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Crook steals $20K from Dim Sum King Owners urge others to report crime

By Ruth Bayang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

Judge denies motion to dismiss

Surveillance image of burglar

Tommy Le

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY The trial regarding the wrongful death of Tommy Le by a King County Sheriff ’s deputy will begin on June 10, 2019.

On April 30, federal court judge Thomas Zilly denied a motion by King County attorneys asking for

Someone in a mask broke into Dim Sum King late on April 28 and stole $20,000 in cash.

Owner Amy Eng said other restaurants on Jackson Street have also been robbed and she worried that she might be next. Eng also said that many other business owners don’t report such crimes and she urged that they start doing so.

Eng told the Northwest Asian Weekly that the burglar broke in through the business’ side door at around 11 p.m. and spent four hours inside the store on 617 South Jackson Street. She discovered the theft the following morning.

The burglar — dressed in a burgundy hoodie and a black ski mask — had all

kinds of tools and managed to break into a money drawer. The burglar took all the cash collected over Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28, and Eng had not deposited the money at the bank yet.

Albert Chun, branch manager of Washington Federal Bank, said most banks have a night drop program. It’s a locked bag which merchants can deposit into the bank, and they will get their receipts through email or from the bank later. It costs $20 a year. You can provide your own locked bag or the bank can give you a recycled bag.

“Restaurant owners can deposit their cash in the bank’s night drop after bank hours, instead of keeping all the cash in the restaurant.” Chung said. “Credit cards are better than cash,” he added. see DIM SUM KING on 15

Yang beats Inslee?

Khmer New Year Celebrating family and good fortune  7

see LE on 15

Hum bow eating contestants

Andrew Yang (Photo from yang2020.com)

Gov. Jay Inslee (Photo by Assunta Ng)

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

donors apiece in 20 states) or has to register 1 percent support in three polls.

The Times also showed that both Andrew Yang and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee qualify for the debate. Yang has 101,352 donors and registers 7 percent in polls, beating Inslee’s fewer than 65,000 donors and 4 percent in polls.

The debates will be broadcast on NBC, MSNBC, and Telemundo. 

The first Democratic presidential debate will be held June 26 and 27 in Miami—split across two nights because there are so many candidates (at least 20 so far).

The New York Times reported on May 1 that if the debate was held today, 17 of the 20 candidates would make it to the stage. The qualifiers will be divided into two groups at random. To qualify to be in the debate, a candidate either has to receive donations from 65,000 people (including 200 2018 hum bow eating contest

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Northwest Detention Center releases Filipino man, underscores greater issue with facility  10

SPU freshman Sarah Wong killed by crane

We now have the list of contestants in the upcoming hum bow eating contest in celebration of API Heritage Month.

The contestants are: Michael Byun, ACRS executive director; Toshiko Hasegawa, executive director of the Washington State Commission on Asian and Pacific American Affairs; Michael Itti, executive director of Chinese Information & Service Center; Janice Deguchi, executive see HUM BOW on 15

Yang will be in Seattle on May 3 at Gas Works Park at 6 p.m., and at a fundraising dinner at 7:30 p.m. at China Harbor Restaurant.

Mona Das’ crazy dream that led to the WA State Senate 9

Sarah Wong

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Pacific University officials say one of its students was among the four people killed when a construction crane fell from a building and crashed onto one of Seattle’s busiest streets.

The university says in a statement that Sarah Wong was a freshman who intended

to major in nursing and lived on campus.

The university said Wong was in a car when the crane fell from a building under construction on Google’s new Seattle campus onto Mercer Street on April 27.

Wong’s friend, Lauren Tan, who she see WONG on 15

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New district representative Marvin Eng

Marvin Eng is the new district representative for Rep. Adam Smith. He acts as the liaison between Smith’s office and the greater community.

The office works to develop and maintain relationships with constituents, organizations, and institutions Marvin Eng from around the region.

Eng’s areas of focus include education, health care, senior organizations, neighborhood groups, women’s advocacy organizations, economic development programs, and arts and humanities groups. 

Chinatown spring cleaning About two dozen children attended an Easter egg hunt at Hing Hay Park on April 20.

Organized by the International District/Chinatown Community Center, the event also featured the Easter bunny and participants got to snap a photo with the bunny.

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graffiti, and did gardening, and more.

Volunteers were served breakfast and got a free t-shirt for helping out. 

FIUTS raises $19K at Blue Marble Bash

The Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area and Seattle’s ChinatownInternational District Preservation and Development Authority held its 21st Annual C-ID Spring Clean on April 27.

Community members volunteered picked up trash from streets, alleys, and storefronts. They also helped to remove

Photo from FIUTS

Easter celebration at Hing Hay Park

The children, aged 12 and under, came with baskets or bags to collect eggs. 

Photo by Assunta Ng

Sam Cho, a second-generation Korean American, is running for the Port of Seattle Commission, position 2 — a seat currently held by Courtney Gregoire, who will not run for re-election.

Cho is a staff member working in the state Legislature and a commissioner with the Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs.

Sam Cho He also runs his own business as the CEO of Seven Seas Export, a trading company that exports U.S. commodities to Asia.

Previously, Cho was the Special Assistant to the Deputy Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration in the Obama administration. 

Photo by George Liu

Sam Cho running for Port of Seattle Commission

From left: Scholarship winners Kenji Lam and Hannah Doyle, FIUTS executive director Era Schrepfer, and FIUTS student board president Sunny Cai.

The Foundation for International Understanding Through Students (FIUTS) held its annual fundraiser, the Blue Marble Bash, on April 20. $19,000 was raised that night and FIUTS presented its Betty and Hiro Ogawa Awards, which grants $5,000 scholarships each year to two University of Washington graduate or undergraduate students, from any country, in recognition of their work to promote cross-cultural understanding between Japan and the United States through their involvement in FIUTS programs. 

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AMI NGUYEN

Daughter of Vietnamese refugees, King County public defender running for City Council As a young girl living in a low-income neighborhood in Sacramento, Calif. and relying on government assistance, Ami Nguyen paid close attention to the inequalities around her, especially in historically marginalized communities like hers.

At 33, Nguyen is running in the 2019 race for Seattle City Council representing District 3, a vibrant and historic part of the city that includes Capitol Hill, First Hill, and the Chinatown–International District area. She faces a tough race against incumbent Kshama Sawant, as well as several other candidates.

“Coming from a low-income family, I would have never imagined that one day I would be running for office,” she said.

To truly understand who Ami Nguyen is, it is imperative to understand her parents. Dieu Nguyen and Ly Tran are from Da Nang, Vietnam. They fled the country at the end of the Vietnam War. In 1980, they, along with other families, stole a fishing boat and sailed to the middle of the ocean, where they were picked up by another boat and eventually relocated to Hong Kong.

During their long journey, her older sister died of malnutrition. Her parents were eventually sponsored by an American family and moved to Minnesota, but then relocated to California where they lived with a distant aunt of her mom’s for a while.

Nguyen’s parents never got the opportunity to learn

English.

Growing up, she and her siblings translated and filled out most of the paperwork for their family’s subsidized housing, as well as for food stamps and cash aid.

“Because of that, I had to grow up quickly,” she said.

“I had to make sure that we filled out the forms right.

Ami Nguyen hopes to Otherwise, we would lose create dialogue at City a roof over our heads or not Hall, where historically underrepresented know where food was comcommunities can be heard ing from next.” and taken seriously.

With the support of her counselors and family, she was admitted to Stanford University. During her first quarter, Nguyen struggled with culture shock and financial restraints, but she found comfort in many Asian American student associations that provided support for students like her.

After graduating from Stanford, Nguyen attended UCLA Law and became a public defender.

After law school, she volunteered at the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, where on one occasion, she recalled being able to help a monolingual Vietnamese American fight a first-degree murder charge based on selfdefense. He was later acquitted.

“I was very excited to have been able to help him because he was a low-income person who had struggled

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By Meera Maaytah NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

to understand the criminal justice system, struggled to communicate with the attorneys,” she said. “I was glad that I was able to use my Vietnamese to comfort him or provide as much support as I could in that very difficult time.”

After interning with the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, she went on to volunteer with the first Vietnamese judge in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

One of the reasons for her move to Seattle, she said, was the cost of living in California outpacing her wages.

“And this is me coming from a background where I had a law degree,” said Nguyen. As an attorney whose wages are higher than many people, she still struggled to keep up.

While looking for job openings, Nguyen found a spot available at the King County Public Defender’s Office. She soon discovered after moving to Seattle in late 2016 that the cost of living has only been skyrocketing since.

As a King County public defender, she has worked with cases at Seattle Municipal Court, as well as cases under the Involuntary Treatment Act, which is a state law that hospitalizes people when they’re a danger to themselves or others due to their mental illness.

Nguyen noted a lot of cases where she sees the same recurring issues — her client isn’t getting the proper treatment or is having difficulty accessing the treatment that they want because of insurance issues or because they don’t understand the paperwork. see NGUYEN on 13

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SPD makes 3 arrests in murder case

By Staff NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Seattle police announced on April 24 that officers arrested three men in connection with the murder of 47-year-old Ngai Kam Tam. On Nov. 23, 2018, police were called to a home in the 7100 block of 44th Avenue South

in Seattle’s Othello neighborhood after the woman was shot during an apparent burglary of an illegal marijuana grow at the home. The victim died at the scene.

Homicide investigators have arrested a 33-year-old man, a 27-year-old man, and a 30-year-old man.

They have been booked into the King

County Jail for murder and burglary and the investigation is ongoing.  Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the violent crimes tip line at 206-233-5000.

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Bill to ensure out-of-state pharmacies adhere to same inspections as in-state pharmacies now law

Rep. My-Linh Thai

Rep. My-Linh Thai (D-Bellevue) is the sponsor of HB 1412, which passed both the House and Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support.

“This is really about safety and consistency for patients,” Thai said. “As a pharmacist, I know the inspection process is an important part of quality assurance.”

Washingtonians fill prescriptions either through pharmacies located in the state, or through “nonresident pharmacies,” which are located out of

state. Patients use nonresident pharmacies either because their coverage offers incentives for mail-order prescriptions or because of the need for independently compounded drugs from specialty pharmacies.

For an initial license, a nonresident pharmacy must include an inspection report from the state in which it is located. But until now, Washington had no requirement for subsequent inspections to renew the license, unlike ongoing inspection requirements for in-state pharmacies.

HB 1412 ensures the patient safety standards for nonresident pharmacies are equivalent to those required of Washington pharmacies.

The bill passed the House 90–3, and passed the Senate unanimously. It is Thai’s first bill to reach the governor’s desk.

Sworn into office earlier this year, Thai is a graduate of the University of Washington School of Pharmacy and the first refugee elected to the Washington state legislature. 

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This solicitation is for erosion and sediment control, grading, excavation, water main, concrete cast-in-place floodwall and revegetation over a project site of roughly 14 acres.

Estimated contract price: $6,900,000.00 Pre-Bid Conference by Skype: May 10, 2019, 9:30 AM. Bidders have the choice of attending: (1) in person at 401 5TH Ave 3rd floor Conference Room “Dahlia”, Seattle WA 98104 or (2) via conference call 1-206-263-8114, then entering Conference ID 80794. A site tour is not scheduled.

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■ EDUCATION

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Seattle strives to increase diversity hiring

By Mahlon Meyer NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

Sherry Gao found strong role models at an EDI workshop

In the close, airless atmosphere of a Boeing classroom, the oily smells of Filipino noodles, beef, and mushrooms cling to the sounds of voices chattering, sharing confidences, and laughing.

On the board is a slide: “As

Others See Me.” The class is different from other leadership seminars, although the materials are similar, in that all of the participants are Asian Pacific Islanders (APIs).

“I always thought my parents were hard on me,” said Sherry Gao, a recent University of Washington (UW) graduate and IT specialist from Premera Blue Cross taking the class.

The class was being offered by the Executive Diversity Institute (EDI), a nonprofit co-founded in 1994 by a Japanese Boeing director that trains business people from Asian and Latino backgrounds in leadership.

“But here, I’ve found that other people have the same backgrounds,” added Gao. Like Gao, APIs and others of marginalized backgrounds in Seattle are finding community as part of the city’s push, during a time of divisiveness, to transform itself into a center of diversity.

Major institutions, such as the Seattle Mayor’s Office and the

Seattle Public Utilities Director Mami Hara

Office of Eco.Dev. Director Bobby Lee

Office of Ombud Director Dr. Amarah Khan

Office of Civil Rights Director Mariko Lockhart

Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs Director Cuc Vu

Department of Information Technology Director Saad Bashir

Deputy Mayor Shefali Ranganathan

Senior Deputy Seattle Mayor Mike Fong

University of Washington, are using similar consciousness-raising techniques to promote a more diverse leadership.

In response to an editorial published recently in this newspaper, highlighting the enhanced success of companies that hired diverse

leadership, Senior Deputy Seattle Mayor Mike Fong emailed that the Jenny Durkan administration had made this a priority.

“Including our nominated cabinet members that still need council confirmation, we have eight API cabinet officials,” he wrote. “I think

this is the most in history.”

In a subsequent interview, he explained that the city has been able to achieve these results partially through transforming its hiring process.

During every interview for a leadership position, the city institutes a “pause” of 20-30 minutes when the candidate is asked to step outside.

“We take that time to explore and talk about our biases,” said Fong.

Fong, as a fourth generation Washingtonian and one who has served in government for decades, explained that he might have biases — either for or against a candidate who came from elsewhere in the nation or was in the private sector.

“We want to get it all out on the table so we’re aware,” he said.

As a result of such a process, and as a result of conducting national searches for positions, the mayor’s office has been able to hire leaders that include Seattle Public Utilities Director Mami Hara, Office of see DIVERSITY on 15

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■ COMMUNITY CALENDAR MAY 2

HIRING & RETAINING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE Cultures Connecting, 17701 108th Ave. S.E. #353, Renton 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. https://bit.ly/2UnIYMs FREE ASIA TALKS: DUANWAD PIMWANA Seattle Art Museum, 1300 1st Ave., Seattle 7-8 p.m. tickets.seattleartmuseum. org

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“OFFICE HOUR” BY JULIE CHO Arts West, 4711 California Ave. S.W., Seattle artswest.org 206-938-0339

3 ANDREW YANG MEETS SEATTLE FUNDRAISING EVENT China Harbor Restaurant, 2040 Westlake Ave. N., Seattle 7:30-9:30 p.m. bit.ly/Yang-seattle-0503 20TH ANNUAL POLYNESIAN DAY UW Polynesian Student Alliance, 3931 Brooklyn Ave. NE, Seattle 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

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Free event Register at 253-383-3900

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KERATON: INDONESIAN FESTIVAL UW, Rainier Vista, W Stevens Way N.E., Seattle 4-9 p.m.

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MEIYIN WANG, “THIS IS HOW IT ENDS” Town Hall, Seattle 1-2:30 p.m. townhallseattle.org

BONSAI FEST! The Pacific Bonsai Museum, 2515 S. 336th St., Federal Way 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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4TH ANNUAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE Washington State Historical Society, 1911 Pacific Ave., Tacoma 3-8 p.m.

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2019 ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATION Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St., Seattle 11:45 a.m.-5 p.m.

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SEATTLE YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S “SHINING MOMENTS” Hyatt at Olive 8, 1635 8th Ave., Seattle 6 p.m. syso.org/75gala brittany.gilbertson@syso. org

2019 KODOMO NO HI | CHILDREN’S DAY FESTIVAL JCCC, 1414 S. Weller St., Seattle 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

BUSINESS LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY ALUMNI EVENT Bellevue College, C115 Dining Hall, Student Union Bldg.

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CRPF 2019 ANNUAL AUCTION & DINNER Ming Palace, 8736 S. Hosmer St., Tacoma 5-8 p.m.

FOOD TRUCK ROUNDUP XXVIII South Lake Union, 139 9th Ave. N., Seattle 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

KODOMO NO HI OPEN HOUSE Mukai Farm & Garden, 18017107th Ave. S.W., Vashon Island 1-4 p.m.

KOREA DAY APCC, 4851 S. Tacoma Way, Tacoma 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

UW MATSURI 2019 UW, Husky Union Building 5-9 p.m.

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EHC ANNUAL MEETING DINNER & AWARDS CEREMONY Washington Hall 4-7 p.m. rsvp@ ethnicheritagecouncil. org

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Robam Apsara performed by Cambodian Classical and Folk Dance of Tacoma.

With over 500 attendees, the 2019 White Center Khmer New Year Celebration hosted by the Cambodian Cultural Alliance of Washington (CCAW) celebrated its annual street festival on April 27.

The program included artist and musician Davey Tsunami, cultural performances, and Cambodian cuisine. In order to engage all communities, admission to the event was free and community resources, such as the Cambodian Health Board, Asian Counseling and Referral Service, and White Center Community Development Association, were in attendance.

Sharing roots in both Chinese and Indian cultural influence, Khmer/Cambodian New Year is a three-day celebration by the people of Cambodia. The celebration also coincides with traditional New Year celebration of the Nepalese, Burmese, Lao, and Thai communities.

Both the significance of the Lunar calendar and the rainy season are celebrated for good fortune and a bountiful harvest.

In the traditional manner, families participate in

the practice of gift giving and paying homage to Buddha over the three celebratory days. The first day emphasized on offering gifts of food and fruits to gods, spirits, and ancestors for blessings and protection.

The second day highlights the presentation of gifts to elders, relatives, and other family members.

Additionally, families have gifted to charities and other families less fortunate through the donation of food, gifts, and money. The spirit of giving strengthens the relationships within the families and among the communities.

The third day focuses on cleaning statues of Buddha, a practice representing the washing away of negativity and bringing in a new forms of positivity.

New Year celebrations in all communities hold significance of a fresh start and celebrating the prior year, and the Khmer/Cambodian New Year does as well, but includes the blending of Indian and Chinese traditions, and the unique cultural traditions of the Cambodian history. 

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Community members Srey Routh and Samphy Chen serving as emcees, providing cultural and historical background to the performances.

Demontration of traditional gift offering for weddings.

Queen's Deli providing traditional Cambodian cuisine at the New Year celebration

Robam Kous Angrae (traditional Khmer dance) performed by students of the Khmer Language Arts and Culture Academy

Community advocated from the Asian Counseling Referral Service attending the 2019 White Center Cambodian New Year Street Festival 

Cambodian dessert demonstration featuring Nom Akor (palm paste rice cake) by Mrs. Sokha San

Special guest performer, Davey Tsunami leading community members in a Khmerinfluenced hip-hop dance.

Hundreds of community members attending the 2019 White Center Khmer New Year celebration.

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MAY 4 – MAY 10, 2019

■ COMMUNITY NEWS

By Nina Huang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

Chinese American Citizens Alliance secretary Kevin Lee said that going to Utah to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad is a great way for him to learn about the history of Chinese Americans.

The main celebration is being organized

by Margaret Yee and the activities are sponsored by the descendants of the Chinese railroad workers. There will be performances, storytelling, historical reenactments, train demonstrations, and more. They will also recreate the historic photo of where the two trains met, as the

Courtesy Union Pacific Railroad Museum

May 10, 1869 is an important date in Chinese American history, but not many know about it despite the huge impact it made on America’s history.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in Utah, where it all began. The completion was marked by the “Golden Spike Ceremony,” when the railroads built by the Central Pacific from the west and the Union Pacific from the east were joined at the Promontory Summit in Utah.

There will be a huge celebration at the Golden Spike National Historic Site.

Iconic Andrew J. Russell photograph, “East Meets West,” from May 10, 1869, at Promontory Summit, Utah. This is one of numerous original photographs from the Union Pacific collection stored at the Union Pacific Museum in Council Bluffs.

original photo had no Chinese people in it.

“The original Chinese were left out of

history, they weren’t invited to take part in the historic picture,” he said.

To Lee, the events will help people understand what the Chinese went through — all the hardships and struggles they endured when building the railroad.

“The Chinese built half of the railroad, but the half they built was the more difficult route,” he said.

Seattle-based Lee will also be taking a train ride from Utah to California to see some of the routes that the Chinese laid tracks for. The trip will take about a day and a half, but he’s excited to see the Promontory Point and the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Lee will be attending the event with other members of the Yee Fong Toy Family Association from Seattle, Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York.

Eric Lin is an American-born Chinese.

His parents came to the United States in the early 1960s for school. He was born and raised on the East Coast, and didn’t find out about the true story of the Transcontinental Railroad until college.

Lin, vice president of chapter development of OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates based in Washington, D.C. and former chair of the Virginia Asian Advisory Board, will also be attending the Utah event.

“This upcoming anniversary and reenactment is due for the Chinese and Asian communities because it recognizes that this American achievement was made by victims of racism as well as demonization. It’s important for this celebration to carry the undertone that there is recognition that this wasn’t America’s finest moment, even though it was a defining moment in American history. That’s why this celebration is important to me,” he said.

Lin explained that he wanted to see where the events took place, what happened there, and see the conditions

in which his ancestors actually lived in and died for to connect the west and east coasts of the United States.

“I can see pictures of the reenactment before that Corky Lee had done. But for me, it’s very important for me to be there, just to see the other people who are also there looking for the same type of sense of experiencing it in our way, the camaraderie to experience this event,” he added.

“As an American-born Chinese, I’m very disconnected from my Asian identity. All throughout my youth and up until college, I didn’t have a lot of Asians to be around. Now, being a leader in the community, I’m trying to help others in our community to go to the Department of Education to include Asians in our standards of learning curriculum. It’s important for me to experience this first hand, to learn about how these Chinese ancestors came, the sacrifices they made, how they lived and interacted with others during the 1882 Exclusion Act. The time they lived in was incredibly difficult and I think experiencing that and developing that conviction can only be learned through experiencing the celebration in person,” he said.

“In our public schools, there was no mention of the contributions the Chinese made towards the railroad, celebration itself is really important, the achievement of the completion is amazing, considering that it happened after the Civil War. Here we have this monumental task of connecting the west and east coasts of the country, to have our entire race cut out of it, when you look at the iconic photo of the Golden Spike, all the Chinese were asked to step outside, and they were left out,” he said.

One of his main goals is to leverage the experience from the event to help him convey to the Department of Education that it’s important to include Chinese see RAILROAD on 11

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MAY 4 – MAY 10, 2019

■ COMMUNITY NEWS

Mona Das’ crazy dream that led to the WA State Senate

By Maya Leshikar NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

Mona Das was in the shower during a visit to her brother’s house when she had an epiphany. She got out of the shower, looked to her brother and his girlfriend, and told them, “I’m going to be a senator.”

That was 13 years ago.

Das, now the Washington State Senator for the 47th district, is serving her first term after defeating sitting Republican Sen. Joe Fain in 2018. She briefly ran for Congress in the 8th congressional district, but withdrew from the race due to a lack of funds and an oversaturated democratic primary. She turned her focus to the state Senate instead.

“We have those crazy dreams that come to us and sometimes we put those dreams on a shelf and sometimes we bring them down, dust them off, and take a look at them again,” Das said. “That was one of those dreams for me.”

At the time the revelation came to her, she had no idea how she was going to make it a reality, since she didn’t know any female Indian politicians and wasn’t sure if it was even possible.

She was born in Bihar, India and was an infant when her family brought her to the United States, with only six dollars. She describes her family as being “classically Indian,” where politics was never anything they discussed.

“Many folks don’t participate in politics in our country and I would love to see that change,” Das said. “As more and more Indians are running, people start to realize what power we have if we just use that power to uplift the voices of our culture.”

Das studied psychology at the University of Cincinnati, then went back to school at age 38 to get an MBA in sustainable business from Pinchot University (now Presidio Graduate School). She had an early career in the tech industry, but since 2004, she has owned and operated her mortgage business, MOXY Mortgage, which educates and empowers first-time homebuyers.

She shepherded her passion for sustainable business and housing into her Senate career.

She is vice chair of the Housing Stability and Affordability Committee and serves on three other committees, including Transportation, Financial Institutions, Economic Development & Trade, and Environment, Energy & Technology.

But what she is likely most known for is sponsoring SB 5323, a bill that prohibits retailers in Washington from handing out single-use plastic bags. The goal of the bill is to reduce plastic waste and create an incentive for shoppers to bring reusable bags. It’s something that Das knows well from a year living in Europe. She jokes that she always knew when someone was going to the grocery store because they had a wad of reusable bags under their arm. It is that type of behavior she wants to see carry over to Washington, like it has California and New York. The bill has passed the Senate, and she says she was proud to have four Republicans sign it.

“This plastic bag bill that I’m getting ready to pass has been in Olympia for five to eight years. The climate wasn’t ready, the people weren’t ready for a bill like this, so it’s pretty exciting we got it to where it is.

I’m very honored to be the person to bring the bill to the finish line,” Das said.

Sen. Das hopes that by the end of the session, eight of the bills she worked on will pass. She says she found success when she began viewing the bill process like a mortgage process—that means championing a bill at every step to ensure it moves forward.

“The secret to my success is I don’t take no for an answer,” Das said. “I just ask a different question.”

This year’s legislative class is one of the most diverse in state history, and Das is often told how the freshman class has brought much-needed excitement to the Senate. The number of women of color doubled last year, and Das joined Manka Dhingra to become one of two Indian American women in the Senate. Das considers it her mission to help inspire Washington’s next set of leaders see DAS on 13

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MAY 4 – MAY 10, 2019

■ COMMUNITY NEWS

Northwest Detention Center releases Filipino man, underscores greater issue with facility

By Jason Cruz NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY A Filipino man with a history of mental issues will be released to his family on bond after being held for nearly nine months at the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma. Migrante Seattle, a local organization advocating for immigrant rights, were among several groups lobbying for his release. Issues with the detention center highlight a greater concern of detainees held to determine whether they are to be deported.

After an arrest in Vancouver, Wash., Larry Nicolas, permanent resident of the United States for 17 years, was transferred to the NWDC without explanation.

Migrante Seattle claimed that Nicolas was transferred from Washington County’s Sheriff ’s Office to the NWDC without due process. According to the group, Nicolas has schizophrenia and has been denied Nicolas (right) medication since being transferred. Medical Larry records to verify the matter had not been produced to the judge prior to the bond hearing.

The concern was that Nicolas would have been deported Migrante Seattle. “We must remember that thousands of without this information.

Filipinos are forced to leave the Philippines every day “Should Larry be deported back to the Philippines, he faces because of severe poverty, a lack of jobs, and ongoing war heightened violence under the [President of the Philippines carried out by a president who blatantly says he will not Rodrigo] Duterte regime’s bloody war against the poor help the Filipinos who have no choice but to migrate while thinly veiled as a drug war,” said Laurie Rocello Torres of encouraging violence against those left behind.”

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According to the organization, Nicolas’ case was not unique. In 2018, 120 detainees went on a hunger strike to protest inhumane conditions and abuse, and requesting better food and access to medical care.

Several advocacy groups banded together to support Nicolas and his family, requesting that he receive his medication while in custody. The groups also started a fund for his legal defense. Eventually, a judge ordered an attorney for Nicolas.

At a hearing in December, the immigration judge requested that the government obtain Nicolas’ medical records to assess his condition and reconvene in January. However, those records were never produced. Organizers from Migrante Portland, Migrante Seattle, and the Portland Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines (PCHRP) initiated campaigns to hold the NWDC accountable in giving Nicolas the proper medical attention while in detention over the last few months.

Per Migrante Seattle, “He was denied the basic human right to be seen by a medical professional to verify his medical diagnosis of schizophrenia.” Through community pressure, the NWDC gave Nicolas sleep medication after almost 5 months of struggling with his condition.

I have a strong marriage. I can prove it, too.

How’s that, you say? How can I possibly know with complete certainty that my wife Maya and I are built to last?

Well, there isn’t any written testimony or anything to that effect. It’s not based on the opinions of any relationship experts either.

I know that our marriage is strong by simply evaluating the type of arguments we usually have nowadays. It’s not about money. It’s not about fidelity. It’s not about our vows to each other.

Hmm…maybe it is a little about money. Maybe it’s better if I just describe our disagreement in some detail.

A few days ago, Maya and I went out for our weekly date night. We ended up at a local Chinese hot pot restaurant not far from home. There was a line out the door when we arrived, so I put my name down on the waitlist and I included my phone number so that they could text me when our table was ready.

I was really hungry by the time we sat down, so we ordered quickly. I ordered the assorted meat hot pot and Maya ordered the spicy seafood hot pot. Note: What we were eating really doesn’t pertain to the story, but I just thought you might be interested. It’s what we writers call, “adding color.”

Anyway, the meal was terrific as it always has been at this restaurant (more color for those of you who are interested), and as we finished, I told Maya that I wanted to use the restroom before we left.

Shortly thereafter, I came back to the table, and Maya wasn’t there. I scanned the restaurant, and on the other side, near the lobby, I saw Maya sitting near the entrance, looking at her phone, reading emails. I walked over, met her there, and we got into the car and drove off.

A few minutes into our drive home, I suddenly get a call. It was the restaurant.

“Yes, Mr. Chan?” the voice said. “Yes,” I answered.

The voice continued.“It looks like you forgot to pay your bill.”

“Really?” I said, sounding incredulous. “I’m so sorry, we’ll come back right now.”

I swing a U-turn, and within a minute, I’m back in the parking lot of the restaurant. It was still very busy, and there were no open parking spots available. I pulled up to the front of the restaurant.

“Why don’t you go inside and take care of it?” I said to my wife.

And what followed was a heated conversation in the car.

Maya: Why do I have to go inside?

Wayne: Because there’s no parking spaces available.

Maya: Well, why don’t you go inside and I’ll wait in the car?

Wayne: Because this is your fault!

Maya: My fault? You always pay the check!

Wayne: I USUALLY pay the check. But I was in the bathroom!

Maya: Why didn’t you pay for it when you came out?

Wayne: Because you weren’t at the table! Who leaves the table when they haven’t paid yet?

Maya: You should have paid anyways!

Wayne: I WAS IN THE BATHROOM!!! Do you think the waiter was going to follow me into the bathroom and give me the check there?

With a slight grunt, Maya gets out of the car and pays the tab.

Then she gets back into the car and we head home.

And that’s how I know we have a strong marriage. If that’s the biggest argument we’ve had in the last few years, we must be doing OK. We finished the argument and it hasn’t come up since.

Well, except when we go out to eat and at the end of the meal, we both shout to the other, “Don’t forget to pay!”  Wayne can be reached at info@nwasianweekly.com.

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■ EDITORIAL

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College bribery scandal: Chinese family paid $6.5M

A Chinese family allegedly paid a whopping $6.5 million to crooked college prep adviser William “Rick” Singer in the nationwide admissions scandal — but still haven’t been charged in the case, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal last month.

The family wasn’t identified in the report, but the paper does reveal the name of an ousted Yale student in another family, which allegedly paid Singer $1.2 million to secure her admission to the Ivy as a bogus soccer recruit.

The student — who has been identified in court documents as “Yale Applicant 1” — is 21-year-old Sherry Guo, whose family is also from China and also have not yet

faced any charges.

The wealthy or well-connected are gaming the system, fixing tests, and paying bribes to get their kids into prestigious colleges.

What price are we, as parents, willing to pay to see our children go the distance?

Of course, we all want the best for our children, but sometimes we forget that real growth doesn’t happen until we are forced to think in ways we otherwise wouldn’t have.

Many people know what it’s like not to be able to get into a college because of the lack of financial resources. Others know what it’s like to not even have higher education as an

option.

Wealthy people regularly donate money to colleges to secure admission for their children. Some colleges have more students from the top 1 percent than from the bottom 60 percent, in terms of income. And the widespread practice of preferentially admitting the children of alumni is a fundraising technique.

The parents in this scheme have done a disservice to the public, other students, and their own children, too — by corrupting the notion of achievement.

Success is defined as accomplishing an aim or a purpose.

However, the path to achieving said goal also matters. 

RAILROAD from 8

“To constantly be treated as unwanted immigrants is distressing. Sometimes new Chinese in America always put down the old Chinese, but these railroad workers underwent one of the most difficult tasks of the U.S. Despite all the hostile treatment, they were still able to build for the U.S. and for the world,” she said.

Not a lot of people are aware of what the Chinese accomplished, but once they learn about it, many people are proud of what the Chinese were able to accomplish.

“If the Chinese don’t automatically know this, then you can’t expect other Asians to know, unless you take more claim for this, people wouldn’t be aware of their ancestral accomplishments,” So said.

“What I enjoy seeing is the students’ interpretation of history, I can give them my academic thoughts of how it went and how we can improve upon it,” she said.

So said that they want for this part of American history to become everyday knowledge so people can share it with their friends, grandchildren, and beyond.

So’s students really pushed to do something to celebrate the 150th anniversary, and the student-made film was the result of that. The students were really interested and invested in the project. The script was written in about five hours and the whole thing came together in three weeks.

About 30 students were involved in the production, including So’s son Han Eckelberg, who directed the production.

Leiyi Lei, a UW sophomore studying psychology and law, societies and justice, said she wouldn’t have known about this history if she hadn’t taken So’s classes.

Lei and her family moved to Seattle from Guangzhou, China when she was 5 years old.

“My parents remember it being a very harsh time. We

were just living in the aftermath of all that, there was never really proper acknowledgment and addressing of that issue.

This is really important in understanding our history and culture. It tied together U.S. and China,” she said.

“It’s really important to see that this thing was made by students. No matter what your age, you can make an impact. We’re not established actors, we’re just students who want to recreate this story to show other people that we care about these issues,” she explained.

It was Lei’s first time writing a grant. So said the grant was approved in about a week despite the usual response time being four weeks from the City of Seattle’s Department of Neighborhoods.

The Chinese railroad workers weren’t recognized for their efforts and they went through challenging times to come to the United States. Lei said that the film incorporates a bunch of stories to help audiences understand why the Chinese left China, the lives they led, and how they lived their lives afterwards. 

American history into the curriculum, for students to learn about it at the appropriate age and grade.

“These stories need to be told in a larger way and it’s the responsibility of the leaders in the Asian community to seek out stories to really educate ourselves. It’s important for us to understand the attitudes that were in place towards those who have different religions, races, and beliefs. We’re still fighting some of the same battles, but it’s important for us to understand where we’ve been and where we need to go,” he explained.

“I’m really glad the folks in Utah are doing this and I expect a lot of people across the country to be there to share in the experience,” he said.

For almost 30 years, principal lecturer and OCA Seattle Vice President Connie So has been teaching American Ethnic Studies at the University of Washington (UW).

Naturally, community members asked if she had plans to commemorate the upcoming 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad.

Rather than giving a lecture, So and her students decided that they wanted to retell the story of the Chinese railroad workers by producing a movie.

So explained that the Science Digest reported that the Chinese didn’t just lay down the railroad tracks. The Chinese made innovations and improvements to the way it was being constructed. This is why many people at the time, including white observers, said that the Chinese were so much better than others.

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The film “Celebrating the Chinese Gam Saan Haak that Built the Transcontinental Railroad” will be shown on May 10 at the UW Ethnic Cultural Center from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and on May 11 at the Wing Luke Museum from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. The events are free.

CACA is also commemorating the anniversary with featured guest speaker, prominent photographer Corky Lee on May 19 at its annual banquet.

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■ NATIONAL NEWS Police: Army vet drove into people thinking they were Muslim

By JANIE HAR ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An Iraq War veteran deliberately drove into a group of pedestrians because he thought some of the people were Muslim, California authorities said.

Isaiah Joel Peoples, 34, faces eight counts of attempted murder for injuring eight people, including four who remain hospitalized. The most seriously injured is a 13-year-old Sunnyvale girl of South Asian descent who is in a coma with severe brain trauma.

“New evidence shows that the defendant intentionally targeted the victims based on their race and his belief that they were of the Muslim faith,’’ Sunnyvale police chief Phan Ngo said.

Peoples appeared briefly in Santa Clara County Superior Court on April 26. He did not enter a plea and is being held without bail.

The former U.S. Army sharpshooter experienced post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq, his family said.

Peoples’ attorney, Chuck Smith, said that the crash was in no way deliberate.

Smith said after the hearing that they do not dispute what happened, but that his client’s mental state is the issue.

“He served our country, honorably and admirably, and he’s led an otherwise blameless life,’’ Smith said, “So there’s no explanation for this other than his service, the things he saw and what happened to him mentally while serving our country.’’

Peoples was on his way to a Bible class on April 23 in the Silicon Valley suburb of Sunnyvale when he told investigators he intentionally drove into a group of men,

women and children, police said. The 13-year-old girl was hit along with her father and brother, who had minor injuries.

Jay Boyarsky, chief assistant district attorney for Santa Clara, said the charges carry a sentence of life in prison. He said they will file hate crime allegations if warranted.

“There is very appalling and disturbing evidence that at least one or two of these victims were targeted based on the defendant’s view of what their race or religion may have been,’’ he said.

Three adults also remain hospitalized with injuries that include broken limbs.

Peoples showed no remorse after his car plowed at high speed into a group of people in a crosswalk before hitting a tree, Ngo said.

Witness Don Draper said he marched over to Peoples’ car after he crashed, and he found the driver muttering over and over, “Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus.’’

But Ngo said that “he did not behave in any manner that would be considered bizarre,’’ when taken into custody.

Family and friends described Peoples as quiet and polite and expressed shock at his involvement. His mother, Leevell Peoples of Sacramento, said her son had “a bad episode’’ with PTSD in 2015, for which he was hospitalized.

Peoples was deployed to Iraq in 2005 and 2006.

Peoples was honorably discharged from the Army, and police were investigating the PTSD report, Ngo said. Peoples had no criminal record and owned one weapon, a disassembled and inoperable shotgun that was in the trunk of his vehicle, according to the police chief. 

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Predictions and advice for the week of May 4–10, 2019

By Sun Lee Chang Rat — Swapping one problem for another is not a net gain. A better strategy would be to simply fix what you have.

Ox —You want to do more, but there is a limit to what you can do. The lower priority items will have to fall by the wayside.

Tiger — Given the option between something shiny and new versus a proven performer, your best bet is to stick with that which has stood the test of time.

Rabbit — Are you waiting for your partner to make the first move? If you hesitate for too long, a golden opportunity may be missed.

Dragon — Don’t underestimate how much you have to offer. While it seems easy to you, there are those who would reward you handsomely for your skills.

Monkey — Have you been thinking about a certain friend recently? The next time you meet, don’t be surprised if you are able to pick up where you last left off.

Snake — Your departure has caused a bit of a reshuffling of sorts. When you return, things won’t be quite the way you left them.

Rooster — Rather than worrying about all that might happen, focus instead on what you can actually control.

Horse — A short-term gig has morphed into something else entirely. Continue only if you are getting what you want from it.

Dog — Does it seem as though you are entering a period of renewal? A whole host of refreshing changes await you.

Goat — Is the other side playing by a different set of rules? Remember you have the option to engage or not.

Pig — Has there been a question that has long gone unanswered for you? Much to your relief, you will finally uncover the truth.

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NGUYEN from 3 “A lot of my clients are homeless,” she said. “They’re also dealing with mental illnesses and drug addiction, and it’s really hard for them to get back on their own feet without help.”

Another factor that attracted Nguyen to Seattle was the desire to find a place where she could personally connect.

She believes the community is looking for a representative who can understand what they want and need, and to also put things into action to make sure that we are dealing with the homelessness crisis and the affordability issues, not only in the district, but also the city.

Nguyen said that she’s running for City Council because of her firsthand experience working with the homeless, people who are dealing with mental illness, and trying to work on their issues with addiction. She sees the city spending so much money on these problems, but simultaneously remaining disconnected from the communities that they’re actually trying to serve.

“I think it’s very important that City Hall has someone

DAS from 9 inspire Washington’s next set of leaders so legislatures can look more like the people they serve.

“My overarching goal is to inspire other young people of color to run for office and get involved in their communities,” Das said. “That’s how passionately I feel about it, I want to be a part of training the next generation.”

Once, around the time Das had first moved to the Pacific Northwest, she was taking her dog out for a walk when she

from my background to also represent historically marginalized communities,” said Nguyen.

Since the launch of her campaign, she has been busy figuring out how to run for office, having not come from a politically tied family and community. Growing up, she said her parents discouraged involvement in politics, but highly encouraged social work, another factor that made her dedicate her legal career to public service.

She has been spending most of her time connecting with the Asian Pacific Islander community, as well as the Black and East African communities. Coming from a community that has been historically marginalized, Nguyen said she knows what it’s like when politicians don’t feel like you’re worth their time. She wants to change that.

Nguyen said that Seattle and District 3’s homelessness crisis is a top priority.

“We need to make sure that we have policies that prioritize keeping people in their homes,” she said.

Nguyen brought up The Seattle Women’s Committee report about evictions, which showed that families are being evicted for not paying as little as $25 in rent. As a

saw a campaign sign for Pramila Jayapal.

She stood in front of that sign for almost five minutes as her dog pulled on its leash, and cried.

“I will never forget that moment because I knew by reading her name that she was an Indian woman,” Das recalled.

“It was the first time I realized my crazy dream was possible, and that is what drives me every day, because I do believe that representation truly matters.”  Maya can be reached at info@nwasianweekly.com.

former tenant rights attorney and as someone who relied on subsidized housing as a child, she found this appalling.

“That should not be happening in the city of Seattle where there is so much wealth,” she said.

She said that the city should be providing the resources and policies to make sure that families and individuals are able to remain in their homes, preventing the trauma that vulnerable communities like seniors, children, and those suffering from mental illness would otherwise face.

Nguyen also said that providing resources and preventative measures can save the city a lot of money.

“It is more expensive to try to rehouse somebody than it is to keep them in their homes in the first place,” she said.

In terms of fundraising, she said that she currently has about $45,000. Most of her funding comes from democracy vouchers — a method of public financing of political campaigns used in municipal elections.  Meera can be reached at info@nwasianweekly.com.

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NICOLAS from 10 At a time when the current administration is taking a hard line on deporting immigrants, legal or illegal, the concern over ensuring that individuals in ICE custody are given due process and livable conditions are at a high. According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), an estimated 15 percent of individuals in immigration detention have a mental disability. Unlike the criminal justice system, the immigration system has no standard procedures to resolve cases against detainees with mental disabilities.

At a hearing in early April, Nicolas was allowed to be released on a $7,000 bond while awaiting his trial in Washington County.

Brian Wolf, Nicolas’ lawyer, denied a request to comment, citing attorney-client privilege despite the fact that the charging documents are of public record. A request for information from the documents that led to Nicolas’ incarceration from the Washington County Sheriff ’s Office have yet to be returned as of press time.

Nicolas’ plight underscored an issue with the handling of those in custody by ICE. According to sources who have visited the facility, there are opportunities for abuse and the lack of an ombudsman makes it difficult to advocate for the individuals.

“There are vulnerable people that are afraid to complain and while there are a lot of concerns about their treatment, they do not want advocates to do anything for fear it may impact their

case,” explained an individual who advocates for detainees.

There are stories of individuals being tear gassed, put in isolation, and other punitive measures.

The NWDC is a privately-run prison run by The GEO Group, Inc., a publicly traded company. It is the second-largest private prison corporation in the United States. ICE contracts with GEO to manage and run the facility. There are a set of standards that GEO is to follow, although it is not clear how they are enforced and what occurs if they are not followed.

Each detainee is said to receive a comprehensive health assessment, which includes a mental health evaluation. The advocate indicated that standards are not consistently applied.

In instances when they are not followed, reporting has seen little, if any, traction on addressing situations.

Eunice Cho, a staff attorney with the ACLU of Washington stated that she has talked with individuals at the NWDC with mental health issues and is concerned with their treatment.

“We [the ACLU] have serious concerns of the medical health care at the Northwest Detention Center and the use of solitary confinement.” The ACLU has sued the NWDC and GEO as it relates to the assault of a detainee that was engaging in a peaceful hunger strike. He was accused of being the leader of the strike and thrown into solitary confinement. The lawsuit states that the detainee’s First Amendment rights to participate in a peaceful protest were violated.

According to Cho, there are supposed to be regular inspections of the detention centers by the U.S. Government Office of the Inspector General. But Cho indicates that the

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DIVERSITY from 5 Economic Development Director Bobby Lee, Office of Ombud Director Dr. Amarah Khan, Office of Civil Rights Director Mariko Lockhart, Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs Director Cuc Vu, Department of Information Technology Director Saad Bashir, Deputy Mayor Shefali Ranganathan, Fong, and Mayor’s Legal Counsel Michelle Chen.

Building a critical mass

At the UW, Chadwick Allen knows about the need to build a critical mass of diverse talent.

Tasked with hiring more faculty of color in a university where still around 80 percent of full-time professors are white, the associate vice provost for faculty advancement has been given a pool of $1 million a year by the provost’s office to help departments in their searches.

He uses that money to lure underrepresented candidates in the final stages of bargaining, when a candidate may be weighing other, more lucrative offers. In addition, in rare cases, he may ask the provost to personally call the applicant.

However, even when he pulls out all the stops, he sometimes fails, since nationwide candidates from diverse backgrounds are often highly in demand.

“It’s a bit like gambling,” he said.

But, he noted, letting a candidate know that the provost is putting up extra money “shows that everyone is in.”

In one recent case, a highly competitive young Black scholar chose Stanford after Chadwick and the provost had done everything they could.

But he’s optimistic the candidate might someday return to the UW. “We spent a lot of time with the candidate,” he said. “Down the road, there may be other opportunities, we maybe made a favorable impression.”

Chadwick also coaches departments and search committees in writing advertisements that appeal to everyone.

The College of Education, for instance, recently “worded an ad to strongly encourage people from a lot of different backgrounds to apply,” said Chadwick, a scholar of contemporary Native American and global indigenous literatures, other expressive arts, and activism. “Our goal is to have the broadest pool apply.”

In this case, the college made three offers to American

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Indian faculty members. One accepted.

There are many reasons, besides money, that faculty from underprivileged backgrounds may not choose to come to the UW. Among them are the virulent housing market in Seattle, family considerations, and the lack of a critical mass of other scholars with the same background, said Chadwick.

One long-time member of the faculty, however, speaking off the record due to the sensitive nature of the topic, said that the university is still deeply entrenched in the problems that have plagued academia historically, particularly an overabundance of white professors in departments devoted to ethnic or international studies.

A rough count of professors in African Studies and the Jackson School of International Studies seems to corroborate such an assessment: the majority by far is white.

Moreover, the data seems to cloud the issue. Since Chadwick’s beat does not include compiling data, he admits the evidence for an increase in diverse faculty hiring is “anecdotal.”

But at the same time, he stresses, change in a university is “long term.”

“People are in school for 10 years,” he said, referring to a new wave of faculty of color now seeking positions.

Meanwhile, of the faculty of color currently teaching at the UW, many are reluctant to represent their ethnicities in filling out forms, making the data under representational of the actual diversity.

“For example, official statistics show that there are 17 people in the survey that are American Indian faculty,” he said.

But he said there are more faculty members with American Indian ancestry that identify as mixed ancestry.

“There are at least 25,” he said.

Voicing isolation

Still, the UW is successful in enabling some faculty members of color to find their voices in examining their own isolation within the walls of academia.

Professor Juan C. Guerra, chair of the department of American ethnic studies, has published in academic circles about his transition from a life of agricultural laboring in South Texas to his current role as professor.

In a book about reframing sociocultural research, for instance, Guerra published an article entitled, “Out of the Valley,” in which he chronicles his linguistic and cultural

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DIM SUM KING from 1 In addition to the stolen money, it will cost $350 to replace the broken glass door where the burglar got in.

No alarm sounded as the building’s landlord does not allow alarm systems.

Eng has insurance and has already filed a claim, but she said the compensation is capped at only $10,000. 

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journey from his childhood to the privileged cloister of academia.

The guilt, or concern he feels for losing touch with the struggles and people of his past might be the kind of factor that would drive away faculty of color from academia.

But at the same time, he has found a means to express it within an academic context.

“Despite every effort I have made Professor Juan C. Guerra over the past 2 or 3 years, I am only now beginning to feel equipped to go back and examine the lives of people that should ostensibly mean more to me than almost anyone else’s,” he wrote.

Building community and strengthening values

In one exercise in the Boeing classroom, donated for the workshop to EDI, students face each other and share their first impressions. Gao sits across from a participant from Kin On, an Asian retirement center.

“He did think I was soft spoken,” said Gao. “But he thought there was a lot more to me, too.”

The goal of the workshop is not to change the inherent values of the participants, but to make them aware of how they are perceived by others, particularly those outside their cultures.

“We’re all about once you’re in your company or on the path in your career, how do you maneuver and get where you want without having to compromise your values and who you are,” said Marci Nakano, executive director of EDI. In the case of Gao, her boss, an Asian woman she describes as “strong,” sent her to EDI because she was, in fact, worried about her being too “soft spoken.”

“Being around all these people,” she says, gazing out at the loud room of several dozen women and men talking, “I’ve met a number of strong Asian women with commanding personalities. That’s important to me, because the stereotype for Asian women is to be meek and submissive.”  Mahlon can be reached at info@nwasianweekly.com.

HUM BOW from 1 director of Community for Youth; Andre Taylor, political activist; Minh-Duc Nguyen of Helping Link; and Aleksa Manila, activist.

These local celebrities will compete head-to-head in a race to eat their baked hum bows. The winners get a plaque. 

LE from 1 the dismissal of the Le family lawsuit naming King County, Executive Dow Constantine, and John Urquhart, the sheriff at the time of the shooting, as defendants.

Jeffery Campiche, an attorney for the Le family, said, “In this time of widespread public concern regarding officer shootings of citizens, the Le family hopes that this lawsuit will reveal the truth about the deadly force shooting of Tommy Le. Le was unarmed when he was shot in the back by a King County Sheriff ’s officer.

The Le family hopes that this trial will change the deadly force practices of the King County Sheriff ’s Office.”

A King County review board concluded that the June 2017 shooting death was justified. The findings, released in August 2018, said that Deputy Cesar Molina reasonably believed that Le was armed with a deadly weapon and that he had already attacked someone with a knife.

Le, 20, was shot and killed just hours before he was scheduled to graduate from high school. 

WONG from 1 has known since kindergarten, told the Seattle Times that she was passionate about protecting the environment and always carried around reusable straws.

“My initial thought was that this couldn’t actually be happening,” Tan said. “She spread so much love, encouragement and kindness to everyone around her.”

Tim Church, a spokesman for the Washington Department of Labor & Industries, says the agency formally opened an investigation into four companies — general contractor GLY, Northwest Tower Crane Service Inc., Omega Rigging and Machinery Moving Inc., and Morrow Equipment Co. LLC. Church said he didn’t know where the companies are based.

Investigators said the crane was being disassembled when it collapsed and that they are still looking into how the accident happened. 

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