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VOL 33 NO 43 OCTOBER 18 – OCTOBER 24, 2014
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32 YEARS YOUR VOICE
Help, advice, and new friends for women refugees By Laura Ohata Northwest Asian Weekly
Photo by Laura Ohata/NWAW
All over the world, refugees flee their countries in fear of torture and death, often at the hands of governmental authorities. When they arrive in the United States life poses new challenges. During an emergency, many refugees hesitate to call 911 because they lack Englishlanguage skills. Even as victims of crime, they may fear of working with the emergency personnel…especially if they are women. “I was afraid to call,” says Hem Adhikara, a Bhutanese refugee, speaking through an interpreter. As the primary caregiver of her aging mother-in-law, she worried that she wouldn’t be able to get help in a crisis. “I didn’t know when or how to call. I didn’t know what facts I needed.” To better serve the refugee population, the City of Seattle and the Seattle Police Department developed the Refugee Women’s Institute, an eight-week leadershiptraining program designed to build mutual trust and understanding between immigrant communities and law enforcement officers. “For community policing to succeed, officers need to practice genuine engagement with various communities,” says Seattle Police Chief {see REFUGEES cont’d on page 18}
Participants listen to a lecture at the Refugee Women’s Institute
Don’t wind up in court!
Diversity at the top
Advice from Judge Ketu Shah
Building spaces Cathy Niu: Helping people obtain and programs more wealth
By Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly
By Jingyu Zahng Northwest Asian Weekly
Ketu Shah never imagined he would be a judge. He visualized himself as an engineer, and took the practical classes in school— physics and calculus—and then, since he didn’t have much interest, he took an interest in philosophy. Shah is the first Indian American judge to serve for the King County District Ketu Shah Court. He was born in St. Paul, Minn., and throughout his childhood, he was raised in the Tri-Cities, California, Alaska, and regularly visited India, where his parents are from (and moved from in the 1960s).
Dr. Vikram Jandhyala had everything fall into place at the right time. He is Vice Provost of Innovation at University of Washington (UW) and is the first Indian American to hold this position. Before becoming Vice Provost of Innovation,
With the economic development in China, the accumulation of people’s wealth is growing. However, personal financial education is relatively absent and weak, and there are a lot of the population facing practical financial problems, such as supporting their children’s education and parents’ living. Cathy Cathy Niu Niu, the founder of Golden Sun Financial Education, through her many years of study and practice, proposes many new methods and theory about financial education. She wants to share her financial theory with more families
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{see SHAH cont’d on page 17}
Dr. Vikram Jandhyala
By Daria Kroupoderava Northwest Asian Weekly
The Inside Story NAMES People in the news » P. 2
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COMMUNITY Riding strong » P. 8
SPORTS $10 million?! » P. 11
OPINION Food stamp fraud » P. 13
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