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Groups demand justice Life after tragedy for those killed in Ride the Ducks crash

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Eunice How, president of the Seattle chapter of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance addresses attendees of the wrongful death amendment campaign launch

By Stacy Nguyen NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY “The most shocking day of our lives was when Haram was taken from us in the Ride the Ducks crash … Since then, we have lived in pain,” Soon Won Kim said in a statement read on Jan. 5 at the Wrongful Death Law Amendment Campaign Launch, hosted by the Chinese American Citizen Alliance (CACA).

“Haram was the best daughter and sister. She talked to us every day for at least an hour, even when she was in America. We were so proud of her and loved her so much. There is not a single day that goes by without us thinking about her, struggling with our loss, and missing her.”

“The most shocking day of our lives was when Haram was taken from us in the Ride the Ducks crash … Since then, we have lived in pain.”

— Soon Won Kim

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He is soft-spoken, bespectacled, and shy. At age 16, he looks and sounds like any ordinary teenager.

His mother, My Linh Nguyen, was killed right in front of him 13 months ago. Anthony (we are not

using his real name since he is a minor) was inside the family home when “he heard his mother outside yelling his name and crying for help,” according to the King County Prosecutor’s Office.

Nguyen was walking home see NGUYEN on 12

First Asian to win Best Actor at the Golden Globes Aziz Ansari will go down in history as the first actor of Asian descent to win a best actor category award at the Golden Globes.

On the night of Jan. 7, Aziz Ansari won the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy at the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards. He snagged the award for his performance as the Aziz Ansari-like commercial actor Dev Shah in the hugely popular Netflix show “Master of None.” He is also the show’s co-creator, writer, and director.

“I genuinely didn’t think I would win because all the websites said I was going to lose,” Ansari, who’s Indian American, joked during his acceptance speech. He then got bleeped out as he described how it would probably have felt if he had lost out on the award the second time. “I’m glad we won this one because it would’ve really sucked to lose two of these in a row. It would've been a really sh*tty moment for me, but this is nice.”

Ansari’s historic win, however, somehow highlights the glaring disparity in available roles for Asians in the entertainment industry. At this year’s Golden

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This image released by NBC shows Aziz Ansari accepting the award for best actor in a comedy series for his role in "Master of None," at the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 7, 2018.

Globes, there were only two Asian actors nominated: Ansari and Hong Chau for “Downsizing.” They represent about 3 percent of the see ANSARI on 5

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Seattle City swear-ins

Mayor Jenny Durkan

Councilmember M. Lorena González

Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda

Trudi Inslee (right) and former state representative Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney.

Seattle City Hall on Jan. 8, to begin their official four-year terms.

Mosqueda and Durkan were sworn in last November to

fill out the remainder of the terms for the elected officials they replaced, but they needed to do it again for their elected term. 

Dhingra sworn in

Guangzhou Association’s new legal counsel

Contest winners Photos by George Liu

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, City Attorney Pete Holmes, and Councilmembers M. Lorena González and Teresa Mosqueda took their respective oaths of office at

State Senator Manka Dhingra

The newly elected state senator for the 45th Legislative District was sworn in on Jan. 8. The event was open to the public as are all floor proceedings during the 2018 Legislative Session. Manka Dhingra filled the seat left vacant by the death of Republican Sen. Andy Hill. Dhingra’s victory put Washington Democrats back in charge of both legislative chambers for the first time in five years. 

On Jan. 3, the Guangzhou Association of Washington state announced that it has engaged Zhaocheng Zhou, a prominent lawyers from China, as its legal counsel.

The Guangzhou Association has strengthened the relationship between the United States and China, in trade, economic development and growth, promoting cultural and educational exchange and building partnerships.

Several community members attended the signing ceremony including State Senator Bob Hasegawa and Tony Au. 

Rose Wong

A few of our readers won a recent contest we ran, picking the top five biggest stories of 2017 affecting the local API community.

Rochelle Yuen won a $25 gift certificate to Ocean Star, Tony Vo won Tony Vo a $25 gift certificate to Tai Tung, and Rose Wong won a mixed fruitcake from Cake House, which she wants to donate to a nursing home. Wong said she has been reading the Northwest Asian Weekly “forever.”

Congratulations to the winners. 

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SEATTLE (AP) — When Vannady Keo left his mother’s Kent home after his freshman year of high school to live with his father in Seattle, he could not Vannady Keo have foreseen the importance of the decision.

As a freshman at Kentlake High School,

Keo was struggling with depression, not doing well at school, and at odds with his Cambodian-born parents.

“I was just a typical American kid. My parents wanted me to have Cambodian roots, so those were some things we argued about,” Keo said. “In school, I always had a lot of friends. I would always try and hide my depression by hanging out with them, being the cool kid, the class clown.”

Moving in with his father was an attempt at a fresh start, even if Keo see KEO on 12

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ACRS youth group making gingerbread houses.

Governor’s office recruiting for Ruth Woo Fellowship The office of Gov. Jay Inslee, in partnership with the Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA), is recruiting individuals with a commitment to civil rights and equality for the Ruth Woo Fellowship.

The fellowship is named after the late Ruth Woo, a civil rights leader who fought for social justice and equality for all people. Over many decades, Woo mentored would-be chiefs of staff, county executives, state Supreme Court justices, and governors.

The Ruth Woo Fellow will be based in the governor’s office in Olympia and gain a hands-on learning experience in state government. In addition, the Ruth Woo Fellow will have an opportunity to make important connections with community

leaders and elected and public officials connected to Ruth Woo and to learn more about her life and work.

The first Ruth Woo Fellow, Reyleen Gogo, who was chosen last fall — was captain of Foster High School’s volleyball and softball team, a member of the National Honors Society, and president of the Pacific Islander Club, with a 3.8 grade point average. During her fellowship, she worked on the Boards and Commissions staff. Reyleen is currently enrolled at South Seattle Community College and hopes to become a teacher.  For information about the program and application process, go to CAPAA’s website at Capaa.wa.gov.

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The southwest corner of Hing Hay Park will be fenced off from Jan. 16 to early February, while Studio Fifty50 installs the iconic artistic gateway structure for the park.

The gateway is the final design element in the park expansion project.

It is a geometric red metal arch that will welcome the community into the park and define the entry. The abstract perforations in the gateway represent leaf patterns, an inclusive pattern representing all cultures in the Seattle Chinatown-International District. It is made of similar red metal used in the seating and stairs at the park.

In June 2017, Seattle Parks and Recreation opened the Hing Hay Park expansion. The project doubled the size of Hing Hay Park and serves as an important community gathering place for the neighborhood. 

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3 people accused of operating Georgia brothel sent to prison

By KATE BRUMBACK ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA (AP) — Two Chinese women and a Malaysian man whom prosecutors say operated a brothel near Atlanta that lured women from around the U.S. to work as prostitutes have been sentenced to federal prison.

Court records show that 45-yearold Xiaohong Huang, 59-year-old Chan Kong Chow and 54-year-old Biyun Gong were sentenced on Dec. 29. Huang and Gong are from China, while Chow is from Malaysia.

“Brothels remain a blight in

segments of our communities,” U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak said in a news release. “The prosecution of these defendants, the seizure of significant assets, and the dedication of law enforcement resources in targeting this long-running criminal scheme are a warning for others engaged in this conduct.”

Huang, also known as Michelle and Jenny, operated a brothel at an apartment complex in Doraville from December 2005 through May 2017, while Chow and Gong managed the day-to-day operations, prosecutors said. The three lured women of Asian

descent from across the U.S. to work as prostitutes, arranging for them to travel to Atlanta on commercial flights on a rotating basis roughly every 10 days, prosecutors said.

Huang advertised the brothel online and by word-of-mouth and used checking accounts to launder more than $150,000 in illegal proceeds from the brothel, prosecutors said.

The three pleaded guilty in July to conspiring to operate an interstate prostitution scheme involving money laundering.

Huang advertised the brothel online and by word-of-mouth and used checking accounts to launder more than $150,000 in illegal proceeds from the brothel

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4 ex-fraternity members get jail in pledge’s hazing death STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Four New York City men were given jail sentences on Jan. 8 in the death of an 18-year-old fraternity pledge during a 2013 hazing ritual in Pennsylvania, with a judge saying she believes they succumbed to “brainwashing” and “indoctrination” that is rampant at fraternities around the nation.

Baruch College freshman Chun “Michael” Deng was blindfolded, forced to wear a heavy backpack and then repeatedly tackled as part of the fraternity’s Crossing Over initiation ceremony. He was knocked unconscious and later died at a hospital.

Police charged 37 people with crimes ranging from aggravated assault to hazing to third-degree murder.

“Not one person out of 37 picked up a telephone and called an ambulance. I cannot wrap my head around it,” Monroe County President Judge Margherita PattiWorthington said. “So there’s something greater going on here, and I think it’s probably really prevalent. We see across the country these issues in fraternities.”

“This punishment should forever remind them of the pain and grief we will carry for the rest of our lives as the result of their misconduct. It is also our hope that the punishment may also save lives by sending a clear message to other fraternities and their members that the outrageous tradition of hazing will no longer be tolerated and must be ended once and for all.”

— Mary Deng

The four defendants sentenced on Jan. 8, Kenny Kwan, Charles Lai, Raymond Lam, and Sheldon Wong, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, hindering apprehension and other charges.

Kwan got 12 to 24 months in county jail. Lam and Wong were sentenced to 10 to 24 months each. Lai, who spent 342 days in jail after he was unable to make bail, was sentenced

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Bluefin tuna sold for $320,000 in Tsukiji’s last new year

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP BUSINESS WRITER TOKYO (AP) — An 892 pound bluefin tuna has sold for $320,000 in what may really be Tsukiji market’s last auction at its current site in downtown Tokyo, local media reports said on Jan. 5.

The winning bid for the prized but threatened species at the predawn auction was well below the record 155.4 million yen bid at 2013’s annual New Year auction. It amounts to about $798 per kilogram and was paid by a local wholesaler, the reports said.

This year’s top per kilogram price, for a smaller tuna, was $1,419 per kilogram, compared with about $7,930 per kilogram for the 2013 record-setting auction price, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun and other local media reported. The $260,000 price was paid by Kiyomura Corp., whose owner Kiyoshi Kimura runs the Sushi Zanmai chain, the reports said. Kimura has often won the annual auction in the past.

The new year auction prices are way above the usual price paid for bluefin tuna at Tsukiji, which at the end of the year was $40 per kilogram.

“Obviously the price doesn’t reflect the true market price of the fish. It’s wrapped in with the ceremonial aspects of

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the auction,” said Jamie Gibbon of the Pew Trust’s global conservation team.

The reports said the top priced tuna was one of the biggest ever sold at the auction.

Last year’s New Year auction was supposed to be the last at Tsukiji’s current location, as was the New Year auction the year before. The market’s shift to a new facility on a former gas plant site on Tokyo Bay has been repeatedly delayed due to concerns over soil contamination.

Japanese are the biggest consumers of the torpedoshaped bluefin tuna, and surging consumption here and overseas has led to overfishing of the species. Experts warn it faces possible extinction, with stocks of Pacific bluefin

“The Killing Fields”), Peg Tilly (Best Supporting Actress in 1986 for “Agnes of God”), and Sandra Oh (Best Supporting Actress in 2005 for “Grey’s Anatomy”) have won acting awards, all of them for supporting roles.

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depleted by more than 97 percent from their pre-industrial levels.

There are signs of progress toward protecting the bluefin, though. Japan has begun enforcing laws banning catches that exceed quotas, with violators subject to fines or possible jail time.

Japan and other governments recently agreed on a plan to rebuild Pacific bluefin stocks, with a target of 20 percent of historic levels by 2034.

“There are good signs coming out of late 2017,” Gibbon said in a phone interview. But he added, “We want to see countries reaffirm their commitment to strong domestic management so that they don’t exceed their catch quotas.”

Tsukiji is one of Tokyo’s most popular tourist destinations as well as the world’s biggest fish market. It was due to move to the new site, at Toyosu, in 2016. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike postponed the relocation but after months of political haggling and uncertainty she announced the move would go ahead.

The new market is due to open on Oct. 11, 2018.

Tsukiji is due to eventually be redeveloped. The plan to move was unpopular with many of the businesses in and around the market. 

“This Is Us” star Sterling K. Brown became the first Black man to win a Golden Globe for Best Actor In Drama TV Series. And Oprah Winfrey became the first Black woman to receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award. In accepting it, she touched on the importance of representation for different racial and ethnic groups in such honors. 

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THE LAYUP DRILL The Best of 2017

By Jason Cruz NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this column, we take a brief look back at 2017 and list the top Asian American athletes of 2017 and look forward to 2018.

Last month, the Seattle Mariners missed out on signing Shohei Ohtani as the young, prized Japanese phenom that can hit a ball 400 feet and throw a ball over 100 miles per hour — he signed with the Los Angeles Angels instead. All of the wheeling, dealing, and accommodations the Mariners attempted to make to show that Seattle was the place for the Japanese star did not sway him. Ironically, it was the lack of previous Japanese baseball stars for the Angels that appealed most to Ohtani. Seattle has been a place where Japanese baseball players made names for themselves in Major League Baseball. Hishashi Iwakuma, Kazuhiro Sasaki, and Ichiro Suzuki all have had great careers in Seattle. But, Ohtani wants to pave his own way and make his name in Orange County. Ohtani is a rare dual threat that may pitch and play in the outfield, on separate days of course. On the bright side, Mariners fans will be able to see Ohtani play when he comes up to Seattle this summer as part of the Angels.

One of the big events of 2018 will be the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. With the

political tension in the region, many will have their eyes on the events for various reasons. Of the Olympic hopefuls for the United States, local short track speed skaters J.R. Celski and Aaron Tran look to earn medals this year. Following the lineage of former medalist Apolo Anton Ohno, Celski and Tran look to bring back medals from South Korea. Celski earned medals in the 2010 and 2014 Olympics, and hopes to earn more in his third Olympics this February. It will be the 21-year-old’s first Olympics.

But, before we focus on 2018, we take a look at some of the top Asian American performers in 2017.

1. Kailer Yamamoto

The 19-year-old is one of the few Asian American hockey players who have played in the National Hockey League. He was drafted 22nd in the first round of 2017’s NHL Draft. Yamamoto played 9 games for the Edmonton Oilers this season, before he was sent back down to play for the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League. Still, Yamamoto’s future seems bright. He was chosen to play for Team USA in the Ice Hockey World Junior Championships. The tournament is for players 20 years and under.

2. Claire Liu

The 17-year-old Southern California teenager was the top-ranked junior tennis player in the world, having taken the girls singles title at Wimbledon in

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England last summer. Liu is still noncommittal on turning pro despite her recent success. She maintains a modest style unlike many teenage tennis prodigies, as she still lives and trains close to home.

3. Aaron Tran

Along with J.R. Celski, they are part of the short track speed skating team for the United States at the Winter Olympics next month in South Korea. Tran, a graduate of Todd Beamer High School in Federal Way (where Celski also attended), will compete at his first Olympic Games. Tran started speed skating when he was in elementary school, after he watched the 2006 Winter Olympics. “Out of all the winter sports, speed skating really caught my eye,” Tran said in a 2016 interview. “There was just so much strategy and speed, and it seemed so different from the other sports.”

4. JoJo McIntosh

The UW football junior safety is part Cambodian, and a recent Seattle Times story on his grandparents fleeing the country detailed the roots of the West Hills, Calif. native. McIntosh’s mother was an indentured servant for a wealthy family to settle a debt. His grandfather was able to pay off the debt and the two eventually left the country with their eight children see SPORTS on 12

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By JANIE McCAULEY AP SPORTS WRITER SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Nathan Chen skated once more in a victory lap of sorts, this time to high-five fans as the newly crowned national champion.

Well, repeat champion.

And oh what a lopsided win he delivered.

Chen dazzled yet again with his remarkable athleticism to pull off five breathtaking quadruple jumps, skating the final routine to a commanding U.S. national title on Jan 6.

With improved poise and style that showed all his growth, not to mention his new Vera Wang costumes, Chen beat second-place Ross Miner with a total score of 315.23 — a startling 40.72-point margin.

The 18-year-old Chen all but secured his spot for next month’s Pyeongchang Games.

He opened with a quad flip- triple toe loop combination at full speed and with flair, and never looked back. Chen displayed a new maturity and attention to detail such as pointing toes, using his head and being more expressive with his body.

“I still need time to really wrap my head around this,” Chen said. “But this whole season has gone exactly as I wanted it to in terms of all the requirements to make that Olympic team. Honestly at this point it time it is sort of just checking off that box.

I still have a lot more to do, but ultimately this is the dream that I’ve wanted for a long, long time. I’ve really strived for it my entire life. And I’ve always wanted to know what it feels like to be on that Olympic team.”

Sporting all black, Chen singled his planned triple axel as his only flaw. It hardly mattered with all those memorable quads.

Besides the first combination, he also did a quadruple flip stand-alone, quad toe loop with a double toe loop combination, and a quad toe and quad salchow on their own.

Unbeaten this season, Chen is considered the Americans’ best hope for a medal.

Now, the U.S. Figure Skating selection committee will consider body of work to decide on three skaters to represent the country next month in South Korea.

“I’m very happy with tonight. I laid out a five-quad program, which I haven’t been able to do all season,” Chen said.

“Obviously I made a mistake on the axel and I’ll have to address that at some point back home. Ultimately, I’m very happy with tonight and I think I really did my job here.”

Vincent Zhou, another prodigious jumper, placed third.

Crowd-pleasing Miner skated a nearflawless routine to a Queen medley and had SAP Center rocking and clapping along.

He pumped his right fist after a double axel that made for a clean, lighthearted program. The 26-year-old Miner earned a standing ovation and beamed while putting his hand to his heart in appreciation. He scored 185.60 for a 274.51 total.

He knew he had that performance in him when it mattered most.

“I had one of the most fun nights I’ve ever had on the ice,” Miner said. “That’s what I do in training at home and it was such a good feeling to put it out there at the big game and show what I’m capable of.

That’s what I do all the time.”

Zhou, a 17-year-old rising star skating in his hometown to “Moulin Rouge!” attempted five quads and completed four in his technically difficult program — one quad was in combination with a triple — for a score of 273.83.

The 2017 silver medalist at nationals, Zhou calmed himself moments before he began by shutting his eyes, then opening them with a deep breath. He skated with ease and confidence to nail his first four quadruple jumps before falling on his quad toe loop in the second half of his performance.

On the ladies side, newcomer Bradie Tennell continues to steal the spotlight.

Tennell, the U.S. junior champion in 2015, earned her first senior national title.

She will travel to Korea with Mirai Nagasu and Karen Chen. Nagasu, among the few ladies attempting the challenging triple axel jump, competed in the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, and finished third at the Olympic Trials in 2014, but was left off the team in favor of Ashley Wagner, who finished fourth at the time. This time, Wagner again finished fourth and was named as the first alternate to the team.

Karen Chen, last year’s national champion, has had a rocky season, and finished third to make her first Olympic team.

In ice dance, reigning national champions Maia and Alex Shibutani couldn’t retain their national title, finishing second, but made their second Olympic team. They are joined by new U.S. ice dance champions Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue and Olympic vets Madison Chock and Evan Bates. 

“I still need time to really wrap my head around this, but this whole season has gone exactly as I wanted it to in terms of all the requirements to make that Olympic team. Honestly at this point it time it is sort of just checking off that box. I still have a lot more to do, but ultimately this is the dream that I’ve wanted for a long, long time. I’ve really strived for it my entire life. And I’ve always wanted to know what it feels like to be on that Olympic team.”

— Nathan Chen Nathan Chen smiles after winning the men's skate event at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif., on Jan. 6, 2018.

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29th annual Mochi Tsuki on Bainbridge Island

By Jessica Kai Curry NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY What started as a private celebration between friends and family on Bainbridge Island has grown into a widelyanticipated public festival that attracted over 1,000 participants this year.

The highlight of the Jan. 7 event marking the 29th annual Mochi Tsuki was unquestionably the mochi making demonstration, led by the charismatic Shoichi Sugiyama.

Traditional mochi making is a kinetic combination of muscle power, rhythm, and dedication. The rice is first steamed in traditional wooden boxes, then put into a granite vessel, or “usu,” where it is pounded with mallets called “kine” until it is of the proper consistency. Once the rice is turned into a sticky paste, it is shaped around a sweet, bean paste center.

Guests at the festival were invited to participate in the pounding process, and to make their own mochi afterwards.

Sharing the mochi, explained Clarence Moriwaki, Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community (BIJAC) president, becomes part of the participants’ New Year’s wishes for health and prosperity.

“The sweet rice brings people together, and they have fun making it,” he said.

The rice used to make mochi is not everyday rice — it is sweeter and, in olden times, it was more valuable.

Therefore, making mochi turned into a precious New Year’s ritual, practiced in Japan for millennia. Though many people are familiar with the tasty treat, sometimes even guests from Japan have never had the opportunity to watch mochi made the traditional way.

“People always marvel,” Moriwaki said. “Even those up

Shoichi Sugiyama teaches Bill Wilson from Renton how to make mochi the old-fashioned way. Photo by J Kai Curry/NWAW.

to 70 and 80 years old. When I ask them, ‘Where do you get your mochi?’ They respond, ‘In the store!’”

Guests from around the country, and the world, came to witness the event. The event started at 11 a.m., and by 10:50 a.m., the parking lot was full. Excitement and good cheer were in the air. In addition to mochi making, Mochi Tsuki 2018 featured origami making, and Japanese Taiko

drumming — a BAJIC contribution to the ancient holiday ritual, this year performed by Seattle-based Kokon Taiko.

Each portion of the festival featured a hands-on component for guests, who could learn origami, place good luck money into the mouth of a dragon during the Taiko performance, and of course, make their own mochi and take it home. As Moriwaki emphasized, “Getting the audience involved is a big part of the fun.”

The new year celebration is about looking forward, and back. It is about hoping for the best for the future, while never forgetting the past. It is about remembering who we are, for better or for worse, and about healing.

Two exhibits that focused on the Japanese American experience were also available. For the Sake of the Children, “Kodomo No Tame Ni,” a pictorial exhibit that was part of the 1989 Washington state bicentennial, could be viewed in the entrance of IslandWood; and the memorial, Let It Not Happen Again, “Nidoto Nai Yoni,” was within easy driving distance. The memorial is located at what was Eagledale ferry dock, where the first Japanese Americans in the United States were taken to internment camps in 1942.

In the IslandWood courtyard, under lightly falling rain, chief mochi maker Sugiyama called cadence and deftly turned the rice while volunteers pounded the rice. It was a rhythmic dance that mirrored the Taiko drumming taking place in IslandWood’s great hall. Onlookers laughed at the exertions made by the volunteers, and at Sugiyama’s engaging repartee, all the while with mouths watering, waiting for that delicious mochi.

Akimashite Omedetto Gozaimasu! Happy New Year!  Jessica can be reached at info@nwasianweekly.com.

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■ PUBLISHER’S BLOG

Before you make your New Year’s resolutions, go backwards

By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY If you have been unable to complete your New Year’s resolutions in the past, there are some practical tips to change your behavior.

However, if your goal is to make tons of money, this will not be the column for you. If your dreams and hopes have been shattered because you don’t feel like doing it or lack self-motivation, you should read on.

Why New Year’s resolutions? What is gratifying is that, some of past my New Year’s resolutions have now become an essential part of my life.

Like many, I have a list of New Year’s resolutions every year. Not a long list, but every single one has rewarded me with new horizons. Like some of you, I was unable to achieve all of my 2017 goals. I did exceed a couple of them, though.

Before you create your list, ask yourself: Have you completed your goals in 2017?

Were your goals realistic and measurable?

How many of them are still incomplete?

Why? Was it because you didn’t put in enough time and effort, or you didn’t have the right strategies? Did you enlist support from the people around you? Were you too stubborn and not open to suggestions? Was your list too long, and you failed to prioritize?

Did you get distracted by other people or were there sudden surprises in your life?

Were there opportunities and moments that you didn’t seize? Did your goals need to be extended to 2018 and possibly require longer planning?

New Year’s resolutions are just for young folks? I disagree. To make our life more colorful and fulfilling, we all should compile our new 2018 resolutions. It could be as simple as committing to meet with friends for coffee every month, learn a new language, or start a sugar-free diet.

Here are 10 steps to make your New Year’s resolutions successful.

1. Reflect

Evaluate what you did last year. Be objective and honest with yourself when you reflect.

Don’t give yourself excuses. Write down the ones you nailed last year. Understand what happened. Writing empowers you and strengthens your commitment. It will subconsciously put you into action, and push you when you least expect it. It influences you to work towards the goal, analyze what you did right, and how you can improve.

You can turn it into an appreciation list of things you have accomplished. Be proud.

Be blissful. Celebrate your success, even if

you fulfilled only one out of five resolutions.

This will psyche you up to tackle future resolutions you make.

to increase your chances of meeting your potential partner.

2. Make the process enjoyable

When you make the resolutions, ask yourself if this is achievable in one year’s time. Should you extend it to a longer time frame? Achieve your wish gradually. Or if the resolution is not doable, have the courage to quit. It’s a mistake to push yourself to continue pursuing an unsuitable resolution.

When making the resolutions, ask what you can do to bring joy while implementing them. Don’t just work like a dog to achieve your dreams, have some fun along the way. For instance, if you would like to lose weight, don’t just go on a diet and obsess over exercising every minute. What kind of fitness program do you really enjoy? Lately, I have been practicing Bollywood Zumba with YouTube. Every morning, I pick a new Bollywood piece. The uplifting music and beat encourages me to dance every morning, rain or shine. My aim is not to lose weight.

Dancing is a means to boost my energy and spirit before I go to work. How about dancing with friends or teaming up with them to shop for food and cook together, and share delicious and healthy food? My philosophy is, don’t just look at the target, make the process fun for you. If you can make the process enjoyable, it would be easier for you to stick with it and reach the finish line.

3. 5-second rule

Author Mel Robbins wrote the book and discovered the technique. The 5-second rule can transform your thoughts and behavior.

What stops us from taking action to do positive things is our feelings. How often do we feel sorry for ourselves and don’t do what should be done? When we worry, we just sit there and let anxiety drown us. Robbins said feelings interrupt and replace our action with more negative thoughts and self-doubt. Once you realize you are doing it again — making a decision to do nothing, you should instantly countdown: “5, 4, 3, 2, 1,” then physically move. That 5 seconds is a wake-up call for you to rewire your brain from control, fear, and urges, and prompt you to take action.

That action will wake up your prefrontal cortex and shift it momentarily. You make the decision to get up from the chair or bed, to do what is constructive. It’s a skill which requires practice. It has been working for me since I learned it a few days ago.

4. Modify your resolutions

Let’s say you are looking for a husband or wife. Instead of giving yourself a deadline to find a spouse in 2018, why not give yourself some leeway? Seek friends first, instead of a spouse. Make your wishes known to friends.

Prince Harry met his fiancee Meghan Markle through friends. Join community organizations for volunteering opportunities

5. Extend your deadline

6. Feedback is essential

Get feedback every few months to make

sure you are on the right track to shoot for the prize. Are you using the right strategies? You can evaluate yourself or consult with your loved ones or close friends.

7. Keep it simple

My health went downhill in the late 2000s, with high blood pressure, pain, and insomnia. Insomnia led to depression.

To get my health back, I needed a holistic approach. It’s easier said than done. It’s not just watching what you eat. Exercising was see BLOG on 13

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■ EDITORIAL

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Golden Globes protest “I want all the girls watching here, now, to know that a new day is on the horizon!” said Oprah Winfrey, during her rousing acceptance speech at the 2018 Golden Globe Awards ceremony on Jan. 7.

Winfrey was the recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille award for lifetime achievement — the first Black woman to get this honor.

In her powerful speech, she also said, “When that new day finally dawns, it will be because of a lot of magnificent women, many of whom are right here in this room tonight, and some pretty phenomenal men, fighting hard to make sure that they become the leaders who take us to the time when nobody ever has to say ‘Me too’ again.”

Winfrey and many women wore black to protest sexual harassment and raise awareness for “Time’s Up,” a new initiative fighting sexual misconduct in Hollywood and beyond.

A few celebrities took it a step further by bringing women

TIME’S UP who are revolutionizing the fight for gender equality outside of Hollywood. For example, Amy Poehler was accompanied by Saru Jayaraman — a workplace justice advocate for restaurant workers, and Meryl Streep took Aijen Poo, director of National Domestic Workers Alliance

■ COMMENTARY

Make our great democracy better, support automatic voter registration with a call to your legislator

By Derek Lum APACE

We’ve all been there before. You forgot to update your voting address, you recently became Derek Lum a citizen, or maybe you forgot to turn in your voter registration form. For some reason, your voter registration information is either wrong or out of date and you need to register to vote again. If you want to participate in our democracy, you first need to register to vote. But among the daily struggles we all experience — whether it’s looking after your loved ones, working at your job, or even having fun, it’s easy to forget.

Our democracy is at its best when every voice is heard and every vote is counted.

In 2016, only 49 percent of API voters mailed in their ballots. That doesn’t even count the people in our community who are eligible to vote, but have yet to register. You become another person that our outdated system has prevented others from being able to vote.

People all over Washington face these issues every day. The Asian Pacific Islander Americans for Civic Empowerment (APACE) is trying to change that. We are working with the Washington Voting Justice Coalition to pass Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) in the state legislature.

With this new legislation, registering to vote is no longer needed and one million unregistered voters would be able to fulfill

their duty to our democracy and vote. If you interact with certain government programs, then you would be registered to vote unless you say otherwise. We are also advocating for the legislation to include strong protections for undocumented people from being accidentally registered. This is particularly meaningful to our community because in Washington state, 14 percent of undocumented people are APIs. Registering to vote should be automatic.

If you visit the Medicaid office, the Department of Licensing, or update your information with any government program, your voting information should also get updated. Every eligible voter should be able to fully participate in our democracy.

Automatic voter registration will be extremely helpful to many Washingtonians.

But it will especially be helpful to people in our community. There are many reasons our voter registration might become inactive. Maybe we moved recently, or we simply did not see any candidates on the ballot we like, or we haven’t voted in years. Whatever the reason, it is unfair that our community is punished because of this.

We all deserve equal access to the ballot, and this legislation will bring us one step closer to true equity in voting. Please join APACE, APIC, One America, and many other immigrant and refugee organizations in supporting the strongest version of this legislation possible. Please call 1-800-5626000 to voice your support for a strong AVR bill that includes multiple state agencies and protects undocumented people. Or go to leg.wa.gov to email your legislator. 

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Send it to us at info@nwasianweekly.c om.

and advocate for domestic workers’ rights and family care advocacy.

Some male celebrities wore pins that said “Time’s Up” — but they largely failed to address the national and industrywide reckoning on sexual harassment and assault — in any meaningful way.

Where were the “phenomenal men” that Oprah was referring to?

The almost total absence of men saying anything (during the ceremony) is pretty stark.

Men commit the vast majority of harassment, abuse, and violence. Nothing’s going to change until both individual men’s behavior changes, and institutions that are still largely controlled by men start to be held accountable.

It can’t just be on women to fix these issues. The other half of the population must help — in order to really get all of us to a place where we have true equity. 

KING COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ADVERTISEMENT Sealed bids will be received for C01224C17, Transit Passenger Facilities Improvements 2018-2019 Work Order; by the King County Procurement and Payables Section, 3rd Floor, 401 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, until 1:30 PM on Tuesday January 25, 2018. Late bids will not be accepted.

The Work on this contract will be issued by Work Orders for construction of improvements at King County Transit Facilities.

Sites may include Transit Bases, Bus Zones and Park and Ride Lots located within King County. Work may include clearing, excavation, removal, and disposal of existing site materials; placing, finishing and curing of unreinforced and reinforced concrete slabs; paving with Portland cement concrete and/or asphalt concrete; construction of reinforced concrete retaining walls; handrailing; landscaping and other miscellaneous site improvements.

Estimated contract price: NTE $500,000 Pre-Bid Conference: 1:00 p.m., January 17, 2018. Bidders have the choice of attending: (1) in person at Procurement & Payables Section, Bidding Room, 3rd Floor, 401 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104. or (2) via conference call 1-206-263-8114, then entering Conference ID 80794. No site tour.

Apprenticeship Requirements: 3% minimum Apprentice Utilization Requirement.

SBE Requirement: 10% minimum Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Requirement DBE Goal: The County has determined that no DBE goal will be established for this Contract. However, the County will require that the selected Contractor report any actual DBE participation on this Contract to enable the County to accurately monitor DBE program compliance. Please see §00120 for further information.

Applicable Federal Provisions: Executive Order 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity, Federal Labor Provisions and Davis Bacon (Federal) Wage Rates Federal Funding: Work Orders issued under this contract may be funded in part, by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transportation Administration and will be subject to the requirements set forth in the Grant that will be issued with the Work Order. The federal participation percentage is undetermined at this time. In accordance with the requirements of the FTA’s and USDOT’s policy on the utilization of socially and economically disadvantaged individuals and disadvantaged business enterprises in procurement under assistance programs, the Contractor shall comply with 49 CFR PART 26.

Complete Invitation to Bid Documents, including all project details, specifications, and contact information are available on our web page at: https://procurement.kingcounty.gov/procurement_ovr/ default.aspx

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SPORTS from 7 during the Cambodian Civil War in the 1970s. His grandparents struggled upon moving to the United States and McIntosh’s mother eventually settled in South Central Los Angeles. However, McIntosh was a football standout in high school and signed a scholarship to play with the University of Washington. A pillar of the Huskies’ defensive backs, McIntosh was an 2016 Honorable Mention Pac-12 Academic All-American and a 2017 second team All-Pac-12 choice. He will be a vital part of the team’s success in 2018.

5. Natalie Chou

The 6-foot-1 Chinese American is a freshman guard for the Baylor Bears. Coming out of high school in Texas, she was a girls’ basketball McDonald’s All-American, a distinction saved for the elite high school basketball players in America. She was the No. 8 ranked girl’s guard coming out of high school. She chose to play for Baylor over California, UCLA, and Texas. Her mother played basketball for the Chinese Women’s National Team. Chou also played with USA Basketball and played for the U17 (under 17) U.S. team and won a gold medal at the 2014 FIBA World Championships.

Not only is she succeeding on the court, she was on the

NGUYEN from 1 from work on Dec. 15, 2016, when a man tried to steal her purse near the corner of 39th Avenue South and South Warsaw Street. She refused to give it up and he dragged her along the sidewalk. The man then shot Nguyen multiple times.

“That morning, we didn’t think that anything was going to be different,” Nguyen’s husband Lam Lieu said in Vietnamese, in an interview with Northwest Asian Weekly shortly after the crime. “Our family was so happy. But that night, people called me.”

Today, Anthony is a junior at Garfield High School, and is taking Running Start classes at Seattle Central College. He walks the same route home that his mom used to. It’s about a 10-minute walk.

Anthony said Lieu is worried for his safety.

Anthony, in turn, said he is worried about his dad. He said Lieu doesn’t talk much about what happened, but when he does, it’s with

Academic All Big-12 rookie team. She considers Jeremy Lin an inspiration and some have compared her to the female version of the NBA player. It is her goal to play professionally one day and maybe we will see her in the WNBA.

6. Doug Baldwin

It was a down year for the Seahawks, as they failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2012. But, Baldwin still produced with eight touchdowns and almost 1,000 receiving yards for the season. In the team’s last game against the Arizona Cardinals, Baldwin scored two touchdowns.

Baldwin, who is part Filipino, also is producing off the field advocating for social reform. With the NFL protests this season of players either kneeling or sitting during the national anthem, Baldwin has advocated for change to address the reasons behind the protests. Earlier this year, he co-signed a letter with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to congressional leaders, which offered the league’s “full support” of the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2017. The bill would reduce the enhanced penalties for repeated non-violent drug offenders and eliminate the three-strike mandatory life provision.

Baldwin, the son of a law enforcement officer, is also rallying behind Initiative 940 in Washington state. The

Nguyen’s side of the family.

A counselor from Anthony’s school recently checked up on them. “We didn’t think [the counselor] was much help,” said Anthony.

When asked what he misses most about his mom, Anthony joked, “Her yelling. She would always yell at me — usually about stuff I didn’t do. [The level of yelling] also indicated the type of day she had [at work].”

He also misses having her at home, especially after school. They used to have dinners together. Now, his father works frequently and their house now sits largely empty.

Death anniversary ceremony

Đám giỗ, or death anniversary, is a big part of Vietnamese culture. The occasion was marked on Dec. 20, 2017. Anthony said approximately two dozen people — mostly relatives — visited his home.

The occasion is not only a day to remember the deceased, but it’s also an opportunity for

KEO from 3 wasn’t sure how it would play out. That new beginning happened shortly after the start of his sophomore year at Franklin High School. Keo received a pass to leave class and report to Room 205. He thought he was in trouble, given his academic effort up to that point.

Keo wasn’t in trouble. He was about to be saved. The then15-year-old found a group of other students sitting in a circle with Joseph Mills, who runs the Southeast Asian Young Men’s group (SEAYM) at Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS). He wasn’t sure what he was getting into, but decided to take a seat and listen. He was amazed to find other teenagers struggling with the same issues he grappled with: isolation, depression, and a disconnect with their immigrant and refugee parents.

“I was like, ‘Wow, I thought I was the only one.’ I just decided to open up that one day, and I opened up and told them my problems. We were just conversing about it and I don’t know, it was really enlightening, and it made me feel not so alone.”

The shift from despondent teenager to a focused young man was gradual, but the catalyst was his first encounter with Mills and SEAYM. Mills started the group to help Southeast Asian middle and high school kids from refugee or immigrant families, a group that struggles with school more than others. In 2016, 79 percent of Washington high school students graduated compared with 68 percent for Pacific Islanders, according to the state’s Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

The documentary “Model Minority Stereotype,” made

by SEAYM, points out that the dropout rate for Southeast Asians is higher than it is for other Asians, with 35 percent of Cambodians and 29 percent of Vietnamese leaving school before gaining a high school diploma.

The program, which has been run out of ACRS for a decade, uses documentary filmmaking to teach life skills and build a connection to families, cultures, and community. The documentaries created by group members explore alcohol

36 YEARS bill supports police de-escalation, which would require law enforcement to receive violence de-escalation, mental health, and first-aid training. It would provide first-aid training and increased ability for officers to administer first aid. It would change standards for use of deadly force, adding a “good faith” standard and independent investigation.

Baldwin’s social activism reflects his awareness of community issues and using his platform as an athlete to speak out about them.

7. Younghoe Koo

He was the fourth South Korean American (former Pittsburgh Steelers Wide Receiver Hines Ward being the most notable) to make an NFL roster when he was the starting placekicker for the Los Angeles Chargers.

Unfortunately, his first two games for the Chargers did not go so well, as his attempt at a game-winning field goal in his first game at Denver was blocked. In his second game, he missed another field goal that would have won the game for the Chargers. After the fourth game of the season, Koo was cut by the Chargers and replaced with a veteran kicker.

He was unable to catch on with another team. Hopefully, he’ll be back on the field with another NFL team in 2018.  Jason can be reached at info@nwasianweekly.com.

the family to gather, and many people will bring food. During the service, they will burn incense sticks while praying to the souls to come and join the family reunion time.

The investigation

Anthony told the Northwest Asian Weekly that he is “confused” by the police investigation into his mother’s killing.

In August, the police were contacted by a witness identifying a man named Arshawn Mason as the alleged killer. Police then put together a photo montage that included Mason and showed it to Anthony — he identified Mason as the shooter.

On the night of Nov. 13, 2017, Mason showed up at police headquarters with his lawyer to turn himself in, but he was released later that same week.

Linh Thach, the Seattle Police Department’s Asian community liaison, told the Northwest Asian Weekly that Mason is no longer a suspect, and that the investigation is ongoing.

and drug use, racism, and the gap between parents and their children.

Mills runs outreach programs at numerous area schools, such as Franklin, Cleveland, and Rainier Beach high schools, as well as a number of Seattle’s South-End middle schools.

The group meets after school, often at ACRS in Seattle.

ACRS has a broad mission that began 45 years ago in the basement of Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church on Beacon Hill to serve Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

As the agency grew, it bumped around from Beacon Hill to the Chinatown International District before finding its home a decade ago in Rainier Valley.

The services offered go beyond what is suggested by the ACRS name. The agency offers programs for all ages, including job training, helping immigrants gain citizenship, health and wellness, and even getting people registered to vote.

Immigrants and refugees of any nationality and ethnicity are welcomed. More than 40 languages are spoken by the staff. If a person comes through the doors speaking a language nobody at ACRS speaks, they will contract with an interpreter.

ACRS and SEAYM’s influence on Keo has changed the trajectory of his life. Once school seemed like a waste of time and was only useful for people who want to become doctors or engineers, Keo said. Those professions didn’t interest him and were out of reach because of his poor grades. SEAYM helped him realize his “full potential” and understand that an education was important for his future.

This hit home after a documentary about marijuana use he was a part of won a grand prize at a drug-prevention conference. The prize carried with it a trip to Washington, D.C. Being in the nation’s capital, meeting U.S. Senators Patty Murray, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren, ignited something in Keo. Where once he didn’t consider his future, he now saw a path. He will be working toward his two-year degree at Seattle Central College come January, with plans to transfer to the University of Washington and eventually get into politics.

Shades of mom

A family friend recently reached out to Anthony on Facebook, saying he had a dream about Nguyen — that she asked him to check up on Anthony because she was worried about him.

Anthony told us it was surreal because he was having trouble in school at the time. But he said, “I’m fine now.”

He also shared something that happened five months after his mother’s death.

“I felt her presence during yoga class,” Anthony told the Northwest Asian Weekly.

He said it felt “comforting.”  If you have information about Nguyen’s homicide, call the Seattle Police Department’s tip line, 206-233-5000, or Crime Stoppers, 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

The subject he did well in throughout high school was government and political science. His government teacher even said he wouldn’t be surprised if Keo became a senator or a representative someday.

“For me, I don’t want to make some random company money for the rest of my life. I want to put something into the world,” Keo said, when talking about his future.

ACRS has become more than a place that helped Keo when he needed it. It is now his employer. He works 20 hours a week in an after-school program for middle school students.

Mills said that Keo has taken full advantage of all that ACRS offers.

“What’s been fun with him is how he has taken to some of our after-school programs to pursue his interests,” Mills said.

On a recent afternoon, Keo and another ACRS employee tried to corral about 15 middle-schoolers while making gingerbread houses. Half of ACRS’ gym was filled with round tables topped with bags of candy and an assortment of mostly completed gingerbread houses. The final product wasn’t as important as the camaraderie, laughter, and flying powdered sugar.

Keo describes his work in the after-school program as being a builder of relationships.

“I get close with them. To have someone to talk to. To be the person that I needed when I was in bad shape,” he said.

“These kids also have parents who are also refugees and immigrants, so sometimes at home wouldn’t be the most fun.

They can come here where they can participate with other middle school students who have similar problems and build gingerbread houses.”

None of this — helping kids like him, looking toward a future in public service, having a good relationship with his parents — would have been possible had Keo not gone to Room 205 when asked.

“All these new experiences were literally spilling out of ACRS and just because I got one random pass one day to come join the group.” 

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JANUARY 13 – JANUARY 19, 2018

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Predictions and advice for the week of January 13–19, 2018

By Sun Lee Chang

Rat — With friends along for the ride, you are apt to be a bit more adventurous than usual. If nothing else, you will end up with a story to tell.

Dragon — There are many demands on you this week, some of which are more important than others. Prioritizing is the key to your balancing act.

Ox — Trying to decide whether or not to follow someone else’s lead? A better arrangement can be had, but you will have to find it on your own.

Snake — Laying out the groundwork is crucial, but it won’t amount to much unless you follow through to completion.

Tiger — Although you are not usually a big fan of surprises, you are won over by an exceptionally thoughtful gift.

Horse — Setting deadlines don’t have to cramp your style. Remember that they are changeable, depending on the circumstances that arise.

Rabbit — You want to finish out a project, but constant interruptions are slowing you down. You will need to block out some time to get it done.

Goat — Rather than giving someone else the power to set the agenda, decide upfront what you are able to do for yourself.

Monkey — Right now you can go either way, but that won’t always be the case. A wise choice will take into account where you want to be further down the road.

Rooster — When you expect obstacles, they are more obvious. However, it is when you are looking that leaves you the most exposed.

Dog — Whether you realize it or not, you are setting the tone by your example. Consider your move carefully before others begin to follow.

Pig — There is a distinct difference between need and want. Addressing one will help to nourish you, but the other could do just the opposite.

What’s your animal sign?

Rat 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008 Ox 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009 Tiger 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 Rabbit 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011 Dragon 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012 Snake 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013 Horse 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014 Goat 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 Monkey 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 Rooster 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 Dog 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006 Pig 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007

*The year ends on the first new moon of the following year. For those born in January and February, please take care when determining your sign.

DENG from 4 Deng every day,” he said.

In a statement to the court, Deng’s mother wrote about the anguish of losing her only son and demanded a sentence that would send a message about hazing.

“This punishment should forever remind them of the pain and grief we will carry for the rest of our lives as the result of their misconduct,” Mary Deng wrote. “It is also our hope that the punishment may also save lives by sending a clear message to other fraternities and their members that the outrageous tradition of hazing will no longer be tolerated and must be ended once and for all.”

Even with the passage of time, Deng has been unable to process her son’s death, said the family’s attorney, Douglas Fierberg.

BLOG from 10 not good enough. One of my resolutions is, going to bed early and to rise early. This includes not staying for dinner events or watching late-night television. I didn’t even stay up for the 2016 presidential election results! Yes, I went to bed not knowing that Hillary Clinton lost her presidential bid.

It is challenging when my job is to cover many community events and dinners.

What I did was, to leave right after I took the photos and gathered information, and skipped the dinner most of the time. I am sorry that this has annoyed some hosts. But I am determined to have my health back. It took me five years later to fall asleep early on my own, and it took me a long time to get up before sunrise. It practically took me more than seven years to learn to wake up 5, 6 or 7 a.m. depending on my schedule.

Now, I can do it any day without an alarm clock. The only time I can’t follow my routine is when I travel.

8. Carry the list with you

Post it on your mirror or your cell phone

“She’s made appointments at doctor’s offices to check to see if Mike’s death is real,” he said. “She essentially lives somewhere between dream and reality.”

Also on Jan. 8, the Pi Delta Psi fraternity was banned from Pennsylvania for 10 years and was ordered to pay a fine of more than $110,000 for its role in Deng’s death.

The judge and a prosecutor slammed Pi Delta Psi for calling itself a victim of rogue fraternity members, saying the fraternity tolerated and even encouraged hazing for years.

“It’s the epitome of a lack of acceptance of responsibility.

It’s their rituals and functions that led us here today,” Monroe County Assistant District Attorney Kim Metzger said in court.

Pi Delta Psi has 25 chapters in 11 states, including one at Penn State University that will now have to be disbanded.

so it reinforces your desire to get your resolutions fulfilled.

9. Experiment

Whatever you do to achieve your resolutions, try something new. Studies have found that new and creative ways of solving problems, can enhance your brain. It’s a wonderful way to challenge your brain, while changing your life. Last year, I started a short daily jog after I read a New York Times article that said even a 5-minute run can improve my brain. For my whole life, I was known to be a walker. So run, run, run. Since then, I’ve discovered that running is amazing. The aches and pain on my right foot have long vanished.

I don’t know if it has to do with jogging or my holistic approach to health. I assume it has to do with everything I employ to get my health back.

10. Be patient, but put a limit on it

You and I have had bad habits for years.

It is silly to think that you can quit smoking in a short while. For one of my friends, it

In a written statement, Pi Delta Psi, an Asian American cultural fraternity founded in 1994, said its now-disbanded Baruch College chapter brought “shame and dishonor” to the national fraternity.

Pi Delta Psi’s attorney, Wes Niemoczynski, argued that Pi Delta Psi had developed a “no excuses” hazing policy before Deng’s death but said the policy worked on the “honor system” and proved to be inadequate.

The fraternity’s initiation rituals “involved some physicality, but they certainly did not involve the level of physicality, the level of inhumanity and the depravity of the individuals who are also coming before the court,” he said.

The defendants sentenced on Jan. 8 faced the most serious charges. Dozens of other defendants have pleaded guilty and have been sentenced to probation. 

took four years to do so. My relative took four decades after she experienced shortness of breath and the doctor gave her a dire warning.

Another friend swore that he would quit gambling for years. The last straw was when he lost his house. It was too late. His wife left him. Always think of a good habit to replace a bad one. Take your time to develop good new habits. There’s no need to rush, but don’t

wait too long. Exploring and creating a healthy lifestyle can be a fun and exciting process.

Having awareness is already half the battle.

May your new year’s resolutions energize you, give you greater purpose, and reward you in an unforgettable path to life’s adventures.  Assunta can be reached at assunta@nwasianweekly.com.

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BROTHEL from 4 Huang was sentenced to serve two years and nine months and was ordered to forfeit a large home in Johns Creek, cash, high-end watches and designer purses. Chow, also known as Blake Wong, got one year and nine months, and Gong got one year and three months.

All three will be turned over to immigration authorities for deportation after completing their prison sentences, prosecutors said.

In court filings before the three were sentenced, their lawyers said their clients’ actions were not as serious as prosecutors asserted.

A lawyer for Gong noted she had only arrived in the U.S. in

2015, long after the brothel began operating, and that she could most accurately be described as a cook, not someone with any management responsibility.

Chow’s attorney said he had no decision making authority and took orders from Huang — doing tasks like driving the sex workers to and from the airport — during the two years he worked for her.

Huang’s lawyer stressed that she didn’t coerce any of the sex workers, saying the women would contact her when they were coming to Atlanta and she would arrange transportation to and from the airport and provide lodging and a place to perform sex acts. In exchange, she would get $40 of the $120 the women charged, her lawyer wrote, saying the sex workers were effectively independent contractors. 

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This launch was held at 21 Progress in Chinatown/International District and was in response to an accident that occurred Sept. 24, 2015, in which a North Seattle College charter bus was hit by a defective Ride the Ducks tourist vehicle on Aurora Bridge.

Five international students — Haram Kim (Soon Won Kim’s daughter, from South Korea), Runjie Song (China), Mami Sato (Japan), Ivan Putradanto (Indonesia), and Claudia Derschmidt (Austria) — were killed.

Sixty-nine others were injured.

According to state law (RCW 4.20.020, approved by the governor on March 14, 1917), parents may bring wrongful death claims over the death of an adult child if they can prove financial dependency on the child.

Washington state is only one of three states in the country that requires parents to be financially dependent on their adult children.

(The others are California and Alaska.) Also in Washington, a parent cannot claim negligent death of a child after the child turns 18, even if the child was injured before that age.

Additionally, according to RCW 4.20.020, parents can only claim wrongful death only if they “are a resident within the United States at the time of his [or her] death.”

Literature from the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ) states that the law came from a time when children were farmhands — economically beneficial to their families — and are also rooted in xenophobia against Chinese nationals working in Washington in the 1900s. Current law dictates that the state is not liable for wrongful death based on national origin.

“We are embarrassed that we are treated different than American citizens,” Kim wrote in his statement, “and that Haram’s death means less because we do not live in the U.S. The unfairness hurts us. We don’t understand how a 100-year-old discrimination law can be used against our daughter and our family in a modern age.” After her death, Haram’s family donated her organs, and they were used to save 10 Washington residents.

Two amendments correcting the law have been sponsored by Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos and Sen. Bob Hasegawa, HB 2262 and SB 6015, respectively.

“I am very hopeful that this bill, which will bring us in line with 47 other states, will help bring some sense of justice and closure for the families,” Hasegawa said in a statement that was read at the meeting. “The wrongful death law … is an example of the harmful xenophobia and racism that has been allowed to stay in our state’s laws for far too long.”

According to Seattle Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) President Joseph

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Sen. Bob Hasegawa, sponsor of SB 6015, at the wrongful death amendment campaign launch

Lachman, the bills were prefiled on Dec. 6 and Dec. 8, 2017. On Jan. 11, the House will have its first hearing on the bill.

The law can affect others beyond non-citizens. According to WSAJ, the supporters of these amendments include crime victims’ organizations, the disability community, members of the labor movement, and emergency responder organizations.

“On Jan. 23, we will be having APA Legislative Day, to send down a leadership delegation to Olympia to advocate on behalf of these communities,” said Lachman. “We’ll also have meetings with the governor, senate majority

leaders, speaker of the house, and other elected officials to talk about legislative priorities.”

Ming-Ming Tung-Edelman, from the CACA, said that part of the reason this law has not changed yet is due to insurance companies lobbying against amendments, as it will cost them in payouts. Others stated that opposition to amendments like these in years past centered around things as benign as procedural methods.

“Pushback consistently seems to be the cost to the state [though],” added Lachman.

“This is something that affects more than a few people,” said Fred Yee, a community volunteer. “You can imagine how many people and families who are affected by this law, and they don’t even know. Your support of the amendment is very important.”

“We need all the signatures so that when our lawmakers go back and present this, they can say, look it’s not just a few groups, ‘We have all these signatures,’” said Tung-Edelman.

“If this law is not amended, the tears of our family members will never cease and will be repeated constantly,” said Kim. “I

Well before winter weather arrives, make a plan and a backup plan for using public transportation when travel conditions worsen. Check websites of the various transportation agencies you use to find winter-travel information.

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How To Prepare Yourself

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Be aware that bus tracking programs lose accuracy when buses are rerouted or significantly delayed, so your favorite smartphone apps may not be reliable during this time.

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The campaign organizers would like to gather more support of these amendments. To submit a comment to legislators, visit leg.wa.gov and click “Find Bills” or “Bill Information.” Enter “HB 2262” or “SB 6015,” search, then provide comments. People can also call the legislative hotline at 800-562-6000.

Questions can be directed to wrongfuldeathcoalition@gmail.com.

Watch weather forecasts for potential of freezing temperatures and snow. These guidelines can help you get prepared before the freeze and snow.

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hope the Washington government will see our pain, see the injustice of its laws, and make things better for other families in the future.”

The Wrongful Death Law Coalition is made up of the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum–Seattle (NAPAWF), the JACL, the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance–Seattle Chapter (APALA), the CACA, the ASUW Asian Student Commission (ASUW ASC), and the OCA–Asian Pacific American Advocates, Greater Seattle Chapter (OCA). 

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