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Help, advice, and new friends for women refugees By Laura Ohata Northwest Asian Weekly
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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
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Building spaces Cathy Niu: Helping people obtain and programs more wealth
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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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State Supreme Court, Diane Narasaki, Executive Director, Asian Counseling and Referral Service, Pramila Jayapal, Immigrant’s Rights Activist; Founder of One America, and Dr. Ratna Roy, Founder of Urvashi Dance company, Professor and faculty member for Performing Arts at the Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA.
the Puget Sound region. Exhibit booths were available for the purpose of information exchange, processing, and answering questions.
Gala for El Centro de la Raza
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When Seattle meets China
From left: Habib Habib, Bellevue Mayor Claudia Balducci, Dr. Ratna Roy, Diane Narasaki, Pramila Jayapal, Congressman Adam Smith, Judge Ketu Shah and Debadutta Dash
Washington State and India Trade Relations Action Committee (WASITRAC), hosted “Gandhi Jayanti”, the 145th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on Thursday October 2nd, 2014. Mahatma Gandhi was born on the crossroads of our history and gave the country, India, its freedom from one hundred years of British rule and a purposeful direction. Keeping Mahatma Gandhi’s principles in mind, WASITRAC organized the Fourth Annual Building Bridges Reception at The Westin Hotel in Bellevue on October 2nd. The event honored Justice Mary Yu, Washington
Ming Zhang, MulvannyG2 president, addresses Seattle community
In partnership with MG2, the China Chamber sponsored a reception which offered opportunities for Chinese developers and investors to connect with consultants, city officials, real estate brokers, and other professionals who can help guide them through the development process in
From left: Judge Kimi Kondo, Director of El Centro de la Raza Estela Ortega, and Judge Mary Yu
Diane Narasaki (left) and Lisa Daugaard
“Building the Beloved” had a community gala on Saturday, September 27, at the Washington State Convention Center. The event raised over $345,000 for El Centro de la Raza’s programs and services. Approximately 1,000 people attended. Asian Counseling and Referral Center’s executive director Diane Narasaki, Lisa Daugaard, and Daniel Kogita were presented with the Roberto Felipe Maestas Legacy Award at the event. Washington State Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu presented a scholarship for students. Each of the students received $1,000.
■ briefly Mini City Hall anniversary
Wednesday, October 22, Mini City Hall will mark its 20th anniversary at Crossroads Shopping Center in Bellevue with a celebration beginning at 3 p.m. Mini City Hall assists the community in a variety of ways, including language services, housing referrals and human service needs. But what sets it apart
from more traditional government offices is its location and its welcoming atmosphere, said Barb Tuininga, a city employee who has managed Mini City Hall for 17 years. She said the satellite city office was created to reach residents who ordinarily would have little connection with city government.
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Nobel: two rival nations, one message of peace By Katy Daigle Associated Press
NEW DELHI (AP) — One is Muslim, the other Hindu. One a Pakistani, the other Indian. One a school girl just starting out in life, the other a man with decades of experience. Despite their many differences, 17-yearold Malala Yousafzai and 60-year-old Kailash Satyarthi will be forever linked — co-winners of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, honored for risking their lives for the rights of children to education and to lives free of abuse. Their selection was widely acclaimed, their heroism undeniable. But something more was at work here: In awarding the prize Friday, the Nobel Committee also sent a blunt message to the rival nations of India and Pakistan that if two of their citizens can work for a common goal, their governments too could do better in finding common ground. The two nations have almost defined themselves by their staunch opposition to one another. They became enemies almost instantly upon gaining independence in 1947 from imperial Britain, and have since fought three full-scale wars over various issues, including competing claims to the
Malala Yousafzai (left) and Kailash Satyarthi
Himalayan region of Kashmir that sits between them. Just this week, their troops have hurled mortar shells and firing guns at one another across the Kashmir border, with civilian casualties in double digits. The Nobel Committee’s chairman, Jagland, acknowledged Thorbjoern his panel gave the prize to Yousafzai and Satyarthi partly to nudge the two countries together, though he cautioned that the impact of the award should not be overestimated. “You can see that there is a lot of extremism coming from this part of the {see NOBEL PRIZE cont’d on page 14}
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US nurse with Ebola says she’s ‘doing well’ By Emily Schmall and Nomaan Merchant Associated Press
DALLAS (AP) — A nurse who became infected with Ebola while treating the first patient diagnosed in the U.S. said Tuesday that she was “‘doing well,” while the World Health Organization projected that West Africa could see up to 10,000 new infections a week within two months. Nurse Nina Pham was among about 70 staff members at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital who cared for Thomas Eric Duncan, according to medical records. The 26-year-old nurse was in the Liberian man’s room often, from the day he was placed in intensive care until the day before he died last week. “‘I’m doing well and want to thank everyone for their kind wishes and prayers,” Pham said in a statement issued by the hospital, which said doctors were hopeful that she would recover. She and other health care workers wore protective gear, including gowns, gloves, masks and face shields — and sometimes full-body suits — when caring for Duncan, but she became the first person to contract the disease within the United States. Duncan died Wednesday. Pham understood the risks and tried to reassure her family that she would be safe, according to a family friend.
Nina Pham
When Pham’s mother learned her daughter was caring for Duncan, Pham told her: “‘Don’t worry about me,” Christina Tran told The Associated Press on Monday. Pham went to the hospital Friday night after finding she had a fever. The health organization’s assistant director-general, Dr. Bruce Aylward, gave the infection projection during a news {see EBOLA cont’d on page 16}
Scholar detained on charge of troublemaking
AP Wire Service
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese scholar and rights advocate who founded an influential non-governmental think tank has been detained on the criminal charge of provoking troubles, his lawyer said Sunday. Guo Yushan is the latest of dozens of people who have been detained at a time when Hong Kong protesters are demanding universal suffrage in elections for the top
official of the semiautonomous territory. Earlier this month, Beijing detained the dissident poet Wang Zang and seven others ahead of a poetry reading planned in Beijing to support the Hong Kong protesters. At least 40 people in Beijing and another dozen elsewhere in mainland China have been held for supporting the protesters, {see TROUBLEMAKING cont’d on page 15}
China sentences 2 to death for cult-related murder AP Wire Service
BEIJING (AP) — Two members of a Chinese cult group were sentenced to death and another to life imprisonment for beating a woman to death in a McDonald’s outlet after they unsuccessfully tried to recruit her into their “all-powerful spirit’’ cult. The Yantai Intermediate People’s Court in the eastern Chinese province of
Shandong announced the verdicts against Zhang Fan, 29; her father Zhang Lidong, 55; Lu Yingchun, 39, and two others, weeks after holding the trial. The other two — a younger sister of Zhang Fan and a female friend of Zhang Lidong — were jailed to 10 and seven years respectively. {see CULT-RELATED MURDER cont’d on page 15}
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ceiling WHERE: China Harbor Restaurant, 2040 Westlake Ave. N., Seattle WHEN: 6-9 p.m. COST: $75-$90 SPONSORSHIP: $750/ individual table of 10, $950/corporate table of 10 RSVP: 206-223-0623, rsvp@nwasianweekly.com WHAT: The Market Street Singers’ Annual Rummage Sale WHERE: St. Luke’s Church, corner of NW 57th St. and 22nd Av. N.W. WHEN: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. INFO: marketstreetsingers.org WHAT: 3rd Annual Living Well Health Fair WHERE: Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church, 3301 24th Ave. S., Seattle WHEN: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. COST: Free INFO: nikkeiconcerns.org WHAT: Citizenship Day, a free legal workshop to help immigrants with their citizenship paperwork WHERE: Renton Technical College, Renton WHEN: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. INFO: 256-452-8403, pavan@weareoneamerica. org
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By Udita Arkalgud The Seattle Asian Art Museum (SAAM), on, Nov. 1, will see the museum transform into a festive carnival, as it hosts Diwali, the Indian festival of lights. Members of Junior Asha, a volunteerrun youth organization that raises funds and awareness about education for the underprivileged children in India, will be at the museum to help celebrate. The program, which begins at 10:30a.m., will have youth showcasing traditional and contemporary Indian costumes in a fashion show and a special song and dance performance. There
will be a craft activity inspired by the festival of lights, a chance for kids to try on traditional Indian attire, and have their palms decorated with henna designs. Visitors can also tour the exhibits and learn about other programs offered at the museum. This year marks the sixth of the partnership between Seattle Asian Art Museum and Junior Asha in this collaboration to celebrate the light-filled Indian holiday of Diwali. For more info, seattleartmuseum.org ashanet.org.
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■ WORLD news By Jingyu Zahng Northwest Asian Weekly It shouldn’t be confused with the traditional American square-dancing. Square dancing in open squares or other public spaces is a favorite pastime for middle-aged and retired women across China, who usually enjoy it in the evening, or sometimes much later into the night. It is a good way to keep fit and socialize. Whatever the dance routine, whether it’s waltzing, line-dancing, rock n’ roll style jiggling, or just free-style bumping and grinding, the dancers have at least two things in common: no one is usually aged much below 45, and the music is loud enough to blow out an eardrum. They are called the Dancing Dama (“ senior ladies”). And their passion is for the Guang Chang Wu, which is roughly translated as the “Public Square Dance.” You can often witness a square dance in China. It has long been considered a form of healthy exercise and is a way for senior
Let’s dance! Chinese Square Dancing
Dancing Damas
ladies to have fun and socialize. The Dancing Damas have danced in
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Sunset Park, the Place du Louvre and even other European landmarks. There
is no doubt that the Dancing Damas have become popular. However, the culture and legal issues are quite different here in the United States. These ladies do affect other people’s lives, but there exists a big gap between Western and Asian culture, and there seems to be a resistance in the United States. When the Chinese Dancing Damas dance performed in New York City, they danced since early hours, making a lot of noise. Some of the public could not stand the amount of noise and are were really upset with the performance, and even called the police to restrain them. Every coin has two sides. Such dancing, however innocent, can disturb public peace. We have seen incidents on the Internet where conflicts broke out between residents who could no longer bear the noise. What is a general global opinion of the square dance? Much more positive than ours here in the United States. For example, a dance in the {see SQUARE DANCING cont’d on page 18}
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has carried on into his adult life. “I got into bicycling because it’s a great way to travel through the neighborhood … riding around with friends, going through the woods, finding trails, making trails,”
Rainbow said. Rainbow couldn’t remember when he first started fixing bicycles. It’s something he’s always had an interest in and a natural talent for. But it all came home for him
when he met a master wheel builder. “He spoke so fluently about the complexity of the wheel, the need for {see RAINBOW cont’d on page 19}
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Benjamin Rainbow
The first memory Benjamin Rainbow has of bicycling is when he was five or six. The cottonwoods were blooming and he was cruising on his bike with bullhorn-shaped handlebars, floating cotton whipping past him like he was in the Millennium Falcon going warp speed. “I was like Luke Skywalker and Han Solo and Chewbacca all put together,” he joked. Rainbow, who is half Thai, now runs Back Alley Bike Repair, tucked away in the Nord Building alley in Pioneer Square, off of 1st Ave. and between Main and Jackson. All the things he loved about bicycling as a child, exploring the world around him and blasting through the space-time continuum,
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On this tennis court, a different kind of love game By Wayne Chan Northwest Asian Weekly
My weekly tennis matches with the guys was yesterday, and believe me, I was prepared. No, I hadn’t practiced my serves, my groundstrokes, or even my volleys. I wasn’t even trying to build up a psychological edge to overcome my weekly tennis opponents. Actually, my preparation had very little to do with playing tennis at all. Instead, most of my preparation involved coming up with friendly insults that I spew forth at the most opportune moment in the match. You see, as most guys know, whenever you get together with a bunch of married guys, particularly if the occasion involves sports and/or pizza and/or beer, the bulk of the evening is spent less on the stated activity itself and more on our ability to degrade each other in the most inventive ways possible. It helps that we all like each other. Our evenings usually entail the following series of steps: Play a point as best we can. Follow up the point with a witty insult, usually involving someone’s manhood, using repartee as visually descriptive as possible. Play another point. Follow the insult up with some creative way of linking your opponent’s poor play due to the lack of said manhood as described in step number two. Repeat process until someone is declared the winner. You may think it sounds like some misguided machismo by a group of middle-aged men just trying to escape daily life. I’d love to debate that point with you, but what can I
say? It’s probably true. But last night was different. Last night, since my wife Maya was travelling on business and my son Tyler was busy with an early evening class, I had no one to watch my other son and daughter, Ethan and Savannah. There wasn’t enough notice for me to find a babysitter. But instead of cancelling on the tennis group, I just decided to bring Ethan and Savannah with me. We have triplets. Ethan and Savannah are autistic. Tyler is a typical 16-year-old. Ethan and Savannah are two of the most good-natured and gentle kids you’ll ever come across. They love music, swimming, and usually go through the day with smiles on their faces. They certainly have their challenges, but the ability to love life isn’t one of them. I had taken Ethan and Savannah out before to see if they would like playing tennis. Neither one showed much
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interest. I suspect that has to do with the inherent need to be competitive when you’re playing tennis. As far as I can tell, neither Ethan nor Savannah have any impulse or need to beat someone else at anything. I knew that Ethan and Savannah would be just fine watching their dad play tennis for a couple of hours, just enjoying the cool evening breeze that evening. That night, our group played on three courts – four players on each court. I was playing on the middle court, and Ethan and Savannah were sitting one court away, near a fence, on some folding chairs I had brought for them. As I walked out on the court, as I sometimes do when I go into social situations where I’m trying to avoid any possible misunderstandings or mixed messages, I mentioned to one of the guys that Ethan and Savannah were my kids and they were autistic, so if they were to speak to them and they didn’t respond or didn’t respond appropriately, they would understand why. My friend smiled, looked at me and said, “Oh I know! Hi Savannah! Hi Ethan!” - easy enough. For the next hour, everything was routine. We all played our matches, and maybe there was a little let-up in the witty repartee seeing as there were impressionable minors on the court, but that was to be expected. It’s what came next that came as a surprise. Being a special needs family, the normal reaction when we’re in a social setting with people who don’t have any experience with it, is that they tend to show compassion and patience, but not much interaction. I can understand it – they don’t know exactly what they should do, so they tend to keep their distance. It’s almost a cordial indifference. {see TENNIS cont’d on page 14}
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It’s never too late (or early) By Truc Allen Northwest Asian Weekly
{see OUTDOORS cont’d on page 18}
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In my last article, I referenced Yuichiro Miura of Japan becoming the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest at 80 years old. Just over a year later, on July 11th, 2014, American born Ahsima Shiraishi became not only the second female to rock climb at the pinnacle of graded difficulty, but also the youngest at age 13. Coincidentally, the first woman to climb at the grade prior to Ashima was Tomoko Ogawa in 2012 of Japan. Stories like these don’t make headlines very often. But when they do, they set new milestones for what we can do at just about any age, as well as narrowing the excuses we can make to avoid trying new things. At 40 years young, I take accomplishments like that of Yuichiro and Ashima with a little aspiration and a bit of inspiration. I know at this point, climbing at the professional level is pretty unlikely; yet, it encourages me to not only try harder, but to never consider age as a limiter for trying something new. Starting a new outdoor activity at any age can be challenging. I You don’t have to be climbing for years to do this, but it helps. Forbidden Peak, Cascades National Park.
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A golfer’s $10 million gamble, a former Olympian is Iron, and new MMA league debuts By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly
The Korean American embraced the spotlight and the riches that came with it. The fame and notoriety would go away, but the financial security would ensure Kim a spot on the VIP list of every nightclub and steak house in every major city in the country. The financial issues are likely weighing heavy on AK, which is the reason he is probably MIA (“missing in action”) from the rest of the world. What would you do?
Who needs to golf when you can get $10 million?
Would you take $10 million to never work again? Sounds like an easy question. But if you are 29-year-old golfer Anthony Kim, there might not be a straightforward answer. In a recent Sports Illustrated article, it was revealed that Kim has an insurance policy that most of us could never obtain. He will be paid in excess of $10 million, tax-free, if he does not play competitive golf again. Known as “AK,” Kim has not played in a PGA tournament since 2012 due to injury. During that time, Kim has been a mythical recluse that comes and goes. He appears and disappears on a whim. Even though Kim has not “worked” in a couple years, he is not desperate for money, exemplified by his pricey bar tabs at trendy hot spots, highstakes private poker games, and lavish vacations. He even makes appearances at a golf course to play a casual round or hit some balls at the range. According to the terms of his insurance policy, Kim can retire from professional golf and collect on the hefty insurance payout. However, it would mean that Kim would never play competitively again. Not even 30, Kim would have to find another job or just live like he has for the past few years: on a permanent vacation. Kim has not talked to the public about his decision
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and his confidants have not given the press any clues as to what he may decide. Most of his friends have either lost touch or prefer not to reveal Kim’s whereabouts. (Non-disclosure agreements?) If Kim were to return to the PGA tour, he’d lose out on a guaranteed $10 million tax free (although there are rumblings that the $10 million could be significantly more than that). Certainly, Kim could return and win more than what is guaranteed in insurance. As reported by Sports Illustrated, Kim made $9.2 million from
2008 to 2010 on the PGA tour, plus an additional $6 million in sponsorship pay from Nike. On the other hand, there would be no guarantee that Kim would ever make that much if he were to return. There is the obvious concern that if he returns, loses the insurance policy guarantee, and gets injured again, he would lose out on so much more than if he just takes the money. It’s a hard choice for Kim, who burst on the scene at the 2008 Ryder Cup. His aggressive play made him an instant fan favorite and a player to watch on the tour.
In 2011, we wrote about how local Olympian Apolo Anton Ohno ran the New York Marathon. This year, the former twotime gold medalist at the Winter Olympics stepped up in endurance racing as he completed the famed Ironman Triathlon in Kona, Hawaii. The event, which tests the mental and physical endurance of its athletes, took place on Saturday, Oct. 11th. It starts with a 2.4-mile swim, then a 112mile bike (yes, 112 miles), and then a full marathon (26.2 miles for those not aware). Any of those events on its own is a healthy challenge for the most fit. The combination of all three tests the limits of one’s physical ability (and likely mental sanity). Training for the event takes many months and hours of training in all three disciplines. Ohno ran the Seattle Rock ‘n’ Roll Half-Marathon this past June in {see LAYUP DRILL cont’d on page 19}
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Six lion dance groups performed for Bruce Bruce Lee retrospective unifies Chinatown dancers
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It is rare to see so many Seattle lion dance groups perform simultaneously. However, it happened at the Wing Luke’s Bruce Lee exhibit’s grand opening on Oct. 4. Multiple lion groups might show up, but usually one after the other. The lion dance groups are notorious for rivalry in the community. In the name of the late Bruce Lee, the martial arts master cooperated that day. One black sheep tried to stir up an incident, but the others ignored him. One even went out of his way to shake the hands of his old rival. Now, that’s historical! The Lion Dance teams included: the Seattle Kung Fu Club, International Lion Dance and Martial Arts Team, Mak Fai Washington Kung Fu Club Lion Dance Team, Northwest Kung Fu and Fitness, Northwest Wushu Academy, and LQ Lion Dance Team
Billy Ray and Annette Sharp pose with Wing Luke Executive Director Beth Takekawa. They were the first to attend the exhibition. Ray and Sharp flew in from Kansas.
Shannon and Linda Lee present a red envelope to a dragon dancer
Within months, I visited two Bruce Lee exhibitions, one in Hong Kong in July and the other on Oct. 4, at Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum. For people who saw both, the reactions were similar. “Seattle’s is small,” said Perry Lee. Lee is a longtime Bruce Lee fan, who has collected items and donated them to both exhibits. “But you can’t compare the Seattle one with Hong Kong. Hong Kong has a $3 million budget.” Also, HK’s Bruce Lee exhibit space is filled with 600 items. The floor space is at least five times bigger than Seattle’s 1,023 sq ft, (with approximately 300 items). But what is unique about The Wing’s show is how it is interactive, innovative, creative, intimate… making visitors feel that Bruce was in their presence. The whole concept was brilliant, even though the Wing has a much smaller budget than the Hong Kong Heritage
Museum. In a three-day period (Oct. 3-5), it brought over 1700 visitors; and over 30 million hits on its social media campaign, mainly on impressions for people wearing Bruce’s iconic yellow jumpsuit. What is most interesting is the exhibit focuses on a crucial period of Bruce’s life--his teenage years growing up, from a single to a married man in Seattle. His Seattle experience gave him the confidence to achieve something big. He had the courage to leave Seattle and venture into Hollywood with his family without much support and finances. And he had drive, ambition, and vision, which propelled him forward on the path of stardom. His wife Linda Lee Caldwell said Bruce’s stay in Seattle was the happiest period in his life. Hence, Lee’s family has set sight on Seattle as the site for the future permanent Bruce Lee Museum.
Satya needs a public relations consultant
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella created controversy last week due to his comment that women should trust in karma for a raise and shouldn’t ask for better wages. This was said at the Women in Technology conference. Why did Satya say what he said? Three factors influenced his response. He was born and raised in India, where there can be a lot of disrespect for women. Some Asian cultural values don’t focus on self-expression. We are taught not to have opinions, but to conform to authorities and the elderly. We are raised not to impress, but to follow the rules. Some Asian cultures tend to shape us to be deep thinkers, rather than quick thinkers for social interaction. New in his CEO position, Satya is unequipped for multidimensional human and social issues. Satya needs some sensitivity and gender equality training. The CEO has all the resources to hire a public relations consultant to prep him when dealing with the public. He just needs to be surrounded by visionary mentors or advisers. The pay-equity issue was bound to come up, especially when “women in technology”
has become a hot topic. This is the second time he fouled in a public appearance. The last event was his keynote speech at the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, when a number of people had expressed disappointment for his lackluster delivery. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella he hiring an Is independent consultant to guide him before interviews and to give honest feedback afterwards? Who wants to say, “Boss, you are great, but not that great?” It would be better than using in-house staff as there might be struggles with conflict of interest. Even the most talented performers need help. Many articulate leaders are not born with the skills and mindset to persuade, but we can all adapt to be great communicators.
Farewell to the IndoChina Chinese Elderly Association
Kenneth Tao, president (center) with seniors at the last luncheon
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Seniors enjoying the last luncheon
After 30-plus years, the office for the Washington State IndoChina Chinese Elderly Association, which resided in the Bush Hotel in the ID, has closed its doors. One neighborhood senior heard the news and said, “I couldn’t sleep that night. We seniors will have one place less to go.” Seattle elders who have come here from all of Asia, not just China, appreciated their services. Every day, they came for discounted meals run by the Seattle Chinatown/International District Preservation Development Authority. Every week, members could be seen gathering for karaoke, game-playing, and even
celebrating birthdays. In its final days, the association was deciding how to spend its remaining money. $10,000 went to Kin On Health Care. The remaining funds went to two banquets at the House of Hong, to celebrate, realize, and appreciate all its members and supporters. For over three decades, the association relied on donations from the community. Ken Tao, the president, volunteered to run the association for over six years. At 78, he wanted to retire. And there was no one to step forward to take his place. It’s a sad and familiar story. Every party has to come to an end, according to a Chinese proverb.
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It’s 1:30 in the morning. My wife, asleep on the couch, saw headlights Frederick Su stream through the drapes. She looked out and saw someone near her car. “Fred,” she called out, “there’s somebody in our yard!” I rolled out of bed and grabbed the bag where my 9mm pistol was tucked. I saw a white truck enter our other driveway, where it is parked, headlights on. I opened the front door for a better look, putting my pistol bag atop a nearby table. The occupants of the truck made no movement. Finally, after several minutes, they left. We did not call 911, as there was no break-in. I didn’t draw my pistol and rack a round into the chamber, but I was ready. And it felt very comfortable to have that tool by my side. I’m a gun-rights guy. I learned early in life that when it comes to self-defense, there is no one who is going to be there to protect you 24/7, except yourself. But, if you’re rich like billionaire Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City, you can hire all the gun-toting security you want. For most of us, that is not an option. Gun-rights people have two popular sayings: (1) “When seconds count, the police are minutes away.” (2) “It’s better to have a gun and not need it and need a gun and not have it.” If you’re an abused woman and your former boyfriend/husband has threatened
to kill you, don’t treat his threats lightly. That restraining order is hardly bulletproof. Be proactive. Get training in safe and responsible gun handling, preferably from a professional. Apply for a concealed carry permit from your local police or sheriff, and carry. As Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the NRA, said in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook massacre, “The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” Just recently, Mark Vaughan, the COO of Vaughan Foods, in Moore, Okla., was the good guy with a gun who stopped that Islamic beheader in his tracks, thus preventing many more murders. Police rarely arrive in time to save lives. They will investigate the carnage though. The Left likes to paint the NRA as a white man’s organization, but nothing can be further from the truth. The NRA welcomes all races and ethnicities, women, and even gay people. Colin Noir is a young black man who speaks for the NRA. So does Chris Cheng, a gay Asian man who won the History Channel’s Top Shot reality show a couple of years ago. Many women are taking up arms for defense and hunting. One of the most courageous is Kimberly Weeks, a victim of sexual assault who had to plead for her life. Afterwards, she got a concealed carry permit. She has gone on the record to call out Michael Bloomberg’s hypocrisy. Bloomberg, surrounded by armed guards, is against guns for the hoi polloi. Washington will soon vote on two gun initiatives. There are a number of issues that concern most gun owners and the NRA about I-594, the universal background
By Friends of Little Saigon For Northwest Asian Weekly
The Chinatown/International District is taking back their neighborhood and educating the community about the impacts of food stamp fraud. As a vibrant commercial district it is not without any urban social issues – drug dealing, burglary, etc. Neighborhood business leaders and organizers work tirelessly to address safety issues at hand, specifically identifying Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) formerly known as food stamp fraud as one of the main sources of all these safety concerns. There exists a perception that food stamp fraud is a victimless crime. Yet, what people may not realize is that food stamp fraud attracts other forms of public safety concerns, and garners negative attention to the community. Little Saigon, Chinatown, and Japantown businesses and community activists are banding together to take action against the growing number of food stamp fraud cases in their neighborhood. Members of the taskforce include neighborhood business leaders, the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct, Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority, Friends of Little Saigon and many other organizations. The goal of the taskforce
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world. It is partly coming from the fact that young people don’t have a future. They don’t have education. They don’t have a job,” Jagland told The Associated Press. “We want to show that people in all religions can come together in a common cause.” The Indian winner immediately spoke about the potential to bridge old divides. About Malala, Satyarthi said: “I will invite her in a new fight for peace in our region.” He also said this year’s choice to award one person from each of the nuclear-armed neighbors in South Asia made “a great statement from the Nobel committee looking at the present scenarios between India and Pakistan.” This would not be the first time the Peace Prize has apparently engaged in this kind of political engineering. In 2009, the committee awarded Barack Obama after the U.S. president visited Middle Eastern nations estranged during the previous Bush administration. Fifteen years earlier, the award went to the trio of Yitzhak Rabin, Yasser Arafat and Shimon Peres after an apparent breakthrough in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, though it never led to a deal. And in 1996, the committee awarded Timorese Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo and José Ramos-Horta, which many believe was critical in the peaceful cessation of East Timor from Indonesia in 2001. “Often the committee tries to bring people in conflict together and see how they can build new bridges,” said Oslo-based Nobel historian Oeivind Stenersen. It “tries to find people seeking new ways and solutions in difficult conflicts,” he said. This year’s choice “makes sense because the committee has been able to combine a lot of themes, including a brotherhood between India and Pakistan. They have done this in a very clever way.” But others said it wasn’t likely to work. “It is tempting to see the Nobel Peace Prize announcement as a nuanced message to Pakistan and India to stop shelling each other across the border and start protecting children,” said London-based writer and human rights activist Salil Tripathi. “Whether that will sway the hardliners on both sides is of course a different question.” Independent Pakistani political analyst Hasan Askari Rizvi in Lahore said the nations’ animosity was so deeply rooted that “I don’t see any positive impact of the award on two societies,” especially while battles continued along the Kashmiri border. Still, the two countries have much in common — and much of what they have in common is not good. Both India and Pakistan today face serious challenges in lifting their people out of poverty, though each is beset by its own challenges in doing so. India, a bubbling democracy with a fast-growing economy, has been overwhelmed by the scale by which it needs to improve people’s lives, with a 1.2 billion population that is still growing. Pakistan, with a gross domestic product equal to just a quarter India’s stock exchange daily trade, is much further behind in generating power, building infrastructure and establishing security. It is also widely seen as being controlled by an entrenched and opaque military establishment often accused of cozying up to militant jihadists. And as was underscored by Friday’s award, child labor and abuse are widespread, and largely ignored, in both
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But in the middle of my match, as I got ready to serve, I looked over to the court next to me. I saw Ethan and Savannah on the court, holding racquets, with two of the guys standing behind them, clapping and cheering them on. “Go Ethan! Hit the ball! You can do it!” “Way to go, Savannah! Hit the ball!” Two of the other guys were across the net, with big smiles on their faces, just as eager to cheer the kids on. Ethan and Savannah, for their part, were laughing with glee and jumping up and down, not knowing exactly how to hit the ball, but happy all the same just to give it a try. Turning back to start our game again, I missed my serve, but that was the last thing I was thinking about at that point. Everyone on our court turned to what was happening, and they started cheering on Ethan and Savannah, too. I was watching a group of grown men cheer on kids they had never met before, giving up their time to play tennis to give these kids a chance to play – and they all relished every moment of it. Needless to say, I was more than just a little choked up. After the match, as I was all packed up and ready to go, I turned to the group and said, “Thanks guys, for doing that. I tried teaching them how to play tennis, but they never seemed interested. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate what you guys just did.” They smiled and said it was nothing. But they’re wrong. It wasn’t nothing. For me, what I saw last night – well, it just meant everything.
message to Pakistan and India to stop shelling each other across the border and start protecting children. Whether that will sway the hardliners on both sides is of course a different question.” — Salil Tripathi London-based writer and human rights activist
India and Pakistan. Satyarthi has been at the forefront of a global movement to end child slavery and exploitative child labor since 1980, and has led the rescue of tens of thousands of child slaves and developed a successful model for their education and rehabilitation. He has also survived several attempts on his life. Malala, who now lives with her family in the British city of Birmingham, was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in Pakistan for insisting that girls as well as boys have the right to an education. Surviving several operations with the help of British medical care, she continued both her activism and her studies. “The nature of the work is quiet, because it doesn’t involve any violence, any strident protests or noisy demonstrations,” said Ashis Nandy political psychologist and social theorist with the Delhi-based Center for the Study of Developing Society. “These children don’t have any vote, so it’s very difficult to politicize this issue.” In its early days, the peace prize was given for efforts to end or prevent armed conflicts. Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel said it should go to “the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.” The committee has interpreted those instructions differently over time, widening the concept of peace work to include efforts to improve human rights, fight poverty, clean up the environment — and, this year, to promote children’s rights. With the subtext, as well, of bringing India and Pakistan a bit closer together. “The Nobel Committee has shown a lot of imagination,” Nandy said. “I hope both sides see this as an opportunity to open up, though I’m afraid it will turn into the usual nationalist clap-trap.”
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Rat — Steer clear of those who hold you back. The fewer the obstacles, the faster and farther you will be able to go.
Dragon — To the extent that you control your own schedule, try to group things together that make the best use of your time.
Monkey — Is there a little mischievous streak running through you today? Some harmless fun here and there works as long as you stay out of trouble.
Ox — You are not a big fan of surprises, but there are exceptions. Every once in a while, a pleasant turn is most welcome.
Snake — Do you feel like a friend of yours is keeping score or tallying things they shouldn’t? Perhaps you have misjudged the true nature of your relationship.
Rooster — Why spin a tale for someone else’s benefit? It takes far less work and energy on your part if you just tell the truth.
Tiger — Before you get too carried away, it’s a good idea to check in with someone whose perspective is one that you value and respect.
Horse — Don’t be shy about coming to the defense of someone you care about, especially if you know that they would do the same for you.
Dog — Do you have a craving that just won’t go away? It might help to indulge in some small way, for the longer you resist, the more you will probably want it.
Rabbit — Are you hoping someone will figure out how you really feel? Stop the guesswork and just tell them.
Goat — Have you overcommitted yourself for the next few weeks? As hard as it may be, it is fine to turn down an invitation or two.
Pig — As much as you want to skip to the end, you should take interim steps to avoid issues later on.
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 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.
{TROUBLEMAKING cont’d from page 4} including posting pictures and messages online showing solidarity and planning to travel to Hong Kong to join them, according to human rights group Amnesty International. Many have been detained on the suspicion of provoking troubles — a vague charge that critics say has been increasingly used to suppress dissidents, activists, and outspoken critics of the government, as Beijing tries to avoid speech or state subversion charges that are more {NIU cont’d from page 1} and a wider audience in the society. In the past seven years, she has won the 2012 Chinese top ten annual innovation of the year award, 2012 Best Innovation Award, 2013 Brand of Women Innovation Award and the Chinese Education Innovation Women award” When she came to study in the United States in 1979, she majored in business at the University of Washington. Her thesis was based on a book that describes how an employee manages to become a millionaire with only a monthly income of only $2,000. At that time, such level of wealth was much more difficult to achieve. She volunteered at a bank in US and then ended up working at the bank before graduation. Three years later, her personal assets increased to over one million from $5,000 dollars. She believes half of family income should be investment and financial research. In 2005, Niu returned to China and began to promote financial education. She felt housewives were a group of people who especially lack any kind of financial knowledge. She believes that the smallest unit of society is the family and women play an important role in managing their families’ financial issues. Every person has
likely to draw international condemnation. It is unclear if Guo’s detention is directly related to the Hong Kong protests, as Guo was not known to have made any public comments in support of the pro-democracy movement. His lawyer Li Jin said she has yet to meet with Guo at a Beijing detention center and that it wasn’t immediately clear on what basis police charged Guo. Guo co-founded the Transition Institute to research China’s social and economic issues, but Beijing’s
an obligation to enhance their ability to help more people who need help. In tragic events like the earthquake in SiChuan province, the first thought from everyone should be that our compatriots are suffering such a tragedy and that we should immediately take actions to help them. People who live nearby the center of the event should support people working on the front-line. We can lead the whole nations’ resources and human-power to support the people who need help as soon as possible. It’s difficult to make any direct contribution to the society if you only live on your monthly salary. However, as long as there is enough income, you still manage to fulfill the your obligation by paying taxes for national construction. If there are more caring person who can donate, the nation would not need to take out a lot of fund from people’s retirement, education and health care. If everyone has an ability to self-sustain, it will be much easier for the government to do more good for the people who are in more desperate need of help. Cathy Niu decided to stay in China. She believes that helping 100 families to become millionaires is much more meaningful than helping one business owner to become a billionaire. With that idea in mind, she established the Golden Sun Company. The company currently has more than 3,000 franchise stores in over 100 cities in China.
authorities, citing lack of proper registration, shut down the think tank last year. In 2012, Guo was instrumental in helping the blind activist Chen Guangcheng travel to Beijing after Chen escaped from house arrest in an eastern Chinese village. While in Beijing, Chen sought shelter in the U.S. Embassy, and Hillary Rodham Clinton, then the U.S. secretary of state, managed to negotiate for him to go to the United States to study law.
The court said the five people and a 12-year-old, who was tried separately, murdered the woman one evening in May after she refused to give them her number so they could recruit new members for their “all-powerful spirit’’ cult. The cult claims Jesus has been resurrected as a Chinese woman. Zhang Fan and Lu called the victim “an evil spirit’’ and a “demon’’ before the group beat her with a chair, mops and kicked and trampled on her with leather shoes, the court said.
The group also forbade anyone in the fast food restaurant from intervening, the court said, calling the murder “extremely cruel.’’ Zhang Fan and her father Zhang Lidong both received the death sentence, while Lu got life imprisonment and was the only one who protested the verdict in the courtroom. China’s supreme court must review and approve all death sentences handed out by trial courts. Both Zhangs and Lu also were convicted of using the cult to sabotage the law. The three told the court that they acted in selfdefense after they were attacked by the “demon’s supernatural powers.’’
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{SU cont’d from page 13} check initiative. Handgun sales and transfers will go through the Department of Licensing, which is back door gun registration. The NRA claims that transfers are not clearly defined, and that you would be breaking the law by lending your gun at the range to a stranger to shoot. In short, it’s a “Make more laws, make more criminals” type of legislation. How would you enforce such a law? A similar law passed in Colorado. During the Boulder floods, gunowning flood victims moved their guns to friends’ houses, breaking the new law. Wisely, the county prosecutor chose {EBOLA cont’d from page 4} conference in Geneva and confirmed the death rate in the current outbreak has risen to 70 percent. Previously, the WHO had estimated the Ebola mortality rate at around 50 percent. If the world’s response to the crisis isn’t stepped up within 60 days, “‘a lot more people will die,” Aylward said. Meanwhile in Berlin, a U.N. medical worker infected with Ebola in Liberia died. The 56-year-old man, whose name has not been released, died overnight of the infection, the St. Georg hospital in Leipzig announced Tuesday. Leipzig authorities said the man, who was from Sudan, would be cremated. Islam discourages cremation, but the city said it had no choice. “‘Ebola can remain infectious for weeks, so a normal burial is impossible,” city spokesman Matthias Hasberg said. The patient was kept in an isolation ward equipped with negative-pressure rooms that are hermetically sealed and
not to prosecute. I’d like to quote Jeff Cooper, Lieutenant Colonel USMC (Retired), founder of Gunsite Academy in Arizona. “Weapons are the tools of power. In the hands of the state, they can be tools of decency or tools of oppression, depending on the righteousness of that state. In the hands of criminals, they are the tools of evil. In the hands of the free and decent citizen, they should be the tools of liberty. Weapons compound man’s power to achieve whatever purpose he may have. They amplify the capabilities of both the good man and the bad, and to exactly the same degree, having no will of their own. Thus, we must regard them
as servants, not masters---and good servants of good men. Without them, man is diminished and his opportunities to fulfill his destiny are lessened. An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it.” Gun control supporters cannot discern the good person from the evil person. And that is the crux of the matter.
can only be accessed through airlocks. At least six staff cared for the man around the clock, going through as many as 30 pairs of surgical gloves an hour and up to 100 protective suits a day, Minde said. Pham’s parents live in Fort Worth, where they are part of a closely-knit, deeply religious community of Vietnamese Catholics. Members of their church held a special Mass for her Monday. At the hospital, she received a plasma transfusion from a doctor who beat the virus. Jeremy Blume, a spokesman for the nonprofit medical mission group Samaritan’s Purse, confirmed that the plasma donation came from Kent Brantly, the first American to return to the U.S. from Liberia to be treated for Ebola. Brantly received an experimental treatment and fought off the virus, and has donated blood to three others, including Pham. Brantly said in a recent speech that he also offered his blood for Duncan, but that their blood types didn’t match. Since Pham tested positive for Ebola, public-health
authorities have intensified their monitoring of other hospital workers who cared for Duncan. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden said he would not be surprised if more fall ill because Ebola patients become more contagious as the disease progresses. Frieden has said a breach of protocol led to the nurse’s infection, but officials are not sure what went wrong. Pham has not been able to point to any specific breach. Among the things the CDC will investigate is how the workers took off protective gear, because removing it incorrectly can lead to contamination. Investigators will also look at dialysis and intubation — the insertion of a breathing tube in a patient’s airway. Both procedures have the potential to spread the virus.
Frederick Su is a life member of the NRA and author of the novel An American Sin, about an Asian American and Vietnam. www.bytewrite.com.
Schmall reported from Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press writers Mike Stobbe in New York, Martha Mendoza, Maud Beelman and Alex Sanz in Dallas and Tammy Webber in Chicago also contributed to this report.
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{SHAH cont’d from page 1} “My father would move for better economic opportunities and so my younger sister and our parents were very close because often we did not know many people when we moved. Every few years, we would return to India for the summer to spend time with my grandparents and extended family. Our family was very big in India, so I remember those summers fondly playing with my cousins, playing cards with my grandparents, and going to the local markets for food and shopping. I played soccer … so I always made friends quickly because of that. “ Shah went to high school in Anchorage, then attended Whitman College. After graduating, he took a year off and went to India to work with his uncles in business and then
{FOOD STAMPS cont’d from page 13} this information to a broader audience – local businesses, patrons, and visitors. The uniqueness of this campaign goes beyond its multi-lingual approach; it is a great example of a grass roots effort driven by individual members of the
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went to law school at the University of Minnesota. Shah moved to Seattle because he wanted to be on the West Coast and had friends and colleagues here. Seattle also appealed to him because of its diverse culture (and being near water and mountains). He met his wife Monica here. She was also the daughter of immigrants from India, and born and raised in Seattle (not Minnesota). Shah and Monica have two daughters, 14 and 11. When asked what has been the most rewarding serving as judge for King County, he responded: “… it is a court where we handle 215,000 cases a year, both civil and criminal, and have communities from all over the world appear for the first time. We are often the first experience of the judicial system by many people. And on the Eastside, Bellevue has a 40 percent immigrant
community wanting to cultivate a sense of ownership in their neighborhood. The info graphic illustrates four basic ways to detect food stamp fraud. You can help prevent crime by visiting www. friendsoflittlesaigon.org and educate your neighbors about fraud and crime prevention for a safe and healthy neighborhood. Together let’s stamp out fraud!
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population and so being able to serve this community is especially rewarding.” He also believes that it is important, for a first experience in court, that a face that is similar can make the process less frightening. Aside from the rewards, being a judge certainly has its quirks. According to Shah, “I have been called ‘Your Lordship’ … by someone who came from a British court system in Nigeria, and I have also been cursed at in court by other folks.” “…Both ends of the spectrum.” Peggy Chapman can be reached at info@nwasianweekly. com.
KING COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ADVERTISEMENT King County is requesting Proposals from qualified firms interested in providing engineering services in the design and implementation of projects related to reclaimed water and wastewater energy optimization and recovery. The Request for Proposals, all addenda and current document holder’s list are available on the internet at http://www.kingcounty.gov/ procurement. The County will not mail, ship or fax RFPs and addenda. Interested firms must register with the County at time of download and ensure that a valid contact email address is given. Notification of addenda will be sent to the registered email address. Failure to register will result in the Proposer not being notified of any addenda, which may result in rejection of the proposal. The County may award up to (1) contract with a maximum price of $1,500,000. The contract will have an initial period of performance of one (1) year. The County reserves the right to amend the contract duration in one (1) year increments up to a maximum of three (3) years, if funds remain. Contract Title: Resource Recovery Support and Analysis for the Wastewater Treatment Division Number: E00339E14 Proposals due: November 4, 2014 Time: 5:00 p.m. Pre-proposal Meeting: October 23, 2014 Time: 3:00 p.m. Location: Room 4C, King Street Center fourth floor, 201 S. Jackson Street, Seattle WA) SUMMARY OF WORK: The Consultant will provide engineering, energy assessments and audits, capital and program sustainability support and analysis, climate change review and response, environmental, public outreach, marketing, facilitation, and economic and financial services for planning, design, development and implementation of projects related to King County’s reclaimed water program and for the reuse of secondary effluent. SUBCONSULTANT OPPORTUNITIES: Provided for informational purposes only, following are subconsulting opportunities that may be available on this Contract: Reclaimed Water Support; Civil/Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation and Control, Energy Engineering, and Sustainability Planning and Design. SCS UTILIZATION REQUIREMENTS: The Consultant shall ensure that at least 15% of the Total Price for all executed Work Orders, as amended, shall be performed by King County Certified SCS Firms over the life of the Contract. Evaluation points for meeting and/ or exceeding the SCS utilization requirements will be provided to each Proposer responding to this requirement. King County will not evaluate the proposal and will not execute a contract with a Proposer who does not commit to meet at least the SCS utilization requirement as stated above. QUESTIONS: Questions concerning this solicitation should be directed to Gib Myers, Contract Specialist at 206-263-9323 or Gib. Meyers@kingcounty.gov, TTY Relay: 711. The Proposer may be requested to submit the question in writing. No verbal answers by County personnel will be binding on the County. This information is available in alternate formats for individuals with disabilities upon advance request by calling 206-263-9400, TTY Relay: 711.
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OCTOBER 18 – OCTOBER 24, 2014 {SQUARE DANCING cont’d from page 8} capital of Romania-Bucharest, a group which is called “Red Dragon” would start dancing every night at 6:30 in the northeast suburb of the city. They not only brought a lot of fun to the neighborhood, but also attracted more local people who can engage in the dancing. Chinese square dancing has had a difficult time surviving outside China. The key is how to resolve conflict between two
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{REFUGEES cont’d from page 1} Kathleen O’Toole. “This program offers a unique opportunity for Seattle police officers to listen to, mentor, and learn from refugee women who can be powerful voices for their families and communities.” The first group of 20 refugees is currently going through the program, which pairs them up with female mentors from the Seattle Police Department. “I never talked to a police officer faceto-face,” says Kumti Timsinal, also of Bhutan. “We never would have dreamed of talking to the police. We feel really good that we got this once-in-a-lifetime chance,” says Timsinal with a smile. On October 11th, participants in the program visited the 911 Call Center at the Seattle Police Department with their mentors. There, they learned that the 911 Call Center provides assistance in 150 languages from around the world. If someone doesn’t speak English, they call 911 and say, “Nepali,” “Chinese,” or “Hindi,” and the appropriate translator will process the emergency. Participants also learned how to recognize the signs of human trafficking, and how to get help for victims. According to Seattle Police Detective Merry O’Cleery, her past interactions with refugees involved only emergency situations. “This time it was to get to know the women as individuals,” says O’Cleary. A detective and former member of the Hostage Negotiations Team, O’Cleary saw more than her fair share of grit on the streets. Yet, the Refugee Women’s Institute allows her to show her softer side. “Now, I feel comfortable going into the community. They have seen pictures of my cats, and I have seen pictures of their kids,” said O’Cleary. “This has been a starting point. This is our fourth
week…I have their phone numbers, and they have mine. We are building an ongoing relationship with them and their families.” If the aim of the Refugee Women’s Institute is to create positive relationships, then it is already beginning to work. “The officers have become very protective of their mentees,” said Sahar Fathi, Policy, Programs & Strategy Lead at the City of Seattle Office of Immigrant & Refugee Affairs. “Since the program began, one of the mentees became homeless,” says Sahal. “Two of the police mentors check in on her regularly to make sure that she is okay.” The program also teaches women how to access city subsidies available during difficult times. “Creative and effective programs like the Refugee Women’s Institute will only strengthen Seattle’s reputation as a leader in refugee and immigrant integration and create an environment that welcomes the participation and engagement of refugees and immigrants in all areas of civic life,” said Seattle Mayor Ed Murray. The refugees and police officers laughed with one another. “You can’t help but open your heart to the courage and wisdom these women bring from their life experiences,” says Detective O’Cleary. “It is so extreme, what they went through. I lived in a foreign country as a child. What they went through, the fact that they still have this joy…It makes you step back and examine your own attitude and outlook about life.” When participants complete the Refugee Women’s Institute program, they will share their knowledge and new-found friends with their communities, making it easier for police to help them in a time of need. Laura Ohata can be reached at info@ nwasianweekly.com.
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remember my first time climbing and anxiously looking at the rope that was attached to my harness and following it up the improbable expanse to the top of the cliff. I remember asking myself “What have I gotten myself into?” The 21st century has made getting into a new outdoor activity so much more transparent. In 1991, I have no idea how my friends and I made it as far as we did without suffering any serious injuries. The web was pretty young to get any kind of information and we’d be lucky enough to know someone that knew someone that was related to someone who knew enough to give us some basic tips. Technology today has brought thousands, if not millions of articles, blogs, and videos to reference. With that said, whether you’re planning on going at it alone, taking a class, or heading out on a trip with a certified guide, make sure your information is legitimate. If you’re fortunate enough to have a locally owned, long-standing and trusted outdoor gear store in your town, they may be one
different cultures. We hope our compatriots planning to go and live abroad learn to respect a local way of life and tradition. French media recently published an article that showed that we need to have a more complacent attitude when it comes to “dancing in the square.” It should not be considered an alternative culture, but rather, appreciated as an element of contemporary Chinese culture. Jingyu Zahng can be reached at info@ nwasianweekly.com.
of the best options available. Local shops usually mean local guys that know the areas best, what gear you need, as well as having leads to accredited guides or services to ensure you enjoy your experience. A piece of advice I always like to give people when starting out is to take it slow. Don’t get into things too fast. That’s not only how accidents happen, but you can hurt yourself by overworking your body. I’d say one of my biggest faults, as it pertains to the outdoors , is that I get so excited about the physical rewards that I end up doing more than my body can handle. This usually results in injuries that leave me “grounded” for a week or more. I think the best thing about getting outside isn’t the fact that it’s good for you, or that people statistically live longer and happier, or any of that hippie-get-in-touchwith-nature stuff, it’s the fact that there are a 100+ ways to enjoy the outdoors and not everyone shares the exact some reasons as to why they do it. It’s as unique as the way each person sees the world. Truc Allen can be reached at info@ nwasianweekly.com.
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India-based mixed martial arts organization, Super Fight League, made its first appearance in the United States with a show in Tacoma, Wash. at the Emerald Queen Casino on Oct. 4th. The company’s founder, Raj Kundra, promised that there would be more events in the future. But the night started off with some concern. In the first
match of the evening, the two fighters leaned up against the cage. Unfortunately, someone did not lock the cage door and the fighters fell out of the cage. The fight was stopped as one of the fighters hit the concrete hard. This may not be the best way to start an event. Despite the “equipment malfunction,” which was the official reason for the stoppage of the fight, it was a success filled with matches from budding fighters wishing to make a name in the sport. One of these fighters was 35-yearold Cheryl Chan. The Canadian from Surrey, British Columbia, known as “Kid Chaos,” was fighting above her natural weight class. More comfortable fighting at 105 pounds, Chan was fighting in the 125 pound division. She dominated her much taller opponent (Chan is listed at 5’4”, while her opponent towered over her at 5’11”). Chan was able to control her opponent and opened up a gash on her head. She eventually earned a submission with a choke.
The victory was Chan’s very first professional win in her fourth try. She was previously 6-2 as an amateur. Although many of the fighters are not on par with the caliber of MMA fighters in the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC), it was an entertaining night. Kundra, the league’s founder, is an ex-cricket team owner and his wife, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, who also works for the organization, is a former Bollywood star. The two hope to succeed with this league in the United States. Established in 2012, it has had 34 events in India and continues to build support. He partnered with a local Tacoma, Washingtonbased promotion company to get his start, so the hope is that more people watch the fights here.
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Jandhyala was chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering at UW. His term as chair was coming to an end and Jandhyala had a choice: continue being chair or go back to his research. “Just as that happened, I got a ping from the Provost saying ‘... there’s another opportunity you might be interested in,” and basically that’s how (getting the position) started...it was just perfect timing,” he said. The position was very interesting to Jandhyala so he decided to go for it. The Vice Provost job duty used to be the Executive Director of the Center of Commercialization at UW, which handles issues such as Intellectual Property and startups, among others. Now, the new role is broader than being the executive director. The Vice Provost is looking at “how as the university can we innovate in areas of working with industry, working internationally, new modes of education, especially where we can get students to look outward, more problem solving rather than analysis,” he said. Jandhyala wants students from different departments, such as law or medicine, to look at societal problems and work together. With four months under his belt, Jandhyala said he’s been reaching out to different departments on campus, such as the school of medicine, the law school, and the UW-Bothell campus. “Everyone is being receptive to work together so that’s really great,” he said. There are also plans that are part of the “innovation agenda” that will be put into play over the next few years, which will be planning out building spaces and programs. Jandhyala said there is nothing tangible to show right now, but that’s because these programs need time to grow. Jandhyala is one of nine people being honored on Oct. 18 at the Diversity at the Top dinner. He said he was surprised but honored to be chosen. “Honestly, I don’t feel the glass ceiling here at UW, which is a great thing,” he said. “I think UW is a very egalitarian place, which is great.” Education, focus, dedication to work, networking are all factors Jandhyala said people need if they want to be in top positions. “Do what comes naturally to you and do it to your best ability...don’t be too humble or behind the scenes,” he said. Jandhyala received his masters and doctorate degrees from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the late 90s. He has also received many honors including the Inventor Award from NASA in 2008 and Outstanding Research Advisor Award from from the Department of Electrical Engineering at UW in 2004. In his spare time, Jandhyala spends his time with his two sons and his two cats, and also plays squash, a sport he has enjoyed playing for about 25 years.
tension and building it so slowly and calmly. It gave me this zen-like state of mind about it,” Rainbow said. Running his own small business, Rainbow is able to bring his own fun and personable style to work. Wearing a baseball cap with the Rainier logo on it, a hoodie, jeans and his trademark mustache, he seems more like an old friend than a business owner. Likewise, customers coming in and out of the shop will trade fist bumps, jokes, and good conversation with Rainbow. “We don’t want to water down the wine,” he said of his customer service style. He described how he is comfortable with running a small business and having a close-knit, word-of-mouth clientele. Really, he said, it’s a style that was passed down from his mother, who is Thai. While growing up in Minneapolis, she ran a salon out of their house, using two chairs and a dunk tank. All the neighbors knew who she was, and once a year she would host a luncheon for all of her customers and friends using the tips that she collected. Her small business grew to be such a fixture that she received a Good Neighbor award from the mayor. Rainbow’s mother had moved from Thailand after the Vietnam War with his father. At the time, she was a court translator and a small business owner, and he was a U.S. attorney. Here in America, she passed on her values of hard work to Rainbow, who as a kid mowed lawns for people in the neighborhood and shined shoes. He also learned what made her mother’s business so special. “People will get behind someone who has even a little bit of confidence. (You learn) how to take the lead in a community,” he said. When Rainbow moved to Seattle eight years ago, partly because of a job transfer but also to play in bands, he integrated himself into the local bicycle culture. He managed JRA Bike Shop’s Pioneer Square location before eventually buying it out and starting Back Alley Bike Repair. But more than just fixing bikes, Rainbow is involved in the Seattle bike culture. On Monday, he was at the press conference for the opening of Seattle’s first bikeshare program, Pronto. He said that Seattle had taken one step further to becoming the most bike friendly city in the U.S. “One of my goals with this thing is, within a window of time, we should make Seattle the most bicycle friendly city in the U.S. Not just second or third, but first,” Rainbow said. He did note that it was quite a mountain to climb. Literally. Being a city built on seven hills, and with rain and clouds conquering the city more months than not, it can be a challenge to make bicycling accessible and fun for everybody. Still, Seattle has made a lot of progress throughout the years, from the Burke-Gilman trail and greenways to bike lanes and cycle tracks. In the end, Rainbow is not just the guy who fixes bikes.
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1 hour and 36 minutes. Ohno used it as a “training run” in preparation for Kona this month. It’s interesting that Ohno has been such an endurance athlete when the Olympic sport he is known for was short track speedskating. For all of his hard work, Ohno finished in 9 hours, 52 minutes, and 27 seconds. It will be interesting to see what’s next for the Federal Way native.
He’s a fixture in the community, he’s a cheerleader for infrastructure, he’s the guy you can high-five and jam out to music with -- and he’s willing to go warp speed with you on another bicycle adventure. “Helping to encourage people to take the next step, I think, is something this shop has been able to do: Unlock the hesitant cyclist, unleash the hesitant cyclist,” Rainbow said. “Seattle is a beautiful city and beautiful cities are best seen by bike.” Zachariah Bryan can be reached at info@nwasianweekly. com.
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