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Art Etc. – 9/1/2010
Arts | September 1, 2010 | By Alan Chong Lau
Highlights Visual Arts Performing Arts Film/Media Written Arts Art News/ Opportunites Back to Top Highlights Would you like to hear a classical Indian music concert in a perfect acoustic space? Check out Pandit Vikash Maharaji who will play the sarod with his son on tabla in the lovely acoustic setting of the Chapel Performance Space [...]
Change, do we really need it?
Editorial | September 1, 2010 | By Huy X. Le
Now that Jameelah and I are married, people come up to us and ask “So what’s it like being married?” Being married, like being in love, or running for Senate, or eating your first slice of Italian black winter truffle, is something that cannot be understood unless you’ve experienced it. It is magical, like you’re [...]
Fight Crime with Prevention
Editorial | September 1, 2010 | By Michael Yee
“Public safety is our number one concern.” I hear it at resident meetings and business meetings. Seattle Police Department (SPD) officials, the Mayor and City Council members all say that improving public safety is a top priority. However, decisions by them appear to be in conflict with improving public safety. Under the City’s current budget [...]
Being Gay Asian American
Features | September 1, 2010 | By Lisa Wong
Young, American-raised Asian and Pacific Islanders (API) who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) often have to choose whether their ethnic or sexual identity will take precedence, according to a study published in the Journal of LGBT Youth by Boston University Medical Center. The study, by Hyeouk Chris Hahm, an assistant professor at [...]
Talk Story,Talk Sex
Editorial | September 1, 2010 | By Ann Kim Novakowski
Despite these hard economic times, one hopes that each of us can find reasons to celebrate. It may be the birth of a child or our parent’s 60th birthday. In these hard economic times, we also continue to mourn our losses, whether it be diminished job security or violence in the home. Within this dichotomy, [...]
Technology in Education: Hurts or Helps?
Features | September 1, 2010 | By Paul Kim
Over the years, technology has become an important part of young people’s lives. From text messaging on cell phones to communicating via Facebook, young people now have many ways to find entertainment and engage with others on the internet. As technology becomes increasingly present in children’s lives, however, questions arise regarding the effects of technology [...]
The Ethnic Cleansing of American Ethnic Studies
Features | September 1, 2010 | By Larry Yu
“Who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past” — George Orwell The state of Arizona is known for many notable attractions: the majestic Grand Canyon, the scenic desert landscapes, luxurious vacation resorts, and more recently, thinly concealed examples of educational whitewashing. Arizona, after all, is home not only to [...]
The Cyber Game Obsession Among APIs
Features | September 1, 2010 | By Abe Vu
Video games have come a long way from the beloved ‘Pac-man’, to the glory days of the ‘Super Mario Brothers’ on the 8-bit Nintendo entertainment system. In today’s society, video games have penetrated our culture and have evolved into multi-layered forms of entertainment, even simulating real life through a virtual world. Video games are no [...]
7 Things Not to Say To or Ask an Asian American Youth
Features | September 1, 2010 | By Houng Nguyen
1. “Where are you from? No, where are you really from?” This question instantly gives an Asian American youth an identity crisis. This question is an assumption that every Asian is an immigrant. However, within the younger generation, some of us were actually born here, in America after our family immigrated here in the last [...]
“Acting White” Equals Academic Success for API Students?
Editorial | September 1, 2010 | By Amy Huang
The Yellow Peril. Remember that? It was when the surge of Asian immigrants arrived in America and white counterparts felt threatened: Chinese were apparently taking over the labor force, the Japanese were promoting military expansion and Filipino men were attracting white women. Yellow Peril first emerged in the nineteenth century and continued to be a [...]
Home Alone at 90 – NYC’s Chinatown’s Isolated Elders
Features | September 1, 2010 | By New America Media
When Daisy Ding, 83, fell in her bathroom in New York City earlier this summer, she was not found until a neighbor checked and discovered her body four days later. After Jack Li, 55, died of a heart attack while playing basketball in 2009, his corpse lay unclaimed at a Manhattan mortuary for over a [...]
APIs are not Academic Machines
| September 1, 2010 | By Jintana Lityouvong
Numbers are interesting. They can measure, time, analyze and rank someone. But to what extent can numbers really tell about a person? According to statistics from the Census Bureau and data from higher education, Asian Americans rank highest among the five major racial/ethnic groups in the United States in college degree attainment and rates of [...]
Water: Cherish and Share
2010 Youth Article , Featured Youth Article | Features | September 1, 2010 | By Xiao Lin
Water is the source of all. It’s a special and very important need for any creature that lives in the world. For example, if people don’t eat, they can probably live for several weeks or years, but if people don’t drink water, they can only survive for a few days because of dehydration. During our [...]
Truths and Mistruths About the American West
2010 Youth Article , Featured Youth Article | Features | September 1, 2010 | By King Lau
On the Chinese Heritage Tour of the American West, from July 20 – 26, we were able to explore various stereotypes, histories and mythologies surrounding early Chinese pioneers in the West. Since the mid 1800’s, Chinese Americans and newly immigrated Chinese have had conflict with the Caucasian population. Chinese Americans faced oppression from local citizens, [...]
Splendor on Top
2010 Youth Article , Featured Youth Article | Features | September 1, 2010 | By JiaYin Li
That was a serene morning. All the walks came to a halt. The weary bodies were seeking more effort to keep going. We seemed to be shrouded in formidable green. Birds flew by at times with silvery sounds. Weeds were swaying gently with shiny dews in the breeze. And, the fresh air made us relaxed [...]
A Worthwhile Sacrifice
2010 Youth Article , Featured Youth Article | Features | September 1, 2010 | By Wei Wen Cai
There are many types of firemen in the United States and other countries, including forest firefighters, sea firefighters, volunteer firefighters, retained firefighters, etc. Each of them has different duties but the forest firefighter is likely the most dangerous. Forest firefighters mainly focus on wildfires in woods and forests. Forest firefighters do not only put out [...]
The 1.5 Generation
Arts | September 1, 2010 | By Yayoi Lena Winfrey
Migrating to America as a child left Pei Ju Chou feeling like she existed between two generations—the first and second. So, she began referring to herself as being “1.5th generation”. Recently, the University of Washington student produced a documentary about her experience as a part of the 1.5 generation titled “Stuck on the Boat”. (You [...]
Tradition Meets Technology
Arts | September 1, 2010 | By Susan Kunimatsu
The work of Korean artist Boo Duck Lee has roots in two widely divergent eras. She makes sculpture of hanji, a paper made by hand in a tradition dating back thousands of years. She designs fabrics that are digitally printed using contemporary computer technology. Both are on display in the gallery at Kobo at Higo, [...]
Former ‘Karate Kid’ Star Appears at Seattle Festival
Arts | September 1, 2010 | By The International Examiner
He’s a Hollywood actor, businessman and family man. Yuji Okumoto starred in the 1986 film “Karate Kid 2” as the character Chozen, the antagonist to Ralph Macchio’s famous role. He currently resides in Seattle with his family and owns Kona Kitchen restaurant in North Seattle. He has been in other films since then, such as [...]
Art Etc. – 8/18/2010
Arts | August 18, 2010 | By Alan Chong Lau
A comprehensive list of Arts Events happening around Seattle. Updated August 18th 2010.
