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THE INSIDE STORYPUB’S BLOGWhat makes a bad life? What makes a good life? » P. 12

Wise words about wise moms » P. 20

NAMES IN THE NEWSWho’s doing what in the Asian community » P. 2

WOMEN OF COLORMeet our honorees for the upcoming WOC event. » P. 9

AT THE MOVIES“Breath,” about infidelity and imprisonment » P. 6

By James TabafundaNORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

Veteran actress Shirley Jones and Betty Tisdale both under-stand what it’s like to be the ma-triarch of a musical family.

Jones portrayed Shirley Par-tridge, the mother of five children who sang (or more accurately, lip-synched) pop music at vari-ous venues in the 1970s TV show “The Partridge Family.”

Tisdale is the real-life mother of five sons — Patrick, Danny, Sean, James, and Neal — and of adopt-ed Vietnamese daughters Xuan Fields, Lien Titus, Mai Lara Tis-dale, Thuvan DeBellis, and Kim Lan Tisdale.

Betty Tisdale, 88, has 13 grand-

children. She flew to Columbus, Ga.

last year to hear former orphans from Vietnam sing. In unison, they sang “Life is but a dream” and other lines from the popular children’s song “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.”

They also sang “Old MacDon-ald,” another song she had taught them when they were children.

“I felt like I had just come home,” Tisdale said about the 35-year reunion for Vietnamese orphans left behind during the fall of Saigon (now officially Ho Chi Minh City, though commonly referred to as Saigon). Prevented

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‘My mom hates what I wear’ — see page 11

‘My mom is a ... cyber mom?’ Mothers and children maintain internationalrelationships through technology — see page 10

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■ NAMES IN THE NEWSApril 17: Four from Boy Scout Troop 252 recognized as Eagle Scouts

Russell Kato, Taylan Yuasa, Dan Sordetto, and Har-rison Chinn, of Boy Scout Troop 252, were recognized at a special Eagle Scout Court of Honor The four scouts became the most recent additions to the troop’s roster of 95 Eagle Scouts since 1952.

Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America program.

April 12: Local designer Douangphrachanh participates in Indian International Fashion Week

Seattle-based fashion designer Banchong Douangphra-chanh was one of three Americans chosen to participate

in the Indian International Fashion Week, held in New Delhi. Douangphra-chanh, whose work has been featured in pop star Lady Gaga’s “Pokerface” music video, took 20 mod-els with her.

Other Americans who participated in the fash-ion week included Andres Aquino, based in New York, and Sushma Patel, based in Atlanta.

April 9: Filipino American soldiers in Bataan and Corregidor commemorated

The annual event commemorating the valor and courage of Filipino American soldiers in Bataan and Corregidor during World War II was held at the Filipino Community

Center in Seattle. Remembered were American and Filipino soldiers who,

wearing American colors, were forced to surrender to Japanese troops in 1942. They were subsequently subjected to torture and humiliation during the Bataan Death March.

Seattle Councilmember Bruce Harrell was a guest speaker at the Seattle commemoration.

April 8: Relay for Life team raises money for breast cancer awareness through cake walk

The North Tower Haggett Relay for Life team, comprising about 19 students, has raised $345 through a cake walk, University of Washington student donations, and other individual donations.

For the cake walk, community members donated cakes for an event held at the University of Washington’s Haggett Grey Lounge. The proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society.

The team captains of North Tower Haggett are Joanne Li, Yi Du, and Jonathon Wilson.

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The conference’s public relations/marketing lead, Ngam Nguyen, came up with the Invest in Yourself theme because she saw many of her female friends and family sacrifice for others, leaving little time for themselves.

“Many women and Asians are natural caretakers. We care for our parents, our

partners, our children, our colleagues. But we often forget to invest in ourselves,” said Nguyen. “We all need to invest in building our own skills, so that we can become stronger contributors to our families, communities, organizations, and society.”

“My sister told me that I shouldn’t go to college because it would anger my father,” said Dr. Jeudi Boulom, who will speak on the parenting panel. “I was the first to graduate from college. Since then, my siblings have followed in my footsteps and have all graduated from college.”

Next Consulting and Design Consultant Stacy Derk said she invests in herself through constant learning. She takes in-person classes when she has time, takes

online classes when she needs more flexibility, listens to audio classes in her car, and learns informally through reading. Derk will lead two workshops, one on effective communication and the other on conflict resolution.

Boeing Manager Aimee Do said, “I make making learning a journey in my life, whether it is from the school, my work experiences, or from the people who are part of my life.” Do will speak on the mentorship panel for those interested in the technology field.

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Registration fees range from $30-$80, with discounts for students, current NAAAP members, and early registration (by May 16). NAAAP’s Seattle chapter has arranged discounted hotel rates, student scholarships, and on-site childcare.

For more information, visit naaapseattle.org or e-mail Hang Chen at [email protected].

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Macy’s Community Shopping Day is an all-day shopping event dedicated to raising funds for local nonprofit organizations. This year, Macy’s will host its Community Shopping Day event on Saturday, May 14. Participating organizations are selling $10 tickets to the event; they will retain 100 percent of the direct ticket sale proceeds for their programs.

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By Andrew HamlinNORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

“Breath,” the latest dramatic film from eccentric South Korean director Ki-duk Kim, begins with a prison inmate scratching on a wall with some kind of pen-shaped object. It isn’t clear why he’s scratching, or what kind of tool he’s using.

Subsequent scenes show how the inmates, housed three or four to a cell, will do just about anything to pass the hours. The viewer also sees that they can fashion a sharp-pointed, scratching object out of just about anything, given enough time. This determination to achieve a difficult goal, with limited resources, becomes the underlying theme of the film.

Taiwanese actor Chen Chang, who starred in such movies as “Happy Together” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” plays an inmate named Jang-jin. Sentenced to death for murder, Jang-jin seizes power in the only way he can. He constantly tries to kill himself in his cell. This is the only form of control over his destiny available to him.

In a town near the prison, a young wife

and mother named Yeon (Ji-ah Park, who starred in several of Ki-duk Kim’s previous movies), shares a household with her small daughter and her abusive husband (Jeong-woo Ha). After watching Jang-jin’s television coverage, she decides to visit the prison. A most unusual relationship ensues.

“Breath” does not do a very good job of explaining what is going on over the length of the film. Jang-jin’s dilemma over who will control his fate seems understandable enough. But Yeon’s various attempts to make Jang-jin fall in love with her seem both desperate and unrealistic. This is a serious flaw running through the whole structure.

The movie finds its strength in the performances. Jang-jin remains mute due to a self-inflicted injury, forcing Chen Chang to work with his face, body, and occasional animal-like noises.

He transcends these limits to give a riveting and nuanced performance. His expressive eyes can simmer with longing, or boil over with rage or lust. In the company of his cellmates, he can seem quite childlike, cuddling affectionately one moment, then lashing out and slap-fighting the next.

As Yeon, Ji-ah Park becomes absolutely fearless. Each one of her visits to Jang-jin has a carefully choreographed beginning,

middle, and end. To make us believe in this sadly unbalanced woman, Ms. Park must throw herself unreservedly into Yeon’s desperation. She musters inspired, although disjointed, and creative ways to win the inmate’s heart. Through her performance and character, she shows no fear.

A well-grounded visual element also helps Ki-duk Kim tell his tale. Inside the prison, a thin, bright light shines on the institutional, gray concrete walls, setting off the deeper blue of the inmate’s uniforms.

Outside the prison, Kim breaks up this monotony with occasional and unusual flashes of color — such as a bright orange building or Yeon’s vivid spring dress, which contrasts with the overcast weather. Even in dreary surroundings, Kim seems to say, we can find brightness if we dedicate ourselves to looking.

With its illogical plot, “Breath” can’t be called the finest piece in Ki-duk Kim’s body of work. But its unique way of looking at the world, coupled with the intensity of its male and female leads, make it well worth the trip to the cinema.

“Breath” plays May 6 to May 12 at the Grand Illusion Cinema, 1403 N.E. 50th Street, in Seattle’s University District. For prices and showtimes, call 206-523-3935 or visit www.grandillusioncinema.org.

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Census figures highlight the latest edu-cation milestone for women, who began to exceed men in college enrollment in the early 1980s. The findings come amid re-cord shares of women in the workplace and a steady decline in stay-at-home mothers.

The educational gains for women are

giving them greater access to a wider range of jobs, contributing to a shift of traditional gender roles at home and work. Based on one demographer’s estimate, the number of stay-at-home dads who are the primary

caregivers for their children reached nearly 2 million last year, or one in 15 fathers. The official census tally was 154,000, based on a narrower definition that excludes those working part-time or looking for jobs.

“The gaps we’re seeing in bachelor’s and advanced degrees mean that women will be better protected against the next recession,” said Mark Perry, an economics professor at the University of Michigan-Flint, who is a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank.

“Men now might be the ones more likely to be staying home, doing the more tradi-tional child rearing,” he said.

Among adults 25 and older, 10.6 million U.S. women have master’s degrees or high-er, compared with 10.5 million men.

Measured by shares, about 10.2 percent

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By Christopher BodeenTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BEIJING (AP) — China will never al-low the United States to dictate political reforms and any American pressure over human rights will torpedo talks on such issues, a Communist Party-run newspaper said last Thursday.

The defiant editorial in the Global Times appeared on the second day of an annual China–U.S. human rights dialogue that comes amid a major Chinese crackdown on government critics.

Talks have yielded little progress in recent years and are expected to be even more testy than usual this year. Many hu-man rights advocates are questioning the value of such diplomatic exchanges.

The Global Times said China would not

accept requests from the United States and claimed that most Chinese “were disgust-ed” by outside pressure on human rights.

“As China is a sovereign nation, there is zero possibility of it allowing the United States to dictate its political development,” the editorial said.

“If the United States adopts exerting pressure as the starting point of its ‘dia-logue’ with China, that will ensure that there is no progress,” it said.

The two sides traded frosty language ahead of the closed-door talks, with the United States saying it would focus on the ongoing campaign against dissent, as well as on the rule of law, religious freedom, and labor and minority rights.

{see HUMAN RIGHTS cont’d on page 14}

By Grant PeckTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BANGKOK (AP) — Laos held legisla-tive elections Saturday that are expected to sweep in a younger generation of law-makers, but preserve the political status quo, since virtually all candidates owe allegiance to the all-powerful communist party that has ruled for 36 years.

The mountainous, landlocked country of 6.5 million people is one of the poorest in Asia. Its leaders are among the region’s most secretive, tolerating almost no opposition and maintaining strict control over the media.

Its real policymakers were selected in March, when the communist Lao People’s Revolutionary Party held its 9th congress, picking 75-year-old Choummaly Sayasone — also the country’s president — for a sec-

ond five-year term as party secretary general. Voters chose among 190 candidates con-

testing 132 seats in the National Assem-bly, according to Laos’ state news agency, which said results were not expected for at least a week.

Most candidates are members of the communist party, which has governed the single-party state since 1975. As a result, voters largely chose among personali-ties, not ideologies, and the elections were mainly expected to bring a younger gen-eration into a government long dominated by aging revolutionaries who defeated a U.S.-backed regime three decades ago.

In recent years, the National Assembly “has approved 50 laws, bringing the total number to more than 90, a step toward

{see LAOS cont’d on page 18}

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■ COMMUNITY CALENDARTHU 5/5

WHAT: Seattle Sushi Chef Dream Team Dinner to benefit Japan relief effortsWHERE: Bell Harbor Pier 66, 2211 Alaskan Way, SeattleWHEN: 5 p.m.COST: $175–$200INFO: www.sushichefdreamteam.com

WHAT: The Wing’s historic hotel tour and meeting with Christina Lagdameo, deputy director of the White HouseWHERE: Wing Luke Asian Museum, 719 S. King St., SeattleWHEN: 10 a.m.–8 p.m., experience historic hotel tour; 6:30 p.m. to meet Christina LagdameoINFO: 206-623-5124 extension 119, www.wingluke.org

WHAT: The Jackson Place Alliance for Equity to hold community update meetingWHERE: Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington, 1414 S. Weller St., SeattleWHEN: 7–8 p.m.INFO: www.jpae.org

THU 5/5 THRU SUN 5/8

WHAT: Pianist Keiko Matsui performs from “The Road,” her latest releaseWHERE: The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, 2033 6th Ave., SeattleWHEN: Thu. thru Sat.: 7:30 p.m.

and 9:30 p.m.; Sun.: 7:30 p.m.INFO: 206-441-9729, [email protected]

FRI 5/6

WHAT: Monthly Leadership Luncheon with Seattle Mayor Mike McGinnWHERE: New Hong Kong Restaurant, 900 S. Jackson St., #203, SeattleWHEN: 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.COST: $15/member, $20/guestINFO: 206-232-7889, www.seattlechinesechamber.org

WHAT: Opening reception with Northwest artistsWHERE: Northwest Craft Center, 305 Harrison St., SeattleWHEN: Reception: 5/6 from 6–8 p.m.; Exhibition hours: Tues.–Sun., 11 a.m.–6 p.m.INFO: 206-728-1555, [email protected]

WHAT: Henry Open HouseWHERE: Henry Art Gallery, 15th Ave. N.E. & N.E. 41st St., SeattleCOST: $8/students & seniors, $12/general public, free for membersINFO: www.henryart.org

FRI 5/6 THRU SAT 5/21

WHAT: Pork Filled Players are “Workin’ Swine to Five”WHERE: Ballard Underground, 2220 N.W. Market St., SeattleWHEN: 8 p.m.COST: $9–$14

TICKETS: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/167556INFO: www.porkfilled.com, [email protected]

SAT 5/7

WHAT: Asian Craft and Food Fair & Silent AuctionWHERE: Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church, 3001 24th Ave. S., SeattleWHEN: 10 a.m.–4 p.m.INFO: 206-723-1536

WHAT: The Kubota Garden Fall Plant SaleWHERE: Kubota Garden, 9817 55th Ave. S., RentonWHEN: 9 a.m.–1 p.m.INFO: www.kubotagarden.com

WHAT: Be a part of the Lean, Green, Cleaning Machine at the 13th Annual Chinatown-International District Spring CleanWHERE: Meet at Hing Hay Park, on the corner of King and Maynard, SeattleWHEN: 9 a.m.RSVP: by April 22, www.idea-space.infoINFO: 206-838-8713, [email protected], [email protected]

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WHAT: Radio Free Starlight, a three-and-a-half hour whirlwind of cirque, comedy, and cabaret, served with a five-course feast designed by Chef Tom Douglas

WHERE: Seattle Center’s Theatre District, 3rd Ave. N. & Mercer St., SeattleINFO: 206-802-0015, www.zinzanni.org

SUN 5/8

WHAT: Jean Kwok, author of “Girl in Translation” is in townWHERE: Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 10th Ave., SeattleWHEN: 2 p.m.INFO: 212-366-2153, [email protected]

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WHAT: Federal Asian Pacific American Council’s 26th National Training ConferenceWHERE: Hyatt Regency, 900 Bellevue Way N.E., BellevueINFO: www.fapac.org

THU 5/12

WHAT: Dual Nature: Contemporary Glass and JewelryWHERE: Wing Luke Asian Museum, 719 S. King St., SeattleWHEN: 6–8 p.m.COST: Free admissionINFO: 206-623-5124 extension 119, www.wingluke.org

WHAT: Giant Magnet’s International Children’s FestivalWHERE: Seattle Center, McCaw Hall, 305 Harrison St., SeattleWHEN: 5:30 p.m.COST: $175/ticket, $2,500/rabbit level, $5,000/ox level

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FRI 5/13

WHAT: Northwest Immigrant Rights Project’s 27th Anniversary CelebrationWHERE: Sky Church in the Experience Music Project, 325 5th Ave. N., SeattleWHEN: 5:30–8:30 p.m.INFO: nwirp27thanniversary.eventbrite.com

WHAT: Eat. Drink. Love Japan. Includes raffle items from Urban Yoga Spa, Microsoft, Adobe, and more. WHERE: PNK Ultra Lounge, 600 Pine St., Seattle WHEN: 6–9 p.m.SUGGESTED DONATION: $20, 100% of proceeds go directly to charity INFO: 206-229-3113, [email protected]

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Compiled by Tessa SariNORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

Who said women can’t be powerful and beautiful at the same time?

This month, Northwest Asian Weekly is honoring 12 women of power in law en-forcement and the military at its tri-annual Women of Color Empowered luncheon.

On Friday, May 13, at New Hong Kong Restaurant, these 12 individuals will be distinguished for their career achievements and contributions to the community.

Carmen Best Community Outreach Lieutenant for the Seattle Police Department

Best has been with the Seattle Police De-partment since 1992. She has assumed a vast number of positions and assignments in her 19 years with the police department. She is currently the community outreach lieutenant. Best is responsible for oversee-ing personnel assigned to community out-reach, false alarm detail, youth outreach, school emphasis, media response, the citi-zen’s police academy, and demographic ad-

visory councils. Prior to being hired by the Seattle Police Department, she worked as a senior accounts processor for one of the largest insurance companies in the United States. She also served as a soldier in the United States Army.

Denise “Cookie” BouldinDetective for the Seattle Police Department

Bouldin is affectionately known through-out Seattle as Officer Cookie or Detective Cookie. She is a veteran of the Seattle Po-lice Department. She is currently assigned to the School Emphasis Team and, in addi-tion, serves as a community liaison officer. Bouldin works closely with the youth and citizens of Seattle, especially in the Rain-ier Valley and Central District area. A few years ago, she proposed a basketball game between the youth in the community and the Seattle police officers. Later, the teens requested to change the basketball game to a chess match. Bouldin then held a chess tournament for these youngsters. The tour-nament was the beginning of Detective Cookie’s Urban Youth Chess Club.

Erika S. HunterProgram Analyst for Drug Enforcement Administration’s Seattle Field Division

Hunter’s career took off when she be-came the platoon leader of Bravo Company, 2nd Platoon, 29th Signal Battalion, at Fort Lewis in 2000. At age 22, she found her-self in charge of 56 soldiers and more than $26 million worth of equipment. In January 2004, she was deployed to Baghdad. Due to her military leadership experience, she was selected to lead a convoy of 29 troops from Kuwait to Iraq, which involved a three-day trip across a combat zone. She was given an honorable discharge from active duty. Her awards include the Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and tGlobal War on Terrorism Medal.

Monica A. Hunter-Alexander Detective Sergeant in the Office of Professional Standards/Internal Af-fairs of the Washington State Patrol

Hunter-Alexander was the first Black fe-male to be promoted to the rank of sergeant

in the Washington State Patrol (WSP). She was also the first WSP trooper/sergeant to be voted by viewers of the television show “Evening Magazine” as the best looking po-lice officer in Western Washington. During her tenure with the WSP, Hunter-Alexander has received many honors and awards, in-cluding the Educational Excellence Award from the Washington State Traffic Safety Commission. In 2003, she was inducted into the Tacoma African American History Museum for her service to the community and her work with the WSP.

Linda E. HillNative American Liaison for the Seattle Police Department

Hill has been an employee of the City of Seattle for nearly 30 years. She began her career in the 1980s as a clerk for the Se-attle Municipal Court and the magistrates offices before joining the Seattle Police De-partment in October 1986. Hill is a member of the National Native American Law En-forcement Association. She works mostly

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Powerful, gutsy women in law enforcement and the

military to be honored

Monica Hunter-Alexander

Annette Louie

Colleen Wilson

Taylene Watson

Traci Williams

Carmen Best Erica Hunter Hisami Yoshida

Denise “Cookie” Bouldin

Lisaye Ishikawa

Linda Hill Janice Mano Lehman

Women of Power in law enforcement and the military

WHERE: New Hong Kong RestaurantADDRESS: 900 S. Jackson St. #203, SeattleWHEN: Friday, May 13, 2011 TIME: 11:30 a.m.—1:30 p.m.

Reservations for Luncheon:Discounted price of $25 if purchased by May 9. Full price

of $35 after May 9. Walk-ins $40. Student price of $15 with I.D. before May 9 ($25 for student walk-ins). No tickets will be mailed; confirmation is by e-mail only. To sponsor a table of 10 is $750 (Sponsor’s name will appear in the program flier. Sponsor’s name and logo will also appear in the North-west Asian Weekly.) Men are welcome!

To purchase tickets, go to www.brownpapertickets.com/event/93793 , or call us at 206-223-0623, or email [email protected].

For more information, visit womenofcolorempowered.com.

To reserve your space, fax this form to 206-223-0626 or send a check to Women of Color Empowered by May 11:

Women of Color EmpoweredP.O. Box 3468, Seattle, WA 98114

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Monica Hunter-AlexanderSergeantWashington State Patrol

Annette LouieCaptainKing County Sheriff’s Office

Colleen WilsonChiefPort of Seattle Police Dept.

Taylene WatsonChief of Social WorkDepartment of Veterans Admn. American Lake & Seattle

Traci WilliamsMilitary LiaisonSeahawks Security

Carmen BestCommunity Outreach Lieutenant Seattle Police Dept.

Erica HunterProgram AnalystSeattle Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration

Hisami YoshidaCorrectional Program ManagerStafford Creek Corrections Center

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■ LIFESTYLE

By Tessa SariNORTHWEST ASIAN WEEK-LY

At 11 p.m., Cuong “Armstrong” Bui picks up the telephone. He dials the international code 011, followed by code 84 for Vietnam, and then dials a series of numbers he knows by heart. On the other end, a woman picks up the phone.

“Hello, con (dear),” she says.Bui, a student from Vietnam,

has been living in Everett for al-most two years. For him, living in the United States signifies a time in his life when he is grow-ing into adulthood and learning to be independent. However, adulthood doesn’t mean leav-ing his family behind. He never forgets to contact his mother via telephone.

“I contact her about once a week. I can say we are very, very close — as you know, I am an Asian,” said Bui, joking a little about the tie between a mother and son that many Asians have.

“I always contact my mom through the phone directly because she is a business woman, so she normally does not have time to use Skype or Yahoo! [even though] she is familiar with the technology,” said Bui, who studies at Everett Community College.

“However, [this is in contrast to] my dad, [who] does not understand [technology], and he doesn’t want to know,” said Bui.

Due to the time differentiation, Bui al-ways remembers to arrange his clock. “I always have to schedule the time in order to talk with my mom. If, in the U.S., it is 11 p.m., then in Vietnam, it is 8 a.m.”

The time difference doesn’t really mat-

ter to Sora Yun and her parents, who are in Seoul. Yun, who lives in Des Moines, said it’s easy to find time in her schedule to con-tact her family.

“My parents have their lives, and here, I live a different life [from them]. We just live with doing what we are supposed to do, in different spaces. I usually talk with them while they are working [in Korea], so if they have time [during their work day], we have a conversation, which is usually between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. here. My parents and I both have computers [that are] logged in always, so the time difference isn’t that hard for us.”

Yun’s transcontinental relationship with her mom wasn’t always so easy. When Yun decided to leave Korea for opportunities in the United States, her mom was anxious.

“My mom says that it’s sad that I live far away from her. She worries about me so much all the time. But she [also] believes that I can achieve what I want to do here, and she always cheers me up. I’m very close to my

mom. If something [good or bad] happens to me, I usually talk to her,” said Yun.

Yun talks to her mom via Skype at least once a week. “I enjoy us-ing Skype rather than using [the] phone or anything else. The rea-son why is that my parents [and I] can talk while seeing each other’s faces — we talk face-to-face. That’s more touchable,” said Yun. “Actually, my mom doesn’t know how to use [the] computer well. Because of that, my father always helps my mom [with] Skype.”

Zhora Frieden, who works in a tax consultation firm in Lyn-nwood, said she uses Skype and the online phone from Yahoo! to talk with her mother in Lautoka, Fiji Islands.

“I have to talk to her every week or two. If not, she gets worried. Sometimes, I just call her when I miss her, even if we have talked just the day before,” said Frieden. “She doesn’t know

English very well. Otherwise, we would be able to text, too.”

Frieden, who has been living in the Unit-ed States for the past five years, said she’s very close to her mother. She usually tells her mother about the ups and downs of life. Frieden said her mom is not just a parent, but also a friend, sister, mentor, and idol.

Frieden’s mother, Kamrul Nisha, said even though she misses her daughter, she under-stands that Frieden has to move on. Nisha has never been to the United States before, but said she will keep supporting Frieden.

“We talk about her life, mostly, and what she goes through,” said Nisha. “She talks to me freely about anything that makes her happy or sad. We also share stories from her hometown here in Fiji and about her relatives that she was close to and misses so much,” said Nisha, through an e-mail that had been translated.

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■ LIFESTYLE

By Constance Wong NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

Have you ever noticed that your mom’s fashion tastes are a bit off? You sometimes feel the need to adjust her outfit before she ventures out in public wearing her hot pink fanny pack.

Well, mothers also have a little something (or a lot of something) to say about their kids’ fashion sense these days.

Here are a few moms on the gen-eration gap of what’s in style:

Mama Lynn Wong

I interviewed my own mother out of curiosity. I asked her to tell me about an instance when she thought an outfit really defined my main fashion sense. “Well, I don’t really have much to say. Your style is fine,” said Wong. “Come on,” I said. “Tell me the truth.”

She was hesitant at first, but you’ll see how her tone quickly changed. She laughed. “Sometimes, I think you wear some colors that aren’t good for your skin tone. I mean, you also wear these old, raggedy clothes. Like that one off-white knit sweater. It looks like it’s been around for years! It even has holes in it! You’re still in your 20s. Why aren’t you wearing more proper clothing pieces?” In my defense, my look is the ‘new’ vintage style. She obviously does not understand.

Mama Lan Nguyen“He wears baggy jeans,” said Nguyen, lamenting her son’s

fashion choices. Nguyen’s son is 17 years old and often has disagreements with his mom over his pants. “He wears them so low that you can see his boxer [shorts]! I didn’t like it.”

“I’ve always wondered why he wears it like that,” Nguy-en added, gesturing to her own pants. “Isn’t it difficult to walk?”

Mama Su-man ShenWhen Shen was questioned about her son’s current fash-

ion taste, she dully said, “He’s a boy. He has a normal taste with just a t-shirt and jeans. There isn’t much to say about that.”

But then she took a minute to reflect on some past outfits from his childhood.

“Oh, when he was 2 or 3 years old — yeah — he wore these animal shirts — not animal print. Like t-shirts with animal fac-es on them. His favorite was the giraffe and most of these shirts,

yes, they were in yellow, green, and red, with some cargo pants. He also wore these huge sunglasses. … He thought he was so cool. We just thought it was funny. Thank goodness it was a phase!”

Mama Lam TrinhA mom’s displeasure with her child’s clothes is not a

strictly American predicament. Trinh lives in Saigon with her family, and her son’s layering was a source of aggrava-tion for her when he was in high school.

“Under the hot and humid weather of Saigon, he would put on a black nylon jacket that had a hood and long sleeves,” said Trinh. “If you can picture it, you’d say he dressed for a storm.”

Trinh was concerned that her son would become ill due to overheating. “It would be better if it was a lighter color, but no, it was a dark, black nylon jacket! Under the sun! Imag-ine that. Nothing I said could change his mind. He had that jacket for quite a while.”

Mama Sandy Ma

Ma admits that she avoids confronting her daugh-ter’s fashion taste. Rather, in a passive-aggressive way, she suggests the pair go to the mall to buy new clothes.

“She had these baggy pants,” said Ma. They looked like snowboarding pants with some red — or black. They

looked like black denim pants, but they were poofy. I couldn’t stand them! I don’t even know where

she bought those pants, because I didn’t pay for those.”

So what happened to these pants? Her daughter has no idea, but Ma confessed, “Oh yeah, I donated

those pants to Goodwill as soon as I got my hands on them.”

Mama Phung Truong

Truong use to battle with her son over his slumping jeans and long hair. “When he was in his 20s, he used to wear jeans with many ripped holes, with a braided leather

belt so long that it fell down to his knees,” said Truong. “It’s

like a size 40 on a waist that is a size 30!”However, good things come to

those who wait. Now, Truong’s son is in his mid-30s and has cleaned up con-

siderably. He sports a clean, short haircut and wears Dockers to work.

What brought about the change? No, it wasn’t Truong’s nagging that did it. Rather, her son started

dating a girl (who is now his wife), and she forced him to dress better.

Mama Gena ChoiMama Choi was interviewed right in front of her daugh-

ter. Choi believes her daughter should wear only Northface jackets with jeans, especially on a school day.

“Where do I start?” said Choi, shaking her head and smirking.“My daughter — she wears these flip flops that just ruin her feet. She wears them around all the time. Women should have beautiful feet. And there are these printed t-shirts that are so informal. She also wears these leggings instead of pants. I can practically see her under-garments. That is not ladylike at all.”

Choi ends with, “She dresses like a hippie.”

Han Bui contributed to this report.

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OPINION

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■ PUBLISHER’S BLOG

■ EDITORIAL

What’s a bad life? Is it all perspective?

The other day, my friend was steaming over his supposed rotten life. The first place prize in his blame game went to President Obama.

“President Obama got us into this mess,” my friend said. “I used to have four employees for my business, and now, I have zero employees. My wife and I have to do everything. Some of our friends used to make big bucks. Now, their wealth has declined, from being upper class to middle class. The ones who make all the money are the crooks (Wall Street bankers), and they all got away with it.”

“So you are not happy with your life?” I asked.“No!” he shouted.“You have a good life,” snapped his wife. “You play ball

with your buddy at 2 p.m. After work, you go ballroom dancing at 4:30. You travel as much as you want to, from Asia to America. You play mahjong as much as you want and any time you want. If that’s not a good life, what is?”

“Yes, we have to do everything,” she added. “Business is very slow. But the trade off is that we have no management problems.”

Now, that’s some perspective!To my pal, someone else said, “Life isn’t fair, but it’s still

good! Please don’t confuse the two. You are unhappy with the Obama administration, not unhappy with your life.”

For a good life, don’t eat meat

I like to treat some of my friends to dim sum, stir-fried

crab, steak, grilled lamb, prawns with angel hair pasta …

But recently, what I didn’t expect was that one of my friends would respond with, “Thanks, but no thanks.” In-stead, he said, “How about a salad?” And not just any salad. “Put Caesar dressing and grilled chicken on top,” he told the waitress. “Give me a seafood soup, too.”

Even a simple salad is not the cheapest item on the menu, nor is it the most ex-

pensive. Though my friend is conscious about fat and calo-ries, he still wants his salad to be tasty.

“So is that what you usually eat at home?” I asked my friend.

“I buy organic,” he answered. “I want everything to taste fresh. It’s higher in price … but —”

“You eat brown rice, too?” I asked.“Oh, yes,” he said. “I didn’t like it at first. Now, I enjoy

the original taste.”“Obviously, your taste buds have changed, too,” I said.“For the better,” he responded, smiling. “I never get sick.

I don’t need to see a doctor.”

Serving less is goodWhat I’ve learned is

that it’s okay to offer friends light foods. You won’t be viewed as being rude.

Don’t serve fancy meats, greasy grilled steaks, roasts, heavy pies, and really sweet desserts. In avoiding these foods, you are actually being thoughtful. Why do you

want to add additional cholesterol and calories to your friends’ bodies?

Also, don’t serve hard liquor. You don’t want your friends to get into a drunk-driving situation!

It’s not the food that matters. It’s the conversation and company that counts.

So treat your friends something decent. ‘Decent’ now has a whole different meaning and a lower price tag.

Not owning a car can be a good thing

A decade ago, if anyone told me to take the bus, I would have given that person a dirty look. I relished my nice little car.

Today, I encourage my friends to take the ‘damn bus.’ It’s better for you, the city, and the environment.

I moved to the city in 2002 and found that I had gained, in every sense of the word.

It’s not that I knew the gas prices would skyrocket to more than $4 a gallon, the economy would sink, and the traffic would be terrible.

It’s just that my body feels less stressed and that it is in better shape as a result of walking more and letting someone else do the driving.

I meet more friends on the bus and sidewalk than in a car. I save more money, not only on gas and car maintenance, but also parking.

For those who cannot afford to own a car, you may turn out to be a winner after all.

May is an especially important month. Not only will we celebrate our moms on Mother’s Day this coming Sunday, May 8, but for the entire month, Asian Americans and Pa-cific Islanders will also be celebrating their heritage. May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Currently across the country, Asian and Pacific American organizations are planning events to celebrate their heritage.

APA month began through a congressional bill, intro-duced in 1977 by Rep. Frank Horton and Rep. Norman Mi-neta. Around the same time, Sen. Daniel Inouye and Sen. Spark Matsunaga had the same idea and introduced a bill in the Senate. Both were passed, and on Oct. 5, 1978, President Jimmy Carter designated the first 10 days of May as Asian Pacific Heritage Week. President George H.W. Bush later ex-tended the recognition to a month-long celebration. In 1992, May was officially designated as APA Heritage Month.

Why May? There are two significant dates in May. On May 7, 1843, the first Japanese immigrated to the United States. On

May 10, 1869, the transcontinental railroad was completed. The majority of the workers were Chinese immigrants.

As many know, this was only the beginning of many struggles — segregation, anti-miscegenation laws, racism, and discrimination — that Asian and Pacific Islander im-migrants would endure.

Often, APA month is referred to as Asian American heritage month. Many times, Pacific Islanders, perhaps be-cause the population here in the United States is relatively small, are overlooked in these celebrations.

For this week’s issue, we were particularly pleased to be able to talk to a woman from Fiji for one of our Mother’s Day stories. We imagine that some of our readers will won-der whether she falls under the scope of Northwest Asian Weekly’s mission, which is to empower Asian and Pacific Americans.

Even one of our writers asked, “Does Fiji count?”Of course it counts.

Asian Pacific American (APA) is a very broad term that encompasses many different kinds of people. Most of us readily think of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino, and Indian Americans — mostly people whose an-cestries stem from the Asian continent. However, the term also applies to the people from Melanesia (for example, New Guinea or Vanuatu), Micronesia (for example, Guam or Kiri-bati), and Polynesia (for example, Samoa or Tonga) — and these people are often not thought of when we refer to APAs.

According to 2010 Census data, Seattle has the fourth largest Pacific Islander population in the country, behind Honolulu, Los Angeles, and San Jose/San Francisco. There are more than 32,000 Pacific Islanders here. They are a vis-ible presence in our city.

So this month, let’s all try especially hard to be inclusive. If you are planning a celebration at your school or work-place, consider including friends outside of the “Asian” circle.

Don’t forget the P in APA


OPINION

■ COMMENTARY

By Frank IrigonFOR NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY

On Feb. 9 and March 2, 1971, the Oriental Student Union, led by co-chairs Alan Sugiyama and Mike Tagawa, led demonstrations at Se-attle Central Community College, closing the district’s administra-tion building to protest the lack of Asian American administrators at the multiethnic college.

“If there are no Asian adminis-trators working, there will be no one working,” Sugiyama declared at the beginning of the peaceful demonstrations.

Sugiyama pointed out that highly qualified Asian Americans applied for top jobs at the college, but were consistently not hired or passed over for promotions by lesser-qualified whites. Because of these injustices, the Oriental Student Union decided to seize the time and correct these injus-tices by holding peaceful demon-strations.

These demonstrations brought together the Black Panthers, Brown Berets, American Indian Students Association, Young So-cialists, and sympathetic white students in support of the Asian American demonstrators and their demands.

Ironically, the top administra-tor at the college was an African American who, instead of being a harbinger for change, was an op-ponent of it. He decided that in no way was he going to capitulate to the demands of the Oriental Stu-dent Union. Instead, he was going to fight them.

These demonstrations were a portent of things to come in the metamorphosis of Seattle’s Asian American community in the com-

ing decades. These demonstrations turned a

community that chose to let things slide and not cause waves, into a community dedicated to direct ac-tion to change things for the bet-ter. Once baptized in the waters of civil disobedience and taking it to the streets, the Asian Ameri-

can community was emboldened to challenge the status quo. They were no longer going to be the model minority. They were going to stand up and be counted among the brothers and sisters who clam-ored for peace and social justice.

Out of the cauldron of the demonstrations at Seattle Cen-

tral Community College arose many more direct action activi-ties, from the founding of the Pa-cific Northwest’s truly Pan-Asian community newspaper, the Asian Family Affair, to the Kingdome demonstration. The former pub-lished news that was important to the Asian American community that the local media wouldn’t re-port. The latter prevented loss of the character of the International District/Chinatown due to con-struction of the Kingdome and kept it as a neighborhood for its primarily Asian elderly residents.

In the end, though it didn’t happen immediately, the Seattle Community College District ap-pointed an Asian American, Dr. Peter Ku, as its president and later as its chancellor. Presently, Asian American Mark Matsui is the president of North Seattle Com-munity College.

But there is room for improve-ment, and not just on this cam-pus, but at other community and technical colleges in the state of Washington.

In the face of today’s economic challenges and while the burden of paying for the state’s financial solvency is falling on the backs of the poor, the middle class, re-tirees, and labor unions’ right to organize, isn’t it time for all of us to seize the time, again?

This commentary was originally printed in the March issue of Puget Sound Alliance for Retired Americans. It has been reprinted here with permission.

Frank Irigon has had various so-cial service leadership positions related to International District and Asian/Pacific Islander issues. He was co-founder of Asian Fam-ily Affair and has served as execu-tive director of Washington Asian Pacific Islander Families Against Substance Abuse.

He can be reached at [email protected].

Seize the time again … again!

At the 40th anniversary event, from left: Bruce Harrell, Alan Sugiyama, Mike Tagawa, Ruthann Kurose, YK Kuniyuki, Keith Yamaguchi, Sue Tomita, Frank Irigon, Paul Killpatrick, and Annie Galarosa (kneeling)

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Nevertheless, using technology to keep in touch with loved ones is not always convenient.

“Sometimes, because of the weather, our phone gets disconnected … or maybe because it’s a long distance, then she has to call again and again,” said Nisha. “Sometimes, she calls back, and sometimes, I call her back.”

Frieden said she misses the personal connec-tion. “Like hugging her and telling her, to her face, how much I miss her … sharing the small and big happinesses, being able to irritate her until she runs after me with a spoon,” Frieden said, laughing. “Little things like that, which makes life more interesting.”

Meanwhile, Yun said, “The biggest disad-vantage of living far away from my mother is that I can’t touch my mom. Sometimes, only talking isn’t enough.”

That could be the reason why Yun’s mother, Boonsoon Jeong, said, in an e-mail, that if she can invent a new technology, she would create a free flight ticket machine for her daughter.

“[It’s] so that Yun can go to Korea any time she wants, even for one day, to meet her family face-to-face,” wrote Jeong.

Tessa Sari can be reached at [email protected].

Once baptized in the waters of civil disobedience and taking it to the streets, the Asian American community was emboldened to challenge the status quo.

Picket of Seattle Central Community College during a protest by the Oriental Student Union, March 2, 1971.


■ ASTROLOGY

RATWhat you consider to be a hindrance now will eventually turn into an advantage — provided you stay the course.

OXAre you usually one of the first to offer help when it is needed? Allow a friend to return the favor to you.

TIGERThe benefit of experience is clearly the lessons learned. That being said, it is better to learn from others’ mistakes.

RABBITWhy add to the criticism when so many have already done so? Be a positive catalyst for change instead.

DRAGONSporting a new look can do wonders for your attitude. Aim for something that is easy to maintain, but still looks polished.

SNAKEHappiness is not a zero sum game. Just because someone else is doing well does not mean that you can’t do the same or better.

HORSEAre you guilty of taking a loved one for granted? Take a moment to show them how important they are to you.

GOATNo matter how good your memory is, a backup reminder doesn’t hurt. Put a reminder note on your calendar with the date and time.

MONKEYPutting forth a lot of effort in the beginning? Pace yourself, so that you have the energy to put a little extra during the final push.

ROOSTERGetting the whole group involved in a major project might be tricky, but it will be well worth the effort for a better finished product.

DOGIn your eagerness to hit the ground running, have you come on too strong? Pulling back a little bit is probably a good idea.

PIGDon’t be fooled by a pretty face. What lies on the other side isn’t necessarily reflective of what is on the outside.

For the week of May 7 — May 13, 2011

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 Snake 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001Horse 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.

{HUMAN RIGHTS cont’d from page 7}

China’s Foreign Ministry warned it would reject what it regards as U.S. meddling.

“We also are opposed to the United States using human rights as a pretext for interfering in China’s internal af-fairs,” spokesman Hong Lei said, at a regularly scheduled briefing Thursday.

Often an occasion for testy exchanges in years past, the dialogue is being buffeted by the broadest clampdown in years by China’s Communist government. Hundreds of people, including well-known lawyers and activists, have been questioned, detained, confined to their homes, or have simply disappeared, apparently to squelch any chances of the kind of popular uprisings roiling the Middle East and North Africa.

On Thursday, police in the eastern province of Jiangsu released singer Zuoxiao Zuzhou and sports writer Zhang Xiaodan, who had been detained after leading fans at a mu-sic festival in calls for the release of a prominent artist, Ai Weiwei. Ai, an outspoken government critic, has been in

detention since being seized at a Beijing airport on April 3. Zuoxiao and Zhang were questioned for 12 hours be-

fore their release, media reports and the Hong Kong-based Information Center for Human Rights and De-mocracy said.

On Thursday, organizers announced they were cancel-ing a three-day music festival this weekend in the Jiangsu

city of Suzhou because of unspecified electrical problems. Organizers of cultural events have also reported pressure from authorities.

With China determined not to yield to foreign pressure, rights groups and activists have called on Washington to show real results or perhaps consider abandoning the pro-cess.

Beijing defines human rights primarily in terms of im-proving living conditions for its 1.3 billion people and maintains strict controls over free speech, religion, politi-cal activity, and independent social groups.

However, the Global Times said China remains open to exchanges with the West over dealing with new challenges arising from economic development. It said Beijing would not be forced to choose between rejecting foreign experi-ence and adopting Western norms wholesale.

While conceding that the effects of Western pressure were not “entirely negative to China,” it said progress on rights issues was purely a result of the adaptability of Chi-nese culture and the results of 30 years of explosive eco-nomic growth.

“We also are opposed to the United States using human rights as a pretext for interfering in China’s internal affairs.”

— Hong Lei

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with Native American youth programs, such as the High-line Indian Education Parent Advisory Committee, Iwasil Youth Program, Clear Sky Youth Program, Duwamish Tribal Services “Singing Feet” dance group, and Local In-dian Child Welfare Act Committee.

Lisaye IshikawaCaptain at the King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention

As a captain, Ishikawa works with command staff and administration as a part of the management team to serve in a leadership capacity as a jail shift commander. Ishi-kawa earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington in political science. She began her career at the United States Bankruptcy Court in Seattle. She then accepted a job with the King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention in 1994 as a corrections officer. Ishikawa also joined Seattle First Hill Lion’s Club and be-came the club’s president in 2009.

Janice Mano LehmanColonel of Madigan Army Medical Center

Lehmen currently works at Madigan Army Medical Cen-ter at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma. Lehman is a resident graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. She has worked in various positions at Ma-digan, including hospital bed manager, chief of ambulatory care nursing, and chief of clinical nursing services. Her military education includes the Combined Arms Staff Ser-vices School, Medical Effects of Nuclear Weapons Course, and U.S Army Airborne School. Her awards and recogni-tions include the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Com-mendation Medal, and Parachutist Badge.

Annette LouieCaptain at the King County Sheriff’s Office

Louie has been at the King County Sheriff’s Office for 31 years. She is currently serving as the assistant police chief for the City of SeaTac. Louie started her career working patrol in Precinct 4, which encompassed SeaTac and Burien be-fore they incorporated. She has had a variety of assignments and promotions during her tenure. She worked as a patrol officer, recruiter, Advanced Training Unit instructor, Special Assault Unit detective, patrol sergeant in Maple Valley (Pre-cinct 3), Special Assault Unit sergeant, Internal Investiga-tions Unit sergeant, Precinct 4 Operations & Administrative

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After basic training and advanced individual training, Master Sergeant Williams was sent for four years to Ger-many. After 9/11, she was deployed to Kosovo as a chap-lain’s assistant. Missing her favorite football team, the Seattle Seahawks, she helped to start a military fan club to reach out to those military members deployed and liv-ing abroad. In 2006, she was deployed to Afghanistan in charge of dispersing donations from the United States. In 2009, she was deployed to Iraq, working with Iraqi lin-guists. She is currently assigned to the 364th MSE and still assists the Seattle Seahawks as their military liaison.

Colleen WilsonChief of the Port of Seattle Police Department

Wilson became the chief of the Port of Seattle Police Department in August 2007. Her 35-year law enforcement career also includes nine years as the chief of the Monroe Police Department. Her stint there began in 1993. She was the first female police chief in Washington state. Wilson is a recognized trainer and considered a law enforcement ex-pert in interpersonal violence. She has helped make legisla-tive and policy changes for Washington state, most recently in the areas of ethical response by police officers.

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building a state governed by the rule of law,” the official Vientiane Times said Friday.

While the assembly is mainly a rubber stamp for the rul-ing party, “we can expect more younger people who have better education to be elected,” said Adisorn Semyaem, a Laos specialist at the Institute of Asian Studies at Thai-land’s Chulalongkorn University.

He said younger lawmakers also joined the assembly in the last legislative elections in 2006, lending more sub-stance to debates. The assembly, for example, recently

sought to exert a bigger role in approving major investment projects, particularly those by foreign investors and those seen to affect the environment and society, said Adisorn, who traveled to Laos to observe the vote.

The country’s leaders have gradually liberalized the economy to encourage development. In January, Laos opened a modest stock market, hoping to attract capital to its largest enterprises and boost its economy.

Stronger economic growth has helped the communist party maintain its grip on power, said Simon Creak, a his-torian of Laos and Southeast Asia at the Center for South-east Asian Studies at Japan’s Kyoto University.

“However, things are far from static,” Creak said. “A new generation of party technocrats has stepped up to replace veter-ans of the revolution. New business connections have allowed nonmilitary figures to quickly build patronage networks.”

Creak said many voters were casting their ballots with care. “Despite the absence of competing parties, many Lao

voters take their vote quite seriously — even if it is the candidates’ education, experience, and even appearance, rather than their policies, that make up minds,” he said.

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of women have advanced degrees com-pared with 10.9 percent of men — a gap steadily narrowing in recent years. Women still trail men in professional subcategories, such as business, science, and engineering.

When it comes to finishing college, roughly 20.1 million women have bach-elor’s degrees, compared with nearly 18.7 million men — a gap of more than 1.4 million that has remained steady in recent years. Women first passed men in bachelor’s degrees in 1996.

Some researchers, including Perry, have dubbed the current economic slump a “man-cession” because of the huge job losses in the male-dominated construction and manufacturing in-dustries, which require less schooling. Measured by pay, women with full-time jobs now make 78.2 percent of what men earn, up from about 64 percent in 2000.

Unemployment for men currently stands at 9.3 percent compared with 8.3 percent for women, who now make up half of the U.S. work force. The number of stay-at-home moms, meanwhile, dropped last year for a fourth year in a row to 5 mil-lion, or roughly one in four married-cou-ple households. That’s down from nearly half of such households in 1969.

By the census’ admittedly outmoded measure, the number of stay-at-home

dads has remained largely flat in recent years, making up less than 1 percent of married-couple households.

Whatever the exact numbers are, Census Bureau researchers have de-tailed a connection between women’s educational attainment and declines in traditional stay-at-home parenting. For instance, they found that stay-at-home mothers today are more likely to be young, foreign-born Hispanics who lack college degrees than professional wom-en who set aside careers for full-time family life after giving birth.

“We’re not saying the census definition of a ‘stay-at-home’ parent is what reflects families today,” said Rose Kreider, a family demographer at the Census Bu-reau. “We’re simply tracking how many families fit that situation over time.” She said in an interview that the bureau’s def-inition of a stay-at-home parent is based on a 1950s stereotype of a breadwinner-homemaker family that wasn’t necessar-ily predominant then and isn’t now.

Beth Latshaw, an assistant professor of sociology at Appalachian State Uni-versity in Boone, N.C., notes the fig-ures are based on a narrow definition in which the wife must be in the labor force for the entire year and the husband out-side the official labor force for the spe-cifically cited reason of “taking care of home and family.”

Her own survey found that many fa-thers who had primary child-care respon-sibility at home, while working part-time or pursuing a degree, viewed themselves as stay-at-home fathers. When those fac-tors are included, as well as unmarried and single dads, the share of fathers who stay at home to raise children jumps from less than 1 percent to more than 6 percent.

Put another way, roughly one of every five stay-at-home parents is a father.

The remaining share of households without stay-at-home parents — the majority of U.S. families — are cases in which both parents work full-time, while their children attend school or day care or are watched by nannies or grandparents, or in which fathers work full-time, while the mothers work part-time and care for children part-time.

“There’s still a pervasive belief that men can’t care for children as well as women can, reinforcing the father-as-breadwinner ideology,” said Latshaw, whose research is being published next month in the peer-reviewed journal “Fathering.” She is urging the census to expand its definition to highlight the growing numbers, which she believes will encourage wider use of paternity leave and other family-friendly policies.

The census numbers come from the government’s Current Population Sur-vey as of March 2010.

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from emigrating to the United States in 1975, they were placed in re-education camps.

“I had no contact with any of them,” she added. “I could not do anything for them, and, actually, I was afraid to for fear that they would be hurt.”

In 1975, the Vietnamese government told her that she was not allowed to take orphans over the age of 10 out of the coun-

try. Realizing many “were tiny,” she forged birth certificates and put many of the tiny but older orphans on two airplanes headed for the United States.

Jones has also portrayed Tisdale, herself, in the 1980 made-for-TV movie “The Children of An Lac.”

Filmed in the Philippines and written by Blanche Hanalis, it featured actress Ina Balin. The movie told the story of the single largest airlift of infants and children from one orphan-age — 219, to be exact.

“I knew all of them,” said Tisdale about the reunion at-tendees. “There’s something about the An Lac children that I could spot anywhere. I think I could spot them on the street.”

Unable to visit Vietnam last year due to a visit to Haitian

orphanages, she flew to Vietnam last month. She still remembers the Vietnamese orphans she saw in 2009. “I’m in touch with practically all the kids at one time or another. I’m their grandmother now.”

“I pay for my own trips, so I couldn’t afford two extended trips,” she emphasized.

Stops during her recent 13-day visit included two government orphanages and the Vinh Son Orphanage in the province of Kon Tum, which lies in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam.

Her organization, Helping and Loving Orphans (HALO), in the past, provided a library, computers, and bathrooms to its orphanages. This year, HALO began plans to construct a kindergarten and a play-ground.

Tisdale checked to make sure HALO’s cash dona-tions are spent on needed projects at its orphanages. She is always happy to accept more from anyone in-terested in supporting HALO’s efforts. HALO “is dedicated to bettering the lives of orphans and at-risk children around the world, especially in developing countries.”

Building a well, a house for those affected by lep-rosy at the Dakkia Leper Village in Kon Tum prov-ince, and finishing construction of schools makes life easier for them, she says.

With her daughters Kim Lan and Mai Lara and a few of their friends, Tisdale spent almost two weeks handing out Dooley kits — small fabric bags named after humanitarian Dr. Tom Dooley, her role model. She filled the bags with such items as a toothbrush, small toys, and shampoo.

“The last time I was there was in 1995,” Kim Lan, HALO’s secretary, said. “We brought all kinds of things, [including] notepads, crayons, anything that can just be given to one child and that’s theirs.”

She noticed the orphans were “extremely polite” and stood in line to receive their Dooley kits.

“They would take one and run off squealing. You would see them with their heads practically inside these little bags saying, ‘What’s that?’ and sharing with fellow kids there.”

Kim Lan also noticed her mother got swept away at each orphanage.

“It’s as if they’re all hers,” she said. “She has in-credible empathy for children in need.”

For more information on Helping and Loving Or-phans, go to www.bettytisdale.com.

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Mom is always optimistic. She never considers herself inferior even

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