Visual Arts Seattle artist Nin Truong is the co-curator of a group show entitled “Pushin’ 5” that looks at contemporary skateboard art. The work of Yoshi Obayashi, Iosefatu Sua and Chikayoshi Satomi is included. Through Nov. 4 at Blvd Gallery at 2316 Second Ave. www.blvdart.com. Susi J. Lee presents her video installation, “Fermata,” which looks [...]
BY VAN DIEP Examiner Contributor The annual Earshot Jazz Festival is the jazz fan’s opportunity to binge on music. Like the film community’s Seattle International Film Festival, this two-week marathon featuring more than 60 events, hundreds of performers, and multiple venues will cram your ears for the 12 months to come and whet your appetite [...]
BY NHIEN NGUYEN Examiner Editor The International Examiner interviews Tuan for Le Soleil before the premiere of his fashion line on Nov. 4 at the Arts Etc. Event 2006. He talks about the challenges of breaking into the fashion world, what inspires him and his thoughts about the hit reality TV show, “Project Runway.” When [...]
BY ROXANNE RAY Examiner Contributor Seattle continues to be a nurturing ground for playwright Naomi Iizuka. Throughout the past dozen years, Iizuka has seen her plays produced by a variety of local theatre companies, including “Tattoo Girl” by Annex Theatre in 1994, “SKIN” by Printer’s Devil Theatre in 1998, and “Language of Angels” by Theater [...]
BY GARY IWAMOTO Special to the Examiner After close to 20 years of being on the partisan political frontlines, Joby Shimomura was burned out, a political junkie who had overdosed on doing things to get her candidates elected and re-elected. It was time for Joby to spend some time on herself for a change – [...]
For the third year, the International Examiner and Emerald Queen Casino present “Arts, Etc.: A Celebration of Asian American Arts” on Saturday, Nov. 4. We get an insider’s view of the hip headlining band, the Buttersprites, the creative stained glass designs of Joby Shimomura and up-and-coming fashion designer Tuan for Le Soleil. See the back [...]
BY MATRAYI JONEJA Examiner Contributor Charmaine Clamor walks onto the stage with the kind of glamour and elegance exuded only by the big stars. She walks with simplicity and ease as if she had long been waiting for this moment to come, and now that the time has come, she will perform the part perfectly, [...]
BY LUCIA ENRIQUEZ Examiner Contributor Peter Jamero’s newly published memoir, “Growing Up Brown,” talks about early Filipino American history. He was born in 1930 at a Filipino farm worker’s camp run by his parents in California, surrounded by 80-100 workers housed and fed by his family. He overcame a language barrier and became a precocious [...]
Tony Zapata strives to support Asian American artists through D.I.C.E. show “Voice Strings II” BY JOYCE YIU Examiner Contributor Showcasing the talents of Asian American artists and providing them with the highest level of public exposure is the dream and goal of Tony Zapata, founder of Diversified International Cultural Entertainment (D.I.C.E). “I love seeing people [...]
The International Examiner marks 100 years of Filipino immigration to Hawaii with a series of articles, from a special Wing Luke Asian Museum exhibit to an interview with historian Peter Jamero. Celebrate Filipino American History Month for the month of October! BY CLAIRE EMIKO FANT Examiner Contributor People of Filipino descent comprise the greatest percentage [...]
By International Community Health Services Each year, we celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October and thanks to repeated messages in the media over the past few years, many more women now understand that preventive screenings, like clinical breast exams and mammograms, can help save their lives. The message, unmistakably loud and clear, is that: [...]
Sushi & Sake Festival returns The most fun, unique, satisfying, value packed holiday event returns on Thursday, Nov. 9 for the Fifth Annual Sushi and Sake Festival presented by the Japanese American Chamber of Commerce. The festival, which has become a popular community event, will be held at The Westin Hotel in Seattle in order [...]
BY DENISE TRAN VABAW The Vietnamese American Bar Association of Washington (VABAW) is honored to have professor Wendy N. Duong of the Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver serve as the keynote speaker at its Second Annual Banquet on Nov. 1. The theme for the Banquet is “Raising the Bar” and Duong [...]
On Oct. 5, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued orders requiring Lucky An Dong, Inc. and Viet Wah Supermarket, two stores in the Little Saigon Neighborhood of Seattle to stop selling two illegal, unregistered pesticide products, according to a press release. The two pesticide products named in the stop sale orders are “Miraculous Insecticide [...]
Washington, D.C. — On Oct. 11, the civil rights groups Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) and Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), with educational and advocacy groups nationwide, filed amicus briefs in the United States Supreme Court in support of voluntary racial integration in the cases of Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of [...]
Dear Editor: My project partners and I fully acknowledge that the Dearborn Street project will bring change to Little Saigon and the rest of the International District, as was outlined in the article in the Sept. 20 issue of the International Examiner. This is why we, as the developer, want to be good neighbors and [...]
BY DEEPAK BHARGAVA Guest Columnist/NAM What has happened in Congress shows that the immigrant rights movement is in for a long and tough struggle. What’s happening outside Congress shows that the movement is seriously preparing for it. Earlier last month, House Republican leaders passed, once again, provisions taken directly from HR 4437. Call this “Sensenbrenner-lite.” [...]
BY SIAN WU Examiner Contributor It’s a familiar scene: a shiny motorcycle buzzes in the distance on a grassy rural road, edging closer and closer before zooming off into the distance against a backdrop of majestic Mt. Rainier. But that person on the motorcycle isn’t an actor in a Rainier Beer commercial. She could be [...]
BY KEN MOCHIZUKI Examiner Staff With the decision coming on whether Tony Ng is granted parole and could possibly be freed in four years, Seattle’s Chinese American community and the International District relive their worst tragedy yet again. During the night of Feb. 18, 1983, Kwan Fai “Willie” Mak, Benjamin Ng and Wai-Chiu “Tony” Ng, [...]
