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BY LISA BAUMANN SEATTLE (AP) — In a Seattle mayoral race that will give the booming liberal city its first female mayor since the 1920s, former

InterIm: We are not anti-development

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By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

Flyer that sparked fear and controversy.

“How do we allow people who’ve lived here [in the International District] for generations to continue to live here and not worry about displacement? That’s the point InterIm CDA Director Pradeepta Upadhyay wants to get across.

InterIm approached the Northwest Asian Weekly last month, wanting to set the record straight — that it is against displacement, not progress or new development, and that its ultimate goal is to protect the community.

“If there is development, what’s the benefit to the community? Economic benefit?

Public safety benefits?” asked Upadhyay.

“The bottom line is, how do we protect this neighborhood?”

Upadhyay pointed to the recently passed Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) see INTERIM on 15

U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan has taken a strong early lead.

Ninety-one years after Seattle elected Bertha Knight Landes as mayor, early returns Tuesday showed Durkan had captured more see DURKAN on 16

Asian Americans win despite racist f liers

EDISON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Jerry Shi and Falguni Patel won seats on the school board in Edison.

The two were targeted by mailers that

read “Make Edison Great Again,” evoking President Donald Trump’s campaign see ANTI-IMMIGRANT on 12

Sikh wins after being called terrorist in f lyers ASSOCIATED PRESS

HOBOKEN, N.J. — Ravi Bhalla was elected mayor on Tuesday — becoming Hoboken’s first Sikh mayor.

Bhalla was labeled a terrorist in slanderous flyers left on car windshields on Nov. 3 — only days before the election.

In red letters above Bhalla’s photo, the flyers

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read, “Don’t let terrorism take over our town!”

The Indian American politician called the flyers troubling in a Twitter post.

Bhalla told supporters at a campaign event, “Now is the time we come together and see who we can work with to bring this city forward.”

Bhalla succeeds Dawn Zimmer, who decided not to seek a third term in office. ■

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■ NAMES IN THE NEWS ISRD announces candidates for annual election

LIHI Executive Director Sharon Lee (left)

Hirabayashi Place opening celebration

Seattle Goodwill CEO Daryl Campbell and wife Janel Johnson

Goodwill said it raised more than $520,000 at its annual Glitter Gala on Nov. 4. Close to 700 people attended this year’s event. Goodwill student, Keone Padilla, shared his incredible story. While in prison, Padilla attended jobreadiness classes, and support services upon re-entry — it helped him overcome his challenges, secure a job, and realize his own potential. ■

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Former director of Real Estate Development at InterIm, Ken Katahira, holds a lithograph of Gordon Hirabayashi. It was under Katahira’s leadership that InterIm was able to acquire the properties on which Hirabayashi Place is built.

Goodwill Glitter Gala Photos by Assunta Ng/NWAW

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The 2017 International Special Review District (ISRD) Board election will be held on Nov. 21, from 11 a.m.–6 p.m. at the Bush Hotel in the plaza-level meeting David Leong Kevin Man room.

Nominations closed on Oct. 24 and four candidates were nominated — David Leong and Kevin Man for Position 1, Russ Williams for Position 2, and Tom Cheng for Russ Williams Tom Cheng Position 4.

Leong is a business owner and kung fu and lion dance instructor with a 40-plus-year history in the neighborhood, Man is an employee of a development company based in the Chinatown-International District, Williams works for a general contracting firm, based out of Little Saigon, and Cheng is a member of the Bing Kung Family Association and an honorary adviser to the Chong Wa Benevolent Association board.

The ISRD Board was created in 1973 to preserve, protect, and enhance the cultural, economic, and historical qualities of the International District. The Board is made up of seven members — five elected by the Chinatown International District community and two appointed by the mayor. ■

anniversary.

Each year, LIHI provides affordable housing, urban rest stops, and supportive services to over 10,000 men, women, and children. ■

New energy efficient affordable housing proposed for 1253 S. Jackson St. by Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI). (Runberg Architecture Group)

The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) held its annual gala and auction on Nov. 3 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seattle.

The event, attended by more than 300 people, helped to raise $445,000 and it celebrated the organization’s 26th

The community joined InterImCDA in the opening celebration of Hirabayashi Place on Nov. 2. The building, on 442 South Main Street, is InterIm’s newest affordable housing development with 96 studio, 1-bedroom, and 2-bedroom apartments. Director Pradeepta Upadhyay told the Northwest Asian Weekly that 15 of those units were set aside for homeless families. The ground level is home to a childcare center run by El Centro De La Raza.

The development was named after Gordon Hirabayashi, who resisted Executive Order 9066. ■

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Volunteers help thousands at four-day free clinic

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By Jill Christensen NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY On the mainstage at KeyArena were over 750 dentists providing free dental work to more than a thousand patients each day, as the arena transformed from a concert venue and sports arena to a free pop-up clinic.

From Oct. 26-29, the Seattle/King County Clinic was held in the KeyArena at

the Seattle Center for its fourth year.

Run by volunteers in collaboration with the Seattle Center and multiple community organizations, this clinic offered free dental, vision, and medical care, for the uninsured, underinsured, underserved, and vulnerable populations.

Patients were not required to bring any form of identification or disclose any personal information. “We find that a lot of

people have insurance, but their insurance isn’t enough,” said Meredith Li-Vollmer, outreach lead for the clinic.

Last year, 47 percent of patients reported they did not have health insurance, according to the Seattle/King County Clinic 2016 Final Report.

Starting at 12:30 a.m., Fisher Pavilion opened for patients to wait in line until 5 a.m., when they could receive a ticket to be seen as a patient.

“Friday, I came here at night and waited till 5 o’clock in the morning, when they distributed the tickets and until 3 o’clock in the afternoon, I was here,” said Azjargal Burneebaatare, a patient originally from Mongolia. “But it’s okay because it’s only two or three days and I have no complaints… it’s such an excellent service.”

The clinic aims to help over a thousand people each day and last year, according to the 2016 Final Report, the clinic provided care to 4,492 patients, with the help of 3,947 volunteers.

“What I love about it is, I mean it kind of gives me the chills when I even talk about it, is how this is really a community-driven event,” Li-Vollmer said.

Besides the patients, everyone else at the clinic were volunteers, giving up their time to help provide healthcare to a vulnerable community of people.

“I think that’s pretty neat, the fact that we

can use our professional skills to actually help out the community...I think that’s probably what touches my heart the most is seeing the number of people who are so willing to give their time and just bend over backwards to really just do what they can,” said Annie Kwan, a dentist at a community health center who worked at the clinic.

When people came into the clinic, they were directed to a patient intake area, where nurses take their blood pressure, vital statistics, etc. From there, volunteers determined what services the patient needed.

“I think dental is the most in demand because a lot of people don’t have dental, even if they have insurance, it’s not covered,” Li-Vollmer said. “It’s hard to find low cost dental alternatives, where there are more options for medical services that are low cost.”

This year, there was something new — there were community health centers on site to provide information about other low cost health care alternatives.

“We are hoping that this provides people with a way to get the immediate care they need,” Li-Vollmer said.

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Asia now has more billionaires than the US

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For the first time in history, Asia is home to the highest number of billionaires in the world.

UBS wealth management and PwC private banking reported on Oct. 30 that the number of Asian billionaires rose by nearly one quarter in 2016 to 637 — a new Asian billionaire was created every two days. If the current pace continues, the total wealth of Asia’s billionaires will overtake that of U.S. billionaires in four years.

The report counted 563 billionaires in America and 342 in Europe. It found that while the United States no longer has the see BILLIONAIRES on 14

Joseph Tsai to purchase 49% of Brooklyn Nets

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP BASKETBALL WRITER

NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Joseph Tsai has agreed to purchase a 49 percent stake of the Brooklyn Nets from Mikhail Prokhorov, with the option to become controlling owner in four years, a person with knowledge of the

Couple given prison sentences in Hawaii fake Botox scheme

HONOLULU (AP) — A New York City couple was handed prison sentences after pleading guilty on charges of illegally injecting women in Honolulu with wrinklereducing drugs similar to Botox.

Bu Young Kim was sentenced to three see BOTOX on 13

details said on Oct. 27.

The franchise is being valued at $2.3 billion under terms of the agreement, the person told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because there were no public comments about the sale, which must be approved by the NBA’s Board of Governors.

Tsai is the co-founder and executive vice president of the Alibaba Group, a Chinese e-commerce company. Born in Taiwan, he is a graduate of Yale. He also owns the San Diego entry in the National Lacrosse League.

He’s the latest to pay a huge price for an NBA team. Tilman Fertitta paid a record $2.2 billion last month to purchase the see TSAI on 13

Honolulu officers plead not guilty in corruption case

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER ASSOCIATED PRESS

HONOLULU (AP) — A Honolulu police lieutenant, an officer and a retired major pleaded not guilty on Nov. 1 to charges alleging they helped former Chief Louis Kealoha and his deputy prosecutor wife frame a man.

Officer Minh Hung “Bobby” Nguyen and Lt. Derek Hahn are charged with conspiracy, obstruction and lying to a federal officer. Retired Maj. Gordon Shiraishi is charged with obstruction.

U.S. prosecutors allege the defendants helped frame a relative of the Kealohas with the theft of their mailbox to discredit him in a financial dispute. They were members of the department’s Criminal Intelligence

Unit.

The Kealohas and the officers in the unit staged the mailbox theft, edited surveillance video and falsely identified Katherine Kealoha’s uncle as the suspect, prosecutors said. In framing the uncle, they also allegedly falsified police reports, planted evidence and lied to investigators.

The Kealohas have previously pleaded not guilty. Katherine Kealoha is also accused of bilking thousands of dollars from banks, her uncle, her 98-year-old grandmother and two children whose trusts she oversaw.

Prosecutors say the couple spent the money on their lavish lifestyle — expenses such as luxury car payments, Elton John concert tickets, and a trip to Disneyland. see HAHN on 13

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Japan suspect in serial killing questioned by prosecutors TOKYO (AP) — Japanese investigators knocked on the door of a suspect’s apartment and asked him about a missing woman. “She is in here,” the man reportedly replied, pointing to a cooler box.

More chilling details emerged about Takahiro Shiraishi, 27, who police say confessed to killing and dismembering nine bodies found in his apartment. Shiraishi was handed over to prosecutors for further questioning.

Police arrested him on Oct. 31 after finding the bodies — eight females and one male — in coldstorage cases inside his apartment in Zama, a city southwest of the capital. Police say Shiraishi confessed he tried to hide evidence.

Police found the bodies, some covered with cat litter, while searching for the 23-year-old woman who had disappeared after exchanging Twitter messages, allegedly with Shiraishi. They are working to identify the victims.

The gruesome case captured widespread attention in a country known for public safety, topping news with reports that showed the building where the suspect lived in a small studio apartment.

Media reports quoted investigative sources as saying Shiraishi started killing as soon as he moved into his apartment in late August. His first victim was another

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woman whom he got in touch with via Twitter, offering to assist her suicide wish, then killing her boyfriend to silence him, according to the media reports, including NHK public television. They said Shiraishi used similar tactics to kill seven other women, four of them teenagers.

A police official who spoke to The Associated Press said a toolbox and saw found in Shiraishi’s apartment may have been used to dismember the bodies.

Japanese media quoted his neighbors as saying they had noticed foul smells coming from the apartment. Shiraishi threw out some of the body parts as garbage, along with the victims’ belongings, reports said.

They said the missing woman contacted Shiraishi via Twitter in late September, seeking a partner for a suicide pact and saying she was afraid to die alone. The two were recorded by security cameras walking together outside train stations near her residence and the suspect’s apartment on Oct. 23, the reports said.

The woman’s brother reported her disappearance to police the next day. When he sought information about his sister’s

China’s answer to anthem disrespect: up to 3 years in prison BEIJING (AP) — China’s rubber-stamp legislature on Nov. 4 made disrespecting the national anthem a criminal offense punishable by up to three years in prison amid rising nationalist appeals from the ruling Communist Party under the leadership of President Xi Jinping.

The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed an amendment to the country’s criminal law outlining punishments for people found “seriously” disrespecting the national anthem in public.

The move follows Xi’s appointment to a second five-year term as party leader, for which he has touted a vision of achieving a “Chinese Dream” of a powerful, prosperous nation. It also comes as the anthem, “March of the Volunteers,” has in recent months been a political flashpoint in the southern Chinese city of Hong Kong, where tensions are rising over Beijing’s efforts to assert its authority over the territory.

According to the amendment passed in Beijing, penalties include detention, imprisonment of up to three years and the deprivation of political rights. Such punishments previously applied to the desecration of the national flag and emblem in public, China’s official Xinhua News Agency reported.

The legislature also moved to apply a separate, recently passed law on the national anthem to Hong Kong and Macau, Chinese

disappearance on Twitter, an unidentified woman replied that she had met Shiraishi and agreed to cooperate with police by setting up a fake appointment. Two investigators then followed Shiraishi back to his apartment and knocked on the door, public broadcaster NHK said.

When they asked him if he knew where the missing woman was, Shiraishi pointed to one of eight coolers, saying “She is in here,” NHK said, quoting investigative sources.

The suspect told police his motives were money and sexual abuse, Japanese media reported on Nov. 1. Police refused to confirm the reports to AP. Japanese police release information only through limited official statements or through news conferences exclusive to journalists in the police press club.

Local media ran a junior high school photo of the suspect, beaming, his hair fluffy, braces on his teeth suggesting a relatively well-off family background. But there was little other information about his education or where he comes from, except that he is from Zama. Reports say he was working as a “scout” in the sex industry, recruiting women in entertainment districts in Tokyo.

Internet suicide sites have been a concern since the late 1990s. In 2005, a man in Osaka lured three people via the internet with promises to assist in their suicides, and strangled them. He was sentenced to death.

Although Japan has one of the lowest crime rates in the world, it has witnessed some high-profile killings recently.

Last month, a man was arrested for allegedly stabbing his wife and five children after setting fire to their house. In July last year, a former employee of a home for the disabled allegedly killed 19 and injured more than 20 others. ■

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DAGUERROTYPE Slow, simmering, resolute terror

By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY A figure approaches from the other side of frosted glass.

The light’s bright on the other side, but the audience can’t see who, or what, travels along the glass. Only the shadow, vague, with sharp edges from the glass, coming closer and closer.

Kiyoshi Kurosawa loves the frosted glass and the shadows behind them; they figure in several of his previous horror films. For the French-language “Daguerrotype,” though, a rare excursion outside his native Japan, the director surrounds his protagonist, the photographer Stephane. Stephane inhabits a house that’s almost, though not quite, in the country, and every window on his ground floor is frosted. He can’t see who or what’s coming, by looking from inside.

Quite a bit like living inside a giant cataract, no one and nothing distinct, until he opens his door.

And his aged upper-floor windows, while not frosted over, display a distorted view thanks to their extreme age. Wavy distortion, like an underwater view. So Stephane cannot distinguish between the real and the unreal. He doesn’t know the living from the ghosts to begin with, and things only get worse.

Stephane (played by Olivier Gourmet) asks an employment agency for a photography assistant.

His longtime assistant has grown too old to lift heavy things, and the job involves a lot of heavy things. The photographic plates for the antiquated daguerreotype process (the film uses an alternate spelling for its title), come life-sized, six feet tall, and perhaps four feet wide. The subject must stand or sit in front of the bared camera lens for 30 minutes, 60 minutes, perhaps more, to deliver a detailed portrait. And after the pose, the plate is treated with mercury vapor, a poisonous concoction requiring safety masks to administer.

Daguerreotyping was the first widely-available photographic process dating back to 1839. But they became almost completely extinct when simpler techniques arrived on the market circa 1860. But Stephane, a former fashion photographer, once much in demand, retreats to old ways, much as he retreats within his house. His daughter, Marie (Constance Rousseau), runs errands for him, and his new assistant, the young Jean (Tahar Rahim), takes care of technical details of the photographs.

but other aspects of his earlier work carry over. Mysteriously moving figures wander through dark corners of the frame.

Are they alive? Dead? Neither? Something moving toward the camera might resolve as human, but not necessarily.

Marie, as her father’s default model, spends long stretches standing still, because her father, trying distinctly to recreate lost daguerreotypes, wants her in standing poses. Even bolstered from behind with a skeletal framework designed to keep models upright, it’s exhausting work. But her father won’t settle for anything less than his own ways. He fancies himself the only pure, true photographer working, and anyone else, including Jean and Marie, must dance to his tune inside the cataract house. see DAGUERROTYPE on 13

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Hair, slant eyes, and local tennis champs.

By Jason Cruz NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

Jeremy Lin’s dreadlocks cause stir and discussion about appropriation

along with a fellow teammate.

The incident reminds us that Jeremy Lin is a Harvard graduate and instead of escalating a social media feud and telling someone to “mind his own business,” he provided an introspective look at why he chose to get dreadlocks and the issue of cultural sensitivity. Lin should be commended for sharing this thought process and sharing, even though he had no obligation to do so. It is another sign that Lin is much more than being a famous Asian American basketball player.

Now for the bad news…

Since making it to the NBA from Harvard, Jeremy Lin has experimented with several types of hairstyles. Last year, he went with a faux hawk, the man bun, the slick back style, braids, cornrows, and the bowl cut. This season, Jeremy Lin has dreadlocks. The Brooklyn Nets point guard consulted with multiple people, including teammates and staff, about the process and decided to go through with it. While this may be seen as a fashion statement, it drew the ire of former NBA player Kenyon Martin. In a social media post, Martin wanted to remind Lin that he was Asian, with the inference that only Black people can have dreadlocks. He stated that Lin just wanted “to be Black.” Martin has since apologized stating that the comments were a light-hearted joke, although it blew up more than just a “ha ha” joke.

In an essay for The Player’s Tribune entitled “So…About My Hair,” Lin gave a respectful, introspective view of the appropriation of the hairstyle. Lin was respectful in his reply to Martin. Instead of “clapping back” (responding to social media criticism with a usual similar reply), he noted that Martin had Chinese tattoos, which Lin believed is a sign of respect and that “the more we appreciate each other’s (sic) cultures, the more we influence mainstream society.”

In addition to his social media comments, Lin gave a thoughtful look at why he experiments with different hairstyles.

“The whole point was for me to enjoy being myself, no matter the reaction.” He addressed the issue of cultural appropriation, which is believed to be damaging to the original culture that developed the custom or belief. Some could perceive Lin as mocking Black culture by wearing dreadlocks. With all he has been through being stereotyped as an oddity as an Asian American playing basketball, he did not want to do that with another culture. Lin explained he was growing his hair out

Jeremy Lin’s basketball season is over after just one game — the Nets point guard injured his right knee in the season opener against the Indiana Pacers. Lin ruptured the patellar tendon of his right knee and will miss the entire season. Lin appeared to know that the injury was serious, as he tumbled to the ground after a layup attempt in which he fell underneath the basketball hoop and rested on the stanchion. He grabbed his knee and appeared to say he was done and then burst into tears. Prior to the injury, Lin was having a good game with 18 points.

Lin’s presence with the Nets will be missed, as he was one of the key players that had hoped to turn the franchise around.

Unfortunately, this injury comes a year after a 2016-2017 injuryplagued season, where he played just 36 out of the 82 games.

Lin remains positive and hopes to return next season.

Astro makes “slant-eyes” at Dodgers pitcher Houston Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel came under fire during a World Series game after cameras captured him in the dugout making slant eyes after hitting a home run off of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish, who is Japanese.

After the video hit social media, people were infuriated and Major League Baseball (MLB) stepped in…sort of. Gurriel was given a 5-game suspension next season. It’s expected that Gurriel will go through some sort of sensitivity training. The problem is, the suspension next season did nothing to address the immediacy of the issue. MLB and Gurriel’s team, the Houston Astros, probably did not want to address the situation due to the fact that his absence might have impacted the outcome of the World Series.

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For his part, Darvish was very conciliatory about it all. He noted that the gesture was not right, but that “we should put our effort into learning rather than to accuse [Gurriel].” Darvish went on to write, “Let’s stay positive instead of focusing on anger.”

This is not the first time that someone has made “slant-eye” gestures in the world of sports. Notably, the 2008 Spanish men’s Olympic national basketball team took pictures with most of the team making a slant-eye gesture. The 2008 Summer Olympics were held in Beijing, China. The Spanish team pleaded ignorance to the gesture when criticized.

Darvish and Lin are perfect examples of athletes taking the high road in volatile situations. A lot of times, especially in this era, we focus on the negative and needing to retaliate, especially when it’s done on social media. But if more people focused on being positive and not resorting to responding negatively to situations, the world would be a better place.

Darvish and Lin addressed the issue thoughtfully and respectfully, and took the high road. It also makes people fans of them.

The Houston chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) is working with the Astros to come up with Asian heritage events for next season in light of this incident. JACL held a press conference a day after the Astros won the World Series in Game 7.

According to Gary Mayeda, the National President of JACL, the organization would like to invite Gurriel and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred to Japantown in Los Angeles and help educate them about Japanese culture. Mayeda stated that he’s seen an uptick of individuals giving Asians the “slant-eye” after Gurriel’s incident. “If nothing is done immediately, it will be seen as acceptable.” Mayeda added, ”The gesture makes one feel bad and pushed down in some ways.”

During his first at-bat in Game 7, Gurriel faced Darvish in a bit of irony. Gurriel took off his helmet toward Darvish as a sign of respect, and in an attempt to apologize for his insensitive gesture. Mayeda applauded Gurriel’s hat tip as a sign that “he got it.”

Still, Mayeda and JACL have a problem with the suspension not happening until next season. “It’s as if a parent were to punish their kids for doing something bad but does not do it until next week.” The delayed justice does not work and sends a message that the action was not severe.

Local women’s tennis team wins National Championship

The women’s United States Tennis Association team from Bellevue, Wash. became national co-champions at a tournament held last month in Mobile, Ala. The team was scheduled to play in the semifinals on the morning of Oct. 22 against a squad from Memphis, Tenn., but the contest was rained out. The other semifinals match featuring teams from Jacksonville, Fla. and Chesterfield, Mo. was also rained out.

As a result, all four teams were crowned cochampions of the event.

The winning team from Bellevue included Arpana Goel, Anna Graves, Anna Reche, Anne Wilson, Claudia Huzar, Ginevra Smith, Heather Lin, and Jillian Lee. Congratulations. ■ Jason can be reached at info@nwasianweekly.com.

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Amy Tan returns to Seattle with new memoir:

WHERE THE PAST BEGINS

By Callie Chinn SPECIAL TO THE NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Out of only six U.S. cities, renowned author Amy Tan visited Seattle on Oct. 25 to discuss her latest work, Where the Past Begins: A Writer’s Memoir. The book made The New York Times bestseller list in just one week after its release.

I had just finished studying Tan’s essay “Mother Tongue” in my English class and Tan’s appearance at Seattle’s Central Library gave my class an opportunity to earn extra credit.

My fellow classmates and I arrived an hour early to stand in a line that snaked

around the first floor of the downtown library. The library’s auditorium was filled to its maximum capacity of 275 a half-hour before Tan arrived on stage.

In conversation with Seattle novelist Laurie Frankel, Tan admitted that she was not particularly proud of her writing in her latest book, a memoir based on her life as a writer, her childhood, and her creative process as a writer.

She stated that her writing in this book was very spontaneous and that she wrote about memories from the top of her head. Additionally, her memoir consists of photographs, drawings, letters, and documents found in boxes of family memorabilia. Tan had thought about

blocking out sections of documents she featured in her book, but had decided to show everything in their full and true form.

As Tan looked through these boxes for things to include in her book, she discovered shocking truths about her complex family. Tan had always thought her father, who she lost at the age of 15 to a brain tumor, was perfect. However, after reading documents from her memorabilia, Tan found that her father was actually flawed.

The audience was clearly touched when Tan mentioned that her mother, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, apologized and sought her forgiveness for Tan’s traumatic childhood and the times she hurt her although her mother could not remember exactly how. Tan’s mother was the inspiration for many of Tan’s most acclaimed novels, which include The Joy Luck Club and The Kitchen God’s Wife.

Tan said each book was difficult to write and that Where the Past Begins was no different.

After the 2016 presidential election and the time in which she was scheduled to be in the process of completing her memoir, Tan missed a deadline and found herself not being able to write for a few weeks. In her anguish with the election results, Tan sought ways to find tranquility and found that meditative sketching worked best. Her social media pages primarily contain political content and her drawings of birds and nature.

Tan believes that Where the Past Begins shows who she truly is. She refuses to let anything or anyone else define that. Through her memoir, Tan explores her imagination and memory that led her to become the fiction writer that she is today.

In Tan’s words, her advice to fellow writers is to “stay damaged, stay confused.” Writers need to stay conflicted, which she still is, after all her years of writing fiction.

A book signing followed Tan’s talk. Fans were delighted to chat with Tan and have their books signed by her. Many copies of Where the Past Begins were purchased and signed throughout the evening. Lou DeMattei, Tan’s husband, and Rick Simonson, chief bookseller of the Elliott Bay Book Company, were also on hand to greet readers. The event was presented by the Seattle Public Library Foundation, in conjunction with Elliott Bay. My classmates and I left the library in good spirits. We all felt satisfied hearing and meeting Amy Tan, a beloved Asian American literary icon and a gifted American writer who has the courage to write a deeply personal and moving memoir. ■ Callie Chinn is a senior at Franklin High School.

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OPINION

Honoring forgotten veterans MANY VIETNAMESE DADS HAVE KEPT QUIET ABOUT BEING WAR VETERANS

It took more than 50 years for the Seattle Vietnamese community to heal after the Vietnam War. Now, the younger generation has discovered one thing the community has not done so far — acknowledge the sacrifices of these veterans, including many of their loved ones.

To tie in with Thanksgiving and Veterans Day, a group called Vietnamese American Community of Seattle & Sno-King Counties (VACSSKC), will hold the first appreciation dinner to honor Vietnam War veterans — both Vietnamese and non-Vietnamese, on Nov. 18 at the Tea Palace Restaurant in Renton.

The younger Vietnamese Americans have heard countless stories about Vietnam War veterans being mistreated — including people spitting or throwing rocks at them.

Unlike other veterans who receive a warm welcome home or “thank-yous” in numerous ceremonies and dinners, and benefit programs for healing, Vietnam War vets got nothing when they came home. Many veterans kept quiet and were ashamed to admit they fought in an unwanted war.

In 2013, more than 57 percent of Americans thought the Vietnam War was a mistake, according to the Washington Post.

Nick Rock, a Vietnam War vet who lives in Washington state, said he thought his service in Vietnam was not appreciated. He has changed his thinking with age.

Dale Kaku, vice commander of Nisei Vets, said some veterans didn’t want to reveal who they were at first, but many have decided to do so now. He also noticed that many homeless folks are Vietnam War vets.

Quy Quang Phi, a military pilot for 9 years, said he “felt very bad” for losing the war. He also was locked in prison for more than three years. Now at 71, he said he doesn’t volunteer the information that he’s a veteran. “It’s not necessary to tell people that you were defeated.”

During his imprisonment, Phi said he witnessed many friends who committed suicide. “The living conditions were terrible.

We were badly treated. It cut our spirit. Our friends couldn’t walk because we didn’t have food.” To survive, Phi stayed on this back, lying down, to conserve energy and plotted his escape.

To him, escaping was easier than committing suicide. After his escape, he came to America in 1981. Phi’s story is typical among Vietnamese male refugees.

Why so many Vietnamese men in the military

Unknown to most, more than 80 percent of Vietnamese males in the community, are Vietnam War veterans, said Tien Ha, whose father is a vet and a member of VACSSKC. VACSSKC President Tung Tran agreed with the statistics. Tran’s father is also a vet.

Both Tran and Ha’s fathers were imprisoned during the war.

Tran said at the time, all the men were drafted in Vietnam to fight the war. After the war, all those in the military and worked for the South Vietnamese government such as teachers, doctors and others, were arrested and jailed. The majority of the first wave of Vietnamese refugees (the boat people) were from military families. To this day, many

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Nguyễn Trọng Nghị was jailed in prison/labor camp for 8 years after the war ended in 1975.

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Vietnam War vets carry scars of the war.

Tran and his family escaped as boat refugees to come to America. He realized the sacrifices the older Vietnamese men made. “They were older when they came to America, so they could get only low paying jobs. The children suffered too because their dads were in the military for many years and then in prison. They were raised without a father.”

Ha’s father, Chu, who fought in Vietnam and was imprisoned for seven years, said his dad had PTSD. Tran and Ha represent the thinking of the younger Vietnamese generation who aim at shifting from condemnation and bitterness towards the war, to a sense of awakening — to heal and give back.

“More than 58,000 Americans died in the war,” said Tran. “They came to Vietnam when they were young men. We Vietnamese Americans, appreciate the veterans, and want to thank the American veterans and our country.”

“The Vietnam War vets have not gotten the proper respect and recognition they deserve,” said Ha. “They fought for freedom and democracy. We wouldn’t be here (in America) without the veterans. Even though we didn’t win the war, it is because they fought for these values (of democracy and freedom), that we survive. They shaped our lives.” Ha said he felt fortunate that he and his family got the chance to come to America because the veterans who fought for Vietnam.

When asked if Ha had ever thanked his own father, he hesitated. “I never realized that my own dad who fought in the war, gave up everything to come here.” The dinner will serve as a reminder for many younger Vietnamese Americans that it is important to show appreciation to their own fathers.

Tran said he shows his appreciation to his dad’s sacrifice through his way of life — having a successful career and family. “I think I am more proud of my dad than just saying a thank you.”

Phi plans to attend the dinner and would like to see “his friends and comrades.”

“I hope it will be a big reunion,” said Phi. “A thank you is not needed. It’s my duty (to fight the war.) Everything is over now.” On Nov. 18, it’s not just a dinner. There will be many thank-yous, hugs and heart-warming

stories to share.

KING 5 anchor Mark Wright, president of the Seattle Rotary Club, thanked veterans on Nov. 8 at the Seattle Westin Hotel, “We civilians will never truly know what you (veterans) experienced… We will never know what it’s like to deal with aftermath of combat and service. Thank you for wanting

Veterans are welcome to bring their friends and family members.

The dinner will be complimentary for Vietnam War veterans.

For veterans who have stories or photos to share, send them in advance to vacsskc@gmail. com. The organizers also encourage veterans to wear uniforms.

Each ticket costs $35 including a six-course Chinese dinner. For reservations, email vacsskc@ gmail.com with the number of veterans and non-veterans in your group.

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Women of color dominate expert panel

By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY When my good friend Thach Nguyen asked if I would speak on a panel of real estate experts, I was floored and humbled. How could I say no?

This was Thach Nguyen of Thach Real Estate Group and co-founder of Spring Board to Wealth — a high-energy, highly successful real estate agent, investor, and developer — a big player in the Seattle real estate arena with a massive social media following. More importantly for me, Nguyen is also a mindset teacher.

I found out several days later that it would be a panel made up entirely of women! Even better! I have been a real estate investor for four years and in all the seminars and workshops I’ve attended, the people speaking have been mostly middle-aged white men. If there were women, they were likely to be white as well.

“Given that real estate investing and developing is dominated primarily by white men, it was fun to shine a light on just some of the talented, driven women who are achieving great success through focus, resilient mindset, and high standards,” said Stephanie Owens, co-founder of Spring Board to Wealth.

So on Nov. 3, I, along with four other women, spoke to an audience of 250 people at the Hyatt Regency Lake Washington at Seattle’s Southport.

For Camie Ng, investor, developer, and co-founder of Thach Real Estate Group, and Nguyen’s wife, it was the first time ever speaking in public. She shared that a mistake most new investors make is getting too emotionally attached. “I don’t get attached to deals,” Ng said. “I can take it or leave it. There will always be more.”

Robyn Kimura Hsu, a top producing realtor, and Carlene Pride, a broker development

houses or drive buyers around town 10, 20 years from now?” Nguyen asked the room.

The question was met with nervous laughter and shaking heads.

Nguyen shared a seven-step process on building wealth through passive income.

While geared specifically for real estate agents, it is a process anybody in any industry or career can take on.

Why real estate?

From right: Camie Ng, Robyn Kimura Hsu, Carlene Pride, Sheila Mariani, and Ruth Bayang.

specialist, shared the importance of topnotch service. They don’t just list a property for clients. They will consult with a client on designing layouts, picking out finishes, etc. so that when a property hits the market, it is an excellent product that they can move.

Like me, Sheila Mariani, a house flipper from California, was a single mom in her 40s when she started investing. To date, she has flipped over 200 houses and she sets high expectations for her crews. “We can do a full rehab — a down to the studs gut and remodel — in two and a half weeks,” Mariani said.

An interesting and amusing (to me) note, when a photo of this panel was posted on Facebook, one man commented that we were a bunch of angry women because in that one

shot, no one was smiling. Because if it was a panel of men, they would be expected to smile, too (sarcasm).

Make money while you sleep

The three-day Spring Board to Wealth seminar, “Master the New Psychology of Wealth,” aimed to educate participants on acquiring real estate in creative ways and building passive income. Nguyen said it was not uncommon for real estate brokers to be in the business for 10 years or more, and not own a single investment property. Quoting Warren Buffett, Nguyen said, “If you don’t find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die.”

“How many of you want to sit at open

Yes, there will always be ebb and flow.

But historically and over decades, real estate always goes up. Property will never be cheaper than it is today. How often have you heard, “I wish I had bought 5, 10, 15, 20 years ago.” Or “I wish I had bought more.” Despite the region’s sky-high prices, real estate deals still exist. It just takes a little more time and creativity to find the right one.

I wish I had started investing in my 20s. I didn’t know any better then. The only way I knew how to generate an income was to get a job. I have been advising my own children, 18 and 25, that they can pursue whatever career they want. And they must also invest in real estate on the side because it is a simple way to build wealth and secure your financial future.

Mindset

Henry Ford said it best. “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t — you’re right.”

If you think it’s impossible to find a good deal in the Seattle area, you’re right. However, I know plenty of people, myself included, who are finding good deals every day. ■ For more information, head to facebook.com/ groups/springboardtowealth.

Ruth can be reached at editor@nwasianweekly.com.

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Town hall to get to know veterans

Photo provided by Dr. Theresa Cheng.

SEATTLE – How much do you know about the veterans in your community?

The Seattle Veterans Day Open Mic Town Hall will be held on Nov. 11 to help answer your questions. It will be from 2–4:30 p.m. in Washington Hall at 153 14th Avenue in Seattle.

The town hall is one result of Dr. Theresa Cheng’s extensive experience working with veterans returning to civilian life. When she volunteered a decade ago to help the family caretakers of a veteran who had been seriously

wounded, Cheng learned that most veterans don’t have dental coverage. From that point forward, she focused first on finding free dental care for combat veterans, then expanded her efforts to include finding whatever else individual veterans needed. Along the way, Cheng got to know the veterans themselves. “There is a gap,” she says, “between veterans’ stories and the awareness of the larger community.” Hearing their stories, finding resources, she realized most people were willing to help once they learned of a local veteran’s need. ■

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Fukumoto could take her fight against Trump to Washington A Republican-turned-Democratic representative in Hawaii could be preparing to take her fight against President Donald Trump’s policies to Washington.

Rep. Beth Fukumoto announced in a Nov. 2 email to supporters that she was exploring a possible run for Congress in 2018. Fukumoto made

national headlines earlier this year when she was ousted as House minority leader, which she said she felt was punishment for her participation at the Women’s March in Honolulu.

In March, she formally left the Republican Party. ■

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ANTI-IMMIGRANT from 1 slogan, and said “the Chinese and Indians are taking over our town.”

It called for the candidates to be deported.

The ads violated state election law because they do not identify who paid for them.

Patel, an immigration lawyer, said last week that she was disgusted by the pamphlets.

“I was born and raised in New Jersey,” she said. “To see the word ‘deport’ on my picture ... really it’s just outrageous.”

In addition to Shi and Patel, Beth Moroney and Paul Distefano also won seats on the board.

An investigation regarding the mailers is still under way. The culprit has not yet been determined.

Both mayoral candidates also denounced the mailers.

Republican Keith Hahn vowed to find the “anonymous cowards” behind the mailer, while Democratic Mayor Tom Lankey said it is a “sad reality” that certain people feel empowered to express “these vile ideas.”

Edison Township has a large Asian American community, many of them Chinese and Indian immigrants. More than 45 percent of Edison Township was born abroad, and about a quarter of the township was born in India.

Democratic Councilwoman Sapana Shah said that community relationships have improved in recent years, but she’s often overheard racially motivated complaints around the township. ■

FREE CLINIC from 3 “We are used to being able to do everything… [like] wanting to do the neighboring tooth if we see that there is something to be done … but I feel like with these clinics, you kind of want to be able to provide as much care as possible,” Kwan said.

Besides dental and vision, some of the medical services offered included acupuncture, flu vaccines, rapid HIV tests, ultrasounds, and X-rays.

“There are other free clinics that pop up in other parts of the country, but what makes this one unique is the services,” Li-Vollmer said. “We offer a lot of specialty services ... because even if you have a basic insurance plan, you might not be able to afford the copay for a mammogram or an X-ray.”

All of the luxury suites in the KeyArena were transformed into exam rooms, where people could be treated for medical care in private.

“I work for the public health department and when we first heard the Seattle Center wanted to

do this, we thought what does Seattle Center have to do with health clinics? What we realized was what we know about health... we don’t know how to set up an event of this scale, but the people here know how to do that and that’s why it works so well,” Li-Vollmer said. “Looking at it, you think ‘Oh this arena was meant to be a giant pop-up clinic.’”

For patients that need language assistance, there were on-site volunteer interpreters, as well as video interpreting machines.

“I’ve never had an experience like this where the patient relies on me so heavily,” said Kelly Song, a Mandarin interpreter.

“We know that this clinic is not a long-term solution to healthcare,” Li-Vollmer said. “There are much larger problems that need to be solved ... we would love to see those gaps in healthcare fixed, so we don’t have to have this clinic anymore.” ■ Jill can be reached at info@nwasianweekly. com.

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Predictions and advice for the week of November 11–17, 2017

By Sun Lee Chang

Rat — Have you raised a few eyebrows recently?

By doing things slightly differently, you will have others around you wondering what is going on.

Ox — Ask yourself if it is truly worth the price to win at any cost. Sometimes, it simply isn’t worth it at the end of the day.

Tiger — An unexpected windfall should be saved rather than spent. You never know when it may come in handy later on.

Rabbit — Were you wondering where you stood with a special someone in your life? Pay attention to their actions as opposed to their words.

Dragon — While you are usually one with a purpose, there has been some confusion lately. Carving out some space to figure things out should be a high priority.

Snake — The entry point that you have been waiting for has now opened. However, it may not be such a good idea to go through at this time.

Horse — A renewed vigor has infused its energy in all that you do. That alone should show you that you have chosen wisely.

Goat — A peculiar set of circumstances should be cause for you to proceed with caution in the current arena.

Monkey — You are quite at home when it comes to using your creative skills. Don’t be shy about accepting an opportunity to put them on display.

Rooster — Is an old debt holding you back? Figure out a way to whittle it down to size and get rid of it once and for all.

Dog — Set the tone for the day by deciding upfront how you will approach it. You may be surprised by the power that it carries.

Pig — Some associations could be more trouble than you anticipated. Reconsider your involvement in those that aren’t fully meeting your expectations.

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, 2017 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.

BOTOX from 4 months in prison, and her husband, Chan Hui Cho, was sentenced to two months after federal authorities said they imported drugs from South Korea to administer in Hawaii, Hawaii News Now reported on Nov. 4. The couple was arrested in March 2016, and they entered guilty pleas in February.

The couple traveled to South Korea to pick up the drugs and would fly to Hawaii, where Kim would inject women in places like Honolulu hotel rooms, federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations said.

The couple charged between $100 and $500 for the treatments.

They didn’t tell customers that “Kim was administering and dispensing prescription drugs that only a licensed practitioner could administer and dispense,” according to a court document.

The drugs were not approved by the U.S.; Food and Drug Administration.

The scale of the operation was unexpected, Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth Sorenson said.

“We were initially surprised. The conduct was something

DAGUERROTYPE from 7

we had not seen before,” Sorenson said. “You can understand it happening on a small scale but this was a much larger scale than we had seen before.”

Michael Green, Kim’s attorney, said his client didn’t realize the magnitude of the crimes, but she cooperated with authorities from the beginning.

“She didn’t set out to hurt anyone,” Green said. “This is what she knew, and she wound up getting arrested for it.” ■

ANTHEM DISRESPECT from 5 Xinhua cited Zhang Rongshun, deputy director of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the top parliamentary body, as saying it was “urgent and important” to apply the anthem law in Hong Kong to address recent incidents.

“In recent years, incidents of disrespecting the national anthem had occurred in Hong Kong, challenging the bottom line of the principle of ‘one country, two systems’ and social morality, and triggering rage among Chinese, including most Hong Kong residents,” Zhang said.

Since his appointment as party leader in 2012, Xi has established a growing cult of personality that leans heavily on his image as a patriotic leader who brooks no slight to national dignity.

Hallmarks of his term in office have included a stronger military, bolder foreign policy and aggressive economic expansion abroad, as well as sharply reduced space for criticism or political dissent at home. ■

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TSAI from 4 Houston Rockets, surpassing the $2 billion that Steve Ballmer paid for the Los Angeles Clippers.

The deal was first reported by ESPN. Prokhorov bought the team in 2010 and oversaw its move from New Jersey to Brooklyn. The Russian billionaire has been an infrequent spectator in recent years as the Nets tumbled from playoff

HAHN from 4 After the Oct. 31 arraignment, Nguyen’s attorney Randall Hironaka asked to speak behind closed doors about undescribed personal information.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Richard Puglisi closed the hearing to the public.

The photographer is also seeing ghosts.

And he’s not sure if he wants to un-see the ghosts.

I won’t reveal too much about the action, except that much depends on bodies, viewed straight on or through the windows, some moving, some still. And the line between alive and dead wavers, much like waves of distortion in the upstairs glass.

The cataract house, in the end, seems alive.

Slowly, quietly, methodically, it absorbs the sanity of everyone within. It blurs lines because it can catch souls that way. Everyone feels the dark power. But no one escapes. ■

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team to worst record in the league, and he has for a while been open to selling a minority share.

Instead, he will eventually become the minority owner, retaining 20 percent of the franchise after Tsai takes control in 2021.

The deal is for the franchise only and not Barclays Center, the $1 billion arena that opened in 2012. Prokhorov remains the owner of that. ■

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Trial is scheduled for December. ‧墓碑、紀念碑 ‧土葬福地 Louis Kealoha agreed to retire amid the investigation. On Nov. 1, Susan Ballard was sworn-in as the department’s 11th chief and first woman chief. ■

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BILLIONAIRES from 4 most billionaires, it still has the most overall billionaire wealth because more of the world’s wealthiest individuals live in the United States.

The study was based on 1,542 billionaires across 14 largest billionaire markets, which account for around 80 percent of the billionaire wealth globally.

Of these, the key Asian markets identified were China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan. China led the growth in Asia’s billionaire count, with 318 billionaires in 2016, an increase of 27 percent from the year before.

The report also found that: • Virtually all new entrants are self-made billionaires.

• Networks are playing an increasingly powerful role, with families working together on new ventures and younger entrepreneurs using contacts to orchestrate deals.

When asked whether an explosion in billionaire wealth had caused the super-rich to become increasingly disconnected from the rest of society, Josef Stadler, head of the UBS Wealth Management division, said it was the opposite.

“If you look at the facts, the facts are 1,500 billionaires

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employ directly or indirectly more than 28 million people — that is the entire workforce of the U.K.,” Stadler said.

He went on to say billionaires were becoming increasingly prominent among the tech community, and this came hand-inhand with disruption.

“If you look at the balance of the value added by disruption versus the jobs destroyed by disruption, it is a positive balance.

You could argue and say billionaires are not only smart risk takers, they also contribute heavily back to the communities,” Stadler concluded.

Billionaires in various countries are increasingly putting more of their money into philanthropy, art, and sports.

According to the report, more than 140 of the top sports clubs globally are owned by just 109 billionaires.

Overall, the average billionaire’s age is 63. In America, it is 67 years old, while the average age in Asia is 59. Chinese billionaires averaged 55 years old. Among all billionaires, the report found those involved in technology were the youngest.

On average, they became billionaires at age 47.

Technology tycoons aside, real estate prices and infrastructure spending in China also helped propel the wealth of Chinese billionaires. The collective net worth of the country’s top seven developers added $44 billion to their fortunes since the beginning of the year. ■

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Tom Im (left) and Pradeepta Upadhyay of InterIm.

INTERIM from 1 legislation, which allows developers to build 170-foot tall buildings in some areas of the Chinatown-International District (CID), an increase of 20 feet from the previous 150-foot limit and upzone the neighborhood by two stories.

The final approval of the MHA was delayed due to objections from the community.

“We felt the community was not well informed,” said InterIm Deputy Director Tom Im. “The City communicated with only two people and they got the OK from those two people to move ahead (with MHA). We felt that was inadequate.” Im also said the legislation, in its original form, did not do enough to address the development pressures and associated displacement fears that the neighborhood is facing.

Upadhyay said Interim put up a fight against displacement and — among other things — it is trying to secure stabilization money for families and businesses that could be displaced by the approval of the MHA. “Tom [Im] and Leslie [Morishita, InterIm’s Real Estate Development director] worked with the city council and city council member staff and told them what needed to change in order for their resolution to be passed.” Upadhyay said that everything InterIm recommended to be changed was changed in the amended MHA resolution.

Flyer controversy InterIm and the CID Coalition (also known as Humbows Not Hotels) also took issue with a commentary that the North-

Cynthia Brothers, CID Coalition

west Asian Weekly published on Sept. 9, authored by International District (ID) property and business owner, Nora Chan, in which Chan said both organizations “provoked unfounded fear” that seniors living in the ID would be displaced (by MHA and other developments).

Chan’s commentary pointed to posters and flyers that InterIm posted around the ID and on community message boards, specifically targeting the elderly. It had the same look and font as Executive Order 9066, which authorized the displacement of over 17,000 people of Japanese descent to relocation camps.

Upadhyay said the flyer came out of a group of partners sitting together and coming up with the content, not just InterIm. “Nobody reached out to the committee that developed the content, nobody checked to see if there were families and friends of families that had been interned and wanted that message to resonate.”

The president of Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) was on that committee, as well as people who had just returned from a pilgrimage to Minedoka, where their grandparents were interned. The committee members, Upadhyay said, wanted the comparison made. “That [Executive Order 9066] was forced displacement. This [MHA] is displacement happening in a different way.”

“To say that the flyers are scary, and it’s not what InterIm should not have done that — it’s almost minimizing the sentiments of the Japanese American community for whom (displacement) is history and saying, ‘Your feelings don’t count,’” said Upadhyay. “Who are we to stamp on their feelings?” Upadhyay asked.

Mysterious petition Cynthia Brothers of CID Coalition wanted to clarify that on July 18, CID Coalition never tricked seniors into signing a petition opposing the upzone and/or plans to develop the 14-story SpringHill Suites hotel on 8th and Lane, as Chan stated in her commentary.

“That petition doesn’t exist,” Brothers said unequivocally. She said the seniors may have filled out a sign-in sheet to indicate they were present, but it was not a petition.

Brothers also said, “We’ve heard this perception that InterIm and CID Coalition are connected. Or we were birthed out of InterIm, and that’s not true at all. We got involved in a steering committee with a lot of other different organizations to talk about how to educate the community, the upzone, etc. Beyond that, we are different organizations.”

How about the hotel?

Unlike InterIm, which has taken no public stance on the SpringHill hotel development, CID Coalition opposes it.

“We are against it unless we see that it’s not going to hurt the community and that there’s a benefit to the community,” said Brothers. “I don’t want my grandma’s (who resides at Legacy House) health to be impeded when the ambulance can’t get through to her because you have all these hotel tenants, condo and market rate tenants, using the same narrow street.”

Both CID Coalition and InterIm wanted details on what economic and public security benefits the hotel will provide.

“How many people (from the ID) will you employ?” asked Upadhyay. She wonders what’s to stop a developer and business owner, after they get InterIm’s blessing to build, from hiring employees outside of the ID and say the reason is because ID residents don’t speak the language or have the skills. “How are you going to demonstrate that crime will be reduced and that public safety will be important as a result of this development?” Upadhyay continued, “Will you have security guards?”

Brothers questioned who the hotel security guards are for. “Is it to act as a barrier between the community outside and the wealthier tenants and hotel guests? Will security have cultural and language competency with our community, with seniors, and with people walking on the street?”

Upadhyay said these are questions that are asked of all developers. She reiterated, “InterIm is not anti-development. We are anti-displacement.”

Upadhyay says InterIm and other organizations are looking out for low-income communities, vulnerable seniors, the effect of gentrification and displacement, and losing small businesses. “We don’t want this neighborhood to be another Central [District], so we’ve been proactive — all of us (nonprofits) — to take charge. Their message to the City, “Community engagement has to happen. You cannot just come and throw things at this community (ID) anymore. There has to be transparency and we hold you all accountable.” ■ Ruth can be reached at editor@nwasianweekly.com.

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Durkan’s Chinese supporters arrived early to her victory celebration, and they are planning a separate victory dinner.

DURKAN from 1 than a 20-point lead with nearly 61 percent of the votes tallied in the all-mail election.

Urban planner Cary Moon had just over 39 percent.

“Now, I know there’s a lot of votes left to be counted,” Durkan told supporters. “But I have to tell ya we’re feeling really, really good about where we are.”

She also had a message for the president of the United States whose policies she vocally opposed during her campaign: “Can I just say, Donald Trump, keep your hands off Seattle.”

Ballot counting will continue over the next several days.

Voters were choosing between Durkan, 59, or Moon, 54, to lead this city, dealing with the benefits and problems of an economy booming for some more than others as e-commerce giant Amazon expands.

The two-woman matchup came after former Mayor Ed Murray, who had been expected to easily win re-election, dropped his efforts amid accusations of sexual abuse by multiple men. He resigned in September after a fifth accuser came forward.

Mike Fong, Chief Operating Officer for the King County Executive said, “Seattle sent a strong message in decisively electing Jenny Durkan our next mayor. Her experience and track record of getting things done is what we need now to fix some of our city’s most difficult challenges.” Fong was Murray’s chief of staff before joining King County.

Washington’s 45th Legislative District In another Washington contest, the Democrat took a strong lead in a state Senate race that will determine the balance of power at the Washington Capitol. If the results hold, Washington will join Oregon and California with Democratic one-party rule in both legislative chambers and the governor’s office.

Manka Dhingra was leading Republican Jinyoung Lee Englund with 55 percent of the vote Tuesday night. Republicans, with the help of a Democrat who caucuses with them, currently control the Senate by a single seat. Democrats hold a slim majority in the House.

“Manka’s victory underscores the political impact of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders,” said former Washington Governor Gary Locke. “Not only can we swing the electorate, we are increasingly running for office and winning. We are grateful for the work of the AAPI Victory Fund. Washingtonians will now have a government that will focus on issues ranging from education to expanding benefits and services to the middle-class and those most vulnerable to the regressive policies of the Trump Administration.”

The race for the 45th District, one of eight

special elections for the state Legislature this year, has broken all previous legislative spending records in the state because of the significance of the outcome. As of Monday, more than $8.7 million had been spent on the race, with much of it — about $5.9 million — being spent by third-party groups.

Dhingra, a 43-year-old senior deputy prosecuting attorney with the King County Prosecutor’s Office, was born in India, and her family moved to the U.S. when she was a teen. She oversees therapeutic alternative courts for the mentally ill and veterans and founded a nonprofit to address domestic violence in the area’s South Asian community.

Englund, who is Korean American, was previously a staffer for U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington as well as for The Bitcoin Foundation, a digital currency advocacy group, and worked on projects for the military.

The two political newcomers were seeking to serve the last year of a four-year term left vacant by last year’s death of Republican Sen. Andy Hill. The winner will need to run again in 2018.

OTHER RACES State

Legislative District 48, Representative Position 1 — Incumbent Vandana Slatter takes the lead with 72 percent of the votes.

County

King County Executive — Dow Constantine has won a third term — with 75 percent of the votes.

Sheriff — Incumbent John Urquhart is trailing Mitzi Johanknecht — 48 percent to 52 percent.

Proposition No. 1 — Approved 66% Rejected 34%

Port of Seattle

Commissioner Position 1 — It’s a tight race between John Creighton and Ryan Calkins. Calkins is trailing 49 percent to Creighton’s 51 percent.

Commissioner Position 3 — Stephanie Bowman beat opponent Ahmed Abdi with 67 percent of the votes.

Commissioner Position 4 — Peter Steinbrueck is far ahead of Preeti Shridhar with 63 percent of the votes.

City of Seattle

City Attorney — Pete Holmes has won another term. He got 73 percent of the votes.

Council Position 8 — Teresa Mosqueda leads with 62 percent of the votes. The seat was vacated by Tim Burgess who is serving as mayor after Ed Murray resigned.

Council Position 9 — M. Lorena Gonzalez is well ahead of opponent Pat Murakami, with 68 percent of the votes.

Seattle Schools

Durkan and Dow Constantine

Director District 4 — Eden Mack crushed opponent Herbert J. "Camet, Jr." with 86 percent of the votes.

Director District 5 — Zachary DeWolf defeated Omar Vasquez — 61 percent to 39 percent.

Director District 7 — Incumbent Betty Patu gets to keep her job. She got 64 percent of the votes.

City of Kent

City of Bellevue

Council Position 6 — Benson Wong is winning with 65 percent of the votes.

Council Position 2 — Incumbent Conrad Lee has 69 percent of the votes counted.

Council Position 4 — Jared Nieuwenhuis has 54 percent.

Council Position 5 — Janice Zahn has 59 percent

City of Federal Way

Council Position 4 — Hoang Tran is ahead with 52 percent of the votes.

Council Position 2 — Satwinder Kaur is ahead with 55 percent of the vote.

City of Kirkland

Council Position 7 — Uzma Butte was defeated by incumbent Jon Pascal, 74 percent to 25 percent.

City of Mercer Island

City of Shoreline

Council Position 1 — Jin-Ah Kim has lost her bid to Keith McGlashan — 40 percent to 60 percent.

Council Position 5 — Susan Chang has won with 76 percent of the votes.  Ruth Bayang contributed to this report.