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Parking rates going down in Chinatown-ID S King and S Weller Streets between 6th Ave S and 8th Ave S, and 6th, Maynard, and 7th Avenues S between S King St and S Lane St. Chinatown / ID Edge (in red) Outside the core and bounded by I-5 to the east, S Dearborn St to the south, 4th Ave S to the west and S Washington St to the north.

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The City of Seattle is setting new on-street parking rates throughout 34 paid parking areas, after an annual analysis of city parking data.

The areas were evaluated for how full they were during morning, afternoon, and evening hours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, in mostly March and April of this year.

In some areas, rates will rise while others, like the Chinatown-International District (CID) Core, will fall.

The C-ID Core is South King and South Weller streets between 6th Avenue South and 8th Avenue South, and 6th, Maynard, and 7th Avenues,

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Results of the 2018 International Special Review District (ISRD) Board Nov. 20 election

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Position 3 (Business Owner, Property Owner, or Employee) Tim Lee

“I want to preserve the history and character of my community that I have conducted and owned a business for over 30 years.

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‘Explorer at heart’: American missionary killed in India

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No. 16 Washington topples No. 7 Wazzu 28-15

By TIM BOOTH AP SPORTS WRITER

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Chris Petersen walked away from the party happening in the end zone where the Apple Cup was being passed around by his players for the sixth straight year.

He reached down and grabbed a chunk of the snow that blanketed the turf of Martin Stadium and fired back at the snowballs being flung his way from his two sons.

There was plenty of celebrating by Washington’s coach and his players — snow angels, snowball fights — after the Huskies continued their dominance over Washington State in an Apple Cup the purple and gold won’t soon forget. see APPLE CUP on 6

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By GENE JOHNSON, PHUONG LE and GILLIAN FLACCUS ASSOCIATED PRESS SEATTLE (AP) — John Allen Chau spent summers alone in a California cabin as a wilderness

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Maynard Alley Open House

Krishna said she is passionate about inclusive education policies, and working on better mental health programs.

“I believe that a country is as great as its people, and for a strong nation, you need solid education and health programs. My goal would be to support these initiatives at the state and national level.”

Krishna also wants to act as a cultural ambassador for the Asian community. She will compete in the Ms. Asia America contest in 2019. 

$500,000 at its annual gala at the Four Seasons Hotel on Nov. 9. Funds raised benefit LIHI housing and service programs, the Urban Rest Stop, and Tiny House Villages.

Pearl Leung of Vulcan, Inc. was honored as a Housing Hero, along with Alice Lockridge of Women4Women and Dave D’Hondt of the Associated General Contractors.

Kimberly and Rebecca Yeung, ages 11 and 13, spoke of their experience building a tiny house to help homeless people. 

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SCIDpda is hosting another Maynard Alley Open House on Dec. 7. At the first open house in October at Massive Monkees Studio, students from the University of Washington Landscape Architecture program gathered preliminary ideas about what the community wants for the alley.

The students have now incorporated that feedback into their designs and will be presenting a variety of proposals for the community to further comment on.

The meeting will be held at the Theatre Off Jackson, 409 7th Avenue South, in the event space upstairs from 3–5:30 p.m. 

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Sharon Lee, LIHI executive director (center) with Winston, Kimberly, Rebecca, and Jennifer Yeung.

From left: Carrie Huie-Pascua, Thelma Sevilla, Seattle City Councilwoman Lisa Herbold, Ray Pascua, Emma Catague, Cindy Domingo. Seattle City Council honors Congressional Gold Medal World War II Filipino Veterans as part of Filipino American History Month.

The Seattle City Council honored Filipino and American World War II veterans with a proclamation during the Nov. 13 council meeting, a few days after Veterans Day. During World War II, 250,000 Filipinos were called into service. As citizens of a U.S. commonwealth during the war, they were promised full veterans benefits. But after the war, in 1946, the U.S. Congress passed the Rescission Act, which barred Filipinos from receiving benefits for their military service. 

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Neha Krishna of Bellevue won the Washington State Ms. Asia pageant held on Nov. 18 at the Hyatt Regency Lake Washington.

Born in India, Krishna, 36, now works as a Google recruiter, and previously worked at Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook.

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KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) — Employees of a Seattle suburb will undergo implicit bias training after police asked a Black man to leave a frozen yogurt shop because employees said he made them feel uncomfortable.

On Nov. 7, police asked 31-year-old Byron Ragland to leave Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt in Kirkland, where he was supervising a court-sanctioned outing by a mother and her son.

Ragland gathered with supporters, including local NAACP leaders, last week and met with police.

The Seattle Times reported on Nov. 22 that Kirkland City Manager Kurt Triplett and police Chief Cherie Harris will also include members of the City Council in the training.

The two teenage girls working at the shop had called owner Ramon Cruz, who happens to be Filipino American. He instructed them to call the

police. Cruz apologized on Nov. 19 and an apology note was attached to the door of the business.

Cruz said he had previously encouraged employees to call the police if they felt uncomfortable, but will now instruct them to call him. Cruz said he will then visit the store and determine whether to call the police. 

Nordstrom removes Lord Shiva vase after Hindu protest

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Nordstrom has apologized and withdrawn a penis-shaped vase named after Hindu deity Shiva.

This followed protests from upset Hindus, who urged the Seattle-based retailer to remove what it called a “highly inappropriate” item.

In an email to the president of Universal Society of Hinduism Rajan Zed, co-president of Nordstrom

Erik Nordstrom wrote, “Thank you for writing and bringing this matter to my attention. We certainly do not want to carry merchandise that offends anyone, especially for religious reasons. Please know that the vase has been removed from our website. I hope you will accept my apologies for any disappointment we have caused you or others.”

Shiva Ceramic Vase, previously described on Nordstrom website as, “this curvy, iconic vase in blush-pink ceramic makes a marvelous showcase

for a spray of blooms,” was priced at $600.

Zed thanked Nordstrom for understanding the concerns of the Hindu community. In a press release, Zed suggested that Nordstrom and other companies send their senior executives for training in religious and cultural sensitivity, so that they can understand the feelings of customers and communities when introducing new products or launching advertising campaigns. 

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The highest rates will be in the downtown core and Pioneer Square, where prices will increase to $5 per hour between 11 a.m.–6 p.m.

The city aims to keep parking occupancy — the percentage of spots filled with cars — in a target range of 70 to 85 percent, leaving one to two open spaces available per block. The city then makes pricing changes based on

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Taiwanese student accused of school threat to be deported

By CLAUDIA LAUER ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Taiwanese exchange student accused of threatening to “shoot up’’ his high school near Philadelphia was spared additional time in prison at his sentencing, but he will be deported and barred from returning to the U.S. After nearly two hours of testimony on Nov. 19, a federal An-Tso Sun judge sentenced An-Tso Sun also known as “Edward’’ to time served and deportation. The judge did not impose a fine. Sun had been facing up to 10

years in prison and a $250,000 fine for his guilty plea to a firearms-related charge.

Sun has been in local or federal custody since March after local school authorities were alerted that Sun talked about a May 1 shooting at Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast High School in Upper Darby, about 7 miles west of Philadelphia. The 18-year-old student called the talk a joke, but authorities found more than 1,600 rounds of ammunition, as well as weapons, in the home of his host family.

Keller previously said Sun “had no intention or plans’’ to commit a school shooting and many items found were what he wore to school for a Halloween costume contest.

A military-style ballistic vest, ammunition clip pouches, a high-powered crossbow and live ammunition were found in Sun’s bedroom in Lansdowne, Upper Darby Police

Connecticut’s first Asian American attorney general HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Democratic state Rep. William Tong won the race for Connecticut attorney general over Republican Sue Hatfield in a campaign that centered heavily on President Donald Trump’s policies.

Tong succeeds Democratic Attorney General George Jepsen, who did not seek William Tong re-election. Tong is the first Asian American to be elected to both the state legislature and a statewide constitu-

tional office.

Tong, of Stamford, is cochairman of the legislature’s Judiciary Committee and a civil litigation lawyer. He vowed to fight many of the Trump administration’s policies including those on immigration, and he labeled Hatfield a strong supporter of Trump.

Hatfield, of Pomfret, was a Trump delegate at the 2016 Republican National Convention. 

Utah dance troupe apologizes for furor over Asian number SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah dance group is promising to revise its holiday show after a TV appearance that many slammed as racist toward Asians.

The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Odyssey Dance Theatre apologized on Nov. 21 to “the entire Asian community and anyone else whom we may have offended.’’

Some dancers appeared in a live segment on KSL-TV last week to promote “The Nutcracker’’ inspired show “ReduxNut-Cracker.’’

The dancers, who were all white, wore Chinese silk dresses and Asian conical hats. They also bowed and hopped around in an exaggerated manner.

The segment drew backlash on social media leading KSL to apologize.

The group is now getting feedback from representatives from Utah’s Asian American community for the Dec. 12 show.

One of them, Michael Kwan, says he believes it’s more productive to help them. 

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Superintendent Michael Chitwood said. A search of his school-issued iPad indicated searches on how to buy an AK-47 or an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, police said.

He previously pleaded guilty to state terroristic threat charges and was sentenced to four to 23 months. He was immediately paroled and remanded to federal custody to face a charge of an alien in possession of ammunition.

“The judge considered a number of factors, the fact that he was very young, and very immature, was not from this country and did not appreciate the seriousness of the threat he made,’’ said Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Wolfe from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. “I think also the fact that he is going to be removed from this country permanently, that’s a very significant consequence of see SUN on 14

Rhodes scholar class includes first DACA recipient, women, immigrants

By PHILIP MARCELO and DEEPTI HAJELA ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON (AP) — The latest crop of U.S. Rhodes scholars has more women than any other single class, and almost half of this year’s recipients of the prestigious scholarship to Oxford University in England are either immigrants or first-generation Americans, the Rhodes Trust announced on Nov. 18.

Among the 32 winners is Harvard University senior Jin Park, the first recipient covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, the Obama-

era program that shields young immigrants from deportation.

Park, 22, of the New York City borough of Queens, arrived from South Korea with his parents when he was 7, studied molecular and cellular biology at Harvard, and founded a nonJin Park profit to help undocumented students apply to college.

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â– WORLD NEWS Dolce & Gabbana fiasco shows importance, risks of China market

By KEN MORITSUGU and COLLEEN BARRY ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING (AP) — Don’t mess with China and its growing cadre of powerful luxury consumers.

That’s the lesson Dolce & Gabbana learned the hard way when it faced a boycott after Chinese netizens expressed outrage over what were seen as culturally insensitive videos promoting a major runway show in Shanghai and subsequent posts of insulting comments in a private Instagram chat.

The company blamed hackers for the

Model in the ad eating pizza with chopsticks

anti-Chinese insults, but the explanation felt flat to many and the damage was done.

The Milan designers canceled the Shanghai runway show, meant as a tribute to China, as their guest list of Asian A-listers quickly

joined the protests.

Then, as retailers pulled their merchandise from shelves and powerful e-commerce sites deleted their wares, cofounders Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana went on camera — dwarfed against the larger backdrop of an ornate red wall-covering — to apologize to the Chinese people. “We will never forget this experience, and it will definitely never happen again,’’ a solemn-looking Gabbana said in a video statement posted on Nov. 23 on social media.

The apology video, and the sharp public backlash that demanded it, shows the

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importance of the Chinese market and the risks of operating in it. More broadly, it highlights the huge and still-growing influence of China, a country that cannot be ignored as it expands economically, militarily and diplomatically.

These trends are intertwined in frequent outbursts of nationalist sentiment among consumers who feel slighted by foreign brands or their governments. It’s not the first time a company has apologized, and it surely won’t be the last. Mercedes-Benz did so in February for featuring a quote by the Dalai Lama on its Instagram account. see D&G on 13

Samsung apologizes over sicknesses, deaths of some workers

By KIM TONG-HYUNG ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics apologized for illnesses and deaths of some of its workers, saying it failed to create a safe working environment at its computer chip and display factories.

The Nov. 23 announcement by the South Korean technology giant came weeks after the company and a group representing

ailing Samsung workers agreed to accept compensation terms suggested by a mediator and end a highly-publicized standoff that went on for more than a decade. The company’s apology was part of the settlement.

Kinam Kim, president of Samsung’s device solutions division, said the company failed to “sufficiently manage health threats’’ at its semiconductor and liquid crystal display manufacturing lines. As detailed in Associated Press reporting over the past decade, dozens of employees who worked there

have experienced grave illnesses such as leukemia and brain tumors. “We offer our sincere apology to our workers who have suffered with illnesses and their families,’’ Kim said during a news conference in Seoul, which was also attended by activists and relatives of the workers.

But while cutting a deal and loosely admitting to lapses in see SAMSUNG on 13

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Washington State athletic director Pat Chun called it an important night, with 17 seniors who played their last game at Martin Stadium.

“It’s been a joy,” Chun said. “This is really one of the most unselfish football teams I’ve ever been around, one of the most unselfish teams. Period.”

Myles Gaskin broke free for an 80-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter, and No. 16 Washington won its second Pac-12 North Division title in three years, beating No. 7 Washington State 28-15 on Nov. 23.

With blustery winds blowing in waves of snow, Gaskin found enough traction to carry the Huskies into the Pac-12 championship game and ruin yet again the title hopes of Washington State. It was the third straight year the Huskies denied Washington State the North crown.

Gaskin rushed for 170 yards and three touchdowns , a year after running for 192 and four scores against the Cougars.

He was the best player on the field on a night Washington needed its senior ball carrier to be just that.

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“Myles, what do you say? That guy can do it all. He is the ultimate competitor. When you need something good to happen he is the guy that is going to get it done,’’ Petersen said.

Washington State (10-2, 7-2) carried the Pac-12’s last remaining hope of finding a way into the College Football Playoff, but the Air Raid was mostly grounded by a combo of snow and Washington’s sticky secondary. Gardner Minshew was 26 of 35 for 152 yards.

“We had a lot riding on this game,’’ Minshew said. “Big goals that we have set for ourselves kind of depended on the outcome of this game and we just felt like we let each other down and wanted to win for each other but couldn’t do it.’’

James Williams rushed for two touchdowns and the Cougars trailed 20-15 going to the fourth quarter, the first time since 2008 the game had been within five points going to the final quarter.

Gaskin made sure that didn’t last long.

Facing third-and-1 at the Washington 20, Gaskin broke through the line and found no one in crimson there to make the stop. He outraced Marcus Strong, getting to the goal line just in time and putting him over 1,000 yards for the season.

Gaskin became the first Pac-12 running back to top 1,000 yards rushing in all four seasons.

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Gaskin finished his career against Washington State with 10 rushing touchdowns.

“We balled out,’’ Gaskin screamed as he ran off the field in the postgame celebration.

Browning threw for 207 yards, overcoming an interception and fumble to finish his career 4-0 as the Huskies starting QB against their rivals. He made a key third-down conversion early in the third quarter, hitting Hunter Bryant for a 59-yard gain, and on the next play a double-pass had Aaron Fuller hit Bryant for a 22-yard touchdown and a 20-9 lead after the extra point was blocked and returned for a Washington State score.

“It felt good just to be able to help my team and help us get this win ... just to be able to do all the things we want to do with our season,’’ said Bryant who missed the first nine games of the season.

The Cougars’ pulled within 20-15 on Williams’ 1-yard TD run late in the third quarter but that was as close as Washington State would get.

“I thought it was a unique way to see a football game. The biggest thing is that they came out on top, that’s the part really troubling me,’’ Washington State coach Mike Leach said. 

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Sail Away with Me

By Susan Fox Zebra, 2018

Aside from her years at the university in Vancouver, B.C., Iris Yakimura has spent her entire life on Destiny Island. And that’s how she has wanted it. Painfully shy and introverted, the avid romance reader spends her days working at her family’s bookstore in town, believing the right man will come along and love her just the way she is.

That man is celebrity musician Julian Blake, who grew up on the island, but left as a teen after years of abuse at the hands of a mentor. Julian avoids the island as much as possible, but he’s back for an extended period to help care for his father who was injured in a car accident.

While Iris and Julian seemingly have nothing in common, the two share a bond that starts as friendship and slowly develops into love. Julian accepts Iris, who is Japanese Canadian, just the way she is.

While he challenges her, he doesn’t push her too far outside her comfort zone. And when she learns about the abuse Julian endured as a boy, Iris steps up to support him, working to overcome her shyness.

There may not be much drama and tension between Iris and Julian, as there sometimes can be in romance novels.

Instead, Fox does a great job of showing a relationship that evolves from friendship into something more. The drama mostly comes from Julian’s past and Fox treats the subject of abuse with the seriousness it deserves. The anxiety and concern he feels about possibly not being believed, as well as the shame and guilt he feels from not doing anything to stop the abuse, is realistic and shows why survivors don’t always come forward.

In addition, Fox does not exoticize Iris’ Japanese heritage. She offers historical context of the Japanese community in Canada, and shows what people have gone through over the years and overcome to be accepted into society.

American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures

anywhere without her hand sanitizer. She can barely stay awake during her biology lectures, and she has a growing crush on Darren Takahashi — who is definitely not Taiwanese.

Her parents have sacrificed so much for her that she can’t bear to tell them the truth.

But then she reconnects with her brother, who has been estranged from the family for dating the wrong woman, and sees how he is living the life he wants and is happy. And Mei starts to wonder what would happen if she were actually to be herself.

“American Panda” is a story of figuring out who you are and being brave enough to be that person. Mei struggles with being true to herself and the guilt she feels in wanting to live her own life, and how that clashes with what her parents want — a balance most people are familiar with.

While Mei’s parents may come off as a bit strict and extreme, Chao also does a good job in showing that they are this way because they just want the best for their children. They may go about it differently from other parents, but in the end, they do mean well. And in the end, wanting the best for our loved ones is something most of us can relate to. 

By America Ferrera Gallery Books, 2018

When it comes to stories about the immigrant experience, it is not uncommon for them to focus on the struggles people go through and the hard times they endured.

Less common are those stories in which people embrace their cultural heritage and share what it is they love about their backgrounds.

“American Like Me” is a collection of these stories. Fueled by her own experiences growing up in a Honduran American family, Ferrera invited 31 actors, comedians, athletes, politicians, artists, and writers to share their stories of living between cultures.

Included are Padma Lakshmi, Randall Park, Michelle Kwan, Kumail Nanjiani, and Kal Penn.

The stories range from hilarious to heartwarming. Whether their stories are about the sacrifices their parents have made for them or the fond memories they have growing up in a multicultural environment, one thing they all have in common is the pride the writers feel in their backgrounds.

Just by the nature of this column, I read a lot of books featuring characters who are connected to more than one culture.

While many of those characters want to distance themselves from or flat out reject their culture, “American Like Me” was refreshing in that it shows people who take pride in that difference.

I appreciated this as I have always been proud to be Cambodian American and Asian American. And while I understand how certain experiences could lead some people to distance themselves from their “otherness,” this wasn’t something I personally experienced. This being said, for anyone who wishes they were different — be it race, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation — reading these stories about people not only accepting, but embracing and celebrating who they are, could help them do the same.

American Panda

By Gloria Chao Simon Pulse, 2018

After skipping fourth grade, Mei Lu now finds herself entering her freshman year at

Massachusetts Institute of Technology at 17.

It’s all part of the predetermined plan her parents have put in place for her: Attend an Ivy League school, study pre-med, become a doctor, marry a fellow Taiwanese Ivy Leaguer, and pop out a bunch of babies.

There are only a few problems. Mei is a huge germaphobe who doesn’t go

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Senator Manny vs Adrien Broner

By BARRY WILNER AP SPORTS WRITER NEW YORK (AP) — Dressed in a sharp gray suit and tie, Manny Pacquiao looked every bit the senator he is.

It was his other job, though, that he was working last week when the eight-time champion announced a Jan. 19 defense of his WBA welterweight belt against Adrien Broner.

“He’s one of the top boxers out there,’’ Pacquiao said of Broner, who attended the news conference in slightly different garb: torn jeans adorned with spangles, a T-shirt and black jacket. “Adrien Broner is a high-caliber fighter.

“I have no problem to fight at 140 (pounds), it’s my natural weight. I can’t say I am avoiding (opponents), that is not my style. I am willing to find other fighters to fight, too, I am available to fight at 140, 147. It is 147 for this fight.’’

Pacquiao will be 40 when he enters the ring at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas to take on the 29-yearold Broner. It will be the Filipino’s 70th fight in a career that began in 1995 and has included titles in weight classes from flyweight to welterweight. He hasn’t fought in the United States in two years.

Referred to by his followers as Senator Manny, Pacquiao won and then lost the WBO welterweight crown following his lopsided loss to Floyd Mayweather in a May 2015 megafight. In July, he knocked out Lucas Matthysse for the WBA title, Pacquiao’s first KO victory since 2009 when he stopped Miguel Cotto in the final round.

His government role will be placed aside, Pacquiao claims, while he prepares for Broner.

“My opponent is fast, good, and I have to work hard and train hard so the people will be happy on Jan. 19 when we give them a good fight,’’ said Pacquiao, who flashed a mischievous smile when asked if another encounter with the currently retired Mayweather might be in the future.

“I am fighting Adrien Broner,’’ Pacquiao said, adding he was with Mayweather in Japan and mentioned that he, not Mayweather, owned a belt, so “you come challenge me.’’

Broner views this as his chance to “become a legend.’’ As he strutted around the stage, his words at first were respectful toward Pacquiao, whom Broner “dreamed of fighting when I was a kid.’’

Soon, though, Broner was back to being Broner, the

Hachimura thriving as No. 3 Gonzaga’s go-to player

By JOHN MARSHALL AP BASKETBALL WRITER

“He was wanting the ball and when we got him the ball for the most part he was delivering against some high, LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) high level athletes and some — Rui Hachimura arrived damn good defenders around at Gonzaga as an intriguing the rim,’’ Gonzaga coach prospect who spoke very Mark Few said. “So that’s a limited English. He spent really, really good sign for his first season in Spokane us.’’ acclimating to the new Hachimura’s aggressiveness language and culture while is a recent trend. watching the Zags reach the When he arrived on national title game. campus, Hachimura was too Hachimura’s role increased Rui Hachimura deferential and passive on the as a sophomore, though he court. Few and his assistants was still primarily a backup player on a worked with the Japanese big man to be loaded roster. more assertive, and he certainly has been Given a chance to lead the Zags this this season. season, Hachimura has thrived.

Hachimura leads No. 3 Gonzaga with The multidimensional 6-foot-8 forward 22.5 points per game while shooting 59 established himself as one of the nation’s percent and grabbing 5.8 rebounds per best players early this year and took a game. He had 23 points in the Zags’ Maui star turn at the Maui Invitational, earning Invitational opener against Illinois and tournament MVP while leading Gonzaga past top-ranked Duke in the title game. see HACHIMURA on 11

boastful, say-anything-character who likes talking trash as much as throwing leather.

“He ain’t fighting Floyd, he’s fighting me,’’ Broner said. “He’s gotta get past me first.

“Of course, things he’s done in the game are unbelievable. I know Jan. 19 I gotta be at the top of my game. I’m gonna (mess) him up.’’

Broner, from Cincinnati, is 33-3-1 with 24 knockouts. But he didn’t win either of his most recent fights, losing a unanimous decision to Mikey Garcia, who won his 36th straight, in July last year, and then drawing with Jessie Vargas.

Which means recent results indicate neither he nor Pacquiao is in his prime or close to it. Still, they are big enough names for Showtime to put the fight on pay-per-view television.

Both men were asked if they are elite boxers now. Neither flinched in answering.

“Yes, of course,’’ Pacquiao insisted. “I want to fight the greatest opponents in the world and one of them is Adrien Broner. I can fight anybody.’’

Broner shook his head and smirked when queried on his skill level these days.

“I’m gonna do me; he’s gotta worry about what I do,’’ Broner said. “I know what he can do.

“I got three losses, he’s got (seven). He’s been knocked out; we know he can go to sleep. I got the stuff to do it. I’ll hit the jackpot overnight.’’ 

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Washington Leadership Institute Finding purpose and duty in helping underrepresented legal talent

By Jason Cruz NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The Washington Leadership Institute (WLI) is an effort to recruit, train, and develop young lawyers from traditionally underrepresented communities. In 2004, then Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) President Ronald Ward pushed for the creation of a collaborative leadership program for attorneys. The focus would be providing key insights, training, and an opportunity to hear from established leaders of the Washington State Bar, including judges and attorneys.

One of the concerns with attorneys of color and those from underrepresented communities is a lack of mentors and a feeling of isolation in the practice of law.

The WSBA Board of Governors recognized a need for diversity within the state’s legal profession and communities throughout the state. In May 2003, the WSBA Board of Governors formally recognized that many newly admitted attorneys, and attorneys who have been in practice for less than 10 years, particularly those who come from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, women, and those from traditionally underrepresented groups, were not recruited or made aware of leadership opportunities.

WLI seeks to alleviate this by providing educational sessions, mentoring younger lawyers, and instilling in them a sense of service and dedication to the practice of law. These year-long programs include the

WLI fellows

free service offered by an esteemed faculty of attorneys, members of the judiciary, and political leaders.

WLI is co-chaired

by James Williams, a partner at the law firm of Perkins Coie, and Justice Mary I. Yu of the Washington State Supreme Court.

Williams stated that the James William board overseeing WLI is very active and there are many willing volunteers. Yet, there have been issues with continuing the flow of funding for the program.

“It was a struggle to get funding in 2012

when the bar thought of closing the program down,” said Williams. But the University of Washington Law School stepped up to raise money and house WLI, where the sessions take place. The WSBA still includes WLI as a “line item” on its budget, as many of the bar leaders find value in its work.

Even with those that may question the WSBA’s funding of the program, which caters to minorities and underrepresented populations, Yu argues for the value for the overJustice Mary Yu all legal community.

“There’s always going

to be legitimate concerns about how membership dues are going to be spent,” said Yu. “People may pick a fight about one or two programs and ask, ‘How does this program benefit me?’ I would say those people are far and few. WSBA supports the program because they see the fruits of the program.”

She cites the alumni that have risen to the top of the legal community from all over the state as successes that have benefited the bar association as a whole.

“It’s a modest investment in dollars by the state bar,” explained Williams of the real value of the program. “It’s the volunteer hours you get from the board.”

Yu added, “We have an amazing board. Unlike anything else, it’s an actual investment in young lawyers for the future, for anyone that cares for the development of the profession. The reality is too many lawyers leave the profession, especially women of color.” Both Yu and Williams see the value in paying forward their talents to the next generation.

“Every time we start a new class, I get rejuvenated,” said Williams of the annual start of a WLI program. “When I see these young lawyers apply for the program, and affect their lives and navigating difficulties of the practices, I get that energy.”

“You have a purpose and you are lifting them to the next level because these are the people that will succeed you.”

Since its inception in 2004, WLI has see WLI on 15

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■ PUBLISHER’S BLOG A conversation with Vincent Yao, Taiwan’s director-general as he departs Seattle

What surprised Yao most about D.C. was “everyone there has something to sell to others.” That includes lobbyists “selling their services and their connections,” to “thinktankers [for] their studies and discourse, and for foreign diplomats their own government’s interests.”

The lack of formal ties between Taiwan and the United States presents challenges to Taiwan’s diplomats in the Pacific Northwest. Yao said most people in D.C. know the partnership between the United States and Taiwan is stronger than those between the United States and some of its allies.

“However, here in Seattle, most people do not know that, so Taiwan’s status and my office’s status are sometimes downgraded.”

“A lot of people do not know whom and what they are dealing with when they work with me. Consequently, it requires more work to lay a sound foundation before getting things done.

“I didn’t have many opportunities interacting with the overall Chinese and Taiwanese American communities … I certainly have realized that it requires different skills and mentalities to work with the Chinese and Taiwanese communities.”

Even with countless people he met, Yao said it is hard to find friendship in D.C. “There are no friends forever, so you need to learn to know whom to trust, whom to work with, and whom to stay away from.” Yao’s experience is not unique. Diplomats often find that it is difficult to make friends while serving overseas. But Yao doesn’t feel lonely — work has taken much of his time.

“On weekends and whenever I have free time, I would love to be with my family. I think my family sometimes feel lonely, but they also manage to find things to do.” Yao has one son who attends the University of Washington. He said his son adjusted well.

“When he was little, he did have a hard time adjusting to new schools because he could not speak the languages …

My son has a bright personality, so he likes to make new friends and … [it‘s] easy for him to mingle with people.”

Yao agrees that it is more challenging for his diplomat spouses.

“It is nearly impossible for the spouse to have his/her own career, or to have a stable, long-term career. Sometimes, the spouses need to do things that they are not really interested in.” 

Photo by Rebecca Ip

In the shadow of China, it is challenging for Taiwan diplomats to advance the island’s interests in Washington state, even though it has an office (Taipei Economic and Cultural Office [TECO], equivalent to a consulate), and China doesn’t have a consul office. However, Seattle’s TECO Director-General Vincent Yao seems to thrive even when China has lobbied our state and city officials to isolate Taiwan.

Yao, 52, who has been in the position for barely two years, has recently been promoted. His predecessors were not promoted as quickly. Typically, Asian One of many gifts presented to Vincent Yao (center) and his wife, Francen Fang diplomats, including Japan and Korea, stay in Seattle for three years or more.

Yao will be in charge of all 15 TECO Yao echoed my sentiments. offices in North America. His new job will begin next year “I don’t think Taiwan plays any role in these trade in Taiwan, as he leaves Seattle on Dec. 4. disputes,” he said. “Just like many other countries, numerous If you missed Yao’s farewell parties organized by the Taiwanese companies established their manufacturing bases Chinese and Taiwanese community in November, you are in China, so these Taiwanese companies, as all the Japanese not the only one. Compared to his predecessors with over companies, Korean companies, and other companies who 400 people at their final dinners in Seattle, the 150 guests have invested in China, also suffer” when the United States at Yao’s event at China Harbor Restaurant seemed modest, imposes tariffs on China-made products. However, as yet it reflected his wishes. People who were there wanted to manufacturers in China get fewer orders from the United be there, not because they were doing him or someone else States, many Taiwanese companies will gain, said Yao, a favor. In contrast, there were close to 600 guests at the as the United States may turn to Taiwan for increasing Taiwan Double Ten celebration at the Seattle Sheraton and partnership since Taiwan is already an important partner VIPs from all over the country, including non Asians. and supporter.

Yao believes that China has engaged in unfair trade Foreign service wasn’t Yao’s first choice policies over the decades “against the U.S. and many Yao studied international relations in college and graduate other countries … The Trump administration believes the school. When he graduated, the global economic downturn strategy to try to include China into the international norms hit, so he couldn’t find a decent job in the private sector with over the past decades has failed, and it is time to try to an ideal income and security. change China’s behaviors.”

Since he passed the foreign service exam, he thought he would give foreign service a try. Yao said, “My parents loved Americans’ biggest misconceptions the idea of me joining the government. My parents fled the about Taiwan Chinese Communists from China to Taiwan when they were “The biggest misconception is that lots of people here and young. They hoped I could have a stable and reliable job … in Washington, D.C. believe that Taiwan is part of China. so that I would not suffer the struggles they experienced.”

“It is actually imperative that Taiwan remains a free Now, Yao’s parents are proud of his achievements. democracy. Taiwan has been a full-fledged democracy for more than two decades. It has become a beacon of democracy Assunta can be reached at No money spent for all Chinese-speaking societies around the globe. assunta@nwasianweekly.com.

“I haven’t asked anyone to spend a penny on me,” said “Taiwan never wants Americans to sacrifice their lives to Yao about his two years at TECO. This is a contrast to some get involved in any military conflicts in the Taiwan Strait. of his predecessors who encouraged the community to host Rather, we need the United States to continue to fulfill its lavish farewell events, or to raise money for Taiwan artists commitments under the to perform in Seattle.

Taiwan Relations Act What Yao preaches to the community and colleagues, is (a U.S. Law), selling when it comes to his personal affairs, he prefers to be low- weapons to Taiwan and key. However, “high-profile” would be his goal for Taiwan’s strengthening security official business. One of the guests at Yao’s farewell dinner partnerships so that Taiwas asked what she thought about Yao. She said that when wan can defend itself.” no one gossips or complains about him, it is a good sign.

Yao said Taiwan doesn’t need sympathies.

U.S.-China trade dispute “Rather, Taiwan is seekThe Chinese and Taiwanese community are aware of ing understanding from Northwest Asian Weekly’s stand — we are neutral in China- our (American) friends.

Taiwan relations. (The Asian Weekly has followed the U.S. The more you underfederal government’s one-China policy since the paper was stand Taiwan, the more founded). We do our best to present balanced reporting. you respect the country, But our readers’ eyes are sharp. and the more you believe “You didn’t interview Director Yao in your recent article that the survival of Taion U.S.-China trade disputes, [whereas] you interviewed wan is not a simple issue only the Chinese consul general (Wang Donghua of San to underlook.”

Francisco).” A valid point.

But the informal interview with Wang wasn’t planned. Two Washingtons The timing worked. Coincidentally, Wang happened to differ visit Seattle’s Chinatown when I was writing about the Prior to Yao working trade dispute. I caught him when he was hopping from one in Seattle, he worked in community organization to the next in Chinatown. Besides, Washington, D.C. for 12 From left: David Woodward, Vincent Yao, Cindy Runger, and Paul Ishii at the Seattle Rotary Club on Nov. 7. Yao was honored for his contributions to the club, and being co-chair of the Diplomacy Task Force.

Taiwan plays no major role in U.S.-China trade disputes. years.

Photo by Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

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White man, Chinese food fiasco You likely know him as the host of the TV show, “Bizarre Foods.”

Andrew Zimmern just opened his own Chinese restaurant, Lucky Cricket, in Minnesota. And now, he is eating his words.

Last week, business magazine Fast Company posted an interview from the summer in which Zimmern says he was saving the souls of people Andrew Zimmern who dine at “horsesh*t restaurants masquerading as Chinese food” in the Midwest.

The Eater website said his remarks represented cultural elitism. Eater restaurant editor Hillary Dixler Canavan wondered why Zimmern, a white man, was qualified to translate Chinese food to American diners.

An op-ed in The Washington Post called Zimmern’s remarks insulting. In a statement to the Star Tribune, Zimmern admitted his comments sounded arrogant. He attempted to clarify, saying he was referring to chain restaurants in malls and airports, and not the Chinese American mom-and-pop shops around the Twin Cities and the rest of the Midwest.

But the original statement has created a firestorm.

Minnesota food writer and podcaster Soleil Ho said that while she thinks it’s fine for someone who is not Chinese (she is Vietnamese and Chinese) to open a restaurant, it has to be in the right context.

“You want to pay credit to the people who come before you, so if you do that, you have my blessing,” Ho said. “I don’t want to speak for the whole community here, but if you do what you can to give credit to whoever you’re

pulling from, that is better. But to actually erase that history and make yourself look good in doing so is not OK.” White-dominated, capitalist societies taking ethic culture and commodifying it is an issue that goes beyond food. A white person can take a part Minnesota food writer and podcaster Soleil Ho of a culture that doesn’t belong to them and make it cool, trendy, and successful while the people of that culture face prejudice and marginalization.

Taking a part of people’s cultural identity, white washing it, then selling it back to them and other white people for profit and praise is what leaves a bad taste in many people mouths. 

HACHIMURA from 8

School and developed his game at the private boarding school. He continued to improve while he grew and popped up on the radar of U.S. coaches when he scored 25 points against the United States at the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championships in Dubai.

Gonzaga assistant coach Tommy Lloyd, who has a knack for finding talented international players, showed video of Hachimura to Few, who saw the talent immediately and persuaded him to join the Zags.

After a rough start in Spokane, largely because of the language barrier, Hachimura gradually adjusted to the culture and the more aggressive style of basketball in the United States.

Now he could become the first Japanese-born NBA lottery pick.

Long-armed and agile, Hachimura has strength and footwork to score down low, and he has a superb midrange

jumper. He created problems for Duke with his midrange jumper and scored the go-ahead basket with 75 seconds left on a power move to the basket.

“He’s made a big jump,’’ Few said. “He’s being really aggressive. I’ve been on him to own it a little bit more and I think he’s starting to own it.’’

Hachimura’s rise in American college basketball has drawn plenty of attention in Japan.

When Gonzaga held a media day for Hachimura in May, crews from Japan’s largest networks followed him around for the day. Hachimura had nearly two dozen people follow and film him doing everything from eating to studying.

He also gave more than two hours of interviews that were broadcast to millions back in Japan.

“I’m getting kind of used to the attention,’’ he said at the time.

He better. It’s only going to ratchet up from here. 

24 in the semifinals against Arizona.

Hachimura was the difference-maker against Duke in the title game, calling for the ball and scoring on post-ups and mid-range jumpers. He had 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked three shots, including two of Gonzaga’s four in the final 46 seconds to preserve an 89-87 victory over the Blue Devils and Gonzaga’s second Maui title.

“Hachimura gives them a guy that you can go to to get a bucket or get fouled,’’ Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said.

Born to a Japanese mother and father from the West African nation of Benin, Hachimura grew up playing baseball around his hometown of Toyama, Japan. He later tried track before a friend persuaded him to play basketball.

Hachimura caught the attention of coaches at Mesei High

In loving memory of William Sik Tung Ng William Sik Tung Ng passed away peacefully with family and friends by his side on November 21, 2018 in Seattle, after a battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. He was 77 years old.

Mr. Ng or “Bill” as most people addressed him was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to the United States where he lived most of his life.

He started his own restaurant, Silver Dragon Restaurant in the Bay Area before moving to Seattle to operate Ocean City Restaurant. Through his work he made many friends in the local Chinese community.

Most people will remember him as a restaurateur but he was also a trained chef. Beyond his restaurant career, he was a strong father and husband, and a hard-working vibrant man. Our dad’s signature outfit was a suit and tie for evPAID ADVERTISEMENT

ery occasion. He was always dressed in his best. He was curious about technology, and was a self-taught electrician, plumber, mechanic, welder, and much more. His passion was fixing everything complicated from cars, to building a walk-in freezer by himself, to the fine intricacies of his grandchildren’s toys. He learned quickly and would randomly practice his new skills when he acquired them. Like the many times we would come home to find out that he had re-keyed all the locks to the house- just because he could, we were locked out. Our father was a man with many gifts. If something was broken, we would bring it to him to fix. He loved tinkering on things and was truly a jack of all trades and a master of many. He taught himself English and read instruction manuals to fix everything. Our dad was a self-starter and a determined man. He taught us to be good people, true, and that hard-work pays off. He was a proud man with

compassion, although he hid this from public eye. He was a man who spoke his mind, always. If he thought you gained weight, he would tell you. As his daughters, we heard many of his thoughts. We learned he spoke honestly hoping that it would help you. You never had to guess what was on his mind.

He was direct.

He came across as a serious business man but in time you discovered his playful heart.

He was mischievous and untraditional in his methods.

His favorite prank to the family was hiding and popping out to startle you. Our mom took

the brunt of that. Luckily we all have strong hearts! Growing up, our dad enjoyed waking us up in unusual ways, one of his favorite was to put on a soundtrack from a movie, like Jurassic Park. He’d crank up the stereo and we woke up with dinosaurs roaring in the house or the opening score of Star Wars. When we all yelled to turn it down, he would respond with a giggle, “But that’s your favorite!” My dad had untraditional ideas, yet he was a very traditional Chinese man who valued old traditions.

Anyone spending time with him knew that his family time and seeing all the grandchildren were his happiest moments.

His legacy lives on and paves the way to future generations to come.

Bill is survived by his wife Mabel, daughters: Janie (Chris), Doris (Randy), Melinda (Glen), and Nancy (Mike), and grandchildren: Tomiz, Kai, Nico, Audrey, Ethan, Ramses, Leah. We will all

miss our father, gong gong (grandfather), and husband dearly. We will remember his quirky personality, his silliness, his love, and loyalty with great fondness. We will miss him. He will live in our hearts forever.

We love you Baba.

We welcome family and friends to celebrate his life on Friday, December 7th, 2018 at 12 p.m. at Washington Memorial Park, 16445 International Boulevard in SeaTac. Please send flowers to the Washington Memorial Park or offer donations at the service with traditional Chinese gifts.

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Taiwanese reject legalizing same-sex unions in referendum

By RALPH JENNINGS ASSOCIATED PRESS TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Voters in Taiwan passed a referendum asking that marriage be restricted to one man and one woman, a setback to LGBT couples hoping their island will be the first place in Asia to let same-sex couples share child custody and insurance benefits.

The Nov. 24 vote, organized by Christian groups that make up about 5 percent of Taiwan’s population and advocates of the traditional Chinese family structure, goes against a May 2017 Constitutional Court ruling.

Justices told legislators then to make same-sex marriage legal within two years, a first for Asia, where religion and conservative governments normally keep the bans in place.

Although the ballot initiative is advisory only, it is expected to frustrate lawmakers mindful of public opinion as they face the court deadline next year. Many legislators

will stand for re-election in 2020.

“The legislature has lots of choices on how to make this court order take effect,’’ said referendum proponent Chen Ke, a Catholic pastor in Taiwan and an opponent of samesex marriage.

Ruling party lawmakers backed by President Tsai Ingwen had proposed legalizing same-sex marriage in late 2016, but put their ideas aside to await the court hearing.

Opposition to same-sex marriage crested after the court ruling. Opponents have held rallies and mobilized votes online.

Courts will still consider local marriage licensing offices in violation of the law by May 2019 if they refuse same-sex couples, a Ministry of Justice spokesperson said.

“The referendum is a general survey — it doesn’t have very strong legal implications,’’ said Shiau Hongchi, professor of gender studies and communications management at Shih-Hsin University in Taiwan. “One way

or another it has to go back to the court.’’

Voters approved a separate measure calling for a “different process’’ to protect same-sex unions. It’s viewed as an alternative to using the civil code. A third initiative, also approved, asked that schools avoid teaching LGBT “education.’’

Amnesty International told the government it needs to “deliver equality and dignity.’’

“This result is a bitter blow and a step backwards for human rights in Taiwan,’’ Amnesty’s Taiwan-based Acting Director Annie Huang said. “However, despite this setback, we remain confident that love and equality will ultimately prevail.’’

Taiwanese also elected candidates from the Chinafriendly opposition Nationalist Party to a majority of mayoral and county magistrate posts, reversing the party’s losses in 2014. 

Chinese researcher claims first gene-edited babies

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE HONG KONG (AP) — A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies — twin girls born this month whose DNA he said he altered with a powerful new tool capable of rewriting the very blueprint of life.

If true, it would be a profound leap of science and ethics.

A U.S. scientist said he took part in the work in China, but this kind of gene editing is banned in the United States because the DNA changes can pass to future generations and it risks harming other genes.

Many mainstream scientists think it’s too unsafe to try, and some denounced the Chinese report as human experimentation.

The researcher, He Jiankui of Shenzhen, said he altered embryos for seven couples during fertility treatments, with one pregnancy resulting thus far. He said his goal was not to cure or prevent an inherited disease, but to try to bestow a trait that few people naturally have — an ability to resist possible future infection with HIV, the AIDS virus.

He said the parents involved declined to be identified or interviewed, and he would not say where they live or where the work was done.

There is no independent confirmation of He’s claim, and it has not been published in a journal, where it would be vetted by other experts. He revealed it on Nov. 26 in Hong Kong to one of the organizers of an international conference on gene editing, and earlier in exclusive interviews with The Associated Press.

“I feel a strong responsibility that it’s not just to make a first, but also make it an example,” He told the AP. “Society will decide what to do next” in terms of allowing or forbidding such science. Some scientists were astounded to hear of the claim and strongly condemned it.

It’s “unconscionable ... an experiment on human beings that is not morally or ethically

defensible,” said Dr. Kiran Musunuru, a on this project after He returned to China University of Pennsylvania gene editing was physics and bioengineering professor expert and editor of a genetics journal.

Michael Deem, who was his adviser at Rice “This is far too premature,” said Dr. Eric in Houston. Deem also holds what he called Topol, who heads the Scripps Research “a small stake” in — and is on the scientific Translational Institute in California. “We’re advisory boards of — He’s two companies. dealing with the operating instructions of a The Chinese researcher said he practiced human being. It’s a big deal.” editing mice, monkey and human embryos However, one famed geneticist, Harvard in the lab for several years and has applied University’s George Church, defended for patents on his methods. He said he chose attempting gene editing for HIV, which he embryo gene editing for HIV because these called “a major and growing public health infections are a big problem in China. He threat.” sought to disable a gene called CCR5 that “I think this is justifiable,” Church said forms a protein doorway that allows HIV, of that goal. the virus that causes AIDS, to enter a cell.

In recent years scientists have discovered All of the men in the project had HIV a relatively easy way to edit genes, the and all of the women did not, but the strands of DNA that govern the body. The gene editing was not aimed at preventing tool, called CRISPR-cas9, makes it possible the small risk of transmission, He said. to operate on DNA to supply a needed gene The fathers had their infections deeply or disable one that’s causing problems. suppressed by standard HIV medicines It’s only recently been tried in adults and there are simple ways to keep them to treat deadly diseases, and the changes from infecting offspring that do not involve are confined to that person. Editing altering genes. sperm, eggs or embryos is different — the Instead, the appeal was to offer couples changes can be inherited. In the U.S., it’s affected by HIV a chance to have a child not allowed except for lab research. China that might be protected from a similar fate. outlaws human cloning but not specifically He recruited couples through a Beijinggene editing. based AIDS advocacy group called He Jiankui, who Baihualin. Its leader, known by the 自1872年起服務西北岸社區 goes by “JK,” stud- pseudonym “Bai Hua,” told the AP that it’s 非營利獨立協會 ied at Rice and not uncommon for people with HIV to lose Stanford universi- jobs or have trouble getting medical care if ties in the U.S. be- their infections are revealed. fore returning to his Here is how He described the work: homeland to open a The gene editing occurred during IVF, lab at Southern Uni- or lab dish fertilization. First, sperm was versity of Science “washed” to separate it from semen, the and Technology of fluid where HIV can lurk. A single sperm He Jiankui China in Shenzhen, was placed into a single egg to create an where he also has two genetics companies. embryo. Then the gene editing tool was The university said He’s work “seriously added. violated academic ethics and standards” When the embryos were 3 to 5 days old, and planned to investigate. A spokesman a few cells were removed and checked for ‧陵墓地下室 ‧骨灰靈位 for He confirmed that he has been on leave editing. Couples could choose whether ‧土葬福地 from teaching since early this‧墓碑、紀念碑 year, but he to use edited or unedited embryos for remains on the faculty and has a lab at the pregnancy attempts. In all, 16 of 22 school. embryos were edited, and 11 embryos were The U.S. scientist who worked with him six implant attempts before the twin 1554 15th Ave used Eastin(North Capitol Hill)

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Tests suggest that one twin had both copies of the intended gene altered and the other twin had just one altered, with no evidence of harm to other genes, He said. People with one copy of the gene can still get HIV, although some very limited research suggests their health might decline more slowly once they do.

Several scientists reviewed materials that He provided to the AP and said tests so far are insufficient to say the editing worked or to rule out harm.

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By Sun Lee Chang Rat — Have you been craving something out of the ordinary lately? Your opportunity to walk the road less traveled is just the beginning.

Dragon — Although many seek your company, you must decide where you want to spend the time you have available.

Ox — Although it can be helpful to talk through a difficult choice, at some point, you will simply have to make the call.

Snake — Instead of dwelling on the way things were in the past, put your energy towards making new memories.

Tiger — Someone you hold in high esteem could pull a surprising move this week. Remember that people will show you what they want you to see.

Horse — A strong foundation is essential and should not be rushed, as the rest that follows will rely on its strength.

Rabbit — As you get closer, the details will start to emerge with greater clarity. It will not be quite what you had previously imagined.

Goat — You need not journey far in order to experience something different. In fact, all it takes is seeing what you have in a new light.

Monkey — You are generally in step with your partner, but not always. An occasional difference of opinion is nothing to worry about.

Rooster — Are you tired of playing the guessing game? If so, you may want to ask the question you have directly.

Dog — There is more than one way to say the same thing. As such, frame your delivery so that your message is received and not dismissed.

Pig — This week will start off with a mixed bag of tasks. If you tackle the more onerous ones first, the remainder should be smooth sailing.

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*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.

D&G from 5 For Dolce & Gabbana, it could be mark the end of its growth in China, a market critical to global luxury brands that it has cultivated since opening its first store in 2005 and where it now has 44 boutiques.

“I think it is going to be impossible over the next couple of years for them to work in China,’’ said Cary Cooper, a professor of organizational psychology and health at Manchester University in England.

“When you break this kind of cultural codes, then you are in trouble. The brand is now damaged in China, and I think it will be damaged in China until there is lost memory about it.’’

That could shake Dolce & Gabbana’s financial health. The privately held company does not release its individual sales figures. But Chinese consumers are responsible for a third of all luxury spending around the globe, according to a recent study by Bain consultancy. That will grow to 46 percent of forecast sales of an estimated $412 billion by 2025, fueled by millennials and the younger Generation Z set, who will make a growing percentage of their purchases online.

“Without China, the hinterland for growth, D&G will obviously be in a weak competitive position and in danger of being eliminated,’’ the Chinese business magazine New Fortune said in a social media post. “This is one of the major reasons why D&G finally lowered its head.

They really cannot survive without the Chinese market.’’

While Dolce & Gabbana has displayed a knack for social media engagement, inviting millennial influencers with millions of

collective followers to sit in their front rows or walk in their shows, that engagement has been a double-edged sword. Pop idol Karry Wang, who has drawn hundreds of screaming Chinese fans to the designer’s Milan showroom for season runway shows, was one of the first to disavow the brand, saying he was ending his role as AsiaPacific brand ambassador.

Dolce found himself on the defensive several years ago after Elton John lashed out for comments that suggested he did not support gay couples using surrogate mothers to have children. At the time, more than 67,000 tweets urged (hash) boycottdolcegabbana, while Courtney Love vowed to burn her Dolce & Gabbana garb and Martina Navratilova pledged to trash her D&G shirts.

Gabbana, who has 1.6 million Instagram followers, faced a more contained backlash earlier this year when he responded to a collage of Selena Gomez photos on Instagram with the comment, “She’s really ugly.’’

Zhang and other celebrities took to social media last week to blast Dolce & Gabbana and said they would boycott the show, which was canceled. By Nov. 22, the company’s goods had disappeared from major e-commerce websites. The prevailing sentiment was captured by an airport duty-free shop that posted a photo of its shelves emptied of D&G products: “We have to show our stance. We are proud to be Chinese.’’

The rapid escalation into a public relations disaster was fueled by social media. Individuals posted videos of themselves cutting up or burning their Dolce & Gabbana clothes, or picking them

SAMSUNG from 5 safety standards, Samsung has yet to fully acknowledge its workplace environment as the direct cause of the illnesses.

The standoff began in 2007 when taxi driver Hwang Sang-gi refused to accept a settlement after his 23-yearold daughter died of leukemia after working at a Samsung factory. Hwang’s efforts to clarify the cause of Yu-mi’s death and hold Samsung responsible for problems related to working conditions galvanized a broader movement to hold businesses and the government accountable for safety lapses in the chip and display industries, which use huge amounts of chemicals.

“No apology would be enough when considering the deception and humiliation we experienced (from Samsung) over the past 11 years, the pain of suffering from occupational diseases, the pain of losing loved ones,’’ Hwang said at

up with chopsticks and putting them in the trash. A parody of the offending Dolce & Gabbana videos, which featured a Chinese woman using chopsticks to eat pizza and an oversized cannoli, shows a white man trying to eat Chinese food with a fork and knife. At least three rap bands took up the cause with new songs.

“Companies that don’t respect us don’t deserve our respect,’’ Wang Zixin, team leader of CD Rev, a nationalist rap band, said by phone from Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province. Its new song had been viewed more than 850,000 times on Weibo.

“We hope people will remember companies that have ever insulted China, and not forget about them when the fallout passes,’’ Wang said.

That sense of pride reflects a nationalism that has been encouraged by the government, often in disputes China has with other countries over other foreign products.

Sales by Japanese automakers plunged in 2012 amid tensions between islands both countries claim in the East China Sea. The clash also illustrated the complexity of Chinese sentiment: Industry analysts said buyers didn’t want to be seen in Japanese auto showrooms but went ahead with planned purchases once tensions had passed.

More recently, several foreign companies ran afoul of Beijing’s insistence that they explicitly refer to Taiwan, a self-governing territory, as part of China. Many complied, showing how important the Chinese market has become.

Delta, American and other airlines agreed to refer to Taiwan as part of China, and Zara now says “Taiwan, China’’ on

the news conference. “But I take the apology as a promise from Samsung Electronics,’’ to improve the safety of its workplaces, he said.

According to the settlement, Samsung will compensate for various illnesses of employees who have worked at its chip and LCD factories since 1984, including as much as $132,000 for leukemia. The compensation also covers miscarriages and congenital illnesses of the workers’ children such as child cancer.

Since 2008, dozens of workers have sought occupational safety compensation from the government. Few won compensation, mostly after years of court battles. Half the remaining claims were rejected and half remain under review.

Families of the victims often have depleted their savings and sold their homes to pay hospital bills. Some workers end up incapacitated and unable to work. 

its website after regulators criticized the fashion brand for calling Taiwan a country. Marriott announced it “respects and supports’’ China’s sovereignty after it was ordered to shut its China website for a week.

Actor Richard Gere, a supporter of the Dalai Lama, has told The Hollywood Reporter that movie studios balk at hiring him for fear of an official or public backlash that might affect ticket sales in China.

It remains unclear whether the D&G mea culpa video will stop the backlash — or if it will have implications for Made-in-Italy at large. The scandal erupted as Italy’s highend furniture and design companies were making an annual presentation in Shanghai and as Miu Miu, the Prada Group’s little sister line, showed its cruise line in Shanghai.

Italian designers have so far refrained from comment.

Italian commentators mused whether the Dolce & Gabbana protests were truly spontaneous or if there was some level of government control behind them. The government has publicly said the spat had no diplomatic element and would not comment.

“Anywhere in the world, an entrepreneur can make a mistake, use inappropriate language. Usually it is the consumers and the market to decide the seriousness of the offense,’’ the Milan daily Corriere della Sera wrote in a commentary. “Only in China is one forced to produce a humiliating video with public self-criticism, like in the time of Mao’s revolution. Now China feels powerful and is applying re-education on a global scale.’’ 

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SUN from 4 this conduct. The defendant was hoping to attend Temple University for college and that is no longer going to happen. So that is a pretty substantial consequence.’’

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“I’m just a passionate advocate for women in general and that’s mostly because of my background,’’ she said. “I thought that the way I could advocate for women could be by advocating for their health.’’

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Keller said Sun will live with his parents and grandmother when he returns to Taiwan and plans to attend school. He said if the incident had occurred three months earlier Sun would have been considered a juvenile. 

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CHAU from 1 But kayaking to a remote Indian island, home to a tribe known for attacking outsiders with bows and arrows, proved an adventure too far for the avid outdoorsman and Christian missionary. Police said on Nov. 21 that he had been killed , and authorities were working with anthropologists to try to recover his body from North Sentinel, in the Andaman Islands.

“Words cannot express the sadness we have experienced about this report,’’ his family said in a statement posted on his Instagram account. “He loved God, life, helping those in need, and had nothing but love for the Sentinelese people.’’

Visits to the island are heavily restricted, which Chau knew, authorities said. Police arrested seven fishermen accused of helping him reach it, and Chau’s family pleaded for their release, saying he acted “on his own free will.’’

Chau, 26, was from southwestern Washington state, where he attended Vancouver Christian High School.

He went on to graduate from Oral Roberts University, a Christian college in Oklahoma, in 2014, with a degree in health and exercise science. While there, he worked with the university’s missions and outreach department.

“I have never known a more courageous, selfless, compassionate man and friend,’’ said Bobby Parks, the department’s former director. “John lived and gave his life to share the love of Jesus with everyone.’’

Chau also worked with Parks’ nonprofit, More Than a Game, a soccer program for disadvantaged children, including refugees. Chau traveled to the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq in 2014 to work with Syrian and Iraqi refugee youth, Parks said, and he worked with Burmese

WLI from 9 evolved into making a conscious effort to balance out the classes of fellows to include people from all over the state of Washington. For some of the fellows, it’s the first time they have had any interaction with the bar, according to Williams.

Jean Kang recently completed the WLI Institute in 2017 and now serves as one of the Board of Governors.

She learned of the program from one of her mentors, King County Superior Court Judge Sean O’Donnell.

“I wanted to help and promote attorneys of color,” explained Kang, an attorney at Smith Freed and Eberhard in Seattle. “It’s a very rigorous application process,” Kang indicated. She notes that the advisory board goes through every application, and evaluates community service, connections, and resume. Applicant have to demonstrate how they are unique and how they have displayed leadership skills.

The WLI program chooses a small class of fellows each year. It is a demanding program, requiring a time commitment from those who choose to participate. Kang recalls that she had to speak with her law partner at the

GENE-EDITED BABIES from 12 “It’s almost like not editing at all” if only some of certain cells were altered, because HIV infection can still occur, Church said.

Church and Musunuru questioned the decision to allow one of the embryos to be used in a pregnancy attempt, because the Chinese researchers said they knew in advance that both copies of the intended gene had not been altered.

“In that child, there really was almost nothing to be gained in terms of protection against HIV and yet you’re exposing that child to all the unknown safety risks,” Musunuru said.

The use of that embryo suggests that the researchers’ “main emphasis was on testing editing rather than avoiding this disease,” Church said.

Even if editing worked perfectly, people without normal CCR5 genes face higher risks of getting certain other viruses, such as West Nile, and of dying from the flu.

Since there are many ways to prevent HIV infection and it’s very treatable if it occurs, those other medical risks are a concern, Musunuru said.

There also are questions about the way He said he proceeded. He gave official notice of his work long after he said he started it — on Nov. 8, on a Chinese registry of clinical trials.

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refugee children in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for several years.

On Father’s Day last year, Chau noted on Instagram that his father came to the U.S. as a refugee during China’s Cultural Revolution. He also documented his extensive travels, posting photos of climbing peaks of the Cascade Range, scuba diving on previous trips to the Andaman Islands and fishing in Southern California.

One of Chau’s friends, Casey Prince, 39, of Cape Town, South Africa, met the adventurer five years ago, when Chau traveled with members of the Oral Roberts soccer team to volunteer at a soccer development and social leadership program that Prince founded, Ubuntu Football Academy.

Since then, Chau had been back to visit Prince and his family or tutor and coach boys in the program about four times. Most recently, he was there from mid-September to mid-October, Prince said.

Prince described Chau as easy to like, kind, joyful and driven by twin passions: a love of the outdoors and fervent Christianity.

“He was an explorer at heart,’’ Prince said. “He loved creation and being out in it, I think having probably found and connected with God that way, and deeply so.’’

Prince declined to discuss what Chau had told him about his plans for traveling in India or the islands, saying he wanted to focus on Chau’s legacy. But he said Chau accepted the dangers that came with his adventures.

“If he was taking a risk, he was very aware of it,’’ Prince said.

In a Q&A for the wilderness adventure website the Outbound Collective, Chau said he first fell in love with the outdoors as a child, when he read books like “Robinson Crusoe’’ and “The Sign of the Beaver,’’ a tale of a white boy who befriends a Native American boy after being

abandoned in a cabin in 18th century Maine.

The latter book “inspired my brother and I to paint our faces with wild blackberry juice and tramp through our backyard with bows and spears we created from sticks,’’ Chau said. “Since then, the outdoors have been my home.’’

Alex Burgdorfer, who lives in Eugene, Oregon, said he met Chau last year when the two went through a recertification course for wilderness first responders. The two hit it off because of their mutual interest in travel and hiking and had recently been trying to get together for a hiking trip in the Northwest.

“He was an inspiration for me,’’ he said. “His energy was pure. He gave you his full attention and his full thoughts.’’

During the wilderness first-aid course, Burgdorfer recalled, Chau gave a short talk about treating snake bites in the wilderness, telling the group of his experience getting bitten by a rattlesnake and almost losing his leg.

It happened during one of the three seasons Chau lived alone in a cabin at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area in California, where he would be dispatched to wilderness emergencies. Burgdorfer said Chau had been standing near a river when he was bitten on the left ankle. Chau’s Instagram feed displays his grotesquely swollen leg and says he spent several days in a hospital.

Chau had worked for the past two years leading backpacking trips to Mount Adams in southwest Washington state for incoming students at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, boss Will Symms said.

“He was always a great person to hang out and talk to,’’ Symms said. “He loved traveling and showing people the wonder of the things all around.’’ 

time since it would sometimes take away time during the work day. Yet, she remained on top of her responsibilities with her law practice. For Kang, she had to work evenings and weekends and she has no regrets.

“I’d do it all over again.”

WLI fellows receive free tuition Jean Kang with all travel, lodging, and meals covered. The program gives the fellows exposure to legal practice and industry leaders, one-on-one interaction with judges, and mentorship from bar leaders.

It also provides the fellows a chance to network with each other.

“It’s about the connection we make. I cannot talk enough about that,” reiterated Kang. “[WLI] is not just to meet leaders and trailblazers, it’s also the other fellows you are working with. You end up supporting and promoting each other and share struggles and stories with others.”

She added, “This program really enforces support and empowerment.”

Another valuable aspect of the program is that it teaches its fellows how to be leaders in the legal community.

“There’s so many attorneys of color, but you rarely see them in positions of power or leadership,” said Kang.

“There’s a lot of implicit bias. The fact is that the legal profession is led by older white men.”

As a Korean American female lawyer, Kang recognizes that while diversity is slowly changing the landscape of the legal profession, it is still a long process. But for her part, she is helping to change it. She was recently elected to the Washington State Board of Governors.

“You need to be at the table if you want to be heard,” explained Kang of her decision to run. “I feel like it’s my duty.” 

It’s unclear whether participants fully understood the purpose and potential risks and benefits. For example, consent forms called the project an “AIDS vaccine development” program.

The Rice scientist, Deem, said he was present in China when potential participants gave their consent and that he “absolutely” thinks they were able to understand the risks.

Deem said he worked with He on vaccine research at Rice and considers the gene editing similar to a vaccine.

“That might be a layman’s way of describing it,” he said.

Both men are physics experts with no experience running human clinical trials.

The Chinese scientist, He, said he personally made the goals clear and told participants that embryo gene editing has never been tried before and carries risks.

He said he also would provide insurance coverage for any children conceived through the project and plans medical follow-up until the children are 18 and longer if they agree once they’re adults.

Further pregnancy attempts are on hold until the safety of this one is analyzed and experts in the field weigh in, but participants were not told in advance that they might not have a chance to try what they signed up for once a “first” was achieved, He acknowledged. Free fertility

For more information on the Washington Leadership Institute, go to law.uw.edu/academics/continuing-education/wli The WLI will be honored at the Top Contributors awards dinner on Dec. 7 at House of Hong Restaurant in Seattle, from 6–9 p.m.

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treatment was part of the deal they were offered.

He sought and received approval for his project from Shenzhen Harmonicare Women’s and Children’s Hospital, which is not one of the four hospitals that He said provided embryos for his research or the pregnancy attempts.

Some staff at some of the other hospitals were kept in the dark about the nature of the research, which He and Deem said was done to keep some participants’ HIV infection from being disclosed.

“We think this is ethical,” said Lin Zhitong, a Harmonicare administrator who heads the ethics panel.

Any medical staff who handled samples that might contain HIV were aware, He said. An embryologist in He’s lab, Qin Jinzhou, confirmed to the AP that he did sperm washing and injected the gene editing tool in some of the pregnancy attempts.

The study participants are not ethicists, He said, but “are as much authorities on what is correct and what is wrong because it’s their life on the line.”

“I believe this is going to help the families and their children,” He said. If it causes unwanted side effects or harm, “I would feel the same pain as they do and it’s going to be my own responsibility.” 

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