When Sam Akina’s film “Bullets, Blood and a Fistful of Cash” premiered at a private cast and crew screening at Neptune Theater on Nov. 10, Seattle’s sleepy film community transformed into a big night in Hollywood. Producers of the film spared no expense: red carpet entrance, SUV limo, video cameras, paparazzi photographers and even larger-than [...]
BY NHIEN NGUYEN Examiner Staff When the Indian Ocean tsunami hit last year on Dec. 26, David Yamaguchi was glued to his television set, witnessing the vast and violent destruction caused by this rare natural phenomena. The tsunami was eerily similar to what he and renowned geologist Brian Atwater had been researching for five years [...]
In her first book, “We Are All Suspects Now” (Beacon Press), released exactly four years after Sept. 11, Tram Nguyen tells the personal stories of immigrants whose lives have been affected, often tragically, by the political aftermath of this historic date. Exploring the post-Sept. 11 tension between civil liberties and national security, Nguyen traces changes [...]
BY JOYCE YIU Examiner Contributor For years, the people of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos have been facing numerous social challenges, such as an increase in the number of street children, a rise in homelessness and a skyrocketing epidemic of HIV infection. The lack of resources for human services has prevented local government bodies from assisting [...]
BY JUDITH VAN PRAAG Examiner Arts Writer Five years after the death of Frank Okada, the Museum of Northwest Art in La Conner honors the Pacific Northwest Nisei painter with a retrospective show. Okada was born in 1931 in the International District. At Roosevelt High School he made friends with musicians such as Quincey Jones [...]
Newly-released statistics from the American Diabetes Association indicate that an estimated 20.8 million people in the United States are living with Type 2 diabetes. Nearly one-third of them — about 6.2 million people — do not know they have the disease. While diabetes occurs in people of all ages and races, Dr. Alan Chun, medical [...]
BY NHIEN NGUYEN Examiner Staff Over 100 people representing nonprofits from the Puget Sound region gathered at the Fifth Annual Technical Assistance Resource Conference on Nov. 2 at the Tukwila Community Center to participate in workshops centered around the theme, “Building Capacity for Social Change.” Speakers included leaders from local nonprofits, such as Npower, Northwest [...]
BY CRYSTAL NAM UW News Lab The afternoon rain drizzled with solemn conviction, reflecting the tears of pain, sacrifice and pride of the Japanese-American soldiers who served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Their services not only had an impact in winning the war, but their courage in the face of racism and [...]
BY LINH NGO AND LAN PHAM NAPAWF On Sunday, Nov. 6, Edmonds police found the bodies of Evelyn Matsen, a 34-year-old Filipina woman, and her 13-year-old son, Wahren Agonoy, shot to death multiple times in their East Bremerton home. Her husband, Bryan Christopher Matsen, 35, was arrested for two counts of first-degree murder on Nov. [...]
Visual Arts Painter Hiro Yokose is part of a group show through Dec. 3 at Winston Wachter Gallery. 203 N. Dexter Ave. (206) 652-5855. William Traver Gallery. The massive ceramic sculptures of Jun Kaneko fill the room through Nov. 27. 110 Union St. (206) 587-6501. “Paper” is the medium of choice this time for sculptor [...]
Kin On receives ABAW 2005 Award for Community Service The Asian Bar Association of Washington (ABAW) recently presented the Kin On Health Care Center and Community Care Network with the 2005 Community Service Award during its 17th anniversary dinner at the Grand Hyatt Seattle. The award recognizes an organization for outstanding efforts in serving the [...]
BY NHIEN NGUYEN Examiner Staff The 2005 elections brings new and returning Asian American faces to public office. Lloyd Hara secured his place in history as the first Asian American Port of Seattle Commissioner, beating opponent Richard Berkowitz. Hara could not be reached for comments. Cheryl Chow defeated Linda Thompson-Black for Seattle School Board, District [...]
