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News Pulse – 1/18/2012
| January 18, 2012 | By The International Examiner
Ron Paul Supporter’s Video Attacks Jon Huntsman’s “Un-American” Values This latest in racist presidential campaign ads is from someone claiming to be a Ron Paul supporter, attacking Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman for his “un-American” values. The video claims among Huntsman’s un-American values are: his ability to speak Mandarin and having adopted children from China [...]
Arts Etc. – 1/18/2012
Arts | January 18, 2012 | By Alan Chong Lau
Highlights Seattle’s Annual Lunar New Year Festival takes place Sat., Jan. 28 from 11am – 4pm at Hing Hay Park at Maynard Ave. S. & S. King St. With Dragon and Lion Dancers and a food walk with $2 Tasting Menu at participating restaurants. Also a children’s costume parade contest. Go to SeattleChinatownID.com for details. [...]
For the Kiddies and the Kid in You
Arts | January 18, 2012 | By Yayoi Lena Winfrey
Post colonialism, ethnic partition, racial strife and religious fundamentalism are all heavy issues examined in movies featured at the Children’s Film Festival Seattle. Perhaps it’s because kids tend to be innocent of prejudice, a learned behavior, that they seem to handle differences more gracefully than adults; or, at least in they do in these films. [...]
“Painting Seattle”
Arts | January 18, 2012 | By Susan Kunimatsu
In 1920’s Seattle, two young sign painters shared a passion for art. As Japanese immigrants, they were denied U.S. citizenship and segregated from white society, but overcame those barriers to become respected members of Seattle’s fledgling arts community and achieve national recognition as artists. “Painting Seattle: Kamekichi Tokita and Kenjiro Nomura” on view through February [...]
“North South East West” Intimate Showcase of Immigrant Artists
Arts | January 18, 2012 | By Stephen Uy
“North South East West” is the latest collection of pieces put together by June Sekiguchi. Drawing from the experiences of various artists, this show strives to juxtapose the various stories of migration, identity and the cross-cultural experience of local Artists. “I see it was more of a curatorial statement that brings people in from all [...]
Tai Chi Alleviates Tiring Work For Engineer Huy Chung
| January 18, 2012 | By Jessica Davis
Sitting at a computer all day can be hazardous to one’s health. Not only can the lack of movement cause stress, back pain, eye strain, and sleep problems, but it decreases one’s overall metabolism as their body adapts to stillness and their circulation slows down. Tai chi, a slow-paced, non-competitive Chinese discipline, can be a [...]
25 Years Later: Reflecting on the Landmark Hirabayashi/Korematsu Case
Editorial | January 18, 2012 | By Gary Iwamoto
The Hirabayashi “coram nobis” case is a landmark civil rights case which exposed the racial prejudice of government officials in promulgating military orders which led to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. After Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, a wave of anti-Japanese hysteria swept over the western United States. On February 19, [...]
The Story of 9066: 70 Years Later Executive Order 9066 Interns Thousands of Japanese American Citizens
| January 18, 2012 | By Susan Kunimatsu
February 19 marks the 70th anniversary of Executive Order 9066. In signing it, President Franklin Roosevelt, riding a wave of post-Pearl Harbor war hysteria and political expediency, ignored the U.S. constitution to arrest and imprison 110,000 U.S. citizens and legal aliens of Japanese descent without evidence or trial. Their three-year confinement in ten desolate rural [...]
Hey, Eyes Up Here!
| January 18, 2012 | By Atia Musazay
The International Community Health Services is encouraging all Vietnamese American women over the age of 40 to get breast cancer screening and educate themselves on breast cancer health. This comes as a response to alarming data produced by the Susan G. Komen Foundation showing that Vietnamese women are far less likely to receive mammograms than [...]
Making Cents of It All, Part II Why Budget Cuts are Bad For Your Health
| January 18, 2012 | By Nan Nan Liu
Read part I of this special series on-line by clicking this link www.iexaminer.org. In 2001, a sudden car crash shattered the wonderful life Wing Tse shared with his wife and two daughters. After months in a coma, years of painful surgeries and therapy, losing his career, and enduring deep depression, Tse finally feels happy again [...]
Q&A with Conrad Lee: Leading with Optimism and Courage as First Ethnic Minority Mayor of Bellevue
| January 18, 2012 | By Peter Tran
Bellevue’s newly elected Mayor, Conrad Lee can be described as a die-hard optimist mixed with a healthy amount of genetic old-school Chinese realism. With all the popular talk about recession and depression, Mayor Lee is someone you would want around to lighten the mood. He warmly accepted our invitation to a Q&A session to figure [...]
Why I’m No Longer Watching Law and Order, Criminal Minds, Bones, CSI, NCIS, Cold Case, or Other Crime Procedurals
Editorial | January 18, 2012 | By Huy X. Le
The main purpose of TV, I would say, is to help us escape from our daily lives. I come home exhausted after hours of telling people what to do and taking credit for their work, so an outlet for escapism is much needed. So I started watching Law and Order and other shows that are [...]
Dreams with No Boundaries
Editorial | January 18, 2012 | By Diem Ly
(I’m often asked to share a personal story in my editorials. Here’s one I remember fondly.) I had to make one hundred basketball shots a day the summer after I turned 13. It was my mom’s idea. She’d sit on the weathered porch of our Mukilteo home, peeling an orange or seated on an exercise [...]
NW Guide to Lunar New Year 2012
| January 4, 2012 | By The International Examiner
1. A History of Lunar New Year 2. The Origin of Tet 3. Children Answer, “Where do dragons come from?” 4. Your 2012 Year of the Dragon Forecast (Horoscope) 5. LNY Symbols and What They Mean 6. A Complete NW Lunar New Year Calendar of Events
“Where do you think dragons come from?”
| January 4, 2012 | By The International Examiner
The Year of the Dragon is often described as a boisterous, eventful year, when the fullness of life is experienced. And who knows how to live life to the fullest but children? We consult with local tots, “Where do you think dragons come from?” “Ummm, maybe dragons come from a mountain or something. Like maybe [...]
Lunar New Year Traditions and Symbols
| January 4, 2012 | By The International Examiner
Lucky Character: The single word “Fook,” or fortune, is often displayed in many homes and stores and are frequently found written by brush on a diamond-shaped piece of red paper. This is supposed to be a lucky Chinese New Year symbol. Though Fook (Fu in Mandarin) is widely used to refer to wealth and good [...]
Your 2012 Year of the Dragon Forecast
| January 4, 2012 | By The International Examiner
Astrology: How Will Your Year of the Dragon Be? The Chinese lunar calendar names each of the twelve years after an animal. According to one legend, Buddha summoned all the animals to come to him before he departed from earth. Only twelve came to bid him farewell and as a reward he named a year [...]
Calendar of 2012 Lunar New Year Events
| January 4, 2012 | By The International Examiner
Chinatown/International District Lunar New Year Festival Saturday, January 28, 2012 Chinatown/International District neighborhood – Hing Hay Park, Maynard Ave S. & S. King St, Seattle. 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with lion and dragon dances, Japanese Taiko drumming, martial arts demonstrations, kid’s activity booths, lively musical and dance performances, [...]
Vietnamese Culture Series: The Origin of Tet
Editorial | January 4, 2012 | By Huy X. Le
Once upon a time, there was a peaceful little Chinese village called Peach Blossom (aww!). The villagers were humble and hardworking. They spent their days farming their fields and when they got home, they sat on their couch made out of hay and stared out the window, hoping something interesting would happen among their neighbors. [...]
Enter the Dragon: The History of Lunar New Year
| January 4, 2012 | By The International Examiner
Chinese New Year celebrations were born out of fear and myth. The legend of the man-devouring predator beast Nian (which is also the word for “year”) told of its frightening appearance at the end of each year, attacking and killing villagers. Loud noises, bright lights, and the color red were used to scare the beast [...]
