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Wing Luke Asian Museum

Michelle Nitz-WeissExecutive Director

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New Delhi gang rape victim Nirbhaya remembered in Seattle event

Members from different ethnic groups paid tribute to Nirb-haya, the New Delhi gang rape victim, at a memorial service on Friday, Jan. 4. The event was organized by the Washing-ton State and India Trade Relations Action Committee (WASITRAC) and was held at the Westin Hotel in Bellevue. The attack on the 23-year-old woman, who died of severe in-ternal injuries last week, provoked a fierce debate across In-dia about the mistreatment of females and triggered protests all over the world, demanding action and social change. The savagery of the attack on Nirbhaya, the social apathy, and the government’s weak response had provoked many of the local community members who attended this event. Attendees put their thoughts into written words, all of which will be sent to the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh.

Attendees included State Rep. Marcie Maxwell and Univer-sity of Washington professor Kavasseri V. Ramanathan. Mes-sages were also sent from Mayor McGinn’s office, Dr. Chan-dra Bhanu Satpathy, and Congressman Jim McDermott.

Heidi Park elected 2013 JACL Seattle president

The Seattle Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens

League (JACL) announced their 2013 president, Heidi Park, dur-ing their annual year-end Bon-nenkai party hosted at Hiroshi’s Restaurant on Dec. 18. She will be following 2012 President Ryan Chin.

Park is currently working as a policy analyst for the office of Mayor Mike McGinn and is of Korean descent. She has previ-ously worked in the office of

Congressman Jim McDermott as a community liaison. The Japanese American Citizens League, founded in 1929,

is the nation’s oldest and largest Japanese American civil rights organization. Originally created to defend the rights of Japanese Americans, today, the JACL serves all segments of the Asian and Pacific American community.

Inagi co-chairing diversity committee for Attorney General-elect Bob Ferguson

Candace Inagi, vice president of Asian Pacific Americans for Civic Engagement and Senior Adviser for External Affairs for the Mayor’s office, is co-chairing Attorney General-elect Bob Fer-guson’s subcommittee focused on increasing diversity in the AG office and better serving under-served and vulnerable commu-nities. The committee hosted its first meeting on Friday, Dec. 17, with co-chair Jorge Baron, Fer-

guson, Chief Deputy AG Brian Moran, Deputy AG Tina Kon-do, and representatives of all the minority bar organizations, including Jeff Liang of the Asian Bar Association; Sinjin Dinh of the Vietnamese Bar Association; David Ko of the Korean Bar Association; and Mimi Castillo, Jeri Gonzalez, and Rom-mel de las Alas of the Flipino Lawyers Association.

Inagi co-chairs the subcommittee while serving on Fergu-

son’s full transition committee, which is made up of 29 mem-bers, including Sumeer Singla of the Seattle City Attorney’s Office.

Seattle artist Naoko Morisawa chosen for 2013 CVG Show

Pacific Northwest artist Naoko Morisawa has been chosen for inclusion in the 2013 CVG Show in Bremerton’s Collective Vision Gallery.

The annual CVG Show is one of the largest art competitions in the Northwest, with 896 pieces by over 325 artists from 79 Wash-ington cities. Of these, only 127 pieces were selected for inclu-

sion in the show. Alfredo Arreguin, an internationally known painter from Seattle, is the juror for this year’s competition. Arreguin will choose the recipients of $7,000 in prizes that will go to 11 artists. Additional prizes include a purchase award by the Kitsap County Arts Board, a $300 People’s Choice Award, and a $1,000 Best of Kitsap Award sponsored by the Cultural Arts Foundation Northwest.

The 2013 CVG Show will be open to the public Jan. 19 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibit continues until Saturday, Feb. 23. The gallery will be open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Collective Vi-sions Gallery is located in downtown Bremerton at 331 Pacific Avenue.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) — A federal court has rejected two Chinese American groups’ request to halt California’s ban on the selling and possession of shark fins.

U.S. District Court Judge Phyllis Hamilton on Wednesday denied the request, rejecting Chinese American groups’ argument that the ban, which took effect Jan. 1, 2012, violated their civil rights by targeting a food item used in traditional weddings and cultural festivals.

Before the ban, Califor-nia’s shark fin soup market was the largest outside of Asia.

Critics of shark finning estimate that 73 million sharks are killed annually for their fins, removing a key predator from the ma-rine food chain.

Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, and Guam al-ready have bans in place,

and the practice is restricted in U.S. waters.Attorneys for the Chinatown Neighborhood

Association did not respond to a request for comment.

By Aaron FavilaTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ATIMONAN, Philippines (AP) — Philippine army special forces and police killed 13 sus-pected criminals in a fierce gunbattle Sunday, Dec. 6 in a northeastern province in the latest violence to erupt in the country in recent days.

A police officer was wounded in the shoot-out, which raged for about 20 minutes in the coastal town of Atimonan in Quezon province, about 140 kilometers (90 miles) southeast of Manila, the capital, according to the police and the army.

The gunmen, who were riding in two black SUVs, opened fire on more than 50 army sol-diers and police when they were flagged down at a highway checkpoint in Atimonan, sparking the firefight, said Lt. Col. Monico Abang, who led the army platoon in the clash.

Two gunmen jumped out of one of the SUVs and fired from a roadside canal. The rest stayed in the two vehicles, which were raked by gun-fire from troops in a sparsely-populated stretch of the highway, Abang said. The area was closed off to traffic and then reopened late Sun-day, with the two bullet-riddled SUVS still par-tially blocking the dark highway.

Quezon provincial police chief Valeriano de Leon said 11 gunmen died at the scene of the clash. Two others died while being brought to a hospital, he said, adding that government forces recovered two assault rifles and 12 pistols used by the gunmen.

“They rolled down their windows and start-ed firing, so we had to retaliate,” Abang said by cellphone from the scene of the clash. “They were clearly outnumbered and outgunned.”

A police colonel was shot in the hand and foot and taken to a hospital, de Leon said.

Abang said the army and police had set up a checkpoint along the highway after police re-ceived a tip-off from an informant that gunmen involved in illegal drugs, gambling, and kid-napping for ransom would pass through Atimo-

nan in mountainous Quezon, where communist guerrillas have a presence.

An initial police investigation showed that the gunmen were likely members of a gun-for-hire group operating in provinces south of Ma-nila, Abang said, adding that one of the slain gunmen had a police identification card. Inves-tigators were trying to confirm his identity, he said.

The shootout followed two other violent in-cidents that have revived calls for tighter gun control in the Philippines, where there are more than half a million unlicensed firearms, accord-ing to police estimates.

A man who reportedly was drunk and high on drugs killed eight people before being gunned down by police on Friday in Kawit town in Cavite province, 16 kilometers (10 miles) south of Manila.

A 7-year-old girl died a day after being hit in the head by a stray bullet while watching fire-works with her family on New Year’s Eve out-side their home in Caloocan city, near Manila, despite a high-profile government campaign against powerful firecrackers and celebratory gunfire by Filipinos to welcome 2013.

Earlier Sunday, before the shootout, presi-dential spokeswoman Abigail Valte told report-ers that President Benigno Aquino III, a known gun enthusiast, would study gun-control pro-posals with other officials. Among the propos-als is a call by anti-gun groups to ban the carry-ing of firearms by civilians outside their homes.

The proliferation of firearms has long fueled crime, political violence, and Muslim and com-munist rebellions that have raged for decades in parts of the Philippines. Previous attempts by authorities to clamp down on unregistered weapons have yielded few results in a country where several politically powerful clans and families control private armed groups in pro-vincial strongholds outside Manila.

Associated Press writer Jim Gomez in Manila, Philippines, contributed to this report.

By Malcolm FosterTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TOKYO, Japan (AP) — A bluefin tuna sold for a record $1.76 million at a Tokyo auction Sat-urday, Jan. 5, nearly three times the previous high set last year — even as environmentalists warn that stocks of the majestic, speedy fish are being depleted worldwide amid strong de-mand for sushi.

In the year’s first auction at Tokyo’s sprawl-ing Tsukiji fish market, the 222-kilogram (489-pound) tuna caught off northeastern Ja-pan sold for 155.4 million yen, said Ryoji Yagi, a market official.

The fish’s tender pink and red meat is prized for sushi and sashimi. The best slices of fatty bluefin — called “o-toro” here — can sell for 2,000 yen ($24) per piece at upmarket Tokyo sushi bars.

Japanese eat 80 percent of the bluefin tuna caught worldwide, and much of the global catch is shipped to Japan for consumption.

The winning bidder, Kiyoshi Kimura, presi-dent of Kiyomura Co., which operates the Sushi-Zanmai restaurant chain, said “the price was a bit high,” but that he wanted to “encour-age Japan,” according to Kyodo News agency. He was planning to serve the fish to customers later Saturday.

Kimura also set the old record of 56.4 mil-lion yen at last year’s New Year’s auction, which tends to attract high bids as a celebra-tory way to kick off the new year — or get some publicity. The high prices don’t necessar-ily reflect exceptionally high fish quality.

The price works out to a stunning 700,000 yen per kilogram, or $3,603 per pound.

Stocks of all three bluefin species —the Pacific, Southern, and Atlantic — have fallen over the past 15 years amid overfishing.

On Monday, Jan. 7, an intergovernmental group released data on Pacific Bluefin stocks that environmentalists believe will likely show an alarming decline.

“Everything we’re hearing is that there’s no good news for the Pacific Bluefin,” said Aman-da Nickson, the director of the Washington-based Pew Environmental Group’s global tuna conservation campaign. “We’re seeing a very high value fish continue to be overfished.”

The population of another species, the Southern Bluefin, which swims in the south-ern Pacific, has plunged to 3 to 8 percent of its original levels.

Stocks of bluefin caught in the Atlantic and Mediterranean plunged by 60 percent between 1997 and 2007 due to rampant, often illegal, overfishing and lax quotas. Although there has been some improvement in recent years, experts say the outlook for the species is still fragile.

In November, the 48 member nations of the International Commission for the Conser-vation of Atlantic Tunas, or ICCAT, voted to maintain strict catch limits on the species, al-though some countries argued for higher lim-its. The quota will be allowed to rise slightly from 12,900 metric tons a year to 13,500. Quo-tas were as high as 32,000 tons in 2006.

A total catch limit on the Pacific Bluefin has been imposed only recently in the eastern part of the Pacific near the United States and Mexi-co, but not by the intergovernmental group that oversees the western Pacific, Nickson said. So-called effort limits in place now — restrictions on the number of vessels and days fishing al-lowed — are not effective, she added, and fish-erman also are targeting juvenile populations and spawning grounds.

“This poor species is being hit from every angle,” she said.

■ NATIONAl NEWS

Court rejects request to halt Calif. shark fin ban

Philippine army, police kill 13 suspects in clash

Bluefin tuna sells for record $1.76M in Tokyo


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By Nina HuangNORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

Janet Liang, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblas-tic leukemia at the age of 22, turned her struggle into a na-tional movement by blogging and raising awareness about the need for minority donors. Thousands of supporters joined the “Helping Janet” movement, expanding the bone marrow do-nation registry in an attempt to help find Janet a perfect bone marrow match.

Unfortunately, Liang passed away last September at the age of 25, a few days after receiving a non-perfect bone marrow transplant.

“Asian patients are passing away, simply because we don’t have enough donors,” said Tanya Nobles, donor recruitment representative for the Bone Marrow Program at the Puget Sound Blood Center.

There’s still hope for those like Jeremy Kong, a 3-year-old who was diagnosed with a rare form of acute myeloid leuke-mia (AML) last June, but they need near-perfect bone marrow transplants to survive.

StatisticsIt comes down to statistics. There are over 10 million people

on the bone marrow donation registry in the United States. Hispanics make up approximately 10 percent, Asian Ameri-cans and African Americans make up roughly 7 percent each, and Pacific Islanders and Native Americans make up only 1 percent respectively.

“If a patient is of Asian ancestry, and they’re looking for a match, their opportunities are much worse than if you were Caucasian,” Nobles said.

Nobles reinforced that they want to make sure all patients have the same opportunities for more Asians to register. “The Asian Americans are the only ones that can step up and change these statistics.”

National registration effortsTo increase the number of registrations, several Asian Ameri-

can organizations have worked together to raise awareness of the importance of signing up for the bone marrow registry.

Lambda Phi Epsilon (LPE) has been working with the Na-tional Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) as part of their national philanthropy since 1995, the year when one of the fraternity brothers, Evan Chen, was diagnosed with leukemia.

The Theta Chapter at Stanford University organized a joint effort to help Chen find a bone marrow donor and, in a matter of days, over 2,000 people were typed. A match was eventually found for Evan, but unfortunately by that time, the disease had taken its toll on him and he passed away in 1996.

According to UW LPE brother Benny Tran, 136 people signed up for the bone marrow registry through their drive last year, with an average of 70 to over 100 registering at their drive annually.

Saving a lifeTwo years ago, Ty Huynh Chhor was just 20 years old when

she underwent the surgical procedure to donate bone marrow. She had first heard about the bone marrow registry from Lamb-da Phi Epsilon’s annual drive on the University of Washington campus. Although initially reluctant to sign up, she was eventu-ally typed, thinking that the chance of her being matched with a patient was very slim.

Little did she know, a few months later, she would receive a call informing her that she was the best match. But by then, Chhor had already overcome the fear of donating bone marrow and decided that she wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to save someone’s life.

Chhor stood by the famous quote, “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more im-portant than fear.”

“I wanted to set an example,” she said. “Even though you’re scared of pain, your fear is really small in comparison to other things that matter the most.”

For those who are contemplating bone marrow donation, Chhor said that each donor is assigned a patient advocate who guides them through the process.

“They are the most informed to help make the right decision for you,” she said.

How to helpThere are multiple ways people can get involved. You can reg-

ister individually by contacting the Puget Sound Blood Center, who can mail you a registration form. You can also host a mar-row registry drive to raise awareness and collect registrations.

When someone is a potential match, there are two different methods for the bone marrow extraction procedure: nonsurgi-cal and surgical. The nonsurgical procedure is more common

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By Ninette ChengNORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

As 2013 kicks off, so do the New Year’s resolutions to eat healthier. Yes, getting in shape means changing your diet, but that doesn’t mean that you need to give up your favorite Asian foods! After all, Asian cuisine can be great for you.

“Asian diets tend to be higher in variety of vegetables, fruits, and fish, which have a lot of benefits,” said Minh-Hai Tran MS, RD, a nutritionist and owner of Mindful Nutrition.

Here are 10 tweaks you can make to im-

prove your culinary habits:

Eating at home1. Replace white rice with brown rice at

least twice a week. White rice tends to be a staple in Asian cuisine. Unfortunately, as Tran points out, it is higher on the glycemic index, meaning that it spikes your blood sugar. Yuchi Yang MS, RD, nutritionist and owner of American Nutrition Counseling suggests switching to brown rice twice a week, which is higher in fiber and can make

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By Vivian MieziankoNORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

Work, work, work… It’s obvious the hours spent at work can be physically and mentally demanding, but spending long periods of time in offices, shops, or kitchens can be unhealthy in less obvious ways — think of the adverse ef-fects of prolonged sitting or standing and the hygiene traps of sharing a space. What can you do to keep sickness and body ache at bay while working?

Here are 10 ways to keep healthy at work.

Workplace hygiene1. Wash your hands often with soap and wa-

ter “for 20 seconds,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Make sure to wash your hands after sneezing, coughing, or blowing your nose. In an article titled “How to Stay Healthy at Work” on us-news.com, Angela Haupt mentions hand wash-ing “before and after eating.” Moreover, “avoid touching your nose, mouth, and eyes,” as this is a way you can spread bacteria, warns the CDC. Instead, sneeze and cough “into your elbow” or

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By Elisa Del RosarioDirector of Grants, Education, and AdvocacyKomen Puget SoundFOR THE NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

Every week, 100 Western Washing-ton women are diagnosed with breast cancer, which continues to be the sec-

ond most frequently diagnosed cancer among women in the United States, after skin cancer. We don’t yet know the exact causes of breast cancer, and many myths about breast can-cer continue to exist. The best way to prevent and survive a breast cancer diagnosis is to be informed.

All women are at risk for breast cancer. Although this dis-ease is more common in women over the age of 40, younger women can and do get breast cancer as well. To reduce risk, here are some things you should know.

If you are over 40 years old, have a mammogram. The American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute, and Susan G. Komen all agree that women age 40 and older should have mammograms every 1 to 2 years. Early detec-tion is the key to survival. The five-year relative survival rate for breast cancer, when caught early, is 99 percent. When detected at the most advanced stage, the survival rate drops to 23 percent.

Know what is normal for you. See your health provider right away if you notice a lump, swelling, changes in breast size, or a new pain in one spot that does not go away.

Live a healthy lifestyle. Maintain a healthy weight. Add exercise to your routine. Limit your use of alcohol. Breast-feed, if you can. And, since we live in the Northwest, current studies point to maintaining a normal level of vitamin D as helpful.

However, if you fear that you might be at greater risk for

breast cancer because your mother or grandmother had the disease, you should know that most women diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history of the disease. Only 5 to 10 percent of breast cancers are due to inherited genetic mutations.

Other common myths and misperceptions, particularly in the Asian Pacific American community, can be particu-

larly damaging by delaying early detection and treatment, or causing needless depression and isolation among breast cancer patients and survivors. Some of these include:» A breast cancer diagnosis should be kept quiet because it will bring shame to the family.» Women with breast cancer should not complain and “put on a happy face.”» The belief that talking about breast cancer will give it more power and will make it happen.» Mammograms are not safe, exposing women to dangerous levels of radiation.» Traditional medicines and healers can replace modern medical treatments.» Lack of healthcare insurance is shameful.» One more thing. If you fear that a breast cancer diagnosis is a death sentence, let me tell you that is also not the case. Today, there are nearly 3 million breast cancer survivors liv-ing in the United States. I am one of them. If you have ever seen our Race for the Cure Survivor’s Parade, you would see many survivors living happy and full lives 30 years after their diagnosis or longer.

Above all, the best advice I can give is to ask you to take an active role in your own breast health. And if you are over 40 years old, and have yet to be been screened for breast cancer, do it today. There is no time to lose.

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Early detection is the key to survival; the five-year relative survival rate for breast cancer, when caught early, is 99 percent. When detected at the most advanced stage, the survival rate drops to 23 percent.

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The Indignation of Haruhi Suzu-miyaBy Nagaru TanigawaLittle, Brown and Company, 2012

The SOS Brigade is back. This time around, they’re up against a student council president bent on shutting down the literature club — and by extension the SOS Brigade as they have commandeered the club’s room for their own purposes.

This eighth installment of the Haruhi Su-zumiya series is made up of two short stories chronicling the continued misadventures of our favorite brigade.

In “Editor in Chief, Full Speed Ahead!,” the gang comes together to publish a literary newsletter to prove the legitimacy of the liter-ature club and avoid displacing not just them-selves but Yuki Nagato, the literature club’s sole member and the SOS Brigade’s resident alien-slash-bookworm.

In “Wandering Shadow,” a classmate asks the brigade to investigate a dog park that has her dog and the rest of the local dogs spooked.

In typical Haruhi fashion, the title charac-ter faces these challenges head on with her usual enthusiasm and fervor, while the rest of the brigade goes along with things to keep her happy, ensuring the world’s continued ex-istence.

Having read the entire series so far, I have to say that I’ve really come to admire Har-

uhi’s can-do attitude and how failure is not an option. If Haruhi wants something, she goes for it, and possible goddess or not, that’s something all of us could use every now and then.

As with the previous Haruhi books, we continue to learn more about the brigade’s various members. The stories they’re as-signed (forced) to write for the literary news-letter give readers a bit of insight into what’s going on in their heads.

“Indignation” will also keep readers ques-tioning the motives and missions of Yuki,

time-traveler Mikuru Asahina, and esper It-suki Koizumi — especially the latter, as he seems to be pulling a few strings here and there. Koizumi is the brigade member we know the least about, and this book will have readers wondering whether his organization is as benign as he says it is. I guess only time will tell.

Diverse EnergiesEdited by Tobias S. Buckell and Joe MontiTu Books, 2012

The world is not perfect. There will always

be those who set out to take advantage of others, wreak havoc, and destroy whatever — and whoever — gets in their way. But just as there will always be villains, there will al-ways be heroes to challenge them.

“Diverse Energies” is a collection of short stories by 11 different authors featuring a di-verse set of heroes, including a boy growing up in Japan during World War II, a young man working at a frozen yogurt shop, a young woman on a quest to find her brother who

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Short stories for a fast new year

What would you choose: A beautiful mind or a beautiful face?

Most women would pick a beautiful face, but you might want to think twice after I share my mother’s story with you.

My mother has beautiful skin, and she pays for it by buying expensive anti-aging products. But does it do her any good to have a beautiful face, but a rotten mind? She has flunked many memory tests. She asks about things I tell her about only minutes before. Some of our most precious moments together, she has completely forgotten.

Her sense of time has also faded as her mind deteriorates. She thinks that events that took place in her life two weeks ago actually happened two years ago. Even more disturbingly, she doesn’t remember people who have taken advantage of her several times, nor those who have bent over backwards to help her.

Sad to say, dementia now rules her life and Alzheimer’s is not far away, according to her doctor.

What if my mother had taken care of her brain instead of her face when she was

young? What if she invested less money on anti-wrinkle cream, but focused more on programs to keep her brain alert?

Our parent’s generation is not as lucky as the baby boomers’. My mom is not convinced that we can turn the clock back on our brains. They didn’t have a clue about the importance of nurturing a sound mind, whereas now, there is no lack of

information through books and the Internet about mental health. Yes, you can be 80 years old and still have a sharp mind.

My mother’s case also changes my perspective and values. I now spend much less on cosmetics and especially shy away from famous brands. Experimentation has shown me that cheaper brands work just as well. Most of my skin cosmetics are from

Costco and Target.Longevity has no meaning if we lose

our minds with our loved ones. Sooner or later, we realize that we cannot stop aging no matter how much plastic surgery you want to have. Keeping our beauty should not be the ultimate goal when we age. Our strength and purpose of life matters more.

How to keep your brain youngExercise is number one on the list,

according to a University of Washington Chinese American neurology researcher.

“Exercise helps to produce more (brain) cells,” she said.

Another factor is to actively motivate your brain to learn. You can do this by keeping your mind active by learning a foreign language or playing cognitive games.

What are brain foods?When I was a child, my mom would cook

pig’s brain soup for me during exam times. Chinese culture believes different parts of

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The Face and the Brain. What I’ve learned about youth, age, and anti-aging.


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, 2013Horse 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002 Goat 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003 Monkey 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004 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.

RATDo not assume that sharing a similar experience will result with the same feelings, as they could be quite different.

OXYou want to dictate the pace, but it may be beyond your control. Match your speed to those around you.

TIGERAvoid taking your frustrations out on those who are not at fault, especially if they are close to you.

RABBITFeeling a little nostalgic today? While there is no harm in reminiscing, try not to get too carried away.

DRAGONA route you have traveled many times before could yield new discoveries, if you are open to them.

SNAKEFill your heart with an abundance of love and joy so that there is little room for vices.

HORSEAs tempting as it might be to skip ahead, some things were meant to be done in a slow, methodical fashion.

GOATNot quite sure what your next move should be? It might be worth looking around to see what others are doing.

MONKEYAre you just waking up to what is actually going on? After the initial phase, you will realize that it is actually in your interest to know.

ROOSTERTry not to clutter your space so much that you cannot see what you really have. Consider paring down to the essentials.

DOGTying up loose ends can be a very time-consuming process. Once done, however, it will give you great peace of mind.

PIGLetting things progress naturally takes a bit of courage, for it could be very far from where you thought it would be.

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Asian and Pacific Americans have traditionally been the most right-leaning minority, but in 2012, Obama won over 70 percent of the Asian and Pacific American vote nationally, and Jay Inslee won roughly the same proportion, beat-ing McKenna three to one among the APA community. Republican strategists have long realized that the increasingly diverse elector-ate was a weak point for them, but have unable to come up with any answers. It seemed as if they didn’t

even realize what the actual issue was.Well, on his Jan. 3 program, Bill O’Reilly, one of the right’s

most visible pundits, made it plainly clear what the issue was.While discussing the state of Hawaii, the topic of Asian and

Pacific Americans, a third of the Island’s population, came up. In a near off-the-cuff comment, O’Reilly said, “Asian people

are not liberal by nature. They’re usually more industrious and hard working.”

Yes, the statement seems innocuous, and it’s a positive ste-reotype, but it’s an overarching statement about a varied people with amazingly different backgrounds and circumstances. A lot of people have made this mistake, so why call out Bill O’Reilly? He’s popular, he’s well-educated, well-read, and intelligent. To see him speak like this is almost embarassing. O’Reilly’s state-

ment reinforces the model minority stereotype. It ignores the is-sues we have in our community — such as police relations, dis-crimination, and gang violence.

There’s no question that the Asian and Pacific American com-munity is a hard working one. But that doesn’t mean that we don’t have education issues, police relation issues, or discrimination is-sues. Those things still exist.

The Republican Party, as it is, is a dying party. Until they can approach our community and other minority communities as equals and with respect, and realize that our experiences can’t just be reduced to one sentence and one group, they’ll keep losing our support. They need to open dialogue with us and include us at the table, not just make assumptions. Until then, I guess we’ll just keep leaning left.

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Respected community leader, business owner, and real estate developer Wai Chow Eng passed away on January 4, 2013. In 1959, he founded the Kau Kau restaurant, which he owned and operated until 1986. In 1976, he opened the Korean Ginseng Center, which he operated until 1988. From 1974 to 2003, he also owned and operated the Kau Kau BBQ Market and Restaurant, which is currently run by his daughter and son-in-law and was the first ever Chinese barbecue restaurant in the Greater Seattle Area. He bought the Far East Building in 1978 and renovated i t in 1985. He spearheaded the development and construction of the Eng Suey Sun Plaza in 1989. Wai was a life-long active member of the Eng Family Association and served numerous times as its President and National Chairman. He also served as the Grand President of the Western Division of the Eng Association and hold the highest title of President of the World Eng Family Benevolent Association.

Wai is survived by his son, Clifford Eng; daughter, Lynn Eng Chang; son-

in-law, Richard Chang; grand children Justin and Ki-anna Chang; brothers, Robert and Harry Eng; sister, Elaine Lim; and many other realtives and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Sandra Chinn Eng. He will be remembered for his strong leadership, intelligence, vision, wit, charm, generos-ity, work ethic, strong will, and love of Chinese litera-ture, poetry, and arts.

Services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 8:30 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue (900 Bellevue Way,

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Wash.). Following the funeral service on Sat-urday will be a luncheon

at the Ocean City Restau-rant (609 S. Weller, Seattle,

Wash.). In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Wai’s honor to the Wing

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soon to be formed Wai and Sandra Eng Scholarship fund.

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disappeared a year earlier, and child laborers in China trying to escape their current life.

Throughout all of the stories, one common thread is the major role technology plays in the characters’ lives. “Diverse Ener-gies” is a mix of science and science fiction, but will have read-ers questioning whether all of the technological advances we have made and continue to make are really for our benefit.

After all, is it really a good idea to create robots that can serve our every need only to have them turn on us and attack us? And while the idea of time travel seems exciting, is it really worth it if it gets in the wrong hands? And what if those hands use the technology to create a world filled with war and violence, where just stepping outside your house may result in death?

While the heroes in these stories face almost insurmountable obstacles and very bleak odds, there is still hope. They don’t give up on their fight until the very end, and, if they do reach the end, they look forward with hope that others will continue to fight after they are gone.

Drifting HouseBy Krys LeeViking, 2012

Family. Whether you love them or hate them, they are always a part of our lives. Even if they are not in our lives, that absence has a way of shaping who we are and the choices we make.

In “Drifting House,” Krys Lee tells the stories of individuals and families living in Korea and the United States. She high-

lights the struggles they face in their everyday lives and in ex-treme situations. While the characters in each story are con-fronted with different obstacles — be it a man who loses his family and ends up on the streets in the wake of South Korea’s financial crisis, a son dealing with his father’s second marriage after his mother’s death, or a group of young siblings escaping famine in North Korea — it is clear that they get to where they are as a result of their families.

This will have readers thinking of their own families and wondering how much of an influence they really have on our lives. Because as independent as we may think we are, there will almost always be a voice in the back of our minds thinking about how our parents, siblings, and other loved ones will feel about the things we do.

“Drifting House” also gives insight to the Korean and Ko-rean American experience. Having not been exposed to much Korean culture previously, I found this particularly interesting. There were themes of family expectations and honoring and re-specting one’s elders, which are common themes among Asian American literature. There were also stories about religion — Christianity in particular.

I found the characters that had such close relationships with their faith the most interesting, especially when they experienced things that would make them question that faith. The emotions they experience while questioning their beliefs are as real as if they’d fallen out with a loved one. And seeing that type of strength in one’s faith and beliefs is something to be admired.

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Chhor underwent the surgical method that is an outpatient procedure that requires the do-nor to be under general anesthesia. Doctors extract bone marrow from the donor’s pelvic bone, requiring bedrest for two to three days.

Nobles emphasized that there are never any costs to donors for the processes. There’s also a wage reimbursement program for any lost wages up to $24/hour to the donor. There are no signifi-cant risks to donors either.

A year after the transplant, the patient has a choice to meet with their donor, but Chhor’s match decided that they didn’t want to meet her after the transplant for undisclosed reasons.

Chhor preferred to stay anonymous anyway. “I don’t want him/her to put a face to a good deed,” she said. “I’d rather give a helping hand if need be.”

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the animal’s body help nourish the human parts of the body. When I share this idea with the neurologist, she said it would not work.

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cover your sneezes and coughs with a tis-sue. Also avoid chewing on your pencils, sticking paper clips in your mouth, or lick-ing your thumb to turn a page, writes Haupt.

2. Keep your common surfaces, such as telephones and computer keyboards, and avoid using your coworkers’ phones, desks, or other work tools. If you need to use a co-worker’s equipment, “clean it first.” In the aforementioned article, Haupt also writes about the importance of ensuring that “[k]itchen sink handles, refrigerator and micro-wave handles, kitchen countertops … and water fountain buttons” are wiped daily, since “germs can live on surfaces for up to 48 hours.”

3. Do not leave “half-eaten food on your desk or in your drawers,” says Haupt, even if the food looks alright to you, as it still at-tracts “viruses and bacteria.” Do you some-times forget to put your leftover lunch in the fridge?

Healthy eating4. Are you tempted by the vending ma-

chine in the hallway or your coworker’s bowl of chocolate every day around four o’ clock? Dr. Mona Fahoum, ND, of the University Health Clinic in Seattle, rec-

ommends keeping “healthy snacks in your desk.” Each week, bring “a few pieces of fruit, some nuts [or] seeds, and some pea-nut butter and rice cakes. They will keep fine without refrigeration and will provide a healthy pick-me-up through the day, so that the donuts and candy can be avoided,” said Fahoum. In addition, “keep a water bottle at your desk to stay hydrated.” Your goal

should be to take in 64 ounces of fluid daily.

Combating mental fatigue5. In the above abcnews.com article, Dr.

Marc Berman, a post-doctoral research fellow at Rotman Research Institute in To-ronto, advises office workers to leave the cu-bicles and “experience nature” by taking a w a l k in the park. In a published academ-

ic paper, Berman found that people improved their “working memory span by about 20 percent after a 50-minute nature walk.” And the results were similar “when partici-pants were asked to view pictures from nature for 10 minutes.” The idea is that during a walk in the nature, people’s depleted atten-tion used in the workplace may be recovered. Berman further states, “Be aware of mental fatigue,” which signals that you should take a break, and when you do, take a “true break” — if you don’t work near a park, amble along a quiet street. Also “[h]ave pictures of na-ture in your office or get a plant.” Having a window helps, as having a bit of nature outside “can lead to greater productivity.”

Keep moving6. Sitting at a desk for long

hours is unhealthy. Fahoum rec-ommends that “you get up and

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move or stretch a few times a day. Especially stretch out fingers, wrists, and shoulders” to prevent conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome, and also “do a few sidebands or hamstrings stretches.” Luis Feigenbaum, chief of service and director of sports physical therapy at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine, states in the abcnews.com article the reason why taking breaks is important. Many lower back problems “happen from just sitting for a long period of time,” which weakens the muscles. Besides stretching, you can deliver messages or packages to your co-workers in person and “take the steps” often.

7. “Utilize your office furniture” that can double as ex-ercise equipment, suggests Leah Britt, a personal trainer and clinical nutritionist at Premier Fitness Camp in Utah, in the same article. For instance, doing push-ups by leaning against the desk and pushing yourself away. You may also keep a small set of dumbbells under your desk and sit on an exercise ball instead of a chair, which can help posture and keep the abdominal muscles tight, Britt says.

Office ergonomics8. In an article entitled “Office ergonomics: Your how-to

guide” by the Mayo Clinic, the staff of the clinic shares tips on staying comfortable at work. For example, your comput-er monitor should be directly in front of you, about an arm’s length away, the top of the screen being “slightly below eye level.” The height of your chair should be at a level where “your feet rest comfortably on the floor and your knees are about level with your hips.” You may use a footrest if your chair is too high for you to place your feet on the floor. Uti-lize a wrist rest. Rest the heels or palms of your hands, not your wrists, on the wrist rest during typing breaks. Hold your hands and wrists above the wrist rest when typing. And if you are on the phone frequently while typing, try a headset.

Posture9. In Mayo Clinic’s “Back pain at work: Preventing pain

and injury,” the clinic staff offers tips on promoting good posture. If your office chair does not support your lower back’s curve, “place a rolled towel or small pillow behind your lower back.” And remove your cell phone or wallet from your back pocket while sitting to “prevent putting pressure on your buttocks” or lower back. If you stand for hours, rest one foot “on a stool or small box” occasionally.

10. If your work involves lifting and carrying heavy ob-jects, the Mayo Clinic staff suggests that you “lift with your knees and tighten your core muscles.” In maintaining the natural curve of your back, “[h]old the object close to your body and lift it between your legs.”

For more information, visit www.cdc.gov, www.health.usnews.com, www.abcnews.go.com, and www.mayoclinic.com

Dr. Mona Fahoum is a naturopathic family practitioner at the University Health Clinic in Seattle. For more information, visit www.theuhc.com.

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you feel more full faster. “Eating brown rice can lower the risk of being over-

weight and type 2 diabetes,” she said. “You don’t have to eat it every day to see the benefits. Add a little bit more water to brown rice and it can still taste very good.”

2. Take the proper precautions to battle diabetes. Due to genetics, Asians tend to be more susceptible to diabetes. In addition to eating more brown rice, Tran suggests increas-ing consumption of whole grains overall, eating a balanced diet with fruits and vegetables whenever possible, getting enough sleep, and decreasing stress.

3. If you’re lactose intolerant, choose one of the many calcium alternatives available. Lactose intolerance is a common problem amongst Asians, but that doesn’t mean you should skip out on the ever-important calcium. Opt for calcium-fortified soymilk, almond milk, and rice milk as alternatives.Green leafy vegetables, calcium-fortified tofu, and fish bones are also rich in calcium, Tran said. Yang also suggests that many with lactose intolerance may be able to handle yogurt and use Lactaid, an enzyme supplement that helps digest lactose.

4. Include fermented food in your diet. Many Asian cui-sines are rich in fermented foods, such as kimchi and miso. “Those have probiotics and help with digestions and boosts immunity,” Tran said. Consider starting Japanese meals with a bowl of miso soup or keeping kimchi in your refrig-erator as a snack or appetizer.

5. Read the nutrition and ingredient labels of processed foods. “I noticed that a lot of Asian parents are not accus-tomed to reading the nutrition facts and ingredient lists,”

said Yang, who specializes in infants and children. “They purchase a lot more processed food than before.”

It’s best to choose fresh produce, but if you must choose processed food, make sure to read the labels keeping sodi-um, fat, and hard-to-pronounce words in mind as red flags.

6. Parents: when feeding children, keep the Ellyn Satter process in mind. Nutrition and eating experts, the Ellyn Satter Institute, reminds parents that the responsibility in feeding is on them. “Remember what, where, and when,” Yang said. “The parents are responsible for the meal time schedule, the food, where they will offer it, and how much they’re going to eat.” Yang also said there is nothing like a home-cooked meal. “One of the things that we encourage them to do is have a family mealtime,” she said. “Studies have shown that children who eat with families are happier, healthier, and perform better in school.”

Eating out7. Keep sodium and MSG in mind. When eating out,

meals can often be much higher in sodium and MSG. “Go easy on the soy sauce,” Tran said. Make sure to ask for low sodium soy sauce. “In Japan, they just lightly dip it in the soy sauce,” she continued. “In America, we just drown it.” Tran is cautious about tips regarding MSG. “There’s no definitive research that MSG is bad for you,” she said. “It doesn’t sound good. There are some people that are sensi-tive to it and react to it and get headaches and migraines.”

“If the restaurant is willing to modify their cooking, you can ask them to add less MSG or sodium,” Yang said.

8. Remember to keep the meal balanced. Don’t forget your goals just because you’re out on the town. “First of all, nowadays, a lot of restaurants have big portion sizes,” Yang

said. “Watch out for how much you eat. Look at their plates. When we go out, we often order a lot of meat and seafood and not enough vegetables.”

9. When in doubt, go Vietnamese or Japanese.Tran suggests these cuisines for the healthiest Asian op-

tions. Vietnamese cuisine contains less fried foods and Japanese food emphasizes healthy fish options.

While eating out, heed the advice of the Japanese as well.“The Japanese have that saying, ‘Stop eating when you’re

80 percent full,’ ” Tran said.

Body image10. Keep things in check. Asians have the stereotype of

generally being thinner, but that brings even more prob-lems. “It appears that Asians are less likely to be obese compared to white, Black, or Hispanic people,” Tran said.

“One thing I’ve noticed in the Asian culture is that there can be more body shame,” she continued. “There are more fat jokes and idealizing thinness, which I think leads to more body shame. This can lead to dieting, which increas-es the risk for obesity, binge eating, and eating disorders. When people feel bad about their eating or weight, they actually have a harder time maintaining healthy habits.”

Whether cooking at home or eating out, there are easy ways to develop healthier eating habits for a lifetime. Keep these tips in mind at the grocery store, in the kitchen, or the next time you are scouring a menu.

Ninette Cheng can be reached at [email protected].

Japanese cuisine often for goes unhealthy red meat for seafood. Kimchi and other fermented foods are great for digestion. Vietnamese food often includes shell fish and fresh herbs.

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