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Kei Taniguchi
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■ names in the news
Kudos to the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs
Shoreline Community College
staff meet Okinawan officials
Ready to Work was designed for residents who face immense barriers to learning English and gaining employment. The program combines English as
a Second Language classes with computer literacy instruction and case management to help immigrants gain job readiness skills and take steps toward
economic self-sufficiency Photo: Nate Gowdy
The Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs and
the City of Seattle received three mentions in a White
House Task Force on New Americans Progress Report that
was released in late December.
The report briefly touches on citizenship outreach
partnership with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services.
The document also highlights two of the flagship
programs focused on immigrant integration: the Ready to
Work program and the Refugee Women’s Institute. 
Shedding skin at the Wing Luke
Photo by George Liu/NWAW
The Wing Luke Museum hosted the “Khmer American:
Naga Sheds Its Skin” opening exhibit Dec. 10. There was a
blessing by Prenz Sa-Ngoun from Watt Dhammacakkaram
and a short performance by Sameth Mell, a community
advisory member from the Rajana Society. Speakers
included Aileen Balahadia, Wing Luke Museum;
Channdara Sos, Cambodia National Rescue Organization;
and Chnira Reang Sperry, UW Ph.D. program in Social
Welfare and UW Southeast Asian Advisory Committee. 
Monks visit the “Khmer American: Naga Sheds its Skin” exhibit at the
Wing Luke Museum.
Shoreline Community College President Cheryl Roberts
(center) and Nanjo City Education Superintendent Kaoru
Yamashiro (right) listen to Hideo Yasumura, interpreter
and a Trustee for the Ryukyu American Historical
Research Society. President Roberts was presenting a
gift to Nanjo Mayor Keishun Koja with Superintendent
Yamashiro accepting the gift on behalf of the mayor. The
exchange came during a welcome reception after signing
a memorandum of understanding with the mayors from
Okinawa. 
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■ world news
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South Korea, Japan settle deal
on wartime Korean sex slaves
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The foreign
ministers of South Korea and Japan on
Monday reached a deal meant to resolve
a decades-long impasse over Korean
women forced into Japanese military-run
brothels during World War II, an important
breakthrough for the Northeast Asian
powers.
The deal, which included an apology
from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo
Abe and a 1 billion yen ($8.3 million) aid
fund from Tokyo for the elderly former sex
slaves, could reverse decades of animosity
and mistrust between the thriving
democracies, trade partners and staunch
U.S. allies.
“This marks the beginning of a new era of
Japan-South Korea ties,” Japanese Foreign
Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters at a
news conference. Abe, he said, apologizes
“from his heart” to the women for their
pain and for “scars that are difficult to heal
physically and mentally.”
The issue of former Korean sex slaves,
euphemistically known as “comfort
women,” has been the biggest recent source
of friction between Seoul and Tokyo,
especially since the hawkish Abe’s 2012
inauguration.
Japan appeared emboldened to make
the overture after the first formal leaders’
meeting between the neighbors in 3 1/2
years, in November, and after South
Korean courts recently acquitted a
Japanese reporter charged with defaming
South Korea’s president and refused to
review a complaint by a South Korean
seeking individual compensation for
Japan’s forceful mobilization of workers
during colonial days.
Many South Koreans feel lingering
bitterness over Japan’s brutal colonial
Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP
By Hyung-Jin Kim and Foster Klug
Associated Press
South Koreans who lost family members during the second world war demand full compensation and an
apology from Japan in Seoul.
occupation of the Korean Peninsula from
1910-1945. But South Korean officials have
also faced calls to improve ties with Japan,
the world’s No. 3 economy and a regional
powerhouse, not least from U.S. officials
eager for a strong united front against a
rising China and North Korea’s pursuit of
nuclear-armed missiles that could target
the U.S. mainland.
South Korean Foreign Minister Yun
Byung-se said at a news conference that
Seoul considers the agreement “final and
irreversible,” as long as Japan faithfully
follows through with its promises.
Seoul, meanwhile, will refrain from
criticizing Japan over the issue, and will
talk with “relevant organizations” — a
reference to civic groups representing
the former sex slaves — to try to resolve
Japan’s grievance with a statue of a girl
representing victims of Japanese sexual
slavery that sits in front of the Japanese
Embassy in downtown Seoul. Yun said
South Korea recognizes Japan’s worries
about security over the statue, where antiTokyo protests take place weekly.
Abe planned to call South Korean
President Park Geun-hye to discuss the
deal, Park’s office said.
There has long been resistance in South
Korea to past Japanese apologies because
many here wanted Japan to acknowledge
that it has a legal responsibility for the
women. Japan had long argued that the issue
was settled by a 1965 treaty that restored
diplomatic ties and was accompanied by
more than $800 million in economic aid
and loans from Tokyo to Seoul.
Kishida said the comfort women system
“deeply hurt the honor and dignity of
many women under the involvement of the
Japanese military at the time, and Japan
strongly feels responsibility.”
Historians say tens of thousands of
women from around Asia, many of them
Korean, were sent to front-line military
brothels to provide forced sex to Japanese
soldiers. In South Korea, 46 such women
are still alive, mostly in their late 80s or
early 90s.
Better relations between South Korea
and Japan are a priority for Washington.
The two countries together host about
80,000 U.S. troops and are members of
now-stalled regional talks aimed at ending
North Korea’s nuclear ambitions in return
for aid. 
Mari Yamaguchi in Tokyo contributed to
this story.
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■ world news
Photo Xinhua News Agency
Chinese mine boss drowns
himself after deadly collapse
A trapped miner is rescued from a collapsed gypsum mine in Pingyi County, east China’s
Shandong Province
BEIJING (AP) — The owner of a Chinese gypsum
mine drowned last Sunday after jumping into a
well in an apparent suicide amid rescue efforts for
17 workers still trapped two days after the mine
collapsed and killed one person, state media said.
Quoting a briefing by the rescue command center,
state media said Ma Congbo, president of Yurong
Commerce and Trade Ltd. Co., was assisting with
rescue efforts on Sunday when he jumped into a
mine well and drowned.
Since the mine collapse last Friday, rescuers had
pulled 11 workers to safety and recovered one body.
Another 17 miners were yet to be found.
Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral that is widely
used in construction.
Chinese authorities have typically meted out harsh
punishments, including jail sentences, to company
management and local work-safety officials
following major work-safety disasters. Still, lack of
regulatory oversight prevails, and cost-conscious
management fails to pay enough heed to work safety.
The mine collapse came just days after a landslide
from a man-made pileup of construction waste in the
southern city of Shenzhen killed one person and left
another 75 missing and presumed dead.
Authorities have ruled that the landslide was not a
geological disaster but a work-safety incident, adding
to China’s list of major human-caused disasters in
recent years.
In a rare move, Shenzhen’s top officials, including
its party chief and mayor, bowed deeply at a press
conference as an apology. 
Japanese mountaineer
Myanmar migrants
found guilty of killing Kei Taniguchi falls
to her death from peak
British backpackers
By Elaine Kurtenbach
Associated Press
AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn
TOKYO (AP) —
Mountaineer
Kei
Taniguchi fell to her
death while climbing
this week in the snowy
Daisetsuzan range in
northern Japan’s HokMountaineer Kei
kaido. She was 43.
Taniguchi
Taniguchi,
who
climbed Mount Everest in 2007, became the first woman to win
the prestigious Piolet d’Or (Golden Ice Axe)
mountaineering award in 2009.
A friend and fellow climber, Hiroshi Hagi-
Myanmar migrants Win Zaw Htun, right, and Zaw Lin, left, both 22, are escorted by officials after their guilty
verdict at court in Koh Samui, Thailand.
By Yves Dam Van and Jocelyn Gecker
Associated Press
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (AP) — A Thai
court on Dec. 24 sentenced two Myanmar
migrants to death for the murder of two
British backpackers on a resort island last
year, in a case that raised questions about
police competence and the judicial system
in Thailand.
Human Rights Watch called the
verdict “profoundly disturbing,” citing
the defendants’ accusations of police
torture that were never investigated and
questionable DNA evidence linking them
to the crime.
Win Zaw Htun and Zaw Lin, both 22,
have denied killing David Miller, 24, and
raping and murdering Hannah Witheridge,
23, last year on the island of Koh Tao.
Their defense attorney said they planned
to appeal.
Miller and Witheridge’s battered bodies
were found Sept. 15, 2014, on the rocky
shores of Koh Tao, an island in the Gulf of
Thailand known for its white sand beaches
and scuba diving. Autopsies showed that
the young backpackers, who met on the
island while staying at the same hotel,
suffered severe head wounds and that
Witheridge had been raped.
In its ruling, the court on nearby Samui
island said that prosecutors had presented
evidence from the crime scene and
provided witness testimony that proved
“without any doubt to the court” that
the two men had killed Miller and raped
Witheridge before murdering her “to cover
up their wrongdoings.” DNA evidence
showed that the semen of both men was
found inside Witheridge, the court said.
In an emotional statement after the
verdict, Miller’s family said they had
initial doubts about the investigation but
{see THAILAND cont’d on page 13}
wara, said that she fell while taking a break
on 1,984-meter (6,510 foot)-high Kurodake
after she and four companions reached the
peak.
“She was one of us and it’s very
unfortunate,” said Hagiwara, an editor at
Yamakei magazine.
Taniguchi had detached herself from the
rope she and fellow climbers were using,
and went behind a boulder. The group found
a glove and signs that she had fallen, and a
search, delayed by bad weather, found her
buried in snow hundreds of meters (over
1,000 feet) below. She was carried out by
helicopter and confirmed dead Tuesday
{see JAPAN cont’d on page 13}
Taiwan presidential
front-runner: Can’t
‘be bound’ to China
By Johnson Lai
Associated Press
TAIPEI, Taiwan
(AP) — The
front-runner in
Taiwan’s presidential race said
last Sunday that
she would seek
stable relations Tsai Ing-wen
with
mainland
China, but did not rule out revisiting the
island’s official stance on independence,
leaving open questions about how China
would respond to her probable victory in
next month’s elections.
Tsai Ing-wen, the opposition leader who
has firmly held onto a sizeable lead in polls,
used her platform during the first debate to
warn against the political rapprochement
and deepening economic ties with the
mainland brought by the ruling Nationalist
Party, or KMT, since the 2008 elections.
“We cannot simply be bound to China,”
Tsai said. “That’s what worries us most
about the past eight years – the sense that
that’s the only choice we have. That’s not
good for our economy or our security.”
Against the backdrop of a sputtering
economy and rising anti-mainland
sentiment, the Jan. 16 elections have
{see TAIWAN cont’d on page 13}
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■ national NEWS
Alaska schools
boast diversity
Profiles of multicultural students
By Tegan Hanlon and Marc Lester
Alaska Dispatch News
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage has some of the most diverse schools in
America. In fact, East, Bartlett and West are
the three most diverse public high schools
in the nation, according to a University of
Alaska Anchorage researcher.
But what do we know about the students
who make up the statistics?
The Anchorage School District and
Bartlett High School pointed Alaska Dispatch News toward Yvette Stone’s Anatomy
and Physiology class, a challenging elective
that meets early in the school day. There,
students volunteered to talk about their
backgrounds, interests, challenges, and
some of the moments that have shaped the
adults they’re becoming.
Taken together, the stories open a window into the world of teens and their diverse
experiences that are more than skin-deep.
Meet some members of the class:
Patrick Smith
Patrick Smith has one tattoo on each
forearm. On his left, a purple ribbon pays
tribute to victims of domestic violence, particularly his mother.
She pulled her sons out of a bad situation.
“We’re pretty much survivors,” he said.
Patrick, a quiet talker with an easy smile,
is built like a football lineman – which he is,
standing 6 feet, 2 inches tall and weighing
290 pounds. On Patrick’s right arm, thick
black ink spells out “Rylee,” the name he
and his girlfriend chose for their daughter,
who wasn’t yet born when ADN spoke to
him.
He remembers the day she took a pregnancy test. She cried a little. “We’ve been
trying to help each other as much as we
can,” he said.
{see DIVERSITY cont’d on page 12}
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SF crime defendant
says undercover agent
forced money on him
By Sudhin Thanawala
Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A key
defendant in an organized-crime case in
San Francisco’s Chinatown will face more
questions from prosecutors after testifying
that the undercover agent leading the probe
tried to drag him into conversations and
force money on him.
Under cross-examination by prosecutors
on Dec. 22 at his trial on murder and
racketeering charges, Raymond “Shrimp
Boy” Chow said the agent gave him money
because the agent was looking out for him,
not in exchange for any criminal activity.
“He tell me it’s for love, respect,” Chow
testified in English, although it’s not his
first language and he has used a translator
during other court hearings.
Chow characterized the $60,000 he
received from the agent over three years
as the equivalent of a “minimum wage
godfather job” and said he could have
made that amount in a day if he had really
been involved in crime.
The agent previously testified that
Chow repeatedly accepted payments after
introducing the agent to money launderers.
{see SAN FRANCISCO cont’d on
page 14}
Chinese medicinal
herbs provide niche
market for US farmers
By Mary Esch
Associated Press
DELMAR, N.Y. (AP) — Expanding interest
in traditional Chinese medicine in the United
States is fostering a potentially lucrative
new niche market for farmers who plant the
varieties of herbs, flowers and trees sought
by practitioners.
While almost all practitioners still rely on
imports from China, dwindling wild stands
there, as well as quality and safety concerns,
could drive up demand for herbs grown in
the United States. Several states have set up
“growing groups” to help farmers establish
trial stands of the most popular plants.
“As a farmer, I love the idea of growing
something no one else is growing, something
that’s good for people,” said Rebekah Rice
of Delmar, near Albany, who is among 30
members of a New York growing group.
“This project is seriously fascinating.”
Jean Giblette, a researcher who has
{see NEW YORK cont’d on page 15}
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■ COMMUNITY calendar ■ briefly
THU 12/31
WHAT: New Year’s
Eve Celebration
WHERE: Armory,
Seattle Center
WHEN: 8-11:45 p.m.
INFO: seattlecenter.
com/winterfest
THRU 12/31
WHAT: Winter Train
& Village
WHERE: Armory,
Seattle Center
WHEN: Daily, 10:30
a.m.-12 p.m., 1-2:30
p.m., 3:30-5:30 p.m.
COST: $2 suggested
donation
com/winterfest
THRU 1/3
WHAT: Winter Train
& Village
WHERE: Fisher
Pavilion, Seattle Center
WHEN: Sun-Thu, 11
a.m.-8 p.m., Fri-Sat, 11
a.m.-10 p.m.
COST: $2-$7
com/winterfest
WHAT: PTSA
Reflections Exhibit
WHERE: Armory
Balcony, Seattle Center
INFO: www.scptsa.org,
206-684-7200
WHAT: Mochi Tsuki
WHERE: IslandWood,
4450 Blakely Ave. N.E.,
Bainbridge Island
WHEN: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
INFO: 206-491-2336
MON 1/4
WHAT: King County
Assessor-elect John
Wilson and Washington
State Supreme Court
Justice Mary Yu
WHERE: Kent Senior
Center, 600 East Smith
St., Kent
WHEN: 1 p.m.
WHAT: The
inauguration of Seattle
City Councilmembers
WHERE: Seattle City
Hall, 600 Fourth Ave.,
Seattle
WHEN: 2 p.m.
INFO: councilevents@
seattle.gov
THU 1/7
WHAT: A conversation
with UW President Ana
Mari Cauce, “The value
of alumni advocacy”
WHERE: Husky Union
Building
WHEN: 7-8:30 p.m.
COST: Free
RSVP: is required.
washington.edu/site/
Calendar/712009040
WHAT: Anis
Mojgani’s reading, “The
Pocketknit”
WHERE: Hugo House
WHEN: 7 p.m.
FRI 1/8
WHAT: English
Luncheon, “How to
Retain and Hire the
Best Employees”
with speaker Daryl
Campbell, interviewed
by Assunta Ng
WHERE: China
Harbor Restaurant,
2040 Westlake Ave. N.,
Seattle
WHEN: 11:30 a.m.-1:30
p.m.
INFO:
seattlechinesechamber.
org
Two more lawsuits filed
against Ride the Ducks
SEATTLE (AP) — Two more lawsuits have been
filed against a Seattle tour company involved in a
deadly crash in September.
Yuta Masumoto and Mazda Hutapea filed
lawsuits this week against Ride the Ducks in
King County Superior Court.
A crash Sept. 24 killed five international
college students when a re-purposed military
“duck boat” swerved into an oncoming charter
bus on the Aurora Bridge, a six-lane span with no
median barrier.
Masumoto broke his pelvis, hip, leg, had
a lacerated spleen and other injuries. He was
released from a care facility on Monday. Hutapea
broke three ribs, her pelvis, and tailbone.
Both students allege in their lawsuits that
damage amounts will be proven in trial and that
the duck boat should never have been on the
bridge.
A message left with Ride the Ducks Seattle
wasn’t immediately returned.
The buses have recently been authorized to run
again in the city, but only in limited capacity and
only approved vehicles. 
Doctor accused of killing partner,
attorneys may link cough syrup
SEATTLE (AP) — Attorneys
for a doctor charged with aggravated murder may argue that
their client was suffering from
cough-syrup induced psychosis, which led him to kill his
partner and toddler son in 2011.
Dr. Louis Chen, 43, is accused
of fatally stabbing 29-year-old Eric Cooper and
2-year-old Cooper Chen, whose bodies were
found inside the couple’s Seattle apartment.
Chen’s defense team had previously indicated
it would pursue an insanity or
diminished capacity defense.
But a motion filed in October
suggests Chen had a buildup
of dextromethorphan, a cough
suppressant found in many overthe-counter cold medicines, in
his system.
The motion argues that the drug metabolized
slowly in Chen, who is Taiwanese, due to his
genetic makeup.
Chen is expected to go to trial in April. 
■ in memory of ...
A fond farewell to James Medina (1950-2015)
James A. Medina (Jim) passed
away on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at his
home in Olympia after a hard-fought
battle with leukemia. Jim was a
loving and dedicated husband, father,
and grandfather.
Jim was born in Seguin, Texas, on
Dec. 29, 1950. He married the love of
his life, Patricia Higgins, on Nov. 19,
1977, in Spokane. Together they raised three wonderful sons
– Stephen, Bryan, and Eric. He also had two grandsons whom
he cherished – Aiden and Micah. Jim was preceded in death
by his parents, Theodore and Ramona Medina, and a sister,
Leilani Pottratz. He is survived by two brothers and a sister –
Theodore and Thomas Medina, and LaDonna Browell.
Although he was dedicated to his professional career, Jim’s
true reward was his family, which he saw as the foundation of
his life. He lived life to its fullest, enjoying outdoor activities
like camping, boating, and water skiing. He was an avid
Cougar and Seahawks fan and loved watching a variety of
sporting events with family and friends. His son Eric said
that one of his favorite memories of his dad was on his 18th
birthday when his dad took him to a Seattle Sonics basketball
game. As they were leaving, Eric mentioned he had never
been to the Space Needle. His dad took him there after the
game, and Eric has never forgotten that very special time with
his dad.
Jim came from a diverse background. His father was
a Spanish-speaking Hispanic from Texas and his mother
was an Asian Pacific Islander who was born and raised in
Kahuku, Hawaii. Jim’s father spent his career in the military,
which allowed Jim to experience life in different parts of the
country as he grew up. Jim attended several schools during
his formative years and eventually earned his degree from
Washington State University. He also studied law at Gonzaga
University in Spokane.
Jim spent his entire professional career in service to the
State of Washington and was a strong advocate for people
in communities of color. He began his career as a field
investigator for the Human Rights Commission in Spokane in
the 1980s, helping in the fight against discrimination. He also
served as the Executive Director of the Office of Women and
Minorities in Business Enterprise, where he helped ensure
equal opportunity for small businesses owned by women,
minorities, and disadvantaged groups. His career included
working for the Department of Licensing and the Department
of Transportation, reviewing contracts for compliance with
civil rights issues.
Jim will be deeply missed by his family and the many
friends he touched during his lifetime. In expressing her loss,
his wife, Patti, said: “What I will miss most is not having my
best friend and soulmate to talk to. He always listened and
would give me his opinion whether I wanted it or not! He was
a kind and loving husband and a great father to our three sons.
I will miss him and cherish the memories, but I know he will
always be in my heart.” 
A memorial will be held for Jim at noon on Jan. 14, 2016, at St.
Michael’s Catholic Church, 1208 11th Ave S.E. in Olympia.
All are welcome to attend.
KING COUNTY INVITATION TO BID
Invitation to Bid (ITB) Title: King County International
Airport, Perimeter Security – Barriers
ITB Number: C01022C15
Sealed Bid Time/Date: 1:30 p.m., January 19, 2016
Location Due: King County Procurement &
Payables Section, Contracts Counter, 3rd Floor, 401
Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104
Contract Specialist: Paul Price, paul.price@
kingcounty.gov, 206-263-9309
Alternate Contract Specialist: Kelly McKeever, kelly.
[email protected], 206-263- 9389
Engineer’s Estimate: $299,700 to $366,300
Request for Information: Submit all inquiries in
writing via email to the Contract Specialist. No verbal
answers by any County personnel or its agents and
consultants will be binding on the County.
Scope of Work: The work includes but is not limited
to: the installation of Ecology Blocks and a Cable
Barrier system to provide perimeter hardening around
King County International Airport.
Work site: King County International Airport - 7277
Perimeter Road South, Seattle, Washington 98108.
Pre-Bid Conference: January 7th at 10am at 7277
Perimeter Road South, Suite 201, Seattle, Washington
98108. A site tour is not scheduled.
Bid Guaranty: Not less than five percent (5%) of the
Total Bid Price.
Bid Documents: Electronic copies of the plans,
specifications, reference documents, and any
addenda for this solicitation are available on the
King County Procurement website shown below.
Printed documents may be ordered from United
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It’s cold outside in Sweden
By Dipika Kohli
Four minutes is all I can take. It’s not
jetlag. Or culture shock. It’s just hot. I’m in
a sauna. In Malmoe, in Sweden.
Guidebooks and everything, they talk
about this. You go to Scandinavia, and
you go to the sauna. For the coziness. For
warmth and safety, inside, when outdoors is
a pile of snowflakes. But the early sensation
in the hot box is acute familiarity: This
feels exactly like Southeast Asia at the peak
of hot season, before monsoon. I can’t. I
bolt, for the shower. Wash off the hot.
Sweden? Really? “Yeah, you know? I
want to go somewhere cold, for a change,”
I’d said. “Won’t it be expensive?” “Yeah.
No. Well, I’ll cook and stuff. I’ll be staying
on a boat. Anyway, I want to feel the feeling
of winter.”
A young woman from Hong Kong studies
in Lund. She told me she, too, wanted to be
in Sweden, for the cold, and a chance to see
snow for the first time. Was that so strange,
to want to be around that which you didn’t
know, to seek newness, to sample with
smell and touch what it’s like to be far,
even multiple continents away from the
regularity of one place, and one alone? It’s
human to be curious. To seek inspiration, to
keep asking questions, all the time.
My first question is why, living in a place
that’s hot all year, I still own clothing from
(But also beautiful)
a past life in Seattle. A wool coat. A brown
zip-up sweater. A hoodie, some turquoise
gloves, plus a warm hat that covers the ears.
“You just don’t know when you’ll need a hat
like that,” an elderly lady had said. “Keep it
all. You’ll be glad for it, when you get to the
next place, and it’s fierce cold, you know
you will.”
She was right. In Malmoe, these give me
the insulation I needed to venture to town.
By foot. By cycle. By bus, once I got a
commuter pass. Learning the route means
fixing a routine, and so I start showing
up regularly at a Greek place for lunches,
and going to the same person at a place
with an orange awning to buy Swedish
coins and notes. (After the second visit,
there’s small talk, like we’re in a village
somewhere off the coast of Ireland, maybe
Kinsale. It’s comfy, it’s human-scale, like
the chats in lines at post offices with people
you see regularly would be.) I go to a little
café that’s great for people watching, and
when I ask, “Who comes here?” the answer
is, “Weird people,” and a chuckle. I keep
going. On one of the three tables inside,
a stamped label says, “No laptops except
at the bar. Talk to each other!” I do this. I
interrupt people mid-“fika,” a ritual for late
afternoon, meandering conversation that
lingers happily over espresso and cake.
On my return journeys to the harbor,
I notice how the season is changing. It’s
so subtle. Skies darken earlier, bit by bit,
and as they do, the redness of berries in
the low trees grow more vivid. Crows of
a silky fluency in their motion begin to
ink the skies, penciling poetry among the
branches. Silhouettes turn the edge of a
page that is fall, and as they do, I get used
to a few things. Snowdrift. Filtered coffee.
How the walls are translucent in the shower
stall. I find places for the basics, like button
mushrooms, brie, yogurt and eggs. I buy
toothpaste (‘tandpasta’), and a yellow, starshaped chunk of organic soap.
Before heading over to Denmark for the
rest of my stay, I will need to say a few
goodbyes. Some live on their boats all
year, some just in the summer. Boats in the
water, or boats hoisted, on land. Some good
chats have happened here, in the kitchen, in
the living areas. Life, philosophy. This was
the journey I was on.
Flights from Scandinavia to Southeast
Asia are broken up, with layovers. But
these give you time to pause, and consider
honestly the feeling in your gut. A ripe
time for the test: Is it nicer to go away, or
to come back to a place? When you take a
good look at the things you care about, the
things you value, and you sketch a matrix of
what makes it easier to enjoy those things
and the place or places that give you joy, the
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■ YEAR IN REVIEW
Top reads in 2015
By Samantha Pak
From murder mysteries and adventures
as far as outer space, to superheroines in the
making and meaningful relationships, this
past year, I delved into a number of literary
worlds. Here is a list of my top 10 reads from
2015 (in no particular order).
Winter
American girl from Jersey City. While we see
how Kamala receives her superpowers, we
also get a glimpse into the life of a Muslim
American family who are not so different
from other American families. Something to
keep in mind in today’s climate.
her, things begin to spin out of control, and
hilarity ensues.
Expatriate
By Peter R. Stone
Amazon Digital Services, Inc., 2014
their names and expose the real bad guys.
The Coroner’s Lunch
By Colin Cotterill
Soho Press, Inc., 2004
Murder on Bamboo Lane
By Naomi Hirahara
Berkley, 2014
By Marissa Meyer
Feiwel & Friends, 2015
As far as series finales go, it has been quite
a while since I have anticipated one as much
as this one. For those who have followed my
column for the last few years, you’ll know
I’ve written about all prior Lunar Chronicle
books by Meyer. I’m happy to say “Winter”
did not disappoint. Just as the previous books
had strong leading females, this one did too.
Despite being based on fairy tale characters
who were “rescued” from their circumstances
by men, these young ladies take things into
their own hands and rescue themselves —
with some help from their male counterparts.
Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal
Written by Willow Wilson, Illustrated by
Adrian Alphona
Marvel, 2014
In a world dominated by white men, having
a brown girl enter the superhero comic book
world — without being cast as the villain
— was quite exciting to experience, even
for a non-comic-book-reading individual as
myself. In this first installation of the “Ms.
Marvel” series reboot, we’re introduced
to Kamala Khan, a 16-year-old Pakistani
Many times, while reading stories about
Asian American characters, I’ve typically
related to them through their familial
relationships. In this first installation of the
Ellie Rush mysteries, I found myself relating
to Los Angeles bicycle cop Ellie in how she
interacted with her friends — who were
mostly Asian Americans themselves. I could
easily imagine myself sitting with my friends
and having similar conversations with them.
In addition, many of the other characters
she comes across, from potential suspects to
witnesses, showcase Los Angeles’ diverse
population, something that isn’t always
reflected in literature.
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
By Jenny Han
Simon & Schuster BFYR, 2014
The genre of teenage romance doesn’t
always bring to mind the word hilarity, but
that is exactly what Han’s story does. The
protagonist, Lara Jean Covey, has a penchant
for falling in and out of love, but she also
has no interest in letting the objects of her
affections know. So when the poor confused
boys learn about her feelings, they confront
This is the final installment in Stone’s postapocalyptic “Forager” trilogy, and it picks up
right where the previous one left off and is
no less action-packed than its predecessors.
Ethan Jones and his friends have to find a safe
place to stay while fleeing Newhome after
they have been accused of being terrorists.
Stone’s characters show readers the meaning
of teamwork as they work together to clear
In 1978, at the age of 72, Dr. Siri Paiboun
is looking forward to a relaxing retirement
after a long career in medicine and 50 years
as a member of the Lao Communist Party.
But the Lao government appoints him as the
country’s official coroner. This is the first
installment of Cotterill’s Dr. Siri mystery
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■ YEAR IN REVIEW
9
Top 15 sports stories 2015
Wins and losses
By Jason Cruz
2015 was a big year in sports. Doug Baldwin and the Seattle
Seahawks made it back to the Super Bowl and came one yard
from making it back-to-back NFL titles. Let’s quickly move
on.
May was a big month. The NFL Draft was held this month
and University of Washington football player Danny Shelton
was drafted by the Cleveland Browns. Shelton was one of
several football players invited to attend the first night of the
NFL Draft, which is a huge event attended by fans and press.
Shelton, who is Samoan American, wore a traditional lavalava for the special night. When his name was called by NFL
Commissioner Roger Goodell, Shelton proudly walked across
the stage when his name was called to be congratulated. “I
want to be all about my culture and represent,” Shelton said
of his traditional dress. “Back in the day this is what they
wore at home and at work.” Shelton lived in Samoa with his
grandparents until he was 3 years old.
A UFC event was held in the Philippines in May, which
featured Mark Munoz in his final match as an MMA fighter.
Munoz won and gave a heartwarming farewell to his fans in
the Octagon
Also in May, Manny Pacquiao faced Floyd Mayweather
in a fight that set attendance, gate and pay-per-view records.
Pacquiao lost a unanimous decision in what turned out to be a
very boring fight. Don’t expect a rematch, as Mayweather is
retired and Pacquiao is set to retire.
In June, the region played host to the PGA Championship
at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash. Local favorites
and former Huskies C.T. Pan and Richard Lee played in the
tournament. Tony Finau, a golfer from Utah who is Tongan
Samoan, played well during the tournament as did Jason
Day, a Filipino Australian. Day was near the top of the
leaderboard until the last day despite suffering a fainting spell
Seahawks owner Paul Allen raises the cup as the fans cheer. (Team photo
courtesy of Seattle Seahawks)
in an earlier round. Also making an appearance was Tiger
Woods. Unfortunately for Woods, his play was sub-par (no
pun intended) and it appears that his playing days may be at
an end.
Without further ado, here are the top 15 API athletes of
2015:
15. Manny Pacquiao – Clearly we are being generous
with listing him here, as his only activity this year was the
blockbuster fight against Floyd Mayweather. As we all
know, Mayweather won by unanimous decision. It was
revealed after the fight that Pacquiao had an injured shoulder
which may have contributed to the reason he lost. Pacquiao
announced that 2016 will be his last fight as he will focus on
being a full-time politician.
14. Benson Henderson – The Federal Way native had the
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fight in front of his mother’s
home country as Henderson was the main event of a UFC
event in South Korea this past November. Henderson was
honored in June as one of several individuals inducted into the
Asian Hall of Fame.
13. Satnam Singh – The 7 foot 2 center from India was the
first Indian-born player drafted in the NBA. Singh was picked
52nd by the Dallas Mavericks. Singh currently plays for the
Mavericks’ “D League” team, a minor league basketball team
affiliated with the Mavericks franchise. Notably, also on the
team is Bobby Ray Parks Jr., a former U.S. college player who
played professionally in the Philippines.
12. Marcus Mariota – The former Heisman Trophy winner
was the second player drafted in the NFL Draft in May by the
Tennessee Titans. The former Oregon Duck from Hawaii had
an up and down season for a team that was rebuilding.
11. Kei Tanuguchi – Japanese mountaineer Kei Tanuguchi
died last week while climbing the Daisetsuzan range in
northern Japan. The 43-year-old climbed Mount Everest
in 2007 and was one of the first women to be awarded the
Golden Ice Axe award for mountaineering. She was known
for her technically challenging climbs.
10. Sophia Liu – Liu won the Seattle Marathon this past
November, making it back-to-back wins for the University of
Washington researcher. This year, Liu fought off a foot injury
to win her second straight title.
9. Lydia Ko – Along with Inbee Park, Lydia Ko of
South Korea is at the top of women’s golf. The 18-year-old,
who resides in New Zealand, won the LPGA Player of the
Year award as she narrowly edged out Park. Ko won five
tournaments this year including one major championship.
8. Jeremy Lin –Taking a pay cut after leaving the Lakers,
Lin says that he is much happier with the Charlotte Hornets.
He has a defined role and is averaging 12 points for an up
and coming team. At 27 years old, Lin still has a lot of
time to make a mark on the NBA. Off the court, Linsanity
is still alive and well. He made an appearance on the ABC
television show “Fresh Off the Boat.” He also served as a
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“Eat, play, give,”
should not only be for December
Northwest Asian Weekly employees Kelly, Rosita, and Bonnie at potluck.
If you whine about being lonely during
the holidays, or if you don’t have many party
invitations, or if your friends and family have
been deserting you from Christmas to New
Year’s day, you need to read this blog.
If you are an out-of-state transplant,
working for Amazon or Google, and have no
family roots here, you need to read my blog.
If you are the type who sits for hours
reading your cell phone to numb your feelings
with no dates at the end of the year, I’ve got
news for you.
It’s time for you to take action to change
your life. Here is a list of things you can do
not only during the holidays but during the
rest of the year.
Organize your potlucks
Have an interesting theme. Start with an
Asian or other ethnic potluck with family
and other relatives or colleagues. You can
organize veggies or low-fat potlucks if you
worry about dieting.
Ask each friend to invite five friends.
Three or four organizers will produce a room
of enthusiastic guests so you won’t carry the
burden of doing all the work.
The Northwest Asian Weekly staff is
famous for its Christmas tradition – a
sumptuous potluck. This year, our potluck
showcased staff being outstanding cooks,
adventurous with food and generous to share.
Food is about sharing; it tastes better when
you are dining with others.
At least seven staff members out of 12
brought along two dishes each, and they made
them personally, ranging from Taiwanese,
Japanese, Cantonese, Northern Chinese,
Vietnamese, and American. Most of them
were entrees, not desserts. (Make sure you
don’t end up like many non-Asian potlucks
I have experienced, with guests mostly
bringing salads and desserts bought from
grocery stores. And one notorious potluck I
attended only served cheese, bread and wine.
I was the only one who brought real food –
barbecued pork.)
Confession: I didn’t make any. (I just
ordered from restaurants in the Chinatown
International District.) The quantity and
quality of food was amazing. The amount of
leftovers was enough for my next five dinners.
But no!!!
“We already talked about who would take
the leftovers,” one said. They had fun in
negotiating the food, I suppose. Hey, where
was my share?
“I want the beef, some chicken, and some
of the fungus so I don’t have to cook dinner
tonight,” I said.
As soon as I said that, my desire was
granted. Someone boxed the goodies for me.
Everyone was happy with delicious leftovers
Kaci Aitchison performs in “The Nutcracker”
to take home.
Be Santa
A lot of bosses think their employees want
a turkey or nice china for Christmas. Wrong.
Employees would rather receive money than
gifts from their employer.
I am fond of being Santa. It gives me great
joy at the end of the potluck to say, “Ho,
ho, ho!” and hand each staff member a red
envelope with money. We have done it every
year even in tough times when the economy
tanked from 2008-2012. Yes, we make
sacrifices and I hope my team appreciates.
On Dec. 27, a New York Times article,
“Give, if you know what’s good for you”
stated the health benefits in giving. The
research showed that for those who bought
things for themselves compared to those who
bought gifts for others or donated money for
good causes, there was a clear difference in
the subjects’ blood pressure. Those who spent
money on themselves showed no difference in
their blood pressure; those who spent money
on others showed “a significant reduction in
blood pressure.” Yes, “financial generosity
was linked to lower blood pressure.”
“I am not Bill Gates,” you might argue, and
you don’t have money to spare. Everyone can
be Santa with a heart of charity. What about
making something for those who are in need?
Bake cookies or bread for a homeless shelter.
Clean out your bookshelf and donate books
you left cold over the years to the library.
Take out CDs, DVDs that you have forgotten
in your storage and send them to Goodwill or
the Salvation Army. Visit those who are sick
and in need, especially those who couldn’t go
out to enjoy holiday activities. Send notes and
cards to old friends you have not connected
with in ages.
Entertain yourself
I couldn’t believe the number of singles
going to see the movie “Star Wars.” Learn to
enjoy your own company. Going to movies
yourself is just like watching television at
home alone. You shouldn’t be self-conscious.
Instead, you should be content that you can
afford to watch movies anytime you like.
Try something new
I haven’t watched the Pacific Northwest
Ballet for 15 years and never at McCaw Hall.
This year, my son and I decided to see “The
Nutcracker.” It was a lovely time with my son.
We were delighted to see Asian performers in
the show and were impressed by the entire
show.
Learn a new skill
Teach yourself how to paint, knit, dance,
play the piano, or speak a new language
Aquarium lights at Bellevue Botanical Garden.
through the Internet. One of my staff
members taught herself how to speak Korean.
She now has many Korean friends including
a boyfriend.
Enjoy the lights with friends
The other day, we drove friends to see
Christmas lights in town. This was not the
type of activity they would normally do.
The rest of the year might not have light
shows. Still, there are garden shows, concerts
and other events you can invite friends to
come along and enjoy. Just check newspapers,
television or the Internet. There are enough
new things happening in the city, you just
have to explore them.
People frequently ask what is my New
Year’s resolution. Eat, give and play all year
round sounds terrific, I reply. I was able to
achieve that in December, and I intend to do
Dragon sculpted with holiday lights at Bellevue
Botanical Garden.
so in 2016. I have worked hard all my time.
So I want to play more even with lots of
challenges! And one more thing: count my
blessings every day. 
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OPINION
Good job, Abe
Photo AP
It took a lot of bravado for Japan’s Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe to acknowledge and apologize for Japan’s
war-time role in South Korean “comfort women”
crimes (or delicately referred to as “sex slaves” in the
story on page 3).
Why is this acknowledgement such a big deal?
First, some history from the (somewhat) reliable
source Wikipedia:
“Comfort women were women and girls who were
forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese
Army in occupied territories before and during World
War II. Many of the women were from occupied
countries, including Korea, China, and the Philippines.
The name “comfort women” is a translation of the
Japanese ‘ianfu’ – a euphemism for “prostitute(s)”.
Estimates vary as to how many women were
involved, with numbers ranging from as low as 20,000
(by Japanese historian Ikuhiko Hata) to as high as
360,000 to 410,000 (by a Chinese scholar); the exact
numbers are still being researched and debated.
According to BBC News, up to 200,000 women
are estimated to have been forced to serve as comfort
women in Japan’s military brothels, most of them
Korean. Until the end of World War II, Korea was
under Japanese occupation and its people were forced
to learn Japanese, which meant Korean women were
easier to corral, and communicate with, than women
of other Asian nationalities. Many died during their
ordeal, and many others died later.
Now, consider that after all this time, as we are
heading into 2016, Japan has formally acknowledged
and is apologizing for their participation in a shameful
part of history that was largely ignored until now.
Kudos to the Prime Minister and Japan. 
■ COMMENTARy
Unfold the invisible
The myth of “model minority”
By Yuxuan Liu
U.S. Supreme Court justices
are in the midst of hearing a case
that sprouted from a controversial
affirmative action plan of the
University of Texas in 2013. New
updates from the Court signal a
Yuxuan Liu
majority opinion shift against the
plan’s legality. If this consensus
extends to the final ruling, Asian Americans will probably
be the most relieved ones among those who have been
striving to remove affirmative action for a long time.
Affirmative action started off to promote underrepresented
minorities’ participation in higher education, but in recent
years it ironically has encountered the most vehement
opposition from Asian Americans. It has become an open
secret that colleges set up quotas limiting the number of
Asian American students they admit because they think
Asian Americans have performed too well to be considered
“underrepresented”, statistically speaking. However, this
is an illusion conjured by the primitive aggregation of
Asian American data. For many years, the umbrella term
“Asian” has masked our vast internal differences. As the
2016 Presidential Election approaches, we shall either
tackle this issue head on or let it continue to haunt the
future of our community.
When you enter the term “model minority” into any
search engine, every line of results relates to a single key
word, “Asian American”. In 1750, Filipino fishermen,
the first Asian Americans, landed on a small settlement
in South Louisiana. More than two and a half centuries
later, we have beaten all other racial groups in terms of
economic and education progress. With statistics like
median household income and high education attainment
running ahead of any other racial group, we were lauded
as the “model minority”, a term that is less an honorable
crown than a deceptive myth.
The truth unfolds only when the full picture is shown.
TAITUNG
Asian Americans are a very diverse community. The
identity spectrum of Asian Americans can span 48 ethnic
categories. In the public’s eyes, a few groups’ exceptional
performance has overshadowed the struggles of the rest.
In fact, only 13 percent of native Hawaiians and Pacific
Islanders over the age of 25 have a bachelor’s degree.
Per capita income for Hmong and Laotian Americans
is $11,502 and $17,274, which is closer to per capita for
African Americans than to whites. Many Asian American
subgroups face lots of challenges within their communities,
yet this crude practice of data aggregation lumps them
together as “winners” and thereby buries their need for
external support.
In 2013, I followed my family to move from a small town
in southern China to Brooklyn, New York. Like many other
immigrants, we lived at the edge of Chinatown because of
cheaper housing expense. Earning below minimum wage
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As a senior, Patrick has spent hours in parenting classes and has learned some of the important aspects of becoming a father.
“You have to care for another human being,”
he said. “You have the responsibility of being
there and always helping and I think it’s going
to be stressful, but fun.”
Patrick became a dad a few days later on Oct.
4. Rylee was born a little more than 8 pounds,
21 inches long and healthy. Life became hectic
quickly and Patrick took some time off from
school. But he has since returned and said he
plans to graduate in the spring and go to the
University of Alaska Anchorage.
Anna Vang
Anna Vang was in the sixth grade when her
mom died. Her dad passed away a year later.
“Everything just went by too fast,” she said.
Her mom had cancerous tumors that doctors
found when Anna was in elementary school. If
she got home from school and cars crowded the
street, she knew her family had arranged for a
shaman to come. On those days she thought,
“Oh no, not again.” It seemed weekly.
The shaman would come to present offerings, sometimes mounting a bench to travel to
the spirit world. The family would get a chicken or a pig to sacrifice – whatever the shaman
wanted. They bought food to feed those who
came to the home. “Hmong people are very
religious,” said Anna, a junior who now lives
with her older sister.
Anna has 16 brothers and sisters – some of
them step-siblings. The family lives by strict
rules. She rarely goes out with friends. Anna
said she lost some ties to traditional Hmong
religion when she lost her parents. She’s considering a career in pediatric medicine.
As a junior, Anna does well in school. She
balances classwork with taking care of her
brothers. When her sister and brother-in-law
aren’t home, Anna is in charge. She’s currently
teaching her brothers to cook rice.
She’s also careful how she teaches them. She
doesn’t scold them with harsh words. Instead
she’ll just say, “Don’t do that next time.”
While Anna must act like an adult a lot of the
time, she still gets scared. When that happens,
she sometimes seeks comfort by talking to her
grandmother’s spirit.
Tessa Heckert
Tessa Heckert knows what it’s like to be the
new kid in school. Her family packed up what
they owned in Ohio two years ago and moved
to Alaska.
Tessa walked into Bartlett as a sophomore
and only knew her two sisters, a senior and a
freshman. “It was quite terrifying,” she said.
She eventually started talking to people,
making friends and building a new community. Her advice for newcomers? Just reach out to
others. “Whether it’s just as simple as a smile
or saying ‘Hello’ or saying ‘Hey, I’m new here.
I don’t know where I’m going,’ ” she said.
Now, Tessa has crimson-colored hair and a
big smile and often talks in quick sentences
punctuated with exclamation points. She feels
at home in Anchorage and at Bartlett – a place
pretty different from her previous school,
which was made up of mostly white students.
“I come here and there are just so many different kinds of people,” she said.
At Bartlett, Tessa, a senior, finds that people
embrace their differences and respect each
other. “It’s like ‘Oh my gosh, you’re from the
Philippines? I’ve never been there!’ That’s really cool!” she said.
That exposure has changed Tessa. She encourages her friends more in whatever they
choose to do, even if their interests stray from
her own. It’s a trait she hopes to inspire in future generations when she becomes a teacher.
Pather Thao and Jaia Thao
While Pather and Jaia Thao look a lot alike,
they’re not a matching set. They have the same
dark eyes, straight hair and petite builds. They
both speak quietly but quickly and have a lot to
say. They’re driven and focused straight-A students. However, both want recognition as distinct individuals with different personalities.
“She is like the light and I am like the shadow,” said Jaia, the more focused, quiet and
studious twin. “People always compare us –
Who’s smarter? Who’s taller? Who’s prettier?”
Still, they have a lot in common. That includes a competitive streak with each other, for
grades and for attention from Mom and Dad.
“We love being praised by our parents.
They’re like everything to us,” said Pather, the
more indecisive, open and outgoing twin.
The two also share an understanding of their
circumstances. Their parents had tough childhoods and continue to struggle financially.
Pather and Jaia moved to the United States
from Thailand in 2004. They live in a trailer in
Anchorage. Their parents work as custodians
and tell Pather and Jaia that when they were
young and living in Laos, they had to sneak out
to go to class, so the girls should feel lucky.
And they do. But they also share a fear of
failure. “You want to get a better job so you can
support your family,” Jaia said. “And that’s why
we’re working so hard. But if you fail, you’re
never going to be better off in the future.”
Kasiah Malietufa-Lauofo
Kasiah Malietufa-Lauofo is trying to make
good choices and lead by example for both
his siblings and friends. His parents, Samoan
and Filipino, are both hardworking and laid
back, he said, “but they’re also strict at the
same time. They always tell me, ‘Keep your
head in the books.’ ”
Kasiah grew up in Anchorage and has
seen some friends party and turn to drugs.
A girl he knew got shot and died. “It was
overwhelming,” he said.
Back home, he knows it’s not always easy
for his parents. They depend on him to look
after his younger siblings. He makes sure
they wake up on time, eat, and pitch in with
cleaning the house. Kasiah doesn’t plan to
stop helping his family anytime soon.
Adrianna Tosi
Adrianna Tosi has learned to appreciate
her family. She loves her four younger siblings because they can make her laugh in
any stressful situation.
But she worried about squeezing them all,
plus her parents, into one car this summer
for a long road trip from Arizona to Alaska.
“I thought it was going to be terrible, but it
really was a good experience,” she said. “We
got closer. There were a lot of fun moments.”
Adrianna credits her parents with teaching her everything from cleaning skills to
people skills. They taught her how to confront tough situations.
Panulee Lee
Panulee Lee really likes anime. In some
ways, she identifies with her favorite character: Naruto, a cheerful teenage ninja who
wants to become the village leader. “He’s a
really friendly person,” she said.
Panulee was born in Thailand. She remembers playing in the dirt. She moved
to California in 2004 before arriving in
Anchorage. At first, she didn’t have many
friends. She was kind of quiet. “If you talk
to me, I’ll talk back,” she said. “If you don’t
talk to me, I’ll just sit here.”
Panulee has four brothers and one sister.
Her mom takes care of the family and her
dad works as a school janitor. The education
he got in Thailand didn’t really transfer to
the United States, she said.
Isabelle Suh
Isabelle Suh was once an intern for a program that taught English to Anchorage’s
refugee population. She felt like she could
relate to some of their challenges.
Born in Alaska, Isabelle lived in South
Korea from age 6 to 13, living in an apartment tower that overlooked other apartments in the country’s second largest city.
When she moved back with her mom, she
had to relearn English. “In middle school
I felt like I was different and I felt judged.
And I didn’t like the classes I was in because
I didn’t know what I was doing,” she said.
Like some students she later assisted, she
was motivated and got out of ESL classes in
just two years. Now, when her mom texts
her in Korean, Isabelle responds in English.
As a senior, she thinks about how the
little things can make a big impact. Isabelle
doesn’t go out for fun until her work is done.
She would just feel guilty about it. Though
a 4.0 GPA might not sound much different
from a 3.5, she knows that achieving higher
marks can open up many more options.
Bella Mailo
Bella Mailo’s determination is clear. A
straight-A student, she was nearly able to
graduate from high school early. She says
she’ll become a Marine one day and hopes
that will help pay for her further education.
“When I have a goal, there’s, like, nothing
you can do to tell me I can’t do it,” she said.
Bella credits her mother, who worked
hard and was strict but also understanding.
She never shied away from conversations
other parents might find difficult to address.
“I don’t think many of my friends’ parents talk to them about sex and birth control
and all of that, but my mom told me that she
wanted me to hear it,” she said.
So they went to Red Robin and talked
over dinner. “She can literally get anything
out of me if she feeds me.” At the end of
most school days,
Bella will cook dinner for her dad, who is
recovering from a stroke. “We kind of spend
as much family time as we can,” she said.
This is not the first time her family has dealt
with a medical crisis. When Bella was 3, her
younger brother died of a rare form of leukemia. She has few memories of that time.
But she does remember the tears. She also
remembers the doctors and their positive attitudes. That might just be the reason she’s
aiming to go to medical school to become a
pediatrician.
Mrs. Yvette Stone
Yvette Stone won’t wait until the end of
her teaching career before she judges how
successful she’s been. She’s doing that every
day — each class period, even. She does it
when her brain is working overtime as she
drives home in the evenings. “Did you forget to say hello to that kid?” she asks herself.
Yvette has spent 11 years at Bartlett teaching more than medical career classes. She’s
teaching students grit — to stay focused
when life’s challenges seem to drag them
down. She may have more than 150 students, but she’s trying to catch the one who
might be slipping away.
“I cut them a little slack, but then I say,
`You know what? You may have something
going on at home, but this is your ticket. You
can pull yourself out of it.’” Yvette wants
you to know that Bartlett defies any stereotypes you might have for it. Those who
would judge these kids as underachieving
don’t know how far some have come despite
disadvantages. Those who judge the school
don’t see young people staying, by choice, to
do school work until 5 p.m. They don’t see
these kids act so accepting of one another,
never preoccupied by racial differences.
They don’t see these kids work hard to make
their teachers proud.
For those students, Yvette is helping them
see beyond their stresses. 
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■ astrology
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For the week of January 2–January 8, 2016
By Sun Lee Chang
Rat — Although price doesn’t always equate to
quality, there are times when you really do get what
you pay for.
Dragon — A promising business opportunity will be
offered to you soon. Do your homework before you
agree to any deal.
Monkey — Even though you only have a limited period
in which to complete your task, advance preparation
will help you to breeze through.
Ox — Do you tend to worry more than is warranted?
Channel that energy in a productive direction by
creating an action item for you to follow.
Snake — Does it seem like an adversary is
intentionally provoking you to stir up trouble? Keep
your calm and don’t take the bait.
Rooster — There are naysayers in the background,
who do not have your best interests at heart. Block
out their interference and trust your own ability.
Tiger — Is there someone you know who has a
penchant for mischief? Their sense of fun can be
infectious in a good way.
Horse — A recent development has pushed you in a
new direction. It’s not quite what you had in mind, but
it can still be a valuable experience.
Dog — A mixed agenda can result in less than
optimal results. Decide upfront what should be the
main focus so that your project has a clear purpose.
Rabbit — Try not to reward behavior that is not in
keeping with your standards. If you do, then you will
be sending the wrong message.
Goat — Switching gears can be difficult if you are
doing so during an already busy time. Concentration
is required, so give it the necessary attention.
Pig — Turn a setback into a reason for a fresh
start. While it may be slow going at first, you will be
surprised how much progress you can make in a
short timeframe.
What’s your animal sign?
Rat 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008 Ox 1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009 Tiger 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010
Rabbit 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011 Dragon 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012 Snake 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013
Horse 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014 Goat 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 Monkey 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016
Rooster 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005 Dog 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006 Pig 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007
*The year ends on the first new moon of the following year. For those born in January and February, please take care when determining your sign.
{THAILAND cont’d from page 4}
found the evidence against the accused to
be “absolutely overwhelming.”
“Justice is what has been delivered today.
We respect this court and its decision
completely,” said Michael Miller, the
brother of David, reading from a statement
beside his two parents.
“Our lives have been changed forever,
nothing brings David home. No last hugs.
No goodbyes,” his brother said, describing
David as intelligent, hard-working, caring
and fun. “He is irreplaceable to us. Our
hearts will always be filled with the
brightness that he brought to our lives.”
The killings tarnished the image of
Thailand’s tourism industry, which has
been struggling to recover after the army
staged a coup just months earlier in May
2014.
From the start, the case raised questions
about police conduct. Investigators faced
a variety of criticism, starting with their
failure to secure the crime scene, and then
for releasing several names and pictures of
suspects who turned out to be innocent.
After Britain’s Foreign Office expressed
concern to Thai authorities about the way
the investigation was conducted, British
police were allowed to observe the case
assembled by their Thai counterparts.
Under intense pressure to solve the case,
police carried out DNA tests on more than
200 people on Koh Tao.
The two migrants, who had entered
Thailand illegally and were working on
the island, were arrested about two weeks
after the murders. Police said the pair had
confessed to the killings and that DNA
samples linked them to the crimes. Both
men later retracted their confessions,
saying they had been coerced by the
police. Police have denied the accusations.
One of the defendants, Win Zaw Htun,
also known as Wai Phyo, testified that he
was tortured, beaten and threatened so he
{JAPAN cont’d from page 4}
Taniguchi and her climbing partner Kazuya
Hiraide won acclaim for technically
challenging climbs in Alaska, Nepal, Tibet,
Pakistan and China.
In an essay published last month in the
Alpinist Magazine, Taniguchi quipped that
she might have been drawn to climbing
peaks because she was short.
But she also mused on the allure of Japan’s
would confess. He told the court that police
handcuffed him naked, took pictures of
him, “kicked him in the back, punched
him, slapped him, threatened to tie him to
a rock and drop him in the sea,” according
to defense lawyer Nakhon Chompuchat.
Zaw Lin, the other defendant, testified
that he was blindfolded, beaten on his
chest and told he would be killed if he
didn’t admit to the charges, Nakhon
said, adding that, “He also said he was
constantly suffocated by a plastic bag that
was put over his head until he passed out.”
The case hinged on DNA evidence
that police and prosecutors say link the
suspects to the crime but the defense says
is flawed.
Thailand’s best known forensics
scientist, Porntip Rojanasunand, testified
that police had mishandled evidence,
including the hoe that authorities say was
the murder weapon. She tested the hoe
and found that it contained DNA from two
males — but not from the suspects.
Human Rights Watch called for the
verdict to be reviewed in a “transparent
and fair appeal process.”
“In a trial where torture allegations by
the two accused were left uninvestigated
and DNA evidence was called into
question by Thailand’s most prominent
forensic pathologist, both the verdict and
these death sentences are profoundly
disturbing,” said Phil Robertson, deputy
director of Human Rights Watch’s Asia
division.
About 2.5 million people from Myanmar
work in Thailand, most as domestic
servants or in low-skilled manual jobs
such as construction, fisheries or the
garment sector. Migrants are often abused
and mistreated without the safeguard of
rights held by Thai citizens. 
{TAIWAN cont’d from page 4}
been framed by both the KMT and the
opposition Democratic Progressive Party as
a referendum on President Ma Ying-jeou’s
China policy.
Ma backed, with varying degrees of
success, several trade pacts with the
mainland during his two terms and held a
historic summit in November with Chinese
President Xi Jinping. It was the first such
meeting since the Chinese Communist Party
defeated the KMT in China’s civil war and
established the People’s Republic of China
in 1949.
The upcoming election is being closely
watched by Washington and by Beijing,
which considers Taiwan a breakaway
province and has threatened to take the island
by force if it declares independence. Xi has
delivered hard-line messages to Taiwanese
leaders in private meetings, while China’s
military conducted exercises near Taiwan
{SWEDEN cont’d from page 7}
tally gets simple quickly. You can tell
which direction is best. Here in Phnom
Penh, I’ve almost mostly switched from
greeting people with the jovial, “Hey!”,
to a more subdued, “Suos’day.” In the
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earlier this year in a show of force.
Last Sunday, Tsai and her main opponent,
KMT chairman Eric Chu, offered contrasting
visions of how to revitalize Taiwan, which is
becoming increasingly crowded out by the
world’s No. 2 economy on the world stage.
Still, both distanced themselves from the
deeply unpopular Ma.
Chu, the mayor of Taipei, apologized for
the incumbent party’s performance, but
attacked Tsai as a destabilizing force whose
victory would only undercut an economy that
unexpectedly shrank in the third quarter. He
described forging ties with China as a matter
of economic reality.
“When I talk to our fruit farmers, our
fishermen, our small businesses, they say
the No. 1 thing they fear is Tsai Ing-wen,”
Chu said, while repeatedly criticizing Tsai’s
stance on the independence issue as vague.
“A basic requirement is good, stable crossstrait relations,” he said. “It’s not just about
security.” 
in-between space of readjusting and
reminiscing, I’m enjoying the confusion.
Both ways are cozy. Both are good. 
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in the deep drifts and the storms,” she wrote.
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Prosecutors say Chow was the leader of a Chinese
fraternal group with criminal ties and ran an enterprise
that engaged in drug trafficking, money laundering, and
the sale of stolen cigarettes and alcohol after having the
group’s previous leader killed.
The agent has said he spent hours with Chow and people
connected to him at fancy restaurants and nightclubs,
recording many of their conversations. The investigation
{MODEL MINORITY cont’d from page 11}
rising influx of illegal immigrants made the labor market
even more tilted in favor of employers, squashing the room
for wage increase. The national threshold of poverty is a
distant dream for many immigrant workers. People work 12
hours a day just to survive in this foreign land. This is just a
short note on tens of thousands of Chinese immigrants’ lives
in New York. Chinese Americans are often singled out as an
exemplary minority group with substantial achievement in
American society. However, even within a “model minority”
like Chinese American, socio-economic discrepancy is still
led to the indictment of more than two dozen people and
the conviction of state Sen. Leland Yee, who pleaded guilty
to racketeering in July.
Chow said he didn’t want to know whether the agent was
involved in illegal activity, so he would walk away from
conversations the agent engaged in. Those conversations
included discussions about money laundering, according to
previous testimony.
Prosecutor William Frenzen asked Chow whether he
pretended not to know what the agent was involved in.
During his first day of testimony last Monday, Chow
acknowledged dealing drugs and getting involved in a
street gang but said he later renounced criminal activity.
Chow has also denied any involvement in the two killings
cited in the charges.
Frenzen played a recording in which Chow said, “That
was really cool,” after hearing about one of the killings.
Chow testified that he thought the slaying was karma. 
striking. If we peek into the lives of Hmong and Laotian who
are way behind in terms of statistics, our observations will
probably be more disturbing. Yet, politicians still perceive
us as a single group “Asian” when making decisions on
significant policies.
We have never ceased voicing our demand for
disaggregating data, but the echo is feeble. This past October,
a data disaggregation bill was passed both in the California
Senate and Assembly. While everybody was expecting it to
be a law, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed it right after
it was placed on his table. Our years of efforts were almost
murdered by a signature. We know the path towards data
disaggregation is strenuous. We ought to continue our fight.
Political debate about the 2016 presidential campaign has
already caught fire, but issues concerning Asian Americans
have only occupied a minimal portion of the discussion. The
Asian American community is a very diverse one. To really
unfold the invisible truth about our community, data collection
on the policy level should differentiate precise ethnic identities
from the umbrella term “Asian”.
Only with these precise identities can the data speak the
truth and save us from the myth of “model minority”. 
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7. Hishashi Iwakuma – Perhaps the only memorable
moment from the Mariners season in 2015 was Hishashi
Iwakuma pitching a no-hitter against the Baltimore Orioles in
August. Not only was it Iwakuma’s first no-hitter in the major
leagues, it was his first game where he pitched the complete
nine innings. What made the effort more special was that it
was in front of his family who had flown from Japan for their
annual visit. Iwakuma intended to sign with the Los Angeles
Dodgers this past offseason but, due to a failed physical, did
not sign a contract. However, he returned to the Mariners and
will be with Seattle next season.
6. Jason Day – Day, who is part Filipino, won the PGA
Championship this past August, defeating Jordan Spieth for
the title. It was Day’s first major championship and one of the
five tournaments he won in 2015. In September, the 28-yearold reached the world No. 1 ranking.
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Using an economic development grant from the Tobacco
Region Revitalization Commission, the Blue Ridge Center is
enlisting local farmers to grow medicinal herbs that the center
will process and sell to licensed practitioners. This year, the
center planted 38 species on 35 farms.
The center sent samples from the first harvest to 26
practitioners who agreed to evaluate the quality and efficacy.
“We really want to have access to clean organic herbs. I
think the farmers can do well and we can have an industry that
supports the local economy, is good for the environment, and
improves people’s health.”
From an economic standpoint, Glenn said the goal is to
introduce a crop that could supplement a farmer’s income by
as much as $15,000 a year — effectively doubling the income
of farmers in the economically distressed area.
To reach that goal, a farmer would have to devote an acre
to the project for eight years, Glenn said. Because some of
the plants are trees or perennials that take years to grow to
marketable size, it will take time to achieve maximum return
on investment, he said.
“As we continue our experimentation, we will endeavor
to have our farmers plant more of the high-value and highdemand plants,” Glenn said. 
5. Jordan Clarkson – The Los Angeles Lakers guard
is embracing the many Filipino fans who are gravitating
toward him after he landed on the Lakers squad as a rookie
last year. Clarkson, whose mother is Filipino, visited the
Philippines this past off season and even volunteered to be
part of the Philippines national team at the 2015 FIBA Asia
Championship.
4. C.T. Pan – It’s been a big 2015 for the recently graduated
University of Washington golfer. Pan was one of two local
golfers to make the cut at the 2015 U.S. Open. He won his first
pro tournament in July at The Players Cup on the PGA Tour in
Canada. He earned another tournament victory in September
at the Cape Breton Celtic Classic.
3. Inbee Park – The South Korean golfer won five LPGA
Tour tournaments this year including two majors: the Women’s
PGA Championship and the Women’s British Open. 2015
was a good year for Park as she briefly lost and then regained
the No. 1 ranking in the world in 2014. She has maintained the
top ranking throughout 2015 despite being in a constant battle
for the spot with Lydia Ko.
2. Danny Shelton – The former UW football standout was
drafted by the Cleveland Browns. So far, with one game left,
he has played in all 15 games for the Browns as defensive
tackle. Shelton will be a key cog for the Browns if they have
any chance of reviving the team.
1. Doug Baldwin – Baldwin makes it back-to-back years
on the top of this list. The numbers do not lie and Baldwin
deserves to be recognized for the career year he is having
for the Seahawks. The former Stanford wide receiver broke
the Seahawks franchise record for touchdown receptions.
Baldwin’s 14 touchdown receptions are tied for the NFL lead
this year with just one game to go. Baldwin has a career high
in receiving yards going over 1,000 through 15 games for the
Seahawks. Here’s to continued success for Baldwin and the
Seahawks. 
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established New York’s group, said it could also be a
moneymaker. She estimates the market for domestically
grown medicinal plants to be $200 million to $300 million
a year.
Traditional Chinese medicine is gaining mainstream
acceptance in the United States. There are 30,000 licensed
practitioners across the country — 46 states issue licenses,
often requiring a master’s degree and continuing education
credits. In 2014, the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio opened one of
the first hospital-based Chinese herbal therapy clinics in the
country.
Jamie Starkey, a licensed practitioner of acupuncture and
traditional Chinese medicine at the Cleveland Clinic’s Center
for Integrative Medicine, said quality, authenticity and purity
are important concerns with herbal products.
More than 300 plants are commonly used in traditional
Chinese medicine. Giblette and Peg Schafer, an herb grower
in Petaluma, California, compiled a list of marketable species
for U.S. farmers. They include Angelica dahurica, a flowering
perennial whose root is used to relieve pain and inflammation;
Aster tataricus, a relative of garden asters said to have anti-
bacterial properties; Mentha haplocalyx, a mint used for
stomach ailments; and Salvia miltiorrhiza, a type of sage
whose roots are used for treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
The National Institutes of Health says traditional Chinese
medical techniques — which included practices such
as acupuncture and Tai Chi — are primarily used as a
complement to mainstream medicine. The agency cautions
that some medicinal herbs can have serious side effects,
and there isn’t enough rigorous scientific evidence to know
whether traditional Chinese medicine works for the conditions
it treats. Clinical trials are difficult because treatments involve
combinations of plants customized for each patient.
Giblette, who started High Falls Foundation in New York’s
Hudson Valley in 2008 to foster research and conservation of
medicinal plants, said growing under conditions similar to a
plant’s natural habitat is one of the keys to producing highquality medicinal plants. The foundation will provide the
plants so it can ensure the authenticity of species and market
products only to licensed herbal practitioners.
“The current herbs from China are not of the quality they
once were and U.S. practitioners indicate they are willing to
pay a premium price for herbs grown with organic principles,
locally, with high efficacy,” he said.
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series and we are introduced to Siri, along
with his support staff — all of whom have
been overlooked and underestimated for
various reasons. Cotterill also sets the
tone for the series very well, balancing the
darkness of the deaths and murders in the
story with humor and wit.
The Girl Who Tweeted Wolf
(Hobson & Choi: Case One)
By Nick Bryan
CreateSpace Independent Publishing
Platform, 2014
If there ever was an unlikely partnership,
it’s the one between 16-year-old Angelina
Choi and John Hobson when the former is
assigned to the latter’s detective office for
her work experience. The pairing of a techsavvy high school-age girl and a middleage curmudgeon who doesn’t have time for
such modern-day trappings as the Internet
is an unlikely one, but Bryan makes it work
and it’s especially amusing to see how the
two often get exasperated by each other
because of their generation gap.
Juna’s Jar
Written by Jane Bahk, Illustrated by Felicia
Hoshino
Lee & Low Books, 2015
“Juna’s Jar” is the story of a young girl
who loses her best friend and adventure
buddy when he and his family unexpectedly
move away. But Juna is not discouraged
and sets out to find her friend with the help
of her special kimchi jar. She travels the
world, meeting and making friends ranging
from sea turtles and dolphins underwater to
monkeys and sloths in the jungle.
potential danger, it is typically out of love.
But for Delilah (Deli) Pelham, searching
for her missing twin brother Paul is an act
of obligation in order to not upset their
grandmother. Teaming up with Paul’s
roommate Carl and the latter’s gamer
friends, Deli travels to Hong Kong with Carl
and they are quickly running for their lives
from creepy men claiming to be detectives.
“Double Blind” is a hilarious story of how
one person’s actions can trigger a situation
in which everything that could go wrong
does.
Double Blind
Night in Shanghai
Tiffany Pitts
Booktrope Editions, 2014
Many times in stories, when a person
sets off to rescue a family member from
due to circumstances, spend more time
apart than they do together. And while this
may not sound like much of a love story,
Mones makes it work with the moments
when the two do reunite. It is clear from
the beginning that when Thomas Greene,
a black classical pianist from the United
States, and Song Yuhua, a young Chinese
woman bonded to a Shanghai crime boss to
pay off her father’s gambling debts, meet,
the connection is there. 
Samantha Pak can be reached at info@
nwasianweekly.com.
By Nicole Mones
Mariner Books, 2015
“Shanghai” is the story of two unlikely
people who share a deep connection but,
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Celebrate with Style!
“Year of the Monkey 2016”
Fun Fashion Contest
Create/assemble an original look or design
a wearable costume for Lunar New Year!
ALL AGES WELCOME.
Be part of the Lunar New Year Fashion Contest. Design a wearable garment, accessory,
or put together an outfit to create a look with
a Year of the Monkey Lunar New Year theme.
Model your own entry or supply your own
model(s) for both the fashion show & parade.
The Fashion Show-Off & Contest:
 WIN $250 & Prizes for Most Original “Year
of the Monkey” ensemble
 Lunar New Year Dinner Fashion Show-Off
(Feb. 6, House of Hong Restaurant, 6 p.m.
Contestants have to arrive at 4 p.m. Tickets:
$50 each for dinner & show.
The Parade:
 All entries are invited to model at the Kids’
Parade Contest event on February 13, at 1
p.m. (Contestants have to arrive at noon.)
 Photo deadline for all entries is February 1.
 You are welcome to submit more than one
entry.
To enter:
 Please submit a photograph for each entry
to [email protected] by Feb.1.
 Your entry must include your name, address,
phone number, and e-mail. You can also mail
photographs to: Northwest Asian Weekly,
412 Maynard Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104.
 Photos will be the property of Northwest
Asian Weekly and will not be returned.
 If you don’t have a camera, please call us
at (206) 223-0623 to arrange for us to take a
photo of your costume.
Announcement of fashion show finalists will
appear in Asian Weekly’s Feb. 4 issue.
Fashion show will be held Feb. 6, House of
Hong Restaurant, 6 p.m. Finalists & models
arrive at 4 p.m. to change and line up.
All fashion show contestants will also be
invited to the Northwest Asian Weekly’s
Lunar New Year Parade on February 13 at
the Chinatown/International District Dragon
Fest at 1 p.m. Please wear your design or find
a model to wear your design, and arrive at
Asian Weekly’s office, 412 Maynard Ave. S.,
to check in, from noon to 1 p.m. Models will
line up at 1:15 p.m. and parade to the stage at
Hing Hay Park. (one block away).
Planning Committee: Gei Chan, Belinda Louie, Evelyn Hou, Rebecca Ip, John Liu,
Stacy Nguyen, Joseph Fong, and Assunta Ng
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WHAT: “Monkey Lunar New Year theme” Contest
WHERE: House of Hong Restaurant, 409 8th Ave. S., Seattle
EVENT DATE: Saturday, February 6
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT PHOTOS: February 1,
[email protected]
Mail to: Northwest Asian Weekly
412 Maynard Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98104
ATTN: LNY Fashion Contest
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