Ayai to Rap: Prach Ly tells the story of Cambodia

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Ayai to Rap: Prach Ly tells the story of Cambodia
BY VICKI CHAN
Special to the Examiner
Prach Ly’s sister was eating in a noodle
shop in Cambodia. Suddenly, a gunshot
later, the man sitting next to her fell dead,
and she was covered in his blood. This was
over 25 years ago, during the Khmer Rouge
regime in Cambodia, but she experiences
traumatic flashbacks to this day.
After over 30 years since the fall of
Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge — leading to the genocide under Pol Pot’s regime
— many Cambodians today still struggle to
find closure.
Cambodian rapper Prach Ly hopes his
music can help in the healing process and
educate young Cambodian Americans
about the past. He performs at the Seattle
Center’s Cambodian Cultural Heritage
Celebration on Saturday, Aug. 12
Prach is working on completing his
album, “Dalama: Memoirs of the Invisible
War,” which will conclude what he started
with “Dalama: The Endin’ Is Just the
Beginnin’” and continued with “Dalama:
The Lost Chapter.” The trilogy delivers a
history lesson about Cambodia’s genocide
laid over hip-hop beats. All three albums
are released through Prach’s own record
label, Mujestic Records.
celebration and took a
copy back to Cambodia.
Cambodia’s loose copyright laws allowed the
album to be widely bootlegged.
One day a reporter in
Cambodia called Prach
to interview him about
“Khmer Rap,” the number
one album in the country.
Prach reacted with confusion, having never made
Cambodian American rapper Prach Ly performs in Seattle on Aug. an album under that
12 at the Cambodian American Heritage Celebration, Seattle Center. title. The reporter recited
some lyrics, which Prach
www.mujestic.com.
surprisingly recognized
Newsweek calls the 25-year-old as his own. Apparently, in the bootlegging
“Cambodia’s first rap star,” though his initial process, the cover and name had been
rise in fame was accidental and unknown changed. The album became “Khmer Rap”
to him. Prach recorded his first album, with a nameless artist. His original artwork
“Dalama: The Endin’ Is Just the Beginnin’,” in for the cover was replaced with a picture of
his parents’ garage with a karaoke machine, a Cambodian child with a rifle.
microphones and a tape player. At the 2000
His machine-gun rapping transfixed
Cambodian New Year celebration in Long young Cambodians as he told them the
Beach, Calif. where he currently resides, he story of their parents’ life under the Khmer
passed out copies of his album. DJ Sop, a Rouge. They began to ask questions about
well-known deejay in Cambodia, was at the that time and era.
“It’s amazing,” DJ Sop told Asiaweek.
“He’s the first Khmer artist who is actually
revealing something, and that touches a lot
of people.”
Though he was born in 1979, in the
final months before the Khmer Rouge fell
to Vietnamese forces, Prach has heard the
stories of the era from his family members. In 1989, he moved to Long Beach,
which contains the largest population of
Cambodians outside of Cambodia, many
of whom were survivors of the genocide.
While collecting material for his songs,
he faced difficulty coaxing stories out
of people whom he calls “living documents.”
Prach recalls, “[The elder Cambodians]
were not open at all. They just want to
forget.”
Prach thinks that talking about what
they experienced and witnessed rather than
keeping it buried inside would help the survivors heal. He approaches this through his
music, starting by discussing Cambodian
culture. From there, he says, “It is part of
our past that it happened, so it is part of
our culture.”
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Hong Tran: Outspoken challenger on the Democratic ticket
BY SIAN WU
Examiner Contributor
Hong Tran speaks with the freedom of
a newcomer to the world of politics. In fact,
she’s so honest about her stances on traditional Democratic issues like immigration,
gay rights and abortion, that it may make
some voters believe she’s radical. But Tran
says it’s Cantwell who has abandoned her
democratic base by toting the moderate
party line as Washington state’s senator in
D.C. Former lawyer Hong Tran hopes to
unseat Cantwell in the September primary
to run against Mike McGavick for the U.S.
Senate seat.
Tran left her job at the Northwest
Justice Project in Seattle four months ago
to run for office for the first time. She has a
history of providing legal services to people in disadvantaged communities, such as
low-income families, battered women and
the homeless. She spent much of her career
on housing advocacy, representing plaintiffs who were denied affordable housing
or faced discrimination or eviction.
As the underdog challenger (she has
raised about $20,000 versus Maria’s $6
million), Tran has been particularly vocal
about her opposition to Cantwell’s vote
to authorize the president to go to war in
Iraq. Cantwell has stood by her original
vote, a move Tran simply cannot com-
prehend: “Maria just did not have
good judgment in supporting the
invasion and she shows continued
poor judgment in not admitting
that the Iraq War was a mistake.”
Tran has a unique perspective on wars, one that comes
from first-hand experience as a
civilian refugee of the Vietnam
War. She fled Saigon at age eight
by boat, first to Guam, then to a
refugee camp in the Philippines. Vietnamese American Hong Tran vies for Sen. Cantwell’s
The experience not only changed seat in an ambitious campaign for the September primary.
her life, but also changed the way Photo by Yoshi Ueda.
she views the impact of civilians
in war zones. “I have a perspective on war she would do a better job running against
that Maria Cantwell simply doesn’t have … Mike McGavick than Cantwell herself.
the perspective of actually being impacted “Democrats who would vote for Maria will
also vote for me. But there are lots of people
directly by war.”
Tran believes that one mistake the cur- who would vote for me, but wouldn’t vote
rent administration and the Senate has made for Maria because they are so upset with the
going into the Iraq war has been the lack of decisions she’s made. They just won’t vote.”
But she also acknowledges that some
consideration of civilian loss of life in military offensives. “When you drop bombs and people will think they have to vote for
send in troops, innocent civilians die and Cantwell just because she’s the incumbent
no one talks about that when they’re debat- Democrat. “Democrats need to wake up to
ing whether or not military intervention is the fact that Maria Cantwell has divided this
party – along the line that Lieberman has
appropriate, and why not?”
While many have already predicted a divided Connecticut,” she says.
Cantwell vs. McGavick matchup, Tran thinks
Crooked Trails:
Responsible tourism
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Minidoka stories
revealed
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Mako’s former student
remembers his mentor
BY KEN MOCHIZUKI
Examiner Assistant Editor
The news was hard to believe. How
could Mako, the former U.S. Army Ranger,
tree topper, boxer, Academy Award- and
Tony-nominated actor and dean of Asian
American theater pass away at age 72?
During the late ‘70s and in my early 20s,
I practically lived at East/West Players in Los
Angeles, the oldest Asian American theater
company in the country, founded in 1965.
Mako, one of the founders of the company,
led it as artistic director until 1989. A great
actor, he was an even better stage director,
and an even better acting teacher when he
told stories from his life to make a point.
And there were also his unforgettable
rants. During one rehearsal, three veteran
actors engaged in an onstage brawl over
something that occurred years ago. After
Mako broke it up, he glared at all at the
rehearsal. “Bunch of lying actors,” he
sneered. “I lived through two wars; I don’t
have to take anything from punk kids in
their 20s!”
That was the first of many times I heard
him express his opinion of “[expletive]
actors.” Back then, I didn’t understand why
he harbored such disdain for his profession.
I share his view now. Actors can often be full
of it — especially in Hollywood.
Born in Kobe, Japan as Makoto
Iwamatsu, Mako’s parents, Taro Yashima
and Mitsu Iwamatsu, belonged to a group of
artists opposed to Japan’s militarist govern-
ment. Imprisoned for their activities, they
later left for New York, leaving Mako under
his grandparents’ care in Japan.
In one of the many stories Mako told, he
recalled growing up in Japan during World
War II. When civilians fled to bomb shelters
as U.S. planes bombed Japanese cities, Mako
remained on a rooftop, fascinated by all the
fireworks.
Rejoining his parents in New York, one of
the ways Mako taught himself English was by
reading and reciting from Carlos Bulosan’s
novel, “America is in the Heart.” Studying
to become an architect at Brooklyn’s Pratt
Institute, he built sets for theatrical productions and was lured into the theater instead.
Skipping his Institute classes so much, he
lost his draft deferment during the Korean
War era. Challenged to be the “toughest of
the tough,” he once said, he volunteered for
the elite U.S. Army Rangers.
Another Mako story: While in the Army
and using a restroom in Hawaii, a pidginspeaking Hawaiian asked him, “You pau
[finished], or what?” “Huh?” Mako replied.
The Hawaiian responded: “Whassamada?
You no speak English?”
Attending the Pasadena Playhouse acting school on the GI Bill, he began hearing about the new “Method” approach in
which the actor “feels” the role – a technique
becoming popularized by actors such as
James Dean and Montgomery Clift. His
Actor/director Mako, whose screen and stage
career spanned over 40 years, died in his home
at Somis, Calif. from esophageal cancer at age
72. Greg Tuai photo.
Playhouse acting teacher couldn’t tell him
“diddly squat” about the “Method,” Mako
said. Leaving for New York, the mecca of the
Method school, Mako told tales of his fellow
acting students:
Dustin Hoffman’s ambition in life, Mako
said, was to become the “first Jewish cowboy.” Robert Duvall played tricks on bus
passengers, telling them the bus didn’t make
certain stops when it actually did. During
boxing training, he remembered what
seemed like a “punch-drunk bum” hanging
around the gym, bumming people for dimes
to buy cups of coffee. That “bum” turned out
to be Marlon Brando.
Returning to L.A., Mako began his screen
career during the early ‘60s, playing his share
of stereotypical characters and often the
World War II Japanese enemy in comedies
such as the TV series “McHale’s Navy.” One
of his more memorable mid-‘60s roles was
on the series “The Green Hornet.” Mako
played a gang leader who fights a martial
arts duel with Bruce Lee.
Then came the 1966 dramatic film “The
Sand Pebbles” starring Steve McQueen.
Playing a Chinese coolie aboard a U.S. Navy
ship patrolling the rivers of China during the
1920s, Mako displayed his acting trademark:
his ability to do a lot with a little. In what
could have easily become stereotypical characters, Mako would give his roles more emotional content, and therefore more humanity, during 40 more years on films and TV.
Even though he was nominated for the
best supporting actor Academy Award for
his work in “The Sand Pebbles,” he could
not find acting work for seven months after,
forcing him to work “straight” jobs instead.
The Asian American actors knew the reality
in Hollywood that still exists today: a white
actor in one hit film will become a star. Not
so for the actor of color.
Mako and other Asian American actors
including George Takei, James Hong and
Beulah Quo formed East/West Players to
play the roles they couldn’t elsewhere, and
to show the Hollywood industry they could
do it. The company mounted the first productions of the pioneering Asian American
playwrights of the early ‘70s like Frank
Chin, Momoko Iko and Wakako Yamauchi.
In an interview I did with Mako for the
International Examiner in 1983, he admitted
INTERNATIONAL EXAMINER: August 2- 15, 2006
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NEWS
Crooked Trails broadens understanding of planet through innovative programs
BY BONNIE HSUEH
Imagine your 8-year-old sister — eyes
wide and bright — waking up one day only
to find herself in a brothel and forced to
provide sexual services 20-40 times a day,
without a hint as to what her future holds.
Many people in the Western world would
find this situation unbelievable. However, a
case like this is not uncommon in certain
parts of Asia. In fact, child sex slavery is a
growing problem, compounded with other
local issues, such as poverty, drug use and
AIDS.
For Chris Torrison-Mackay, a mother
of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl, child sex
slavery in Asia is a problem that weighs
heavy in her heart. Her feelings of sadness
and deep disappointment with humanity
have compelled her to act on the issue. As
a co-founder of a nonprofit organization,
Crooked Trails, she’s decided to hold a fundraiser to support specific organizations in
Asia to help the lives of trafficked children.
Though Crooked Trails is not directly
involved with the issue of child trafficking,
it is a community-based travel organization
with a mission to help people “broaden their
understanding of the planet and its diverse
cultures through education, community
development and responsible travel.”
Torrison-Mackay and Tammy Leland,
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that only show people tourist sites,
Crooked Trails organizes specific
projects for its participants to have
a deeper cultural exchange. Its tourists not only enjoy sightseeing, but
also get to work with the locals and
do projects to benefit them, such as
building a school, a bridge or a community center.
Besides participating in projects,
there is also community-based tourism. For instance, the program in
India involves a visit to a remote
Building a wall: Crooked Trails program in Kenya, building
village in the high Himalayan
a school for a Maasai village.
Mountains, about 14,000 feet high.
who were both enrolled in the same gradu- The tourists have the chance to live and have
ate program in environmental education, real interactions with local people.
founded Crooked Trails about 10 years
Before heading to the Himalayas, many
ago. Having traveled extensively around the tourists tend to think of how the experience
world, the two gained serious concerns for will make a huge impact in their lives. They
the implications of tourism.
rarely realize how meaningful their visits
Torrison-Mackay knows that tourism is will be to the people of the Himalayas, who
the biggest industry in the world and carries never leave their village and don’t often
a huge impact. She said, “It can be positive, have foreign visitors. After participants on
but it can also be very negative, on the cul- the Crooked Trail program experience the
ture, the economy and the environment.”
cultural exchange, the people in the villages
When the idea for Crooked Trails arose, can’t wait for the tourists to return. “They
the co-founders believed that if they could put their names on the waiting list,” said
offer a way to give back and to travel respon- Torrison-Mackay.
sibly, people would want to do it. “I mean,
Crooked Trails began with one program
why wouldn’t you?” said Torrison-Mackay.
in Thailand. Since then, its growth has been
As a result, unlike other travel agencies amazing. Now, the organization offers travel
programs in Thailand, Nepal, India, Peru,
Kenya, Ecuador, Chile and Bolivia. When
asked about the choices for these places,
Torrison-Mackay explained that Crooked
Trails didn’t pick them. It is the people in
the destination countries that invited the
organization to come and help out.
With a mission to help local communities, Crooked Trails designs projects as
well as other ways to give back to the destination. According to Torrison-Mackay, its
philosophy is to have small travel groups.
The groups stay in locally-owned businesses
and organizations whose work benefits the
community; it also gives the participants the
chance to make donations.
“Wherever we work, we always have a
deep concern of the people that we work
with. So whatever the community needs,
that’s what we do when we are there,”
Torrison-Mackay said. “Sometimes we
also see needs outside of the program that
we’re working on. And we want to be able
to be involved in that — that’s how we got
involved in the child slavery [issue].”
On Aug. 17, a fundraiser takes place at 911
Media Arts Center at 7 p.m. Cost: $20. This event
includes a film screening, “The Day My God Died,”
a documentary that portrays lives of trafficked children and profiles the efforts of the local nonprofit
organizations that have rescued the child victims.
Also included is a photo exhibition of Jeff Speigner’s
works on Thai children who live in an orphanage.
(206) 372-4405. E-mail: [email protected]
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NEWS
News Briefs
Honda rallies Eastside APIs
for the SEAFAIR Scholarship Program
for Women Coronation held July 25 at
the Museum of History and Industry’s
McEachern Auditorium. Tiffany Warn,
representing the Seattle Chinese Chamber
of Commerce was Second Runner Up. Erin
Waid, representing the West Seattle Hi-Yu
Festival, was crowned Miss SEAFAIR. Waid.
Port of Seattle holds forum
Congressman Mike Honda, 15th
California. Photo by Nhien Nguyen.
District
Democratic Party Vice Chair Mike
Honda spoke along with Darcy Burner, 8th
Congressional District candidate, at the
South Bellevue Community Center on July
22. The theme of the event was the growing
importance of Asian American participation
in Eastside politics, and the relationship of
the Democratic Party to this increasingly
powerful constituency.
Andrew Tsao, co-organizer of Eastside
Democracy for America prefaced his introduction of Honda with remarks about the
rapid growth of APAs in the Eastside, which
is about double to what it was 10 years ago.
Honda, who discussed the state of
American politics, asked the handful of
APAs in the audience to look at their own
communities and find out who is registered
to vote and who is not. He emphasized the
value of voting to both new and established
immigrants.
Honda expressed his gratitude to the
Asian press for using “the power of media to
explain issues relevant to our communities so
that they can make the right choice.”
SEAFAIR Scholarship Program
results in API winners
Port of Seattle Commissioners held a public testimony on input for the candidate search
to replace outgoing CEO Mic Dinsmore on
July 20 at the International Distict/Chinatown
Community Center.
Commissioner Lloyd Hara, who led the
meeting, hoped to make an effort in reaching
the Asian Pacific Islander community.
Elaine Ko, representing Inter*Im and API
Roundtable, said that people weren’t paying
attention to the port and that every effort
was being made to get the API community to
become more active and involved.
Ko said she hopes that the search committee will look at local talent for the job and
choose a candidate with understanding of API
culture and existing relationships with the
community. She also urged the commissioners
to consider API candidates in the process.
James Arima of Bellevue suggested that
cultural competency be listed as a necessary
skill for the job qualifications.
In & Around Town
Korean-Americans recognized for contributions
The Metropolitan King County Council
recognized Korean Consul General
Chanho Kwon, and acknowledged the
many contributions made in our community by Korean-Americans at the July
24 Council meeting. Korean-American
leaders from across the region turned
out for the event, which was hosted
by Council Vice-Chair Pete von Reichbauer. Photo by Nhien Nguyen.
Chinatown Gates awarded Neighborhood Match Grant
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels presents
a Neighborhood Matching Grant
award to officers of the Seattle
Historic Chinatown Gate Foundation
at a ceremony in Madison Park on
Saturday, July 15. The grant was for
the maximum, $100,000. L-R: City
Councilmember Jan Drago, Helen
Kay, Betty Lau, Tuck Eng, and Mayor
Nickels.
Port of Seattle Commissioners: Alec Fisken,
Lloyd Hara, Bob Edwards and John Creighton.
Photo by Nhien Nguyen.
Mineko Hasegawa, Greater Seattle Japanese
Community Queen, was First Runner Up
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NEWS
Tran
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New developments revitalize historic Japantown
BY ELAINE KO
Inter*Im Executive Director
Did you know about all the new developments happening in the historic Japantown
on the north end of the International
District?
With the completion of the Nihonmachi
Terrace, the neighborhood is being filled
again with families and children. Visit
the Panama Tea House and the popular
Maneki and other great Japanese restaurants. Walk across the street and “brown
bag” your lunch at our 1.5-acre Danny Woo
Community Garden with the most incredible views of the city.
While we need more residents and businesses to locate here, there is a new treasure,
KOBO at Higo, which is one of my favorite stores in all of Seattle. I recently had a
chance to interview owner Binko ChongBisbee.
KOBO at Higo occupies the former
home of Higo Variety Store on Jackson
Street, which was run by the Murakami
family for 75 years. Binko, and husband
John Bisbee, finally realized their dream to
expand Kobo into a larger space, and were
invited by the Murakami family to secure
the location as a way to promote the culture
and arts of Japan.
Binko says, “Higo Variety Store and the
Murakami family played such an important
role in the heart of the old Japantown. Even
after closing its doors after 75 years, John
and I felt very strongly about preserving
that history and legacy ... we are stewards
of a space that has played an important part
of the old Japantown that at one time was
home to over 8,000 Japanese community
members.”
KOBO exhibits, featuring arts, crafts
and design, are scheduled six times a year,
and the store showcases furniture, textiles,
works on paper and photography.
An event space is used for musical performances, book talks, lectures and exhibitions by various artists and authors such as
Roger Shimomura, Kate Klippensteen of
Tokyo, Japan and many others.
KOBO is known for featuring Japaneseinspired crafts and design. Most popular at KOBO are Japanese folk arts and
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Binko Chong-Bisbee showcases a variety of
Asian fine arts and crafts at her store, KOBO
at Higo. KOBO is located at 604 S. Jackson St.
(The Capitol Hiill location is at 814 E. Roy St.)
Visit koboseattle.com. Photo by Nhien Nguyen.
toys, Japanese-inspired ceramics and our
original KOBO T-shirts with Japanese preWorld War II images.
You will find many treasures at KOBO.
Visiting KOBO is a truly an adventure.
Binko notes that while Nihonmachi of
the past is gone, the legacy of the businesses
community members built during that
time is remembered and honored at KOBO
at Higo, Panama Hotel and the Wing Luke
Asian Museum.
We at Inter*Im are working on projects
that will continue to revitalize Japantown,
including the new Japanese Cultural Center
located near South Dearborn and sponsored by Nikkei Heritage Association. Look
for our new Green Street on Maynard, along
with interpretive signs that will capture the
history of Japantown around the area.
Oh ... and speaking of new treasures,
on the south end of the ID, you must not
miss Made In Kitchen, Café H.K. and
Umay Select Boutique. See you around in
the neighborhood!
The purpose of Inter*Im Community
Development Association (ICDA) is to
facilitate community development in
Seattle’s International District and the
larger Asian/Pacific community. Contact:
[email protected] or (206) 624-1802.
www.interimicda.org.
Indeed, many of Cantwell’s votes in the
Senate were deemed unpopular from many
different camps. Anti-war activists are angry
about her vote to authorize the president to
go to war, and her recent rejection of Sen.
Kerry’s plan for a pullout of U.S. troops.
Pro-choice advocates are angry about her
vote against a filibuster for Justice Alito’s
confirmation.
All this has made the environment ripe
for a newcomer to step in. The question is,
will Washington progressives risk losing the
Senate seat to a Republican by putting up an
unknown against McGavick, who is running
a very well funded and strategic campaign?
KUOW’s Ross Reynolds asked if Tran
would vote for Cantwell instead of Aaron
Dixon, the Green Party candidate, in the case
that Tran loses the primary. She said that she
would vote with the Democratic Party, even
though she believes Cantwell has voted more
in line with Republicans on certain issues.
“I’m running as a Democrat because I want
to have a role in shaping the policies of this
country,” she said. “Greens don’t have that
force. I don’t want to have my vote to be
wasted.”
Tran notes that McGavick shouldn’t be
that difficult of a candidate to run against,
since he is a lifelong insurance executive and
a newcomer to the legislative process.
“Cantwell’s lead has disappeared and
it’s not because McGavick is such a great
candidate,” she says. “People know how
insurance companies squeeze the average
consumer, and that shouldn’t be that hard
to run against, but she’s having a tough time
with that because she’s been such a horrible
senator, and people are refusing to support
her.
“Democrats have to wake up to the fact
that Maria Cantwell is not the most electable
Democrat in this race.”
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FEATURE
Minidoka Stories: Silent no more
This is the second part of the story begun last issue: “Shared memories mark highlight of Pilgrimage ” when
those who were at or related to the World War II Minidoka Relocation Center in southern Idaho shared their
memories at the 2006 Minidoka Pilgrimage held last month. —ed.
Story and photos by KEN MOCHIZUKI
Examiner Assistant Editor
Brooks Andrews, son of Rev. Emery
Andrews of the Japanese Baptist Church
in Seattle, recalled watching his father mark
off 10-foot-square sections in the church’s
basement, storing the belongings of his
Japanese American congregation who
ended up at Minidoka.
As a five-year-old, Brooks Andrews
remembered walking between stacks “to
Military veterans compose the color guard that
closes the 2006 Minidoka Pilgrimage.
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the ceiling,” and that he accompanied his
father who made over 50 round trips from
Seattle to Minidoka, bringing possessions
to members of his congregation. The ones
the internees requested, Andrews said, “were
always at the bottom” of the stacks.
Upon arrival at Minidoka, “even though
the guards knew us, they always had to
check” the contents they brought, he said.
He recalled the “mud, dust and snowstorms,
but it’s the people we remember most.”
Morris Kawamoto of Lincolnwood, Ill.: as
a six-year-old, he remembered the “grand time
catching dragon flies.” He met his wife, Amy, in
the camp. Amy Nishi Kawamoto recalled their
small camp apartment as having furniture,
decorated walls, “even an eagle carved out of
some kind of wood” all done by her father. In
photos of her family’s living quarters, she said,
“it doesn’t look like camp life.”
As a young child growing up in
Minidoka, “we were different from the older
generation and didn’t know a war was going
on,” she said. “I didn’t appreciate my parents,
and didn’t get to say I’m sorry.”
Herb Tsuchiya, 73, was the youngest of
seven siblings and said he used “dragon flies
as temporary pets — as long as they lasted
— tied to a spool of thread.” He threw a cat
into the canal and, to his surprise, it “dogpaddled.” He played “King of the Hill” on
a coal pile and remembered the Issei (the
immigrant generation from Japan) converting some of the shower stalls into “ofuro,” or
the traditional Japanese bath.
Tsuchiya thought back about a “Mr.
Niita” who collected every species of local
fauna in a menagerie, becoming known as
“Niita Gardens.”
Joe Abo, currently residing in Bremerton,
remembered dikes being built around a baseball field during winter, then the field flooded
with water to create an ice rink. As a “twoto-three-year-old” back then, he once fell
on the ice, knocking him unconscious. His
Minidoka memory is of hands then touching
him and “faces looking down on me.”
The interdependence between local
farmers and Minidoka internees became
apparent in the testimony of Bill Vaughn,
a Friends of Minidoka board member. Born
and raised 11 miles to the east of Minidoka
in Greenwood, Idaho, he remembered his
first interaction with Japanese American
laborers from Minidoka at age 11, and that
his family was “indebted to the laborers who
The remaining foundation of the “waiting room” marks the e
helped harvest the crops.”
Vaughn’s family raised carrot seed
– deemed critical to the war effort since
carrots helped pilots see better, Vaughn said.
“My folks had no idea how to raise carrots,
but that fall, labor was available from the
camp.”
Thirty-five years later, becoming an
architect, Vaughn visited Washington, D.C.
camp in northeastern California, landscape
architect Kenichi Nakano was invited to the
Minidoka Pilgrimage to assist with planning
the Issei Memorial. He said he often felt
“anger” whenever the World War II incarceration came up, especially after learning
that his father, a “kibei” (born in America,
educated in Japan) was offered a scholarship
to study medicine at an Ivy League college.
The incarceration ruined that dream,
Nakano said, with his father spending
most of his working years as an Albertsons
produce manager. His father and mother
married at Tule Lake so they would not be
split up. (His mother’s family ended up at
Minidoka.)
After attending a Tule Lake Pilgrimage
a few years ago, that anger had eventually
subsided, he said.
Kenji Ima spent ages four through
seven at Minidoka — “Block 36, Barrack
6, Apartment D by the guard tower near
the fence,” he said. For him, the incarceration and events leading up to it are akin to
the film “Groundhog Day” with the “same
entrance to the former Minidoka camp.
nightmare script repeating over and over.”
“Unless you were there,” it would be
and ran across a book, “The Soul of a Tree” difficult to understand his feelings about
by George Nakashima. The book and its the incarceration, Ima said. While watching
title “haunted me all night,” he said. Soon “camp”-related films on the bus ride from
as he returned home, he checked his father’s Bellevue, “I got teary-eyed,” he said. “It’s so
ledger and discovered that Nakashima had important to me; it will be with me till the
worked on Vaughn’s farm and departed for day I die.”
James Arima recounted how his father,
Pennsylvania before Minidoka closed.
Nakashima became a world-famous a newspaper publisher picked up by the
woodworker. Vaughn called Nakashima, FBI immediately after the Japanese attack
and Nakashima recalled: “Your mom fed us on Pearl Harbor, was detained at the
three times a day, and your dad let us drive Immigration and Naturalization Service
the family car.” Vaughn and Nakashima building in Seattle, then transferred to
agreed to meet at a conference Vaughn the camps for Issei community leaders at
was to attend. However, Nakashima died a Missoula, Mont., Lourdsburg and Santa Fe,
N. M., and finally at Crystal City, Texas. The
month before that scheduled date.
After his emotional testimony, Vaughn Arima family, incarcerated at Minidoka, was
said, “I am very honored and humbled to finally reunited with his father at Crystal
City. James Arima was born there in 1945.
serve on your board.”
He credited Issei community leader Genji
Connie Chandler’s father worked for the
Bureau of Reclamation – her connection to Mihara with keeping his family updated on
Minidoka. She was asked to take part in a the well-being of his father. Writing letters
high school May Day program in the camp, in English to “get through censorship fastcarrying a queen’s crown on a pillow. To er,” Mihara would write his wife in Seattle
and later
“look more like
Minidoka
everyone else”
to relay to
(Japanese), she
the Arima
inserted half a
family that
peanut
under
“Mr. Arima
each
eyelid,
is
okay.”
resulting in her
Mihara,
eyes becoming
Arima said,
“swollen shut.”
“chronicled
“I carried the
e v e r y crown, but had
thing” and
sunglasses on,”
“re corde d
she said.
Three years National Park Service guide Michael Wissenbach leads a tour on all Issei.”
“If you
old at Minidoka, of the Minidoka Internment National Museum.
don’t write
Paul
Tomita
your story,
mostly remembered the dust. His mother spent an entire who will?” Yosh Nakagawa, Seattle Japanese
day with a bucket of water, cleaning up dust American community leader and session
in their apartment that even worked its way moderator said as he concluded the “Sharing
Stories and Memories” program. “If we do
through “pinholes.”
He also could recall venturing out to the the right thing today, injustices will not hapbarbed-wire fence, and that the guards in the pen to any other person of color. The value
towers were “friendly” but they also had “real of the Minidoka story is that we are the last
– that this happens no more. Without your
guns and real bullets.”
“They had the right to shoot if I decided, ‘I story, there is no story.
“Let America never pay the price of
don’t like this place anymore, and I want out.’”
Born at the Tule Lake World War II silence.”
FEATURE
Dr. Larry Matsuda speaks at the closing ceremony of the 2006 Minidoka Pilgrimage. He read
his poem at the “Sharing Stories and Memories” session. Photo by Ken Mochizuki.
Too Young to Remember Minidoka, Idaho.
I do not remember the Idaho winter winds,
the knee deep mud that oppressed 10,000 souls or
the harsh summer heat and dust.
I do not remember the miles of clotheslines,
dirty diapers, the noise of families crowded in barracks
and canned Vienna sausage that
seemed to exude endlessly from the mess hall.
Floating in the amniotic fluid,
my Mother’s anxieties,
enveloped and nurtured me,
tethered in a salty brine
nourished by fear and sadness.
Maybe it was the loss of her home,
the evacuation,
being betrayed by her country,
or maybe it was the still born child,
she referred to as “It”.
My aunt described it as “budo”,
a cluster of grapes.
I recalled what Barry my psychiatrist friend
said about parents emotionally distancing themselves
from children born immediately after a still born.
Sixty years later on drizzly Seattle days,
when the November sky is overcast,
and the darkness begins at 4:00 PM,
I feel my mother’s sadness like a cold wind from Idaho.
I wish I could remember Minidoka.
I would trade those memories for
the fear and sadness I carry in my genes.
-- Larry Matsuda
November 2004
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
James Leong: San Francisco’s forgotten son returns home
BY LIZA JAVIER
When painter James Leong left for
Europe in 1956, he never expected to live in
his native city of San Francisco again. Fifty
years later, the prolific Seattle-based artist
returns to his hometown to present his latest
body of work in the exhibit “James Leong:
Confronting My Roots” at the Chinese
Historical Society of America Museum.
In a show themed after his struggle and
reconciliation with his Chinese American
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roots and his native town, Leong’s works
meld his guiding themes of nature with the
issue of Chinese ethnic identity in America.
Born in 1929 in San Francisco’s
Chinatown, Leong grew up during pre- and
post-World War II, when Chinese Americans
were often mistaken for Japanese or Korean
Americans.
“I really felt there was a lot of misunderstanding on the part of the whites in San
Francisco as to what being Chinese meant,”
said Leong.
Despite his parents urging to become
a scholar or pursue medicine, Leong pursued his childhood passion of painting,
eventually winning a scholarship to attend
the California College of Arts and Crafts
in Oakland. He later earned his master
of fine arts degree at San Francisco State
University.
At 23, when he worked briefly as a
reporter for the Chinese Press, he was commissioned by several of Chinatown’s business leaders to paint a mural of the history
of the Chinese in America for the first federally-funded public housing project, Ping
Yuen, in Chinatown.
Leong depicted the journey of Chinese
immigrants in a vibrant 17-foot-long mural
titled “One Hundred Years, History of the
Chinese in America.” But the mural was met
by both criticism from the Chinese community and controversy.
“They were very mad that I did things
like show women with backpacks, picking
shrimp with babies on their backs, showing
Chinese men toiling as coulees. This was all
historical, but they didn’t want to be shown
that,” said Leong. “It took many, many years
before people realized that this was all part
of history. But for many years, that mural
was taken off the wall and hidden because
Chinatown was ashamed of it.”
The mural was kept in a storage room
in the Ping Yuen Public Housing Project for
decades until Leong’s wife returned to San
Francisco and helped to re-erect it in the late
1970s. The mural now hangs as a permanent
piece at the Chinese Historical Society of
America Museum, where it is regularly used
to teach students the history of Chinese
Americans.
The mural also aroused a great deal
of suspicion since it was at the height of
the McCarthy era. Leong says the FBI, the
Kuonmintang and the Chinese Communist
Party each suspected him of hiding secret
messages inside the mural. While no conspiracy was proven, the oppressive political
atmosphere and the community backlash
Leong suffered left him wanting to leave San
Francisco and paint elsewhere.
In 1956, Leong won a Fulbright
Fellowship to live abroad in Norway. He
left San Francisco for the Norwegian woods
and fjords, where he focused his work on
figurative painting and themes on human
behavior. Shortly after, Leong was awarded a
Guggenheim grant to work at the American
Academy in Rome. Settling in a large studio
near the Vatican, Leong stayed in Rome for
31 years where he continued to develop
his painting, exploring landscapes and
“Eurocentric” themes.
Leong felt liberated by the accepting attitudes of Italian people toward his Chinese
American identity.
“I think more than anything else, it gave
me a sense of self and assurance that you
Seattle-based artist James Leong is honored in a
San Francisco exhibit. Photo by Gayle St. Luise.
don’t have here,” said Leong. “People in
America are constantly questioning who you
are, what you are. There’s always a stratum
here that you have to belong to. “
Leong began grappling with issues of his
dormant Chinese American identity in his
work during the 1989 Tiananmen Square
student uprising in China.
“What affected me most were the reactions by the Italians and the Europeans to
something that was so basically human,” said
Leong. “It bridged all the gaps between my
being an American and living in Norway,
living in Italy and having my Chinese roots.”
“I started digging deeper and deeper into
it until Tiananmen happened, then I realized
that was something that I had to express,”
added Leong. “That started my journey into
my roots, what it meant to be Chinese. Up
until then, I denied it.”
Leong began expressing his exploration
of his Chinese American roots in his paintings. It was soon followed by a trip to China
with his wife and son.
“That opened up all kinds of things,” said
Leong. “I realized I was always Chinese, but
there’s the duality of taking the next step.
As an American, you can never really be
Chinese, even if you speak it and know the
culture. There’s a part of you that’s American
that’s so different. And those are the things
that came out of my paintings.”
Leong returned to the United States in
1991, settling in Seattle’s Pioneer Square
where he continues his exploration of his
Chinese and American roots in his work,
experimenting with Chinese currency and
scenes of nature to explore themes such as
Chinese superstition.
His journey comes full circle to San
Francisco’s Chinatown, where he was recently scheduled to present his body of work at
the Chinese Historical Society of America
and Learning Center.
“James Leong: Confronting My Roots”
runs through Aug. 20 at the Chinese
Historical Society of America and Learning
Center at 965 Clay Street in San Francisco’s
Chinatown. For more information, call (415)
391-1188 or visit www.chsa.org.
Angkor/America: Telling stories through dance and drama
BY BETTINA R. PALILEO
It is not very often that a group of 11- to
17-year-olds spend their summer performing in a play about the horrors that took
place in Cambodia’s Killing Fields, where
an estimated one to three million died at
the hands of the Khmer Rouge communist
regime.
But, this year, Rainier Valley Youth
Theatre (RVYT) SummerStage takes on
the subject and presents the South Seattle
community with a brand new play called,
“Angkor/America.”
“Angkor/America” weaves together interviews, dance and a fairy tale about a king
whose ambitions lead to the enslavement of
his people.
The play focuses on what life was like
in Cambodia before and during the time
Khmer Rouge took power, and what it’s like
to be a teenager in the United States today.
The concept for “Angkor/America” began
a year ago when RVYT Artistic Director
Maria Glanz discovered that theatre artist
Todd Jefferson Moore wanted to do a piece
about his neighbors, a group of Laotian
farmers. After some initial discussions, they
Prach Ly
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In 2004, he contributed original music to
Catherine Filloux’s play “Eyes of the Heart,”
a production of the National Asian American
Theatre Company that ran in New York City.
The play is about a middle-aged Cambodian
woman, Thida, with psychosomatic blindness
as a result of her witnessing Khmer Rouge
atrocities – not an unusual affliction.
Plays like Filloux’s, his own music, and
other similar artworks are important in fostering conversation, Prach says. “They make
people question people, kids question parents, kids question teachers – some children
don’t even know about the Killing Fields.
They think it’s a myth.”
In his song “art of fact,” he raps:
There’s a gap in our generations between
the adults and kids,
But since I’m bilingual, I’ma use communication as a bridge.
Rapping in English and Khmer, he reaches
out to both younger and older generations,
Cambodian and others. While enjoying his
street-style rapping, younger people are educated by his lyrics discussing what has been
left out of history textbooks.
“Even though it’s music, it’s still the truth.
I’m telling true stories,” he says.
Older audiences find him appealing for his
use of Khmer. His music occasionally features
multi-instrumentalist Ho C. Chan providing
passages of traditional Cambodian music.
Before the Khmer Rouge, his parents had been
traditional musicians, so he grew up to the
sounds of traditional instruments at home.
His songs also include dialogue from the
film “The Killing Fields” as well as audio from
a Pol Pot-era BBC documentary. These clips,
combined with his lyrics, articulate what some
people may think or feel but are too scared to
say and give them strength. Also, rap is somewhat similar to a Cambodian “ayai,” when two
poetry masters hold a wisdom competition in
continuous rhymes.
Rina Kheav and Kristen Yem in “Angkor/America.”
decided to create a piece about the true stories of local Cambodian and Laotian immigrants combined with traditional music and
dance.
“We really look for stories that are particularly meaningful to people who live
here and that haven’t been told before,” says
Glanz.
Moore began interviewing members
of South Seattle’s Laotian and Cambodian
He names his albums “Dalama,” a word
that he made up. “I was thinking about drama,
trauma, the Dalai Lama,” he explains. “Dalama
is the story of my life, my autobiography.”
His lyrics detail Cambodian culture and history as well as his own life, including his family’s
escape across the Thai border and his upbringing in Long Beach.
In January 2005, Prach spent three weeks
in Cambodia as part of the Cambodian
Living Arts delegation. A project of the
nonprofit organization World Education,
Cambodian Living Arts strives to revitalize
the arts in Cambodia, both traditional and
contemporary. Though Prach had made no
plans for any performances during his visit,
he put on an impromptu show in Phnom
Penh at an AIDS/HIV awareness event.
Additionally, 10,000 villagers turned out for a
performance in Siem Reap for which he had
originally agreed to do for 50 schoolchildren.
communities, in particular working
with the Rainier Vista Khmer Youth
Group. The interviews would then be
turned into documentary theatre, also
called testimonial theatre, which uses
real first-person accounts.
Glanz continued with the project,
doing what SummerStage always does,
which is work with a teenage cast and
give them theatre training through
rehearsal and performance training.
However, the twist on this year’s
program is that the youth took a
central role in the making of the
new play and shaped it into what it
is today. The youth have seen the play
progress from story to script, which was not
available until a few weeks before the play’s
premiere.
“We’ve kind of molded the form to fit
our kids, to fit the story we want to tell,” says
Glanz.
On the first day of rehearsal, Glanz saw
how young the kids were and realized that
dealing with the serious topic of the Killing
Fields during the summer required some
elements of fun.
Moore came across a Southeastern tale
that was a possible metaphor for Pol Pot and
what happened to the Killing Fields. He says,
“It was a nice contrast to the kind of bleak
first-person testimonials.”
Interwoven with the lyrical fairy tale are
Moore’s interviews, along with stories he
gathered from other sources.
Glanz believes that the fairy tale element
in “Angkor/America” helps tell the stories of
the documentary monologues in a way that
people of all ages can access.
Mako
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he took some screen jobs just for the money
“as long as it doesn’t degrade our people or
help perpetuate the old stereotypes.” His
real work was teaching acting, and acting
Overall, Prach is optimistic about the future in or directing shows at East/West for over
for Cambodians. Cambodia has been improv- 20 years. He nurtured a new generation of
ing its reconstruction efforts, and the money Asian American actors.
Mako also spent most of his professional
currently being sent into the country is now tied
directly to reforms. Prior to 1999, corruption life traveling around the country, conductwas rampant in the government, slowing the ing acting workshops for fledgling Asian
rebuilding process. Aid money — mostly from American theatre groups. This is how I first
the United States, Japan and Western Europe met him, when he walked through an Asian
— was held by the national government with Student Union meeting at the University of
too little trickling down to the poor rural areas. Washington, on his way to conduct an acting
In 1999, the major donors began imposing strict workshop in 1974. I went just to observe, but
foreign aid conditions, forcing the national gov- ended up participating. I became a part of
his theater a couple of years later.
ernment to reform.
He was held in high esteem by Asian
Meanwhile, Prach continues to do his part,
educating, communicating and sharing hope. American communities across the nation,
His song “Welcome” tells of his family’s initial and he often lent his presence for commuarrival in the United States. Paraphrasing nity events. He was characteristically blunt,
what his father said to his mother upon step- telling an actor that his performance was
“pathetic” or that her scene “sucked,” but he
ping off the plane, he raps:
Realize we survive the genocide and still did so to make actors rise to the occasion.
He was also a practical joker extraordinaire
together
Thvay Bongkum (lok yey-lok ta) and – he loved to put people on, acting like he
was going to unleash his temper at someone,
praise to Buddha
‘cause from that point on, it can only get only to start cracking up. He never did anything halfway. If he blew, it was volcanically.
BETTER
Now, with the production of the play in
full swing, Chloe Ameh, assistant stage manager, says the youth have seen their work pay
off.
Throughout the summer, from 6 to 9:30
p.m., the youth worked hard on choreography, memorizing lines and stage blocking.
The kids admit that it was hard learning
the traditional dance and working with a
script that has gone through several revisions. This year’s smaller cast also meant
more lines to memorize for each of them.
Glanz says that performing gives youth
a sense of confidence. SummerStage is also
about every single one of the youth working with each other and pulling their own
weight. She says, if they don’t, “we don’t have
a play.”
“You can’t have a successful play or a successful theatre production if people are not
working together,” she says.
Molly Tollefson, one of the cast members, says, “What’s cool about this [program]
is that the kids who are here actually want to
come here – you really have to commit to
this stuff.”
“There is a sense of confidence that can
come from performing,” says Glanz.
SummerStage’s youth cast members have
poured energy into a play they helped create. Showing intricate dance, authentic costumes, intense monologues and a vibrant
energy that only young people can truly
capture, “Angkor/America” tells a tale that
resonates within its South Seattle community and beyond.
Angkor/America plays at the Rainier
Valley Cultural Center on Aug. 2 - 5 at 8
p.m. Call (206) 725-7169 for information.
If he laughed, it was hysterically. And he
went all the way with a practical joke.
As of this writing, Mako’s death on July
21 from esophageal cancer has received
little press. Pat Morita received much more.
Maybe Mako wasn’t “Hollywood” enough,
and that would have been fine by him.
Instead of spending nights at Sunset Strip
lounges, he was directing another play.
After another show at East/West and over
a few beers, one of the actors asked Mako
if Hollywood would ever change: if Asians
would ever be portrayed as full human
beings and as the Americans we actually
are.
Not in his lifetime, he said. And probably
not even in ours.
In that 1983 International Examiner
interview, Mako said: “We’re doing somebody else’s point of view created by somebody else. Until we can present our point
of view, our stories, our experiences, our
history on prime time, I don’t think we can
say we’ve made it.”
“In reality,” he concluded, “we see a very
little dent being made. Whatever dent being
made can be easily pounded out.”
But when that Asian American actor
hits the stage in an Asian American theater
company production in a play written by an
Asian American, Mako had a lot to do with
punching in that “dent.”
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Rosemary Pham presents new work inspired by
the Australian Bower Bird. The male bird entices
his mate by building architectural structures of
found objects. Through Aug. 23. Facere Jewelry
Art Gallery at City Center located at 1420 Fifth
Ave. #108, (206) 624-6768.
By Alan Lau
The Seattle Branch of Sogetsu Ikebana present
their annual exhibition of Japanese flower arrangement at Lynnwood’s Alderwood Mall at the east
An appropriately entitled show, “fresh! – con- end towards Sears. Aug. 19 & 20 from 11 a.m. – 6
temporary takes on nature & allegory” curated p.m. with demonstrations planned for both days
by Julie Cho Bailer features the work of younger from 1 – 3 p.m., (425) 744-9751.
artists from around the world, many making their
Seattle or American debut. The work of Takagi A pair of new shows open up at KOBO at Higo
Masakatsu and Saeko Takagi, Gordon Cheung and Store. Jewelry designer Lisa Kinoshita shows new
Xiaoqing (Jenny) Ding is included. Museum of work that is a synthesis of art + fashion. Ceramic
Glass/International Center for Contemporary Art artist Damian Grava shows new work that is sodain Tacoma, (253) 284-3009.
fired and drawn from a fire kiln. Runs till Aug. 20,
Byron Kim will discuss how his work challenges
our notions of color, form and meaning in abstract
painting in the Henry Auditorium on Aug. 17 at
7 p.m. His show, “Threshold: Byron Kim 19902004” now on view through Sept. 17. UW Henry
Art Gallery, (206) 543-2280.
A community activist, civic leader and former
executive director of the Asian American Recovery
Services in San Francisco, Peter Jamero will
read from “Growing up Brown: Memoirs of a
Filipino American” (UW Press). Jamero comes
from the “bridge generation,” that pivotal group
of children who grew up as the kids of Americanborn Filipino farmworkers. This should make for a
fascinating evening of American history and a life
well lived. Aug. 22 at 7 p.m. University Book Store
at 4326 University Way N.E.
604 S. Jackson, (206) 381-3000.
“At Once” is the title of a group show of gallery
artists at Catherine Person Gallery. The work of
Arlan Huang (paintings) and Kensuke Yamada
(ceramic sculpture) is included. Through Aug. 25.,
319 Third Ave. S., (206) 763-5565.
Chinese artist Long Gao shows a variety of work
including ink paintings, oils, wood carvings and
“image seal cuttings” at the Roosevelt Hotel. On
view through September, 4531 Seventh Ave.,
Second Floor, (206) 467-6951.
“Wandering” brings together over 16 years of travel
images (some from Vietnam) by Charles Peterson,
most well known for his shots of Northwest musicians. Through Aug. 9. Opening Aug. 12 - Sept.
7 will be “Recent Paintings” by Ameen Dhillon.
Opening reception on Aug. 12 from 6 – 10 p.m.
Gallery 63 Eleven, 6811 24th Ave. N.W., (206) 478“High Seas” is the title of a show of paintings by 2238 or log on to www.gallery63eleven.com.
Liz Tran who grew up in a boat shop around fishermen. Opening reception on Aug. 2 from 6 – 8 Hawaiian artist Miho Morinoue presents new
p.m. Show on view through Aug. 26. Gallery 110 at work Aug. 3 - Sept. 8. Mikijio Arts at 114 1/2 First
110 S. Washington, (206) 624-9336.
Ave. S., Studio #4, (206) 624-2588 or log on to
www.mikijio.com.
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Diem Chau’s work is included in a
group show at Howard House entitled
“New Sculpture Survey” on view
through Aug. 26, 604 Second Ave.,
(206) 256-6399.
The work of Jeongmee Yoon is
included in “Resonance – 11th
Annual Photographic Competition”
as juried by Paul Kopeikin. On view
through Aug. 30. Photographic Center
Northwest at 900 12th Ave. (206) 7207222.
Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani. Wing Luke Asian Musuem.
See Visual Arts.
Fumiko Kimura and Xiaogang
Zhu have work in a group show at
Seattle Children’s Theatre will present seven
Childhood’s End Gallery through Aug. 13 in plays for its Summer Season 2006, a series of
Olympia, 222 W. Fourth Ave., (360) 943-3724.
student productions that run through Aug. 26. A
great chance to see young talent as the produc“The Legacies of War” sheds new light on the tions will include 119 fourth through 12th grade
Vietnam War-era U.S. bombings in Laos and their students performing on stage. For the first time in
harmful effects on local villages today. With his- 23 years, SCT will produce a full-length musical,
toirc drawings by survivors and Laotian silk weav- “FOOTLOOSE” as well, set from Aug. 10 - 19. In
ings and paintings. Extended through August at addition, a “Young Actor Institute Showcase” will
Art Xchange at 512 First Ave. S., (206) 839-0377.
feature SCT Drama School’s best acting students,
showcasing their talents in musical theatre, acting
Up now is a special exhibition on the work of and improvisation. Free and open to the public.
Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani. This 80-year-old Aug. 19 & 20, 201 Thomas St. at Seattle Center,
Japanese American artist who lost his family and (206) 441-3322 or visit www.sct.org.
friends to internment camps and war has survived
these events and homelessness by creating art every
day. On view till Sept. 17. Hear the true story of Local poet/translator Don Mee Choi’s explora“Sadako and the Thousand Cranes” and learn tion of contemporary Korean women poets is
how to make your own paper cranes. Aug. 19 at paying off in published results. Recently published
10 a.m. Register at (206) 623-5124 x114 or email by Tinfish Press of Hawai’i, one of the best small
[email protected]: Wing Luke Asian Museum, presses publishing experimental poetry today, is
407 Seventh Ave. S., (206) 623-5124.
Choi’s translation of Kim Hyesoon’s “When the
Ping Gets Unplugged.” Choi shares a reading
Across from the Maryhill Museum in Goldendale, with another poet, Albert Garcia who reads from
Wash. will sit “Maryhill Double,” artists Annie “Skunk Talk” (Bear Star Press.) Aug. 5 at 2 p.m.
Han and Danial Mihalyo’s (Lead Pencil Studio) Elliott Bay Book Company. 101 S. Main, (206)
full-scale architectural double of the museum, 624-6600, www.elliottbaybook.com.
made entirely out of scaffolding and construction netting. On view Aug. 13 & 27, Sept. 10 & The Shoreline Library presents stories from Asia.
24 (second and fourth Sunday of each month). Korean Story Times set for Wednesdays in August,
On Route 14 just west of U.S. 9, (509) 773-3733 ages 4 to 8 and families welcome, speakers of all
or email [email protected]. Or visit languages welcome Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 at 2
www.leadpencilstudio.com.
p.m. Chinese Story Times set for Fridays through
August: Aug. 4, 11, 18 and 25 at 1:30 p.m. Ages 3 to
6, siblings welcome. Stories, culture and activities
“From Hiroshima to Hope” Lantern Floating cer- in Mandarin Chinese. Speakers of all languages
emony is the annual event that remembers those welcome. Shoreline Library is at 345 N.E. 175th,
who perished in the Hiroshima-Nagasaki bombing (206) 362-7550.
61 years ago. With speakers, program and lantern
making. Aug. 6 at 6:30 p.m. on the Northwest “Film Rap: Tommy Chong in conversation with
shore of Green Lake. Call (206) 623-5124 x114 to Warren Etheredge” on Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. Chong,
volunteer.
one half of the marijuana-boasting comedy duo
Cheech and Chong talks about his book, “The
ReAct under the direction of David Hsieh presents I Chong: Meditations from the Joint” (Simon
two staged readings of new plays at Elliott Bay Spotlight Entertainment). Part memoir/part critiBook Company. They do “Manuscript” on Aug. cism of the loss of civil liberties in this country, it
13 at 2 p.m. and then Neil LaBute’s “This is How should make for a lively evening. University Book
it Goes” on Aug. 20 at 2 p.m. This play looks at the Store at 4326 University Way N.E.
way race affects American society – 101 S. Main,
(206) 624-6600.
“A Movie and a Mission from India.” Home
South East Effective Development (SEED) pres- Away From Home is a project serving Tibetan
ents a Rainier Valley Youth Theatre production of refugee and orphaned children. At Central Cinema
“Angkor/America” (see review this issue) Wed. located at 1411 21st Ave. in Seattle, (206) 779-8790
- Sat. at 8 p.m. till Aug. 5. Written/directed by Todd or log on to www.karma-movie.com.
Jefferson Moore, music by Wayne Horvitz, choreography by Navy Kheav. Rainier Valley Cultural
Center, 5117 Rainier Ave. S., (206) 725-7169.
The class schedule for Fall 2006 is available from
Pratt Fine Arts Center. Some of the instructors
Ragamala presents one of the rising stars of Indian include Liang-Yin Chen - youth classes; Mark
classical music, vocalist Suranjana Bose in concert Takamichi Miller - acrylic painting; Lisa Hasegawa
on Aug. 26 at 7 p.m., St. John United Church at – printmaking; and Boyd Sugiki - glassblowing.
5515 Phinney Ave. N., www.ragamala.org.
1902 S. Main St. in Seattle. Call (206) 328-2200 or
email [email protected].
DISTRICT NOTES
Tuesday, Aug. 8
• Be part of the new APA Network: Meet other
young APA professionals who are active and who
would like to be involved in the API community
in this relaxed and friendly networking event.
6 – 7:30 p.m. Mayflower Park Hotel, 405 Olive
Way. Appetizers and refreshments served. RSVP
to [email protected] or call Ric Acido
or Edymir Guerrero at (206) 322-9080.
Thursday, Aug. 10
• The Seattle Chinatown ID Preservation and
Development Authority (SCIDPDA) invites you
to take part in shaping your community. Attend
the quarterly Constituency Council meeting and
make your voice heard on policies and programs
shaping the ID. 5 p.m. Basement assembly hall of
the Bush-Asia Center. [email protected].
Saturday, Aug. 12
• Don’t miss the Cambodian Cultural Heritage
Celebration from 12 – 4 p.m. Enjoy various ethnic
performances for free, including a fashion show,
classical dances, and a preview of a traditional
wedding. Seattle Center – Center House, 305
Harrison Street, Seattle. Contact: Sathia Vann,
(206) 228-7168 or (206) 762-4034, or log on to
www.seattlecenter.com/events/festivals/festal/
• Women’s health screening: The YWCA’s
Women’s Health Outreach program will be
conducting a mobile screening for uninsured
and low-income women at a private residence in
Skyway. The Swedish Breast Care Express – a 64foot coach equipped with state-of-the-art digital
mammography screening equipment. 10 a.m. - 3
p.m. Contact Meri Tahset at (206) 436-8623.
• In recognition of National Health Centers
Week, International Community Health Services
(ICHS) will host a Back to School Fair. 11 a.m. - 3
p.m. ICHS staff will help parents with getting vaccinations for their kids, assist in filling out applications for low-cost health insurance, provide free
dental screenings, and make appointments for
Well-Child check-ups and dental cleanings. The
first 100 children to attend the Back to School Fair
will receive a free backpack. Raffle drawings for
bike helmets and other giveaways included. ID/
Chinatown Community Center. 719 8th Ave. S.
Thursday, Aug. 17
• 20th Annual NAAAP National Convention
2006, “Making Waves.” Includes workshops,
seminars, career fair, entertainment, among other
activities. Aug. 17-20. Renaissance Hotel, Seattle.
[email protected]. www.naaapconvention.org.
Saturday, Aug. 19
• The White Center Community Development
Association presents: Third Annual PASEFIKA
Polynesian Festival at While Center Heights
Elementary, 10015 6th Ave. SW, Seattle. 10 a.m.
– 6 p.m. Free. Contact Edna Noga at (206) 280• The 8th Annual New Americans Homeownership 6098. [email protected].
Fair, sponsored by the ID Housing Alliance,
is at Mt. View Elementary School (10811 12th
Ave. S.W.). Nikki Lac: (206) 623-5132 x318;
[email protected].
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arts
senior services
Northwest Asian American Theatre
NIKKEI CONCERNS
409 Seventh Ave S. Seattle, WA 98104
ph: 206-340-1445 fx: 206-682-4348
Seattle’s premiere pan-Asian American performing arts center.
Manages Theatre Off Jackson.
Wing Luke Asian Museum
407 7th Ave. S Seattle, WA 98104
ph:206-623-5124 fx: 206-622-4559
[email protected]; www.wingluke.org
The only pan-Asian Pacific American museum in the country, the Wing
Luke Asian Museum is nationally recognized for its award-winning exhibitions and community-based model of exhibition and program development. WLAM an affiliate of the Smithsonian Instititue, is dedicated to
engaging the APA communities and the public in exploring issues related
to the culture, art and history of Asian Pacific Americans. Offers guided
tours for schools and adult groups, and provides excellent programs for
families and all ages.
business
Chinatown/International District
Business Improvement Area
409 Maynard Ave. S., Suite P1 Seattle, WA 98104
ph: 206-382-1197
www.cidbia.org
Merchants association enhancing business, parking and
public space in the International District. Sponsors Lunar New
Year and Summer Festival events.
Japanese American Chamber of Commerce
14116 S. Jackson Seattle, WA 98144
ph: 206-320-1010 www.jachamber.com
Encourages entrepreneurial & educational activity
among Japanese, Americans and Japanese Americans and promotes increased understanding of Japanese culture & heritage.
Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce
675 S. King St Seattle, WA 98104
ph: 206-332-1933 fx: 206-650-8337
[email protected]
Acts as an advocate for local Chinese businesses and in a public
relations role. Organizes the Seattle Miss Chinatown Pageant.
political & civil rights
Commission of Asian Pacific American Affairs
1210 Eastside St. SE 1st Flr. Olympia, WA 98504
Olympia ph: 360-753-7053 www.capaa.wa.gov
Statewide liason between governmnet and APA communities.
Monitors and informs public about legislative issues.
Japanese American Citizens League - Seattle Chapter
316 Maynard S. Seattle, WA 98104
www.jaclseattle.org
Dedicated to protecting the rights of Japanese Americans and
upholding the civil and human rights of all people.
Organization of Chinese Americans Seattle
Chapter
606 Maynard Ave S., Suite 104 Seattle, WA 98104
ph: 206-682-0665 www.ocaseattle.org
Civil rights and Education, promotes the active participation of chinese
and Asian Americans in civic and community affairs.
schools
Asia Pacific Language School
14040 NE 8th, #302, Bellevue, WA 98007
ph: 425-785-8299 or 425-641-1703
www.apls.org
Multilingual preschool, language classes, adult ESL, “One World Learning School Program”Academic enrichment, prep for WASL and SAT’s.
Chinese WuShu & Tai Chi Academy
709 1/2 S. King Street, Seattle, WA 98104
ph: 206-749-9513 www.yijiaowushu.com
Offers Wushu and Tai Chi training in a small class
setting where individualized instruction is key for quality learning.
Instruction in bare hands and weapons style Wushu as well as
Tai chi Sword, Chen style and Yang Style Tai Chi.
Denise Louie Education Center
801 So. Lane St. Seattle, WA 98104
ph: 206-621-7880
[email protected] www.deniselouie.org
Half day and full day Head Start program located in the International District, Beacon Hill, Mt Baker, and Rainier Beach.
Comprehensive multi-cultural pre-school for children ages 3-5.
Enriching the lives of our elders.
1601 E. Yesler Way, Seattle, WA 98122
Ph: 206-323-7100 www.nikkeiconcerns.org
Seattle Keiro, Skilled Nursing Facility
24-hour skilled nursing facility offering high quality medical
and rehabilitation programs, activities and social services.
1601 E. Yesler, Seattle, WA 98122
Ph: 206-323-7100
Nikkei Manor, Assisted Living Facility
50 private apartments. Service plans tailored to individual
needs. Nurse on staff 8 hrs./day.
700 – 6th Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104
Ph: 206-726-6460
Kokoro Kai, Adult Day Program
Provides social opportunities, light exercises, lunch and
activities 3 days a week.
700 – 6th Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104
Ph: 206-726-6474
Nikkei Horizons, Continuing Education Program
Offers tours and excursions, courses in arts, computers,
language and more.
700 6th Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104
Ph: 206-726-6469
social & health services
Asian Counseling & Referral Service
720 8th Ave S Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98104
ph: 206-695-7600 fx: 206-695-7606 www.acrs.org
Aging & Adult Services; Behavioral Health Services; Children,
Youth & Family; Consultation & Education; Domestic Violence
Education and Intervention-Batterers Treatment; International
District Legal Clinic; Naturalization Services; Problem Gambling
Program; Substance Abuse Treatment & Recovery; Vocational &
Employment Services
Center For Career Alternatives
901 Rainier Ave So. Seattle, WA 98144
ph: 206-322-9080 fx: 206-322-9084
www.ccawa.org
Need a Job! Free Training, GED, and job placement service.
Chinese Information and Service Cener
409 Maynard Ave. S. Suite 203 Seattle, WA 98104
ph: 206-624-5633 www.ciscseattle.org
Helps Asian immigrants achieve success in their new community
by providing information, referral, advocacy, social, and support services. Our bilingual & bicultural staff offer after school
programs, English as a Second Language, citizenship classes,
employment training, computer classes, elderly care services and
additional family support services. Please contact us.
Legacy House
803 South Lane, Seattle, WA 98104
ph: 206-292-5184 fx: 206-292-5271
[email protected]
Assisted living, Adult Day services, Independent Senior apartments, Ethnic-specific meal programs for low-income seniors.
International Drop-In Center
7301 Beacon Ave S. Seattle, WA 98108
ph: 206-587-3735 fx: 206-742-0282 email: [email protected]
We are open form 9 till 5 Mon-Fri and do referrals, counseling,
fitness and recreation, social, arts & cultural activities for elderly
member and walk-ins.
National Asian Pacific Center on Aging
Helping Link
(Senior Community Service Employment Program)
1025 S. King St. Seattle, WA 98104
ph: 206-322-5272 fx: 206-322-5387
www.napca.org
Part-time training program for low income
Asian Pacific Islander age 55+ in Seattle/King County.
ph: 206-781-4246 fx:206-568-5160
www.cityofseattle.net/helpinglink
Vietnamese community-based organization providing social service,
education, social activities and more for the greater Seattle area.
professional
International Community Health Services
International District Medical & Dental Clinic
720 8th Ave. S. Suite 100 Seattle, WA 98104
ph: 206-788-3700
Asian American Journalists Association - Seattle Chapter
P.O. Box 9698 Seattle, WA 98109
www.aajaseattle.org
Professional deveopment for journalist, scholarships for
students and community service since 1985.
National Association of Asian American
Professionals - Seattle Chapter
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 & neighborhood planning
HomeSight
5117 Rainier Ave S. Seattle, WA 98118
ph: 206-723-4355 fax: 206-760-4210
www.homesightwa.org
First-time home buyer purchase assistance services including low-interest
loans, deferred payment loans, financial coaching, for-sale homes and more!
Inter*Im Community Development Association
308 6th Ave So Seattle, WA 98104
ph: 206-624-1802 fx: 206-624-5859
[email protected]; www.interimicda.org
Low-income housing, economic development,
neighborhood planning and advocacy for the APA community.
Holly Park Medical & Dental Clinic
3815 S. Othello St. 2nd Floor, Seattle WA 98118
ph: 206-788-3500
www.ichs.com
We are a nonprofit health care center offering affordable medical,
dental, pharmacy, acupuncture and health education services primarily
to Seattle and King County’s Asian and Pacific Islander communities.
Kin On Community Health Care
815 S. Weller St. Suite 212 Seattle, WA 98104
ph: 206-652-2330 fx:206-652-2344
[email protected]; www.kinon.org
Provides home care, home health, Alzheimer’s and
caregiver support, community education and chronic care
management. Coordinate medical supply delivery. Install Personal Emergency Response system. Serves the Chinese/Asian
community in King County.
Merchants Parking/Transia
ph: 206-624-3426 fx: 206-682-4233
Merchants Parking provides convenient & affordable community
parking. Transia provides community transportation: paratransit van services, shuttle services and field trips in & out of
Chinatown/International District & South King County.
International District Housing Alliance
606 Maynard Ave. S #104/105 Seattle, WA 98104
ph: 206-623-5132 fx: 206-623-3479
Multi-lingual low-income housing outreach,
rental information, homeownership community education.
Low Income Housing Institute
2407 First Ave Suite #200 Seattle, WA 98121
ph: 206-443-9935 fx: 206-443-9851
[email protected]; www.lihi.org
Housing and services for families, individuals,
seniors and the disabled in Seattle and the Puget Sound Region.
Seattle Chinatown/International District
Preservation and Development Authority
ph: 206-624-8929 fax: 206-467-6376 [email protected]
Housing, property management, and community development.
Refugee Women’s Alliance
4008 Martin Luther King Jr. Seattle, WA 98108
ph: 206-721-0243 • fax: 206-721-0282 www.rewa.org
A multi-ethnic, multilingual, community-based organization
that provides the following programs to refugee and immigrant women and families in the Puget Sound area: Development Disabilities, Domesitc Violence, Early Childhood
Education, Youth Family Support, Mentel Health, Parent
Education and Education and Vocational Training.
Washington Asian Pacific Islander Families Against Substance Abuse
606 Maynard Ave. S, Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98104
ph: 206-223-9578
Alcohol, tobacco & drug prevention; early intervention &
outpatient treatment for APIA youth and their families.
Join our Community Resource Directory. Email: [email protected]
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EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT
Administrative Specialist II
$17.99 - $20.12/hour
Plus Excellent Benefits
Perform the full range of administrative
duties for Seattle City Light. Prepare
reports and budget materials, obtain
information to resolve customer issues, and train and evaluate subordinate employees. Maintain calendars,
schedules, contracts, and expense
reports. Requires at least two years of
clerical support experience, with the
ability to assist with web postings, and
strong Word and PowerPoint skills. For
more information and an Online Application Form, visit www.seattle.gov/jobs
by 8/6/06. The City is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity in
the workforce.
management or supervisory level, with
a thorough knowledge of Six Sigma,
Balance Scorecard, or similar models.
Send your resume and cover letter by
8/13/06 to Carmen Claus, Seattle City
Light, P O Box 34023, Seattle, WA
98124-4023 or Carmen.claus@seattle.
gov The City is an Equal Opportunity
Employer that values diversity in the
workforce.
City Light. Manage programs for IT
contracting and licensing, non-stock
procurement, inventory optimization,
material control, and inventory control.
Develop specifications, solicit formal
bids, and manage the award process.
Monitor minority vendor participation.
Requires five years of experience in
procurement and contracting for a
large, complex organization, including two years at the management or
supervisory level, and the equivalent
of a bachelor’s degree in a relevant
field, with a thorough understanding
of public sector contracting and bidding procedures. CPPB, CPPO, CPM,
CPCM highly desirable. Send your
resume and cover letter by 8/13/06 to
Carmen Claus, Seattle City Light, P O
Box 34023, Seattle, WA 98124-4023 or
[email protected] The City
is an Equal Opportunity Employer that
values diversity in the workforce.
Asphalt Raker
$20.85 to $22.47/hour
Prepare and pave roadway surfaces
with hot asphalt, patch potholes,
and install berms, swales, and shims
for the Seattle Department of Transportation. Enforce safety and traffic control requirements, coordinate
crew members, and drive flatbed
truck. Requires at least one year of
experience working in hot asphalt
construction and repair. Experience
with self-propelled spreaders, Chip
Seal, and Seal Coat applications
highly desirable. For more information
and an Online Application Form, visit
www.seattle.gov/jobs by 8/13/06. The
City is an Equal Opportunity Employer
that values diversity in the workforce.
Electrician
$24.01 to $25.98/hour
The Seattle Transportation Department needs a Bridge Electrician to
repair and troubleshoot systems on
moveable bridges and related facilities, including AC/DC control circuits,
programmable controls, lighting and
heating circuits. Interpret PLC ladder
logic, and test fire suppression systems. Work at heights, on catwalks,
and over open water. Requires completion of an apprenticeship program
or equivalent experience and journey
level electrician status. Experience
with 440v or higher equipment, around
moving machinery, emergency generators, and energized control circuits
and an Online Application Form, visit
Maximo
$24.92 to $37.37/hour
Seattle City Light needs a Technical
Business Analyst to configure and
implement Maximo release 5.x and
newer versions. Analyze customer
business requirements and develop
functional and technical specifications. Participate in change control,
troubleshoot problems, and conduct
user training. Requires at least three
years of experience in business process engineering and application system administration, and either a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a
related field, or additional experience.
Experience with Maximo is a must. Experience in an ERP integration environment with PeopleSoft and Costpoint is
and an Online Application Form visit
Civil Rights Analyst
$4,153 - $4,826/month
Investigate complaints of discrimination in employment, housing, and
public accommodations for the Seattle
Office for Civil Rights. Interview witnesses, collect and analyze evidence,
write findings of fact, and negotiate
settlements and conciliation agreements. Provide training on discrimination laws. Requires the equivalent of
a bachelor’s degree in the humanities,
social sciences, law, or a related field,
and at least one year of experience
dealing with employment or housing
discrimination issues. For more information and an Online Application
Form, visit www.seattle.gov/jobs by
8/13/06. The City is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity in
the workforce.
Power Marketer
$29.93 - $51.94/hr DOQ
Corporate Performance Manager
$71,618 - $107,406 DOQ
Buy and sell energy and transmission
for Seattle City Light. Perform load
Provide leadership direction for Seattle forecasting, resource coordination,
City Light’s newly created corporate and the scheduling of transmission
performance functions. Develop per- and energy. Requires at least three
formance metrics for each business years of experience in real-time power
line, recommend strategies to optimize marketing or risk management in a
efficiency and quality, and report on utility or power marketing organizaindustry best practices. Promote con- tion, and either a bachelor’s degree
tracting and purchasing goals to maxi- in Engineering, Economics, Busimize use of Historically Underutilized ness, or a related field, or additional
Businesses. Manage communications experience.
For more information
to remove barriers between employee and an Online Application Form, visit
work groups, customers, and other www.seattle.gov/jobs by 8/6/06. The
stakeholders. Support initiatives for City is an Equal Opportunity Employer
improved performance and knowl- that values diversity in the workforce.
edge development for employees. Requires a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Procurement & Contracting Manager
Business, Industrial Engineering, or a $63,934 to $95,901 DOQ
related field, and four years of experi- Plus Excellent Benefits
ence leading corporate performance Supervise a staff of 14 and oversee an
efforts in a large, complex organiza- inventory management budget for purtion, including at least two years at the chasing materials of $25M for Seattle
Senior Maintenance
Laborer – Traffic
$19.89 to $20.70/hour
Install and repair traffic and street
signs, guardrails, and lane markers for
the Seattle Department of Transportation. Set up temporary traffic signs
for parades, emergencies, and bridge
closures. Shovel and carry heavy
materials, dig postholes, and operate
jackhammers. Work evenings, weekends, and holidays, in all weather in
heavy traffic. Requires at least one
year of experience in the construction
and repair of non-electrical traffic control devices, and the ability to obtain a
CDL with a HazMat endorsement. For
more information and an Online Application Form, visit www.seattle.gov/
jobs by 8/13/06. The City is an Equal
Opportunity Employer that values diversity in the workforce.
FOR SALE
RESTAURANT AND RETAIL
BUSINESS SITE FOR SALE
Centrally located between Mt. Vernon
and Bellingham, WA on scenic
Chuckanut Drive (SR 11). 75 - 150
seating capacity with 8 window views
of garden, large parking area, banquet
hall and small residence on 2.2 acres
$943,500.00 Call Deymian at (360)
336-1525
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Well MaintainedBrickBuilding. 5 blocks
to University - 100% Occupied $3.7M
- Agent (425) 444-6501.
FOR RENT
BRAND NEW studio’s and 1 bdrms
starting at $995/mon. Open Sept.
1st – Sept. free with 12mon lease.
Huge bay windows, spectacular
views in the heart of the International
District. Internet ready, w/d, d/w,
pkg
available.
206-264-7978
www.705weller.com
Asian Counseling and Referral Service
is expanding services to better serve
the APA community and seeks:
AGING & ADULT CASE MGR
Provides skilled case mgt. to MIEN
or LAO (FT) & FILIPINO (PT) elderly
& disabled with social, cultural, economic and personal care needs. BSW
& 3 yrs. exper; MSW preferred. Strong
PC skills helpful.
AGING & ADULT PROGRAM SPEC 2
Assists AAS Dir w/ day-to-day mgt and
admin operations program incl: contract mgt, grant writing, coor fair hearings, etc. MSW & 2 yrs exper pref.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CASE MGR
Performs skilled clinical case mgt
for VIETNAMESE (FT) or MIEN (PT)
speaking clients w/ long-term mental
illness. BSW plus 3 yrs. MH/soc svc
exper; MSW preferred. Must be biling/
bicult.
INTAKE SPECIALIST 1
(FT & PT) Performs screening & crisis
intervention for Asian/Pac Amer mental
health clients. BSW/BA + 2 yrs counseling experience.
VOCATIONAL CASE MGR
Provides training & job placement
help for CANTONESE/MANDARIN &
English speaking clients seeking jobs.
BA plus 3 yrs employment exper pref.
Must be bilingual.
YOUTH COUNSELOR
Provides bilingual, bicultural case mgt
services to Sikh community w/ focus
on outreach & services. BSW & soc
svc exper preferred; bilingual PANJABI & HINDI highly desirable.
YOUTH COUNSELOR – CD
Provides drug & alcohol counseling to
youth & families including assessment,
counseling, prevention & outreach.
BSW & 3 yrs exper; MSW preferred;
CDP/CDPT preferred.
Competitive salary, benefits & fulfilling
work environment. To apply sends resumes to Asian Counseling & Referral
Service, Attn: HR, 720 8th Ave S, Ste
200, Seattle, WA 98104. EOE
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