3817 - The International Examiner

IE EDITORIAL
Child Labor Cause
DIEM LY
Editor in Chief
As children, my parents expected my
brothers and I to work.
If only that meant basic chores known
to every child — dish-washing, dusting
shelves, and sweeping floors. An allowance, of course, was unheard of — Asian
kids never received one. Instead, my parents owned a small Asian grocery store in
Eastern Washington. And for anyone who
had small business owners as parents —
you were the slave labor, no questions
asked. The work was almost illegal ­— to
American standards. But within an Asian
family, it was normal: working long hours
with few breaks, lifting loads above your
body weight, and cleaning all matter of
surfaces with questionable home-made
chemicals. We operated the store for
years, until my father found a job at the
Boeing plant in Everett, leaving the management of the store to one of our uncles.
But for the year between 1990-1991,
Jagged Noodles:
Obese Children
and Other Signs
of Vietnam’s
Economic
Growth
BY HUY X. LE
IE Columnist
Jameelah and I returned from our trip
to Vietnam. After four weeks, we learned
to cuss like the locals. “Do mat dich!” I
would say, which I think literally means
“You thing that has lost a duck.” I don’t
know why that’s an insult. Maybe it’s
because ducks are so valuable, and anyone
who loses a duck is obviously a moron.
The last few days of our trip, we flew
to the beautiful and charming city of Hoi
An, where we discovered the magic of
“fresh beer”, which is ridiculously cheap
at the equivalent of 20 US cents per glass.
Unfortunately, you have to drink a whole
lot to get drunk. Hoi An has a historic
our family moved back to the southeast
corner of the state, once again braving
the blistering summers and blizzard-like
winters of the Tri-Cities.
My parents called the store “Crowded
People” Asian Grocery, once translated
from Vietnamese. Cute, I know. During
summer, I worked nearly everyday at the
store. But I wasn’t deprived of much. We
lived in a small studio apartment and
always had food – an advantage with a
grocery store at your disposal. But, for
some reason, I don’t remember having any
other outfit except for a t-shirt with a “hula
bear” on it and these neon swim shorts.
It was fluorescent green on one leg and
bright pink on the other and made a “swish
swoosh” noise when I walked. Among my
duties: bag groceries, re-stock shelves, and
clean as far as my reach.
On weekends, my dad returned from
Seattle with a fresh shipment of produce
and dry goods. He arrived late Friday
nights, often 2 or 3 a.m. and met us at our
rundown apartment where one of the kids
stayed up to let him through the locked
entrance of the building. We’d all wake up,
sleepily crawl into the van, find a space
between the loaded merchandise and
head to the store to unload. My parents
said it was necessary to unload right away
and store merchandise such as the boxed
frozen shrimp — the most expensive item
in the store — otherwise it would melt or
lose its freshness. I recall many times, lugging produce and boxes of cans through
the backdoor with my two older brothers
and parents in the middle of the night.
But despite these weary moments, there
were more often, joyful ones. During slow
runs in the store, my uncle tickled us in
between the aisles, turned up his worndown Michael Jackson tape to “Beat It”,
puffed on Triple 5 smokes, and told my
brothers and I jokes. We often scanned the
aisles for candy, dried or pickled favorites
to snack on until dinner and play hideand-seek in the damp, dark backroom,
giggling while my mom cooked lunch for
us over an improvised kitchen.
Memories like this aren’t uncommon.
Many Asian American parents staffed their
children in family restaurants, stores, or
even on the vast grounds of a farm. Others
toiled for wages, to support their family
or support their own quality of life. We’re
bound in an exclusive club of child laborers
who find humor, understanding, and depth
in our experiences. In an article by Collin
Tong, we feature the story of Japanese
American children in the 1950s and 60s,
who were bused from Seattle neighborhoods to work on farms in what is today
Tukwila, Renton, and Auburn, to name a
few. For many, the money earned that summer lasted an entire school year; providing
pocket money to buy school clothes and
lunches – luxuries for kids from lowerincome families. Their adorable memories
on rowdy buses full of neighborhood kids
and recollections treading between rows
of strawberries amidst the glow of summer,
are shared here.
Surely, some adults who worked as
children feel a measure of regret over
losing a part of their childhood; unable
to play with friends and forced to deal
with adult situations. For others, it defined
their childhood and marked their sense of
identity and belonging. I often think back
with a smile and my senses rise: the smell
of my uncle’s Vietnamese coffee, the taste
of dried squid snacks, the soft glow of
the store’s adobe exterior at sunset, and
the sound of bell chimes as customers
entered the door.
I learned remarkable things that continue to define who I am and my work:
my parent’s strength as people and dedication to each other, the family and its
future. They arrived in America as immigrants with nothing, but refused to give
up – always working with dignity and
integrity. That was my childhood and I
wouldn’t have it any other way, neon
shorts and all.
quarters filled with ancient Sino-Japanese
architecture and decorated with hundreds
of colorful lanterns. At night, motorcycles
and cars are prohibited and the lanterns
are lit up. And despite the heavy presence
of foreign tourists and God-forsakenly
awful tourist food, I found it magical.
Maybe it was the 25th glass of fresh
beer…
Now, we are back in the US, and I
miss Vietnam already. The country has
a vibrant energy. People are trying new
things. On the Saigon skyline there is
should pay attention to as it develops.
First, the children have become chubby, especially in the cities. The presence
of KFC and other greasy fast-food places
means tons of little fat kids waddling
around. In fact, Jameelah and I started
making a game out of it. “There’s a chub!”
we would shout, and punch each other in
the arm, kind of like “slug bug”, but with
obese children. I know, we’re horrible
people who need to attend sensitivity
training. But after getting badly bruised
arms, we realize Vietnam needs to be
aware of the growing obesity problem
among its increasingly rotund children.
Second, customer service in Vietnam
needs to improve. While people generally are friendly and kind, tourists have
reported severe shafting, and not in a fun
way. The “tourist discount,” for example,
is generally 50 to 500 percent more
than the local price. The dishonesty and
advantage taking create a bad environment full of lies. Jameelah and I had a
brilliant idea of pretending she was halfVietnamese. She practiced saying, “My
dad is from the US, and my mom is from
Da Lat, and I love Vietnam.” This sometimes charmed the locals into giving us
better prices. Another strategy we used,
when getting hotels, was for Jameelah to
wait at a nearby café while I pretended
to be a local. Unfortunately, it doesn’t
always work. “Your accent sounds kind of
dim-witted…” one receptionist told me.
Third, the public urination has to
stop. The less tactful men will pee just
about any place: walls, empty corners,
behind a bush, at fleeing animals, etc. The
squatting toilet is dying out and is being
replaced with flushing porcelain thrones,
thank goodness, but the public urination
remains constant. If Vietnam is to be a
developed country, stricter laws and better availability of clean public restrooms
need to be implemented.
Finally, the littering and abuse of
the environment need to be curtailed.
Vietnam is pretty, and some scenes, like
Ha Long Bay, are so breathtaking they
just make you want to punch someone
in the face. But everywhere there is
garbage: pristine beaches, exhilaratingly
verdant mountain paths, cloud forests,
bone-white sand dunes. It is sad and disturbing to see these scenes destroyed by
piles of crap and columns of smoke from
people burning crap. It is, unfortunately,
ingrained in the culture. Even my cousins
will toss a plastic bag out a car without a
second thought.
This is not to put a negative light on
Vietnam, of course. There are plenty of
great things. Once it fixes the negatives,
including a few things not mentioned
here such as the severe income gap, the
country is well on its way. Oh, one more
thing. The toilet paper could be improved
too. It’s like using porcupines…
“There’s a chub!”
we would shout, and punch
each other in the arm,
kind of like “slug bug”,
but with obese children.
a shiny new skyscraper with a saucershaped helicopter landing pad, a symbol
of Vietnam’s future-oriented philosophy.
According to one of my friends, in about
15 or 20 years, Vietnam will the 17th largest economy in the world. That’s amazing,
and not altogether unexpected. However,
I’ve observed a few things that Vietnam
IE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Andy Yip, Interim Pres.
Gary Iwamoto, V.P.
Arlene Oki
Cindy Domingo
Ray Ishii
Heather Villanueva
Joyce Zhou
Maureen Francisco
ADVISOR
Ron Chew
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Diem Ly
[email protected]
ARTS EDITOR
STAFF REPORTER
[email protected]
collin­­­­[email protected]
BUSINESS MANAGER
INTERNS/PARTNERS
Alan Chong Lau
Ellen Suzuki
Monique Caintic
Terrence Lin
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
CONTRIBUTORS
[email protected]
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Abe Wong
[email protected]
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
WEBMASTER/IT SUPPORT
[email protected]
[email protected]
Angelo Ongpin
Collin Tong
[email protected]
Ryan Catabay
Jimmy Tang
Look, an easy-to-remember website:
www.Jaggednoodles.com.
Huy X. Le
Bok Oh
Anthony Advincula
Alicia Halberg
Tamiko Nimura
Tracy Lai
Yayoi Lena Winfrey
Paul Kim
International Examiner
622 S. Washington St.
Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: (206) 624-3925
Fax: (206) 624-3046
Website: www.iexaminer.org
Don’t Get Take-Out! Have it Delivered!
SUBSCRIBE TO THE IE!
$35 a year, $60 for two years -- 24 in-depth issues a year! Go to
www.iexaminer.org and click on the SUBSCRIBE button or mail
a check to: 622 S. Washington St., Seattle, WA 98104. Thank you!
INTERNATIONAL EXAMINER
September 7, 2011 - September 20, 2011 —— 3
IE EDITORIAL
Op-Ed: Groupon Not What Small Businesses
‘Bargained’ For?
In a slow economic climate, local business owners are trying anything. But some find
those trendy daily deals — heaven-sent for customers — are their worst nightmare.
BY Bok Oh
IE Contributor
literally on the phone with the Groupon
Now representative for over 30 minutes!
The high-pressure tactics reminded me of
a used car salesman.
Plus, I just signed on with a company
called Pirq, which took note of all the
daily deal negatives and came up with
a solution that works for both businesses
and people looking for deals. Pirq gives
us more control over what kind of deal
we can do, when we do it and how
often. We can give our customers deals
of 20-50 percent over and over when
business is slow, so we have people coming back, and we can invite brand new
customers in the area. The deal is done
100 percent through a smart phone, with
immediate verification by Microsoft Tag,
a 2D QR code that does the work for us.
No watching for a hard-core deal seeker
with an agenda. Our employees don’t
have to do anything except give the dis-
Like a lot of other business owners, I
am always looking for ways to get more
customers in the door. Recession or no
recession, when more people know you’re
there and what you have to offer, it’s a
lot better than being silent and expecting people to come and buy something.
Obviously, in retail, we know a little discount doesn’t hurt either.
I’m a co-owner at Utopia, a yogurt
business in the International District’s
Uwajimaya food court. We’ve been there
for two years, and last year, we did a
Groupon, which just ended in May. We
hopped on board the craze of daily deals,
because we saw what a lot of other businesses were experiencing: a ton of people
trying their products and a big demand.
We wanted that too, but we didn’t get it,
and that’s the story you don’t hear about
as often for these deal sites and services.
I want to share Utopia’s story in case
other businesses are still considering the
Groupons of the world.
I’m staying away from Groupon from
now on, for a few big reasons:
1. Utopia lost money doing Groupon,
which pressured us to offer too big of a discount. We wished we could have changed
it right after we signed on, but it was too
late. The deal was on, and people were
promised a great discount at Utopia. Since
we were new to these types of deals, we
relied on Groupon to help guide us.
2. Customers came specifically for the
deal – brand new customers we never saw
before, but we didn’t see most of them
ever again.
3. Some people tried to print multiple,
“fake” copies of the Groupon vouchers
and redeem them. These sites ask you
to print the coupon and bring it to the
business, but there’s no way to tell if the
coupon has been copied multiple times,
only later to do the paperwork and find
out that you were scammed by an expert
coupon-er.
4. Tracking the Groupon added difficult
paperwork on top of all other things staff
had to do. We trained them to the best of
our abilities, but as a small business, the
administration of the deal put a big strain
on our workers, and we weren’t sure until
later that it was all done correctly. It was
a nightmare.
When we asked Groupon for help
on some of these challenges, their lack
of customer service just turned me off.
I know what’s reasonable; I am a fulltime pharmaceutical sales person in my
day job. There are just certain things you
should do for your clients. Plus, most of
our clients come from the neighborhood
and nearby areas, so it made sense to do
more location-specific promotions if we
were going to do any. I didn’t just want
customers driving over for a deal – and
never seeing them again.
Fast-forward to a few months later,
and Groupon has come up with Groupon
Now, which shows smart phone users
deals that are around them. I chose not to
go with them because of all the problems
Utopia had with Groupon, period, and
they even activated a Groupon Now deal
without my authorization! Not to mention that the Groupon’s sales person was
so aggressive. It was just not cool. I was
count and be happy for our customers.
The fees are a lot more reasonable, and
part of the Pirq deal goes to United Way
to help feed the homeless.
Business owners – especially small
business owners – need to stick together.
I want my customers to get good value
from us, but the way we used to do it has
changed with the Groupons of the world.
We all need a smarter way to build value
for our customers with deals that they
like, while building a repeat customer
base, and without crushing our own bottom lines.
I want to warn other business owners
not to get pressured. Just think it through
before you sign.
NEWS PULSE > > >
>>>
>>>
>>>
We hopped on board the craze of daily deals,
because we saw what a lot of other businesses were
experiencing: a ton of people trying their products
and a big demand. We wanted that too, but we didn’t
get it, and that’s the story you don’t hear about...
Above: Photo credit: www.entrepreneur.com. Left: Utopia signage.
Photo courtesy: Bok Oh.
A New Stereotype For Asian Americans in Advertising?
American Companies Reinvest and Rebrand in Asia
The Washington Post addressed
a recent trend of Asian Americans
appearing in television advertising
as technological experts.
According to the article, the
stereotypical portrayal reinforces a
marketing concept known as the
“match up” theory, which states that consumers respond more favorably to products
advertised by an actor or spokesperson who
“fits” the product. Just as consumers expect
cosmetics to be sold by a supermodel or
athletic equipment by a professional athlete, in the minds of the U.S. public, Asian
Americans are strongly associated with
technical know-how, says researcher Jinnie
Jinyoung Yoo of the University of Texas.
Variations on the theme have appeared
in numerous TV commercials in recent
The magazine, Foreign Policy, reported
on the American brands reinventing themselves to sell in Asia in the article “Huge
in Asia”. Scores of brands with sagging
fortunes in the United States are reinventing themselves as must-have luxury items
in Asia, a strategy they’ve adopted with
particular fervor in the wake of the global
economic downturn.
America’s oldest surviving automobile
brand, Buick, a division of beleaguered
General Motors (GM), was saved by China,
which was nearly a century into a love
affair with the venerable make by the time
GM reintroduced it there in 1998. Today,
Buick is one of China’s leading luxury-car
brands and a status symbol for the young,
upwardly mobile business elite. In 2010,
Buick sold more than 550,000 vehicles
months: in a Staples
advertisement, an
Asian American fixit technician comes
to the “rescue”;
CVS’s TV ads feature a lab-coated
pharmacist of Asian descent dispensing
advice about medication to a baffled
Caucasian lady; and a mother and son
shopping at Best Buy learn that the store
offers “Geek Squad” techies, packaged
like life-size action figures on the store’s
shelves. One of the tech guys is an Asian
American. While some critics believe the
commercials are forming a new stereotype, others are relieved Asians are finally
depicted as intelligent, savvy, and with
firm English proficiency.
on the mainland,
at least triple what
it sold in the United
States. Other American
brands seeing new life
and status in China and
other Asian countries
is Illinois-based beer,
Pabst Blue Ribbon,
which costs 300 yuan,
or $46, per bottle. Sold
in an elegant bottle
and aged in wooden casks, the beer is
meant to be savored in
a champagne flute. Other brands include:
Kentucky Fried Chicken; Playboy logo
clothing and accessories; and the doughnut chain, Krispy Kreme.
“
4 ­—— September 7, 2011 - September 20, 2011 INTERNATIONAL EXAMINER
IE EDITORIAL
Say What?
Facebook, Twitter,
& Website Readers
SOUND OFF!
Become our fan on Facebook
facebook.com/internationalexaminer
Follow us on
@iExaminer
“Wow! Scott Oki is really misguided
by hubris.”
-- Charlie Mas
In response to the IE article, “Are Parent Unions
the Answer? A New Hope to Reform Education”
by Collin Tong, posted on the IE website.
“With all due respect, Caitlan
Fuller, I believe is misinformed pursuant to what E-Verify does and
does not do. Just like any other
piece of computerized equipment
it must rely on the principles of
human accuracy; simply, Garbage
in - Garbage out syndrome ...
(Read full comment on the IE website).
-- Jon-Paul Schilling, Esq.
In response to the article, “Flawed E-Verify
Law Would Derail Immigration Reform Efforts,
Say Experts” by New America Media’s Caitlin
Fuller, posted on the IE website.
Oh wow I really need to stop by
and get to know P’Moo!
-- Tanantha
In response to “A Gregarious Shopkeeper Draws
Seattle’s Thai Community to a Chinatown/ID
Video Store” posted on the IE website.
I am a 24 year-old Korean adoptee. I am concerned about what will
happen to the children who need
families since restrictions on international adoption have increased.
I hope that more families in Korea
will exhibit the courage of this
Korean American family and go
against the social stigma. It is
much more than a blood-line that
makes a family.
-- Jackie
In response to the article “The Stigma of Korean
Adoption” posted on the IE website.
This is not right! It’s absolutely
job discrimination to me and my
Filipino community. I heard other
international nursing personnel of
any kind talking in their own lingo
such as Nigerians, Ethiopians,
Latinas & other non-White or Black
citizens. I hear them everywhere
in any hospital or nursing homes
here in the U.S. All you have to do
is issue a kind verbal warning from
your own HR dept. not to overdo
it when they are working with
patients & visitors. This is an easy,
simple matter that doesn’t have to
lead to employee firing. This is an
absolute racial discrimination. Too
prejudiced, that’s what my family
would call it.
-- Anonymous
In response to the news brief, “Filipino Nurses
Fired For Speaking Tagalog” posted on the IE
website.
Hurricane Irene:
Echoes of
Katrina,
Memories of
Philippine
Typhoons
BY Anthony Advincula
IE Contributor
New America Media
www.newamericamedia.org
NEW YORK, N.Y.—The lives of 10 million
New Yorkers had been interrupted, again,
but this time it was not about terrorism,
but the wrath of Hurricane Irene.
Thousands fled the city only a few
hours before Mayor Michael Bloomberg
ordered a mandatory evacuation for
urban dwellers in low-lying areas along
the water and shut down the subway,
trains and buses on Aug. 27.
Shops and restaurants were closed; the
streets were eerily empty.
I live on the ground floor of a low-rise
brick apartment building, two blocks from
what the New York Office of Emergency
Management considers flood Zone A, on
the west side of 20th Street, in downtown
Manhattan. If the eye of Hurricane Irene
hit hard, as predicted, it would not be
surprising if my street were flooded.
Suddenly, I thought, the Hudson River
— so often marveled for its beauty and
calmness and where thousands of New
Yorkers usually walk or run along the park
—-is considered a major threat. Water
from the river could rise more than three
feet and spill over.
My apartment building turned into an
abandoned warehouse. Almost all my
neighbors, except for the young woman
on the second floor, had left. But, like her,
I decided to stay alone in my apartment.
I stocked up canned good and water and
made sure that the battery of my cell
phone was fully charged.
Typhoons — Part of Filipino Life
A friend, whom I called to express my
concern said, “You’ll be fine. You’re from
the Philippines.”
Although it was a heavily loaded com-
NEWS PULSE > > >
The Tidal Wave’s Toll
The following day we heard that there
had been a tidal wave. Many people —
mostly women and children — on the
coastal areas died.
Within a day, more and more dead bodies were recovered. The town’s morgues
could no longer accommodate the dead
bodies that were brought in, and so we
were told that the rescuers wrapped the
corpses with blankets and took them to
St. Peter and Paul’s Cathedral. The town’s
mayor ordered a mass burial.
I also learned later that Frankie became
an orphan. His parents and younger siblings were among the ones who perished
in the storm. His father and sister were
pulled out of the rubble the following day,
bloated and covered with mud. A group
of fishermen recovered his mother’s body
floating in the ocean a week later.
In retrospect, my hometown didn’t
have the sturdy houses that could stand
through natural disasters. It didn’t have
the capability to shut down the coastal
villages and order everyone to evacuate, because there were no safe houses
for elders, and those who were already
afflicted and confined in hospitals. Even
the town’s leaders were in the same predicament, just trying to survive like everyone else.
But, also, we didn’t have the mayor
under pressure to provide sufficient services, as was Bloomberg after New York
City mishandled the blizzard that derailed
the Big Apple last December, while he
vacationed in Bermuda.
Also, the Philippines didn’t have the
world’s eye on its competence in managing natural disasters and their aftermath
the way the United States does. Only six
years ago this week, U.S. failures in the
wake of Hurricane Katrina blew away a
large portion of America’s international
reputation, much like a patch of corrugated metal roof.
Still, given my past experiences with
storms, I was scared this weekend. I
didn’t sleep almost the entire night when
Hurricane Irene roared through New York
City. I put candles and a box of matches
on my bed side, aware that a force of
nature, such as Irene, is something I’d
have to reckon with.
I should have learned from the past
and evacuated, rather than underestimate
the havoc the hurricane could have done.
Fortunately, except for beaten trees and
fallen debris, there were no flash floods,
no casualties. I also didn’t have to look for
the shard of metal roof and drag it back
home. I didn’t have to see my mother go
to a relief center and line up for food.
The one thing for me that did not
change is that I still live on an island, this
time one called Manhattan.
>>>
>>>
ment, my friend made a point: I was
raised and grew up in a typhoon-belt
island where about 15 typhoons would
pass each year — at least five of them
category three or four storms.
Typhoons were part of our lives. Each
time the wind peeled away a large piece
of our corrugated metal roof, I remember,
we looked for it the next day (more often
than not, it would land on our neighbor’s backyard). We’d just retrieve it and
patched it back in place.
But as a young boy, in 1987, less than
a month before Christmas Day, a levelfour typhoon (known as “Sisang” in the
Philippines) ravaged my hometown. Just as
it was in Manhattan on Aug. 26, I could still
recall the bright sun and powder-blue sky
before the winds pummeled the island.
I went to school early that day, just in
time for the daily flag ceremony, when the
students assembled to sing the national
anthem and hoist the flag. But as soon as
the ceremony was over, the school principal announced over a loud speaker that
all classes had been suspended because
of the coming storm.
On my way out of the campus, I saw
Frankie, a kid from the other class, standing near the school gate. We’d never
been close friends, but I knew he lived in
Cabid-an, a small coastal village about six
miles from the main town. We gave each
other a quick nod.
By noon the wind lashed my hometown. The power went out. My mother lit
a kerosene lamp. The wind blew stronger
and stronger. Our roof flapped in the wind,
and we could hear the nails wobbling and
popping through the thin metal sheets.
Our kitchen, which was outside the
house, was completely destroyed. The
mud bricks we used for cooking were also
gone. At one point I saw my cousin, who
lived with us at the time, dangling from
the ceiling and trying to hold on to the
wooden chassis.
As the night wore on, we were getting
hungry and cold. My mother took an empty
can of milk and carved a hole on it. She
placed a small kettle with rice and water on
top of the can, and then inserted crumpled
newspapers into the hole of the can and
lighted them up. She told me to keep the
fire burning, by continuing to put in crumpled newspapers until the rice boiled.
What mattered the most that night was
my mother’s ability to cook and serve our
dinner: rice and fried fish as small as my
thumb.
NAAAP-Seattle Wins Two First Place National Awards
At the 2011 National Association of
Asian American Professionals (NAAAP)
National Convention August 11-13,
NAAAP-Seattle placed first out of 24
NAAAP chapters nationwide in ‘PR/
Marketing’ and ‘Community Involvement’
and placed in the top three in ‘Programs’
and ‘Membership.’
NAAAP is an entirely volunteer-run
organization dedicated to developing
leadership in the Asian American community. Members of the award-winning
Community Service Committee include:
Jenafer Park (chair), David Eam, Theresa
Ip-Froehlich, Sherwin Tsao, Seng Jiunn
Lee, and Nelson Siu. Members of the
award-winning PR/Marketing Committee
include: Julie Pham (chair), Ninette
Cheng, Ngam Nguyen, Don Pham,
Sherwin Tsao, Marian Liu, Jason Chen,
and Yugo Nawa. Ryan Catabay of Rytek
NAAAP-Seattle at the NAAAP National convention, holding their first place trophies. From left to right: Membership
Chair Kevin Chang, National Representative Hang Chen,
Social Chair Heidi Yu, PR/Marketing Chair Julie Pham,
Student Relations Chair Amy Duong, President David Eam,
Secretary Claire Ding, and past President Gil Gido.
Grafx also redesigned NAAAP-Seattle’s
logo and social media platforms, which
contributed to the win.
Local Asian-Owned
Businesses Featured on
Seattle Website
The
local
Chinatown/
ID businesses:
Momo, Mon
Hei Bakery,
Phnom Penh
Restaurant
and Tamarind
Tree
were
all featured
on the www.
onlyinseattle.org website that
encourages Seattleites to shop
locally and support independent
businesses. Congratulations to
these local small businesses for
the acknowledgement.
INTERNATIONAL EXAMINER
September 7, 2011 - September 20, 2011 —— 5
IE NEWS
New Paid Sick Leave Law May Help Workers,
But Will Have an Economic Impact
BY Alicia halberg
IE Contributor
Alicia Halberg is a student in the University of Washington
Department of Communication News Laboratory.
The Seattle City Council will take a
final vote on a paid sick-leave ordinance
on Sept. 12, one month after the initiative
passed through a committee vote.
If passed, Seattle would become one
of only a handful of cities and one state,
Connecticut, to have such a law on the
books. Reaction from area businesses
remains mixed.
“In theory, I think it’s a good thing,”
said Maiko Winkler-Chin, the executive director of the Seattle Chinatown/ID
Preservation and Development Authority
(SCIDpda). “Everybody should be able to
take time off and not be burdened with
the fear of not being able to make rent for
being sick — but small businesses have
also had a lot of costs and the ordinance
could be another burden for them.”
The paid sick days ordinance, sponsored by the Seattle Coalition for a Healthy
Workforce, has worked with a handful of
small-business owners in the area to create a more workable solution fitting their
economic needs.
“We had some pretty intense conversations with small business owners, including Jody Hall of Cupcake Royale, Makini
Howell of Plum Bistro and Joe Fugere of
Tutta Bella,” said Marilyn Watkins of the
Economic Opportunity Institute, a major
leader of the coalition. “This allowed us
to work out an ordinance that had quite
a bit more flexibility built into it than it
originally had.
“Some small business owners wrote in
with concerns about our initial proposal,
so we decided to meet with them and
figure out how we could better tailor it to
small-business needs,” Watkins said.
Winkler-Chin says her office has talked
with six to seven businesses of different
sizes about the ordinance and found a
range of opinions. About half of them had
not heard about it before, but a few already
had sick-leave policies in place. Some
smaller-store owners expressed concerns
about the ordinance’s economic impact.
The small-business flexibilities Watkins
describes are “tiers” of business sizes.
Different-sized businesses would be required
to offer different amounts of sick days.
As the ordinance stands now, socalled micro-businesses, those consisting
of fewer than five employees, would be
exempt; so would work study employees.
Sick workers from smaller businesses,
considered fewer than 250 employees,
would also not be allowed to utilize the
paid leave until at least 180 days after they
began employment.
According to the coalition’s website,
the ordinance calls for four different tiers
of sick leave. Employers with between five
and 49 full-time employees would accrue
one hour for every 50 hours a person
worked, with a 40-hour overall cap. In the
standard workweek, that’s five days. The
second tier consists of businesses with 50
to 249 full-time employees, who would
gain one hour for every 35 hours worked
with a 56-hour paid-leave maximum. The
amount of leave increases as the size of
businesses do.
This method assumes that larger businesses are able to pay for more time off
than their mom-and-pop counterparts.
“I don’t know if larger businesses and the Seattle Office of Economic
Development were very involved with
this process at all,” said Winkler-Chin.
“The whole conversation seems to have
moved pretty quickly and geared towards
labor and workers.”
The coalition hopes to reach out to different Seattle business communities to get
them involved in the process, but the vote
is approaching quickly.
“There’s an extra six months built into
the ordinance before it would take effect,”
said Watkins. “It’s a big concern in a city
like Seattle. Business owners and workers speak many languages. … We would
want to write clear rules and do significant
outreach in culturally relevant ways.”
Currently the ordinance is 32 pages
long.
“I think in other, similar jurisdictions,
like San Francisco, the ordinance is only
nine pages long,” asked Winkler-Chin.
“Who’s going to be able to sit down and
explain 32 pages of legalese with a small
business owner who may have limited
English skills?”
The Seattle Office of Civil Rights will be
in charge of implementing the ordinance
and enforcing it. The ordinance would be
enforced through a complaints process.
“At this time the Chinatown/
International District is having a pretty
rough time; there’s high vacancy rates,
people don’t have the money to go out
and spend like they used to,” said WinklerChin. “With these additional costs, the
city needs to consider how it may be a
burden for small businesses and how
they’re going to be able to react to it.
These voices need to be heard.”
NEWS PULSE > > >
>>>
>>>
If passed, Seattle would
become one of only a
handful of cities and
one state, Connecticut,
to have such a law on
the books.
Photo credit: Vtlivablewage.org.
Feds: San Jose Panda Express Made Hispanic Employees
Clean Toilets While Asian Employees Shown Favoritism
The IE Expresses Its
Condolences
According to the Mercury
News, the federal government said, Aug. 24, it is suing
a Panda Express restaurant
in West San Jose for requiring Latino workers to clean
toilets while Asian employees
enjoyed an easier workload.
The U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission said
in a federal court filing that the general manager of the Panda Express gave
Latino workers fewer hours and more
menial jobs. The parent company of the
popular Chinese food chain employs
18,000 workers at 1,200 locations across
the country.
The commission said it is a violation
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to discriminate against employees based on
ethnicity. The suit, filed in the U.S. District
On Aug. 17, Bao Quoc Do, 21, of Seattle,
fell off his personal watercraft and died in
the waters of Lake Washington, near Seward
Park. After the accident, a witness tossed Do a
lifejacket, but when he didn’t reach for it, the
witness jumped into the water and attempted
to pull Do up. He was unable to and Do
apparently sank into the water. For three days,
Seattle Police Harbor Patrol searched for Do.
Do’s family and friends held vigil at a
nearby park, just north of Seward Park. On
early morning Aug. 20, three days after Do’s
disappearance, a passerby walking their dog
near the search area, came upon a body,
later identified as Do. The King County
Medical Examiner’s Office said the cause
of death was asphyxia due to drowning and
was deemed an accident. A funeral was held
on Aug. 24 at the Columbia Funeral Home.
The IE expresses its condolences to Do’s family and friends.
Court of Northern California, demands
Panda pay the employees monetary damages and set up anti-discrimination training. The same Panda location was sued
in September after firing an employee
when she complained about a co-worker’s “inappropriate sexual behavior.” In a
settlement reached in April, the company
agreed to pay the employee, Veronica
Nava, $25,000 and rehire her, but it did
not admit any wrongdoing.
Architects,
Consultants
& Contractors
KCLS Library Contract
Information Available Online!
www.kcls.org/buildings
Information about KCLS construction and
the latest available details on current and
pending projects.
t
t
t
t
t
t
t
t
t
Requests for Proposals
Requests for Qualifications
Current Project Bid Listing
Call for Art Proposals
Site Selection Policy
Announcements of Finalists
Community Meetings
Contacts
New Releases
The King County Library System recognizes
strength and value within our communities,
and we encourage all interested and qualified
service providers to review our public bid
construction opportunities.
Contact Kelly Iverson
Facilities Assistant
[email protected] or 425.369.3308
6 ­—— September 7, 2011 - September 20, 2011 INTERNATIONAL EXAMINER
IE NEWS
ries, raspberries and green beans!”
“My grandmother, who was living with
us, wanted us to go work at the farm.
Because we didn’t live on the farm, we
commuted. We would get picked up early
in the morning, around 5 a.m., on the
back of a flatbed truck that had plywood
walls. Pick all day and get dropped off at
In the 1950s and 60s, Seattle children are bused to local farms to earn a
home around 5 p.m. I think my fingers are
still stained with strawberry juice!”
living, forming a lifetime of memories.
Matsuda picked strawberries for
BY COLLIN TONG
one season on the Kiba Farm near the
IE Staff Reporter
Duwamish River,
Collin Tong is a freelance
followed by a
journalist for Crosscut
short stint at the
and Seattle-based stringer for
Koba Farm near
the New York Times.
Carnation. Then he
spent two seasons
SEATTLE – They are as upstanding a
at the Nishimura
group of civic leaders as one might find
Farm in Auburn
anywhere. Dr. Lawrence Matsuda, 66, a
picking strawberformer educator, was once an assistant
ries, beans, and
superintendent for Seattle Public Schools
raspberries. Before
and visiting professor of education at
that, he worked
Seattle University. Seattle business manseveral summers at
ager Ken Nakamura, 63, was director of
the Smith Brothers
the Washington State Lottery.
Farms
picking
Jim Yoshida, 63, is a retired police offibeans.
cer – the first Japanese-American – at the
Matsuda, then
Seattle Police Department. Public affairs
a sixth grader
consultant Al Sugiyama, 61, was the former
at Beacon Hill
executive director of the Center for Career
Elementary, was
Alternatives. And Bellevue philanthropist
11 years-old when
Scott Oki, 62, past senior vice president at
he worked his first
Microsoft, now heads the Oki Foundation.
job and continWhat all have in common is that growing Left: Children on a farm, c. 1933. Bellevue, Washington. Courtesy of the Akizuki Family Collection and Densho archives. Right: Seattle, 1945.
ued until he was a
up in Beacon Hill, the International District, Photo credit: Seattle P-I Collection, MOHAI.
student at Mercer
Rainier Valley, and Central area, they, like
Darlene Suyematsu, director of devel- started. The hourly work – weeding, thin- Middle School on Beacon Hill.
thousands of other youngsters from Seattle’s
In spite of the long days and arduous
Asian-American community worked at opment at the Japanese Cultural and ning strawberries and raspberries, dipping
summer jobs picking fruit on Japanese- Community Center of Washington, recalls raspberry poles in creosote, and prepping labor, all look back on their experience
owned farms in Washington in the 1950s those days well. “My parents, Ish and the fields – was done during the summer with appreciation. “My father was a Nisei
and 1960s. Many of them were “sansei”, or Hime Suyematsu, operated a 50-acre after the strawberry and raspberry sea- from Bainbridge Island where they were
strawberry and vegetable farm on Green sons,” he said.
farmers before the war,” said Nakamura.
third-generation Japanese-Americans.
Still, retired educator Lawrence “My mother was from Japan. Both of them
During that time, berry farms were Valley Road Southeast in Auburn from
Matsuda is thankful for the summer earn- were extremely hard-working and taught
scattered all over Seattle and many parts 1962 to 1990.”
“My dad had a big old school bus ings he made. “Keep in mind that a Van us a strong work ethic.”
of King County where Boeing Field and
Sugiyama found working on the farms
Southcenter now stand. “In fact most of that he would drive around to pick up Heusen dress shirt cost $5, so in twothe valley from Renton to Auburn was the workers. We had pickers in the early and-a-half days I could earn enough for a an opportunity to meet other Asian kids
farmland,” Sugiyama recalls. “On the years, but mostly around the Auburn and shirt.” Ken Nakamura earned $82 his first from Mercer and Sharples [later renamed
Eastside, you had farms in Bellevue, Kent area. I run across many people who summer and bought a three-speed bike Aki Kurose] junior high schools. Matsuda
worked on berry farms in our area, mostly and spent the rest on school clothes.
agrees. “I made a lot of new friends, met
Redmond and Carnation.”
“I made about 60 cents for a flat of some girls, and earned enough money to
Local farms recruited the youth, mostly on the Nishimura and Nishimoto farms.”
Suyematsu’s cousin, Janis, is married to strawberries, which included the 20 cents buy clothes for school in the fall.”
Japanese-Americans between the ages of
Nakamura looks back on other intan10 and 15, by word of mouth, Sugiyama Al Yamada, who farmed the land originally bonus per flat for staying the whole searecalls. “Farmers would drive into the owned by her aunt and uncle, George and son,” Yoshida said. “We were paid 75 cents gibles. “The first summer, I didn’t have a
city and pick kids up in their old, dirty, Risako Kawasaki in North Auburn. Yamada for a flat of raspberries, which included a choice because my father made me go to
beat-up trucks. Later they had old beat-up also retired from farming a few years ago, 15 cent-per-flat seasonal bonus.” He still learn the value of a dollar and help out on
recalls how many of his friends bought family expenses. After surviving the first
school buses. The conditions were very and the family sold the farm.
Long hours were the norm for sum- transistor radio with their summer earn- summer, I gladly returned on my own.”
rough with long hours. Hardest job I ever
“Although we didn’t know it at the
had, and the pay was low. You usually got mer berry pickers, said Yoshida. “The first ings. “We attached these AM-only radios
couple of years, we worked from 7 a.m. to our berry carts while we were picking time, it was a transformative experience
paid by how much you picked.”
“There were five kids in our family, to 6 p.m. with an hour off for lunch at and listened to rock n’ roll music while we and prepared us for our adult working
lives. Most of the friendships we formed
and all of us worked on the farms in the noon. I can remember being so happy at worked to make the time pass.”
Toiling away under the hot sun was not during those years remain to this day. It
summers. Most of the kids who worked lunch and dinner because this meant a
always a picnic, Scott Oki said, recalling was hard work, but a great experience.”
on the farms were poor back then, so we break and then the end of the day.”
For scores of Seattle youth, spending the many long hours and backbreaking
For Jim Yoshida, working on the farms
had to work in order to buy school supsummers working on the farms provided days he and his brother, Bob, spent. “My as a youngster was a life-altering rite of
plies and clothes,” he said.
Jim Yoshida remembers spending sum- valuable lessons in thrift and hard work brother and I picked berries and beans dur- passage. “All in all, I learned a lot about
mers picking strawberries, raspberries, and an opportunity to meet other kids. ing the summer. I first started when I was myself and others. The older I get, I realand blackberries at his grandparents’ farm “There was quite a bit of boy-girl interac- about 10 years-old and continued going for ize more and more just how valuable
in Auburn, which was operated by Stan tion between the farms, and one marriage about five summers,” he said. “I was never those lessons were, and how they ring
and Kaz Tsujikawa, Yoshida’s uncles. He resulted from a relationship that began at very good at it, but I still like to eat strawber- true to this day.”
was a 12-year-old sixth grader at John the farms,” Yoshida said.
Living in such close quarters, Yoshida
Muir Elementary School when he started
his first job in June 1960. He worked on and his coworkers forged new friendthe farm until his senior year at Franklin ships. “Working and living with others
was an interesting proposition, and we all
High School.
Most of the summer hands at the had our idiosyncrasies. I remember one
Tsujikawa Farm were boys and girls of the guys wore the same pair of pants
from Asa Mercer, Sharples, Meany or for an extended period of time, and they
Washington middle schools in Seattle, became so dirty and berry-stained that
said the retired police officer. Even after we joked about how his pants were so
they graduated to Franklin, Garfield, stiff they could stand up on their own. Or
Cleveland, and Rainier Beach high the guy who wanted to avoid sharing his
snacks with everyone, so he ate them at
schools, they continued their farm jobs.
Many of the Japanese-American boys night under his covers with a flashlight.”
By today’s standards, the pay for a
and girls who spent summers working at
the farm lived in the coed bunkhouse. day’s work picking berries was paltry,
“We lodged there and were charged but back then it was a princely sum for
$1.20 a day for room and board,” Yoshida teenagers and meant extra money to buy
said. “Just across the way about a hundred school clothes for the fall.
“We were paid based upon how many
yards from us was another farm owned by
my aunt and uncle, Itzuko and Kart Funai. berries we picked,” said former state lottery director Nakamura, who worked six
They boarded only girls.”
A Childhood Spent Toiling
on Washington Farms
consecutive summers from age 12 to 18.
“The working conditions were great. We
were treated kindly and with respect. It
was hard work, but a great experience.”
“There was a bonus for the two primary seasons, strawberries and raspberries,”
Yoshida added. “For the blackberries, we
were paid at a higher flat rate because
the season required us to work weekends
after school started.”
“We picked them with a smaller crew,
oftentimes on the weekends after school
INTERNATIONAL EXAMINER
IE NEWS
Is This the Young
API Social
Movement
We’ve Been
Waiting For?
BY TAMIKO Nimura
IE Contributor
On the YouTube screen, five young
Asian American Pacific Islanders are sitting
on a couch, introducing themselves to the
viewer. “Hi, I’m Kane. I’m the director.”
“I’m Farah, the executive producer…” The
five are producers of a documentary in
progress, “Uploaded: The Asian American
Movement,” a project about the effect of
new media on API visibility, pan-ethnic
identity, and a new form of community in
the arts and entertainment.
Many Americans, including longstanding API activists, are familiar with social
change movements, from the civil rights
movement to Seattle’s Asian Coalition for
Equality to the birth of American Ethnic
Studies: movements which often used protests, marches, and boycotts as tactics. In
this online movement the banners are digital ones, scrolling across the top of a screen,
rather than butcher paper held in the streets.
What’s their message? Can these new forms
of visibility and celebrity, through new
media, activate social change?
Recent articles from KoreAm magazine
to the New York Times and Marketplace
National Public Radio (NPR) speak of a
on Asian American advocacy, national civil rights,
and public policy. He also
describes his perspective
as a “just-after-Civil Rightsactivist” one.
“We have to ask the
hard questions,” Shinagawa
continues. “Who are the
leaders? How does it
change consciousness?
Where are the results?
How does this movement
address poverty, the underlying issues of racism, sexism, and inequality? And if
President Obama’s mantra
was, ‘Yes, we can,” we
must now ask, “Yes, we
can do what?’”
The crew of “Uploaded”. Left to right: Rommel Andaya, Julie Zhan, Mark
Gadia, Kane Diep, Farah Moriah.
Other API youth activPhoto credit: Lukasz Laskowski.
ists, even those involved in
the arts may also question
growing visibility of APIs in entertainment, the possible conflation of visibility with
citing numbers that include millions of social change. Seattle-born youth activist
YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter subscrib- and performance artist El Dia, a founders and followers. The nonprofit orga- ing member of Youth Speaks Seattle, also
nization Kollaboration proudly defines wonders at the idea of calling this pheitself as “an event and a movement,” nomenon a movement.
“These [YouTube] stars are expressing
with the ultimate goal of bringing about
“a paradigm shift of perceptions and to lived experience of the State of Asian
pave the way for future APIs to accom- America,” she says, “challenging (or creatplish their goals and dreams that may be ing) stereotypes surely, but on the whole
entertainment related.” The producers of are not advocating for political action or
“Uploaded” have also included this lan- challenging systemic oppression in the
guage, subtitling their documentary “The mass-based way that the past US social
movements did.”
Asian American Movement.”
There are a number of API youthCan we see the exponential rise and
popularity of APIs on YouTube or in enter- focused organizations and individuals,
she adds, who “carry on [the legacy of
tainment as a social movement?
“That’s a really, really hard ques- APIA activism], creating space, holding
tion to answer,” says sociologist Larry events, working with youth, providing
Shinagawa, professor and director of Asian support, fighting racist laws and policAmerican Studies at the University of ing and otherwise creating social change
Maryland. Shinagawa conducts research within their communities.” However these
September 7, 2011 - September 20, 2011 —— 7
organizations, such as Oakland’s AYPAL
(Asian/Pacific Islander Youth Promoting
Advocacy and Leadership) have not garnered as much fame as newly visible
online stars, including YouTube comedian
Ryan Higa, beauty tips guru Michelle
Phan, or musician David Choi.
Farah Moriah, one of the executive producers of “Uploaded,” does partially concur with this assessment, suggesting that
the film is “not technically social activism,
but could work hand in hand with social
activism” and eventually lead to change.
After some conversation, Moriah suggests
that the documentary’s purpose can also
galvanize different API constituencies for
mutual support:
“Growing up, we saw more Chinese
pride, or Korean pride, or Filipino pride…
but now we are really seeing new inspiration for youth to come together and support
each other, especially in entertainment.”
In the process of making “Uploaded”,
she continues, the producers have noticed
that this phenomenon has encouraged
different API artists to forge a renewed
and stronger sense of pan-ethnic API
identity, breaking an older generation’s
stereotypical vision of the political apathy of API youth.
Clearly, more dialogue is needed
between traditional activists, media makers, youth voices, and those who span these
populations. Yet El Dia, Kollaboration, and
the “Uploaded” producers all contend that
the effect of these celebrities on API youth
can be huge. “I would be very hesitant
to call the rise of APIAs in entertainment,
‘the social movement of our generation’,
says El Dia. “I believe that is yet to come.”
Yet Moriah and her co-producers are certainly invested in broader representation:
“We’d love to hear from more folks, and
we’re really interested in including a wide
variety of perspectives.”
KOREAN
FOODSWEEK
Featuring
September 7-13, 2011
REGULAR
STORE HOURS
MOON
CAKES!
Available at All
Monday-Saturday
8 am -10pm
Sunday
9am - 9pm
Uwajimaya
Stores.
Im pr ovi ng t he lives of Asi an Pacif i c Am er i cans
Public Notice:
Commission Board Meeting
The Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs will be holding a Commission
Board Meeting on Saturday, September 17, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The
meeting will be held at the Snohomish County Administration Building, 3000
Rockefeller Avenue, Everett, WA 98201. Public comment will begin at 1:00 p.m.
A Tradition
ofof
Good
A Tradition
GoodTaste
TasteSince
Since1928
1928
®
For more information, contact CAPAA at 360.725.5667 or [email protected]
®®
Scan our QR and go directly
to www.uwajimaya.com
to view our Specials!
www.uwajimaya.com
seattle: 206.624.6248 | bellevue: 425.747.9012 | renton: 425.277.1635 | beaverton: 503.643.4512
Agency Overview
The CAPAA was established by the state legislature in 1974 to improve the well-being of Asian Pacific Americans (APAs) by ensuring their access
to participation in the fields of government, business, education, and other areas. It has a board made up of 12-governor appointed members that
represent the diverse APA communities of Washington State.
8 ­—— September 7, 2011 - September 20, 2011 INTERNATIONAL EXAMINER
IE NEWS
Grace Lee Boggs:
The Next
American
Revolution
BY TRACY LAI
IE Contributor
It turns out that I share a birthday, June
27, with Grace Lee Boggs. Grace is an
extraordinary Movement Matriarch. As a
96 year-old, she has participated in every
major social justice movement of the 20th
century. Her analysis of what lies ahead
for social change activists is anthologized
in “The Next American Revolution”, with
assistance from Scott Kurashige, Associate
Professor in the American Culture Program
and History at University of Michigan.
Danny Glover states in the foreword
that “We exist in a failed paradigm. . .
it has failed everything that is needed to
sustain human life.” Throughout his longtime friendship with Grace, they return
to the fundamental question, “How do
we bringout of these ashes the ideas, the
motivation, and the spirit of this particular
moment and take it to the next step?”
Both Glover and Kurashige, in his
Introduction, urge the reader to join this
broad-based movement of people who
boldly reject the framework of transnational industrial globalization and create
solutions at the most grassroots level of
community. Despite the despair of deepening class divisions and the attacks on
democratic rights, Boggs finds hope and
inspiration in a myriad of organizations,
projects and movements.
Kurashige’s work with Grace Lee
Boggs models a cross-generational collaboration to take to heart. In 1998, while
still a graduate student at University of
California, Los Angeles, Scott organized
a conference called Serve the People!
The title invoked an Asian American
movement slogan that spoke to reclaiming and literally, putting ones’ skills
and knowledge to work on community
issues. Grace Lee Boggs was one of the
featured speakers and the conference
held a book release for her autobiography, “Living for Change”, a reflective
chronicle of her political journey and
evolving philosophy on revolution. As
an attendee, I was intrigued with Grace
and her thoughts about the earlier Asian
American Movement and whether such a
movement may still be relevant.
In “The Next American Revolution”,
she addresses this question and more,
having participated in many initiatives
since 1998, both in Detroit and internationally, such as the U.S. and World Social
Forums. Her speeches and essays introduce new vocabulary to express radical
thinking. For example, she describes
the Detroit City of Hope Campaign
as one that “involves rebuilding,
redefining, and respiriting Detroit
from the ground up.” The efforts
include reclaiming abandoned lots
as community gardens and developing “solidarity economics” such as
co-operatives that build the local
economy and serve local needs.
Whereas ‘60s revolutionaries
may have focused more on protests against “isms” (i.e. capitalism,
racism, sexism), Grace calls for a
“dialectical humanism” that defines
what we affirm and seeks harmony
with the environment and restoring
relationships between individuals,
peoples and with the Earth. Grace
reframes “progress” as increasing
our humanity through “creating
community, mutual self-sufficiency
and cooperative relations with one
another.”
She says that revolutions are
about “creating a new society in
the places and spaces left vacant
by the disintegration of the old...
about becoming the change we
want to see in the world.” As an
instructor at a community college, I am drawn to
her essay, “A Paradigm Shift in
Our Concept of Education”. It
would be nothing short of revolution to make the shift that she
describes while connecting the
philosophies of Dewey, Gandhi,
Freire to the work of the ‘60s
Freedom Schools and Creative
Change Educational Solutions in
Ypsilanti, Michigan. Meaningful
education is grounded in taking
responsibility and solving real
world problems: to think for
oneself.
Grace’s writings guide us to make
the critical connections to imagine what
needs to be done and to be courageous
enough to take action. Reading her words,
one reaffirms that another world is not just
necessary, but definitely possible.
NEWS PULSE > > >
Basketball Exhibition in
China Ends in Brawl
The Washington Post reports on a melee
that ended an exhibition game in Beijing
between the Bayi Military Rockets and
the Georgetown Hoyas on Aug. 18. What
began as a goodwill trip to China for the
Georgetown men’s basketball team turned
violent when its exhibition game against
a Chinese professional club deteriorated
into a benches-clearing melee in which
players exchanged blows, chairs were
thrown and spectators tossed full water
bottles at Hoyas players and coaches as
they headed to the locker room.
Georgetown Coach John Thompson III
pulled his players off the Olympic Sports
Center Stadium court with 9 minutes 32
seconds left in the game and the score
tied at 64 after a chaotic scene in which
members of the Georgetown and Bayi
Military Rockets teams began swinging
wildly and tackling one another. There
were an estimated half-dozen individual
altercations on the court, and eventually
Photo credit: Washington Post.
some Chinese onlookers joined the fracas, including one wielding a stanchion.
The turbulent ending marred what had
been billed as the second game of a twoday “China-U.S. Basketball Friendship
Match” in Beijing. Georgetown intended
for the team’s 10-day trip to China to
be an athletic, cultural and educational
exchange designed to promote the school
internationally.
Forbes Lists Korean
Immigrant Among
100 Most Influential
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AGES 5-11
A rich academic environment where
creativity and imagination thrive.
2011-2012 OPEN HOUSES
DECEMBER 3 & JANUARY 7
Located in Downtown Seattle
914 Virginia Street | Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 621-9211
www.SpruceStreetSchool.org
A South Korean immigrant to the
United States was among the Forbes’ list
of the world’s 100 most powerful women,
including politicians, bureaucrats, and
chief executive officers.
According to the Korea Times, Chang
Jin-sook, co-founder of the so-called “fastfashion’’ retail chain Forever 21, sits at the
39th spot. The 48-year-old was one of just
six female self-made billionaires in the
United States and the only ethnic Korean
on the list. Chang and her husband Chang
Do-won emigrated from South Korea in
1981 and opened their first Forever 21
store in 1984. Originally named Fashion
21 and targeting the Korean-American
community in Los Angeles, the clothes
became popular with other ethnicities in
the area as well, generating revenue that
year from $35,000 to $700,000, according
to Forbes. Bold ambition led to opening
a new store nearly every six months and
in major shopping malls. The name was
eventually changed to Forever 21. Today, it
operates more than 480 stores worldwide
with more than 34,000 employees and
projected sales of $3.5 billion in 2011.
INTERNATIONAL EXAMINER
September 7, 2011 - September 20, 2011 —— 9
IE NEWS
Young Adult Books Explore
Sexual Identity Like Never Before
BY YAYOI LENA WINFREY
IE Contributor
Navigating one’s teen years is challenging, especially when it’s important to
feel a sense of belonging.
When being different is part of a
tumultuous adolescence, it’s even worse
for young adults who are multi-ethnic,
trans-racially adopted, cross-cultured or
have interracial relationships, or identify as bisexual, gay or trans-gendered.
Standing out is inevitable — at a time
when it’s imperative to “fit in”.
Young adult novels about teenagers
with unique identities have recently flooded the market. Are these books a trend, or
part of a larger movement?
Below, IE speaks with two writers of
Young Adult (YA) literature on this topic.
Cindy Pon is the Chinese American
author of “Silver Phoenix: Beyond the
Kingdom of Xia” and “Fury of the Phoenix”.
Both fantasy novels feature young Chinese
heroines in ancient China.
Malinda Lo is a biracial Asian American
lesbian and author of two fantasy novels.
In “The Huntress”, two 17 year-old girls
on a mission to save the world fall in love
while “Ash” is the retelling of Cinderella.
IE: “Why are YA novels that explore identity so popular right now?”
Pon: “The teen years are exactly the time
when a person begins to come into her
own, and questioning as well as forming, self-identity. So interest in reading
books that address the same might be
expected.”
Lo: “Young adult fiction has always
explored identity, since adolescence is
prime time for figuring out who you are.
I’m afraid I don’t believe that YA novels
exploring multiracial or sexual identity
are truly popular right now — though I’d
love to see some sales figures that prove
me wrong — but I do think that awareness
of diversity, or the lack of it in YA fiction,
has increased in recent years. I’m sure that
some of this awareness was prompted by
a couple of incidents in which book covers were whitewashed by the publisher,
obscuring a main character of color. After
those cases (particularly with “Liar” by
Justine Larbalestier), I think that many more
readers and gatekeepers (librarians, teachers, etc.) became aware of the difficulties
that exist in marketing books about minorities to a mainstream audience. However,
those difficulties still exist.”
IE: “Is this a movement in the making or
just a trend?”
Pon: “I do think there is more awareness
and interest in writing and reading about
these issues and topics. I don’t believe it’s
a trend in that it’s only temporary. I think
it’s a trend in that it’s a movement and
change that will stay.
This is why Malinda and I spearheaded
the Diversity in YA tour as well as the
website (http://diversityinya.com). We felt
the time was right for bringing awareness
and celebrating diversity in children’s and
young adult books.”
IE: “Is your audience interested in your
storytelling, or your focus on identity?”
Pon: “I think the majority of my readers
are reading for pleasure — which was
my intention as the author. Some have
picked up my novels due to an interest
in Asian culture, but I suspect it’s a small
percentage.”
Lo: “I think that my readers are interested
in my work for two reasons — one is
because they’re looking for a good story,
and I truly value that because I do my
best to focus on storytelling over issues.
Secondly, I know that many readers,
especially queer women, come to my
books because they’re seeking stories
about queer girls in which their sexual
orientation is not an issue. So while
I do work with identity as a theme,
that’s largely because my books are about
young adults; it’s not because I see sexual
orientation as an issue that needs to be
examined.”
IE: “Besides your
own books, are there
others you feel specifically and successfully address identity
issues?”
Pon: “I don’t read
many novels written
to specifically address
identity issues. Nor do
I write them. I read
for pleasure first and
foremost, and appreciate books that touch
on identity as part of
the storyline and character development. I
really love Francisco
Stork’s “Marcelo in
the Real World” and
“The Last Summer of the Death Warriors”.
I also recommend Malinda’s “Ash” and
“Huntress”, unique in that they are wonderfully written fairytale and fantasy novels featuring girls in love — but that is
simply part of the stories.”
Lo: “I think the most successful YA novels do not focus on identity as an issue;
instead, a character’s sexual orientation
or racial/ethnic identity is simply part of
their character and growth. A couple of
my favorites from the last year include
“Sister Mischief” by Laura Goode, which
is about a queer girl who falls in love with
her South Asian best friend, and “Fury of
the Phoenix” by Cindy [Pon], which is an
Asian-inspired fantasy.”
As the number of YA books about
racial or gender identity continues to
grow along with a diverse population, stories once considered unique will, hopefully, become mainstream.
Dale Hom: Forest Service Pioneer
BY IE STAFF
Dale Hom has been the driving force Pacific Northwest where there used to be
behind many partnerships between the hundreds and thousands of Asian settlers
Asian Pacific Islander community and the before harsh economic conditions and
U.S. Forest Service. His low-key respect- discrimination drove them out.”
ful manner – born of a background as a
Aleta Eng, Partnership Specialist for
“Beacon Hill” boy – may
the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie
be a key to his success.
National Forest, said that
He attended Cleveland
thanks to Hom’s leaderHigh School and graduship, the Forest Service has
ated from the University
provided summer internof Washington’s College
ships to over 20 API youth
of Forest Resources. He
from the International
has carried his commuDistrict Housing Alliance.
nity knowledge and culEven with a ‘non-stop
tural sensitivity into his
schedule,’” Eng said, Hom
35-year career with the
has made it a priority to
Forest Service.
mentor younger employHom works as Forest
ees and “build a cadre
Supervisor at the Olympic
committed to community
National Forest, providing
engagement.”
leadership for activities
Hom recalls many
on the Olympic National
instances of mislabeled
Forest, including cultural
artifacts found on Forest
resources management.
Service excavation sites,
His agency has worked
artifacts that were the
with the Wing Luke Asian
same objects he saw still
Dale Hom.
Museum since 1989 to
in use in his grandmothPhoto credit: Bobbie McTimmons.
interpret Asian Pacific
er’s house.
Islander heritage in the
He believes the commuAmerican West. These partnerships have nity – it elders and others immersed in the
included Chinese heritage conferences, culture – have a crucial role in interpretguided field tours, and archeological ing this history.
excavations.
When he entered the natural resource
Ron Chew, former executive director profession, Hom says, there were few
of the Museum, said the Museum’s efforts Asian PacificAmericans. “It was like being
to retrace the untold history of Chinese a pioneer,” he said. “Ironically, there
miners, fishermen, railroad workers and was evidence of early Asian pioneers
farmers were largely Hom’s doing: “He’s everywhere on the national forest that I
the one who told us about these aban- worked, and it brought great comfort in
doned archaeological sites throughout the realizing that.”
EaZVhZY^hgZ\VgY^[kd^XZVh`hndjidlgZhiaZ
Vaa^\VidghdglZVgVi^\ZgXdhijbZidVeZii^c\odd#
A^hiZcidi]Zkd^XZ
d[gZVhdcVcYhVkZ#
;dg[VgZVcYhX]ZYja^c\
^c[dgbVi^dck^h^ihdjcYigVch^i#dg\#
[email protected]
www.wingluke.org
Merchant association
association
enhancing
the economic
economic
vitality
of
the
[email protected]
www.wingluke.org
[email protected]
www.wingluke.org
Merchant
association
enhancing
theof
economic
viMerchant
enhancing
the
vitality
the
Smithsonian
Institution
affiliate,
the
Community
Businesses.Businesses.
Programming
focuses
on focuses
public
safety,
AAASmithsonian
Institution
affiliate,
the
tality
of the Community
Programming
on public
Community
Businesses.
Programming
focuses
on
public
safety,
Smithsonian
Institution
affiliate,
the
Wing
Luke
Asian
Museum
engages
the
public
in
exploring
istransportation,
graffiti
and
debris
removal
and
organization
of
comChinatown/International
District
WingLuke
Luke
Asian
Museum
engages
the
public
inorganization
exploring
issafety,
transportation,
graffiti
and
debris
and
of
transportation,
graffiti
and
debris
removal
and
organization
of comWing
Asian
Museum
engages
theremoval
public
in exploring
issues
sues
related
to
the
culture,
art
and
history
of
Asian
Pacific
munity
wide
promotional
events.
6230
Beacon
Ave
S,
Seattle,
WA
98108
Business
Improvement
Area
sues
related
to
the
culture,
art
and
history
of
Asian
Pacific
community
wide
promotional
events.
munity
wide
promotional
events.
related to the culture, art and history of Asian Pacific Americans.
Americans.
Award-winning
exhibitions
and public
publicare
programs
are
ph:
206-725-7535
fx: 206-723-4465
608
Maynard
Ave
S.
Americans.
Award-winning
exhibitions
and
programs
Award-winning
exhibitions
and
public
programs
offered,are
as
offered,
as well
well
astours
docent-led
toursand
for schools
schools
and groups.
groups.
[email protected]
Seattle,
WA
offered,
as
as
docent-led
tours
for
well
for7,98104
schools
groups.and
10
­—as— docent-led
September
2011
September
A multiracial,
multicultural,
intergenerational,
open- and
affirming church20,
on the2011
ph: 206-382-1197
www.cidbia.org
corner
of Beacon
and Graham
in Beaconthe
Hill.economic
Rev. Angelavitality
L. Ying,
Merchant
association
enhancing
ofPastor.
the
Community Businesses. Programming focuses on public safety,
transportation, graffiti and debris removal and organization of community wide promotional events.
Senior Services
WE MAKE LEADERS
Professional Association
Community Care Network of Kin On
Monitors and
and
informs
public
aboutarea.
legislative issues.
issues.
in informs
the Greater
Seattle
Monitors
public
about
legislative
OCA - Greater Seattle
OCA
Greater
Seattle
Queen AnneOCA
Station,
P.O. Box
19888,
WA 98109
606
Maynard
Ave.
SouthSeattle,
- Suite 104
-- Greater
Seattle
PO Box
Box 14344,
14344,606
Seattle,
WA 98104
98104
PO
Seattle,
WA
Maynard
Ave.
South
Suite
104
[email protected],
www.naaapseattle.org
Box
3013,
Seattle,
WA 98114
606P.O.
Maynard
Ave.
South
-- Suite
104
[email protected]
www.naaapseattle.org
[email protected]
www.naaapseattle.org
P.O.
Box
3013,
Seattle,
WA
98114
ph:
(206)
682-0665
www.ocaseattle.org
Fostering future
leaders
through
education,
networking and
P.O.
Box
3013,
Seattle,
WA 98114
Fostering
future
leaders
through
education,
networking
and
815future
S Weller
St, Suite
212,education,
Seattle,
WA
98104 and
Fostering
through
networking
INTERNATIONAL
EXAMINER
ph:leaders
(206)
682-0665
www.ocaseattle.org
OCA
is Asian
dedicated
to
advancing
theandsocial,
ph:
(206)
682-0665
www.ocaseattle.org
community
services
for
American
professionals
community
services
fordedicated
Asian
American
professionals
and
ph: 206-652-2330
fx:
206-652-2344
community
services
for
Asian
American
professionals
and
OCApolitical,
is
to advancing
advancing
the social,
social,
political,
and
economic
well-being
of
APIAs,
and
OCA
is
dedicated
to
the
political,
entrepreneurs
entrepreneurs.
[email protected]
www.kinon.org
entrepreneurs.
and
economic
well-being
of
APIAs,
and
aims to
to
to embrace
the hopes
and aspirations
of
andaims
economic
well-being
of APIAs,
and aims
Providesembrace
home
care,
home
health,
Alzheimer’s
and
embrace
the
hopes
and
aspirations
of
APIAs,
locally
APIAs,
locally
in
the
Great
Seattle
area.
the hopes and aspirations of APIAs, locally
caregiver
community
education
and chronic care
insupport,
the Greater
Greater
Seattle area.
area.
in
the
Seattle
PO Box
14344, Seattle,
WA 98104
management.
Coordinates
medical supply delivery. Installs
[email protected]
www.naaapseattle.org
Personal emergency
Response systems. Serves the
Fostering
future leaders
through in
education,
networking and
Chinese/Asian
community
King County.
community services for Asian American professionals and
entrepreneurs.
Community
Care
Network
Kin
On Health
Care
Centerof Kin On
815 SSSWeller
Weller
St, Suite
Suite
212, Seattle,
Seattle,
WA 98104
98104
4416
Brandon
St,
Seattle,
WA 98118
815
St,
212,
WA
ph: 206-652-2330
206-652-2330 fx:
fx: 206-652-2344
206-652-2344
206-721-3630
206-721-3626
ph:
[email protected] www.kinon.org
www.kinon.org
[email protected]
MAKE
home
care, home
homeWE
health,
Alzheimer’s
and
AProvides
100-bed,
Medicare
and
Medicaid
certified, LEADERS
not-for-profit
Provides
home
care,
health,
Alzheimer’s
and
caregiver
support,
community
education
and
chronic
care
skilled
nursing
facility
focused
on
meeting
theWA
long98109
term
Queen
Anne
Station,
P.O.
Box
Seattle,
caregiver
support,
community
education
and
chronic
care
Queen
Anne
Station,
P.O.
Box 19888,
19888,
Seattle,
WA
98109
PO
Box
14344,
Seattle,
WA
98104
management.
Coordinates
medical
supply delivery.
delivery.
Installs
care
needsSeattle,
of the
Chinese/Asian
community
members.
PO
Box
14344,
WA
98104
[email protected],
www.naaapseattle.org
management.
Coordinates
medical
supply
Installs
[email protected],
www.naaapseattle.org
[email protected]
www.naaapseattle.org
Personal
emergency
Response
systems.
Serves
the
Community
Care
Network
of
Kin
On
[email protected]
www.naaapseattle.org
Fostering
future
leaders
through
networking
Personal
emergency
Response
systems. Serves
the and
Fostering
future
leaders
through education,
education,
networking
and
Fostering
future
leaders
through
education,
networking
andand
Chinese/Asian
community
in
King County.
County.
815future
S Weller
St,
Suite
212,in
Seattle,
WA
98104 and
Fostering
leaders
through
education,
networking
community
services
for
Asian
American
professionals
Chinese/Asian
community
King
community
services
Asian
American
professionals
Legacy
House
community
services
forfor
Asian
American
professionals
and and
ph:
206-652-2330
fx:
206-652-2344
community
services
for
Asian
American
professionals
and
entrepreneurs.
entrepreneurs
SouthCare
Lane
Street Seattle, WA 98104
entrepreneurs.
Kin
On803
Health
Center
[email protected]
www.kinon.org
entrepreneurs.
Facebook: NAAAP-Seattle
Twitter:
twitter.com/naaapseattle
ph:
206-292-5184
206-838-3057
4416
Brandon
St, Seattle,
Seattle,
WA
98118
Provides
home
care,
homefx:
health,
Alzheimer’s and
4416
SS Brandon
St,
WA
98118
[email protected]
ph:
206-721-3630
fx: 206-721-3626
206-721-3626
caregiver
support, community
education and chronic care
ph:
206-721-3630
fx:
www.scidpda.org/programs/legacyhouse.aspx
[email protected]
www.kinon.org
management. Coordinates
medical supply delivery. Installs
[email protected]
www.kinon.org
Description
organization/services
offered:
100-bed,
Medicareofand
and
Medicaid
certified,
not-for-profit
emergency
Response
systems.
Serves
the
AAPersonal
100-bed,
Medicare
Medicaid
certified,
not-for-profit
Assisted
Living,
Adult
Daymeeting
Services,
skilled
nursing
facility
focused
on
theEthnic-specific
long term
term
Chinese/Asian
community
in
King
County.
skilled nursing
facility focused
on
meeting
the
long
meal
programs
for
low-income
seniors.
care needs
needs of
of the
the Chinese/Asian
Chinese/Asian community
community members.
members.
care
ment
service.
Information
Tuesdays
outreach
&& education.
206-325-0325
outreach
education.
Helpline:
206-325-0325
[email protected]
throughout
King of
County
achieve
success
inmeetings
their new
new
community
A
free program
social,
emotional
andHelpline:
educational
support, //
throughout
King
County
achieve
success
in
their
community
and
Thursdays.
and
Thursdays.
1-877-92CHAYA.
1-877-92CHAYA.
by providing
providing
information,
referral,www.solid-ground.org
advocacy,
social and
and
support
offered
in a community
setting,
for
anyone touched
by cancer.
by
information,
referral,
advocacy,
social
support
services.
Join
for support
groups,
classes/lectures/workshops,
educational
services.
Ourusprograms
help
people
meet their immediate needs
and
Chinese
Information
and
Service
activities
socialand
events.
gain the&skills
resources needed to reach solid groundCenter
and
Chaya
611 S Lane St, Seattle, WA 98104
achieve their dreams.
Chinese
Information
and
Service
Center
PO
Box
22291,
Seattle,
WA
98122
A
non-profit
501-C-3
organization
serving
Gilda’s
Club
Seattle
PO BoxClub
22291,
Seattle, WAwww.cisc-seattle.org
98122
Gilda’s
Seattle
ph:
206-624-5633
611
Lane
St,
Seattle,
WA with:
98104*Award
ph: 206-568-7576
206-568-7576
fx:206-568-2479
the S
Community
since
1983
1400
Broadway,
Seattle,
WA
98122
ph:
fx:206-568-2479
CISC’s bilingual1400
and
bicultural
staff
helps
Asian
immigrants
Broadway,
Seattle,
WA
98122
ph:
206-624-5633
www.cisc-seattle.org
[email protected]
www.chayaseattle.org
winning
programs
for
ph:
206-709-1440
fx: 206-709-9719
206-709-9719
[email protected]
www.chayaseattle.org
throughout Kingph:
County
achieve
success
inand
theirservices
new community
206-709-1440
fx:
Chaya
serves
South
Asian
survivors
ofsupport
domestic
seniors
including
healthserves
fairs
*Leadership
program
andof
summer
[email protected]
Chaya
South
Asian
survivors
domestic
by
providing
information,
referral,
advocacy,
social
and
[email protected]
violence.
Free,
confidential,
multilingual
services,
camp
for
youth
*Partnership
with
South
Asian
Oral
History
project
www.gildasclubseattle.org
violence. Free,
confidential,
multilingual
services,
services.
Chinese
Information
and
Service
Center
bridging
www.gildasclubseattle.org
outreach
&
education.
Helpline:
206-325-0325
of
the
UW
Libraries
*Cultural
programs
representing
the
rich
outreach
&
education.
Helpline:
206-325-0325
free program
program of
of social,
social, emotional
emotional and
and educational
educational support,
support, //
AA free
cultures,
communities,
generations.
1-877-92CHAYA.
diversity
the
community.
For
more
info
pleasebyvisit
www.
1-877-92CHAYA.
offered
inwithin
community
setting,and
for anyone
anyone
touched
cancer.
offered
in
aa community
for
touched
by cancer.
iaww.org
sponsor
oursetting,
events.
Gilda’s
Club
Seattle
Join
us for
forto
support
groups,
classes/lectures/workshops,
educational
Join
us
support
groups,
classes/lectures/workshops,
educational
Broadway,
WA 98122
Chinese Seattle,
Information
and Service
Service Center
Center
activities && social
social1400
events.
Chinese
Information
and
activities
events.
ph: 206-709-1440
fx:
611 SS Lane
Lane St,
St, 206-709-9719
Seattle, WA
WA 98104
98104
611
Seattle,
A non-profit
non-profit
501-C-3
organization
serving
A
501-C-3
organization
serving
1501
N
45th
St,
Seattle,
WA
98103
ph:
206-624-5633
www.cisc-seattle.org
[email protected]
ph:
www.cisc-seattle.org
the206-624-5633
Community
since
1983
with:
*Award
the
Community
*Award
ph: helps
206-694-6700
fx:with:
206-694-6777
CISC’s bilingual
bilingualwww.gildasclubseattle.org
and bicultural
bicultural
staff
helpssince
Asian1983
immigrants
CISC’s
and
staff
Asian
immigrants
winning
programs
and
services
for
winning
programs
for
[email protected]
throughout
King of
County
achieve
success
inand
theirservices
new community
community
A
free program
social,achieve
emotional
and in
educational
support,
throughout
King
County
success
their
new
seniors
including
healthsetting,
fairs
*Leadership
program
and
summer
seniors
including
health
fairs
*Leadership
summer
www.solid-ground.org
by
providing
information,
referral,
social and
and
support
offered
in
a community
foradvocacy,
anyoneprogram
touched
by cancer.
by
providing
information,
referral,
social
support
LAW
OFFICES
OF
camp
for
youth
*Partnership
with advocacy,
South Asian
Asian
Oral History
History
project
camp
for
*Partnership
with
South
Oral
project
services.
Join
usprograms
foryouth
support
groups,
classes/lectures/workshops,
educational
services.
Our
help
people
meet
their
immediate
needs
and
of
the
UW
Libraries
*Cultural
programs
representing
the
rich
of the UW& Libraries
*Cultural programs representing the rich
activities
socialthe
events.
gain thewithin
skills
and
resources needed
to info
reach
solid visit
ground
and
diversity
within
community.
For more
more
info
please
visit
www.
diversity
the
community.
For
please
www.
achieve to
their
dreams.
iaww.org
to
sponsor
ourClub
ATTORNEYS
AT LAW
Aevents.
non-profit
organization serving
Gilda’s
Club
Seattle501-C-3
iaww.org
sponsor
our
events.
Gilda’s
Seattle
the Community
1983 with: *Award
1400 Broadway,
Broadway,
Seattle,since
WA 98122
98122
1400
Seattle,
WA
winning programs
and services for
ph: 206-709-1440
206-709-1440
fx: 206-709-9719
206-709-9719
ph:
fx:
seniors including
health
fairs
*Leadership
program
and summer
[email protected]
[email protected]
camp forIMMIGRATION
youthwww.gildasclubseattle.org
*Partnership with SouthSERVICES
Asian Oral History project
www.gildasclubseattle.org
FREE
Consultations
the program
UW
Libraries
*Cultural
programs
rich
free
program
of social,
social,
emotional
andrepresenting
educationalthe
support,
AAoffree
of
emotional
and
educational
support,
Consultations
diversityinwithin
theFREE
community.
For
more
info
please
www.
of
Status
(Green
Card)
offered
community
setting,
for anyone
anyone
touched
byvisit
cancer.
offered
in to
aaAdjustment
community
setting,
for
touched
by
cancer.
iaww.org
sponsor
our
events.
Adjustment
of
Status
(Green
Card)
Join us
us for
for support
support
groups, classes/lectures/workshops,
classes/lectures/workshops,
educational
Citizenship
/ Naturalization educational
Join
groups,
activities && social
social
events. Fiance
activities
events.
Citizenship
/ Naturalization
Visas
non-profit
501-C-3 organization
organization serving
serving
AAFamily
non-profit
501-C-3
Visas
Fiance
Visas
the Community
Community since
since 1983
1983 with:
with: *Award
*Award
the
Business
Visas
Family
Visas
winning programs
programs and
and services
services for
for
winning
seniors including
including
health
fairs
*Leadership
program and
and summer
summer
Deportation
/ Removal
Proceedings
seniors
health
fairs
*Leadership
program
Business
Visas
LAW
OFFICES
OFOral
camp for
for youth
youth *Partnership
*Partnership
with
South
Asian
Oral
History
project
camp
with
South
Asian
History
project
Asylum
/ Refugees
/ Removal
Proceedings
of the
theDeportation
UW Libraries
Libraries *Cultural
*Cultural
programs representing
representing
the rich
rich
of
UW
programs
the
diversity within
within the
the community.
community. For
For more
more info
info please
please visit
visit www.
www.
diversity
Asylum
iaww.org to
to sponsor
sponsor
our events.
events./ Refugees
ATTORNEYS
AT LAW
iaww.org
our
parking.
Transia
provides
community
transportation:
para-transit
206-721-0243
fx:
206-721-0282
1501
Nthe
45th
St,limited
Seattle,
WA
98103
children
&to
homeless,
hungry,
and
nonservices
tofamilies,
but
notph:
limited
to:
elderly;
disabled,
abused,
services
but
not
limited
to:
the
elderly;
www.rewa.org
ph:ph:
206-721-0243
fx:
206-721-0282
van
services,
shuttle
services
and
field
trips indisabled,
& out
of abused,
Chinatown/
www.rewa.org
206-694-6700
fx:
206-694-6777
English
childrenspeaking.
families,
homeless,
hungry,
limited
and non-English
non-Englishchildren
&& families,
homeless,
hungry,
limited
and
www.rewa.org
International
District
&
South
King
County.
A
multi-ethnic,
multilingual,
community-based
org.
that
provides
the
[email protected]
Aspeaking.
multi-ethnic, multilingual, community-based org. that provides the
Aspeaking.
multi-ethnic,
multilingual,
community-based
org. women
that provides
the folwww.solid-ground.org
following
programs
to refugee
refugee
and immigrant
immigrant
& families
families
following
programs
to
and
women
&
lowing
programs
to
refugee
and
immigrant
women
&
families
in
Puget
Refugee
Women’s
Alliance
Our
programs
help
people
meet
theirchildcare,
immediate
needs
and youth
inSound.
Puget
Sound
Domestic
violence,
after
school
in
Puget
Sound
violence,
childcare,
after
school
youth
Domestic
violence,
after
school,
vocational,
ESL,
4008childcare,
Martin
Luther
Kingsolid
Jr. ground
Way
S,and
gain
the skills
andDomestic
resources
needed
reach
ph:
206-624-3426
www.
ph:todevelopmental
206-624-3426
www.
tutoring
program,
parenting
education,
vocational, ESL,
ESL,
ph:
206-624-3426
www.
tutoring
program,
parenting
education,
vocational,
employment
&
citizenship,
senior
meals,
disabilities.
Seattle,
WA
98108
achieve
their
dreams.
merchants-parking-transia.org
merchants-parking-transia.org
merchants-parking-transia.org
employment && citizenship,
citizenship,
senior meals,
meals, developmental
developmental
ph: 206-721-0243
fx: 206-721-0282
employment
senior
www.rewa.org
disablilities,
mental
health counseling.
counseling.
disablilities,
&& mental
health
Merchants Parking
provides
convenient & affordable community
Merchants
Parking
provides
convenient
&
affordable
community
Merchants
Parking
provides
convenient
&
affordable
community
Aparking.
multi-ethnic,
multilingual,
org. that provides
the
Transia
providescommunity-based
community transportation:
para-transit
parking.
Transia
provides
community
transportation:
para-transit
1501
45th
St,
Seattle,
WA
98103
parking.
Transia
provides
community
transportation:
para-transit
1501
NN 45th
St,
Seattle,
WA
van services,
shuttle
and
field
trips
in women
& out
of&98103
Chinatown/
following
programs
toservices
refugee
and
immigrant
families
van
services, shuttle
shuttle services
services
and field
field
trips in
in fx:
& out
out
of Chinatown/
Chinatown/
ph:
206-694-6700
206-694-6777
van
services,
and
trips
&fx:
of
ph:
206-694-6700
206-694-6777
District
& South
King
County.
inInternational
Puget
Sound
Domestic
violence,
childcare,
after
school youth
International
District
South
King County.
County.
[email protected]
International
District
&& South
King
[email protected]
tutoring program, parenting
education,
vocational,
ESL,
www.solid-ground.org
www.solid-ground.org
employment
citizenship,
senior
meals,
developmental
Our
programs&help
help
people
meet
their
immediate
needs and
and
Refugee
Women’s
Alliance
Our
programs
people
meet
their
immediate
needs
4008
Martin
Luther
King
Jr. ground
Way S,
S,and
Refugee
Women’s
Alliance
gain
the skills
skills&and
and
resources
needed
to reach
reach
solid
ground
and
4008
Martin
Luther
King
Jr.
Way
disablilities,
mental
health
counseling.
gain
the
resources
needed
to
solid
Seattle,
WA
98108
4008
Martin
Luther
King
Jr.
Way
S,
achieve
their
dreams.
achieve their dreams.Seattle, WA 98108
EMAIL:
ph:Seattle,
206-721-0243
fx:
206-721-0282
ph:
206-721-0243
206-721-0282
1501 NWA
45th98108
St, fx:
Seattle,
WA 98103
www.rewa.org
ph:ph:
206-721-0243
www.rewa.org
206-694-6700 fx:
fx: 206-721-0282
206-694-6777
[email protected]
www.rewa.org
multi-ethnic, multilingual,
multilingual,
community-based
org. that
that provides
provides the
the
[email protected]
AA multi-ethnic,
community-based
org.
A
multi-ethnic,
multilingual,
community-based
org.
that
provides
the folwww.solid-ground.org
FREE
GALVANIC
SPA
following programs
programs
to refugee
refugee
and immigrant
immigrant women
women
& families
families
following
to
and
&
lowing
programs
to refugee
immigrant
women &needs
familiesand
in Puget
Our
programs
help
people and
meet
immediate
inSound.
Puget
Sound
Domestic
violence,
childcare,
after
school
youth
FDomestic
A
C Ichildcare,
A
L their
Tafter
R
A Tsolid
M Eground
N ESL,
T and
in
Puget
Sound
violence,
childcare,
after
school
youth
Domestic
violence,
school,
vocational,
gain
the skills
and
resources
needed
to E
reach
tutoring
program,
parenting
education,
vocational,
ESL,
tutoring
program,
parenting
education,
vocational,
ESL,
employment
&
citizenship,
senior
meals,
developmental
disabilities.
achieve their dreams.
employment && citizenship,
citizenship, senior
senior meals,
meals, developmental
developmental
w/coupon
employment
disablilities, && mental
mental health
health counseling.
counseling.
disablilities,
Church
Business
Join our Community Resource Directory. Email: [email protected]
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY
RESOURCEBusiness
DIRECTORY
EducationRESOURCE DIRECTORY
Directory
JOIN OUR COMMUNITY
Services
Senior
Chinatown/International
District
Chinatown/International
District
Business
Improvement
Area
RESOURCE DIRECTORY.
Business
Professional
Association
Business Directory
Professional
ProfessionalAssociation
Association
ArtsChurch
&Improvement
Culture Area
6230 Beacon
Beacon Ave
Ave S,
S, Seattle,
Seattle, WA
WA 98108
98108
6230
6230
Beacon Ave
S,
WA
98108
ph:
206-725-7535
fx:Seattle,
206-723-4465
608409
Maynard
Ave
S.
ph:
206-725-7535
fx:
206-723-4465
Maynard
Ave
S, Suite P1, Seattle, WA
608
Maynard
Ave
S.
ph: 206-725-7535
fx: 206-723-4465
[email protected]
Seattle,
WA 98104
98104
[email protected]
98104
Seattle,
WA
[email protected]
A
multiracial,
multicultural,
intergenerational,
open
and affirming
affirming church
church on
on the
the
ph:ph:
206-382-1197
www.cidbia.org
A multiracial, multicultural,
intergenerational,
open
and
206-382-1197www.cidbia.org
www.cidbia.org
ph:
206-382-1197
AMerchant
multiracial,
multicultural,
intergenerational,
open
and
affirming
church
corner
Beacon
and
Graham
Beacon
Hill.economic
Rev.
Angela
Ying,
Pastor.
801
SofofLane
St,and
Seattle,
WA
98104
Merchant
association
enhancing
the
economic
vitality
of
theon thevicorner
Beacon
Graham
inin Beacon
Hill.
Rev.
Angela
L.L.the
Ying,
Pastor.
Merchant
association
enhancing
economic
association
enhancing
the
vitality
of
the
corner
of
and Graham
in Beacon Hill.Programming
Rev.
Angelaon
Ying, Pastor.
ph:
206-621-7880
Community
Businesses.
Programming
focuses
onL.focuses
public
safety,
tality
ofBeacon
the Community
Businesses.
on public
Community
Businesses.
Programming
focuses
public
safety,
[email protected]
www.deniselouie.org
transportation,
graffiti and
and
debris
removal
and organization
organization
of comcom-of
safety,
transportation,
graffiti
andremoval
debris removal
and organization
transportation,
graffiti
debris
and
of
Multicultural
preschool
and
Head
Start
services
for
children
ages
munity
wide
promotional
events.
6230
Beacon
Ave
S, Seattle,
WA 98108
community
wide
promotional
events.
munity
wide
promotional
events.
1300
1st
Ave,
Seattle,
WA
98101
3-5
with
locations
in
the
ID,
Beacon
Hill
and
Rainier
Beach.
ph:
206-725-7535
fx:
206-723-4465
Ph: 206-654-3209 Fx: 206-654-3135
[email protected]
The Seattle Art Museum (SAM) supports community-based and
Asocial
multiracial,
multicultural,
service
groups.intergenerational,
To learn more:open and affirming church on the
corner
of Beacon and Graham in Beacon Hill. Rev. Angela L. Ying, Pastor.
[email protected].
Education
Education
Housing
Church&
Neighborhood Planning
Education
801 SS Lane
Lane St,
St, Seattle,
Seattle, WA
WA
98104
801
98104
719
S King St, Seattle, WA 98104
ph: 206-621-7880
206-621-7880
HomeSight
ph:
801
S Lane St, Seattle,
WA
ph:98104
206-623-5124 fx: 206-623-4559
[email protected]
www.deniselouie.org
5117
Rainier
Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118
[email protected]
www.deniselouie.org
ph: 206-621-7880
www.wingluke.org
Multicultural
preschool
[email protected]
Head
Start
services
for children
children ages
ages
6230 Beacon
Beacon
Aveph:
S, Seattle,
Seattle,
WAStart
98108
206-723-4355
fx:
206-760-4210
Multicultural
preschool
and
Head
services
for
6230
Ave
S,
WA
98108
[email protected]
www.deniselouie.org
6230
Beacon
Ave
S,
Seattle,
WA
98108
A
Smithsonian
Institution
affiliate,ages
the
3-5
with
locations
in
the
ID,
Beacon
Hillservices
and
Rainier
Beach.
ph: 206-725-7535
206-725-7535
fx:
206-723-4465
3-5
with
locations
inwww.homesightwa.org
the206-723-4465
ID, Head
Beacon
Hill
and
Rainier
Beach.
ph:
fx:
Multicultural
preschool
and
Start
for children
ph:
206-725-7535
fx:
206-723-4465
Wing
Luke
Asian
Museum
engages
the
public
in
exploring
issues
[email protected]
[email protected]
3-5
with locations
in the
ID, Beacon Hill
and Rainierthrough
Beach.real
HomeSight
creates
homeownership
opportunities
to the
culture,intergenerational,
art and historyopen
of Asian
Pacific
Americans.
[email protected]
multiracial,
multicultural,
intergenerational,
open
and affirming
affirming
church
on the
the
Arelated
multiracial,
multicultural,
and
church
on
development,
home
buyer
education
andL.counseling,
Aestate
multiracial,
multicultural,
intergenerational,
open
and
affirming
church
on theas
Award-winning
exhibitions
and
public
programs
are
offered,
corner
Beacon
and
Graham
Beacon
Hill.
Rev.
Angela
Ying,
Pastor.
801
SofofLane
St,and
Seattle,
WA
98104
corner
Beacon
Graham
inin Beacon
Hill.
Rev.
Angela
L. Ying,
Pastor.
and
lending.
corner
of
Beacon
and
Graham
in
Beacon
Hill.
Rev.
Angela
L.
Ying,
Pastor.
well
as
docent-led
tours
for
schools
and
groups.
ph: 206-621-7880
[email protected] www.deniselouie.org
Multicultural preschool and Head Start services for children ages
Inter*Im
HomeSight
3-5 with locations
in
theCommunity
ID, Beacon Development
Hill and RainierAssociation
Beach.
HomeSight
310 Maynard
Ave Ave
S,
WA WA
98104
HomeSight
5117 Rainier
Rainier
AveSeattle,
S, Seattle,
Seattle,
WA 98118
98118
5117
S,
ph: 206-624-1802
fx:
206-624-5859
5117
Rainier
Ave
S,
Seattle,
WA
98118
ph:
206-723-4355
fx:
206-760-4210
ph: 206-723-4355 fx: 206-760-4210
[email protected]
ph:
206-723-4355 www.interimicda.org
fx: 206-760-4210
www.homesightwa.org
www.homesightwa.org
www.homesightwa.org
Chinatown/International
District
Affordable
housing,
economic
development,
neighborhood
HomeSight creates
creates homeownership
homeownership
opportunities
through real
real
HomeSight
opportunities
through
Business
Improvement
Area
planning
and advocacy
for the
APIeducation
community.
estate
development,
home
buyer
education
and
counseling,
estate
development,
home
and
counseling,
801
S Lane
Lane
St, Seattle,
Seattle,
WAbuyer
98104
HomeSight
creates
homeownership
opportunities
through
409
Maynard
Ave
S,
Suite
P1,
Seattle,
WAreal
801
S
St,
WA
98104
and
lending.
and
lending.
ph:
206-621-7880
HomeSight
estate
development,
home
98104
ph:
206-621-7880
801
S Lane
St, Seattle,
WAbuyer
98104education and counseling,
[email protected]
www.deniselouie.org
5117
Rainier Ave S,
Seattle, WA 98118
and206-621-7880
lending.
ph:
206-382-1197
www.cidbia.org
[email protected]
www.deniselouie.org
ph:
Multicultural
preschool
and
Head
Startenhancing
services
for
children
ages
ph:
206-723-4355
fx:
206-760-4210
Merchant
association
the
economic
viMulticultural
preschool
and
HeadDistrict
Start
services
for
children
ages
[email protected]
www.deniselouie.org
International
Housing
Alliance
Inter*Im
Community
Development
Association
3-5
with
locations
in
the
ID,
Beacon
Hill
and Rainier
Rainier
Beach.
www.homesightwa.org
Inter*Im
Community
Development
Association
tality
of
the
Community
Businesses.
Programming
focuses
on
public
3-5
with
locations
in
the
ID,
Beacon
Hill
and
Beach.
Multicultural preschool
and Head
Start
services
for
children
ages
606
Maynard
Ave
S
#104/105,
Seattle,
WA
310 Maynard
Maynard
Ave
S, Seattle,
Seattle,
WA
98104
310
Ave
S,
WA
98104
safety,
transportation,
graffiti
and
debris
removal
and
organization
of
3-5
with
locations
in
the
ID,
Beacon
Hill
and
Rainier
Beach.
98104
Inter*Im
Community
Association
HomeSightwide
creates
homeownership
opportunities through
real
ph:promotional
206-624-1802
fx:Development
206-624-5859
ph:
206-624-1802
fx:
206-624-5859
community
events.
ph:
206-623-5132
fx: 206-623-3479
310
Maynard
S, education
Seattle,
WA
estate development,
home Ave
buyer
and98104
counseling,
[email protected]
www.interimicda.org
[email protected]
www.interimicda.org
ph: 206-624-1802
fx:
206-624-5859
and
lending. low-income
Multilingual
housing
outreach,
rental
information,
Affordable
housing,
economic
development,
neighborhood
Affordable
housing,
economic
development,
neighborhood
[email protected]
www.interimicda.org
homeownership
community
education.
planning
and
advocacy
for
the
API
community.
planning and advocacy for the API community.
Affordable housing, economic development, neighborhood
Inter*Im
Community
HomeSight
planning and advocacy
for the APA Development
community. Association
HomeSight
310 Maynard
Ave Ave
S,
WA WA
98104
HomeSight
5117 Rainier
Rainier
AveSeattle,
S, Seattle,
Seattle,
WA 98118
98118
5117
S,
ph: 206-624-1802
fx: S,
206-624-5859
5117
Rainier Ave
Seattle,
WA 98118
ph: 206-723-4355
206-723-4355
fx:
206-760-4210
ph:
fx:
206-760-4210
International
District
Housing
Alliance
3327
Beacon Alliance
Ave
S.
International
District
Housing
[email protected]
www.interimicda.org
ph:
206-723-4355
fx:
206-760-4210
www.homesightwa.org
www.homesightwa.org
606
Maynard Ave
Ave
S #104/105,
#104/105,
Seattle,
WA
WA Seattle,
98144
606
Maynard
SSeattle,
WA
International
District
Housing
Alliance
www.homesightwa.org
Affordable
housing,
economic
development,
neighborhood
98104
ph:
206-725-9740
HomeSight
creates
homeownership
opportunities
through
real
98104
HomeSight
606homeownership
Maynard
Ave Sopportunities
#104/105 through real
221
18th Ave creates
S, Seattle,
WA 98144
planning
and advocacy
forWA
the
APIeducation
community.
ph:
206-623-5132
fx: 206-623-3479
206-623-3479
estate
development,
home
buyer
education
and counseling,
counseling,
ph:
206-623-5132
fx:
estate
development,
home
buyer
and
Seattle,
98104
ph:
206-322-4550
fx:homeownership
206-329-3330
HomeSight
creates
opportunities
through
real
[email protected]
www.deniselouie.org
and
lending. low-income
and
lending.
ph: 206-623-5132
fx:old.
206-623-3479
[email protected]
Multilingual
housing
outreach,
rental
information,
Multilingual
low-income
housing
outreach,
rental
information,
estate
development,
home
buyer
education
andenrolling
counseling,
Multicultural
preschool
ages
3-5 years
Now
Affordable
housing
with
culturally
appropriate
for people
homeownership
community
education.
homeownership
community
education.
and
lending.
Private
Pay
full-day
($900/mo)
and
part-day services
classes ($500/mo)
Multilingual
low-income
housing
outreach,
62with
years
of ageatand
older.
locations
ID,
Beacon Hill,District
andcommunity
Rainier
Beach.
International
Housing
Alliance
rental
information,
homeownership
education.
Inter*Im
Community
Development
Association
Inter*Im Community Development Association
Maynard
S #104/105,
Seattle, WA
310606
Maynard
AveAve
S, Seattle,
Seattle,
WA 98104
98104
310
Maynard
Ave
S,
WA
Seattle
Chinatown/International
District
98104
Inter*Im
Community
Development
Association
ph: 206-624-1802
206-624-1802
fx:Box
206-624-5859
ph:
fx:
206-624-5859
Preservation
and
Development
Authority
P.O.
16016
ph:
206-623-5132
fx:
206-623-3479
310
Maynard
Ave
S,
Seattle,
WA
98104
[email protected]
www.interimicda.org
[email protected]
www.interimicda.org
ph: 206-624-8929
fx:
Seattle,
WA206-467-6376
98116
ph: 206-624-1802
fx:
206-624-5859
Multilingualhousing,
low-income
housing
outreach,
rental
information,
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.vnsf.org
Affordable
economic
development,
neighborhood
Affordable
economic
development,
neighborhood
www.interimicda.org
221
18th Ave
Avehousing,
S,[email protected]
Seattle,
WA 98144
98144
homeownership
community
education.
221
18th
S,
Seattle,
WA
planning
and
advocacy
for
the
API
community.
planning
and
advocacy
for
the
API
community.
VNSF
enables
underprivileged
students
in
Viet
Nam
to achieve
221
18th
Ave
S,
Seattle,
WA
98144
ph:
206-322-4550
fx:
206-329-3330
ph:
206-322-4550
fx:
206-329-3330
Affordable
housing,
economic
Housing,
management
and community
development.
success
andproperty
happiness
throughdevelopment,
education.
Weneighborhood
are
looking for
ph: 206-322-4550
fx: 206-329-3330
[email protected]
[email protected]
planning
and
advocacy
for
the
APA
community.
volunteershousing
and board
join the team
and make
a
[email protected]
Affordable
housing
withmembers
culturallytoappropriate
appropriate
services
for people
people
Affordable
with
culturally
services
for
difference
theand
lives
of kids in
Vietnam.
Affordable
housing
with culturally appropriate
62
years of
ofin
age
and
older.
62
years
age
older.
International
District
Housing
Alliance
services for people
62 Housing
years of age
and older.
International
District
Alliance
606 Maynard
Maynard Ave
Ave
#104/105,
Seattle,
WA
606
SS #104/105,
WA
International
District
HousingSeattle,
Alliance
Seattle Chinatown/International
Chinatown/International
District
Seattle
District
98104
98104
606
Maynard
Ave
#104/105
221 18th Ave S, Seattle,
WA 98144
Preservation
andSDevelopment
Development
Authority
Preservation
and
Authority
Seattle
Chinatown/International
District
ph:
206-623-5132
fx:
206-623-3479
Seattle,
WA 98104 fx:
ph: 206-322-4550 ph:
fx: 206-623-5132
206-329-3330
ph:
206-624-8929
fx:206-623-3479
206-467-6376
ph:
206-624-8929
fx:
206-467-6376
Preservation
Development
Authority
ph:
206-623-5132
fx: 206-623-3479
[email protected]
Multilingual low-income
low-income
housingand
outreach,
rental information,
information,
[email protected]
Multilingual
housing
outreach,
rental
[email protected]
ph:
206-624-8929
fx: 206-467-6376
Affordable
housing
with
culturally
appropriate
services for people
homeownership
community
education.
homeownership [email protected]
community
education.
low-income
outreach,
62Multilingual
years of property
age
andHomeSight
older. housingand
Housing,
property
management
and
community
development.
Housing,
management
community
development.
Rainier Ave
S,
Seattle, WA
98118
rental
information,5117
homeownership
community
education.
Housing, propertyph:
management
and community
development.
206-723-4355
fx: 206-760-4210
Seattle
Chinatown/International
District
www.homesightwa.org
Preservation
and Development
Authority
Asian
Pacific Islander
Community
ph:
206-624-8929
fx:
206-467-6376
Leadership
Foundation
(ACLF)
HomeSight creates homeownership opportunities through real
[email protected]
PO Box
14461,buyer
Seattle, WA 98104
estate
home
221
18thdevelopment,
Ave S,
S,
Seattle,
WA 98144
98144education and counseling,
221
18th
Ave
WA
ph:Seattle,
206-625-3850
and206-322-4550
lending.
221
18th
Ave
S,
Seattle,
WA 98144
ph:
fx:
206-329-3330
ph:Housing,
206-322-4550
fx:
206-329-3330
[email protected]
www.aclfnorthwest.org
property
management
and
community
development.
ph: 206-322-4550
fx: 206-329-3330
[email protected]
[email protected]
Community
leadership development,
networking
[email protected]
Affordable housing
housing
with culturally
culturally appropriate
appropriate services
services for
for people
people
Affordable
with
and mentoring.
Affordable
housing
with
culturally
appropriate
62
years
of
age
and
older.
Inter*Im
Community
Development
Association
62 years of age and older.
services for
62 years
of age and older.
310 Maynard
Avepeople
S, Seattle,
WA 98104
ph: 206-624-1802
fx: 206-624-5859 District
Seattle Chinatown/International
Chinatown/International
District
Seattle
[email protected]
Preservation
andwww.interimicda.org
Development
Authority
Preservation
and
Development
Authority
Asian
Pacific
Islander
Community
PO
Box 14461
Seattle
Chinatown/International
District
ph: 206-624-8929
206-624-8929
fx:
206-467-6376
Foundation
(ACLF)
ph:
fx:
206-467-6376
Leadership
Foundation
(ACLF)
Seattle,
WA 98104
Preservation
and Development
Authority
Affordable housing,
economic
development,
neighborhood
[email protected]
PO Box
Box
14461,
Seattle,
WA
98104
[email protected]
14461,
WA
98104
ph:206-467-6376
206-625-3850
ph:
206-624-8929
fx:
planning andPO
advocacy
for theSeattle,
APA community.
ph:
206-625-3850
ph: 206-625-3850
[email protected] [email protected]
[email protected]
www.aclfnorthwest.org
Housing, property
property
management
and community
community
development.
[email protected]
www.aclfnorthwest.org
Housing,
management
and
development.
www.aclfnorthwest.org
Commission
of Asian
Pacific American
Affairs
Community
leadership
development,
networking
Community
leadership
networking
210
11th
Ave
SW,
301,
General
Administration
Building,
Housing, propertyRm
management
anddevelopment,
community development.
and
mentoring.
and
mentoring.
Olympia, WA
98504-0925
Community
leadership
development,
networking
mentoring
International
District
Housing and
Alliance
ph: 360-725-5666606
or 360-725-5667
360-586-9501
Maynard Ave Sfx:
#104/105
[email protected]
www.capaa.wa.gov
Seattle, WA 98104
Statewide liasion ph:
between
government
APA communities.
206-623-5132
fx:and
206-623-3479
Monitors and informs public about legislative issues.
Multilingual low-income housing outreach,
rental information, homeownership community education.
OCA
- Greater
Seattle
Commission
of Asian
Pacific
American Affairs
Commission
ofMaynard
Asian
Pacific
American
Affairs
606SW,
Ave.
South
- SuiteAffairs
104 Building,
Commission
of
Asian
Pacific
American
210
11th Ave
Rm 301,
General
Administration
210
11th
Ave
SW,
Rm
301,
GeneralWA
Administration
Building,
P.O.
Box
98114
210
11th Ave
SW,
Rm3013,
301, Seattle,
General
Administration
Building,
Olympia,
WA
98504-0925
Olympia,
WA
98504-0925
ph:
(206)
682-0665
www.ocaseattle.org
Olympia,
WA 98504-0925
ph: 360-725-5666
or 360-725-5667 fx: 360-586-9501
ph: 360-725-5666
360-725-5666
ordedicated
360-725-5667
fx: 360-586-9501
360-586-9501
OCA is221
the98144
social, political,
ph:
or
360-725-5667
fx:
18th
AvetoS,advancing
Seattle,
WA
[email protected]
www.capaa.wa.gov
[email protected]
www.capaa.wa.gov
and economic
well-beingfx:and
of206-329-3330
APIAs,
and aims to
[email protected]
www.capaa.wa.gov
ph: 206-322-4550
Statewide
liasion
between
government
APA communities.
Statewide
liasion
between
government
and
APA
communities.
embrace
the
hopes
andlegislative
aspirations
ofcommunities.
APIAs, locally
Statewide
liasion
between
government
and APA
[email protected]
Monitors and
informs
public
about
issues.
Monitors and
and
informs
public
about
legislative
issues.
in informs
the Greater
Seattle
area.
Monitors
public
about
legislative
issues.
Affordable housing with culturally appropriate
services for people 62 years of age and older.
OCA - Greater Seattle
OCA
Greater
Seattle
606
MaynardSeattle
Ave. South - Suite 104
OCA
-- Greater
606P.O.
Maynard
Ave. South
South
Suite
104
Box 3013,
Seattle,
WA 98114
606
Maynard
Ave.
-- Suite
104
Seattle
Chinatown/International
District
P.O.ph:
Box
3013,
Seattle, www.ocaseattle.org
WA 98114
98114
(206)
682-0665
P.O.
Box
3013,
Seattle,
WA
Preservation
and
Development
ph: (206)
(206) 682-0665
682-0665
www.ocaseattle.org
OCA
is dedicated
to advancing Authority
the social,
ph:
www.ocaseattle.org
ph:
206-624-8929
fx:
206-467-6376
OCA
is
dedicated
to
advancing
the
social,
political,
and economic
well-being
of APIAs,
and
OCApolitical,
is dedicated
to advancing
the social,
political,
[email protected]
and
economic
well-being
of
APIAs,
and
aims to
to
to embrace
the hopes
and aspirations
of
andaims
economic
well-being
of APIAs,
and aims
embrace
the
hopes
andGreat
aspirations
ofarea.
APIAs, locally
locally
APIAs,the
locally
in and
the
Seattleof
embrace
hopes
aspirations
APIAs,
Housing, property
management
community development.
in the
the Greater
Greater
Seattleand
area.
in
Seattle
area.
PO Box 14344, Seattle, WA 98104
[email protected] www.naaapseattle.org
Fostering future leaders through education, networking and
community services for Asian American professionals and
entrepreneurs.
Housing &
Housing Planning
&
Neighborhood
Neighborhood Planning
Education
Education
Business
Housing &
Neighborhood Planning
Housing &
Housing Planning
&
Neighborhood
Neighborhood
Planning
Education
OURCE DIRECTORY
Housing & Neighborhood Planning
Senior Services
Senior
Senior Services
Services
Community
Care
Network
Community
Care
Network
ofKin
KinOn
On
Kin
On Health
Care
Centerof
Community
Care
Network
of
Kin
On
815
St,
212,
WA
98104
815SSSSWeller
Weller
St,Suite
Suite
212,Seattle,
Seattle,
WA
98104
4416
Brandon
St,
Seattle,
WA 98118
815
Weller
St,
Suite
212,
Seattle,
WA
98104
National
Asian
Pacific
Center
on Aging
Legacy
House
ph:
ph:206-652-2330
206-652-2330 fx:
fx:206-652-2344
206-652-2344
ph: 206-652-2330
206-652-2330
fx: 206-652-2344
206-652-2344
ph:
206-721-3630
fx:
206-721-3626
Senior
Community
Service
Employment
Program
803
South
Lane
Street
Seattle,
WA 98104
98104
803
South
Lane
Street
Seattle,
WA
[email protected]
www.kinon.org
[email protected]
www.kinon.org
[email protected]
www.kinon.org
ph:
206-322-5272
fx:206-838-3057
206-322-5387
ph:
206-292-5184
fx:
206-838-3057
ph:
206-292-5184
fx:
Provides
home
care,
home
health,
Alzheimer’s
and
home
care, home
homeMedicaid
health,
Alzheimer’s
and
AProvides
100-bed,
Medicare
and
certified, not-for-profit
Provides
home
care,
health,
Alzheimer’s
and
www.napca.org
[email protected]
[email protected]
caregiver
support,
community
education
and
chronic
care
caregiver
support,
community
education
and
chronic
care
skilled
nursing
facility
focusedprogram
on
meeting
the
long
term
caregiver
support,
community
education
chronic
care
Part-time
training
forand
low
income
www.scidpda.org/programs/legacyhouse.aspx
www.scidpda.org/programs/legacyhouse.aspx
management.
medical
supply
delivery.
Installs
management.
Coordinates
medical
supply
delivery.
Installs
care
needs
of Coordinates
the
Chinese/Asian
community
members.
management.
Coordinates
medical
supply
delivery.
Installs
Asian
Pacific
Islanders
age
55+
in
Seattle/
Description
of
organization/services
offered:
Description
of
organization/services
offered:
Personal
emergency
Response
systems.
PersonalKing
emergency
Response
systems.Serves
Servesthe
the
Personal
emergency
Response
systems.
Serves
the
&community
Pierce
Counties.
Assisted
Living,
Adult
Day
Services,
Ethnic-specific
Assisted
Living,
Adult
Day
Services,
Ethnic-specific
Chinese/Asian
ininKing
County.
Chinese/Asian
community
King
County.
Chinese/Asian
community
King
County.
meal
programs
forinlow-income
low-income
seniors.
Legacy
House
meal
programs
for
seniors.
South
LaneCenter
Street Seattle, WA 98104
Kin
Health
Care
KinOn
On803
Health
Care
Center
Kin
On
Health
Care
Center
ph:
206-292-5184
206-838-3057
4416
St,
WA
98118
4416SSSBrandon
Brandon
St,Seattle,
Seattle,fx:
WA
98118
4416
Brandon
St,
Seattle,
WA
98118
National
Asian
Pacific
Center on Aging
[email protected]
ph:
fx:
ph:206-721-3630
206-721-3630
fx:206-721-3626
206-721-3626
ph:
206-721-3630
fx:
206-721-3626
Senior
Community
Service
Employment Program
Program
Senior Community
Service Employment
www.scidpda.org/programs/legacyhouse.aspx
[email protected]
www.kinon.org
[email protected]
www.kinon.org
[email protected]
www.kinon.org
ph:Medicare
206-322-5272
fx: 206-322-5387
206-322-5387
ph:
206-322-5272
fx:
Description
of
organization/services
offered:
AAA100-bed,
and
Medicaid
certified,
not-for-profit
100-bed,
Medicare
and
Medicaid
certified,
not-for-profit
100-bed,
Medicare
and
Medicaid
certified,
not-for-profit
www.napca.org
www.napca.org
Assisted
Living,
Day
Services,
Ethnic-specific
1601 Eskilled
Yeslernursing
Way,
Seattle,
WAAdult
98122
facility
focused
on
meeting
the
long
term
skilled
nursing
facility
focused
on
meeting
the
long
term
skilled
nursing
facility
focused
on
meeting
the
long
term
Part-time
training
program
for
low
income
income
Part-time
training
program
for
low
income
meal
programs
for low-income
seniors.
ph: 206-323-7100
206-325-1502
www.nikkeiconcerns.org
care
of
the
Chinese/Asian
community
members.
careneeds
needs
offx:
the
Chinese/Asian
community
members.
care
needs
of
the
Chinese/Asian
community
members.
Asian
Pacific
Islanders
age
55+
in
Seattle/
55+
in
Seattle/
Pacificassisted
Islanders
age
55+ in Seattle/
Rehabilitation &Asian
care center;
living
community;
senior
King
Pierce
Counties.
&& Pierce
Counties.
activity program;King
continuing
education.
National
Asian Pacific Center on Aging
Legacy
House
Legacy
LegacyHouse
House
Senior Community Service Employment Program
803
South
Lane
Street
Seattle,
WA
98104
803
803South
SouthLane
LaneStreet
StreetSeattle,
Seattle,WA
WA98104
98104
ph:
206-322-5272
fx:206-838-3057
206-322-5387
ph:
206-292-5184
fx:
206-838-3057
ph:
ph:206-292-5184
206-292-5184fx:
fx:
206-838-3057
www.napca.org
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Part-time
training program for low income
www.scidpda.org/programs/legacyhouse.aspx
www.scidpda.org/programs/legacyhouse.aspx
www.scidpda.org/programs/legacyhouse.aspx
Asian Pacific
Islanders age 55+ in
Seattle/
Description
of organization/services
organization/services
offered:
Description
of
offered:
King
&
Pierce
Counties.
Assisted
Living,
Adult
Day
Services,
Ethnic-specific
Description
of
organization/services
offered:
Assisted
Living,
1601 EE Yesler
Yesler
Way,
Seattle,
WAAdult
98122
Assisted
Living,
Day
Services,
Ethnic-specific
Asian
Counseling
& Referral
Service
1601
Way,
Seattle,
WA
98122
meal
programs
for
low-income
seniors.
Adult
Day 3639
Services,
meal
programs
low-income
seniors.
ph:
206-323-7100
fx:
206-325-1502
www.nikkeiconcerns.org
meal
programs
for
low-income
Martin
Luther
King
Jr.for
Way
S.seniors.
Seattle,
WA 98144
ph:
206-323-7100
fx:
206-325-1502
www.nikkeiconcerns.org
Medicaid accepted.
Rehabilitation
care center;
center; assisted
assisted
living community;
community; senior
senior
ph:&&206-695-7600
fx: 206-695-7606
Rehabilitation
care
living
activity program;
program;
continuing education.
education.
[email protected]
www.acrs.org
activity
continuing
National
Asian Pacific
Pacific
Center
onand
Aging
National
Asian
Center
on
Aging
ACRS
offers multilingual,
behavioral
health
social
National
Asian
Pacific
Center
Aging
Senior
Community
Service
Employment
Program
Senior
Service
Employment
Program
services
to Community
Asian
Pacific
Americans
andon
other
lowSenior
Community
Service
Employment
Program
ph:
206-322-5272
fx:
206-322-5387
ph: 206-322-5272
fx: 206-322-5387
income
people in King County.
206-322-5272
fx: 206-322-5387
www.napca.org
www.napca.org
1601 E Yesler ph:
Way,
Seattle, WA 98122
www.napca.org
Part-time
training
program
for low
low income
income
income
Part-time
training
program
for
ph: 206-323-7100 fx: 206-325-1502
www.nikkeiconcerns.org
training
program
for55+
lowin
Asian
Pacific
Islanders
age
55+
in
Seattle/
55+
inincome
Seattle/
Asian
Pacific
Islanders
age
Seattle/
Rehabilitation &Part-time
care center;
assisted
living
community;
senior
Asian
Pacific
Islanders
age
55+
in
Seattle/
King
&
Pierce
Counties.
King
& Pierce
Counties.
activity program;
continuing
education.
Asian
Counseling
& Referral
Referral Service
Service
Asian
Counseling
&
King
&
Pierce
Counties.
Asian
Counseling
&
Referral
Service
3639 Martin
Martin Luther King
King Jr.
Jr. Way S.
S. Seattle, WA 98144
3639
720206-695-7600
8th AveLuther
S, Seattle,
WAWay
98104 Seattle, WA 98144
ph:
fx: 206-695-7606
206-695-7606
ph:
fx:
ph: 206-695-7600
206-695-7600 www.acrs.org
fx: 206-695-7606
[email protected]
606 [email protected]
Ave
S,
Suite
102,
Seattle,
WA
98104
www.acrs.org
[email protected]
www.acrs.org
ACRS
offers
multilingual,
behavioral
health and
and social
social
ph: 206-223-9578
fx:
206-623-3479
website
www.apicat.org
ACRS
multilingual,
behavioral
health
ACRS offers
offers
multilingual,
behavioral
health
andlowsocial
services
to Asian
Asian
Pacific
Americans
and
other
services
to
Pacific
Americans
lowAddress tobacco
control
and other
health
justice and
issues
in the
services
to
Asian
Pacific
Americans
and other
other
lowincome
people
in
King
County.
income
people
in
King
County.
Asian American/Pacific
Islander
communities.
income people
in King
County.
1601
Yesler
Way,
Seattle,
WA
98122
Asian
Counseling
& Referral Service
1601
Way,
Seattle,
1601EEEYesler
Yesler
Way,
Seattle,WA
WA98122
98122
ph:
206-323-7100
fx:
206-325-1502
www.nikkeiconcerns.org
3639 Martin
Luther King Jr.www.nikkeiconcerns.org
Way S. Seattle, WA 98144
ph:
fx:
ph:206-323-7100
206-323-7100
fx:206-325-1502
206-325-1502
www.nikkeiconcerns.org
Rehabilitation
&
care
center;
assisted
living
community;
senior
ph:&&
206-695-7600
fx: 206-695-7606
Rehabilitation
care
living
Rehabilitation
carecenter;
center;assisted
assisted
livingcommunity;
community;senior
activity
program;
continuing
education.
[email protected]
www.acrs.org
activity
continuing
education.
senior program;
activity program;
continuing
education.
ACRS offers multilingual, behavioral health and social
services to Asian Pacific Americans and other lowincome
in King
County.
606
Maynard
Ave
S,S,people
Suite
102,
Seattle,
WA
98104
606Maynard
Maynard
AveS,
Suite102,
102,
Seattle,
WA98104
98104
606
Ave
Suite
Seattle,
WA
Asian
& Pacific
Islander Women &
ph:
206-223-9578
fx:fx:206-623-3479
206-623-3479
website
www.apicat.org
ph:206-223-9578
206-223-9578 fx:
206-623-3479
website
www.apicat.org
ph:
website
www.apicat.org
Family Safety
Center
Address
tobacco
control
and
other
health
justice
issues
ininthe
the
Addresstobacco
tobaccocontrol
controland
andP.O.
other
health
justice
issues
the
Address
other
health
justice
issues
in
Box 14047, Seattle,
WA
98114
Asian
American/Pacific
Islander
communities.
AsianAmerican/Pacific
American/PacificIslander
Islander
communities.
Asian
communities.
ph: 206-467-9976 www.apiwfsc.org
Asian
Counseling
&
Referral
Service
Asian
Counseling
Referral
Service
Provides community
organizing, &
education,
outreach
& client
Asian
Counseling
& Jr.
Referral
Service
3639
Martin
Luther King
King
Way S.
S.
Seattle,WA
WA98144
98144
S, Seattle,
Martin
Jr. Way
Seattle,
WA
98144
advocacy3639
services
on Luther
domestic
sexual
assault
and
720
8th
Ave
S, Seattle,
WA
98104
ph:
206-695-7600
fx:violence,
206-695-7606
ph:
206-695-7600
fx:
206-695-7606
human trafficking.
ph:
206-695-7600
fx:
206-695-7606
[email protected]
www.acrs.org
606 [email protected]
Ave S, Suite 102, www.acrs.org
Seattle,
WA 98104
[email protected]
www.acrs.org
ACRS
offers
multilingual,
behavioral
health and
and social
social
ph: 206-223-9578
fx:
206-623-3479
website
www.apicat.org
ACRS
offers
multilingual,
behavioral
health
ACRS
offers
multilingual,
behavioral
health
andlowsocial
Randolph
Carter
Family
& Learning
Center
services
to Asian
Asian
Pacific
Americans
and
other
services
to
Pacific
Americans
and
other
lowAddress tobacco
control
and
other
health
justice
issues
in the
services
to
Asian
Pacific
Americans
and
other
low206-323-6336
Asian
&County.
Pacific Islander Women &
income people
people
in King
King
County.
income
in
Asian American/Pacific
Islander
communities.
income
people
in
King Safety
County.
Asian
Pacific
Islander Women
Women &&
East
KingFamily
County
Family
Center
Asian
&&
Pacific
Islander
Center
425-213-1963
Family
Safety
Center
Family
Center
P.O.
BoxSafety
14047,
Seattle,
WA 98114
South King
County
Family
Center
P.O.
Box
14047,
Seattle,
WA
98114
P.O.
Box
14047,
Seattle,
WA
98114
ph: 206-467-9976 www.apiwfsc.org
253-854-0077
ph: 206-467-9976
206-467-9976
www.apiwfsc.org
ph:
Provides
community www.apiwfsc.org
organizing,
educaProvides
community
organizing,
education,
outreach
& client
client
Provides
community
education,
outreach
&
Emergency
Services,
Volunteer
Chore,
tion,
outreach
&Housing,
client organizing,
advocacy
services
on domestic
violence,
advocacy
services
on
domestic
violence,
sexual
assault
and
Anger
Classes,
Adoption,Childcare,
Pregnancy
advocacy
services
on
domestic
violence,
and
sexual
assault
and
trafficking.
606
Maynard
Ave
S,human
Suite
102,
Seattle,
WAsexual
98104assault
human
trafficking.
Support,
Addiction Treatment,
Youth Tutoring.
human
trafficking.
ph:
206-223-9578
fx:
206-623-3479
www.apicat.org
606
Maynard
Ave
S,S,Suite
Suite
102,
Seattle,
WA
98104
606
MaynardAve
AveS,
Suite
102,Seattle,
Seattle,website
WA98104
98104
606
Maynard
102,
WA
Address
tobacco
control
and
other
health
justice
issues
in
the
ph:
206-223-9578
fx:fx:206-623-3479
206-623-3479
website
www.apicat.org
ph:206-223-9578
206-223-9578Randolph
206-623-3479
website
www.apicat.org
ph:
fx:
website
www.apicat.org
Carter
Family
& Learning
Learning
Center
Asian American/Pacific
Islander
communities.
Randolph
Carter
Family
&
Center
Address
tobacco
control
and
other
health
justice
issues
ininthe
the
Center
For
Career
Alternatives
Address
tobacco
controlFor
and
other
health
justice
issues
the
Address
tobacco
control
and
other
health
justice
issues
in
Center
Career
Alternatives
206-323-6336
206-323-6336
Asian
American/Pacific
Islander
communities.
901
Rainier
Avecommunities.
S, Seattle,
Seattle,
WA 98144
98144
AsianAmerican/Pacific
American/Pacific
Islander
communities.
Asian
Islander
901
Rainier
Ave
S,
WA
East
King
County
Family Center
Center
East
King
County
Family
ph:
206-322-9080
fx: 206-322-9084
206-322-9084
425-213-1963
ph:
206-322-9080
Asian & fx:
Pacific
Islander425-213-1963
Women &
www.ccawa.org
South King
King County
County Family
Family Center
Center
www.ccawa.org
South
Family
Safety
Center
253-854-0077
Need aa Job!
Job!
Free
Training,
GED,
and
job98114
place253-854-0077
Need
Free
Training,
and
job
placeP.O.
Box
14047, GED,
Seattle,
WA
ment service.
service.
Information
meetings
Tuesdays
ment
meetings
Tuesdays
ph: Information
206-467-9976
www.apiwfsc.org
Housing,
Emergency
Services,
Volunteer
Chore,
Housing,
Emergency
Services,
Volunteer
Chore,
and
Thursdays.
and
Thursdays.
Anger Classes,
Classes,
Adoption,Childcare,
Pregnancy
Provides
community organizing,
educaAnger
Adoption,Childcare,
Pregnancy
Support,
Addiction
Treatment,
Youth
Tutoring.
tion, outreach &Support,
client advocacy
services
on domestic
violence,
Addiction
Treatment,
Youth Tutoring.
sexual assault and human trafficking.
Social & Health Services
Social
Social && Health
Health Services
Services
Social & Health Services
ROBERT A. RICHARDS
Business Directory
ROBERT A. RICHARDS
11625 Rainier Ave. S., Ste. 102
IMMIGRATION
SERVICES
Seattle,
WA 98178
FREE Consultations
FREE of
Consultations
Adjustment
Status (Green Card)
Adjustment
of Status
(Green Card)
425-282-0838
Citizenship
/ Naturalization
Citizenship
/ Naturalization
Fiance
Visas
FamilyVisas
Visas
Fiance
BusinessVisas
Visas
Family
Deportation
/ Removal
Proceedings
Business
Visas
W E B | Asylum
P R I N/TRefugees
| IDENTITY
Deportation / Removal
Proceedings
Asylum / Refugees
OURCE DIRECTORY
of Asia
sed and
of Asia
Asia
of
104
4963
luke.org
iate, the
loring isnsed
Pacific
sed
and
and
rams are
ups.
8104
8104
104
-4963
3-4559
4963
gluke.org
gluke.org
luke.org
liate,
the
iate, the
iliate,
the
loring
isloring
isng
issues
n Pacific
Pacific
nmericans.
rams
are
rams
ffered,are
as
oups.
ups.
he
safety,
of com-
t
, WA
he
onomic
vihe
ssafety,
on public
safety,
nnization
of comcom-of
of
h on the
astor.
Social
Services
Social&& Health
Health Services
Political & Civil Rights
Political & Civil Rights
Professional Association
Professional
Association
Leadership Development
Professional
Association
Senior Services
WE MAKE LEADERS
PO Box 14461
Seattle, WA 98104
ph: 206-625-3850
Queen Anne Station, P.O. Box 19888,[email protected]
Seattle, WA 98109
PO
Box
14344,
Seattle,
WA
98104
www.aclfnorthwest.org
[email protected],
Box 14344, Seattle, WA
98104
www.naaapseattle.org
[email protected]
www.naaapseattle.org
Community
Care
Network
of
Kin
[email protected]
www.naaapseattle.org
Fostering future leaders through education,On
networking and
Fostering
future
leaders
through
education,
networking
and
815future
S Weller
St, Suite
212,education,
Seattle,
WA
98104
Fostering
leaders
through
networking
and
Community
leadership
development,
networking
and mentoring
community
services
Asian
American
professionals
community
services
forfor
Asian
American
professionals
and and
ph: 206-652-2330
fx: 206-652-2344
community
services
for
Asian
American
professionals
and
entrepreneurs
entrepreneurs.
[email protected] www.kinon.org
entrepreneurs.
Provides home care, home health, Alzheimer’s and
caregiver support, community education and chronic care
management. Coordinates medical supply delivery. Installs
Personal emergency Response systems. Serves the
Chinese/Asian community in King County.
Senior Services
Chaya
Chaya
Center
For
Career
Alternatives
Center
Career
Alternatives
PO
22291,
Seattle,
WA
PO Box
BoxFor
22291,
Seattle,
WA 98122
98122
901
Rainier
Ave
S, Seattle,
Seattle,
WA 98144
98144
Center
For Ave
Career
Alternatives
901
Rainier
S,
WA
ph:
fx:206-568-2479
ph: 206-568-7576
206-568-7576
fx:206-568-2479
ph:
206-322-9080
fx:
206-322-9084
901
Rainier
Ave
S,
Seattle,
WA
98144
ph:
206-322-9080
fx:
206-322-9084
[email protected]
www.chayaseattle.org
[email protected] www.chayaseattle.org
www.ccawa.org
ph:
206-322-9080
206-322-9084
www.ccawa.org
Chaya
serves
survivors
Chaya
serves South
Southfx:Asian
Asian
survivors of
of domestic
domestic
Need
a
Job!
Free
Training,
GED,
and job
jobservices,
placewww.ccawa.org
Need
a Job!
Free
Training, GED,
and
placeviolence.
Free,
confidential,
multilingual
violence.
Free,
confidential,
multilingual
services,
ment
service.
Information
meetings
Tuesdays
Need
a
Job!
Free
Training,
GED,
and
job
place-//
ment
service.
Information
meetings
Tuesdays
outreach
outreach && education.
education. Helpline:
Helpline: 206-325-0325
206-325-0325
and
Thursdays.
ment
service. Information meetings Tuesdays
and
Thursdays.
1-877-92CHAYA.
1-877-92CHAYA.
and Thursdays.
Chinese Information and Service Center
Chaya611 S Lane St, Seattle, WA 98104
Chinese
Information
and
Chinese
Information
andService
ServiceCenter
Center
PO
Box
22291,
Seattle,
WA
98122
PO Boxph:
22291,
Seattle,
WA
98122
206-624-5633
www.cisc-seattle.org
611
St,
Seattle,
WA
611SSLane
Lane
St,
Seattle,
WA98104
98104
ph: 206-568-7576
206-568-7576
fx:206-568-2479
ph:
fx:206-568-2479
CISC’s bilingual and
bicultural
staff helps
Asian
immigrants
ph:
206-624-5633
www.cisc-seattle.org
ph:
206-624-5633
www.cisc-seattle.org
[email protected]
www.chayaseattle.org
[email protected]
throughout King County
achieve
success in www.chayaseattle.org
their new community
Chaya serves
serves
South
Asian survivors
survivors
ofsupport
domestic
Chaya
Asian
of
domestic
byChinese
providing information,
referral,
advocacy,
social
andbridging
Information
andSouth
Service
Center
violence.
Free,
confidential,
multilingual
services,
violence.
Free,
confidential,
multilingual
services,
services.
Chinese communities,
Information
and
Service
Center
bridging
cultures,
and
generations.
outreach && education.
education. Helpline:
Helpline: 206-325-0325
206-325-0325 //
outreach
cultures, communities,
and
generations.
1-877-92CHAYA.
1-877-92CHAYA.
Gilda’s Club Seattle
1400 Broadway,
WA 98122
Chinese Seattle,
Information
and Service
Service Center
Center
Chinese
Information
and
ph: 206-709-1440
fx:
611 SS Lane
Lane St,
St, 206-709-9719
Seattle, WA
WA 98104
98104
611
Seattle,
1501 N 45thwww.cisc-seattle.org
St, Seattle, WA 98103
ph: 206-624-5633
206-624-5633
www.cisc-seattle.org
[email protected]
ph:
ph: helps
206-694-6700
fx: 206-694-6777
CISC’s bilingual
bilingualwww.gildasclubseattle.org
and bicultural
bicultural staff
staff
helps Asian
Asian immigrants
immigrants
CISC’s
and
[email protected]
throughout
King
County
achieve
success
in
their new
new community
community
A free
program
social,achieve
emotional
andliaison
educational
support,
throughout
King of
County
success
in
their
phone
360-725-5667
Statewide
between
www.solid-ground.org
by
providing
information,
referral,
advocacy,
social
and
support
offered
in
a
community
setting,
for
anyone
touched
by cancer.
by providing
information, referral,
advocacy, social and
support
fax 360-586-9501
ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚW/ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘
services.
Join
us
for
support
groups,
classes/lectures/workshops,
educational
services.
Monitors
and
informs
public
about
[email protected]
Our programs help people meet their immediate needs
and
activities
socialand
events.
www.capaa.wa.gov
gain
the&skills
resourcesůĂǁƐ͕ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ͕ĂŶĚƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ͘
needed to reach solid ground and
achieve their
A S.W.
non-profit
501-C-3
Gilda’s
Club
Seattle
Room
301,organization
General serving
210dreams.
11th Ave.
Gilda’s
Club
Seattle
the Community
1983 with: *Award
1400 Broadway,
Broadway,
Seattle,since
WA 98122
98122
1400
Seattle,
WA
ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͕KůLJŵƉŝĂ͕tϵϴϱϬϰ
winning
programs
and
services for
ph:
206-709-1440
fx:
206-709-9719
ph: 206-709-1440 fx: 206-709-9719
seniors including
health fairs *Leadership program and summer
[email protected]
[email protected]
camp for youthwww.gildasclubseattle.org
*Partnership with South Asian Oral History project
www.gildasclubseattle.org
the program
UW
Libraries
*Cultural
programs
rich
free
program
of social,
social,
emotional
andrepresenting
educationalthe
support,
AAoffree
of
emotional
and
educational
support,
diversity
within
the
community.
more info
pleasebyvisit
www.
offered in
in aa community
community
setting,For
for anyone
anyone
touched
cancer.
offered
setting,
for
touched
by
cancer.
iaww.org
sponsor
our events.
Join
us for
forto
support
groups,
classes/lectures/workshops, educational
educational
Join
us
support
groups,
classes/lectures/workshops,
activities & social events.
Business Directory
[email protected]
Minutes
Without
www.solid-ground.org
www.solid-ground.org
Surgery
Injections
Our
programs
help
people
meetor
their
immediate needs
needs and
and
Our programs help people meet
their
immediate
gain the
the skills
skills and
and resources
resources needed
needed to
to reach
reach solid
solid ground
ground and
and
gain
achieve their
their dreams.
dreams.
achieve
www.vickie.agelessway.com
RESOURCE DIRECTORY.
EMAIL:
[email protected]
Also visit
www.nsevideos.com
for news clips
Vickie Thomas
Anti-Aging Specialist
253 653-9686
Don’t get take-out! Have it Delivered!
Don’t get take-out! Have it Delivered!
NOW
HIRING!
425-282-0838
Sales Associate
Flexible Schedule
Part-Time & Full-Time
Extra Income
W E B | Work
P RFrom
I N T Home
| IDENTITY
No Experience Necessary
Training Provided
SUBSCRIBE TO THE
INTERNATIONAL
EXAMINER FOR
$25/YEAR FOR 24 ISSUES!
B=/>>:G1/::
(206) 407-3329
eeeORd]QO`SQ]['!"%%
w w w . r y t e k g r a f x . c o m
Social
Health
International
District&
Medical
& DentalServices
Clinic
Join our Community Resource Directory. Email: [email protected]
720 8th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104
Leadership Development
1501 NN 45th
45th St,
St, Seattle,
Seattle, WA
WA 98103
98103
1501
ph:
206-694-6700
fx:
206-694-6777
Look
Younger
In itfx:
ph:
206-694-6700
206-694-6777
Don’t
getOUR
take-out!
Have
Delivered!
JOIN
COMMUNITY
[email protected]
11625 Rainier Ave. S., Ste. 102
Seattle, WA 98178
Join our Community Resource Directory. Email: [email protected]
$ %&#
Leadership Development
$80 Value
www.ichs.com
ph: 206-788-3700
Holly Park Medical & Dental Clinic
3815 S Othello St, Seattle, WA 98118
ph: 206-788-3500
www.ichs.com
www.ichs.com
We
are a nonprofit health care center offering affordable
(206)
407-3329
www.ichs.com
medical,
dental,
pharmacy,
acupuncture
health education
International
District
Medical
& Dentaland
Clinic
International
District
Medical
Dental
ClinicAsian and
services
primarily
to Seattle
and&&King
International
Medical
Dental
Clinic
720 8th Ave
S,District
Suite
100,
Seattle,
WACounty’s
98104
720
8th
Ave
S,
Seattle,
WA
98104
Pacific
Islander
communities.
720
8th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104
ph: 206-788-3700
ph: 206-788-3700
206-788-3700
ph:
Holly
Park
w
wMedical
w . r &yDental
t e kClinic
g r a f x . c o m
Holly
Park
Medical
& Dental
Clinic WA 98118
3815
Othello
St, 2nd
Floor, Seattle,
HollyS
Park
Medical
& Dental
Dental
Clinic
Holly
Medical
&
Clinic
3815
SPark
Othello
St, 2nd
Floor, Seattle,
WA
98118
Korean’s
Women
Association
ph:
206-788-3500
3815206-788-3500
Othello St,
St, Seattle,
Seattle,
WA 98118
98118
3815
SS Othello
WA
ph:
123 Ecare
96th
St, Tacoma,
98445
We
are a nonprofit health
center
offering WA
affordable
ph: 206-788-3500
206-788-3500
ph:
ph: 253-535-4202
fx:253-535-4827
medical,
pharmacy,
acupuncture
and
health
education
www.ichs.com
www.ichs.com
We
are adental,
nonprofit
healthwww.kwaoutreach.org
care
center offering
affordable
[email protected]
services
tohealth
Seattle
andcenter
King offering
County’s
Asianeducation
and
We are
are aaprimarily
nonprofit
health
care
center
offering
affordable
We
nonprofit
care
affordable
medical,
dental,
pharmacy,
acupuncture
andsocial
health
Provides
quality
multicultural,
multilingual,
and
human
Pacific
medical,Islander
dental,communities.
pharmacy,
acupuncture
and health
health
education
medical,
dental,
pharmacy,
acupuncture
and
services
primarily
tolimited
Seattleto:
and
King
County’s
Asianeducation
and
services
to
but
not
the
elderly;
disabled,
abused,
servicesIslander
primarily
to Seattle
Seattle and
and King
King County’s
County’s Asian
Asian and
and
services
primarily
to
Pacific
communities.
children
& families,
homeless, hungry, limited and non-English
Pacific Islander
Islander
communities.
Pacific
communities.
speaking.
Korean’s
Women
Association
Refugee
Women’s
Alliance
123
96th
St,Luther
Tacoma,
WAJr.98445
Korean’s
Women
Association
Korean’s
Women
Association
4008E Martin
King
Way
ph:
206-624-3426
www.S,
ph:
253-535-4202
fx:253-535-4827
123
E
96th
St,
Tacoma,
WA
98445
123
E
96th
St,
Tacoma,
WA
98445
Seattle, WA
98108
merchants-parking-transia.org
[email protected]
www.kwaoutreach.org
ph:
253-535-4202
fx:253-535-4827
ph:
ph:253-535-4202
206-721-0243fx:253-535-4827
fx: 206-721-0282
Provides
quality multicultural,
multilingual, social and human
[email protected]
www.kwaoutreach.org
www.rewa.org
[email protected]
www.kwaoutreach.org
Merchants
Parking
provides
convenient
& affordable
community
services
toquality
but
not
limited
to:
the
elderly;
disabled,
abused,
Provides
quality
multicultural,
multilingual,
social
and
human
A
multi-ethnic,
multilingual,
community-based
org.
that provides
the folProvides
multicultural,
multilingual,
social
and
human
parking.
Transia
provides
community
transportation:
para-transit
children
&to
homeless,
hungry,
limited
and
nonservices
tofamilies,
but
notrefugee
limited
to:
the
elderly;
disabled,
abused,
lowing
programs
to
and
immigrant
women
&out
families
in Puget
services
but
not
limited
to:
the
elderly;
disabled,
abused,
van
services,
shuttle
services
and
field
trips
in
&
of
Chinatown/
English
speaking.
children
&
families,
homeless,
hungry,
limited
and
non-English
Sound.
Domestic
violence,
childcare,
after
school,
vocational,
ESL,
children
&
families,
homeless,
hungry,
limited
and
non-English
International District & South King County.
speaking. & citizenship, senior meals, developmental disabilities.
employment
speaking.
Refugee Women’s Alliance
4008 Martin Luther
King Jr. Way S,
ph:
ph: 206-624-3426
206-624-3426 www.
www.
ph:
206-624-3426
www.
Seattle, WA 98108
merchants-parking-transia.org
merchants-parking-transia.org
merchants-parking-transia.org
1501
N
45th
Seattle, WA 98103
ph: 206-721-0243 fx:St,206-721-0282
ph: 206-694-6700 fx: 206-694-6777
Merchants Parking www.rewa.org
provides convenient
& affordable community
[email protected]
Merchants
Parking
provides
convenient
affordable
community
Merchants
Parking
provides
convenient
&& affordable
community
Aparking.
multi-ethnic,
multilingual,
community-based
org.
that provides
the
Transia
provides
community
transportation:
para-transit
www.solid-ground.org
parking.
Transia
provides
community
transportation:
para-transit
parking.
Transia
provides
community
transportation:
van services,
shuttle
and
trips in women
& outpara-transit
of&Chinatown/
following
programs
toservices
refugee
andfield
immigrant
families
van
services,
shuttle
services
and
field
trips
in
&
out
of
Chinatown/
van
services,
shuttle
services
and
trips
in &after
outneeds
ofschool
Chinatown/
District
& South
Kingfield
County.
Our
programs
help
meet
their
immediate
and
inInternational
Puget
Sound
Domestic
violence,
childcare,
youth
International
District
&people
South
King County.
County.
International
District
&resources
South
King
gain theprogram,
skills
andparenting
needed to
reach solid
ground and
tutoring
education,
vocational,
ESL,
achieve their& dreams.
employment
citizenship,
senior
meals, developmental
Refugee
Women’s
Alliance
4008
Martin
Luther
King Jr.
Jr. Way
Way S,
S,
Refugee
Women’s
Alliance
4008
Martin
Luther
King
disablilities, & mental
health
counseling.
Seattle,
WA 98108
98108
4008 WA
Martin
Luther King Jr. Way S,
Seattle,
ph:Seattle,
206-721-0243
fx:
206-721-0282
ph:
206-721-0243
206-721-0282
1501 NWA
45th98108
St, fx:
Seattle,
WA 98103
www.rewa.org
ph:ph:
206-721-0243
fx:
ph: 206-624-3426
www.rewa.org
206-694-6700
fx: 206-721-0282
206-694-6777
www.rewa.org
www.merchants-parking-transia.org
multi-ethnic, multilingual,
multilingual, community-based
community-based
org. that
that provides
provides the
the
[email protected]
AA multi-ethnic,
org.
A multi-ethnic,
multilingual,
community-based
org. women
that provides
the folwww.solid-ground.org
following
programs
to refugee
refugee
and immigrant
immigrant
& families
families
following
programs
to
and
women
&
lowing
programs
to refugee
and
immigrant
women
&needs
families
in Puget
Merchants
Parking
provides
convenient
& affordable
community
Our
programs
help
people
meet
theirchildcare,
immediate
and
in
Puget
Sound
Domestic
violence,
after
school
youth
in
Puget
Sound
violence,
childcare,
after
school
youth
Sound.
Domestic
violence,
childcare,
after
school,
vocational,
ESL,
parking.
Transia
provides
community
transportation:
para-transit
gain
the skills
andDomestic
resources
needed
to
reach solid
ground
and
tutoring
program,
parenting
education,
vocational,
ESL,
tutoring
program,
parenting
education,
vocational,
employment
&
citizenship,
senior
meals,
disabilities.
van
services,
shuttle
services
and
fielddevelopmental
trips
in & outESL,
of Chinatown/
achieve
their
dreams.
employment
& citizenship,
citizenship,
senior
meals, developmental
developmental
International &
District
& Southsenior
King meals,
County.
employment
disablilities, && mental
mental health
health counseling.
counseling.
disablilities,
1501 NN 45th
45th St,
St, Seattle,
Seattle, WA
WA 98103
98103
1501
ph: 206-694-6700
206-694-6700 fx:
fx: 206-694-6777
206-694-6777
ph:
JOIN OUR
COMMUNITY
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.solid-ground.org
www.solid-ground.org
Please mail a check for $25 to the International
Examiner or donate to:
622 S. Washington St., Seattle, WA 98104.
Thank you for your contribution.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE
INTERNATIONAL
EXAMINER FOR
$25/YEAR FOR 24 ISSUES!
Please mail a check for $25 to the International
Examiner or donate
SUBSCRIBE
TOto:THE
622 S. Washington St., Seattle, WA 98104.
INTERNATIONAL
Thank you for your contribution.
EXAMINER FOR
$35/YEAR FOR 24 ISSUES!
Please mail a check for $35 to the
International Examiner or donate to:
622 S. Washington St., Seattle, WA 98104.
Thank you for your contribution.
JOIN OUR
COMMUNITY
RESOURCE
DIRECTORY.
EMAIL:
[email protected]
September 7, 2011 - September 20, 2011 —— 11
IE ARTS
An International
Talent Shines in
Any Language
BY YAYOI LENA WINFREY
IE Contributor
His English is impeccable, his
French is impressive, and his Hebrew
will blow you away, but Togo Igawa
was born in Shinjuku, Tokyo and
grew up speaking Japanese.
As an international star, Igawa has acted
in Hollywood studio films like “Memoirs
of a Geisha”, “The Last Samurai”, “Eyes
Wide Shut”, and “Revolver and Sunshine”.
However, he has a preference for indies that
allow him to display a wide range of talent.
In 2009’s “A Matter of Size”, Igawa
plays a sushi restaurant owner who’s
coerced into training overweight Israeli
wannabe sumo wrestlers. Speaking
Hebrew throughout, his performance as
the stoic Kitano is riveting. Also originally released in 2009, “The Hedgehog”
features Igawa as an elegant gentleman
named Ozu (like the famous filmmaker)
living in an upscale Parisian apartment
building. When Ozu pursues the homely
but brilliant janitor, in fluent French of
course, she blossoms.
Working with directors like Stanley
But in the end, his
acting prevailed,
evidenced by the
director’s decision
not to dub Igawa’s
dialogue with a
French actor.
Known also for
anime voiceovers,
Igawa enjoys the
freedom afforded
him by not being
seen.
“Voice is a very
strong element of
acting,” he states,
“and I don’t feel
any
limitation
(when using) it.”
Togo Igawa. Photo credit: NeoClassics Films Ltd.
One of Igawa’s
more
popular
Kubrick, Mike Leigh and Edward Zwick, characters is Hiro in “Hero of the Rails”,
Igawa has acted alongside major names the 2009 spin-off from the “Thomas the
like Tom Cruise, Colin Firth and Keanu Tank Engine” TV series. And, in Britain
Reeves. But, he remains humble and com- where radio dramas are very popular, he
mitted to high quality cinema.
appreciates the collaborative nature of its
“No matter what the size or impor- audiences.
tance of the role, I feel all of them are
“Listeners can use their imagination
always bigger than me,” he says. “My about stories and characters more freely
choice of work is not based on roles, but and deeply as they cannot see any visual
the story.”
representation,” he surmises.
Indeed, the talented thespian has, at
Igawa has also performed in theater
times, turned down acting offers because having made his British debut at the
of bad writing.
Royal Shakespeare Company in 1986
“The stories were dreadful,” he con- and ten years later, forming the Ichiza
fesses, “but unfortunately I sometimes Theatre Company. Among his accomhave to work for awful films for … rice plishments is directing “The Face of
and miso soup.”
Jizo” for Arcola Theatre and winning the
For “The Hedgehog”, Igawa was pleased Olivier Award for “Pacific Overtures” at
to work with director Mona Achache the Donmar Warehouse.
whom he calls “brave” for casting him
Today, living in the English countrydespite his not really speaking French. side, Igawa often appears in British films
The City of Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
For
SEACREST BOATHOUSE
The City of Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation is seeking
interested parties to submit proposals for a long term agreement
for the operation and maintenance of the Seacrest Boathouse in the
West Seattle neighborhood.
Proposal packages will be available beginning at 1:00 pm on
Wednesday, August 31, 2011. Interested parties can download the
Proposal Package from the web site: (http://cityofseattle.gov/parks/
partnerships/rfp.htm), pick up a package in person or request that
a package be mailed to them by contacting the Department at the
address shown below. Proposals must be submitted on forms provided by the Department. Small businesses, Women and/or Minority
Businesses are encouraged to submit a proposal package.
The Proposal Due Date is Friday, October 7, 2011 by 4:00 pm
Mailing Address and Contact Information:
The City of Seattle Department of Parks & Recreation
Magnuson Park Business Resources – Building 30
Attention: Rita Hollomon
6310 NE 74th Street, #109E
Seattle, WA 98115
Phone: (206) 684-8008
Email:
[email protected]
Please note that electronic submissions of Proposals
cannot be accepted.
and on television, but remains relatively
unknown in Japan; ironically, where his
career began after his parents took him to
watch a traveling troupe.
Spotting an animal onstage, 4 year-old
Igawa blurted, “Look at that dirty bear!”
The auditorium was immediately filled
with loud laughter, he says, because the
bear played by an actor in a dirty costume
was supposed to be a tiger.
“I don’t remember the story or the
play, but I remember the sensation of
making the audience erupt with laughter,” he divulges.
By 17, Igawa knew he wanted to act.
“I’ve always been grateful to the actor
who was performing the tiger that day,” he
says.
In Japan, Igawa attended two drama
schools and toured with the Black Tent
Theatre throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s.
However, more work opportunities existed elsewhere, and his last performance
there was at the New National Theatre in
Tokyo in 1998.
“People in Japan don’t know who I
am as I…hardly did any film or television
before I left,” he reveals.
Speculating that he may be “lucky” for
having avoided Japan’s “rat race”, Igawa
says, “I do not set any focus on where I
want to work, but I’d like to encourage
the trend of globalization rather than
Americanization.”
A true world citizen, Togo Igawa is a
star in any language.
For more information, visit: www.togoigawa.com. “The Hedgehog” opens in
Seattle on Friday, September 9, at the
Harvard Exit. Call (206) 781-5755 for
more information.
The City of Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE
BUILDING AT CARKEEK PARK ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER
The City of Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation is seeking
proposals from qualified operator (s) to manage, operate, program,
and provide maintenance of the Administrative Building. DPR is open
to looking at proposals that include possible programming and/
or scheduling of uses at other areas in Carkeek Park, including the
Environmental Learning Center (ELC).
The City of Seattle, Department of Parks and Recreation
(DPR)’s Carkeek Park is located at 950 NW Carkeek Park Rd.,
Seattle WA 98177-4755 and part of the Broadview neighborhood.
Proposal packages will be available beginning at 1:00 pm on Friday,
September 2, 2011. Interested parties can download the Proposal
Package from the web site: (http://cityofseattle.gov/parks/
partnerships/rfp.htm) or request that a package be
mailed to them by contacting the Department at the
address shown below. Small businesses, Women and/
or Minority Businesses are encouraged to submit a
proposal package.
The Proposal Due Date is Wednesday,
October 26, 2011 by 4:00 pm
Mailing Address and Contact Information:
The City of Seattle Department of Parks & Recreation
Magnuson Park Business Resources – Building 30
Attention: Charles Ng
6310 NE 74th Street, #109E
Seattle, WA 98115
Phone: (206) 684-8001
Email: [email protected]
Please note that electronic submissions of
Proposals cannot be accepted.
IE ARTS
Talking to Ghosts:
Korean Adoptees
Search for
Answers
BY PAUL KIM
IE Contributor
Nari Baker. Photo credit: Paul Kim.
For Nari Baker, the process of putting
together her exhibit “Talking to Ghosts:
Waiting in River Between Worlds” was as
much a journey of discovery as it was for
the participants she interviewed.
Featured at Jack Straws New Media
Gallery, the exhibit presents eleven adopted Korean Americans, including Baker
herself, addressing their birth parents in
soliloquies that reveal the intimate, oftentimes conflicted emotions underlying their
personal stories.
Rather than conveying these emotions
in an elaborative manner, using pictures
and personal biographies to introduce the
adoptees, Baker instead chose to focus
exclusively on the voices of the participants: the minimalist layout of the exhibit
includes only a set of rotary phones in a
darkened room, each communicating the
recorded messages of the participants in
their adopted languages.
The project was originally conceived after
Baker was awarded a Fulbright Research
Grant in 2007. Upon receiving the grant,
Baker decided to focus her research on the
oral histories of Korean adoptees.
“I had done oral histories before in
Korea and the United States for my senior
thesis, but I hadn’t really delved into the
alternative and experimental histories until
I received the grant,” said Baker. “In 2007, I
went to Seoul under the proposal to create
an archive for Korean adoptees.”
While in Korea, Baker volunteered at
GOAL (Global Overseas Adoptees’ Link),
an agency that serves adoptees and their
birth parents in various capacities, from
helping adoptees find birth parents to providing translation services to adoptees and
their parents. It was here that Baker found
inspiration to record the oral testimonies
of Korean adoptees, each with their own
story to tell.
The exhibit itself captures the broad
scope of adoptees’ emotions, ranging from
longing and forgiveness, to frustration and
even anger.
“The experience of being an adoptee
comes with a lot of emotions, and some
of those are very intense and even opposing,” said Baker. “There is a mixture of
relief, frustration, loneliness, intense loss,
despair, love, longing, and deep joy – as
well as a real sense of unexplainable connection. So those feelings informed me in
putting this project together.”
A common element in many of the testimonies, at least of those who had met their
birth parents, is the frustration that results
from the language and cultural gaps that
inhibit genuine empathy and communication. It is hard enough being an adoptee,
but for adoptees who were raised in a
different cultural environment than that of
their birth parents, the situation presents a
particularly difficult obstacle in coming to
terms with their adoption.
As a result of these cultural and language
barriers, many adoptees are pressured by
their birth families to learn Korean and to
conform to Korean cultural norms. This was
why it was important for Baker to record the
adoptees’ testimonies using the language
Up-Coming Events
(Gym, C, D, E, L & R-Bldg.), located at
3000 Landerholm Circle SE, Bellevue.
Free, excluding some workshops. Visit
www.enma.org for more information.
Volunteers needed for Japan
Disaster Recovery. To learn
more, please attend an information and planning meeting. Meetings are scheduled
every other Saturday (9/10, &
9/24) at 9 a.m. Information Meeting (firsttimers) 10 a.m. Downtown YMCA, 909 4th
Avenue Seattle. Register to volunteer at
www.seattleymca.org/pages/Japan.aspx or
contact Monica Quill Kusakabe ([email protected]) at (206) 382-4362.
Japan comes to Bellevue College for a
weekend, Sept. 10 -11! A two-day program of Japanese cultural and educational
events for all ages! Sept 10: (10 a.m. – 6
p.m.); and Sept. 11: (10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.)
at the Bellevue College Main Campus
On Monday, Sept. 12, an API community reception for Dr. Paul Killpatrick,
president of Seattle Central Community
College, will be held at the Four Seas restaurant, 714 South King Street, Seattle. 5
p.m. Free. For more information, contact
Al Sugiyama at [email protected].
OCA-Greater Seattle’s 2011 annual Golden Circles Awards Dinner on
Thursday, Sept. 15. OCA will honor the
following award recipients: Dale Hom
(US Forest Service Supervisor); Jeff Hou
(Chair, UW Landscape Architecture);
MarPac Construction; and Sharon Lee
(Founder and Executive Director of the
Low Income Housing Institute). $25 - $75/
they grew up with. Speaking in the language
they felt most comfortable with allowed the
participants to express the full gamut of emotions in their experience as adoptees.
“That was one thing I was adamant
about, because first of all it is very challenging to learn Korean, and second I felt
the adoptees should be able to express
their emotions,” said Baker. “I wanted
to make it as easy as possible, and it
became more challenging for me, because
it opened up new possibilities. A lot of
adoptees improvised; it was amazing.”
To more fully communicate the poignancy of their testimonies, Baker had
some of the adoptees deliver their messages at certain emotionally charged locations, such as their gohyang, or place of
birth. Baker recalls witnessing one participant’s testimony at Chuncheon, a city in
the northeast of South Korea. He recorded
his message just minutes after discovering
his birth mother’s name.
For Baker, the experience of creating the
exhibit was in some ways cathartic, much
as it was for the participants involved.
“There were certain parts that were personally cathartic for me. Going to places in
the adoption files and envisioning the project in a new way was cathartic. Really trying to put something out in the world about
Korean adoptees was important to me, and I
hope educational for some people.”
For many of the adoptees featured
in the exhibit, the insights gained from
expressing their experiences may in some
way help other Korean adoptees to come
to terms with their own adoption, as well
as those of other ethnicities.
“I don’t think the process is ever over,”
Baker notes, “the process of integrating is
lifelong.”
Hopefully, the exhibit will enable others to reach out and learn more about the
experience of Korean adoptees, regardless
of whether they were adopted or not.
The installation by Nari Baker is on view
at Jack Straw New Media Gallery, 4261
Roosevelt Way N.E. in Seattle. 9 a.m. - 6
p.m. M - F through September 16. Free.
For information, call (206) 634-0919 or
visit www.jackstraw.org.
per person. New Hong Kong Restaurant,
900 S. Jackson St, 2nd Fl, Pacific Rim
Building. For more information, contact
Kim Nguyen at (206) 274-4656 or e-mail:
[email protected].
On Saturday, Sept. 17, the Friends of Little
Saigon present “Celebrate Little Saigon!”
Enjoy delicious food and drinks, performances, a movie screening of “Three
Seasons” at dusk, and a photo contest. 4
– 11 p.m. Located at 12th and South King
Street in Seattle.
Come support Helping Link’s work with
the local Vietnamese refugee and immigrant community on Saturday, Sept. 24.
7 – 10 p.m. at the Wing Luke Museum.
Helping Link’s 2nd annual Seattle Fashion
Gala will be hosted by KOMO 4’s Elizabeth
Dinh. For more details, visit www.helpinglink.org/gala.
IE CLASSIFIEDS
Employment
Local Area Network Administrator
The WA State Convention Center
(WSCC) is accepting applications for
the position of Local Area Network
Administrator. Responsible for LAN
mgmt./maint. incl. installation of hardware & software; isolating & diagnosing problems & coord. solutions.
Requires AA degree or completion of
2- yr cert. prog. or equiv. comb. of relevant ed. & experience. Req. demonstrated exp. with Windows; & network
servers & related equip. Req. demonstrated proficiency in the installation of
hardware/software: Windows & Office.
Prefer Microsoft cert. and proficiency
in Internet tech & additional software.
Visit www.wscc.com for further info or to
download an app. Apps are also available at the WSCC Service Entrance,
9th and Pike, Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00
p.m. Jobline: (206) 694-5039. EOE.
ACCOUNTANT
The WA State Convention Center
(WSCC) is accepting applications for
the position of ACCOUNTANT. Resp.
include professional level accounting
activities such as the review and reconciliation of financial data, maintenance of
payment of invoices, transaction
updates, and preparation of financial/
management reports.
Requires Bachelor’s degree from a fouryear college or university, preferably in
Accounting or Business, or equivalent
combination of education and experience. Requires 3 years experience in
a professional level accountant position
with substantial responsibilities for dayto-day accounting systems and reports,
thorough knowledge of GAAP (also prefer knowledge of GAAS), strong interpersonal and communication skills. Prefer
direct experience in public or private
sector in the hospitality industry.
Visit www.wscc.com for further info or to
download an app. Apps are also available at the WSCC Service Entrance, 9th
and Pike, Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Jobline: (206) 694-5039. EOE.
8000 25th Avenue NE • Seattle, WA • www.universityprep.org
Discover the Puma in You!
Have you discovered your potential? University Prep is an independent school
serving grades six through twelve. Our program takes students on a
collaborative journey of learning in a diverse and inclusive community.
Our alumni span the globe, fulfilling their dreams in professions that range from chef,
to professor, social worker, physicist, and musician...
Come visit University Prep and discover the Puma in you!
For information, call 206.523.6407