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Arts, Etc – 2/1/2012

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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Highlights IDEA Odyssey Gallery presents “Balik/Ibalik”, an exhibit of new photographs by Carina A. del Rosario. In this new work, the artist documents her recent trip to the Philippines after a 22 year absence and explores the intersections of language, culture, family and place. Opening reception is Thurs., Feb. 2 from 5 – 8pm.  On [...]

February is Dating Violence Month

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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

According to the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (2008), one in four teens experience dating violence. February is Dating Violence Awareness month.  It is clear that dating violence continues to impact the lives of many young people in our community, however society often sends confusing and unclear messages about what dating violence is, making [...]

News Pulse – 2/1/2012

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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Mount Rainier Snowshoer Burned Money for Warmth The Seattle Times and Associated Press covered the amazing survival story of Yong Chun Kim, 66, of Tacoma, a snowshoer who was lost in a blizzard for two days on Mount Rainier. Kim said he stayed alive by digging out a snow tunnel and burning dollar bills for [...]

Japanese Directors Inspire in Films of Redemption

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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

War, unfortunately, never seems to be in short supply; and, lately, movies about war have also been plentiful. One of the most prolific is the 68-minute documentary “Kash: The Legend and Legacy of Shiro Kashino.” In it, filmmaker Vincent Matsudaira profiles men who served in the 100th Battalion 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War [...]

Conscience and the Constitution

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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Periodically, something comes along to remind us of the fact that there is still a great deal of ignorance surrounding this part in our history, the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII. It almost seems like being willfully ignorant since, it seems to me that there has been so much study, so much investigation and [...]

The Higo Store – A Boy Remembers His Neighborhood

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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Each time I went to the Higo Variety Store, Ayako and Masa Murakami were there to greet me. I visited the store as a young boy and continued going there as an adult. Now the exhibit, “Meet Me at Higo: An Enduring Story of a Japanese American Family,” brings back memories. Seeing “Meet Me at [...]

Interracial Dating and Marriage Trends Different For API Men and Women

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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

“You must have been born in Pearl Harbor ‘cause, baby, you da bomb!”  probably won’t get you very far in the dating world. But then again that doesn’t mean everyone around you is single and ready to mingle anyway. That’s because, chances are, if you are an Asian American woman in your mid-20s, then you [...]

Lets (Not) Talk About Sex

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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

If stereotypical Asian parents drove cars like they doled out sex advice, you’d be experiencing some serious whiplash. “Sex just isn’t talked about. It’s shameful. And then there’s all this pressure to have children, and lots of children,” said Katherine, a 39 year-old Chinese American. This stereotypical policy, “abstinence until it’s time to get married [...]

‘Coming Out’ Twice

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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

I don’t even remember how it began. My eldest sister is in my apartment, screaming and yelling at me with a nonsensical fury. There is something about me not going to work. There is something about me going out late at night. Is this woman crazy? I shut down her every attack with calm but [...]

Vietnamese Elders Struggle with Depression

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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif.—Lan Nguyen remembers being depressed when she did not pass her medical licensing exam in 1979. She had sought a haven in Melbourne, Australia, after the Fall of Saigon — the last day of the Vietnam War. When the United States left the country, the U.S-supported South Vietnam was taken over by the [...]

Last Chance to Enjoy These Sexy Eyeballs

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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

For the last several months, I’ve been enjoying the Lasik, which Jameelah and I both got on a whim while in Vietnam. That’s right, we passed by an eye hospital, saw the sign that said: “Lasik surgerie, much cheap,” and went inside. After a barrage of tests and cultural hijinx, we got the procedure done. [...]

Share the Love With Your Community Media

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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Media is an under appreciated industry. Yes, mainstream media gets a bad rap now and then — sensationalizing serious matters and trivializing people’s lives and opinions into ‘news’. But community media is not that — at least it’s not supposed to be. Community news is closer to the ground and the people its news impacts. [...]

News Pulse – 1/18/2012

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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

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

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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

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

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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

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”

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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

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

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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

“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

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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

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

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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

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

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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

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!

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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

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

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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

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

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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

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

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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

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

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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

(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

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Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

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?”

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Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

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

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Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

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

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Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

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

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Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

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, [...]