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Jayapal and Walkinshaw: Progressive Democrats battle for a seat in Congress
NO LONGER A MAJORITY WHITE CITY Two-thirds of Bellevue’s population comes from Asia. More steps to come as the city beefs up its connection with its diverse community. » see 4
ASIAN SECRET SAUCE Brady Walkinshaw
By Arlene Kiyomi Dennistoun NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The race for the 7th congressional seat pitting Brady Walkinshaw against Pramila Jayapal is heating up, as the general election on Nov. 8 inches closer. As dirty, mudslinging political battles go, this race is pretty tame.
Pramila Jayapal
Walkinshaw continues to point out that Jayapal doesn’t live in the 7th district, most of her campaign funds come from outside of Washington, and she was busy fundraising in New York during the state senate’s vote on the budget this session. Jayapal said Walkinshaw couldn’t even get his district to endorse him nor win in his district during the primaries.
The Northwest Asian Weekly spoke to both candidates recently. Aside from their gender and age difference (Walkinshaw is about 20 years younger), a noticeable difference is their approach to getting the job done. Jayapal talks about building movements, and Walkinshaw
Hundreds of S. Koreans to sue Samsung on Galaxy Note 7 recall
By Youkyung Lee AP TECHNOLOGY WRITER SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of South Korean Galaxy Note 7 smartphone owners were preparing to file a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics over the fire-prone device. Attorney Peter Young-Yeel Ko, head of the Harvest Law Firm said on Oct. 24 that 527
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consumers want Samsung to compensate them for the costs to visit shops to exchange their phones, for the hours they had to wait while transferring data and for psychological harm from using a hazardous product. His clients include a consumer who claims to have lost thousands of pictures from a family vacation see SAMSUNG on 12
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Once homeless, now a millionaire, real estate agent Thach Nguyen reveals his recipe for success. » see 5
GOT FISH BONES? Forget botox and expensive creams. Publisher Ng shares how she keeps up her good skin. » see 10
EDUCATOR vs. LAWMAKER The hotly contested race for Superintendent of Public Instruction
Erin Jones
Rep. Chris Reykdal
By Arlene Kiyomi Dennistoun NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY
experience as an educator and an administrator. Rep. Chris Reykdal brings 13 years of experience in budget and public administration, including five years as a lawmaker. The superintendent race is important because the choice impacts everyone in the state with a
Voters in the Nov. 8 election must choose between two highly qualified candidates for the state’s top educator — Superintendent of Public Instruction. Erin Jones brings the weight of 25 years’ By Stacy Nguyen NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY “In terms of having had cancer, that really — it gives you a sense of, ‘Look, I fought cancer before I was even a 1-year-old, as a newborn, and [I fought it] again later as a kid.’ That gives you a sense of —
see SUPERINTENDENT on 15 you never know what life is going to bring. You never know what is going to happen tomorrow.” Cyrus Habib, 35, a member of the Washington state Senate and the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of Washington, is a three-time cancer survivor. First see HABIB on 14
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