You may be married. You may have kids. You may have been together for some time. In any case, you can’t seem to find the fire in your romance anymore. What can you do? No amount of inspiration works. You know that flowers, chocolates, exotic trips, and dinner dates all seem to come up empty [...]
Like many Japanese American families of my generation who grew up in Seattle, I remember my mother (a Nisei or second-generation Japanese American), taking me to Tobo on 12th, Sagamiya’s sweet shop and Higo Variety Store on Jackson. The two amiable sisters, Aya and Masa, were part of the experience of going to the HIGO [...]
The house fire that devastated a local family by taking not only their home but the life of their 17-year-old son, Prackserth (Patrick) Soeun, has been met with “overwhelming” support from the community, according to a family friend. However, more help is needed. “The family doesn’t have a home to stay in,” said Chantha Banks, [...]
You might say my years at Microsoft were my formative years. In the first three years with the company, I was working 100-hour weeks and I never took a day off. Well, that’s not entirely true – I took one day off. That discipline continued during my remaining years with the company, but a lot [...]
On March 15, 2009, Alonso Chehade, an undocumented immigrant from Peru, was arrested at the US/Canada border for unlawful presence in the United States. After remaining in the detention center for two weeks, Chehade was later released with the assistance of his family, who posted a $7,500 bond to free him from prison. For undocumented [...]
“Soul mates.” “Brother and sister.” These words describe the bond between Saul Tran Cornwall and Amy Moline Pak—Asian American adoptees from two different worlds and from two different families, but drawn to one another because of their similar paths. Both were adopted by middle-class, White families and both became involved in adoptee activism and community [...]
Asian Americans are jumping into sustainability, from advocating food-waste recycling and using renewable energy to building sutainable homes and telling others about natural foods. While helping the environment may be challenging for some because it requires green – money that is – the Seattleites we have chosen are doing just that, reflecting a consciousness of [...]
“Healthcare is a big issue, not just in our own microcosm of a city/state, but the world in general. Healthcare budgets and healthcare workers are being cut continuously; when there is evidence indicating that more nurses and healthcare workers are needed, and would ultimately provide greater care, a decrease in possible health disparities, better outcomes [...]
You know that feeling? You’re looking at that person across the room…and suddenly you feel a little lightheaded? Maybe a little short of breath? Well, besides being in love, you could also be experiencing a heart attack. Cardiovascular disease, which includes strokes, hypertension, and other diseases involving the circulatory system, is now the highest cause [...]
February 4, 2010 marked yet another APA Legislative Day in the State’s capital. Riding with the community members of the International Community Health Services (ICHS), the primary concern amongst ICHS as well as many other local organizations is the upcoming reforms in healthcare.These proposed budget cuts will dramatically affect the local API community, especially the [...]
Three billion people in the world live on less than $2 a day while 1.4 billion live on less than $1.25—under conditions considered extreme poverty. To read such facts is effortless but to see and understand its true meaning can stir others to action. Eugene Cho, lead pastor of Quest Church in Seattle, has always [...]
From his high school robot-building competitions to his at first-sight love affair with the Museum of Flight in Seattle, I spent the day hearing stories of how Jason Wong first decided to be involved in airplane design. Wong never planned on leaving Washington; he was born and raised in this house, both his mother and [...]
Over a forty-year career, George Suyama has established himself as one of the masters of Northwest architecture. A Seattle native, his designs are deeply rooted in the culture and environment of this region. He has built a body of work, mostly exquisitely detailed residences that elevate space to art. To further explore that creative ideal, [...]
Dance can often astonish us with technique, energy, and aesthetics. Now, Spectrum Dance Theatre’s new piece also offers us a meditation on national relations of both personal and political kinds. In “Farewell: A Fantastical Contemplation on America’s Relationship with China,” Spectrum Dance Theatre’s Artistic Director Donald Byrd has teamed up with composer Byron Au Yong [...]
The “Friends of the International Examiner” are a group of people from the community who work in different fields and industries but have a common philosophy to give back to the API community in a meaningful way. As the oldest, most respected, and only non-profit API publication of its kind in the West coast, the [...]
Fourth Street Grill From oceanside Nha Trang, Vietnam to the Renton Highlands: one woman’s mission to feed children in Vietnam and residents of a Renton suburb. History’s best art, food and inspiration for social change can come from its worst tragedies, war and struggle. After the Vietnam War, more than 300,000 orphans and 800,000 children [...]
