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The end of an era — Bush Garden is closing BAR REMAINS OPEN

By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Bush Garden Restaurant, once a hangout for the powerful, will close after operating for over 60 years in Chinatown. Owners Karen and

Masaharu Sadata confirmed that its last day will be Oct. 29. Bush’s popular karaoke bar will remain open daily in the evening.

“It’s a relief,” said Karen Sadata. Her husband see BUSH GARDEN on 15

Photo by George Liu/NWAW

By Alexis Mansanarez NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

Mona Locke

Editor’s note: This was written by Mona Lee Locke and posted on her Facebook page.

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ANG LEE’S GAMECHANGING FILM The filmmaker promises a brand new cinematic experience. » see 4

DO YOU KNOW BRUCE? PART 3 New exhibit at Wing Luke Museum. » see 8

GOT A STUBBORN TEEN? Publisher Ng shares how newspapers solved problems. » see 10

COMMUNITY » 2 CALENDAR » 6 SUDOKU » 6 ASTROLOGY » 15

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Karen and Masaharu Sadata

Jia Jia, world’s oldest-ever panda in captivity, dies at 38 HONG KONG (AP) — The world’s oldestever panda in captivity was euthanized Oct. 16 at the Hong Kong theme park where she lived because her health had deteriorated.

Ocean Park said in a statement that a veterinarian euthanized 38-year-old Jia Jia to prevent further suffering and for ethical reasons.

Guinness World Records recognized Jia Jia as the oldest giant panda to live in captivity. The average lifespan for a panda in the wild is 18 to 20 years, while in captivity it’s 30 years, according to Guinness.

Born in the wild, Jia Jia was taken to live at a wildlife reserve’s breeding center in central China’s Sichuan province in 1980, when she was around 2 years old.

She and another panda, An An, were given to Hong Kong as a gift from Beijing in 1999, on the second anniversary of the city’s handover from Britain to China.

Pandas, a beloved symbol of China, were long considered one of the world’s most endangered animals, although last month a leading international group lowered its

Photo credit: Ocean Park

I am appalled that this election has become the biggest reality show

Words matter. That was the message Jose Antonio Vargas shared in front of an at-capacity University of Washington (UW) lecture hall Oct. 6, and a phrase that has framed his career.

Giant panda Jia Jia eats an ice cake to mark her 38th birthday at Ocean Park, Hong Kong.

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Northwest Asian Weekly wins 13 awards at WNPA awards gala

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Northwest Asian Weekly took home 13 awards on Oct. 14, at the 129th Annual Washington Newspaper Publishers Association (WNPA) Convention in Wenatchee.

“What makes the Asian Weekly great is teamwork from writers to the editors,” said Northwest Asian Weekly’s publisher Assunta Ng. “I

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awards. I’d like to thank our readers who inspire us to do good work.”

The contest was judged by members of the

Vivian Nguyen

Zachariah Bryan

New York Publishers Association. The Northwest Asian Weekly won the following awards: see WNPA on 13

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■ NAMES IN THE NEWS

the world’s longest reigning monarch.

The gathering, at Gas Works Park, was organized by the Thai Association of Washington State.

One attendee said, “We stood in the rain today. But it cannot compare with all the hard work that he has done for Thailand. We love our king.”

Adulyadej passed away on Oct. 13 at age 88. He was on the throne for 70 years. 

Photo by George Liu/NWAW

Double Ten Day

Sam Wan is introducing the sun room at Kin On.

As part of the expansion project to transform into an aging-friendly campus, Kin On revealed its new 2,600-square-foot community center on Oct. 15.

The center serves as the new home of the Kin On Healthy Living Program, which helps enable Asian American adults, aged 50 and older, to stay physically fit, mentally sharp, and socially engaged.

A popular feature on the campus is the sunroom and a multi-purpose room where residents can exercise, practice tai chi, play mah jong, or take computer classes.

Right now, there is a six month-long waiting list.

The new center is along Metro number 7’s bus route. 

Photo by Viroj Buraparate

Local Thais mourn late king

Ron Chow, who co-chairs the Washington Panda Foundation, said at a press conference on Oct. 3 that he hopes officials with the China Giant Panda Conservation Office will visit Wash- From left: Ron Lucas, Steilacoom mayor, Henry Liebman, Washington State Panda ington in March or Foundation CEO, and Ron Chow, co-chairman.

April of next year.

To host pandas, U.S. zoos must pay the Chinese government $1 million a year, and must commit to housing the animals for a minimum of 10 years.

Officials at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo and Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo are worried that housing pandas would have a negative impact financially.

Chow said the panda foundation is working to identify private donors who could help fund any necessary facility improvements at local zoos, as well as the costs of caring for the pandas. 

Double Ten Day celebration at Hing Hay Park.

Taiwanese and Chinese community members celebrated Double Ten Day at Hing Hay Park in Seattle.

Double Ten in Taiwan is a national holiday, but it’s also recognized in China, Hong Kong, and Chinatowns across the United States.

It commemorates the start of the Wuchang Uprising of Oct. 10, 1911 (10-10 or double ten).

The local celebration included a parade and other activities on Oct. 9. 

Inclusion Fusion Photo by John Liu/NWAW

Photo by George Liu/NWAW

Grand opening of Kin On’s new community center

From left: Andreas Winardi, Marcie Nakano, Al Sugiyama, and Joe Darza

Pandas to Washington?

Hundreds of people braved the wind and rain on Oct. 16, to pay respects to Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej,

The effort to bring a pair of giant pandas to Washington state is being met with hesitancy.

Last year, a group of lawmakers signed a letter asking the Chinese government to consider loaning two pandas, after a visit to Washington by Chinese President Xi Jinping. A few months later, Xi responded with a letter saying he would have Chinese forestry officials look into the possibility.

The Executive Development Institute (EDI) raised over $110,000 at its annual dinner and auction, “Inclusion Fusion – Let Your Leadership Fly.” Held on Sept. 15, at The Foundry in Seattle, over 200 guests attended and participated in the many travel-themed activities. Proceeds from this event go towards growing EDI’s Leadership Discovery and Leadership Navigation programs. 

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■ COMMUNITY NEWS South Asia spices up October at UW A collection of art, culture, music, and history peppered with lectures on varied topics, is set to give people a taste of South Asia.

Enter the North Wing of the Allen Library at the University of Washington (UW) and you will be hit by the history, music, and color of South Asia. A small collection of display cases will give you a taste of the art, movies, embroidery, and jewelry from India and neighboring countries in the southern part of the continent.

Deepa Banerjee, a librarian with the Department of South Asian Studies at the UW for 11 years, is responsible for the exhibition.

Banerjee works to help build the university’s South Asian collection and usually helps faculty and students with research material they need. UW’s South Asian collection is a nationally important collection in conjunction with the South Asian program that currently provides support to students and faculty of the Henry M. Jackson Institute of International Studies, as well as those researching topics in South Asia for interdisciplinary courses.

While she spoke to a South Asian author recently, Banerjee felt the need to publicize the treasure trove of books, documents, and artifacts she gathered painstakingly through travels overseas and with the help of university grants. And that’s how the idea of the exhibition — South Asia: Images, Art, and Scholarship — was born. It will be held through Oct. 31 and is open to the public.

A trained classical singer and music aficionado, Banerjee sourced a collection of miniature classical Indian musical

Photos provided by the UW.

By Janice Nesamani NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

A statue of Nandi that is the vahana or mount of Lord Shiva.

A statue of Lord Krishna playing the flute.

An idol of Lord Ganesha, one of the most popular God's on the Idnian subcontinent.

instruments that are on display along with a striking sculpture from Jaisalmer that shows Lord Krishna playing the flute. “It is part of a friend’s collection of idols. The inclusion of the Baburnama and a timeline of the Mughal rule, along with art during the era, make for an interesting look, as does the informative inclusion of India’s first uprising against the British colonial rule in the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857,” she said. To season the display with healthy discourse, Banerjee has organized a series of talks by artists and experts in the field of South Asian history, art, and culture.

“We had noted author and artist Devdutt Pattanaik talk about the meaning of Hindu mythology and explore its relevance in the world and society we live in today. We saw quite a healthy audience of about 90 members, and I hope that continues through the talks we have scheduled,” Banerjee said.

One of the more interesting talks will be held on Oct. 24, with Seattle-based artist and trustee of the Henry Art Gallery Don Fels. It discusses Asia’s first Nobel laureate, writer, poet, and artist Rabindranath Tagore’s visit to Seattle in September 1916. Almost 100 years ago!

Fels, who has spent a significant amount

of time in India over the past 15 years, said he felt he had to commemorate the event.

“My interest isn’t just to say, ‘Oh wow, he came here,’ but to try and imagine India and Seattle then, and compare that with the two places now. Until very recently, the Pacific Northwest had very few South Asian residents, now there are tens of thousands.

I contemplate what this might mean for the Northwest and for the people themselves.”

An interesting aspect that Fels brings up is that while Tagore’s visit in 1916 made front page news in Seattle, he was traveling from Calcutta, which is approximately the size of Seattle, but was incredibly more cultured and literary at the time. “In comparison, Seattle was just coming out of its pioneer phase with hills being knocked down and sluiced into the bay. It was more or less a mess! Tagore was decidedly not a mess — a tall, regal, even saintly looking man. It must have been quite the contrast. He was highly educated and accomplished, Seattle was not,” Fels opined.

As a visual artist himself, Fels will look at the striking ‘god-like’ visual persona that Tagore had, his paintings, and the images of Calcutta and Seattle.

Fels’ talk will be followed by a discussion

led by Rekha Sood of the Seattle Art Museum on her experience while working on the exhibit “City Dwellers: Contemporary Art from India” on Oct. 25. The following day, Sonia Khullar from the UW will discuss the shifts in South Asian Art and the challenge this brings in research methods and teaching for academics. Another interesting session by Alka Kurien on Oct. 27 will look at gender representation in Indian cinema. The series of talks close with Seattle-based South Asian writer Bharti Kirchner, who will discuss her books and her journey as an immigrant to an author on Oct. 31.  Banerjee’s don’t-miss-list: • Mughal Empire: Important historical documents such as the Baburnama and the entire timeline of the Mughal rulers.

• Epics and Scriptures: Important scriptures such as the Ramayana and Gita with idols of Lord Ganesha, Goddess Parvathi, and Lord Krishna.

• Special Collections: Images that portray the different aspects of daily life in India.

Janice can be reached at info@nwasianweekly.com.

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34 YEARS

■ NATIONAL NEWS

Ang Lee unveils his hyper-real ‘Billy Lynn’ to mixed reviews

By Jake Coyle AP FILM WRITER NEW YORK (AP) — Mixed reviews greeted Ang Lee’s long anticipated “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” at the New York Film Festival on Oct. 14, casting further doubts over the promise of Hollywood’s latest technological savior: high-frame rate filming.

The premiere was one of the fall movie season’s most closely watched events because Lee’s drama, an adaptation of Ben Fountain’s 2012 novel, was made with a faster frame rate than any previous

wide release. Aside from being in 3-D and 4K resolution, Lee shot the film — about an Iraq War hero on a victory tour at an NFL game — at 120 frames-per-second, five times the traditional 24 frames per second.

It’s a gambit Peter Jackson tried at a mere 48 frames per second with “The Hobbit” trilogy, earning bad reviews in the process. James Cameron has hailed it as the future, and has said he will use it in “Avatar” sequels. But the technology is nascent. Lee’s film, which Sony Pictures see LEE on 14

Ang Lee and "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" cover

Japanese battleship flag donated at Pearl Harbor

By Audrey McAvoy ASSOCIATED PRESS PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A Japanese navy flag that flew on the battleship of the man who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor was donated Oct. 13 to the National Park Service.

Dianne Hall of Salisbury, N.C., handed over the flag in a ceremony nearly 75 years after the Dec. 7, 1941, attack that launched the U.S. into World War II. Hall’s father, Robert Hartman, was a U.S. Navy sailor who got the red and white flag showing the sun’s rays from the Battleship Nagato after Japan surrendered.

The Nagato was Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto’s flagship during the bombing of Hawaii. Yamamoto is credited with being the mastermind of the attack.

Hall said the flag made of red and white pieces of wool is deteriorating. It already has a few holes.

“It feels good in my heart that it’s going somewhere where it’s going to be taken care of and where children, adults — different countries can see this,” Hall said.

Her father took the flag on Aug. 30, 1945, when U.S. sailors were allowed to take memorabilia from the ship.

Hall remembers using it as a blanket when she was about 5 and her family using it as a bedspread when she was a child.

After that, it was stored away, she said.

She didn’t hear the story behind it until the 1970s when her father started talking more about World War II. Scott Pawlowski, the National Park Service’s chief of cultural

Japanese battheship flag

and natural resources for the museum and visitors center at Pearl Harbor, said

officials haven’t decided how the flag will be displayed.

He said it’s not clear whether the flag was flying on the Nagato when Yamamoto ordered the attack. But he said it’s likely it was on board the ship, which at the time was in port in southern Japan.

Pawlowski said it’s a significant donation.

“It’s a witness to both the message that Yamamoto sent out for the Japanese to proceed with the attack on Dec. 7 and it participated in the attack from a distance, providing cover screening as the fleet was returning from Hawaiian waters,” he said. 

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■ WORLD NEWS

OCTOBER 22 – OCTOBER 28, 2016

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Samsung Note 7 recall to cost at least $5.3 billion

By Youkyung Lee AP TECHNOLOGY WRITER SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics said Oct. 14 that the discontinuation of the Galaxy Note 7 would cost the company about $3 billion during the current and next quarters, bringing the total cost of the recall to at least $5.3 billion.

The Note 7 discontinuation will cost in the mid-2 trillion won range during the OctoberDecember period and another 1 trillion won ($884 million) during the January-March quarter, the company said in a statement.

Samsung already slashed its third-quarter profit forecast by $2.6 billion earlier this week,

an amount that could wipe out its entire mobile business profit. That did not include the cost of Samsung’s first recall, which analysts estimated at 1 trillion won to 2 trillion won.

Samsung has enough cash and other businesses to absorb the shock from the phone recall. It said it expected to generate 5.2 trillion won ($4.6 billion) in operating income during the third quarter after the recall cost. Analysts said most of the income will be generated by sales of advanced displays and semiconductors.

Samsung added that it will make significant changes in its quality assurance processes to enhance product safety for consumers. It did not elaborate.

The company said it will expand sales of two

other smartphones released in spring, the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge, quashing rumors that it may try to release updated versions of those devices. Samsung usually releases a new iteration of the Galaxy S series in spring, so the company may have to provide a strong incentive to sell the 6-month-old phones, such as lowering their prices.

Due to unexplained fires and overheating problems, more than 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 smartphones were recalled before the product was discontinued earlier this week just two months after its launch in August.

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Late Thai king’s confidant confirmed as temporary regent

By Natnicha Chuwiruch and Vijay Joshi ASSOCIATED PRESS

King Bhumibol Adulyadej

BANGKOK (AP) — A 96-year-old confidant of late King Bhumibol Adulyadej has been formally confirmed as the regent to manage the throne in the place of the crown prince and heir apparent, but it wasn’t clear how long the caretaker arrangement would last.

In a speech Oct. 15, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said that Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn invited him and regent Prem Tinsulanonda for an audience to discuss the situation “as his royal highness was deeply concerned for the Thai people during this time of national bereavement.”

Prem heads the Privy Council, a body of advisers to the monarchy, and was the closest

adviser of Bhumibol. He is also known to be close to Bhumibol’s highly popular daughter Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. Vajiralongkorn, who should have ascended the throne, has asked for more time to grieve along with the nation before taking over the monarchy. The constitution dictates that the Privy Council head be the see THAI KING on 13

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■ COMMUNITY CALENDAR OCT. 20

HAPPY HOUR FOOD WALK Seattle’s Chinatown-International District 4–7 p.m.

FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH Kenmore City Hall, 18120 68th Ave., Kenmore 6–8:30 p.m.

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21 2016 SCIDPDA ANNUAL FUNDRAISER Pacific Tower, 8th Floor, 1200 12th Ave. S., Seattle 6:45 p.m. scidpda.org/2016-annual-fundraiser

22 LIVING WELL HEALTH FAIR Blaine Memorial UMC, 3001 24th Ave. S., Seattle 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

Free NAAAP HALLOWEEN’S BLACK IS SUCH A HAPPY COLOR Bellevue Towers, 500 106th Ave. N.E., Bellevue 7:30–11:30 p.m. naaapseattle.com

23 2016 CANDIDATES’ FORUM Weyerhauser King County Aquatic Center, 650 S.W. Campus Dr., Federal Way 4 p.m. kacwashington.org

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GAMELAN PACIFICA INDONESIAN MUSIC CONCERT University of Puget Sound 7:30 p.m.

Free pugetsound.edu

APACE BALLOT PARTIES Oct. 29 at Newcastle Library Oct. 30 at Federal Way Regional Library 1-3:30 p.m. may@apace-wa.org

26 2016 WALK IN US, TALK ON JAPAN JCCC, 1414 S. Weller St., Seattle 5–8 p.m. jcccw.org A TOAST TO REP. SHARON TOMIKO SANTOS Nagomi Tea House, 519 6th Ave. S., Ste. #200, Seattle 5:30–7:30 p.m.

RSVP to friendsofsts@aol.com, 206851-2182 A RECEPTION TO RETAIN JUSTICE MARY YU Law Offices of Catherine C. Clark, 2200 Sixth Ave., Ste. 1250, Seattle 5:30–7 P.M. RSVP to evan@bluewavepolitics.com 206-682-7328

27–30 FREE DENTAL, VISION & MEDICAL CARE Seattle Center Admission distributed at 5 a.m.

Free services seattlecenter.org/patients 206-684-7200

28 15TH ANNUAL SEATTLE POLICE AWARDS BANQUET REGISTRATION Westin Seattle, 1900 5th Ave., Seattle 5:30–10 p.m.

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34 YEARS

"A DAY IN THE LIFE OF BRUCE” opens at Wing Luke

By Jason Cruz NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The meticulous workout schedule, detailed diet, and instructive reading material make up a portion of the daily life of Bruce Lee, which went on display Oct. 1 at the Wing Luke Museum in Chinatown.

The installment is the third and final exhibit created in partnership with the Bruce Lee Foundation. Shannon Lee, Lee’s daughter, was on hand for the opening of the exhibit to explain the meaning behind the exhibit and its intended purpose.

“A Day in the Life of Bruce” offers a glimpse of the daily rigors of Lee and provides insight on his success against all odds.

“In trying to make my father’s philosophies much more accessible, I thought it would be really great if people could come away with some of the tools on their own,” Lee said.

“The exhibit is very forward-looking and active,” explained Lee. She added that he was very intentional on what he did and how he cultivated his life.

On display are detailed schedules for Lee, including workout schedules, training people (including celebrities such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), as well as carving out time for study and his family.

Several items of Lee’s training equipment

are on display, including some made by Lee to help with training. According to his workout calendar, Lee worked out 7 days a week, multiple times a day. He implemented a lot of cardio and flexibility training.

A list of Lee’s daily eating habits is on display, too. It includes what type of things Lee ate and what time he took nutritional supplements. “He was constantly experimenting on himself, “ Shannon Lee said of her father’s diet. She recalls that he was into juices. He also drank tea regularly and put some royal jelly, honey, and ginseng into the tea to maintain his energy levels. Shannon has cultivated the base formula and created “Bruce Tea.” There are eight stops throughout the exhibition that are rooted with quotes from Bruce Lee. It allows the viewer the opportunity to reflect on their own lives as it relates to Lee’s life.

As with the past two installations, Lee’s influence on popular culture is on display.

A pair of Kobe Bryant’s Nike shoes, with the trademark black and yellow, Bruce Lee colors from his “Enter the Dragon” jumpsuit, are on display, as well as a “Bruce Lee DJ” t-shirt known as “Gung Fu Scratch” worn by Robert Downey, Jr. in the movie, “Avengers: Age of Ultron.”

There are also handwritten writings from Bruce Lee which relate to his personal philosophies. Some include aspects of his own martial art, Jeet Kune Do. Some include his personal reflections on acting and how to be an actor. In addition, Lee wrote out line by line notes for his fight scene with Chuck Norris in “Way of the Dragon.” It also includes a room of mirrors similar to that in “Enter the Dragon.”

In addition to the goals achieved, there were many obstacles and hurdles that Lee had to overcome. The installment presents a timeline of issues that Lee faced and how he overcame them. see LEE at 13

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OPINION

■ PUBLISHER’S BLOG

Why reading news is important 10 LIFE LESSONS FOR READING NEWS in proclaiming that I enjoy grabbing the Seattle Times, New York Times, and USA Today. And it doesn’t matter if you get your news on your cell phone, as long as you keep up with what’s going on in the world and your immediate environment.

News as teaching tools

By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY You might wonder why I am preaching to the choir about reading news. After all, I have been in the news business for decades.

Danny Rubin’s blog for the Huffington Post wrote of the nine benefits of why news is good for you. Benefits include developing a critical mind, being an informed citizen, and keeping us safe during emergencies.

Don’t view folks like me as dinosaurs. I have no shame

I used news to raise my kids. And they turned out to be more than fine.

No, I am not joking. During my eldest son’s rebellious teenage years, he wouldn’t listen to me no matter what I said or how I said it — politely, harshly, or pleadingly. So I used news as a resource.

“If you don’t believe me, just read (the paper),” I would say as I hand my sons the papers. Any good story with life lessons, I saved for my kids. I made my points through the clear and bold “black and white ink.” The printed words worked like magic. Instantly, there was no more debate or fighting. It was an effective tool to shut him up and he behaved like an obedient dog.

“It’s in the newspaper, I didn’t say it,” I would overrule him not with parental authority, but the power of the press.

The implication is, it’s real. It’s the truth. I didn’t need to waste my energy. Reading newspapers helped my kids with their language skills.

At the dinner table, news was a big part of our family

discussions. Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has a book that’s titled “It Takes a Village.” It certainly takes a village to raise kids and newspapers are part of the village to open my kids’ minds in different areas — areas I had no knowledge of, or things that would never cross my mind to teach. I was amazed that my kids, at a young age, understood very complex political issues.

In the late 1980s, former Seattle City Councilmember Cheryl Chow and former Seattle School Board member Al Sugiyama were running for office. My elder son, who had learned about them from reading the Northwest Asian Weekly, was so excited when he saw Chow on television for the first time. He rushed to tell me, “Cheryl Chow is on TV!” as if he knew her. Another time, he would imitate the way Sugiyama spoke with a high pitch after they met. He thought he knew them like friends. It is because the Asian Weekly has served as a bridge between Asian American elected officials and the public.

Newspapers are not only for kids, but for adults, too. My 85-year-old aunt never graduated from elementary school.

An ardent newspaper reader all her life, her knowledge and street smarts can fool you into thinking that she is highly educated.

“How did you know that?” I often challenged her when she threw shared specific knowledge, including scientific evidence, at others. She quit smoking after being a lifelong smoker at the age of 69 because she read one article that discussed how smoking could cause all kinds of diseases.

“I read it from newspapers,” she would always reply. see BLOG on 15

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No Stormageddon

In preparations for the storm on Oct. 15-16, Seattle had braced for winds expected to move up the Washington coast. The city had hunkered down by shutting its parks, preparing emergency resources, and opening more slots at homeless shelters. Events like the Maple Viewing Festival at Seattle Japanese Garden were canceled.

The storm — forecasted to be one of the worst in a decade, and compared to the Hanukkah Eve storm of 2006 — fizzled out. And now, a lot of people are saying that local weather forecasters overhyped it.

KING 5’s Rich Marriott said, “Based on the scientific stuff we had going into it, to ignore [the storm] would have been irresponsible. Meteorologist Mary Lee agreed.

“We’re glad that people were ready – they were prepared.

And still we did have some strong wind gusts, 50 to 55 mile-an-hour wind gusts for Puget Sound. We had gusts up to 65 along the coast. It wasn’t a catastrophic wind event and we’re glad that did not happen.”

The National Weather Service in Seattle said on Twitter, “3500+ miles of open ocean + a half dozen global forecast models with differing solutions in time and space = difficult forecast.”

You’ve likely seen the meme on social media of a toppled

LOCKE from 1 of our country’s recent history. In fact, I am so sick to my stomach that I have to speak out.

I have been sexually harassed. Not once, not twice, but multiple times. And before you jump to conclusions, that is not counting cat calls and off-hand comments from strangers.

It was in the workplace. It was in the political arena. And it doesn’t count the time I learned about a bet a group of male co-workers at one job made about who could sleep with me first.

It is a number of people through the years — who have touched, groped and verbally made me uncomfortable. It was the doctor giving me a physical as a prerequisite to a job when I was in my early 20’s, who asked me to do sit ups while naked and offered a breast exam even though it was not a part of the physical.

Each incident or series of Incidents surprised me, so much so, that I did nothing.

I said nothing. Like other victims, I thought: “Just get through it. It will pass,” or “Was that for real? Did he mean it that way?”

For a society that has come so far in so many respects, it is sickening to see the tolerance for a man who absolutely has no respect for women, treats them like objects and has no reservation about re-victimizing his victims by bashing them publicly. For every Trump, how many more harassers are out there? And how many people, like in this election, can find other reasons to support him, all the while ignoring the blatant allegations against him.

Is this okay as a society? What if it happened to your daughter, your sister, your wife? Is it okay for them not to feel safe, secure and respected?

And what about our sons? Is it okay to have them hear about this behavior and think it is acceptable? What are we teaching them?

Ironically, it is my son who once told me, “Mom, you can do anything. And I know you will use this incident to stand up and be a voice for others.”

That’s what compelled me to write this and tell my story.

Having sought legal advice, I had been told, “Don’t do or say anything because it will hurt you more. This person is too rich, too powerful, too influential.” And to remind you, as a former journalist, the former First Lady of Washington state, former wife of

lawn chair and the words, “Seattle Stormageddon 2016. We will rebuild.”

While the storm damage wasn’t nearly as bad as

the U.S. Secretary of Commerce who then became U.S. Ambassador to China, I was a public figure my entire career. Yet, I have been silenced through the years by the fears of what could happen to me, how I would be perceived by the public, my peers, future employers, my family and friends. Just imagine how many countless other women have suffered in silence, like me.

I am speaking out now because I am disgusted by the fact we continue to put up with such behavior and attitude towards women.

I am speaking out now because I am embarrassed that someone like Trump, can be so unapologetic, and all the while continue to be a presidential candidate who aspires to lead our country.

And I am speaking out now because I am saddened by the tolerance voters have for this man and his values.

He talks about how bad politicians are, but here is a man who is openly showing by example how much worse “his” kind of politician can be.

forecasted, tens of thousands of customers in the Seattle area lost power, as downed trees were reported across the region.

I bet those people were happy to be prepared with emergency supplies.

On Saturday, Oct. 15, emergency workers treated a 4-year-old boy with serious injuries and his father for minor injuries, after they were struck by a falling tree branch.

They were transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. I bet they were grateful for emergency responders being on alert.

Weather forecasters do the best they can with what they’ve got. Wouldn’t you rather be over prepared for a lack of a storm, than be unaware of the possibility of a storm and get caught off guard?

The weather will do what it wants, when it wants. The best technology cannot predict the forces of nature.

And look at it this way. Last weekend was a test run.

So what? You now have food and water for at least three days, lots of candles, a battery-operated or hand-cranked flashlight and radio, and possibly a backup generator.

Appreciate the fact that you are now prepared for the rest of winter in western Washington. 

It is plain gut-wrenching to watch this drama unfold. I had to say something. I couldn’t sit on the sidelines anymore. I can’t believe I am witnessing an apparent societal attitude that this type of behavior is tolerated or even condoned. We have come too far. It should never be tolerated.

Period.

The women who have stepped forward now are courageous. I can understand why after hearing Trump deny how he treated women, they, too, could no longer sit on the sidelines. My guess is that they spoke out because they believe, like I do, in a better America. One that values all its people. One that is intolerant of racial, social or gender injustice. One that embraces love, unity and the strength of diversity. One that does not promote or tolerate fear, harassment, lies, anger and hate.

I refuse to be victimized anymore. This cycle simply must stop. And it won’t until we stand up, men and women, and talk about it. Sure, if you have never suffered at the hand of sexual harassment, it is easy

enough to dismiss. It is easy to belittle, give excuses for, ignore, gloss over or move on.

We can play the blame game. “They just want fame.” “They probably asked for it.”

“They should have said no.”

But shouldn’t we really blame society?

For all those women who have walked in my shoes, I can tell you, it has a lifechanging impact on the way you view society, you think twice about how you dress, how you act and how you look, your relationships in and out of the workplace.

Imagine living your life in a self-imposed prison, lest you draw another unwanted comment, grab or grope.

Trump or not, long after this election cycle ends, we will have at least one actionable takeaway. We must end this tolerance of sexual harassment together and stand up for our values and beliefs. It takes dialogue.

It takes changing attitudes. It takes action.

It’s our responsibility to make sure every person feels safe, valued and respected in this great nation we call our home. 

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OCTOBER 22 – OCTOBER 28, 2016

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Filmmaker faces the scary past in “Unbroken Glass”

By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

Filmmaker Dinesh Sabu

Filmmaker Dinesh Sabu, director of the autobiographical documentary “Unbroken Glass,” was born in Baton Rouge, La., to an Indian family. He moved to Shreveport after losing both of his parents within a very short time.

He later moved to Albuquerque, N.M., and then, to Chicago, for his college studies.

“I think moving around a lot, combined with losing my parents, had the effect of making my siblings and I very, very close,”

Sabu mused. “Not only did we have this trauma that we all shared, we often didn’t know a lot of people either. Also, the places we lived didn’t have the largest, closest-knit, Indian communities to begin with, so my siblings and I began to rely on each other for a lot.”

He admired Akira Kurosawa as a teenager, and went on to study the work of the great Italian neorealists, including Vittorio De Sica, director of the classic “Bicycle Thieves” and others. But the job he held the summer before college set him definitively on the path to filmmaking. Working at a small, short-lived independent cinema in Albuquerque, he watched “Stevie,” directed by Steve James. This documentary study of a very troubled young man, facing a long prison sentence for a horrible crime, blew him away with its humanity encoded within this strong craft.

Sabu describes documentary film as “a way to combine

VARGAS from 1 Vargas elaborated on the complexity of migration and population changes within the United States, and used his own story to challenge the audience to look at undocumented immigration as a human rights issue.

“Immigration is not a black and white issue for many of us, it never is and it never was,” he said. “The human stories insist on the very complexity and the opportunity and the necessity to disrupt the narrative in which people think of immigrants.”

Vargas, a filmmaker and Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist, centers his work on the changing American identity. The native of the Philippines openly shared his status as an undocumented immigrant, and has been working through two media organizations he founded — Define American and #EmergingUS, the first media company to be founded and run by an undocumented immigrant — to help create a new narrative.

“In this country, it is now culturally unacceptable to be anti-gay, but it’s totally acceptable, if not welcome, to be antiimmigrant,” Vargas said. “You can actually win the White House for it. So, how do we change the culture around people understanding immigration?”

Vargas creates a space to answer these questions in Define American and #EmergingUW. He uses his multimedia platforms to create a culture change by sharing stories that challenged the narrative, like the story of Sophie Cruz, a 5-year-old who famously ran up to Pope Francis in the middle of a parade to deliver her message of political and social change.

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cinematic storytelling [methods] to ask sociological questions, often times very necessary sociological questions.” Working on a documentary featuring his own family, however, produced many uphill battles.

His parents had been dead for nearly 20 years when he began filming. He had only the stories from family members and photographs with which to recreate them. He envisioned a fairly dry narrative featuring family memories, and he did not imagine being in front of the camera much. Both of those suppositions would turn topsyturvy as he worked.

“The biggest challenges involved confronting the trauma of these events, and challenging the silence around them,” including his mother’s suicide, Sabu related. “It was hard to continually have to revisit these things. Looking back, I wonder if a part of myself knew that that’s where the film was going, and that

event.

“This was inspired by President Ana Mari Cauce’s vision, and it was also inspired by all of you,” said David Eaton, Vice Provost and Dean of UW Graduate School, addressing the audience at the beginning of the event.

Shortly after Cauce was named the university’s interim president, the Race & Equity Initiative was born. Since the spring of 2015, the initiative was put in place to help address personal biases that often go unchecked — in this case the power of words.

Vargas launched a campaign addressing that very issue. #WordsMatter challenges media outlets to reframe the culturally accepted rhetoric by not referring to any person as “illegal,” and creating spaces without such harsh labels.

He feels most comfortable creating that space through his work as a filmmaker and journalist. In some of his groundbreaking work, such as “Documented” — a 2013 documentary feature chronicling his experience as an undocumented immigrant — and “White People” — a 2015 documentary that aired on MTV highlighting what it means to be white in America — Vargas asks and tries to answer some telling questions of America’s views on immigration.

“The questions never end and in some ways, the questions are more important than the answers,” he said. “The questions we ask shape the answer. So in many ways, being a journalist was my justification for existing and my way of making sense of my adoptive home.”

Vargas came to America when he was 12 years old. His mother dropped him off at an airport in the Philippines and a coyote — a person who assists in smuggling individuals across borders often at a high cost — helped Vargas get to Mountain View, Calif. His

this was a way to force myself to finally confront and deal with a lot of these issues.”

Involving his siblings in the project, and dredging up what they remembered, what they knew, and what they had spent decades avoiding, proved quite taxing at times, Sabu admitted.

At least once or twice, he found himself in front of his own camera, answering questions from family about his own intentions. He reacted to this, in part, by injecting concerns over his own mental health into the film, adding, to the trauma of loss, concerns about whether the same demons might consume him.

Working through the painful past did put some strain on his family relationships, according to Sabu. But once they understood what he was trying to do, that he was not trying to show disrespect to anyone, they accepted the project. Sabu described this as a necessary part of the film, both for the depiction of him hitting, then

grandparents cared for him until he entered college, where he pursued his passion for storytelling.

Vargas was introduced to journalism in high school and built his career through college by working for the San Francisco Chronicle.

“As a journalist and a filmmaker, this is the space — I know how to create change in this space,” Vargas said. “Storytelling is at the heart of what I do. I believe that storytelling

working through, a boundary; and for the mistakes that he made along his way, and how he made them right within his family.

Sabu looks forward to the film being watched by a wide audience, for the first time. Describing some small feedback screenings, he remarked, “I’m struck by how much people relate to elements in the film. I hope that part of my story touches on some universal themes: family, loss, questions about where you came from.”  “Unbroken Glass” plays its world premiere on Saturday, Oct. 22nd, at noon, at Renton’s Carco Theatre, 1717 Maple Valley Hwy, in Renton, as part of the Seattle South Asian Film Festival. For more information, visit ssaff. tasveer.org/2016/schedule.

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— we tell stories because we get to tell people this is more complex than black or white.”

“We tell stories to create spaces for empathy,” he continued. “And I would argue that by and large, the American public does not understand what this issue is or what it means to people like us.”  Alexis can be reached at info@nwasianweekly.com.

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Predictions and advice for the week of October 22–October 28

By Sun Lee Chang Rat — Are you having a hard time separating fact from fiction? Your instincts are on to something, which is yet to be revealed.

Dragon — Don’t put yourself in the position of having to backtrack. Start by offering only as much as you are willing to give.

Monkey — Put a mild embarrassment behind you and focus on what is before you now. You have the opportunity to erase any residual effects from it.

Ox — Nervous about an upcoming test? Ease your worries considerably by doing some advance preparation.

Snake — While being in the middle of the action seems inviting from afar, the actual glare of the spotlight could convince you otherwise.

Rooster — Much enjoyment awaits you this week in the area of the arts. Adding a little color is just what you have been needing.

Horse — There is more to maintain than just the obvious details. Often the ones away from view hold the entire thing together.

Dog — Be ready to move quickly as favorable conditions open up for you. You will know when the moment is right.

Goat — A pleasant experience is elevated by being able to share it with a loved one. Bring someone who has been on your mind lately.

Pig — Joining a new scene could be a little intimidating at first, but you will soon find other like-minded friends.

Tiger — Want a different result the next time around? Increase your chance of success by coming up with an easy-to-follow plan.

Rabbit — The trip might have been a little rocky at the beginning. However, the rest should be much more manageable.

What’s your animal sign?

Rat 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008 Ox 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009 Tiger 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 Rabbit 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011 Dragon 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012 Snake 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013 Horse 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014 Goat 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 Monkey 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 Rooster 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005 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.

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The third and final installment of the Bruce Lee series take a deeper look into the personal life of Lee. The displays reveal a very mindful individual who was detailed in preparation to make sure that he could achieve his goals.

The exhibit includes a social media component. Focusing on the daily life of Lee, a portion of the social media aspect asks visitors to review their own lives and asks how they segment their daily lives. People can share their daily schedules with their friends via social media. 

phones are subject to the two recalls. Samsung also recalled about 200,000 phones in China and about half a million phones in South Korea.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said there were 96 reports of batteries in Note 7 phones overheating in the country, including 23 new reports since the first recall announcement last month.

The company received 13 reports of burns and 47 reports of property damages associated with the phones.

“Consumers should immediately stop using and power down all Galaxy Note 7 devices, including Note 7 devices received as replacements in the previous recall,” the agency said.

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JIA JIA from 1 classification to “vulnerable.”

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature cited conservation efforts that helped the wild panda population jump to 1,864 in 2014 from 1,596 in 2004.

However, the Chinese government rejected the group’s decision, saying the panda’s status was no less serious because its natural habitats have been splintered by human and natural causes.

Jia Jia, who celebrated her birthday in August, had shown signs of poor health in her old age, including high blood pressure and arthritis, which required regular medication. Over the past two weeks, her condition had worsened significantly, with her weight falling as she stopped eating.

“This is a day we knew would eventually come, but it is nevertheless a sad day for everyone at the park, especially for the park’s keepers who took care of her over the years,” Ocean Park’s chairman, Leo Kung, said in the statement.

Three other pandas still live at Ocean Park — 30-year-old An An, and Ying Ying and Le Le, both 11. 

THAI KING from 5 regent in such a situation.

“His Highness’s only wish is to not let the people experience confusion or worry about the service of the land or even the ascension to the throne because this issue has the constitution, the royal laws and royal traditions to dictate it,” Prayuth said in his message broadcast on television.

The 64-year-old crown prince implores everyone to help each other get through the grief first before thinking of his ascension to the throne, Prayuth said.

“Once merit-making and the cremation has passed ...then it should be the right time to proceed. This procedure should not impact the work plan or any steps,” he said.

No date has been set for the cremation, which in royal families is usually months if not years later. Officials have suggested it would be at least a year. Buddhist funeral ceremonies have already begun at the Grand Palace complex in Bangkok’s historic center where Bhumibol’s body is kept in an ornate hall for the royal family members to pay respects. The hall will be opened to the public on Oct. 28.

Analysts say the question of succession is important because the late king had been the unifying glue that had held Thailand’s often fractious politics together, and diffused tensions during crises when the dominant military was pitted against the civil society. While the institution of monarchy is generally revered and respected in Thailand, it is more so because of Bhumibol’s popularity that no other royal member commands.

“His death means that the Thai political system must find an alternative focal point around which to unite the country’s

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The botched recall raised questions about Samsung’s initial analysis of the Note 7 phone’s problems. At first, Samsung said a minor manufacturing error in the batteries for the Note 7 was causing the phones to overheat.

The problem with the replacements is still unclear. Experts say Samsung may have rushed to conclude the Note 7’s problem was a battery issue and it may take a long time to find the real cause.

Seeking to retain customers, Samsung is giving an incentive of a $100 credit to Note 7 owners who switch to another Samsung phone.

The Note 7 device was one of the most expensive smartphones in the market with all the latest technologies from Samsung, including the ability to unlock the phone by scanning a user’s iris. It was sold for between $850 and $890.  factionalized population,” said Tom Pepinsky, a Southeast Asia expert at Cornell University.

For ordinary Thais, succession was not particularly top on their minds for now as they were consumed by grief at the loss of a man many saw as their father and a demigod.

Tens of thousands of people are thronging at the palace complex to pay their last respects to a beloved monarch who dominated the memories of generations of Thais. Authorities have allowed people to enter the complex for a limited time, and only to sign condolence books in another hall.

Bhumibol’s death after 70 years on the throne was a momentous event in Thailand, where the monarch has been glorified as an anchor for a fractious society that for decades has been turned on its head by frequent coups. Over the past 10 years, Thailand has suffered particularly intense political turmoil pitting arch-royalists against those seeking a redistribution of economic and political power, allied with Thaksin Shinawatra, a populist prime minister ousted in a 2006 coup.

But in recent years, Bhumibol had suffered from a variety of illnesses and seemed far removed from the upheavals of Thai politics, including the 2014 coup that brought current prime minister, an army general, to power.

A one-year mourning period for the government has been declared together with a 30-day moratorium on state and official events. But no substantial demands have been made of the private sector.

The government has only urged people to refrain from organizing entertainment events for a month, apparently mindful of the need to ensure that the sputtering economy, which relies heavily on tourism, does not suffer too much. 

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LEE from 4 will release Nov. 11, is so new that there are only two North American theaters (one in New York, one in Los Angeles) that will be able to project it as crafted.

Other theaters will screen different versions.

For the film’s New York Film Festival debut, festival goers were transferred across the street from Lincoln Center to a multiplex that was specifically outfitted for the premiere. Lee didn’t try to hide his nerves.

“I’ve done this a lot but you can see I’m nervous,” Lee said before the screening.

“I feel like I’m exposed to the high-frame rate, 3-D, high-resolution camera. I can sort of feel for our actors.”

The effect of the format is a hyperrealness that can look, despite its clarity, like video. Backgrounds are so visible that they can appear artificial, while the closeness with the actors can create an unfiltered intimacy. The cast (led by

British newcomer Joe Alwyn as the title character, along with Garrett Hedlund, Kristen Stewart, Steve Martin, Chris Tucker and Vin Diesel) performs largely without makeup.

“There’s nothing more we’re craving for than studying each other’s faces,” Lee said. “They deserve this kind of look.”

Lynn’s previous film, “The Life of Pi,” became a global blockbuster ($609 million worldwide at the box office) that left audiences marveling at his use of 3-D. “Billy Lynn” is also unusual in that it’s part war film, part character study — not the kind of movie usually outfitted with digital wizardry.

Instead, Lee employs the technology in pursuit of an immersive first personlike point-of-view, contrasting Lynn’s travels through a football stadium with flashbacks to battle. It’s a satirical commentary on the divide between real warfare and hollow patriotism at home.

It’s a big bet for Sony, although the film’s budget of $40 million is relatively small

34 YEARS

for high frame rate cinema. by studio standards.

“I found clarity is very soothing,” Lee said of the Though Lee (“The Ice Storm,” “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon”) is images. “Our eyes do want it.”  one of the most respected and lauded filmmakers in Hollywood, initial reactions to his latest work weren’t especially positive. Critics in the crowd were decisively against the high frame Solution rate. In a brief Q&A following the film, the cast (which was seeing the film for the first time) also appeared unsure of how to react to the new format.

“After the movie stopped, after we saw the credits, everyone was just kind of like a deer in headlights, just shocked by the experience the technology allows you,” said Diesel.

Lee appeared to realize the film would require an adjustment for audiences.

He pleaded for patience: “It’s new to our eyes,” he said after the screening.

Lee said he, too, needed to relearn directing and how he coached actors to accommodate the format. But he argued that “Billy Lynn” is only the beginning

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about others’ mistakes, I gain new knowledge and tips not only for my business, but solutions for friends and myself.

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News enhances civil engagement

So it’s natural that my children have always been interested in the community, and curious about people they read in newspapers.

I never needed to nag them to get involved or vote. And I credit their curious minds to their news-reading habits.

Other research has found that people who read the news are better conversationalists. If you don’t know what to talk about with friends or strangers, current events make for good topics.

If you select news sources with credibility and objectivity, you are also someone who values the truth.

You learn how to distinguish fact from fiction, biased and unbiased reporting — that’s how you develop a critical mind. This is not achievable in days. You have to consume news on a daily basis for years to acquire critical-thinking skills. There are no shortcuts.

News for entertainment

Many news stories entertain me.

I enjoy reading soft news — finding out things to do and how to connect with remarkable people and events.

It’s delightful to read about people I know, what they do, and how they get to where they are. I am thrilled and proud of their achievements.

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Bad news

News slows down aging

Studies have also suggested that seniors who read news have a 17 percent lesser chance of developing Alzheimer’s. When you read news, it often triggers some responses, including memories and strong emotions from the brain. Any mental stimulation can slow down

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the aging brain. Anytime you learn something new, it helps the brain.

News for inspiration

Newspapers are my daily source of inspiration. I learn to be resilient when I read about someone who bounced back from

extreme adversity. When hearing of misfortunes, I remind myself to give back and to support other human beings.

Newspapers are rich sources of creativity. I copy other people’s ideas, modify them, and add my personal touches. When I read

People complain about bad news.

It causes some to feel depressed and many have said, “Enough is enough. I don’t want to read about bad news anymore.”

My advice is don’t believe everything you read on the internet.

And choose reputable sources like the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and L.A. Times. I believe news organizations that still have a print presence, are the most reliable.

I don’t read everything. I read about Russia’s attacks in Syria to get the big picture. But I don’t need to know the details and the cruelty involved in how the Russians kill. I don’t need to know about Trump’s foolish and insulting words and actions towards women. I already know about his character. Why waste time on him? And reading

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about the inhuman torture and suffering of the war victims will affect my sleep.

I grativate toward more positive stories and choose to stay away from the negative.

I can’t live without news, it’s my daily medicine. Here is a summary of the benefits of news: 1. News can be used as an educational tool for youth.

2. Reading news helps you to develop an open and critical mind.

3. Reading news helps you to learn something new every day, and slow down aging.

4. Reading news helps you to distinguish truth from falsehoods.

5. Reading news can enhance your creativity.

6. Reading news gives you leads to connect with remarkable people and events.

7. Reading news is a source of inspiration, knowledge, and finding solutions.

8. Reading news helps you to improve your storytelling techniques.

9. Reading news helps you to improve your language skills 10. Reading news helps you to be a great conversationalist.  Assunta can be reached at assunta@nwasianweekly.com.

Fascinating past

Joan Seko, the original owner, said the building used to be the Tokyo Club, a gambling house owned by a Japanese gangster who had returned to Japan before they took over the property. Her father-in-law bought the building and invited her late husband Roy and her to run the restaurant.

The Sekos not only celebrated their wedding reception at the restaurant on Bush Garden’s first day of business in 1957, they also lived on the third floor for 10 years.

She credited Roy’s father for cutting holes on the floor in the tatami room, so American diners could hang their legs and not have to sit Japanese-style.

Seko was also proud that in the 1970s, Bush Garden and 11 other prominent restaurants, including Canlis and Ivar’s, gathered together to start their own credit cards, since American Express charged way too much.

Besides being the largest Japanese restaurant in the 1960s, housing 450 guests with 40 tatami rooms on the two floors, Seko said it was also the first restaurant in the country to have karaoke in the 1970s.

Seko planned to write a book about all the interesting characters in the restaurant, including Japanese war brides who worked as waitresses. Seko said the war brides didn’t mind wearing kimonos while serving customers, because they were used to wearing them.

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has been working seven days a week since he took over the restaurant in 1997. “I am happy that he can take a break. It’s time. It’s 24/7 for us. People are happy that the bar will remain open. ([n a way], Bush Garden still continues, we are not gone completely. We will still serve some food, like appetizers, in the bar.”

Although Karen said she doesn’t think much about the future, “everyone is getting old,” she said. If she can make the bar profitable, she will keep it going.

“This place is like a home to many,” said Sadata. “They come and meet people. It’s like a family.” She and Masa, as she calls him, actually met at Bush Garden, while they were both employees working under the original owners, the Sekos.

“Some people have been dining here regularly, and they have asked where they are going to go (from now on).” She cited examples of long-time customers who dined at Bush Garden every Saturday. The late political guru Ruth Woo used to have a regular spot at the restaurant, wheeling and dealing with influential politicians.

Hostesses recalled that Sen. Maria Cantwell, and former governors Mike Lowry and Gary Locke, used to visit the restaurant. The late Bob Santos, a community leader and activist, was a regular karaoke performer, packing the bar every Tuesday with friends, for decades.

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Bush Garden's bar

Bush Garden's karaoke stage

Hard to compete

“I want to enhance the property.”

While the Northwest Asian Weekly was there, Suzee Vishop, a former bar hostess, sat at the bar and employee Shirley Jorgensen, reminisced about the past — especially how beautiful the restaurant once was, the excitement of the Lion Club’s members during its annual Las Vegas night, customers wearing their special kimonos, and sounds of karaoke. What precious memories! 

Seko said she feels sad that the restaurant is closing.

“We have to go with the modern times. We can’t preserve everything. And the building isn’t a historical site.”

However, she is happy the Sadatas will keep the bar open.

Seko said Karen likes to socialize.

In the old days, Seko recalled how Bush gave tours to school kids and treats like candy and fortune cookies. “When they went home, they would tell their parents, ‘I want to eat at Bush Garden,’” she said. “So the parents would bring their kids to eat, and when their kids grew up, those kids would bring their kids in.”

But people stopped coming when fast food became popular in the 1980s, Seko said.

Despite being the only Japanese restaurant on Maynard Ave. S., the only one with free parking and reasonably-priced food, it couldn’t compete with six other restaurants and a café on the same street. Bush hasn’t updated its dark interior décor in 20 years. Meanwhile, the new, trendy, brightly-lit Japanese restaurants with modern designs, continue to develop and prosper outside of the International District and on the Eastside.

Bush Garden bar hours: 5 p.m.–1:30 a.m. daily.

Assunta can be reached at assunta@nwasianweekly.com.

The new owner

Solterra, a real estate development company, bought the property in January. President James Wong said, “Having been raised in Beacon Hill and the Seattle area, I am happy to support the community and Bush Garden. Whatever we can do. If lowering the rent can help keep the bar open and be profitable, we are happy to help out. We are committed to the vibrancy of the community.” Wong said he has always dreamed about having an office in the ID. Recently, he remodeled the second floor of the Bush building and now has a good sized office. He has also renovated the warehouse next door, part of the 120-square-foot by 60-square-foot property.

It’s now ready to rent out as office space. As to the future plans of the Bush property, Wong said without giving any specifics,

OCTOBER 27 MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD

Be sure to pick up next week’s special Election Issue of the Northwest Asian Weekly.

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34 YEARS

OCTOBER 22 – OCTOBER 28, 2016

CONGRATULATIONS to Northwest Asian Weekly for winning 13 awards at the 129th Annual Washington Newspaper Publishers Association (WNPA) Convention in Wenatchee on October 14.

FIRST PLACE

“Hookah Controversy” “Patsy O’Connell knows a bit about diversity”

BY PEGGY CHAPMAN & ASSUNTA NG

“A-POP!”

“HONORING DONNIE CHIN”

BY VIVIAN NGUYEN

BY GEORGE LIU

“Susumu Ito: A wonderful life.”

THIRD PLACE

BY JASON CRUZ

BY ZACHARIAH BRYAN

“Wrong path — Missed deadlines by developer creates difficulties for Othello project.”

SECOND PLACE

BY JASON CRUZ

“Blessed with two fathers - Thank you, Dads!”

BY ASSUNTA NG

“Donnie Chin, ID community protector, slain — Police continue search for killer.”

BY JASON CRUZ

“Young girl’s old suitcase teaches world children about Holocaust.”

“Slants? Is the name offensive?”

BY VIVIAN NGUYEN

BY STACY NGUYEN & EMIRI AOKI

“No More Whispers: Doris Jeong raises awareness about little people in our community.”

“Horses are crowd-pleasers in the ID… Equines get more attention than the police officers!”

BY NINA HUANG

“Chinese President Xi left…

— But the real gains still resonate for Seattle.”

BY ASSUNTA NG

BY ASSUNTA NG

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