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Kudos to the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs

Shoreline Community College staff meet Okinawan officials

Ready to Work was designed for residents who face immense barriers to learning English and gaining employment. The program combines English as a Second Language classes with computer literacy instruction and case management to help immigrants gain job readiness skills and take steps toward economic self-sufficiency Photo: Nate Gowdy

The Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs and the City of Seattle received three mentions in a White House Task Force on New Americans Progress Report that was released in late December.

The report briefly touches on citizenship outreach

partnership with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

The document also highlights two of the flagship programs focused on immigrant integration: the Ready to Work program and the Refugee Women’s Institute. 

Shedding skin at the Wing Luke

Photo by George Liu/NWAW

The Wing Luke Museum hosted the “Khmer American: Naga Sheds Its Skin” opening exhibit Dec. 10. There was a blessing by Prenz Sa-Ngoun from Watt Dhammacakkaram and a short performance by Sameth Mell, a community advisory member from the Rajana Society. Speakers included Aileen Balahadia, Wing Luke Museum; Channdara Sos, Cambodia National Rescue Organization; and Chnira Reang Sperry, UW Ph.D. program in Social Welfare and UW Southeast Asian Advisory Committee. 

Monks visit the “Khmer American: Naga Sheds its Skin” exhibit at the Wing Luke Museum.

Shoreline Community College President Cheryl Roberts (center) and Nanjo City Education Superintendent Kaoru Yamashiro (right) listen to Hideo Yasumura, interpreter and a Trustee for the Ryukyu American Historical Research Society. President Roberts was presenting a gift to Nanjo Mayor Keishun Koja with Superintendent Yamashiro accepting the gift on behalf of the mayor. The exchange came during a welcome reception after signing a memorandum of understanding with the mayors from Okinawa. 

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South Korea, Japan settle deal on wartime Korean sex slaves

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan on Monday reached a deal meant to resolve a decades-long impasse over Korean women forced into Japanese military-run brothels during World War II, an important breakthrough for the Northeast Asian powers.

The deal, which included an apology from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and a 1 billion yen ($8.3 million) aid fund from Tokyo for the elderly former sex slaves, could reverse decades of animosity and mistrust between the thriving democracies, trade partners and staunch U.S. allies.

“This marks the beginning of a new era of Japan-South Korea ties,” Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters at a news conference. Abe, he said, apologizes “from his heart” to the women for their pain and for “scars that are difficult to heal physically and mentally.”

The issue of former Korean sex slaves, euphemistically known as “comfort women,” has been the biggest recent source of friction between Seoul and Tokyo, especially since the hawkish Abe’s 2012 inauguration.

Japan appeared emboldened to make the overture after the first formal leaders’ meeting between the neighbors in 3 1/2 years, in November, and after South Korean courts recently acquitted a Japanese reporter charged with defaming South Korea’s president and refused to review a complaint by a South Korean seeking individual compensation for Japan’s forceful mobilization of workers during colonial days.

Many South Koreans feel lingering bitterness over Japan’s brutal colonial

Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP

By Hyung-Jin Kim and Foster Klug Associated Press

South Koreans who lost family members during the second world war demand full compensation and an apology from Japan in Seoul.

occupation of the Korean Peninsula from 1910-1945. But South Korean officials have also faced calls to improve ties with Japan, the world’s No. 3 economy and a regional powerhouse, not least from U.S. officials eager for a strong united front against a rising China and North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear-armed missiles that could target the U.S. mainland.

South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se said at a news conference that Seoul considers the agreement “final and irreversible,” as long as Japan faithfully follows through with its promises.

Seoul, meanwhile, will refrain from criticizing Japan over the issue, and will talk with “relevant organizations” — a reference to civic groups representing the former sex slaves — to try to resolve Japan’s grievance with a statue of a girl representing victims of Japanese sexual

slavery that sits in front of the Japanese Embassy in downtown Seoul. Yun said South Korea recognizes Japan’s worries about security over the statue, where antiTokyo protests take place weekly.

Abe planned to call South Korean President Park Geun-hye to discuss the deal, Park’s office said.

There has long been resistance in South Korea to past Japanese apologies because many here wanted Japan to acknowledge that it has a legal responsibility for the women. Japan had long argued that the issue was settled by a 1965 treaty that restored diplomatic ties and was accompanied by more than $800 million in economic aid and loans from Tokyo to Seoul.

Kishida said the comfort women system “deeply hurt the honor and dignity of many women under the involvement of the Japanese military at the time, and Japan strongly feels responsibility.”

Historians say tens of thousands of women from around Asia, many of them Korean, were sent to front-line military brothels to provide forced sex to Japanese soldiers. In South Korea, 46 such women are still alive, mostly in their late 80s or early 90s.

Better relations between South Korea and Japan are a priority for Washington.

The two countries together host about 80,000 U.S. troops and are members of now-stalled regional talks aimed at ending North Korea’s nuclear ambitions in return for aid.  Mari Yamaguchi in Tokyo contributed to this story.

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■ world news

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Chinese mine boss drowns himself after deadly collapse

A trapped miner is rescued from a collapsed gypsum mine in Pingyi County, east China’s Shandong Province

BEIJING (AP) — The owner of a Chinese gypsum mine drowned last Sunday after jumping into a well in an apparent suicide amid rescue efforts for 17 workers still trapped two days after the mine collapsed and killed one person, state media said.

Quoting a briefing by the rescue command center, state media said Ma Congbo, president of Yurong Commerce and Trade Ltd. Co., was assisting with rescue efforts on Sunday when he jumped into a mine well and drowned.

Since the mine collapse last Friday, rescuers had pulled 11 workers to safety and recovered one body.

Another 17 miners were yet to be found.

Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral that is widely used in construction.

Chinese authorities have typically meted out harsh

punishments, including jail sentences, to company management and local work-safety officials following major work-safety disasters. Still, lack of regulatory oversight prevails, and cost-conscious management fails to pay enough heed to work safety.

The mine collapse came just days after a landslide from a man-made pileup of construction waste in the southern city of Shenzhen killed one person and left another 75 missing and presumed dead.

Authorities have ruled that the landslide was not a geological disaster but a work-safety incident, adding to China’s list of major human-caused disasters in recent years.

In a rare move, Shenzhen’s top officials, including its party chief and mayor, bowed deeply at a press conference as an apology. 

Japanese mountaineer Myanmar migrants found guilty of killing Kei Taniguchi falls to her death from peak British backpackers

By Elaine Kurtenbach Associated Press

AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn

TOKYO (AP) — Mountaineer Kei Taniguchi fell to her death while climbing this week in the snowy Daisetsuzan range in northern Japan’s HokMountaineer Kei kaido. She was 43.

Taniguchi Taniguchi, who climbed Mount Everest in 2007, became the first woman to win the prestigious Piolet d’Or (Golden Ice Axe) mountaineering award in 2009.

A friend and fellow climber, Hiroshi Hagi-

Myanmar migrants Win Zaw Htun, right, and Zaw Lin, left, both 22, are escorted by officials after their guilty verdict at court in Koh Samui, Thailand.

By Yves Dam Van and Jocelyn Gecker Associated Press KOH SAMUI, Thailand (AP) — A Thai court on Dec. 24 sentenced two Myanmar migrants to death for the murder of two British backpackers on a resort island last year, in a case that raised questions about police competence and the judicial system in Thailand.

Human Rights Watch called the verdict “profoundly disturbing,” citing the defendants’ accusations of police torture that were never investigated and questionable DNA evidence linking them to the crime.

Win Zaw Htun and Zaw Lin, both 22, have denied killing David Miller, 24, and raping and murdering Hannah Witheridge, 23, last year on the island of Koh Tao. Their defense attorney said they planned to appeal.

Miller and Witheridge’s battered bodies

were found Sept. 15, 2014, on the rocky shores of Koh Tao, an island in the Gulf of Thailand known for its white sand beaches and scuba diving. Autopsies showed that the young backpackers, who met on the island while staying at the same hotel, suffered severe head wounds and that Witheridge had been raped.

In its ruling, the court on nearby Samui island said that prosecutors had presented evidence from the crime scene and provided witness testimony that proved “without any doubt to the court” that the two men had killed Miller and raped Witheridge before murdering her “to cover up their wrongdoings.” DNA evidence showed that the semen of both men was found inside Witheridge, the court said.

In an emotional statement after the verdict, Miller’s family said they had initial doubts about the investigation but {see THAILAND cont’d on page 13}

wara, said that she fell while taking a break on 1,984-meter (6,510 foot)-high Kurodake after she and four companions reached the peak.

“She was one of us and it’s very unfortunate,” said Hagiwara, an editor at Yamakei magazine.

Taniguchi had detached herself from the rope she and fellow climbers were using, and went behind a boulder. The group found a glove and signs that she had fallen, and a search, delayed by bad weather, found her buried in snow hundreds of meters (over 1,000 feet) below. She was carried out by helicopter and confirmed dead Tuesday {see JAPAN cont’d on page 13}

Taiwan presidential front-runner: Can’t ‘be bound’ to China

By Johnson Lai Associated Press

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The front-runner in Taiwan’s presidential race said last Sunday that she would seek stable relations Tsai Ing-wen with mainland China, but did not rule out revisiting the island’s official stance on independence, leaving open questions about how China would respond to her probable victory in next month’s elections.

Tsai Ing-wen, the opposition leader who has firmly held onto a sizeable lead in polls, used her platform during the first debate to warn against the political rapprochement and deepening economic ties with the mainland brought by the ruling Nationalist Party, or KMT, since the 2008 elections.

“We cannot simply be bound to China,” Tsai said. “That’s what worries us most about the past eight years – the sense that that’s the only choice we have. That’s not good for our economy or our security.”

Against the backdrop of a sputtering economy and rising anti-mainland sentiment, the Jan. 16 elections have {see TAIWAN cont’d on page 13}

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■ national NEWS

Alaska schools boast diversity Profiles of multicultural students

By Tegan Hanlon and Marc Lester Alaska Dispatch News ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage has some of the most diverse schools in America. In fact, East, Bartlett and West are the three most diverse public high schools in the nation, according to a University of Alaska Anchorage researcher.

But what do we know about the students who make up the statistics?

The Anchorage School District and Bartlett High School pointed Alaska Dispatch News toward Yvette Stone’s Anatomy and Physiology class, a challenging elective that meets early in the school day. There, students volunteered to talk about their backgrounds, interests, challenges, and some of the moments that have shaped the adults they’re becoming.

Taken together, the stories open a window into the world of teens and their diverse experiences that are more than skin-deep.

Meet some members of the class: Patrick Smith Patrick Smith has one tattoo on each forearm. On his left, a purple ribbon pays tribute to victims of domestic violence, particularly his mother.

She pulled her sons out of a bad situation.

“We’re pretty much survivors,” he said.

Patrick, a quiet talker with an easy smile, is built like a football lineman – which he is, standing 6 feet, 2 inches tall and weighing 290 pounds. On Patrick’s right arm, thick black ink spells out “Rylee,” the name he and his girlfriend chose for their daughter, who wasn’t yet born when ADN spoke to him.

He remembers the day she took a pregnancy test. She cried a little. “We’ve been trying to help each other as much as we can,” he said. {see DIVERSITY cont’d on page 12}

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SF crime defendant says undercover agent forced money on him

By Sudhin Thanawala Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A key defendant in an organized-crime case in San Francisco’s Chinatown will face more questions from prosecutors after testifying that the undercover agent leading the probe tried to drag him into conversations and force money on him.

Under cross-examination by prosecutors on Dec. 22 at his trial on murder and racketeering charges, Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow said the agent gave him money because the agent was looking out for him, not in exchange for any criminal activity.

“He tell me it’s for love, respect,” Chow testified in English, although it’s not his first language and he has used a translator during other court hearings.

Chow characterized the $60,000 he received from the agent over three years as the equivalent of a “minimum wage godfather job” and said he could have made that amount in a day if he had really been involved in crime.

The agent previously testified that Chow repeatedly accepted payments after introducing the agent to money launderers. {see SAN FRANCISCO cont’d on page 14}

Chinese medicinal herbs provide niche market for US farmers

By Mary Esch Associated Press

DELMAR, N.Y. (AP) — Expanding interest in traditional Chinese medicine in the United States is fostering a potentially lucrative new niche market for farmers who plant the varieties of herbs, flowers and trees sought by practitioners.

While almost all practitioners still rely on imports from China, dwindling wild stands there, as well as quality and safety concerns, could drive up demand for herbs grown in the United States. Several states have set up “growing groups” to help farmers establish trial stands of the most popular plants.

“As a farmer, I love the idea of growing something no one else is growing, something

that’s good for people,” said Rebekah Rice of Delmar, near Albany, who is among 30 members of a New York growing group.

“This project is seriously fascinating.”

Jean Giblette, a researcher who has {see NEW YORK cont’d on page 15}

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WHAT: New Year’s Eve Celebration WHERE: Armory, Seattle Center WHEN: 8-11:45 p.m.

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THRU 12/31 WHAT: Winter Train & Village WHERE: Armory, Seattle Center WHEN: Daily, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., 1-2:30 p.m., 3:30-5:30 p.m.

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THRU 1/3 WHAT: Winter Train & Village WHERE: Fisher Pavilion, Seattle Center WHEN: Sun-Thu, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri-Sat, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

COST: $2-$7 INFO: seattlecenter. com/winterfest

WHAT: PTSA Reflections Exhibit WHERE: Armory Balcony, Seattle Center INFO: www.scptsa.org, 206-684-7200 WHAT: Mochi Tsuki WHERE: IslandWood, 4450 Blakely Ave. N.E., Bainbridge Island WHEN: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

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MON 1/4 WHAT: King County Assessor-elect John Wilson and Washington State Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu WHERE: Kent Senior Center, 600 East Smith St., Kent WHEN: 1 p.m.

WHAT: The inauguration of Seattle City Councilmembers WHERE: Seattle City Hall, 600 Fourth Ave., Seattle WHEN: 2 p.m.

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THU 1/7

WHAT: A conversation with UW President Ana Mari Cauce, “The value of alumni advocacy” WHERE: Husky Union Building WHEN: 7-8:30 p.m.

COST: Free RSVP: is required. washington.edu/site/ Calendar/712009040 WHAT: Anis Mojgani’s reading, “The Pocketknit” WHERE: Hugo House WHEN: 7 p.m.

FRI 1/8 WHAT: English Luncheon, “How to Retain and Hire the Best Employees” with speaker Daryl Campbell, interviewed

by Assunta Ng WHERE: China Harbor Restaurant, 2040 Westlake Ave. N., Seattle WHEN: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

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Two more lawsuits filed against Ride the Ducks SEATTLE (AP) — Two more lawsuits have been filed against a Seattle tour company involved in a deadly crash in September.

Yuta Masumoto and Mazda Hutapea filed lawsuits this week against Ride the Ducks in King County Superior Court.

A crash Sept. 24 killed five international college students when a re-purposed military “duck boat” swerved into an oncoming charter bus on the Aurora Bridge, a six-lane span with no median barrier.

Masumoto broke his pelvis, hip, leg, had

a lacerated spleen and other injuries. He was released from a care facility on Monday. Hutapea broke three ribs, her pelvis, and tailbone.

Both students allege in their lawsuits that damage amounts will be proven in trial and that the duck boat should never have been on the bridge.

A message left with Ride the Ducks Seattle wasn’t immediately returned.

The buses have recently been authorized to run again in the city, but only in limited capacity and only approved vehicles. 

Doctor accused of killing partner, attorneys may link cough syrup SEATTLE (AP) — Attorneys for a doctor charged with aggravated murder may argue that their client was suffering from cough-syrup induced psychosis, which led him to kill his partner and toddler son in 2011.

Dr. Louis Chen, 43, is accused of fatally stabbing 29-year-old Eric Cooper and 2-year-old Cooper Chen, whose bodies were found inside the couple’s Seattle apartment.

Chen’s defense team had previously indicated

it would pursue an insanity or diminished capacity defense.

But a motion filed in October suggests Chen had a buildup of dextromethorphan, a cough suppressant found in many overthe-counter cold medicines, in his system.

The motion argues that the drug metabolized slowly in Chen, who is Taiwanese, due to his genetic makeup.

Chen is expected to go to trial in April. 

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A fond farewell to James Medina (1950-2015)

James A. Medina (Jim) passed away on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at his home in Olympia after a hard-fought battle with leukemia. Jim was a loving and dedicated husband, father, and grandfather.

Jim was born in Seguin, Texas, on Dec. 29, 1950. He married the love of his life, Patricia Higgins, on Nov. 19, 1977, in Spokane. Together they raised three wonderful sons – Stephen, Bryan, and Eric. He also had two grandsons whom he cherished – Aiden and Micah. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Theodore and Ramona Medina, and a sister, Leilani Pottratz. He is survived by two brothers and a sister – Theodore and Thomas Medina, and LaDonna Browell.

Although he was dedicated to his professional career, Jim’s true reward was his family, which he saw as the foundation of his life. He lived life to its fullest, enjoying outdoor activities like camping, boating, and water skiing. He was an avid Cougar and Seahawks fan and loved watching a variety of

sporting events with family and friends. His son Eric said that one of his favorite memories of his dad was on his 18th birthday when his dad took him to a Seattle Sonics basketball game. As they were leaving, Eric mentioned he had never been to the Space Needle. His dad took him there after the game, and Eric has never forgotten that very special time with his dad.

Jim came from a diverse background. His father was a Spanish-speaking Hispanic from Texas and his mother was an Asian Pacific Islander who was born and raised in Kahuku, Hawaii. Jim’s father spent his career in the military, which allowed Jim to experience life in different parts of the country as he grew up. Jim attended several schools during his formative years and eventually earned his degree from Washington State University. He also studied law at Gonzaga University in Spokane.

Jim spent his entire professional career in service to the State of Washington and was a strong advocate for people in communities of color. He began his career as a field investigator for the Human Rights Commission in Spokane in

the 1980s, helping in the fight against discrimination. He also served as the Executive Director of the Office of Women and Minorities in Business Enterprise, where he helped ensure equal opportunity for small businesses owned by women, minorities, and disadvantaged groups. His career included working for the Department of Licensing and the Department of Transportation, reviewing contracts for compliance with civil rights issues.

Jim will be deeply missed by his family and the many friends he touched during his lifetime. In expressing her loss, his wife, Patti, said: “What I will miss most is not having my best friend and soulmate to talk to. He always listened and would give me his opinion whether I wanted it or not! He was a kind and loving husband and a great father to our three sons.

I will miss him and cherish the memories, but I know he will always be in my heart.”  A memorial will be held for Jim at noon on Jan. 14, 2016, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 1208 11th Ave S.E. in Olympia.

All are welcome to attend.

KING COUNTY INVITATION TO BID Invitation to Bid (ITB) Title: King County International Airport, Perimeter Security – Barriers ITB Number: C01022C15 Sealed Bid Time/Date: 1:30 p.m., January 19, 2016 Location Due: King County Procurement & Payables Section, Contracts Counter, 3rd Floor, 401 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104 Contract Specialist: Paul Price, paul.price@ kingcounty.gov, 206-263-9309 Alternate Contract Specialist: Kelly McKeever, kelly. mckeever@kingcounty.gov, 206-263- 9389 Engineer’s Estimate: $299,700 to $366,300 Request for Information: Submit all inquiries in writing via email to the Contract Specialist. No verbal answers by any County personnel or its agents and consultants will be binding on the County.

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Pre-Bid Conference: January 7th at 10am at 7277 Perimeter Road South, Suite 201, Seattle, Washington 98108. A site tour is not scheduled.

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It’s cold outside in Sweden

By Dipika Kohli Northwest Asian Weekly Four minutes is all I can take. It’s not jetlag. Or culture shock. It’s just hot. I’m in a sauna. In Malmoe, in Sweden.

Guidebooks and everything, they talk about this. You go to Scandinavia, and you go to the sauna. For the coziness. For warmth and safety, inside, when outdoors is a pile of snowflakes. But the early sensation in the hot box is acute familiarity: This feels exactly like Southeast Asia at the peak of hot season, before monsoon. I can’t. I bolt, for the shower. Wash off the hot.

Sweden? Really? “Yeah, you know? I want to go somewhere cold, for a change,” I’d said. “Won’t it be expensive?” “Yeah.

No. Well, I’ll cook and stuff. I’ll be staying on a boat. Anyway, I want to feel the feeling of winter.”

A young woman from Hong Kong studies in Lund. She told me she, too, wanted to be in Sweden, for the cold, and a chance to see snow for the first time. Was that so strange, to want to be around that which you didn’t know, to seek newness, to sample with smell and touch what it’s like to be far, even multiple continents away from the regularity of one place, and one alone? It’s human to be curious. To seek inspiration, to keep asking questions, all the time.

My first question is why, living in a place that’s hot all year, I still own clothing from

(But also beautiful)

a past life in Seattle. A wool coat. A brown zip-up sweater. A hoodie, some turquoise gloves, plus a warm hat that covers the ears.

“You just don’t know when you’ll need a hat like that,” an elderly lady had said. “Keep it all. You’ll be glad for it, when you get to the next place, and it’s fierce cold, you know you will.”

She was right. In Malmoe, these give me the insulation I needed to venture to town.

By foot. By cycle. By bus, once I got a commuter pass. Learning the route means fixing a routine, and so I start showing up regularly at a Greek place for lunches, and going to the same person at a place with an orange awning to buy Swedish

coins and notes. (After the second visit, there’s small talk, like we’re in a village somewhere off the coast of Ireland, maybe Kinsale. It’s comfy, it’s human-scale, like the chats in lines at post offices with people you see regularly would be.) I go to a little café that’s great for people watching, and when I ask, “Who comes here?” the answer is, “Weird people,” and a chuckle. I keep going. On one of the three tables inside, a stamped label says, “No laptops except at the bar. Talk to each other!” I do this. I interrupt people mid-“fika,” a ritual for late afternoon, meandering conversation that lingers happily over espresso and cake.

On my return journeys to the harbor,

I notice how the season is changing. It’s so subtle. Skies darken earlier, bit by bit, and as they do, the redness of berries in the low trees grow more vivid. Crows of a silky fluency in their motion begin to ink the skies, penciling poetry among the branches. Silhouettes turn the edge of a page that is fall, and as they do, I get used to a few things. Snowdrift. Filtered coffee.

How the walls are translucent in the shower stall. I find places for the basics, like button mushrooms, brie, yogurt and eggs. I buy toothpaste (‘tandpasta’), and a yellow, starshaped chunk of organic soap.

Before heading over to Denmark for the rest of my stay, I will need to say a few goodbyes. Some live on their boats all year, some just in the summer. Boats in the water, or boats hoisted, on land. Some good chats have happened here, in the kitchen, in the living areas. Life, philosophy. This was the journey I was on.

Flights from Scandinavia to Southeast Asia are broken up, with layovers. But these give you time to pause, and consider honestly the feeling in your gut. A ripe time for the test: Is it nicer to go away, or to come back to a place? When you take a good look at the things you care about, the things you value, and you sketch a matrix of what makes it easier to enjoy those things and the place or places that give you joy, the {see SWEDEN cont’d on page 13}

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Top reads in 2015

By Samantha Pak Northwest Asian Weekly From murder mysteries and adventures as far as outer space, to superheroines in the making and meaningful relationships, this past year, I delved into a number of literary worlds. Here is a list of my top 10 reads from 2015 (in no particular order).

Winter

American girl from Jersey City. While we see how Kamala receives her superpowers, we also get a glimpse into the life of a Muslim American family who are not so different from other American families. Something to keep in mind in today’s climate.

her, things begin to spin out of control, and hilarity ensues.

Expatriate

By Peter R. Stone Amazon Digital Services, Inc., 2014

their names and expose the real bad guys.

The Coroner’s Lunch

By Colin Cotterill Soho Press, Inc., 2004

Murder on Bamboo Lane

By Naomi Hirahara Berkley, 2014

By Marissa Meyer Feiwel & Friends, 2015

As far as series finales go, it has been quite a while since I have anticipated one as much as this one. For those who have followed my column for the last few years, you’ll know I’ve written about all prior Lunar Chronicle books by Meyer. I’m happy to say “Winter” did not disappoint. Just as the previous books had strong leading females, this one did too.

Despite being based on fairy tale characters who were “rescued” from their circumstances by men, these young ladies take things into their own hands and rescue themselves — with some help from their male counterparts.

Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal Written by Willow Wilson, Illustrated by Adrian Alphona Marvel, 2014

In a world dominated by white men, having a brown girl enter the superhero comic book world — without being cast as the villain — was quite exciting to experience, even for a non-comic-book-reading individual as myself. In this first installation of the “Ms. Marvel” series reboot, we’re introduced to Kamala Khan, a 16-year-old Pakistani

Many times, while reading stories about Asian American characters, I’ve typically related to them through their familial relationships. In this first installation of the Ellie Rush mysteries, I found myself relating to Los Angeles bicycle cop Ellie in how she interacted with her friends — who were mostly Asian Americans themselves. I could easily imagine myself sitting with my friends and having similar conversations with them.

In addition, many of the other characters she comes across, from potential suspects to witnesses, showcase Los Angeles’ diverse population, something that isn’t always reflected in literature.

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

By Jenny Han Simon & Schuster BFYR, 2014

The genre of teenage romance doesn’t always bring to mind the word hilarity, but that is exactly what Han’s story does. The protagonist, Lara Jean Covey, has a penchant for falling in and out of love, but she also has no interest in letting the objects of her affections know. So when the poor confused boys learn about her feelings, they confront

This is the final installment in Stone’s postapocalyptic “Forager” trilogy, and it picks up right where the previous one left off and is no less action-packed than its predecessors.

Ethan Jones and his friends have to find a safe place to stay while fleeing Newhome after they have been accused of being terrorists.

Stone’s characters show readers the meaning of teamwork as they work together to clear

In 1978, at the age of 72, Dr. Siri Paiboun is looking forward to a relaxing retirement after a long career in medicine and 50 years as a member of the Lao Communist Party.

But the Lao government appoints him as the country’s official coroner. This is the first installment of Cotterill’s Dr. Siri mystery {see SHELF cont’d on page 16}

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Top 15 sports stories 2015 Wins and losses

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly 2015 was a big year in sports. Doug Baldwin and the Seattle Seahawks made it back to the Super Bowl and came one yard from making it back-to-back NFL titles. Let’s quickly move on.

May was a big month. The NFL Draft was held this month and University of Washington football player Danny Shelton was drafted by the Cleveland Browns. Shelton was one of several football players invited to attend the first night of the NFL Draft, which is a huge event attended by fans and press.

Shelton, who is Samoan American, wore a traditional lavalava for the special night. When his name was called by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Shelton proudly walked across the stage when his name was called to be congratulated. “I want to be all about my culture and represent,” Shelton said of his traditional dress. “Back in the day this is what they wore at home and at work.” Shelton lived in Samoa with his grandparents until he was 3 years old.

A UFC event was held in the Philippines in May, which featured Mark Munoz in his final match as an MMA fighter.

Munoz won and gave a heartwarming farewell to his fans in the Octagon Also in May, Manny Pacquiao faced Floyd Mayweather in a fight that set attendance, gate and pay-per-view records.

Pacquiao lost a unanimous decision in what turned out to be a very boring fight. Don’t expect a rematch, as Mayweather is retired and Pacquiao is set to retire.

In June, the region played host to the PGA Championship at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash. Local favorites and former Huskies C.T. Pan and Richard Lee played in the tournament. Tony Finau, a golfer from Utah who is Tongan Samoan, played well during the tournament as did Jason Day, a Filipino Australian. Day was near the top of the leaderboard until the last day despite suffering a fainting spell

Seahawks owner Paul Allen raises the cup as the fans cheer. (Team photo courtesy of Seattle Seahawks)

in an earlier round. Also making an appearance was Tiger Woods. Unfortunately for Woods, his play was sub-par (no pun intended) and it appears that his playing days may be at an end.

Without further ado, here are the top 15 API athletes of 2015: 15. Manny Pacquiao – Clearly we are being generous with listing him here, as his only activity this year was the blockbuster fight against Floyd Mayweather. As we all know, Mayweather won by unanimous decision. It was revealed after the fight that Pacquiao had an injured shoulder which may have contributed to the reason he lost. Pacquiao announced that 2016 will be his last fight as he will focus on being a full-time politician.

14. Benson Henderson – The Federal Way native had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fight in front of his mother’s home country as Henderson was the main event of a UFC event in South Korea this past November. Henderson was honored in June as one of several individuals inducted into the

Asian Hall of Fame.

13. Satnam Singh – The 7 foot 2 center from India was the first Indian-born player drafted in the NBA. Singh was picked 52nd by the Dallas Mavericks. Singh currently plays for the Mavericks’ “D League” team, a minor league basketball team affiliated with the Mavericks franchise. Notably, also on the team is Bobby Ray Parks Jr., a former U.S. college player who played professionally in the Philippines.

12. Marcus Mariota – The former Heisman Trophy winner was the second player drafted in the NFL Draft in May by the Tennessee Titans. The former Oregon Duck from Hawaii had an up and down season for a team that was rebuilding.

11. Kei Tanuguchi – Japanese mountaineer Kei Tanuguchi died last week while climbing the Daisetsuzan range in northern Japan. The 43-year-old climbed Mount Everest in 2007 and was one of the first women to be awarded the Golden Ice Axe award for mountaineering. She was known for her technically challenging climbs.

10. Sophia Liu – Liu won the Seattle Marathon this past November, making it back-to-back wins for the University of Washington researcher. This year, Liu fought off a foot injury to win her second straight title.

9. Lydia Ko – Along with Inbee Park, Lydia Ko of South Korea is at the top of women’s golf. The 18-year-old, who resides in New Zealand, won the LPGA Player of the Year award as she narrowly edged out Park. Ko won five tournaments this year including one major championship.

8. Jeremy Lin –Taking a pay cut after leaving the Lakers, Lin says that he is much happier with the Charlotte Hornets.

He has a defined role and is averaging 12 points for an up and coming team. At 27 years old, Lin still has a lot of time to make a mark on the NBA. Off the court, Linsanity is still alive and well. He made an appearance on the ABC television show “Fresh Off the Boat.” He also served as a {see SPORTS cont’d on page 15}

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“Eat, play, give,” should not only be for December

Northwest Asian Weekly employees Kelly, Rosita, and Bonnie at potluck.

If you whine about being lonely during the holidays, or if you don’t have many party invitations, or if your friends and family have been deserting you from Christmas to New Year’s day, you need to read this blog.

If you are an out-of-state transplant, working for Amazon or Google, and have no family roots here, you need to read my blog.

If you are the type who sits for hours reading your cell phone to numb your feelings with no dates at the end of the year, I’ve got news for you.

It’s time for you to take action to change your life. Here is a list of things you can do not only during the holidays but during the rest of the year.

Organize your potlucks

Have an interesting theme. Start with an Asian or other ethnic potluck with family and other relatives or colleagues. You can organize veggies or low-fat potlucks if you worry about dieting.

Ask each friend to invite five friends.

Three or four organizers will produce a room of enthusiastic guests so you won’t carry the burden of doing all the work.

The Northwest Asian Weekly staff is famous for its Christmas tradition – a sumptuous potluck. This year, our potluck showcased staff being outstanding cooks, adventurous with food and generous to share.

Food is about sharing; it tastes better when you are dining with others.

At least seven staff members out of 12 brought along two dishes each, and they made them personally, ranging from Taiwanese, Japanese, Cantonese, Northern Chinese, Vietnamese, and American. Most of them were entrees, not desserts. (Make sure you don’t end up like many non-Asian potlucks I have experienced, with guests mostly bringing salads and desserts bought from grocery stores. And one notorious potluck I attended only served cheese, bread and wine.

I was the only one who brought real food – barbecued pork.)

Confession: I didn’t make any. (I just ordered from restaurants in the Chinatown International District.) The quantity and quality of food was amazing. The amount of leftovers was enough for my next five dinners.

But no!!!

“We already talked about who would take the leftovers,” one said. They had fun in negotiating the food, I suppose. Hey, where was my share?

“I want the beef, some chicken, and some of the fungus so I don’t have to cook dinner tonight,” I said.

As soon as I said that, my desire was granted. Someone boxed the goodies for me.

Everyone was happy with delicious leftovers

Kaci Aitchison performs in “The Nutcracker”

to take home.

Be Santa

A lot of bosses think their employees want a turkey or nice china for Christmas. Wrong.

Employees would rather receive money than gifts from their employer.

I am fond of being Santa. It gives me great joy at the end of the potluck to say, “Ho, ho, ho!” and hand each staff member a red envelope with money. We have done it every year even in tough times when the economy tanked from 2008-2012. Yes, we make sacrifices and I hope my team appreciates.

On Dec. 27, a New York Times article, “Give, if you know what’s good for you” stated the health benefits in giving. The research showed that for those who bought things for themselves compared to those who bought gifts for others or donated money for good causes, there was a clear difference in the subjects’ blood pressure. Those who spent money on themselves showed no difference in their blood pressure; those who spent money on others showed “a significant reduction in blood pressure.” Yes, “financial generosity was linked to lower blood pressure.”

“I am not Bill Gates,” you might argue, and you don’t have money to spare. Everyone can be Santa with a heart of charity. What about making something for those who are in need?

Bake cookies or bread for a homeless shelter.

Clean out your bookshelf and donate books you left cold over the years to the library.

Take out CDs, DVDs that you have forgotten in your storage and send them to Goodwill or the Salvation Army. Visit those who are sick and in need, especially those who couldn’t go out to enjoy holiday activities. Send notes and cards to old friends you have not connected with in ages.

Entertain yourself

I couldn’t believe the number of singles going to see the movie “Star Wars.” Learn to enjoy your own company. Going to movies yourself is just like watching television at home alone. You shouldn’t be self-conscious.

Instead, you should be content that you can afford to watch movies anytime you like.

Try something new

I haven’t watched the Pacific Northwest Ballet for 15 years and never at McCaw Hall.

This year, my son and I decided to see “The Nutcracker.” It was a lovely time with my son.

We were delighted to see Asian performers in the show and were impressed by the entire show.

Learn a new skill

Teach yourself how to paint, knit, dance, play the piano, or speak a new language

Aquarium lights at Bellevue Botanical Garden.

through the Internet. One of my staff members taught herself how to speak Korean.

She now has many Korean friends including a boyfriend.

Enjoy the lights with friends

The other day, we drove friends to see Christmas lights in town. This was not the type of activity they would normally do.

The rest of the year might not have light shows. Still, there are garden shows, concerts and other events you can invite friends to come along and enjoy. Just check newspapers, television or the Internet. There are enough new things happening in the city, you just have to explore them.

People frequently ask what is my New Year’s resolution. Eat, give and play all year round sounds terrific, I reply. I was able to achieve that in December, and I intend to do

Dragon sculpted with holiday lights at Bellevue Botanical Garden.

so in 2016. I have worked hard all my time.

So I want to play more even with lots of challenges! And one more thing: count my blessings every day. 

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Good job, Abe

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It took a lot of bravado for Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to acknowledge and apologize for Japan’s war-time role in South Korean “comfort women” crimes (or delicately referred to as “sex slaves” in the story on page 3).

Why is this acknowledgement such a big deal?

First, some history from the (somewhat) reliable source Wikipedia: “Comfort women were women and girls who were forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army in occupied territories before and during World War II. Many of the women were from occupied countries, including Korea, China, and the Philippines.

The name “comfort women” is a translation of the Japanese ‘ianfu’ – a euphemism for “prostitute(s)”.

Estimates vary as to how many women were involved, with numbers ranging from as low as 20,000

(by Japanese historian Ikuhiko Hata) to as high as 360,000 to 410,000 (by a Chinese scholar); the exact numbers are still being researched and debated.

According to BBC News, up to 200,000 women are estimated to have been forced to serve as comfort women in Japan’s military brothels, most of them Korean. Until the end of World War II, Korea was under Japanese occupation and its people were forced to learn Japanese, which meant Korean women were easier to corral, and communicate with, than women of other Asian nationalities. Many died during their ordeal, and many others died later.

Now, consider that after all this time, as we are heading into 2016, Japan has formally acknowledged and is apologizing for their participation in a shameful part of history that was largely ignored until now.

Kudos to the Prime Minister and Japan. 

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Unfold the invisible The myth of “model minority”

By Yuxuan Liu Northwest Asian Weekly U.S. Supreme Court justices are in the midst of hearing a case that sprouted from a controversial affirmative action plan of the University of Texas in 2013. New updates from the Court signal a Yuxuan Liu majority opinion shift against the plan’s legality. If this consensus extends to the final ruling, Asian Americans will probably be the most relieved ones among those who have been striving to remove affirmative action for a long time.

Affirmative action started off to promote underrepresented minorities’ participation in higher education, but in recent years it ironically has encountered the most vehement opposition from Asian Americans. It has become an open secret that colleges set up quotas limiting the number of Asian American students they admit because they think

Asian Americans have performed too well to be considered “underrepresented”, statistically speaking. However, this is an illusion conjured by the primitive aggregation of Asian American data. For many years, the umbrella term “Asian” has masked our vast internal differences. As the 2016 Presidential Election approaches, we shall either tackle this issue head on or let it continue to haunt the future of our community.

When you enter the term “model minority” into any search engine, every line of results relates to a single key word, “Asian American”. In 1750, Filipino fishermen, the first Asian Americans, landed on a small settlement in South Louisiana. More than two and a half centuries later, we have beaten all other racial groups in terms of economic and education progress. With statistics like median household income and high education attainment running ahead of any other racial group, we were lauded as the “model minority”, a term that is less an honorable crown than a deceptive myth.

The truth unfolds only when the full picture is shown.

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Asian Americans are a very diverse community. The identity spectrum of Asian Americans can span 48 ethnic categories. In the public’s eyes, a few groups’ exceptional performance has overshadowed the struggles of the rest.

In fact, only 13 percent of native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders over the age of 25 have a bachelor’s degree.

Per capita income for Hmong and Laotian Americans is $11,502 and $17,274, which is closer to per capita for African Americans than to whites. Many Asian American subgroups face lots of challenges within their communities, yet this crude practice of data aggregation lumps them together as “winners” and thereby buries their need for external support.

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{DIVERSITY cont’d from page 5} As a senior, Patrick has spent hours in parenting classes and has learned some of the important aspects of becoming a father.

“You have to care for another human being,” he said. “You have the responsibility of being there and always helping and I think it’s going to be stressful, but fun.”

Patrick became a dad a few days later on Oct. 4. Rylee was born a little more than 8 pounds, 21 inches long and healthy. Life became hectic quickly and Patrick took some time off from school. But he has since returned and said he plans to graduate in the spring and go to the University of Alaska Anchorage.

Anna Vang Anna Vang was in the sixth grade when her mom died. Her dad passed away a year later.

“Everything just went by too fast,” she said.

Her mom had cancerous tumors that doctors found when Anna was in elementary school. If she got home from school and cars crowded the street, she knew her family had arranged for a shaman to come. On those days she thought, “Oh no, not again.” It seemed weekly.

The shaman would come to present offerings, sometimes mounting a bench to travel to the spirit world. The family would get a chicken or a pig to sacrifice – whatever the shaman wanted. They bought food to feed those who came to the home. “Hmong people are very religious,” said Anna, a junior who now lives with her older sister.

Anna has 16 brothers and sisters – some of them step-siblings. The family lives by strict rules. She rarely goes out with friends. Anna said she lost some ties to traditional Hmong religion when she lost her parents. She’s considering a career in pediatric medicine.

As a junior, Anna does well in school. She balances classwork with taking care of her brothers. When her sister and brother-in-law aren’t home, Anna is in charge. She’s currently teaching her brothers to cook rice.

She’s also careful how she teaches them. She doesn’t scold them with harsh words. Instead she’ll just say, “Don’t do that next time.”

While Anna must act like an adult a lot of the time, she still gets scared. When that happens, she sometimes seeks comfort by talking to her grandmother’s spirit.

Tessa Heckert Tessa Heckert knows what it’s like to be the new kid in school. Her family packed up what they owned in Ohio two years ago and moved to Alaska.

Tessa walked into Bartlett as a sophomore and only knew her two sisters, a senior and a freshman. “It was quite terrifying,” she said.

She eventually started talking to people, making friends and building a new community. Her advice for newcomers? Just reach out to others. “Whether it’s just as simple as a smile or saying ‘Hello’ or saying ‘Hey, I’m new here.

I don’t know where I’m going,’ ” she said.

Now, Tessa has crimson-colored hair and a big smile and often talks in quick sentences punctuated with exclamation points. She feels at home in Anchorage and at Bartlett – a place pretty different from her previous school, which was made up of mostly white students.

“I come here and there are just so many different kinds of people,” she said.

At Bartlett, Tessa, a senior, finds that people embrace their differences and respect each other. “It’s like ‘Oh my gosh, you’re from the Philippines? I’ve never been there!’ That’s really cool!” she said.

That exposure has changed Tessa. She encourages her friends more in whatever they choose to do, even if their interests stray from her own. It’s a trait she hopes to inspire in future generations when she becomes a teacher.

Pather Thao and Jaia Thao While Pather and Jaia Thao look a lot alike, they’re not a matching set. They have the same dark eyes, straight hair and petite builds. They both speak quietly but quickly and have a lot to say. They’re driven and focused straight-A students. However, both want recognition as distinct individuals with different personalities.

“She is like the light and I am like the shadow,” said Jaia, the more focused, quiet and studious twin. “People always compare us – Who’s smarter? Who’s taller? Who’s prettier?”

Still, they have a lot in common. That includes a competitive streak with each other, for grades and for attention from Mom and Dad. “We love being praised by our parents.

They’re like everything to us,” said Pather, the more indecisive, open and outgoing twin.

The two also share an understanding of their circumstances. Their parents had tough childhoods and continue to struggle financially.

Pather and Jaia moved to the United States from Thailand in 2004. They live in a trailer in Anchorage. Their parents work as custodians and tell Pather and Jaia that when they were young and living in Laos, they had to sneak out to go to class, so the girls should feel lucky.

And they do. But they also share a fear of failure. “You want to get a better job so you can support your family,” Jaia said. “And that’s why we’re working so hard. But if you fail, you’re never going to be better off in the future.”

Kasiah Malietufa-Lauofo Kasiah Malietufa-Lauofo is trying to make good choices and lead by example for both his siblings and friends. His parents, Samoan

and Filipino, are both hardworking and laid back, he said, “but they’re also strict at the same time. They always tell me, ‘Keep your head in the books.’ ” Kasiah grew up in Anchorage and has seen some friends party and turn to drugs.

A girl he knew got shot and died. “It was overwhelming,” he said.

Back home, he knows it’s not always easy for his parents. They depend on him to look after his younger siblings. He makes sure they wake up on time, eat, and pitch in with cleaning the house. Kasiah doesn’t plan to stop helping his family anytime soon.

Adrianna Tosi Adrianna Tosi has learned to appreciate her family. She loves her four younger siblings because they can make her laugh in any stressful situation.

But she worried about squeezing them all, plus her parents, into one car this summer for a long road trip from Arizona to Alaska.

“I thought it was going to be terrible, but it really was a good experience,” she said. “We got closer. There were a lot of fun moments.”

Adrianna credits her parents with teaching her everything from cleaning skills to people skills. They taught her how to confront tough situations.

Panulee Lee Panulee Lee really likes anime. In some ways, she identifies with her favorite character: Naruto, a cheerful teenage ninja who wants to become the village leader. “He’s a really friendly person,” she said.

Panulee was born in Thailand. She remembers playing in the dirt. She moved to California in 2004 before arriving in Anchorage. At first, she didn’t have many friends. She was kind of quiet. “If you talk to me, I’ll talk back,” she said. “If you don’t talk to me, I’ll just sit here.”

Panulee has four brothers and one sister.

Her mom takes care of the family and her dad works as a school janitor. The education he got in Thailand didn’t really transfer to the United States, she said.

Isabelle Suh Isabelle Suh was once an intern for a program that taught English to Anchorage’s refugee population. She felt like she could relate to some of their challenges.

Born in Alaska, Isabelle lived in South Korea from age 6 to 13, living in an apartment tower that overlooked other apartments in the country’s second largest city.

When she moved back with her mom, she had to relearn English. “In middle school I felt like I was different and I felt judged.

And I didn’t like the classes I was in because I didn’t know what I was doing,” she said.

Like some students she later assisted, she was motivated and got out of ESL classes in just two years. Now, when her mom texts her in Korean, Isabelle responds in English.

As a senior, she thinks about how the little things can make a big impact. Isabelle

doesn’t go out for fun until her work is done.

She would just feel guilty about it. Though a 4.0 GPA might not sound much different from a 3.5, she knows that achieving higher marks can open up many more options.

Bella Mailo Bella Mailo’s determination is clear. A straight-A student, she was nearly able to graduate from high school early. She says she’ll become a Marine one day and hopes that will help pay for her further education.

“When I have a goal, there’s, like, nothing you can do to tell me I can’t do it,” she said.

Bella credits her mother, who worked hard and was strict but also understanding.

She never shied away from conversations other parents might find difficult to address.

“I don’t think many of my friends’ parents talk to them about sex and birth control and all of that, but my mom told me that she wanted me to hear it,” she said.

So they went to Red Robin and talked over dinner. “She can literally get anything out of me if she feeds me.” At the end of most school days, Bella will cook dinner for her dad, who is recovering from a stroke. “We kind of spend as much family time as we can,” she said.

This is not the first time her family has dealt with a medical crisis. When Bella was 3, her younger brother died of a rare form of leukemia. She has few memories of that time.

But she does remember the tears. She also remembers the doctors and their positive attitudes. That might just be the reason she’s aiming to go to medical school to become a pediatrician.

Mrs. Yvette Stone Yvette Stone won’t wait until the end of her teaching career before she judges how successful she’s been. She’s doing that every day — each class period, even. She does it when her brain is working overtime as she drives home in the evenings. “Did you forget to say hello to that kid?” she asks herself.

Yvette has spent 11 years at Bartlett teaching more than medical career classes. She’s teaching students grit — to stay focused when life’s challenges seem to drag them down. She may have more than 150 students, but she’s trying to catch the one who might be slipping away.

“I cut them a little slack, but then I say, `You know what? You may have something going on at home, but this is your ticket. You can pull yourself out of it.’” Yvette wants you to know that Bartlett defies any stereotypes you might have for it. Those who would judge these kids as underachieving don’t know how far some have come despite disadvantages. Those who judge the school don’t see young people staying, by choice, to do school work until 5 p.m. They don’t see these kids act so accepting of one another, never preoccupied by racial differences.

They don’t see these kids work hard to make their teachers proud.

For those students, Yvette is helping them see beyond their stresses. 

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Rat — Although price doesn’t always equate to quality, there are times when you really do get what you pay for.

Dragon — A promising business opportunity will be offered to you soon. Do your homework before you agree to any deal.

Monkey — Even though you only have a limited period in which to complete your task, advance preparation will help you to breeze through.

Ox — Do you tend to worry more than is warranted?

Channel that energy in a productive direction by creating an action item for you to follow.

Snake — Does it seem like an adversary is intentionally provoking you to stir up trouble? Keep your calm and don’t take the bait.

Rooster — There are naysayers in the background, who do not have your best interests at heart. Block out their interference and trust your own ability.

Tiger — Is there someone you know who has a penchant for mischief? Their sense of fun can be infectious in a good way.

Horse — A recent development has pushed you in a new direction. It’s not quite what you had in mind, but it can still be a valuable experience.

Dog — A mixed agenda can result in less than optimal results. Decide upfront what should be the main focus so that your project has a clear purpose.

Rabbit — Try not to reward behavior that is not in keeping with your standards. If you do, then you will be sending the wrong message.

Goat — Switching gears can be difficult if you are doing so during an already busy time. Concentration is required, so give it the necessary attention.

Pig — Turn a setback into a reason for a fresh start. While it may be slow going at first, you will be surprised how much progress you can make in a short timeframe.

What’s your animal sign?

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

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

{THAILAND cont’d from page 4} found the evidence against the accused to be “absolutely overwhelming.”

“Justice is what has been delivered today.

We respect this court and its decision completely,” said Michael Miller, the brother of David, reading from a statement beside his two parents.

“Our lives have been changed forever, nothing brings David home. No last hugs.

No goodbyes,” his brother said, describing David as intelligent, hard-working, caring and fun. “He is irreplaceable to us. Our hearts will always be filled with the brightness that he brought to our lives.”

The killings tarnished the image of Thailand’s tourism industry, which has been struggling to recover after the army staged a coup just months earlier in May 2014.

From the start, the case raised questions about police conduct. Investigators faced a variety of criticism, starting with their failure to secure the crime scene, and then for releasing several names and pictures of suspects who turned out to be innocent.

After Britain’s Foreign Office expressed concern to Thai authorities about the way the investigation was conducted, British police were allowed to observe the case assembled by their Thai counterparts.

Under intense pressure to solve the case, police carried out DNA tests on more than 200 people on Koh Tao. The two migrants, who had entered Thailand illegally and were working on the island, were arrested about two weeks after the murders. Police said the pair had confessed to the killings and that DNA samples linked them to the crimes. Both men later retracted their confessions, saying they had been coerced by the police. Police have denied the accusations.

One of the defendants, Win Zaw Htun, also known as Wai Phyo, testified that he was tortured, beaten and threatened so he {JAPAN cont’d from page 4} Taniguchi and her climbing partner Kazuya Hiraide won acclaim for technically challenging climbs in Alaska, Nepal, Tibet, Pakistan and China.

In an essay published last month in the Alpinist Magazine, Taniguchi quipped that she might have been drawn to climbing peaks because she was short.

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would confess. He told the court that police handcuffed him naked, took pictures of him, “kicked him in the back, punched him, slapped him, threatened to tie him to a rock and drop him in the sea,” according to defense lawyer Nakhon Chompuchat.

Zaw Lin, the other defendant, testified that he was blindfolded, beaten on his chest and told he would be killed if he didn’t admit to the charges, Nakhon said, adding that, “He also said he was constantly suffocated by a plastic bag that was put over his head until he passed out.”

The case hinged on DNA evidence that police and prosecutors say link the suspects to the crime but the defense says is flawed.

Thailand’s best known forensics scientist, Porntip Rojanasunand, testified that police had mishandled evidence, including the hoe that authorities say was the murder weapon. She tested the hoe and found that it contained DNA from two males — but not from the suspects.

Human Rights Watch called for the verdict to be reviewed in a “transparent and fair appeal process.”

“In a trial where torture allegations by the two accused were left uninvestigated and DNA evidence was called into question by Thailand’s most prominent forensic pathologist, both the verdict and these death sentences are profoundly disturbing,” said Phil Robertson, deputy director of Human Rights Watch’s Asia division.

About 2.5 million people from Myanmar work in Thailand, most as domestic servants or in low-skilled manual jobs such as construction, fisheries or the garment sector. Migrants are often abused and mistreated without the safeguard of rights held by Thai citizens. 

{TAIWAN cont’d from page 4} been framed by both the KMT and the opposition Democratic Progressive Party as a referendum on President Ma Ying-jeou’s China policy.

Ma backed, with varying degrees of success, several trade pacts with the mainland during his two terms and held a historic summit in November with Chinese President Xi Jinping. It was the first such meeting since the Chinese Communist Party defeated the KMT in China’s civil war and established the People’s Republic of China in 1949.

The upcoming election is being closely watched by Washington and by Beijing, which considers Taiwan a breakaway province and has threatened to take the island by force if it declares independence. Xi has delivered hard-line messages to Taiwanese leaders in private meetings, while China’s military conducted exercises near Taiwan

{SWEDEN cont’d from page 7} tally gets simple quickly. You can tell which direction is best. Here in Phnom Penh, I’ve almost mostly switched from greeting people with the jovial, “Hey!”, to a more subdued, “Suos’day.” In the

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earlier this year in a show of force.

Last Sunday, Tsai and her main opponent, KMT chairman Eric Chu, offered contrasting visions of how to revitalize Taiwan, which is becoming increasingly crowded out by the world’s No. 2 economy on the world stage.

Still, both distanced themselves from the deeply unpopular Ma. Chu, the mayor of Taipei, apologized for the incumbent party’s performance, but attacked Tsai as a destabilizing force whose victory would only undercut an economy that unexpectedly shrank in the third quarter. He described forging ties with China as a matter of economic reality.

“When I talk to our fruit farmers, our fishermen, our small businesses, they say the No. 1 thing they fear is Tsai Ing-wen,” Chu said, while repeatedly criticizing Tsai’s stance on the independence issue as vague.

“A basic requirement is good, stable crossstrait relations,” he said. “It’s not just about security.” 

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{SAN FRANCISCO cont’d from page 5} Prosecutors say Chow was the leader of a Chinese fraternal group with criminal ties and ran an enterprise that engaged in drug trafficking, money laundering, and the sale of stolen cigarettes and alcohol after having the group’s previous leader killed.

The agent has said he spent hours with Chow and people connected to him at fancy restaurants and nightclubs, recording many of their conversations. The investigation {MODEL MINORITY cont’d from page 11} rising influx of illegal immigrants made the labor market even more tilted in favor of employers, squashing the room for wage increase. The national threshold of poverty is a distant dream for many immigrant workers. People work 12 hours a day just to survive in this foreign land. This is just a short note on tens of thousands of Chinese immigrants’ lives in New York. Chinese Americans are often singled out as an exemplary minority group with substantial achievement in American society. However, even within a “model minority” like Chinese American, socio-economic discrepancy is still

led to the indictment of more than two dozen people and the conviction of state Sen. Leland Yee, who pleaded guilty to racketeering in July.

Chow said he didn’t want to know whether the agent was involved in illegal activity, so he would walk away from conversations the agent engaged in. Those conversations included discussions about money laundering, according to previous testimony.

Prosecutor William Frenzen asked Chow whether he pretended not to know what the agent was involved in.

During his first day of testimony last Monday, Chow acknowledged dealing drugs and getting involved in a street gang but said he later renounced criminal activity.

Chow has also denied any involvement in the two killings cited in the charges.

Frenzen played a recording in which Chow said, “That was really cool,” after hearing about one of the killings.

Chow testified that he thought the slaying was karma. 

striking. If we peek into the lives of Hmong and Laotian who are way behind in terms of statistics, our observations will probably be more disturbing. Yet, politicians still perceive us as a single group “Asian” when making decisions on significant policies.

We have never ceased voicing our demand for disaggregating data, but the echo is feeble. This past October, a data disaggregation bill was passed both in the California Senate and Assembly. While everybody was expecting it to be a law, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed it right after it was placed on his table. Our years of efforts were almost murdered by a signature. We know the path towards data

disaggregation is strenuous. We ought to continue our fight.

Political debate about the 2016 presidential campaign has already caught fire, but issues concerning Asian Americans have only occupied a minimal portion of the discussion. The Asian American community is a very diverse one. To really unfold the invisible truth about our community, data collection on the policy level should differentiate precise ethnic identities from the umbrella term “Asian”.

Only with these precise identities can the data speak the truth and save us from the myth of “model minority”. 

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7. Hishashi Iwakuma – Perhaps the only memorable moment from the Mariners season in 2015 was Hishashi Iwakuma pitching a no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles in August. Not only was it Iwakuma’s first no-hitter in the major leagues, it was his first game where he pitched the complete nine innings. What made the effort more special was that it was in front of his family who had flown from Japan for their annual visit. Iwakuma intended to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers this past offseason but, due to a failed physical, did not sign a contract. However, he returned to the Mariners and will be with Seattle next season.

6. Jason Day – Day, who is part Filipino, won the PGA Championship this past August, defeating Jordan Spieth for the title. It was Day’s first major championship and one of the five tournaments he won in 2015. In September, the 28-yearold reached the world No. 1 ranking.

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Using an economic development grant from the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission, the Blue Ridge Center is enlisting local farmers to grow medicinal herbs that the center will process and sell to licensed practitioners. This year, the center planted 38 species on 35 farms.

The center sent samples from the first harvest to 26 practitioners who agreed to evaluate the quality and efficacy.

“We really want to have access to clean organic herbs. I think the farmers can do well and we can have an industry that supports the local economy, is good for the environment, and improves people’s health.”

From an economic standpoint, Glenn said the goal is to introduce a crop that could supplement a farmer’s income by as much as $15,000 a year — effectively doubling the income of farmers in the economically distressed area.

To reach that goal, a farmer would have to devote an acre to the project for eight years, Glenn said. Because some of the plants are trees or perennials that take years to grow to marketable size, it will take time to achieve maximum return on investment, he said.

“As we continue our experimentation, we will endeavor to have our farmers plant more of the high-value and highdemand plants,” Glenn said. 

5. Jordan Clarkson – The Los Angeles Lakers guard is embracing the many Filipino fans who are gravitating toward him after he landed on the Lakers squad as a rookie last year. Clarkson, whose mother is Filipino, visited the Philippines this past off season and even volunteered to be part of the Philippines national team at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship.

4. C.T. Pan – It’s been a big 2015 for the recently graduated University of Washington golfer. Pan was one of two local golfers to make the cut at the 2015 U.S. Open. He won his first pro tournament in July at The Players Cup on the PGA Tour in Canada. He earned another tournament victory in September at the Cape Breton Celtic Classic.

3. Inbee Park – The South Korean golfer won five LPGA Tour tournaments this year including two majors: the Women’s PGA Championship and the Women’s British Open. 2015 was a good year for Park as she briefly lost and then regained the No. 1 ranking in the world in 2014. She has maintained the top ranking throughout 2015 despite being in a constant battle for the spot with Lydia Ko.

2. Danny Shelton – The former UW football standout was drafted by the Cleveland Browns. So far, with one game left, he has played in all 15 games for the Browns as defensive tackle. Shelton will be a key cog for the Browns if they have any chance of reviving the team.

1. Doug Baldwin – Baldwin makes it back-to-back years on the top of this list. The numbers do not lie and Baldwin deserves to be recognized for the career year he is having for the Seahawks. The former Stanford wide receiver broke the Seahawks franchise record for touchdown receptions.

Baldwin’s 14 touchdown receptions are tied for the NFL lead this year with just one game to go. Baldwin has a career high in receiving yards going over 1,000 through 15 games for the Seahawks. Here’s to continued success for Baldwin and the Seahawks.  Jason Cruz can be reached at info@nwasianweekly. com.

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established New York’s group, said it could also be a moneymaker. She estimates the market for domestically grown medicinal plants to be $200 million to $300 million a year.

Traditional Chinese medicine is gaining mainstream acceptance in the United States. There are 30,000 licensed practitioners across the country — 46 states issue licenses, often requiring a master’s degree and continuing education credits. In 2014, the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio opened one of the first hospital-based Chinese herbal therapy clinics in the country.

Jamie Starkey, a licensed practitioner of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine at the Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Integrative Medicine, said quality, authenticity and purity are important concerns with herbal products.

More than 300 plants are commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine. Giblette and Peg Schafer, an herb grower in Petaluma, California, compiled a list of marketable species for U.S. farmers. They include Angelica dahurica, a flowering perennial whose root is used to relieve pain and inflammation; Aster tataricus, a relative of garden asters said to have anti-

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bacterial properties; Mentha haplocalyx, a mint used for stomach ailments; and Salvia miltiorrhiza, a type of sage whose roots are used for treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

The National Institutes of Health says traditional Chinese medical techniques — which included practices such as acupuncture and Tai Chi — are primarily used as a complement to mainstream medicine. The agency cautions that some medicinal herbs can have serious side effects, and there isn’t enough rigorous scientific evidence to know whether traditional Chinese medicine works for the conditions it treats. Clinical trials are difficult because treatments involve combinations of plants customized for each patient.

Giblette, who started High Falls Foundation in New York’s Hudson Valley in 2008 to foster research and conservation of medicinal plants, said growing under conditions similar to a plant’s natural habitat is one of the keys to producing highquality medicinal plants. The foundation will provide the plants so it can ensure the authenticity of species and market products only to licensed herbal practitioners.

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{SHELF cont’d from page 8} series and we are introduced to Siri, along with his support staff — all of whom have been overlooked and underestimated for various reasons. Cotterill also sets the tone for the series very well, balancing the darkness of the deaths and murders in the story with humor and wit.

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