen dripping hot candle wax on incoming freshman and burning the arms of several students. But in that case where bodily harm was actually caused nobody was punished, the editorial noted.

Critics say the hazing case highlights a trend toward militarization of Thai society under the junta, where those in charge don’t believe that “‘attitude adjustment” will actually brainwash people — but the aim is to intimidate and discourage the outspoken from speaking out.

The former army chief who led the coup, Prayuth Chan-ocha, and is now serving as interim leader has launched a crackdown on dissent and has blocked public discussions about democracy.

He regularly lashes out at those who question his authority and warns the public to stop asking for elections, which he says won’t be held until 2017.

Social commentator Sanitsuda Ekachai called it a sign of the times that the rector of a university chose to resort to military-style “‘attitude adjustment.” “‘When someone in his position believes that militarism is the answer ... it explains why the military still retains a strong grip on society,” Sanitsuda wrote in a column for The Bangkok Post.

An exhausted freshman, Natdanai Kedsanga, 20, ended the first day of boot camp with a realization. “‘We were having too much fun, that was the problem,” said about the video in which he was one of the dancers. “‘Now that I think about it, maybe it wasn’t appropriate.”

Pongpat Puchiangdang, a university senior, said the attitude adjustment had taught him a lesson — if you want to do something socially unacceptable just don’t share it on social media. “‘Stuff like this happens everywhere at all schools, and sometimes it’s even worse. They just don’t post it online,” said Pongpat, a 22-year-old aspiring cameraman. “‘I don’t think making that video was wrong. It’s a good memory. We just shouldn’t have publicized it.”  Associated Press journalist Nattasuda Anusonadisai contributed to this report.

{see LEE cont’d from page 1} during a time of racial stereotypes and barriers. This year’s installation features Lee’s impact in the television and film industry.

Notably, the exhibit features Lee’s work on the television series, The Green Hornet as well as his movies including Enter the Dragon. Lee’s work on screen helped break stereotypes and transformed media perceptions of Asians.

The exhibit features the largest display of The Green Hornet toys and collectibles. Much of the displays from the television show where Lee played the masked character, “Kato” are from the private collection of Seattle resident Perry Lee. “These toys represent the earliest images of Bruce Lee,” said Perry Lee of the toys produced by Greenway Productions. It was the only official licensed company that made Green Hornet toys. Perry Lee started his Bruce Lee collection at a young age and built it throughout the years by purchasing the toys and refraining to open the packages. He also purchased items at trade shows as well as trading items with other collectors.

Lee believes that the value of some of his collection range from $200 to $2,000.

One of the more unique pieces is a Wheaties box with the face of The Green Hornet and Kato. The significance of the piece explained Perry Lee was that the photo was submitted as part of a contest where people can send in pictures of their family to be on the cover of a Wheaties box. Someone submitted a picture of The Green Hornet and Kato and it was put on the box without anyone realizing who was in the photo.

As Perry Lee notes, The Green Hornet was on television for only one year and as the collectibles were made a transition from featuring The Green Hornet character to Kato (Lee) began with Kato becoming a central figure in toys and collectible items. Perry Lee points out that neither Lee nor Van Williams, the actor playing The Green Hornet, received compensation for the collectibles that were sold with their characters’ likenesses.

Perry Lee believes that the exhibit provides depth and progression of Lee and his evolution of his career in television and film as opposed to other exhibits.

The widow of Bruce Lee, Linda Lee was pleased with the second of three exhibits dedicated to him. “I am very impressed and thrilled of how the exhibit has turned out,” she stated. “It is so in depth about Bruce and really explains so much about the growth of his career and what he did for breaking down barriers between people and exposing his Chinese martial art to the world and showing the beauty of Asian culture.” Linda recalls Bruce Lee teaching many within Hollywood his martial art of gung fu including James Garner, Steve McQueen, and James Coburn. He also taught Warner Brothers chairman Ted Ashley.

With the support of Linda and Shannon Lee, The Wing is the only museum, outside of Hong Kong, to present an exhibition about Bruce Lee. Do You Know Bruce? Breaking Barriers looks at the depictions of Asians in American media prior to Bruce Lee and shows the impact of Lee in America after his television debut and his movies.

The exhibit includes an interactive station where you can match Lee’s famous fight scenes with the movie.

Also, a machine developed in partnership with the University of Washington gives visitors the chance to emulate Bruce Lee’s famous “oneinch punch.” The one-inch punch interactive station allows visitors to test and measure the g-force of their own one-inch punch.

In honor of the opening of the second session, supporters of The Wing broke wooden boards with the word “hate” on it to celebrate Lee’s contributions to social justice, equality and positive affirmation.

The exhibition text was written by renowned blogger, Phil Yu, better known for the web site Angry Asian Man. “I’m a huge Bruce Lee fan and super-excited about being a part of the exhibit.” Of all the Bruce Lee movies, Yu said without pause that “Enter the Dragon” is his favorite. “It’s my favorite movie, period,” Yu added, “[i]ts Bruce at its best. He’s just an amazing performer.”  The exhibit runs through September 4, 2016. For more information, contact www.wingluke.org.

Jason Cruz can be reached at info@ nwasianweekly.com.

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no excuse for bringing criminal charges over a disputed document,” said Brad Adams, Asia director of Human Rights Watch. “The Cambodian government has already pointed out that the document was inaccurate and in a democracy the matter should be left at that.”

Hong Sok Hour has denied the charges. He says he did not write the contentious document but downloaded it from a website and included it on a video he posted on Facebook, thinking the information was correct, according to his lawyer.

Human Rights Watch and others familiar with the original and posted documents say the problem was one of mistranslation.

“There is no evidence, though, that Hong Sok Hour himself created the inaccurate text, that he was aware of inaccuracies in it, or that his intention in making it public was to cause anything more than further discussions of the border issue,” Human Rights Watch said in a statement. “An examination of the language used in the two texts strongly indicates that the version posted by Hong Sok Hour is not a forgery, but a bad translation back into Khmer of a poor translation of the Khmer original into French or English.”

In recent months, Hun Sen has used his public speeches to deliver what amounts to arrest orders, which are generally carried out quickly. He said Hong Sok Hour’s posting of the material “amounts to treason.” Hun Sen has been in power for almost three decades, and while Cambodia is formally democratic, his government is authoritarian and known for intimidating opponents.

“The prosecution of Hong Sok Hour contravenes Cambodia’s obligations on the rights to freedom of expression and opinion,” Human Rights Watch said, adding that Hun Sen has used the case as a pretext to “crack down on the political opposition and demonstrate that he can arrest and imprison anybody, anytime.” 

his comeback. I haven’t seen “The Visit” yet but I’m eager to—I’ve always loved the trademark twist in Shyamalan’s films. “The Visit” is currently in theaters.

In other non-surprising news, another movie is getting whitewashed. This time: teen-style. Entertainment news source Variety reported that actor Nat Wolff is reportedly in talks to star in a live-action adaptation of “Death Note”—a popular supernatural/thriller manga series by author Tsugumi Ohba and illustrator Takeshi Obata.

“Death Note” follows a high school student named Light Yagami who discovers “a supernatural notebook that allows him to kill anyone simply by writing the victim’s name.” Light Yagami, a Japanese teenager, will be played by white actor Wolff. Given the rise of Asian American actors in Hollywood, did the producers even try to look for {YENSON cont’d from page 11} infants and children who came to him for his personal blessing. At long last, the hour we all waited for arrived – the celebration of Mass by Pope Francis.

There was absolute silence, and then the bells started to ring. Music and the choirs were beautiful. It was a moving experience to hear words in Latin, Spanish, Vietnamese, English. We were reminded to be kind, be understanding, consider others, be the example, and preserve our planet for future generations. We all were truly moved, and all agreed to pray for the Pope as he asked.

The return to the parked bus included the four hour

an Asian actor? There’s really no excuse at this point.

“Death Note” was previously adapted as an animated series as well as a series of Japanese live-action films, a stage adaptation, and a drama series that premiered on Japanese television earlier this year. The manga’s success is undeniable, which is probably why Warner Bros. acquired the rights to “Death Note” in 2009.

The American live-action film will be directed by Adam Wingard and produced by Japanese American actor and digital effects artist Masi Oka, who audiences may remember and know from television shows “Heroes” and “Hawaii Five-0” respectively. Production for “Death Note” begins spring 2016.  Vivian Nguyen can nwasianweekly.com.

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trudge to the subway line – symbolic of the pilgrimage of life – we have a goal, but we do not always have control of the twists and turns, interruptions, temptations, deviations along the way. But if we stay focused, be patient, consider others, love family, big and small, near and far, we will reach our destination.

As I write this story of seeing Pope Francis, I know that he is the leader we all want and need. He leads by example, is simple, cares about all of us, especially those in need, acknowledges wrong actions by some members of the clergy, believes in preserving life and liberty for all, and protecting the environment.

And for the future, we are all family.

Every small step counts. 

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Seattle and Washington as a strategic stop

It was in Seattle that Xi signed a $3.1 billion dollar agreement with Washington state and other states to develop clean energy to help developing countries to fight climate change, in addition to the 300 Boeing aircrafts China bought.

Not only did Xi select our city, Seattle was used as China’s strategic meeting place with other U.S. officials, including U.S. and Chinese governors, and business leaders.

Later, Xi stopped in Tacoma, and invited 100 students from Lincoln High School to visit him in China next year. Several agreements were also signed between Chinese and American businesses and government officials, and the University of Washington and Tsinghua University. These were all tied in with Xi’s trip to ensure his presence was not just about pomp and show, but would produce concrete results.

The economic gain was huge for hotels.

According to Inslee’s office, there were more than 2000 people from China in Seattle during the President’s visit. Simultaneously, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce held a series of events involving business leaders from China. Several Chinese companies also organized large delegations in Seattle and Bellevue for meetings.

According to Jenne Neptune, president of the Seattle Hotel Association, said, “The city ran at 87% occupancy the week of Xi’s visit.

That is up 9.5% from the previous year, while we have been averaging an increase of 4.3% up year over year for the last 28 days.”

David Bachman, a China experrt and UW {KIM cont’d from page 1} tour in 2012. He was only 26 years old.

Last September, a report stated an insurance policy would pay him close to $20 million if he could not return to golf.

In speaking with the Associated Press, his first interview in years, Kim denied the implication that the policy would keep him away from golf. But, his multiple injuries still persist and despite the fact he is starting to watch the PGA Tour more, he noted golf “is a fond memory of mine.”

Kim was noncommittal of a comeback.

This is in part to his injuries which include an Achilles injury, rotator cuff, labrum, spinal fusion and hand surgery. He notes he has had “six or seven surgeries in the last three-and-a-half years.”

Physical therapy occupies most of Kim’s days. He receives monthly payments from an insurance policy he purchased “well into the mid-six figures” in case he was injured.

He indicated that he must show insurance detailed medical treatment including X-rays and proof of going to physical therapy and

professor of Henry Jackson International Studies, said, “The real gains of Xi’s visit are most likely to manifest themselves in increasing Chinese investment--both in and by firms and by individuals. Alibaba’s North American headquarters is likely to draw other Chinese firms, and its presence here was highlighted by the Xi visit. But this will be very hard to measure. There is already growing Chinese investment in the Seattle region, and so trying to figure out what ‘bump’ Xi’s visit might add to the current trends is very hard to do.

“Moreover, if the Chinese economic growth rate continues to slow, one would expect investment to decline. His visit, plus the Reuters ranking of the University of Washington as the fourth most innovative university in the world may also increase Chinese applications to the UW… A number of Chinese students and their families have been significant investors in property and have bought cars and other brand name products.”

Perhaps, the big gain for Washington state, is “positive publicity,” said Gary Locke, former governor and U.S. Ambassador to China.

“There were literally hours of coverage in China on Seattle and Washington state,” said David Postman, Inslee’s spokesman, “dramatically increasing the awareness of Washington among those in China and

around the world.

“Media around the world covered the visit and showed that Seattle is a place where global business and government leaders want to visit, can do so safely, and that we respect people’s rights to speak their minds, disagree and protest.”

The publicity is priceless.

“RESPECT is what we are getting,” said Alan Alabastro, a photographer covering Xi’s welcoming dinner and reception at the Seattle Westin Hotel. As many U.S. officials were unhappy that our state had hit the jackpot, Alabastro said now they know what our state can do.

Compared to other states, our state is in an advantageous position to “influence China,” said Alabastro, since we have Starbucks and other global businesses headquartered in Seattle, doing business in China. Starbucks is planning to grow 5000 shops from 1700 in China.

Postman said the governor had “received positive feedback from our Chinese counterparts. There were the sort of stresses you’d expect in an event of this scale, but we didn’t hear any complaints. The feedback from U.S. guests was also positive. The only negative feedback was about traffic problems, which is understandable for an event of this scale.”

Had the public known that Xi’s anticorruption stand in China has generated

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The time away has given Kim the opportunity to reconnect with his mother.

He spent time with her in South Korea and bought her a house in Beverly Hills.

Kim does not deny his eccentric lifestyle when he was on the PGA Tour which differed from the typical, conservative golfer. Yet, Kim did not blow through the estimated $12 million in earnings from five years on the PGA Tour. He invested in a company in the medical services industry in which he made back his investment within months.

Although he’s been away from competitive golf since 2012, Kim’s injuries still persist. While he is motivated to take one more shot, he did not paint a positive picture for a return.

With his brief return to the spotlight, one can only speculate that Kim yearns to be back on the PGA Tour. Although he lived under the radar for three years, it appears that his love for the game may be back. But, his health has not allowed him to get back on the course.

{SSAFF cont’d from page 6} the festival directed by the aforementioned Prasanna Vithanage. It depicts a troubled, multifaceted relationship between an older man and a younger woman as they navigate disease, the aftereffects of war, and their two very different worlds.

Kurian also wishes to highlight one other feature, one documentary, and one short film. “For Here Or To Go?” directed by Rucha Humnabadkar, “offers a realistic portrayal of the young South Asian diaspora in the US: their personal, social, and professional hopes, struggles, successes and failures.”

The documentary “Among The Believers,” directed by Hemal Trivedi and Mohammd Ali Naqvi, “gives a unique and much needed insight into the ideological battle between secular public intellectuals of Pakistan and radical Islamists in the country.” And the short “Mister Comes Tomor-

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row,” directed by Shamas Nawab Siddiqui, “raises sensitive issues about love, marriage and personal accountability.”  The Seattle South Asian Film Festival run from October 10th to October 25th. For more information, visit http://ssaff.tasveer.org/2015.

Andrew Hamlin can be reached at info@nwasianweekly.com.

Kim has a medial exception in the event he is cleared to play by his doctors. He would have to earn $613,550 in prize money in 16 starts to regain his Tour card.

At the age of 30, Kim probably sees his professional golfing career at a crossroads. He

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enemies and assassination attempts since 2013, (according to several Chinese- and English-language Asian journals,) it might be understood why China wanted to close the freeway even in rush hours so as not to take any chances! Can you imagine San Francisco or L.A. closing their freeway for Xi’s entourage to drive through? They probably won’t and can’t.

For those governors that complained Xi favored our state, that’s nonsense. Xi visit didn’t land on us on a silver platter. Inslee made a special trip to China to invite Xi. And the whole state rallied behind his move, including Locke and former governor Chris Gregoire also making trips to China to show our sincerity. What it showed—our state, city, and country’s government and businesses can put aside political differences, and collaborate together, to make things happen.

Did those whining governors do any work at all? Gary Locke organized a similar schedule for former Chinese President Hu’s visit in 2006 in Seattle. China’s trust toward our state and Locke is an incredible gift.

The message is clear: Despite policy differences, four Chinese leaders Xi, Deng Xiaopeng, Jiang Zeming, and Hu Jintao agreed eye to eye that Seattle is (was) not to be missed when traveling to America. A powerful testament for the Emerald City, Seattle is comfortable for Chinese. It is also a historical city with unusual milestones in USChina relations.

So next time you hear Chinese buying Seattle’s real estate, increasing tourists, opening an office or a factory, and coming to study in Washington state, you wouldn’t be surprised!

If not our state, where?  has not played a full round of 18 holes in a year and a half. It’s not clear when or if he will ever be healthy enough to make it back.  Jason Cruz can be reached at info@ nwasianweekly.com.

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