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DECEMBER 15 – DECEMBER 21, 2018

■ NAMES IN THE NEWS AARP 2018 AAPI Hero

Jon Melegrito was honored on Dec. 7 at the third annual AARP Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Hero Awards.

The Filipino American community leader is AARP’s 2018 AAPI Hero.

He was recognized for helping to organize the Filipino Veterans RecogJon Melegrito nition and Education Project (FilVetREP) achieve its goal of finally gaining the Congressional Gold Medal to formally recognize the Filipino and American Veterans of World War II. Melegrito won $1,000, in addition to another $1,000 for FilVetRep. He plans to donate his winnings to the organization. 

Government of Japan honors Yamada

The Government of Japan announced last month that Dr. Tadataka Yamada was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, in recognition of his contributions in strengthening Japan’s leadership and publicprivate partnerships in the field of global health.

Dr. Tadataka Yamada Born in Japan, Yamada was president of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Global Health Program in Seattle, where he oversaw over $9 billion in grants for applying technologies to address major health challenges of the developing world.

Yamada received his M.D. from New York University School of Medicine and a B.A. in History from Stanford University. 

Seattle Consul Generals gather

Nearly 100 people attended a dinner gathering for the

Consul Generals representing more than 30 countries

Consul Generals representing more than 30 countries in Seattle.

The dinner was held at China Harbor restaurant on Dec. 2. 

Kino Artist Alley

Raghavan is Jayapal’s new Chief of Staff

Pramila Jayapal, D-Seattle, announced on Dec. 3 that Gautam Raghavan is her new Chief of Staff.

Raghavan currently serves as Executive Director of the Indian American Impact Project & Fund and as an adviser to the Biden Foundation.

From 2011-2014, he served as Gautam Raghavan Barack Obama’s liaison to the LGBT community, as well as the Asian American and Pacific Islander community.

Raghavan was born in India, raised in Seattle, and graduated from Stanford University. He currently lives in Washington, D.C. with his husband Andy and their daughter, Maya. 

Helen Zia coming to Seattle

Customers browsing through local artists’ booths.

It was a packed house at Kino Artist Alley on Dec. 1, at Seattle’s Kinokuniya bookstore. Customers browsed through self-made goods created by local artists, and chatted with them face-to-face at their booths. The event took place on the upper and lower levels of the store. At one point, there were so many people that a line spilled outside and into Uwajimaya. 

Helen Zia

Author and community activist Helen Zia is coming to Seattle on Jan. 29, 2019, to do a book signing at Elliott Bay Books. She will be introducing her new book, “Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao’s Revolution.”

The book traces the lives of immigrants and refugees from another cataclysmic time in history that has parallels to the difficulties facing migrants

today.

The daughter of immigrants from China, Zia has been outspoken on issues ranging from human rights and peace to women’s rights, and countering hate violence and homophobia. She is featured in the Academy Award nominated documentary “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” and in 2010, she was a witness in the federal marriage equality case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. 

Starting Jan. 1, 2019 A new way to take care of the people who take care of your business.

Phuong Tran, Lava Java

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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Justice Mary Yu admonished over pro-charity Facebook post OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu has received an admonishment over Facebook posts in which she promoted two charities: the newspaper Real Change and Lifelong, which supports HIV patients.

The Commission on Judicial Conduct approved the admonishment on Dec. 7 after Yu agreed to it. It’s the lowest level of sanction for a judge in the state.

The commission said judges have an obligation not to use their office to advance their own personal or economic interests, or those of others. Yu identified herself as a justice on her Facebook page, and used the page to urge people to support Lifelong’s “Dining Out For Life’’ event and to encourage them to buy Real Change, which employs and advocates for low-income and homeless people.

Judges are allowed to participate in charitable organizations, but they may only solicit money from their own family or from other judges they don’t supervise. Yu told the commission she didn’t believe her posts rose to the level of a solicitation, but she accepted its findings and suggested there should be more guidance for judges about what is appropriate on social media. 

Justice Mary Yu

Chinese immigrant murder unsolved

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Seattle police are still working to develop a possible suspect description in the case of a woman found murdered on Thanksgiving Day. Officers were dispatched to a home in the 7100 block of 44th Avenue South just after 11 p.m. on Nov. 22, for a report of a woman with a possible gunshot wound.

Medics who arrived with officers immediately began CPR, but they couldn’t save her. Homicide detectives checked the residence and found evidence of a possible burglary attempt and an illegal marijuana grow operation inside the home.

The victim’s friends told the Northwest Asian Weekly that the woman was Kan Tan, 46, an immigrant from China. She worked at various restaurants in the ChinatownInternational District and the Eastside.

“When you are in this type of business (illegal grow operation), people will rob you,” Tan’s friend said.

Tan is survived by her husband and son.  Anyone with information is asked to call the Homicide tip-line at (206) 233-5000.

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■ NATIONAL NEWS

Google CEO testifies

By MARCY GORDON and BARBARA ORTUTAY

Sundar Pichai

WASHINGTON (AP) — Google CEO Sundar Pichai — and other tech executives who may be watching — got hints on Dec. 11 of what issues they can expect to face as Democrats take control of the House.

While Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee grilled Pichai on what they perceive

as bias against conservatives, top committee Democrat Jerrold Nadler said lawmakers should instead examine issues such as the spread of misinformation online and Russians’ efforts to influence U.S. elections online.

The issue of user privacy also came up over and over. Looming over the tech industry is the possibility of government regulation intended to protect people’s data and a deeper look into whether gigantic companies like Google,

‘Aquaman’ is a hit in China

By JAKE COYLE AP FILM WRITER NEW YORK (AP) — In the calm before the Christmas storm at the box office, the upcoming DC Comics superhero film “Aquaman’’ arrived with a cannonballsized splash in Chinese theaters.

The Warner Bros. film starring Pacific Islander Jason Momoa in the lead role debuted with $93.6 million in ticket sales.

That marked a new opening-weekend record for both Warner Bros. and DC in China. Considering the checkered recent history of DC films (“Justice League,’’ “Suicide Squad’’), the big launch in China was a promising sign for the spinoff.

“Adding to the success of ‘Wonder Woman,’ this is a really solid performance and portends big numbers for North America when it opens,’’ said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for Comscore.

He added: “That gives the film a lot of positive momentum. This is a movie, along with ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ and ‘Bumblebee’ and other movies, that’s going to give December that boost that a ‘Star Wars’ movie would give us.’’

“Aquaman’’ will expand to 40 international countries next week and arrive in North American theaters on Dec. 21. 

California Republican seeks recount after losing Senate seat SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California state senator who narrowly lost her re-election bid is requesting a partial recount of ballots in Orange County, the county’s elections chief, Neal Kelley, announced on Dec. 6.

Former Republican Sen. Janet Nguyen requested the recount a day after Democrat Tom Umberg was sworn in to replace her.

Janet Nguyen A voter in Senate District 34, on behalf of Nguyen, originally requested a complete recount of votes in Orange County, which comprises the vast majority of the district. Kelley said the request was later scaled back to 12 precincts in Santa Ana. Nguyen lost the district by about 3,100 votes out of 267,000 cast. She did not respond to a request for comment.

California Republican Party spokesman Matt Fleming said the party wasn’t

involved in the request.

Overcoming such a large deficit — more than 1 percentage point — would be extremely unlikely absent a systemic breakdown in the vote count, said political data expert Paul Mitchell.

Nguyen and her staff may be sampling a few precincts where they feel they should’ve performed better to see if it’s worth pursuing a wider recount, he said.

The precincts she’s targeting all voted overwhelmingly for Umberg. Nguyen won Orange County as a whole by two votes, while Umberg won by more than 3,000 in the small portion of the district that’s in Los Angeles County.

Under California law, any voter can request a recount but must pay the cost ahead of time. The requested recount will cost about $10,000, Kelley said. A full countywide count would be at least $400,000.

Nguyen, the first Vietnamese American woman elected to the California see NGUYEN on 13

Amazon, and Facebook need to be broken up.

Pichai’s appearance comes after he angered members of a Senate panel in September by declining their invitation to testify about election manipulation. Pichai’s no-show at that hearing was marked by an empty chair for Google alongside the Facebook and Twitter executives who did appear. see PICHAI on 12

Educator gets grant to improve health of Asian Americans YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded nearly $3 million to an Eastern Michigan University educator to lead an effort to improve the health of under-served Asian American populations in Wayne and Kent counties.

Eastern Michigan says Professor TsuYin Wu will serve as principal investigator on a cooperative agreement with the CDC. Wu teaches nursing in Eastern Michigan’s

College of Health and Human Services.

The team will develop, implement and evaluate interventions to address risk behaviors such as tobacco use, poor nutrition and physical inactivity among Asian Americans with heightened risks for diabetes and other chronic conditions.

The grant is for more than $590,000 per year for five years. The CDC has committed funds for the first year. Subsequent funding will be based on the team’s progress. 

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■ WORLD NEWS

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Chinese executive facing US extradition appears in court

By JIM MORRIS, ROB GILLIES and PAUL WISEMAN ASSOCIATED PRESS VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A top Chinese telecommunications executive facing possible extradition to the United States appeared in court on Dec. 7 as she sought bail in a case that has rattled markets and raised doubts about the U.S. being able to reach a truce in its trade war with China.

A prosecutor for the Canadian government urged the court not to grant bail, saying the charges against Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer for Chinese telecom giant Huawei, involve U.S. allegations that Huawei used a shell company to access the Iran market in dealings that contravene U.S. sanctions.

Prosecutor John Gibb-Carsley said Meng, who has vast financial resources as the daughter of Huawei’s founder, has incentive to flee Canada because she faces fraud charges in the U.S. that could bring up to 30 years in prison.

The prosecutor said Meng assured U.S. banks that Huawei and the Meng Wanzhou shell company alleged to have done business with Iran, called Skycom, were separate companies, but in fact Skycom and Huawei were one and the same.

“Ms. Meng personally represented to those banks that Skycom and Huawei were separate, when in fact they were not separate,’’ Gibb-Carsley said. “Skycom was Huawei.’’

Meng has contended Huawei sold Skycom in 2009.

Gibb-Carsley said the warrant for Meng’s arrest was issued in New York on Aug. 22. He said Meng was aware of the U.S. investigation and had avoided the U.S. since March 2017, even though her teenage son goes to school in Boston.

Meng was arrested in Vancouver on Dec. 1 en route to Mexico from Hong Kong.

Meng’s lawyer, David Martin, disputed the prosecutor’s call to deny bail, saying: “The fact a person has worked hard and has extraordinary resources cannot be a factor that would exclude them from bail.’’

He said Meng’s own personal integrity would not allow her to go against a court order, and that she would not see WANZHOU on 14

US priest in Philippines arrested on charges of sex abuse

By JIM GOMEZ and ANGIE WANG ASSOCIATED PRESS MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine immigration authorities have arrested an American Roman Catholic priest accused of sexually assaulting altar boys in a remote central town in a case one official described as “shocking and

appalling.’’

The Rev. Kenneth Bernard Hendricks, who has been indicted in Ohio for alleged illicit sexual conduct in the Philippines, was arrested in a church in Naval town on the island province of Biliran on Dec. 5, Bureau of Immigration spokeswoman

Indian bishop accused of misusing funds for family resigns The Ucanews news agency, VATICAN CITY (AP) — which covers the Catholic Pope Francis has accepted the Church closely in Asia, said resignation of an Indian bishop two lay Catholics had filed a who, according to news reports, criminal complaint against was accused of misappropriating Gallela accusing him of church funds to support a secret family. misappropriating diocesan Bishop Prasad Gallela of social welfare funds to support a wife and teenage son.

Cuddapah in southern India Prasad Gallela Ucanews quoted Gallela as denied the accusations. On Dec. 10, the Vatican said Gallela had offered to saying the accusations were false and resign and Francis accepted. At 56, Gallela that the woman identified as his wife on is well below the normal retirement age of land deeds is actually the wife of his dead 75 for bishops. brother. 

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COMMEMORATION OF THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT Wing Luke Museum, 719 S. King St., Seattle 11 a.m.

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■ HOLIDAY GIFTS

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Staff holiday gifts We asked our staff members to share what gift they are giving this year or to describe the best gift they’ve ever given or received.

We moved a lot, and lived on a low income, yet my parents always made sure our Christmases were special. They did this by creating family traditions, such as “one Christmas present can be opened on Christmas Eve” (usually pajamas to wear that night) or by giving a repeated gift every year (for me, it was a horse ornament and, in middle school, a fancy dress). What I especially remember, though, were my mom’s efforts to create a warm and fun holiday environment. One year, we didn’t have a fireplace for Santa to come down the chimney, so my mom made one from construction paper. Of course, Santa came, and

there was a plate of cookies and a glass of milk waiting for him (or her!).

– Jessica Kai Curry

I bought a Surface Pen as a holiday gift for my stepdaughter’s Surface Pro 4. She received this refurbished laptop/tablet as a gift last year, but it came without a stylus.

She also loves to draw. She’s a self-taught artist who prefers analog drawing, but has expressed interest in learning how to draw digitally. We’re hoping this pen will inspire her to take her artistic talents to new heights!

– Vivian Nguyen Freedom was the best gift I’ve ever received. My sister Rander gave me freedom when she gifted me her old car, a 1973 VW Type 3 Fastback. I was a high school junior, living with my family in Putney, Vt., 10 miles from the school.

Public transit was not an option in that era or area. When I held the key to freedom, the one with the black, rubber VW insignia, I knew my days of riding the school bus, asking my father to borrow his Chevy Impala, and telling my friends “I don’t have a ride” were over. I drove that car up and

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Top Contributors Award Gala 2018

Held on Dec. 7 at the House of Hong. Over 300 people attended. The Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation met its goal of raising $200,000 for the UW Scholarship Endowment.

The event marks noteworthy achievements of local Asian American and Pacific Islander leaders.

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Taking care of family Book recommendations

By Samantha Pak NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

I’m Ok

By Patti Kim Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2018 Ok Lee needs to make some money fast. His father is gone and there’s only his mother’s income to help pay the bills. And with his mother working multiple jobs, Ok knows he needs to do his part to help make ends meet.

He finds an opportunity to bring in some cash through the school talent show, which has a $100 prize. The only problem is he can’t sing, dance, or do anything else really.

So Ok gets the bright idea to start a hairbraiding business. But sixth-grade girls can’t exactly pay him the big bucks. Then there’s Mickey McDonald — the girl who is different from everyone else, but doesn’t care. She has befriended Ok. There’s also bully Asa Banks, who has it out for Ok. And to add to all of this, there’s a pushy deacon at their Korean church, who has started wooing Ok’s mom.

“I’m Ok” is a heartfelt story about a young boy doing his best to get by after the horrible tragedy of unexpectedly losing a parent. Rather than truly grieving, he becomes focused on taking care of himself

and his mother — as that is what everyone at the funeral tells him he has to do now.

Kim handles Ok’s circumstances well, balancing the occasional sadness he allows himself to feel with his obsession to make money as a way to cope with the loss. There are also uplifting moments throughout the story that will make readers smile, if not outright laugh.

Kim also doesn’t shy away from the

reality of what family can be like in Ok’s memories of his father — showing that his father was not perfect. He drank and smoked and was known to get angry and yell. For a book geared toward middle school-aged students, there was a refreshing honesty to what families can be. Kim shows the good and bad, and how that doesn’t take away how much we may miss them when they’re gone.

Family Trust

By Kathy Wang William Morrow, 2018 For many years, Stanley Huang has boasted that he is worth a small fortune.

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■ ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Shaw Brothers Studio retrospective

Thank you for your support of voting Tim Lee to be a member of the International Special Review District (ISRD) Board recently. We appreciate your support and goodwill. We look forward to work with the community.

May you have a prosperous and happy holidays!

By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY They prospered through most of the 20th century and into the 21st. They left their marks in theater, television, and philanthropy, but they’re best known for their films, which turned Chinese cinema, Hong Kong cinema, and eventually, world cinema, on its ear, creating standards and techniques still resonating after their deaths.

The four movie-producing brothers named Shaw (Runje, Runme, Runde, and Run Run) were “essentially responsible for the creation of the kung-fu genre,” said Morgan Akana at Northwest Film Forum. Akana, co-programmer of a fourfilm Shaw Brothers Studio retrospective, allowed that such martial arts films are “in no way indicative of the entirety of Chinese cinema. But [the Shaws] managed see MOVIES on 16

From Tim & Kristina Lee

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■ PUBLISHER’S BLOG My 6 principles of gifting

By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY If you are stressed over what to give to friends and family, why not have your own guidelines in gifting? This will be easier for you to decide what to give.

I have developed my own guidelines for gifting. One inspiration is from our intern Edison Wong, giving customized gifts.

Anything you give should reflect your values. It will make you feel better every time you spend money for special gifts.

My goal is to support the Washington state economy, the Asian community, and the arts.

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1. MADE IN WASHINGTON STATE

I even attend other authors’ events so I can buy their books, even if the publishing companies have sent us the book before. It’s how I show my appreciation for the written word. Honestly, I have not finished reading all of the books I’ve bought over the years.

Many are lying on my kitchen table and in my bedroom. I enjoy books — they spike up my creativity and make me laugh.

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Seattle is not New York or Washington, D.C., with world-renowned museums.

But we do have our share of interesting and exciting exhibits, which often attract national and international visitors. What we can do is to buy memberships for our friends, who wouldn’t normally patronize our local treasures. You would be surprised how much they enjoy it and realize what they have missed. During the winter, you can’t do much in the way of outdoor activities.

Museums to visit are a nice alternative.

6. CUSTOMIZED GIFTS

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Bamboo Sushi Making Kit (Photo by Assunta Ng)

Varities of Washington wines (Photo by Assunta Ng)

Our state is called the Evergreen state.

We grow and harvest an abundance of apples, grapes, potatoes, onions, and cherries. No, don’t give onions or potatoes unless you are mad at someone or desire to play a joke on your friends.

Apples are good gifts. A box of apples symbolizes that you wish someone good health. Health implies hope and luck. I once heard someone say, “If you have health, you have everything.”

Our state grows close to 40 kinds of apples, including honeycrisp, Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, Granny, and Cameo. If you have time, give a variety of apples — it makes the gift look vibrant.

Although I don’t drink, I am aware that our state produces great wine, according to wine critics. Many local wine makers export Washington wine all over the world.

Our wines have competed successfully with European wine — it’s awesome.

Washington state cherries also showcase delicious Rainier cherries. You can buy it packaged, dried, or mixed with chocolates with no added sugar at Seattle’s Pike Place Market.

Whenever I have an opportunity, I buy Asian food products for my friends. It can be an eye-opening experience for nonAsian friends. Asian snacks are popular.

You can’t go wrong with treats from an Asian bakery. The Chinese barbecue meat and sushi plates go well with any potluck and holiday party.

Thai Coconut Rolls with Natural Pandanus sold at Lam’s Seafood (Photo by Assunta Ng)

Treat your friends to an Asian meal during the holidays, and introduce the history of many of those dishes, they will remember the meal forever.

3. ASIAN ARTISTS

Chinese paper-cut art creations made by artist Bolun Yang (Photo by George Liu)

Seattle Chocolates (Photo by Assunta Ng)

Our state also offers many fine chocolate brands, including Fran’s, Almond Roca, and Seattle Chocolates. I give them as gifts anytime. Chocolate cheers us up. It puts a smile on my face everytime I eat one.

2. GIFTS REFLECTING ASIAN CULTURES I have yet to meet someone who detests food. My friends love to eat, especially Asian cuisine. Shop for easy-to-cook Asian cookbooks, woks, and sushi-making tools for friends who like to cook.

Alex Soong likes to buy baby chopsticks for friends who don’t know how to use

Very few Asian artists are as successful as the late George Tsutakawa, a sculptor and painter. Many have to work two jobs to make ends meet. Asian art pieces are reasonably priced. It is a labor of love.

Buying their artwork means the world to them. I promote them whenever I can.

Many of those artists’ works can be found at the Wing Luke Asian Museum and Kinokuniya Bookstore. Check them out.

4. BOOKS Being a publisher myself, I buy as many as 15 books a year. The Seattle Rotary Club invites as many as six to 10 mainstream authors to speak every year. I buy their books and give them to friends.

Wing Luke Asian Museum (Photo by Han Bui)

I once confessed to my friend that I don’t know what gifts to give to male friends, except a nice tie. He suggested he appreciates having a local museum membership. I never thought about that. Along with that realm of thinking, anything you buy such as a concert or theater ticket would delight both genders.

You can create your cool gifts, like Jordyn Garrett. He “made a mug for his friend that had an inside joke on it.”

Or you can order a bottle of wine with your friend’s name on it. I once received such a gift, a bottle of champagne.

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(Photo by Assunta Ng)

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AACE blasts Netflix for segment on affirmative action

By AACE

On Dec. 9, Asian American Coalition for Education (AACE) sent Netflix a letter solemnly condemning its broadcasting of a Patriot Act segment titled “Affirmative Action” for its blatant intimidation of civil rights activism in Asian American communities and acquiescence for widespread anti-Asian discrimination by our nation’s selective colleges. Hosted by Hasan Minhaj under the disguise of “comedy,” this October Patriot Act episode showcases vicious personal attacks on AACE leaders and mischaracterization of the honorable cause AACE pursues.

AACE’s pursuit of equal education rights is in line with both the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and dominant public support for merit-based college admissions. Defending this just cause for all American students regardless of their races, our leaders possess exceptional characters and admirable virtues. Among those attacked by Mr. Minhaj, Ms. Swan Lee is an outstanding writer and devoted mother; Dr. Ajay Kothari, an aerospace scientist, has made outstanding

contributions to American ingenuity; Mr. Yukong Zhao, the cofounder and president of AACE, has been compassionately helping struggling families in America by promoting Confucian wisdom in education, money management and crime prevention.

However, while given the platform to present an objective discussion of college admissions, Mr. Minhaj failed to examine the true root cause of the lack of racial diversity in America’s selective colleges—failing K-12 education in too many black and Hispanic communities and hold politicians accountable. Instead, he launched one-sided, hyperpartisan attacks on the personal characters and immigrant backgrounds of AACE directors. This show reveals Mr. Minhaj’s true colors as a hypocritical political activist who engages in race-based identity politics, under the disguise of an “investigation journalist.”

By broadcasting and promoting Mr. Minhaj’s “Affirmative Action” program, Netflix is taking a de facto stance supporting his intimidation of Asian American civil rights leaders and condoning Harvard’s egregious discrimination

against Asian Americans. We are extremely disappointed that Netflix, an icon in the entertainment industry, has gone so low to become a platform of suppressing Asian-American communities’ fight for our children’s civil rights.

In his letter to Ms. Rachel Whetstone, Chief Communications Officer of Netflix, the vice president of AACE, Dr. Jack Ouyang wrote: “AACE is truly outraged

by Mr. Minhaj’s inflammatory categorization of AsianAmerican civil rights advocates as ‘the worst kind of Americans,’ implying these selfless civil rights leaders are as bad as criminals, gangsters, human traffickers, drug smugglers and murderers… If Netflix wants to retain your standing among the American public and in Asian-American communities, you owe Ms. Swan Lee, Dr. Ajay Kothari and Mr. Yukong Zhao a sincere apology. In addition, I urge you take immediate actions to stop broadcasting Mr. Minhaj’s ‘Affirmative Action’ program and ensure that you will not present any programs that distort and intimidate AsianAmerican civil rights activism in the future!” 

■ WORLD NEWS Japan OKs divisive bill allowing more foreign workers

By MARI YAMAGUCHI ASSOCIATED PRESS

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese lawmakers last week approved government-proposed legislation allowing hundreds of thousands of foreign laborers to live and work in a country that has long resisted accepting outsiders.

The contentious legislation passed only months after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe proposed the plan despite opposition groups’ demand for more thorough debate to address concerns about a drastic change of policy.

It’s seen as an unavoidable step as the country’s population of about 126 million rapidly ages and shrinks. Many shorthanded industries, especially in the services sector, already rely heavily on foreign “trainees’’ and language students. Japan also selectively grants visas to white-collar professionals, often from the West.

Bringing in foreign laborers is a last resort after Abe’s deeply conservative government tried to meet labor shortages by encouraging more employment of women and older workers and using more robots and other automation.

“Japan has come to a point where we had to face the reality that there is serious depopulation and serious aging,’’ said Toshihiro Menju, an expert on foreign labor and population issues at the Japan Center for International Exchange.

“Shortages of workers are so serious ... that (allowing) immigrants is the only option the government can take,’’ he said.

Abe’s latest plan calls for relaxing Japan’s visa requirements in sectors facing severe labor shortages such as construction, nursing, farming, transport and tourism — new categories of jobs to be added to the current list of highly skilled professionals.

The number of foreign workers in Japan has more than doubled since 2000 to nearly 1.3 million last year, out of a working-age population of 67 million. Workers from developing Asian countries used to stay mostly behind the scenes, but not anymore.

Almost all convenience stores are partly staffed by Asian workers and so are many restaurant chains.

The fastest growing group of foreign workers is Vietnamese, many of whom are employed in construction and nursing.

Construction workers are particularly in demand as Japan rushes to finish building venues and other infrastructure for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

In many cases the workers are subjected to poor working conditions and other abuses.

“I had no time for a holiday. ... Even if I worked so hard I still had no money,’’ said Eng Pisey, 33, from Cambodia, who came to Japan on a training program in 2016 and worked at a garment factory in Tochigi,

north of Tokyo. She said she had to borrow $4,000 to pay a broker to arrange her job, and ended up quitting after becoming ill from overwork.

Under the legislation, two categories of workers will be accepted beginning in April: less-skilled workers and former interns with basic Japanese competency are allowed to stay in the country for only up to five years as visitors and cannot bring in family members. That is meant to encourage them to leave when their visas expire, preventing them from settling in Japan.

The second category, those with higher skills, Japanese language and cultural understanding, would be allowed to bring their families and apply for citizenship

after living in Japan for 10 years if they commit no crimes.

“Creating new visa statuses to accommodate foreign human resources is our urgent task as we face serious labor shortages, especially at small and mediumsize companies,’’ Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said.

But details including a new immigration agency, competency tests for applicants and ways to eliminate abusive working conditions still need to be decided.

Many Japanese understand the need to solve labor shortages. Industry groups have urged the government to expand the work visa program so they can legally hire more see FOREIGN WORKERS on 15

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HENDRICKS from 5 Dana Sandoval said.

Each count is punishable with up to 30 years in prison, said U.S. Attorney Benjamin Glassman said at a news conference in Cincinnati. Federal court records do not show an attorney for Hendricks who could comment on the charges.

An Ohio court had issued a warrant for the arrest of 77-year-old Hendricks, who has been living in the Philippines for 37 years, Sandoval said, adding that the U.S. criminal case stemmed from complaints from Filipino minors who were allegedly victimized in the Philippines.

There was no immediate reaction from the U.S. Embassy, Philippine Catholic Church officials or Hendricks, who was flown to Manila and detained in an immigration cell.

The suspect allegedly abused victims who served mostly as altar boys in Naval, in 50 counts of molestation in his residence in a case that’s “both shocking and appalling,’’ Sandoval said.

Glassman said they believe Hendricks lived with multiple boys and molested victims both alone and with others. Victims told investigators that Hendricks would kiss them, touch their genitals and initiate oral and anal sex. One reported more than 40 sexual encounters with the local parish priest.

“The victims were in his house and the abuses were committed while he was taking a bath with each of them,’’ Sandoval said by telephone. U.S. authorities provided

PICHAI from 4 Pichai went to Washington later in September to mend fences, meeting with some two dozen Republicans and indicating he also planned to meet with Democrats. He took part in a White House meeting earlier this month with other tech executives on getting government and businesses working more closely on accelerating emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.

Pichai reiterated Google’s position that it has no plans “right now” to re-enter China with a search engine generating censored results to comply with the demands of that country’s Communist government. If that changes, Pichai promised to be “fully transparent” about the move.

Pichai has said that he wants Google to be in China serving Chinese users.

The CEO also insisted that Google’s search engine is not biased against any political viewpoint. President Donald Trump has accused Google of rigging search results to suppress conservative viewpoints and highlight coverage from media that he says distribute “fake news.” The

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information about the alleged sexual assaults to the Philippine government, she said.

The victims were reportedly warned they would be locked up in jail if they told anyone about the abuses, she said.

Glassman said 10 victims have come forward with their statements. Of the five interviewed, the youngest was 7 years old at the start of the abuse.

The U.S. Embassy may revoke Hendrick’s passport to help Philippine authorities immediately deport the priest, the Immigration Bureau said in a statement.

Hendricks is “a fugitive from justice that poses a risk to public safety and security,’’ Sandoval said. “We will not allow sexual predators to prey on our children. People like him must be kicked out and banned from the Philippines.’’

Glassman said that he wants to prosecute the case in Ohio, but his office is still coordinating with Philippine officials to determine which jurisdiction will proceed first.

He added there’s reason to believe others have been abused by Hendricks, whose travel records show he returns to the U.S. for several months each year. Glassman said Hendricks has a residence in the Cincinnati area, but could not comment on whether he served as a local priest there.

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati lists Kendricks as a “missionary in Asia’’ on its website, but later issued a statement saying he “is not, nor has ever been, a priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.’’

Steve Francis, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Michigan and Ohio, pleaded

with other victims to come forward. He said the allegations against a man he described as “in one of the highest position of public trust’’ were very disturbing.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has repeatedly lashed out at the dominant Catholic Church and its priests over such abuses, saying he himself along with other students were sexually molested by an American priest in their high school days.

In separate speeches, the volatile leader claimed almost 90 percent of Catholic priests were homosexual and also admonished Catholics to “kill your bishops, they are useless fools. All they do is criticize.’’

“I’m telling you, the most hypocritical institution in the entire Philippines is the Catholic church and the pope knows that,’’ Duterte said.

A Catholic priest and Duterte critic, Amado Picardal, said the president’s remarks on the church may be aimed at diverting public attention from his widely criticized deadly war on drugs, the government’s failure to stop the smuggling of illegal drugs into the country, continuing poverty, corruption and other issues.

He said Duterte may also feel threatened by the Catholic church, which played a role in the ouster of two Philippine presidents, including the 1986 overthrow of dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

“Many people believe that his controversial statements are simply a way of diverting the people’s attention from the real issues raised against him,’’ Picardal said. 

company has denied any such bias, and while the question has dogged tech companies for years, there’s no evidence of an anti-conservative or any other political tilt.

Nadler called the notion of bias a “delusion” and a “rightwing conspiracy theory.” The New York Democrat said the Dec. 11 hearing was the committee’s fourth to address the topic — and he suggested he’d move on to other topics as Democrats take control.

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., kicked off the hearing by noting a “widening gap of distrust” between tech companies and the American people.

Asked for yes-or-no answers on what information the company collects, Pichai demurred and attempted to convey that things are more complicated, with varying degrees of success.

Momentum is building in Congress for legislation to put stricter limits and privacy protections around the big tech companies’ collection of data.

Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, tried to pin down Pichai concretely on privacy. “I’ve got an iPhone,” Poe said, waving his device. “Can Google track me when I move?”

If he moved to the left toward his Democratic colleagues on the panel, would Google know?

“Not by default,” Pichai answered. Poe demanded a yes or no answer, but Pichai indicated it was complicated.

Trump and some lawmakers have raised the possibility of asking regulators to investigate whether Google — which handles nearly two of every three online searches in the U.S.— has abused its clout as a major gateway to the internet to stifle competition.

Responding to a question about Google’s search dominance, Pichai pointed to Amazon’s dominance in online shopping.

Pichai, a former engineer, took the helm of Google in 2015 in a major restructuring that made Google a division of conglomerate Alphabet Inc. — whose businesses include Waymo, a self-driving technology development company. Bolstering the dominance of its search engine, Google’s Android operating system runs most of the world’s smartphones, and its other services — including Gmail, YouTube, online ads and the Chrome web browser — are widely used. 

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ID 119038. A site tour is not scheduled. An existing unpaved trail is open to the public and bidders are urged to walk the length Training Goal: 400 hours.

UDBE PARTICIPATION Underutilized Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (UDBE) participation for this federally-funded work shall be at least 8% of the contract total.

King County, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award.

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By Sun Lee Chang Rat — If your decision affects both you and your partner, then an effort should be made to discuss how best to go forward.

Dragon — Learning to share the burden will help to foster a team atmosphere, where everyone can then revel together in the eventual success.

Monkey — The finish line might not have meaning in itself, but to you, it is important to complete what you have started.

Ox — Once you have your heart set on something, it is hard for you to wait for it. However, if you are patient, you will likely get a much better deal.

Snake — Are you worried about something that is beyond your control? Focus on the part that you can change, but try not to dwell on which you cannot.

Rooster — Are you growing tired of playing games?

If you are ready for the real thing, then the next step is clear.

Tiger — A well-intentioned gesture doesn’t quite go as you expected. Rather than continuing, consider how your action is being perceived.

Horse — Scarcity can make you want something that you wouldn’t normally care to have. Before you pursue it, ask yourself if it is actually worth it to you.

Dog — Given the amount of anticipation, the end result may not be what you envisioned. Keep your expectations in check to the extent possible.

Rabbit — Have you locked wits with a formidable foe? Your sense of humor should keep things from getting too out of hand.

Goat — There are some tantalizing clues popping up around you. However, try not to jump to conclusions just yet.

Pig — You have been searching far away for that which is actually close to home. It takes time to recognize what has been there all along.

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WANZHOU from 5 embarrass her father, company founder Ren Zhengfei , by breaching such an order. He said Meng had agreed to wear an ankle monitor.

Meng’s arrest came as a jarring surprise after Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed to a trade truce on Dec. 1 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Huawei has been a subject of U.S. national security concerns for years and Meng’s case echoes well beyond tariffs or market access.

Washington and Beijing are locked in a clash between the world’s two largest economies for economic and political dominance for decades to come.

“It’s a much broader issue than just a trade dispute,’’ said Amanda DeBusk, chair of international trade practice at Dechert LLP. “It pulls in: Who is going to be the world leader essentially. ... It’s a Cold War situation.’’

Meng was detained on the same day that Trump and Xi met at the Group of 20 summit in Argentina and agreed to a cease-fire in their trade war.

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Co’’ that Huawei had violated U.S. sanctions on Iran. “They had been warned, and finally we had to prosecute that,’’ he said.

He dismissed speculation that Meng’s arrest was a deliberate ploy to gain leverage over China in trade talks and said that Trump did not know the arrest was coming.

Huawei is the world’s biggest supplier of network gear used by phone and internet companies and long has been seen as a front for spying by the Chinese military or security services.

“What’s getting lost in the initial frenzy here is that Huawei has been in the crosshairs of U.S. regulators for some time,’’ said Gregory Jaeger, special counsel at the Stroock law firm and a former Justice Department trial attorney. “This is the culmination of what is likely to be a fairly lengthy investigation.’’

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In a sign Meng’s case might not derail the Trump-Xi truce, Beijing protested Meng’s arrest but said talks with the Trump administration would go ahead. Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng said China is confident it can reach a deal during the 90 days that Trump agreed to suspend a scheduled increase in U.S. import taxes on $200 billion worth of Chinese products.

Still, attorney DeBusk said, “I would certainly expect the Chinese to do something in retaliation’’ for Meng’s arrest, perhaps by targeting U.S. companies doing business in China. “Let’s see who doesn’t get a permit or which U.S. executive gets arrested,’’ she said.

The world’s two largest economies are locked in a dispute over charges by Washington, echoed by U.S. industry groups and analysts, that China has deployed predatory tactics in its drive to overtake America’s dominance in technology and global economic leadership. These allegedly include forcing American and other foreign companies to hand over trade secrets in exchange for access to the Chinese market and engaging in cyber theft.

Washington also regards Beijing’s ambitious long-term development plan, “Made in China 2025,’’ as a scheme to dominate such fields as robotics and electric vehicles by unfairly subsidizing Chinese companies and discriminating against foreign competitors.

Priscilla Moriuchi, a former East Asia specialist at National Security Agency and now with the cybersecurity firm Recorded Future, said both Huawei and its biggest Chinese rival, ZTE Corp., are wedded to China’s military and political leadership.

“The threat from these companies lies in their access to critical internet backbone infrastructure,’’ she said.

The Trump administration has tightened regulations on hightech exports to China and made it harder for Chinese firms to invest in U.S. companies or to buy American technology in cutting-edge areas like robotics, artificial intelligence and virtual reality.

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For son Fred, an inheritance would help ease the disappointment of a mediocre professional career. Stanley’s daughter Kate is a middle manager at a prestigious tech company in Silicon Valley, supporting her two children and entrepreneur (read: unemployed) husband, so a little extra money would not be a bad thing. Stanley’s second wife Mary, who is 28 years younger, has spent their entire marriage devoted and taking care of his every whim, but her heart is no longer in it as caring for a dying old man is not easy. And then there’s Linda, Stanley’s first wife, who knows him better than anyone else and has worked hard for decades to ensure her children’s financial security.

“Family Trust” is a story of the complications that make up family. The Huangs face numerous challenges, including a possible new career opportunity for Fred, Kate realizing that her seemingly perfect life might not be so perfect after all, and Linda venturing into the dating world at the age of 72. As Stanley’s death becomes more imminent, they are faced with re-evaluating their lives to figure out what matters most to them.

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Abe has denied that Japan is opening the door to immigrants. His right-wing supporters view Japan as a homogenous society and want to keep out outsiders, especially those from other Asian countries. They cite concerns over risks of more crime.

Human rights activists and lawyers have criticized the legislation, saying it has insufficient protections and support for foreign workers and lacks a vision for how Japan might create a more inclusive society that accepts diversity.

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Maylin Cheng’s younger sister An-Mei has gone missing during a trip to China and none of the authorities she turns to are taking her seriously. So as a last resort, she turns to Centurion Corporation, a team that works various jobs ranging from event and personal security, to jobs of the more mercenary nature.

When she asks for their help, team leader Gabriel Diaz initially turns her down. But when she is almost killed in a not-so-accidental hit-and-run accident, Gabriel and his team agree to take on Maylin’s case and help look for AnMei. As Centurion and Maylin work together to figure out what happened to her sister, who was in China for a business conference, they learn that this is more than a case

international cooperation, mostly to workers from other Asian countries. The trainees often have worked under poor conditions. In 2017 some 7,000 of the 270,000 technical interns fled, citing underpay and mistreatment, according to government statistics.

Shoichi Ibusuki, a lawyer specializing in labor cases who aids victimized foreign students and interns, says the program is a guise for using cheap labor. He says it should be scrapped and replaced.

Ibusuki supports giving unskilled workers official status, but says the legislation fails to provide enough protections for workers. In particular, he is unhappy with the lack of restrictions on recruiting brokers who are cited as a cause of abuse. “The program seems to treat foreign workers like goods, not humans,’’ he said.

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of a missing woman. There are some major forces at play, who are willing to go great lengths to keep An-Mei where she is.

While “Hidden Impact” is a romance and we do see Maylin and Gabriel fall for each other, it is also a story about familial love and how far a person would go to save a loved one. Regardless of how Maylin feels for Gabriel, her top priority is finding An-Mei. Throughout the story, we see how close Maylin and An-Mei are as sisters, especially after losing both their parents. They are all either of them has and that strong bond is how Maylin knew something was wrong with An-Mei in the first place.

Maylin is a strong character who may not have the military background Gabriel and his team have, but she is able to hold her own and finds her own way to contribute and bring her own strengths to the table — quite literally as she often uses her culinary background as a caterer to prepare meals for the team before and after missions.

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to study the language while working, but suffered a severe hand injury after being employed for about six months at a tin factory in Kobe. He said his employer claimed it could not pay him compensation because it was bankrupt.

“With this hand injury I can’t work. I don’t know what to do,’’ Huang told reporters, showing his still bandaged fingers. “I really feel wronged by the company.’’

Menju said the lack of oversight in the existing trainee program allowed mistreatment to persist, with foreign workers seen as cheap labor willing to tolerate harsh conditions. He hopes the new program will allow a fresh start.

The legislation is not so great, he says, but may mark a turning point. “This is the first time people started to discuss the issue of foreign workers,’’ Menju said. “Before that it was a taboo.’’ 

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The Shaws combined quantity with quality, and by the late 1950s, the studio turned out 40 titles per year, averaging a new one every nine days. Picking only four to represent the entire output wasn’t easy, Akana said, but she leaned, along with her co-programmers Paul Siple and Amanda Salazar, towards portrayals of strong women.

“We wanted an exhibition of rugged and complex female fortitude,” she explained. “These films are also prototypical of the exceptionally elegant cinematography and the painterly set design you come to expect of the company. There’s a good level of seriousness towards their material in our choices, which then allows a decent bushwhacking when the camp elements show up.”

The series leads off on Dec. 19 with “Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan,” from 1972, directed

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Akana described “Courtesan” as “not erotic,” despite being marketed around the world

as a softcore porn film. “The relationships are complex and the visuals are lush and visceral and grotesque and rhythmic,” she elaborated.

Jan. 9 brings 1966’s “Come Drink with Me,” directed by King Hu, a pioneer and innovator in the “wuxia” (historical Chinese martial arts) genre, who became almost as famous as the Shaws themselves. This stars Chan Hung-lit as the vicious leader of a bandit gang, convinced his men can’t possibly lose. To his surprise, the biggest foe of the bandits turns out to be a woman, Cheng Peipei, playing a general’s daughter known as “Golden Swallow.”

“Golden Swallow” itself forms the title of Jan. 16’s title, from 1968, and directed by Chang Cheh. Nominally a sequel to “Come Drink with Me,” it does indeed bring back Cheng Peipei, but installs her in a bloodier, wandering adventure revolving around a good old-fashioned love triangle, bolstered by a shaky camera, impressive outdoor photography, and an aggressive body count.

Chang Cheh also helms the last film in this series, “The OneArmed Swordsman,” released in 1967. This one follows a young man, born into a family of servants, as he loses one arm, but does everything he needs to with

his remaining arm, eventually becoming one of the most famous fighters of his age. This was the first Shaw Brothers film to gross over $1 million in Hong Kong dollars. It also made an instant superstar out of the young man in the lead role, Jimmy Wang Yu, who’d work many times more for the Shaws, fighting with swords, fists, and anything else handy.

Akana hopes that these restored prints will help viewers see the Shaw’s work as highly informed works of art, rather than simple action entertainment.

“The big takeaway is that these movies aren’t merely confection, they’re a full course meals,” she concluded. They have an admirably unique set of priorities to the production when you watch them—so much attention to choreography, environment, such high drama! The over-the-topness of everything that happens in them is an unmatched delight.”  The Shaw Brothers Studio retrospective plays over four nights, between Dec. 19 to Jan. 23, 2019 at the Northwest Film Forum. For prices, showtimes, and other information, visit nwfilmforum.org/series/shawbrothers-kung-fu-wuxia.

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