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First Vietnamese state senator and other election highlights

Community reaction to Martin Pang’s name change petition

By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY PROSSER, Wash. — A convicted arsonist who was recently released from prison after causing the death of four Seattle firefighters is trying to change his legal name.

The Tri-City Herald reports that a petition for Martin Shaw Pang to change his name to Mark Sun Lee will be heard on Nov. 14 in Benton County District Court. see PANG on 13

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Martin Pang

A jubilant Joe Nguyen surrounded by supporters on Nov. 6 at his election night party in White Center.

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY SEATTLE — A record-breaking 2018 midterm election in Washington mostly ended the night of Nov. 6 with some major races called. Because Washington is a vote-by-mail state, more votes will be counted in the following days.

Here are some of the highlights.

Joe Nguyen is leading in the 34th District State Senate race.

As of press time, Nguyen, the son of refugees, was ahead of Shannon Braddock with 57 percent of the vote. If the lead holds, Nguyen will be the state’s first Vietnamese American legislator and the district’s first person of color to hold that seat.

The mood was festive at Drunky’s Two Shoe BBQ in White Center as the first results were announced.

Nguyen called it “incredible.”

“To think about where I started, growing up in public housing in White Center, working as a janitor in high school to help my my family make ends meet, see ELECTION on 12

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By Nina Huang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Born in 1982 in Oklahoma City to Vietnamese immigrants who escaped after the war, Dr. Khanh Pham wasn’t completely sold on becoming a doctor in college.

After graduating from the University of California, Riverside, Pham went onto the Medical College of Wisconsin to train in becoming a urologist. Pham almost became a lawyer, but his father — also a physician — encouraged him to pursue medicine.

After he was a year and a half into school, Pham wasn’t sure it was right for him and wanted to change careers. But as time went on, he found what he was looking for and that was an opportunity to

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be intellectually challenged and to feel like he was helping people.

Pursuing urology

“Choosing urology was also an see PHAM on 12

Massage parlors busted as alleged prostitution fronts named

By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY On Nov. 6, Kent Police released the names and addresses of the 18 massage parlors that the city shut down last week for violating city and state licensing requirements and

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allegedly serving as fronts for prostitution.

A police media release said that during a months-long investigation, it was discovered that while many of these businesses advertise for massages, their real purpose is to engage in prostitution.

In addition, these businesses utilized

employees who are not licensed by the state, failed to follow regulations to protect the health and privacy of patrons, and failed to properly post licenses.

Mako Carlson owns Serenity Moon Tea, see MASSAGE PARLORS on 12

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Minami is Kip Tokuda awardee

award, Derek Wing won in 2015.

The award recognizes outstanding citizenship in contributing public relations expertise to an important community issue and/or nonprofit.

Kuo has volunteered her public relations skills to advance awareness about domestic violence, women in higher education, breast cancer, and men’s health. Her pro bono work has included service to Susan G. Komen, Portland Women’s Crisis Line, Agnes Scott College, and Men’s Health Campaign Council at UW Medicine. 

Glitter Gala

destination for Singapore Airlines, adding to current services in San Francisco, New York (Newark), and Los Angeles.

“This new link to Singapore and connections to destinations beyond will broaden the global connectivity of our region,” said Port of Seattle Commission President Courtney Gregoire.

Singapore Airlines also has a codeshare agreement with Alaska Airlines, and members of Alaska’s Mileage Plan and Singapore Airlines’ KrisFlyer loyalty programs can earn miles on each other’s flights. 

Seniors in Action honors Civil rights attorney Dale Minami was honored with the Kip Tokuda Award on Nov. 3, from the Asian Pacific Islander Community Leadership Foundation (ACLF) Northwest.

Minami practices in San Francisco in the area of personal injury. He has been involved in significant litigations involving the civil rights of Asian Pacific Americans and other minorities, including Korematsu v. United States and Spokane JACL v. Washington State University.

Dale received his law degree from the University of California at Berkeley and after graduation, he helped found the Asian Law Caucus and the Asian American Bar Association. He has served as Chair of the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund, appointed by President Clinton. 

Kuo wins PRSA award

Annie Kuo was honored on Nov. 7 with the Hugh Smith Community Service Award from the Puget Sound chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. Kuo is the second Asian American to win the

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From Left, Lori Matsukawa, KING 5 Anchor, Barb Lui, Kip Tokuda’s widow, Wendy Tokuda, Kip’s sister, and Dale Minami, Kip Tokuda Award recipient.

CEO Darrell Campbell and guests

Goodwill’s annual Glitter Gala raised $545,000 for its free job training and education programs. More than 700 people attended the event on Oct. 20 at Seattle’s Bell Harbor International Conference Center.

Before the main program, attendees were treated to a silent auction, photobooth, a bling-toss game that awarded jewelry, and a Glitter Sale pop-up shop.

The Gala wrapped with the Glitter Gala Fashion Show set to the night’s theme: Runway to the Future. 

Singapore Airlines announces nonstop service to Sea-Tac

Singapore Airlines announced on Nov. 1 that it will offer non-stop flights between Sea-Tac Airport and Singapore starting in September 2019.

Sea-Tac will be the fourth North American non-stop

Anna Hau (left) and Senior Deputy Mayor Mike Fong

Nora Chan (left) accepting her award from James Bush, representing King Co. Executive Dow Constantine

The Seniors in Action Foundation President Anna Hau, and founder Nora Chan, were each honored on Oct. 23.

Close to 500 seniors attended the dinner at the House of Hong Restaurant in Seattle.

President Anna Hau received a proclamation honoring her work from the City of Seattle, and Chan received a similar proclamation from King County.

The Seniors in Action Foundation was founded in 2006 to promote civic involvement and community service among the Chinese seniors. 

Annie Kuo

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Employers of all sizes must start collecting premiums for Paid Family & Medical Leave on January 1. This statewide insurance program will give every eligible employee access to up to 12 weeks of paid leave starting in 2020. It’s easy to get started, and there are special grants available for small businesses.

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A Knight for justice and peace

By Carolyn Bick NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Though he serves as a conciliation specialist with the United States Department of Justice, Knight Sor went to school for physics and American history. It was his work as an astrophysicist in Cape Town, South Africa, that indirectly led him to his current profession as a Conciliation Specialist with the Department of Justice.

When he first arrived in Cape Town, Sor, now 44, was “completely ignorant” of the effects of apartheid on Black South Africans. But each time he left the grocery store, people almost always stopped him to ask for food or money.

Over time, he started buying two sets of groceries: one set for himself, and one set for those who asked him for food. On top of his observations of everyday life in the country, these grocery trips got him thinking hard about South Africa’s racebased policies, and, upon his return to the United States, Sor wrote a thesis on South Africa as a race-based state.

It was this thesis that attracted the attention of officials at the Department of Justice (DOJ). He thought the invitation was for a lecture, because, at the time, he was lecturing on his thesis findings at different colleges and universities. Instead, the invitation turned out to be a job interview.

Sor accepted on the condition that he get to travel, rather than work in one place. That was almost 10 years ago, in 2009.

Sor can’t discuss the specifics of his work, but, since then, he has been involved in high profile cases.

“I love travelling. Without the department, there is no way I could see myself going to, say, Standford, when my colleagues needed help with the Trayvon Martin case. There was no way I would go to North Dakota, when we were deployed to work with Native Americans, and the sheriff’s office on how to approach the pipeline issues through peaceful protest, or peaceful means of engagement,” Sor said.

But Sor works locally, too, and it’s that work that has allowed him to make inroads with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. For instance, he said, in working to assist several houses of worship that had been vandalized over the years in the areas surrounding Seattle,

his department decided to convene a group of faith leaders.

Among those leaders were two Cambodian monks. After the meeting, they approached him to ask if he might speak with the youth in their community to share his perspectives on his career path.

That event is still in the works, but it’s an expression of a larger theme Sor finds and values in his work. He said it doesn’t matter how many kids ultimately attend the talk.

What’s important is the visibility.

“A lot of people told me that they are happy to see a former Cambodian refugee serving in this capacity, because in the AAPI community, visualization is important,” Sor said. “In doing my work, I try to let people know, right off the bat … that I am a former refugee from Cambodia.”

Sor and his family came to the United States in 1979 in the first wave of Cambodian refugees. If it hadn’t been for the Vietnamese invasion, Sor said he and his family would probably still be living in Cambodia, and he would likely be a businessman. At the time, he said, his grandmother ran

the country’s second-largest rice export business. But “fate always plays tricks on you.”

“Many of us did not make it. About 80 percent of our family were killed by the Khmer Rouge, whether through execution or starvation, so that’s ...” Sor trailed off, before continuing, “Highly unfortunate. Yeah. That’s something we do have to deal with, as a family.”

Sor and his brother were the only two Asians in their classes through sixth grade. Even decades later, when he sees newlyarrived refugees who don’t know English, it brings back memories of his own parents, who struggled to start over again at 35 years old, without speaking English.

“Even though immigration and refugees are not part of our jurisdiction, anti sentiments against them are,” Sor said.

“It’s really awesome … meeting these people, and learning so much from them, and the fact that I find them to be very resilient … And this goes beyond the API community.”

Part of Sor’s job entails assisting hate groups. On a professional level, he said, he recognizes that it is a group of individuals exercising their First Amendment rights, and he does his job without letting his personal feelings get in the way. Outside work, he does what he can to shed the burden of the rhetoric.

“Hate costs a lot. Not from the persons who are projecting hate, not from the victims who are receiving it, but bystanders who hear it, whether they hear it on the news, or social media,” Sor said.

“For me, how I cope with it, is that I try to do the best job I can professionally, in ending racial conflict, and I usually disappear right into the mountains, and I do so with my snowboard. I go to some of the wildest places that some people have never been to, or very few have ever been to, just interacting with Mama Nature.”  Sor will be honored at the Top Contributors award dinner on Dec. 7 at House of Hong Restaurant in Seattle, from 6–9 p.m.

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City awards $755,000 for 14 community-based projects The City of Seattle announced on Nov. 5 that it awarded $755,000 to support 14 community-initiated projects through the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods’ Neighborhood Matching Fund (NMF).

The NMF has two funds: the Community Partnership Fund, which is offered three times a year with cash awards up to $100,000, and Small Sparks Fund, which is offered on a rolling basis throughout the year with cash awards of up to $5,000.

CID-CD Neighbors will get $27,932 to develop Redlining History and Culture Trail Walks, linking the ChinatownInternational District, First Hill, and Central District, launch free guided walks, and produce interpretive display panels, outreach materials, brochures, and a webpage.

Louisa Hotel Historic Jazz Murals will get $50,000 to

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By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

Tanya Woo on the Louisa Hotel staircase where old murals line the walls.

preserve, restore, and exhibit Prohibition-era murals of the only known speakeasy/jazz club in Seattle. Recently, intact original murals were uncovered during the renovation of

the Louisa Hotel after a catastrophic fire.

“The Chinatown-International District is a culturally distinct area of the city that has enjoyed a rich history, which included thriving jazz clubs in the 20s and 30s. The Community Partnership Fund award will (help to) preserve and display 100-year-old Jazz murals so that we can use these last traces of history to celebrate and bring together several communities,” said Tanya Woo of the Louisa Hotel Historic Jazz Murals Project.

“The NMF team helped me through every step of the process, and I am eternally grateful for all the work they do unifying our neighborhoods.”

Over its nearly 30-year history, more than 5,000 projects have been funded in partnership with the NMF Program.  For more information, visit seattle.gov/neighborhoods/nmf.

Khandelwal confirmed as Director of Public Defense

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Metropolitan King County Council confirmed Anita Khandelwal as the King County Public Defender and Director of the Public Defense on Nov. 5.

She had been serving as the interim director since the summer.

Khandelwal joined the department in 2015 and prior to being named interim director this summer, she served as the Department’s Deputy

Director of Law and Policy. A graduate of Yale Law School, Khandelwal has worked as a public defender on a state and federal level for a decade.

Councilmember Rod Dembowski called Khandelwal “a powerful voice for the disenfranchised, ensuring their constitutional rights are protected.”

Khandelwal will direct an agency of more than 400 employees, including 225 attorneys, working in locations in both Seattle and Kent.

“I believe deeply in our mission, I hold the staff in high regard, and I have profound respect

for the community of partners who are working with us to improve the criminal legal system. I look forward to what we’re able to achieve, on behalf of our clients and the broader community, over the next four years,” said Khandelwal.

The Department of Public Defense provides legal advocacy to people who cannot afford an attorney and are facing either criminal charges or certain other legal matters, such as juvenile dependency, civil commitment, or civil contempt proceedings. 

Anita Khandelwal

■ WORLD NEWS Woman fought with driver, causing bus to fall in China river BEIJING (AP) — A fight between a bus driver and a passenger who missed her stop caused the bus to plunge off a high bridge into China’s Yangtze River, police said. All 15 people onboard are presumed dead.

An eight-second surveillance video released by Chongqing city police on its Weibo social media account shows the two arguing and grappling with each other in the moments before the bus suddenly

veered across oncoming traffic and off the bridge on Oct. 28.

Buses in China often have surveillance cameras.

A statement from Wanzhou district police said the 48-year-old female passenger asked the driver to pull over after she missed her stop, but he didn’t. She walked up to the driver’s seat and scolded him. The driver turned his head back

several times arguing.

As the quarrel escalated, the statement said, the woman hit the driver on the head with her cellphone. The driver took his right arm off the steering wheel and fought back. He grabbed her arm when she attacked him again, then hastily steered to the left, sending the bus out of control. see CHINA RIVER on 14

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Data recovered from crashed Lion Air data recorder: official

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Investigators succeeded in retrieving hours of data from a crashed Lion Air jet’s flight recorder as Indonesian authorities extended the search at sea for victims and debris.

National Transportation Safety Committee deputy chairman Haryo Satmiko told a news conference that 69 hours of flight data was downloaded from the recorder including its fatal flight.

The Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet crashed just minutes after takeoff from Jakarta on Oct. 29, killing all 189 people on

board in the country’s worst airline disaster since 1997.

The flight data recorder was recovered by divers on Nov. 1 in damaged condition and investigators said it required special handling to retrieve its information. The cockpit voice recorder has not been recovered but searchers are focusing on a particular area based on a weak locator signal.

More than 100 body bags of human remains had been recovered. National Search and Rescue Agency chief Muhammad Syaugi said the number would continue to

Japanese Princess Ayako marries commoner at shrine ceremony

increase and remains were also now washing up on land.

He said weak signals, potentially from the cockpit voice recorder, were traced to a location but an object hadn’t been found yet due to deep seabed mud.

Flight tracking websites show the plane had erratic speed and altitude during its 13 minute flight and a previous flight the day before from Bali to Jakarta. Passengers on the Bali flight reported terrifying descents and in both cases

Brother: Indians died in Yosemite fall while taking selfie

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Japanese Princess Ayako (right) dressed in traditional ceremonial robe, and groom Kei Moriya speak to reporters after their wedding ceremony on Oct. 29.

By YURI KAGEYAMA TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Princess Ayako married a commoner in a ritual-filled ceremony on Oct. 29 at Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine.

Ayako and groom Kei Moriya were shown on national news walking slowly before guests at the shrine. The wedding took place in one of the pagoda-like buildings in the shrine complex and included an exchange of rings and a sharing of a cup of sake, according to Japanese media.

Both rituals are relatively routine for Shinto-style weddings, including those of regular Japanese.

Ayako, 28, is the daughter of the emperor’s cousin, and Moriya, 32, works for major shipping company Nippon Yusen.

She wore a Heian-era style hairdo, which is swept back into a ponytail, and a traditional robe splashed with red and green patterns, while Moriya wore coattails. She later changed into a red Japanese robe.

“I am filled with happiness,” she told reporters after the ceremony.

Women who marry into the imperial family become members of the family, but those who marry commoners, like Ayako, must leave.

Moriya said he hoped to help Ayako adjust to a commoner’s life.

“I want us to work together, hand in hand, to create a family filled with smiles,” he said.

Ayako bid farewell to Emperor Akihito.

She said she hoped to continue to help the emperor and empress as a former member of the imperial family.

The eldest granddaughter of the emperor is set to marry a commoner in 2020.

Akihito has said he will abdicate next year. His eldest son, Crown Prince Naruhito, will ascend to the Chrysanthemum Throne on May 1.

Ayako and Moriya said when they announced their wedding plans that they met because their mothers were friends and hit it off immediately.

“It didn’t feel as though we had met for the first time,” Ayako told reporters at their engagement.

Moriya said he had been attracted to her gentle spirit.

“And I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her,” he said.

Ayako’s father, Prince Takamado, who was active in supporting Japanese soccer, died in 2002. 

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NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian couple who fell to their deaths from a popular overlook at Yosemite National Park in the western U.S. was apparently taking a selfie, the man’s brother said.

Park rangers recovered the bodies of 29-year-old Vishnu Viswanath and 30-year-old Meekakshi Moorthy on Oct. 25 from about 800 feet below Taft Point, where visitors can walk to the edge of a vertigo-inducing granite ledge that doesn’t have a railing.

Viswanath, who Cisco India said was a software engineer at the company’s San Jose, California, headquarters, and Moorthy had set up their tripod near

the ledge, Viwanath’s brother, Jishnu Viswanath, told The Associated Press.

Park visitors the next morning saw the camera and alerted rangers, who “used high-powered binoculars to find them and used helicopters to airlift the bodies,’’ he said.

The funeral will take place in the U.S. since the bodies were not in a condition to be flown back to India, Jishnu Viswanath said.

The couple was “travel-obsessed,’’ Moorthy wrote on a blog called “Holidays and HappilyEverAfters’’ filled with photos of them in front of snowy peaks, the Eiffel tower and tulip fields. Moorthy had wanted to work full time as a travel blogger, Viswanath said. see SELFIE on 13

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No need for a M.D., D.D.S, or PharmD Becoming a doctor, dentist, or pharmacist is no small feat, but these professions aren’t the only pathways to have a successful, satisfying, and high-salaried career in the health industry. Despite the high pedestal obtaining an advanced medical degree holds in the eyes of many immigrant and refugee families, there are alternative opportunities for students to enter the healthcare field, where the emphasis on work experiences and on-the-job trainings hold higher value.

With only a career background in hospitality, Meng Lo has found a spot in one of the fastest growing and highest demanding industries under the healthcare umbrelMeng Lo la — senior living.

As the baby boomer generation, those born from 1946 to 1964, continue to drive the total population of retirees up, careers that center around supporting them will develop and prosper.

Lo, general manager of Aegis Gardens Newcastle, finds himself carving out a revitalized career due to the rapid growth of the senior living and assisted living industry.

“At least 90 percent of my career has been

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in working in hotels. Ever since I graduated, I found myself working in different positions.

My long career has led me to work all over the world — England, the United States, Malaysia, and China. Unexpectedly, I was offered a position at Aegis, a senior living community.”

Lo’s background in hospitality “surprisingly” transferred very well into his new position at Aegis.

“I do have experience in developing and opening brand new hotels, especially recently in my last stop in China, but I never realized how important that was in

the healthcare industry. Making sure our guests, now the seniors, have the perfect experience.” Lo joined Aegis in developing the brand new Aegis Gardens facility in Newcastle after being offered the position.

“The transition from hospitality to senior living, despite being similar, did require that I attend trainings both by Aegis and the state,” said Lo. “I had to learn a lot about healthcare and caregiving, such as the basics of caregiving and working with vulnerable patients, rules and protocols of caregiving, how to provide necessary services, and more advanced

knowledge on symptoms.”

The necessary knowledge to provide care and work with patients can be gained through employee trainings, certificate classes, and on-hand experience, not just through university education.

“Nothing really prepares you until you are on the job.”

As many employers begin to provide trainings and pathways for their employees to “climb the ladder,” the balance between academic education and work experience will be debated, even within healthcare.

One of the many healthcare fields that have seen the shift towards favoring work experience is the nursing field. Nursing jobs and positions have been expanding at many levels, each requiring different certifications and qualifications.

“You can enter the nursing field with a certificate, a two-year degree, a bachelor’s degree, or even a degree in another field,” shared Jean Wong, the human resource director of Kin On, a nonprofit health and social services provider for the Asian community.

“The field of nursing not only has many entry points, but the field has become more and more complicated, requiring skill sets from business, social work, accounting, education, and more,” Wong said. “I have see HEALTH PROFESSION on 11

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The road to impermanence

By Tina Rodeen NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

T

he day I got home after spending 10 days at a vipassana meditation retreat, I wrote four sentences on the chalkboard that hangs in my kitchen: Just observe. No craving. No aversion.

Impermanence.

That last one, impermanence, isn’t so much a sentence as it is a concept important enough to encompass my entire experience at the retreat — an idea that contains the whole of my 15 years of Buddhist practice.

Vipassana, in the Pali language of ancient India, means to see things as they really are. At the retreat, vipassana is taught by the late S.N. Goenka via recordings played during group meditation and videos projected onto the wall in the meditation hall. It teaches the meditator that she should just observe any and all sensations in her body while meditating. No craving for a particular sensation during meditation. No aversion to any particular sensation that arises. Form no attachment to sensations, do not cling to the tickles, the itches, the vibrations, the aches and pains one feels while sitting still for one hour of vipassana.

Sensations of any kind are all impermanent and should, therefore, just be observed.

Impermanence isn’t something I think about often.

I wasn’t thinking about it at all when I arrived midSeptember at the Northwest Vipassana Center in Onalaska.

I was confident I would last the entire 10 days of the retreat because I’ve been meditating for a few years now, and how much harder could vipassana be than the mindfulness meditation I do almost every day? I quickly learned that my confidence, like all things, was impermanent because vipassana is hard. Sitting still for one hour is hard.

Concentrating my mind on my breathing for one hour is hard. Trying to ignore the hunger pangs in my belly during evening meditation is hard — vipassana meditation believes that the meditator should not eat after midday because meditation is best done on a near-empty stomach.

By the fourth day of the retreat, I was ready to go home.

My body was getting stiff from all the sitting, I was tired of being hungry at bedtime, I was seriously freaking out over all the bugs, and the mandatory Noble Silence was just

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MEDITATION plain awkward. Day Four of vipassana meditation, the day when the real work begins, is when the meditator learns the practice of sweeping over the body to observe any sensations that may arise. That part was easy, I often do body scan meditation as part of my own practice, but the no craving, no aversion, just observe part was hard work for me. I was averse to the pain in my neck and shoulders from sitting so straight for so long, and I craved the release of the pain that shifting into another position would bring. But the serious vipassana meditator doesn’t move while sitting on the cushion, or in the chair, in my case. During the last half-hour of the meditation, I found myself too distracted to sweep the body. I was replaying movies in my head, trying to recall the titles of all the books on my bookshelf at home, surreptitiously wiggling my toes in my socks, and glancing at my watch to check how much meditation time was left. I was irritated and bored.

By Day Eight, I was convinced I was getting sick and

needed to call my mother to come rescue me. But the manager for all the females at the retreat (men and women were segregated) discussed with me that my feelings of illness could be and likely were a sankara coming out from all the meditation. Sankara loosely means “reaction” in vipassana meditation. I decided I would ride out my potential illness and the other sankaras I was experiencing and keep meditating.

During the group meditation that night, I found myself scanning my body for longer, more concentrated periods of time, and I was truly just observing the sensations I was feeling. The itch on my nose went away when I moved my attention elsewhere. The tight muscle in my neck was still there, I observed, but I wasn’t clinging to its pain as I moved down to my shoulder. And when the meditation ended, I was relieved that I could stretch out the stiffness in see MEDITATION on 13

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Bruce Harrell

By Becky Chan NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Born, bred, and breathes Seattle, Bruce Harrell is the only Seattle City Council member who never left his hometown, not for work, not for Harvard. He stayed in town after graduating from Garfield High School to attend the University of Washington (UW) on a football scholarship.

First elected to the city council in 2007, re-elected in 2011 and 2015, Harrell has been the chairman the last three years.

He is the first council president of Asian descent since Liem Tuan, in the 1970s, and the only Seattle mayor of Asian descent – he served for four days. For his three decades of community service, the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation honors him as a Top Contributor to the Asian community this year.

Harrell grew up in the Central District with his father, Clayton Harrell, Sr. who’s Black, and his Japanese American mother, the former Rose Tamaye Kobata. Clayton and Rose met as sophomores at Garfield High in 1951. He worked at Seattle City Light, she at Seattle Public Library. They were married for 50 years until Clayton’s death in 2003.

The Great Migration of African Americans out of the rural South brought Harrell’s paternal grandparents to the Pacific Northwest from New Orleans in 1944. They first lived in Bremerton, then settled in Seattle’s Central District.

Harrell’s maternal grandparents came from Kumamoto, Japan in 1933, barely speaking English. They ran a flower shop on 14th and Yesler. During World War II, they were interned at Minidoka, along with their U.S.-born children, including Rose. Both sets of Harrell’s grandparents were successful despite racial inequality of the time.

A valedictorian at Garfield High, Harrell was a star linebacker and law school graduate at the UW. His family background and his professional resume enable him to

straddle cultural and economic divides. It hasn’t always been as easy. Growing up biracial in the 1960s, he often felt alone.

An incident in elementary school scarred him.

His sixth grade teacher, while attempting to explain racial differences, separated Harrell’s class into Asian, Black, and white. Harrell questioned the teacher about where he fit in.

The teacher told him to “sit this one out.”

As a child, Harrell agonized over which box to check for race when filling out forms.

“There was not a mixed-race box then and ‘other’ seemed inappropriate,” Harrell recalled. Perhaps that’s what pushed him in academics and athletics. He strived to excel, to be the best, to stand out. He turned down Harvard to attend the UW.

“It was not the school that guaranteed success, but the will and determination of the student,” he said. His will and determination to become a lawyer also inspired him to opt out of the NFL draft.

Being biracial, Harrell sees the world through a different colored lens.

“I have always been intentional about looking past racial differences and exploring what people have in common,” Harrell said.

Having worked through issues of self-identity, Harrell is more sensitive to people facing such issues, especially children. He believes “discussions on race are often polarizing, one dimensional, and singular, ignoring that many people are of mixed heritage. He feels blessed to have been exposed to both Asian and African American cultures.

Harrell represents District 2, which includes the Chinatown-International District (CID), and chairs the Governance, Equity, and Technology Committee. He serves as vice chair of the Human Services, Equitable Development, and Renter Rights Committee and also serves as a member of the Finance and Neighborhoods Committee.

As a new council member, Harrell introduced the Beacon Hill Broadband Pilot project, an expansion of high-fiber cable network to benefit underserved neighborhoods in the South End. He also pushed for street light conversion to brighter, longer lasting LEDs in those neighborhoods.

Harrell is an advocate for the “13th Year” program, allowing high school graduates to attend South Seattle College in the first year tuition-free.

One of his earliest actions as a council member was the Race and Social Justice legislation to heighten the city’s awareness of institutional racism and social disparities. see HARRELL on 13

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36 YEARS

healthy habits of movers and shakers

Compiled by Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY It may surprise you that our movers and shakers maintain their health without going to the gym. Their healthy habits are integrated into their daily life. How do they find opportunities to make a difference in their health?

They provided us with tips on how to keep yourself not just physically fit, but mentally fit.

Take Nate Miles, vice president of Lilly & Co. He takes the stairs instead of using the elevator as often as he can. Also, he has cut out sweetened beverages, and drinks more water instead.

In addition, Miles develops openmindedness towards people.

“Everyone is my friend,” he said. That’s why his connections are wide and his friends adore him, and they seek his wisdom in community affairs and politics.

State Rep. Mia Gregerson wears a Fitbit, trying for no less than 10,000 steps per day. She joins her friends’ circle to support one another and hold each other accountable. She also enjoys hiking. Her circle of friends keeps her positive.

Mohammed Abdul-Kadir,, Hepatitis B Coalition of Washington coordinator for International Community Health Service, said he doesn’t

drink or smoke because of his Muslim faith. He said it saddens him to see his close relatives break the religious practice. He said he makes sure his kids avoid drinking and smoking.

Consul General Ichiro Yamada follows a 4-minute routine of dance, some jogging, and stretching every day, called Japanese radio exercises.

“This form of exercise is great for relieving tension and will relax your muscles,” Yamada said. You can find a demonstration on YouTube. It’s easy to learn.

Ordonez, external relations Dylan Ordonez director for the King County Executive, said “self-care” is his priority. That means, he believes that he should rest when he’s tired. Also, it is important to eat and sleep well.

Community activist Uzma Butte practices meditation every day. She said she gives blessings to everyone she meets. Most importantly, Butte said forgiveness is crucial to our wellbeing. Harboring grudges will damage you in the long run.

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Network, said she drinks lots of water every day to cleanse her body. She likes walking her dog for exercise.

“Also, keep a happy mood. Don’t fight with others too much. Forgive whenever you can.”

Elaine Ishihara, executive director for Asian Pacific Islander Coalition Advocating Together for Healthy Communities, recently started learning Tai chi as a way to improve and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Harold Taniguchi, director of Taniguchi the King County Department of Transportation, said he doesn’t drink.

Also, he advocates self-reflection as a way to find his strengths and blessings.

Hsiao Lin Sun, owner of China Harbor Restaurant, said, “I pray first thing in the morning. I examine what’s going on with my life.

I thank God for my blessings, what I have learned, good or bad, and how I should receive them with grace.” see BLOG on 14

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The case against Trump’s proposed changes to the public charge definition

By Dr. Asqual Getaneh ICHS MEDICAL DIRECTOR

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s proposed expansion of the public charge rule unfairly targets legal immigrants seeking permanent status who use federally-funded serDr. Asqual Getaneh vices for which they are eligible, including Medicaid, housing support, food stamps, and Medicare prescription subsidies.

The view is that immigrants rely on these benefits and cost the U.S. Actually, the proposal will further burden taxpayers as it increases the cost of health care, adversely impacts the health of children and the elderly, and raises the risk of preventable epidemics.

Immigrants come to the U.S. for safety, freedom and economic opportunities. Evidence disputes the claim they rely on an unequal share of public benefits. Data shows immigrants are less likely to access public benefit programs due to existing restrictions. Eighty-three percent of noncitizen households have at least one full-time worker. Both documented and undocumented immigrants contribute far more in taxes than they use in public benefits. As an example, immigrants in Texas counties affected by Hurricane Harvey were found more likely to report loss of employment and income, and less likely to access emergency assistance.

By the government’s own admission, the expanded rule will reduce access to preventive health care, increase the utilization of emergency medical services, and increase disenrollment from public assistance programs. Individuals, out

HEALTH PROFESSION from 7 formal education in both nursing and business management.”

The opportunities for a career in nursing and caregiving has substantially grown, including opportunities for vulnerable communities, such as low-income and immigrant communities.

“There are programs that allow many individuals facing barriers to enter the nursing or caregiving field. They can have no experience all the way to an advanced degree, but still enter a career in the nursing field.”

When asked about immigrants who have limited English proficiency, Wong shared that “nursing is still available, but will be more difficult. There are programs, such as the Asian Counseling and Referral Service that provide ESL and job training for recent immigrants. They can access necessary resources to improve their chances of overcoming cultural, language, and financial barriers.”

“Aegis provides positions that are very entry level, such as housekeeping, activity coordinators, caregiver assistants, and cooks, but we also provide and encourage trainings for our employees,” said Lo. “Everything you need to better your career is available. Whether it’s obtaining certificates or going back to school, we make it available for our employees. It’s possible to work up to the highest positions, organically within Aegis.”

Both Lo and Wong shared similar views on what are the necessary skills to enter nursing or caregiving. Even though formal education, obtaining certificates, and obtaining degrees hold a high value, soft skills such as empathy, a willingness to serve, and genuine caring are also important.

“Education is very important, but the path to success is both academic and experience,” said Lo. “From personal experience, one never stops learning. I

of fear, confusion and lack of health insurance will forego needed care for their acute or chronic medical conditions such as hypertension or asthma. As a result, the number of those with uncontrolled medical conditions and the incidence of preventable and costly complications will rise.

The rule on Medicare Part D will reduce access to medicines for older adults. Most older adults are on fixed incomes. When the cost of drugs becomes too high they will skip or divide doses, or simply not purchase what they cannot afford. Poor adherence to medicines causes 125,000 deaths per year. Many elderly with multiple medical conditions are also at risk of significant complications and side effects from medicines.

The expanded rule could steer patients toward less optimal but more affordable medication options. This could have the untoward consequence of increased hospitalization for medication related side effects and poorly controlled chronic medical conditions. If optimally managed, an estimated 50 percent mortality reduction can be gained from cardiovascular medicines alone.

Efforts to confine epidemics such as influenza could be hampered. The expanded rule will reduce the number of individuals who receive flu and other vaccinations. There are 9 to 35 million cases of influenza that result in 12,000 to 56,000 deaths annually, 80 percent were among people who were not vaccinated. The likelihood of exposure could increase, leading to increased mortality among the most vulnerable: children, older adults, and those with chronic illnesses. The expanded rule will also limit the number of individuals that could be diagnosed early, reducing the ability of health care workers to identify and confine infections.

Our health system and workers will pay the cost. Health

learned so much from my residents, from both the actual caregiving work and the daily interactions and conversations. The amount of history they have is inspiring. Some have gone through wars, not just a war. They have endless advice on many topics and issues.

Learning is about what you learn every day.”

“It’s 60 percent on the job and 40 percent academic. You can’t replace the clinical, physical, and emotional experiences, but you also need to have a necessary background knowledge,” said Wong.

“Most people coming out of programs have the general knowledge to start, but still take time to be work ready.”

Although advanced medical degrees

research in the last several decades has demonstrated that food, housing, safety, stress and social support are intricately related to health. Health centers like ours, health care management organizations, and public health institutions have made strides in addressing these social factors in patient care. The expanded rule disrupts long-term progress. It will increase food insecurity, reduce prenatal and post-natal care, and make the control of many chronic medical conditions difficult. Burnout rate among health care workers is already high. There will be additional adverse effects as they find themselves grappling with decisions stressful to those who have taken the oath “to apply for the benefit of the sick all measures which are required…” and to centers like ours committed to serving all patients regardless of ability to pay.

These adverse health effects will stay with us for generations. A survey among families who immigrated from 15 countries showed that children experience “toxic stress” from threats of deportation even when their families might be unaffected. They experience unexplained headaches, loss of appetite, insomnia, panic attacks, depression, and anxiety. School performance and attendance declined. In the current anti-immigrant environment, school bullying has also increased, compounding the stress and isolation of immigrant children. Toxic stress has direct, ongoing and longterm health consequences, such as reduced physical, cognitive and emotional growth and development in childhood and poor adult health outcomes such as diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases. Toxic stress in childhood also changes gene expression with evidence of impact for more than one generation. 

provide near direct opportunity of upward mobility for individuals and families, the barriers are often overwhelming for those from immigrant and refugee communities, with only a small percentage ever achieving such goals. These alternative healthcare careers provide these individuals the chance to succeed.

“A nursing career has many advantages, but directly working with, getting to know, and emotionally connecting with patients are certain aspects which many nurses share keeps them in the profession. But with the high physical and emotional demand and increasing complexity of healthcare in general, the demand will continue to grow,”

said Wong.

“Especially within the Asian community, the needs of being able to connect with patients culturally and linguistically creates disparities.”

The opportunities to enter the healthcare field will continue to grow and rely on the Asian and Pacific Islander communities to fill the gaps where patients face many barriers and marginalization. The consideration for alternative pathways into a healthcare career benefits both the working individual and the communities that need the services.  Sam Le can be reached at info@nwasianweekly.com.

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ELECTION from 1 washing dishes at night to help pay for college, to now being a State Senator is proof that anything is possible.”

My-Linh Thai has a strong lead (65 percent) against opponent Michael Appleby (34 percent) to represent the 41st legislative district.

Mona Das (49 percent) is neck and neck with Joe Fain (50 percent) in the 47th district Senate race.

Pramila Jayapal won re-election easily. She tweeted, “84%!!!! Thank you Washington’s 7th District, for re-electing me - a proud immigrant, strong woman of color, and fierce progressive.”

Manka Dhingra is projected to win re-election for the 45th district Senate seat.

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a tea shop next to Oriental Spa, one of the shuttered massage parlors. She told the Northwest Asian Weekly, “I was looking at the Yelp review (for Oriental Spa) and one customer wrote about ‘the finish’ and ‘cute Asian ladies.’”

Another customer wrote on Yelp that the business was “sketchy” and that the masseuse wore a skimpy outfit. He went to say, “I wonder if they provide a different kind of service. The city of Kent should look into this.”

Carlson said she saw several Kent police and FBI vehicles in the parking lot, and agents dismantling the signs on the business last week. She took a photo of a notice posted on the door on Nov. 2 that told prospective customers that the business

STATE State Senate District 31. Immaculate Ferreria, trailing at 41 percent District 37. Rebecca Saldaña, winning at 88 percent District 38. Savio Pham, trailing at 40 percent State Representative District 32. Cindy Ryu, winning at 80 percent.

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In addition to shutting the businesses down, the city has charged or is considering filing criminal charges against massage parlor owners and employees for crimes relating to licensing violations, as well as prostitution.

The following is the list of closed massage parlors and the businesses’ governing members, according to the Washington Secretary of State website. (* indicates no information found on the business or governing members.)  • Green Tree Spa, Lirui and Yarong Fu 414 West Meeker Street • Yaya Massage (aka Sasa Massage)* 24228 104th Avenue Southeast • Guerison Naturelle (aka Tranquil Aromatherapy), Jennifer Hoang and Hanh

PHAM from 1 accident, I didn’t know what an urologist was during med school,” Pham said.

During a transplant surgery rotation, Pham met someone who told him exactly what urology was, and he was convinced that it was a great field to pursue. It is one of the most competitive specialties and when he was training, there were only 240 training spots in the country. He felt lucky to have made things happen the way they did.

Urology focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the male and female urinary-tract system and the male reproductive organs.

“In residency, the guy that trained me had one of the top five highest volume of bladder removals in the country. I learned most of what I know from him,” Pham said.

After a five-year residency and two years pursuing a fellowship in urology oncology in Seattle, Pham spent a year conducting prostate cancer research at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, followed by a year at Virginia Mason Hospital. For the past three years, Pham has worked at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue.

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According to Pham, robotic surgery is relatively new and has been around for the past decade or so.

“Robotic surgery is essentially laparoscopic surgery.

It’s connected to a device that has arms and the device is controlled at a console where you look inside and use your feet to push pedals. You can control the camera and cut and sew things with your hands and feet,” he explained.

Pham said that urologists are pioneers in bringing the robot mainstream. It was originally designed to do a cardiac bypass without cutting up the sternum.

In the past, the only way to remove kidneys was to cut a huge incision, but the robot has made the process less invasive, and it lessens blood loss and pain. Pham said that

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I-1639 approved. Voters in Washington state have passed a measure tightening gun regulations including enhanced background checks for people buying semi-automatic rifles.

Initiative 1639 would increase the minimum age to buy semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21, add a waiting period to get those weapons and require safe storage of all firearms.

I-940 approved. Voters in Washington state have approved a measure designed to make it easier to prosecute police for negligent shootings. Initiative 940 is designed to improve police training in de-escalation tactics and eliminate a requirement that prosecutors prove officers acted with malice to get a conviction in negligent shootings.

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there are only a handful of people who use the robot to remove bladders in the region.

In his career, he said he has removed up to 20 bladders with the robot.

On the other hand, he said some people say the procedure takes longer to do and there may be higher upfront costs.

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Less than three years ago, Pham removed a tumor from David Lo’s kidney.

Lo, 67 at the time, had gone in for an annual checkup with his general practitioner (GP) and complained about some pain in his right side. His doctor thought it might be a hernia and recommended Lo get an MRI. But Lo went home and thought it was probably nothing, and he forgot about it, until a month later. His doctor called, reminding Lo that he hadn’t gotten his MRI yet and encouraged Lo to do the test.

He thought it was unusual for the GP to call and remind him, so he got the MRI. It found a hernia on his right side and a tumor on his left kidney that was a little over two centimeters in size.

“Luckily, I listened. My GP recommended I see Dr. Pham and he took care of it,” Lo said.

Lo said that Pham explained the two ways to do the surgery — to cut open the stomach or robotic surgery.

Lo opted for the robotic surgery.

When the day of surgery arrived, the doctors prepared Lo for the procedure, but somehow the anesthesiologist said that his windpipe was too narrow, and they also tested his blood, which was low on potassium. They cancelled the surgery and it took another month for Lo to get his potassium levels back up to try the robotic surgery again.

Lo said that it normally takes three to four hours for the surgery, but it took them over six hours because the tumor was hard to remove. He was overweight and the fat in the stomach made the surgery more difficult. Pham enlisted the

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help of another doctor to finish the surgery, but ultimately, it was completed successfully. Lo healed properly after just a three-day stay in the hospital and a two-week recovery time at home.

The surgery left four small round scars on Lo’s stomach, instead of a long incision scar had he gone with the other surgery option.

Lo explained that he didn’t have to go through chemotherapy afterwards, all thanks to Pham and the good Lord.

“I found out afterwards that the doctors had to use doppler radar to aim precisely. That was mind blowing because I like high tech. I felt very comfortable with robots doing it,” Lo said.

Now at 69 years old, Lo has annual visits with Pham for check-ups.

Heed the signs

Pham advises that if people find something about their body that doesn’t seem right, don’t ignore it. See a doctor.

Bladder cancer symptoms would be blood in the urine, even if it’s not painful. Kidney cancer would be detectable during imaging tests.

According to the Mayo Clinic, bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers, affecting approximately 68,000 adults in the United States each year. Bladder cancer occurs in men more frequently than in women and usually affects older adults, though it can happen at any age.

In addition, about seven out of every 10 bladder cancers diagnosed start out at an early stage — when bladder cancer is highly treatable. However, even early-stage bladder cancer may recur in the bladder. For this reason, people with bladder cancer typically need follow-up tests for years after treatment.  Nina can be reached at info@nwasianweekly.com.

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Predictions and advice for the week of November 10–16, 2018

By Sun Lee Chang Rat — A small amount can be enjoyed as a treat, but veer into overindulgence and it can quickly become the opposite.

Dragon — While the offer of more responsibility may be flattering, there should also be an associated reward for taking it on.

Monkey — Are mounting pressures causing you to look for a way out? Consider taking some time off as opposed to a permanent escape.

Ox — Is frugality on your mind this month? If so, it is best to avoid the scenarios where you could be tempted to spend more than usual.

Snake — You have a way of approaching the world that is not always understood by others, but that does not matter as long as it works for you.

Rooster — You are on a roll and there don’t appear to be any signs of a slowdown. Take advantage of the optimal conditions while they last.

Tiger — Being in charge doesn’t mean that you have to attend to every detail yourself. Delegate tasks to those you trust, while still keeping an eye on the big picture.

Horse — Changing your perspective could positively impact the end result. Rather than letting the process define you, be the one to define it instead.

Dog — Letting go of a grudge is different than forgetting about it. Let the lessons of the past inform how you choose to proceed from now on.

Rabbit — If there is a pending deadline that must be met, take measures to limit the number of distractions that may interrupt you while you are working.

Goat — Although there is ample reason to throw in the towel, you won’t regret pushing through to the finish line.

Pig — A side interest is evolving into something much bigger than you had expected. It could be the start of quite the adventure.

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, 2018 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.

HARRELL from 9 Harrell is committed to developing legislation to restore funding to support programs for the CID and Asian Pacific Islanders. Preserving and investing in this “cultural gem” has always been a part of Harrell’s agenda.

Other contributions to the Asian community include his sponsorship of Resolution 31827 to honor the legacy of community activist Alan ‘Al’ Sugiyama, Resolution 31591 to recognize the Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom flag as the symbol for Seattle’s Vietnamese community, and Resolution 31769 to recognize the contributions of Filipino Americans to Seattle. His office was also part of the working group to develop the CID Public Safety Action Plan.

The council recently passed legislation to allocate

SELFIE from 5 “A lot of us including yours truly is a fan of daredevilry attempts of standing at the edge of cliffs and skyscrapers, but did you know that wind gusts can be FATAL???’’

Moorthy wrote on an Instagram post with a

$300,000 in funding for public improvements to Hing Hay Park. Whether it’s his voice or another council member’s, Harrell said, “There must always be a voice of the API community on the Council.”

He hopes Seattle’s Asian community model can demonstrate how a large demographic group can support and celebrate its commonality while still recognizing that “subsets of the same community have unique, cultural components that must be preserved and protected.”

Harrell believes the city’s policies and investment strategy need to recognize that “a culturally and ethnically diverse city is an advantage, as racial makeup shifts, our desire to remain diverse should not.”

He added, “The city’s efforts in the Equitable Development Initiative are so important in projects, including the Filipino

photo of her sitting on the edge of the Grand Canyon. “Is our life just worth one photo?’’

The couple graduated in 2010 from the College of Engineering, Chengannur, in Alapuzha district of Kerala state, one of their professors, Dr. Nisha Kuruvilla, told AP.

Harrell will be honored at the Top Contributors award dinner on Dec. 7 at House of Hong Restaurant in Seattle, from 6–9 p.m.

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She said Moorthy and Viswanath were both very good students who were fond of traveling and had married at a Hindu temple in Kerala in southern India four years ago.

Yosemite spokeswoman Jamie Richards said in a statement that park officials were investigating the deaths and that the

MEDITATION from 8

PANG from 1

my neck and shoulders. I was joyful because I felt different. I wasn’t thinking about feeling sick, I wasn’t upset by the lingering pain in my shoulders, the hunger pangs weren’t so intense. I was still feeling sensations, but I was just feeling them. I had no craving for good sensations, I wasn’t averse to the unpleasant sensations that lingered, I was simply recognizing the areas on my body that still ached and at the same time, the areas that didn’t ache. I was experiencing the impermanence of sensation, good and bad.

I had just observed my body for what it is, an impermanent vessel of sensations that come and go.

This is what I learned at the retreat. Seeing things as they really are through vipassana meditation, by just observing my breath and body sensations, I am experiencing impermanence, the arising and passing of everything. When I observe a sensation, an experience, a thought during meditation and at any time, and I neither crave nor am averse to that sensation, experience, or thing, the concept of impermanence has become reality. 

Deputy U.S. Marshal Denny Behrend, who escorted Pang back to Seattle after Pang fled to Brazil, told the Northwest Asian Weekly that he thinks there’s a “nefarious reason” for Pang wanting a name change.

Douglas Chin of the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) - Greater Seattle agrees. He thinks Pang wants to hide his real identity and past.

“We need to be informed of his new name and treat him like the evil person he is. Although we, as a society, like to give persons a second chance, from what I read, he has not changed.

He does not deserve to be given a fair opportunity.”

Pang was convicted of four counts of manslaughter after setting a fire in his parents’ Chinatown-International District warehouse in January 1995. Lt. Walter Kilgore, Lt. Gregory Shoemaker, and firefighters Randall Terlicker and James Brown died when the floor inside the frozen-food warehouse collapsed.

Pang cites “cultural, religious, and protective reasons” for the name change and wants the judge to seal the record.

Connie So, a principal lecturer of American Ethnic Studies of the University or Washington, said Pang has the right to change his name.

“I hope he is sincere about his regret for his action. Being able to change his name, he could redeem himself by his action,” So said.

Seattle police homicide detective Steve O’Leary was one of the primary investigators of the Pang warehouse fire.

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community of Seattle, Southeast Economic Opportunity Center, Little Saigon Landmark Project, Rainier Beach Innovation district, and the Multicultural Community Center. These projects protect our culture and embrace the future.”

Speaking of the future, Harrell is a “Husky optimist.” He forecast a 9-3 record and a bowl game to follow for his alma mater. Yes, Harrell breathes Seattle and sees purple through his lens. 

investigation could take several days.

In India, after a rash of selfie-related deaths, the Tourism Ministry in April asked state government officials to safeguard tourists by installing signs in areas where accidents had occurred declaring them “no-selfie zones.’’ 

“I don’t blame him (Pang),” said O’Leary. “It’s a notorious name.”

A King County judge ordered Pang to serve a total of 35 years in prison based on the state’s sentencing guidelines at the time.

But he was released after 23 years because time off for good behavior was calculated at a higher rate. Also because of the law at the time, Pang, now 62, does not have to be supervised by the state Department of Corrections (DOC) since his release from prison.

Community leader Frank Irigon said, “I am outraged over the amount of time he spent in prison and then being released without having any DOC supervision… it cannot atone for what he did.”

Irigon said Pang’s petition to change his name doesn’t change the fact that he caused the deaths of four Seattle firefighters to collect an insurance payout.

Attorney James Doane said, “Having avoided the death penalty as a condition of extradition from Brazil, after four firefighters died in the fire, Martin admitted he set at his parents Seattle warehouse, and free now because he was convicted of manslaughter instead of murder under the laws at the time, I hope that he will find a way to avoid further harm to the memory of those firefighters or to Mary and Harry Pang, who adopted him and nurtured him. He may legally change his name, of course, but no one should ever forget the names of four brave firefighters he took from us.”  Ruth can be reached at editor@nwasianweekly.com.

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BLOG from 10 What’s one piece of advice I would give to young people now that I have experienced so much in my life?

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LION AIR from 5 the different cockpit crews requested to return to their departure airport shortly after takeoff. Lion has claimed a technical problem was fixed after the Bali fight.

The Lion Air crash is the worst airline disaster in Indonesia since 1997, when 234 people died on a Garuda flight near Medan. In December 2014, an AirAsia flight from Surabaya to Singapore plunged into the sea, killing all 162 on board.

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