With the beginning of the New Year, there will be much speculation about how the economy will fare in 2010 for Asian Pacific Islanders. Will the economy continue to plummet as it did this past year? What sectors will be hit the hardest? How will Asian Pacific Islanders manage in these turbulent economic times? We [...]
With a national debate on the impact of foreign workers on jobs and the economy heating up for 2010, it’s time to brush up on some relevant policy jargon. Two words in particular – “complementarity” and “circularity” – seem to have caught the attention of experts, as legislators prepare to consider a new immigration reform [...]
Run a 5K, find a spiritual path, begin meditating, host a charity event, travel and find my purpose in life – these were just a few intentions on my long list of resolutions for 2009. Many people make New Year’s resolutions yet very few actually follow through on their intentions. It’s common knowledge that diet [...]
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.” — Theodore Roosevelt Authenticity is defined as being genuine or real. When [...]
If you were to tell me 10 years ago, shortly after I had graduated from college that I would someday be starting my own business, I would have laughed and said, “There’s no way. I wouldn’t even know where to begin.” I was a recent graduate from Pacific Lutheran University with a general business degree [...]
If you’ve ever shopped for Hoison sauce, Bok Choy, sticky rice or any other Asian food product, then you’ve probably heard of Viet-Wah, the Asian specialty grocery store with locations all over Washington State. However, little is known about the brains behind the business and how one of Seattle’s largest chain food retailers came to [...]
The year 2010 may prove challenging for the new US Census. Many individuals have been displaced from the economic upheaval of the multi-year recession. The greater emphasis on enforcing immigration laws—in a new homeland security environment—has meant a growing lack of trust of government among some. With a Census that occurs every decade, the federal [...]
Neither indigent nor uninsured, Harborview was the hospital of choice for former Washington State Governor Albert Rossellini, after breaking his hip in a recent fall. For native Seattle-ites and those who have lived any length of time in the region, Harborview Medical Center, opened in 1931, is synonymous with charity, trauma, and a newscaster’s voice [...]
You may have watched her untying intricate knots, garbanzo beans spilling from boldly dyed fabrics at the Aki Matsuri or Cherry Blossom Festival. For the past 20 years, Kikuko Dewa, has shared her mastery of the shibori arts with young children and adults. The Japanese art of ‘shibori’, meaning ‘to squeeze or press’ integrates stitching [...]
By Alan Chong Lau Highlights Noted New York Times science writer Carol Kaesuk Yoon travels from her Bellingham home to Seattle to read from her new book “Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science” (W. W. Norton & Co.) in which she shares her observations on how animals (including humans) perceive the world in [...]
To the Editor, We watched with repulsion the return of the “Bodies” exhibit to Seattle this fall. We are offended and disgusted at the disingenuous attempt to disguise the commercial displaying of human bodies as “education.” There are ways to educate the general public about the human body and disease without mining dead bodies for [...]
By Alan Chong Lau Highlights Pamela Yasutake sings and dances in the role of Mary in Langston Hughes Cultural Center’s production of “Black Nativity” currently on stage at the Intiman Theatre through Dec. 22. 201 Mercer St. (206) 269-1900. Mochizuki is a traditional Japanese New Year celebration that involves the pounding of sweet rice to [...]
