Koreans, Korean Americans and other activists from around the country converged in Seattle to protest the proposed Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KorUS-FTA), which opponents argue does not offer adequate labor, agriculture and environmental protections. During the protests, which occurred from Sept. 6 – 9, about seven women’s groups organized a women’s forum that addressed the [...]
BY WINNIE WONG Examiner Contributor Award-winning author Jean Davies Okimoto has crafted a delightful story about the tension between family obligations and self-fulfillment and above all, love, in “Uncle Hideki and The Empty Nest.” This sequel to “Uncle Hideki” had its world premiere on Sept. 14 at the Theatre Off Jackson. The intimate setting of [...]
BY CLAIRE EMIKO FANT Examiner Contributor Recent works of two contemporary Chinese artists are being exhibited at Davidson Contemporary in the Tashiro Kaplan Building from Sept. 8 – 30, providing a glimpse into two contrasting visions. Xiaoze Xie paints in oils. His subject is stacks of newspapers, the transient evidence of human events. Ying-Yueh Chuang [...]
Visual Arts “Dim Sum at the On-On Tea Room – The Jewelry of Ron Ho”* is a long overdue retrospective of the work of this creative jewelry artist and local Northwest treasure who has crafted personal stories out of carefully gathered antiques and folk art pieces. Each piece tells a story that resonates with history [...]
Welcome to our annual fall arts guide in which we get to extend our Arts Etc. calendar to include highlights of the fall season. In the visual arts, we are fortunate to have a number of fresh young artists making their mark. Diem Chau has for the last couple years wrested from memory, history and [...]
Story BY KEN MOCHIZUKI Examiner Staff Neighborhood House Executive Director Mark Okazaki recalls an immigrant Ethiopian woman requiring assistance sifting through her stack of mail. Which was junk mail? Which were important immigration materials? With the help of a Neighborhood House interpreter, they sorted the stack out. “We are their safety net,” says Okazaki. “We [...]
BY THE WASHINGTON STATE API HEPATITIS B TASK FORCE Right now, one out of 10 Asian Pacific Islanders (APIs) living in Seattle-King County may have a deadly disease without even knowing it. Feeling good is no guarantee that you are not infected; this is a disease that can attack your body for decades without producing [...]
BY NHIEN NGUYEN Examiner Editor When Dr. Boualaphet “Nong” Chounthavong boarded the plane to Seattle during her first trip to America, she was surprised to see a woman pilot at the helm. In Laos, Chounthavong shocked village leaders when she came to town driving a truck. “Not many women in Laos drive trucks. Here, women [...]
BY ANN KIM NOVAKOWSKI NAPAWF Carolyn Ho speaks clearly and confidently as she addresses community members at a NAPAWF event held in July. Her son, Lt. Ehren K. Watada, is the first commissioned officer to publicly refuse deployment to the Iraq War. He now faces trial for his refusal to participate in a war he [...]
Immigration Reform Forum KIRO Radio’s Dave Ross moderates a lively conversation about immigration reform with panelists Charles Rolland, who is affiliated with the A. Philip Randolph Institute, Rosalinda Guillen of Community to Community Development (C2C), Pramila Jayapal of Hate Free Zone, and Jeff Johnson of the Washington State Labor Council at Town Hall on Tuesday, [...]
BY NHIEN NGUYEN Examiner Editor Residents and concerned citizens representing Little Saigon, Chinatown/International District and Jackson Place community expressed their disappointment over the recently released Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the controversial “Dearborn Street” Project at a public hearing held at Seattle Goodwill Industries Conference Rooms on Tuesday, Sept. 12. The Draft SEIS, [...]
BY NHIEN NGUYEN As the country moves forward on the immigration debate, many people have become so frustrated and disillusioned that they throw up their hands in the air and do nothing. But one way to address the complex immigration problem is to revert to a simple solution: conversation. Conversation is one of the simplest [...]
