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Connecting CulturesLinking Lives

June 2013Volume 8 Issue 6

Japan Cup plants the seeds of

international relations for high school and

college students

asian pacific Development Centeropens doors to new location

Greg Lee has helped students inpre-collegiate programs for years

Refugees settle in ColoradoFamilies from Burma and Bhutan facehardships in resettlement

restaurant peeksLucky China + Tumrup Thai

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Designer: C.G. YaoStaff Writer: Patricia Kaowthumrong

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Patty Coutts, Donna LaVigne, Nestor J. Mercado,Sum C. Nguyen, Alok Sarwal, Peter Warren,

John Yee, Nai-Li Yee, George N. Yoshida

contributing writers Wayne Chan, Phil Nash, Jon Sarché,

Marge Taniwaki, Andrew Vierra, Brenda Velasquez

contributing photographersAmache Preservation Society, Gil Asakawa,

Asian Pacific Development Center, Mulania Bathin, Dan Bihn, James D. Brecht, Randall Crumrine,

Japanese American Society of Colorado, Nancy Lien, Michaely Rosas, Dao Than, Peggy Yujiri

on the coverSu Baw, a refugee who resides in Colorado, holds a Karen national flag at a multicultural commercial

shoot for Channel 8.

Photo by Michaely RosasProvided by Asian Pacific Development Center

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Dear Asian Avenue readers,

I hope you were able to enjoy some of the community events in May in celebra-tion of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! As summer kicks in, there are many more exciting events around the corner including the Miss Asian American Colorado Finale Show and the Cherry Blossom Festival (Sakura Matsuri). See more in the Up-coming Events section.

This month’s cover story, written by Mary Jeneverre Schultz, gives an in-depth look into Colorado’s refugee population, specifically those who are from Bhutan

and Burma. The refugees resettle in the state having to learn American customs and find jobs. While they have endured many hardships along their journey to the U.S., they often find even more challenges when they arrive. Luckily, with the support of local organizations, numerous resources are available for Colorado refugees.

Asian Pacific Development Center (APDC) is one organizations that provides helpful services, in-cluding language assistance. APDC also hosts annual food and clothing drives to donate to refugee families. The organization is excited to announce its new building is now open. They welcome the community to visit their facility and to consider it a community center for the Asian Pacific Islander community as a whole. On June 14, APDC will host an Open House to celebrate and ‘bless’ the new building and celebrate with performancers and appetizers.

In our spotlight section, we feature Greg Lee who is the Associate Director for the Center for Pre-Collegiate and Academic Outreach Programs at University of Colorado Denver. He shares his per-sonal story about coming to the U.S. at the age of 11 with his family as refugees from Laos. Now, he instills the importance of education in the students he works with. Landon Du, a recent graduate of Denver School of the Arts, says he believes that his school has given him many opportunities he otherwise would not have encountered. As this month’s Rising Star, Landon is a creative and tech savvy jokester. Along with his friends, he hosts a podcast called “The DuCast” and he will be attending the University of San Francisco this fall.

We hope you will visit the restaurants Tumrup Thai and Lucky China featured in this month’s peeks. Both are located in the Aurora area. While they do not have the exterior shine and shimmer, the delicious homemade recipes speak for themselves! Thank you for picking up this issue!

Happy reading,

Annie Guo, PresidentAsian Avenue magazine

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12 On the CoverColorado welcomes refugees from Bhutan and Burma

Contents June 2013

6 Upcoming Events

Spotlight8 CU-Denver’s Greg Lee values the importance of education and instills this value in his students

Rising Star9 Landon Du graduates from Denver School of the Arts and heads to San Francisco to enhance his creativity

Inside Stories10 The doors are open! Asian Pacific Development Center welcomes visitors to its new building and the first community center for the API community

11 Colorado Budokan teaches much more than physical fitness; the dojo provides valuable life lessons in self-discipline, focus and respect

Restaurant Peeks18 Lucky China unites the best of Chinese and Korean dishes with its multiple menus

19 Take your love for spicy foods up a notch at Tumrup Thai when you order ‘Thai Hot’

Features 20 The 2013 Japan Cup educates students on Japanese language and culture

21 Comedy Column: Five Rules to a Successful Marriage

On Scene Mile-high area events22 U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor helps dedicate new Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center

23 Annual Amache pilgrimage visits former concentration camp in Granada, Colorado

24 Gloria Koshio receives Minoru Yasui Community Volunteer Award Miss Asian American Colorado hosts community BBQ with a musical and athletic twist

25 Generation Connect workshop provides mental health resources and advice to Asian Americans

26 National News

28 Chinese Idiom A Futile Attempt

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APDC Open HouseFriday, June 14, Doors Open 4:30pm

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RSVP at rsvp@apdc.org or 303-923-2920For more info, visit www.apdc.org.

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6th Annual Miss Asian American Colorado Finale Show

Sunday, June 23, Doors Open 5:30pmColorado Heights University

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Now in its sixth year, the Miss Asian American Colorado Finale Show celebrates the leadership, service and individuality of young Asian-American

women in Colorado. Enjoy a spectacular evening of coloful culture, individual talent and a celebration of service. And see who will be named the 2013 Miss

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It’s not unusual for individuals to pursue careers in education to fulfill a desire to make an impact in young people’s lives, but it was a belief in the potential of every individual student that led Greg Lee to his current position.

“As someone who has worked with students for many years, one of the things which have inspired me was the realization that every student has the potential to become the best they can be in their ed-ucational endeavors and be impactful in their community,” says Lee, the associate director for the Center for Pre-Collegiate and Academic Outreach Programs at the University of Colorado Denver. “However, many times students do not realize their potential unless someone works with them.”

Lee has been involved with the Center for Pre-Collegiate and Academic Outreach Programs since 1988. At the center, he directs programs and workshops to help students get ready for college and facilitate success in their academic careers. Lee says was personally inspired to succeed in part by his family’s hardships and his own experiences as a first-generation college bound student.

“Watching how difficult it was for my parents to find jobs because they did not have any college degree and due to their language bar-rier, I wanted to be in a career in which I could be part of the solu-tion when it comes to education,” Lee says. “Although my family and I were struggling when we first arrived in this country, it helped me to realize that in the midst of struggles, there was hope and oppor-tunity for a better life if I can obtain a college degree.”

Lee and his family came to the U.S. as refugees from Laos when he was 11 years old. Because his parents didn’t know English when

they first moved to the U.S., Lee says it was difficult for them to find adequate jobs. As a result, his mother and father took any job they could to make ends meet for the family.

“As human beings, we can accomplish most of anything if we work hard and put our minds to it,” Lee says. “It is important for students to realize their potential so that they can work toward reaching those potentials. More importantly, they need to be encouraged that they have the potential to accomplish anything that they put their minds to it.”

Lee also believes in the importance of community involvement. He has been volunteering for more than 25 years for various orga-nizations such as the Hmong Advisory Council, Hmong Houa Phanh Youth Organization of Colorado, Hmong Women Educational Asso-ciation, Denver Hmong Alliance Church, Hmong Student Association of Colorado, Hmong National Development, Asian Pacific Develop-ment Center, and Hmong Colorado Radio. Lee’s most recent posi-tions include scholarship program chair for the Denver Hmong Al-liance Church, board member for the Hmong American Association of Colorado and advisory board member for the APDC’s Integrated Care Advisory Board.

“I believe that community involvement is very important and it is one of the ways people can impact their community,” Lee says. “If people want to see positives changes in their community, it needs to start with them.”

In his spare time, Lee enjoys spending quality time with his family, especially with his nieces and nephews. He also likes to watch and play sports, notably football, basketball and soccer.

From refugee to college degree:Greg Lee instills the value of

education in his students

Patricia KaowthumrongAsian Avenue magazine

Greg Lee’s family photo 2008 Hmong National Conference

Greg Lee and his wife Pa Lee Greg Lee is the Associate Director for the Center

for Pre-Collegiate and Academic Outreach

Programs at CU Denver.

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Born in the millennial age, Landon Du has grown up with the influence of technology. At the age of 18, he enjoys making videos, play-ing video games and recording podcasts.

On May 23, 2013, Du graduated from Den-ver School of the Arts (DSA) where he majored in Theatre for two years and then in Video Cinema for the following two years. DSA is a comprehensive secondary arts magnet school (grades 6-12) in Denver Public Schools. The school is “committed to fostering a lifelong love of the arts in a culturally diverse, academi-cally challenging environment.”

“As much as I have a tendency to dislike it, school is definitely an important factor in my life due to all the opportunities it has brought me,” he said.

Du particularly enjoyed DSA because the school fostered his passion for art. He was also inspired by his classmates who shared similar interests. “It’s cool to be surrounded by a bunch of people who are as passionate about their art as you are about yours.”

In April 2013, Du received an award from the Asian Education Advisory Council at the high school level with notably high achieve-ment in academics.

Du is inspired by talented and creative artwork and videography. He said, “When I see something that’s really amazing [like a video], I think ‘that’s awesome, funny, cool’ - I wanna do something like that one day.”

He looks up to Chris Hardwick, a stand-up comedian, and Steven Yuen, a Korean-Amer-ican actor among many others.

Du is Chinese-American. His parents met as college students in Utah. His mother is

from Chengdu and father is from Hangzhou. He has a younger sister, Angela, and lives with his mother and grandparents.

Growing up in a Chinese home has given him more appreciation of diversity and those around him.

“Once I started realizing how marginal-ized Asian-Americans were in American so-ciety [e.g. non-stereotypical Asian represen-tation in media is practically non-existent], I started to become much more empathetic towards the plights of others who are mar-ginalized because of their race, gender, in-terests, sexual orientation, etc.”

“I’ve become a lot more conscious of that kind of stuff, so perhaps my race and its minority status have helped me to become more accepting and open-minded,” he said.

Along with his friends, Du established DuCast which is a comedy audio podcast of “teenagers sitting around and talking about things that don’t matter.” DuCast is available on iTunes for download.

Beginning this fall, he will embark on the next stage of his life at the University of San Francisco. “I’m actually kind of scared about college but at the same time I’m really ex-cited,” he said. “It’s a weird feeling.”

RISING STAR: Landon Du

“I started to become much more empathetic towards

the plights of others who are marginalized because of their race, gender, interests, sexual

orientation, etc.

Landon Du (middle) with his sister Angela (left) and his mother Jenny (right).

Du (left) performs in a school production of Thoroughly Modern Millie.

School: Denver School of the Arts

Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah

Involvements: The DuCast podcasting group, Denver School of Science and Technol-

ogy tennis team and Video Cinema Arts Department

Quote you live by: “Yer a wizard, Harry.”

Yourself in three words: Not too bad.

Hobbies/Interests: Filmmaking, podcasting, acting, video

gaming, blogging, and comedy

Your dream job: I have no idea but I hope there’s money involved.

The DuCast podcasts are available for download on iTunes. Visit theducast.podbean.com for more information.

Annie GuoAsian Avenue magazine

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After operating out of two separate build-ings for numerous years, Asian Pacific Devel-opment Center (APDC) finally moved the two offices under one roof in April 2013. Located at 1537 Alton Street in Aurora, only blocks away from where many of the newly arrived refugee populations reside, APDC is now in the heart of the community that most needs its services.

Over two years in the making, this new home of APDC is about 14,000 sq/ft with ev-erything newly renovated to best fit the needs of the organization as well as that of the com-munity it serves. “This building allows us to implement the Integrated Care Model which we have long been planning for,” said Chris Wanifuchi, CEO of the organization.

“With the addition of a primary care clinic this summer, we will then provide medical, behavioral health and other related services all in one location. This is now the one-stop-shop for our refugee families and it’s only walking

distance to many of them. How great is that?” Wanifuchi said, while glancing over to the cli-ents in the waiting area, exchanging smiles.

In addition to the array of services that are provided in this spacious new building, the large community room—that opens up to the courtyard—can house 100 people and will be available for use by other community organi-zations and members.

For smaller meeting spaces, the board room, library, and community room will also be made available for anyone who needs it. Wanifuchi adds, “This is not just APDC’s new building; this is also the space for the commu-nity—the first and only community center for the API community in Colorado— where people can come and feel at home. We want everyone to know that.”

APDC will host its Open House on Friday, June 14, 2013 to officially celebrate and “bless” this new home for the Colorado’s API commu-nity. RSVP at: rsvp@apdc.org or 303.923.2920.

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Main entrance of the new APDC building

Reception area at the new APDC

Citizenship class with Michaely Rosas,Adult Education Director

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Colorado Budokan fosters:respect, self-discipline and physical fitnessColorado Budokan has been providing the highest quality instruction in Shotokan Karate and

Japanese Martial Arts for kids and adults in the Denver Metro area for over 30 years. The dojo offers excellent children’s karate programs tailored for kids as young as three years old

as well as regular classes for older kids, teens, adults and families. Colorado Budokan provides pro-fessional instruction in the art of karate and promotes the history, philosophy, and techniques of traditional Karate-Do. Its outstanding group of instructors come from a wide range of backgrounds and include United States of America National Karate-do Federation Team members, certified refer-ees and judges, numerous National and International Championship medalists, and sports medicine professionals and fitness trainers.

Colorado Budokan is affiliated with the USA National Karate-Do Federation, national governing body for traditional karate in the United States; appointed by the United States Olympic Committee.

This year was the 15th anniversary of Colorado Budokan’s annual Friendship Cup. Held in February, the tournament was hosted at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, CO where Sensei Isao Gary Tsut-sui teaches credit and extracurricular classes. “We are working on expanding our tournament and this year received competitors from CA, OR, NM and TX,” said Assistant Instructor Akemi Tsutsui.

The Tsutsuis believe that the best aspect about teaching at Colorado Budokan is that all of the instructors share a love of karate as a martial art.

“It is a great privilege to be able to transfer our karate knowledge to our students and help parents reinforce traditional values through the practice of karate. What is most rewarding is to be part of the journey of self-realization a student experiences at the dojo,” said Sensei Candice Tsutsui.

Sensei Isao Gary Tsutsui added, “As instructors it is our responsibility to guide a student to be the best they can be given whatever natural advantages and disadvantages they possess. Often the stu-dent is capable of far more than they initially see themselves to be and if they keep trying and don’t give up they are able to reach their full potential.”

There are several events coming up this summer that Colorado Budokan will participate in:Kubotan Self-defense Seminar - June 2nd: • This seminar is taught by Sensei Isao Gary Tsut-sui, who is a certified Kubotan Self-defense System Instructor and has conducted Kubotan seminars throughout the U.S. and other countries. The seminar is taught at the Colorado Bu-dokan dojo where participants will learn effective and direct self-defense techniques that do not require any special athletic ability or prior martial arts experience.Funakoshi Cup - June 8th: • The tournament will be hosted by Sensei John Bolosan of Funa-koshi Shotokan Karate Association Colorado at Montclair Recreation Center in Denver, CO.Sakura Matsuri (Cherry Blossom Festival) - June 22nd-23rd: • Colorado Budokan will perform demonstrations.USANKF National Championships - July 10th - 14th: • This USA Karate sanctioned event is nationally attended and will be held in Greenville, SC.. The event serves as team trials for the Junior (ages 12-20) and Senior Teams (ages 18-34). Competitors attempt to make the teams in kata (forms) and/or kumite (sparring, divisons based on weight in kilograms). Colorado Dragon Boat Festival - July 27th - 28th: • Colorado Budokan will perform demonstrations.

Not only does karate provide physical fitness, it teaches valuable life lessons. “Today there are less social customs in place to teach individuals how to be good students, good employees, good family members, etc. Karate teaches respect, discipline, commitment and honor,” said Sensei Isao Gary Tsutsui.

“It teaches that one must work hard and not give up in order to be rewarded. Even in sport ka-rate, only the hard workers win; not everyone receives a medal just for showing up. Karate is a true reflection of life and reinforces that strong work ethic is a habit and that excellence is also a habit.”

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are growing from an influx of

from Burma and Bhutan

Asian populations

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refugees

As immigration be-comes a heated is-sue in today’s poli-

tics, Denver is seeing a growth of Asian refugees fromBurma and Bhutan. Already, populations from Vietnam, the Philippines and India have entered the U.S. as large populations throughout metropolitan cities of Los Ange-les, Chicago and New York.

The United States is a melting pot of ethnicities. And Denver is not immune to the growing di-versity of populations, especially those from Asia. Restaurants ex-emplify this melting pot of cul-tures. In a week, a diner could eat Filipino, Japanese and Indian cui-sines, probably in locations next to each other or within a neigh-borhood.

About 430,000 Asians, or 36 percent of all new immigrants, ar-rived in the U.S. in 2010, accord-ing to the latest census data.

Other statistics come from the Pew Research. The tipping point for Asian immigrants likely oc-curred during 2009, according to recent statistics by Pew Research. These increases come from in-creased Asian immigration, par-ticularly of people from India, China and South Korea, coincides with changes in U.S. immigration policy dating to the 1990s that began to favor wealthy and edu-cated workers.

Vietnamese and Chinese restau-rants dotted downtown Denver, especially those on Federal Bou-levard and Colfax Avenue. Most of the owners share their stories of coming to America with noth-ing but the clothes on their back.

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Who are the immigrant groups from Asia?The Bhutanese community

The Bhutanese communities, who started resettling five years ago in the Denver/Aurora area, originated from Nepal. The religious affiliation is mostly Hindu plus those following the Christian faith.

The food of Bhutanese consists of large rice platters while veg-etables, fish, chicken and goat becomes a side complement. As part of their religious faith, loyal Bhutanese will not consume beef nor pork in the spicy, curry dishes.

Communities from BurmaThere are nine different tribes from Burma. As a result of the

diversity in the tribes, it is not easy to identify an individual from Burma. Individuals from Burma identify themselves as the tribes’ name. These communities from Burma began resettling seven years ago in Colorado.

Meet Htu San and Dai Brang Seng. Exiled from Burma and living undocumentedly in Malaysia for the past five years, the young cou-ple moved and settled in Aurora just four months ago. Motivated by great opportunities, the couple landed a job at a Chinese chain restaurant immediately, working at different locations.

Well versed in several languages between the two, the couple yearns for college degrees and believes education plays an impor-tant tool in larger opportunities to assist their families still in Burma and plan for a future with children of their own.

With inadequate documentation, the couple worked at numerous jobs throughout Malaysia, including baking, selling shoes, bartend-ing with wages equivalent to $300 US dollars a month.

Scared and excited at the same time, the couple shared it feels like they just came to the United States yesterday. Their advice to other couples struggling in assimilation is step forward to the challenge.

“Do the right thing and don’t be scared,” Htu San, who stays in touch with her family of three other siblings and father still living on the border of Burma.

Obstacles in assimilating in the United StatesBoth Asian ethnicities have experienced living in a refugee camp

or exiled in another country. In addition to the past, both Asian cul-tures are experiencing obstacles in finding affordable housing and transportation issues.

Other economic factors play a big role in finding well-paying jobs to support large families and increasing health care costs. Often the first job is entry-level, which comes with low pay, feeding a vicious cycle of poverty, according to Sabina Durmisi, match grant coordi-nator of Ecumenical Refugee and Immigration Services.

Growing concerns evolved into distinct problems such as genera-tional issues, pensions among the elderly and even dealing with cus-toms of funerals. Generational issues exist between parents keeping with the country’s customs while children struggle to become more Americanized, leaving the old-school traditions behind.

As the newer generation assimilates into the desired American culture, parents are alarmed about losing the language, especially those from Burma. As an effort to combat the loss of language, lead-ers from this community are developing classes for the weekend.

There are efforts by the Karen churches (three in Denver area) to teach Karen classes on Sundays, Durmisi said.

Among the elderly population of both groups, pension is approved to those who completed citizenship classes within seven years. Lan-guage becomes an issue when the elderly population struggles in learning English and all its nuances.

But the elder population isn’t the only segment affected by the huge learning curve in languages. Those with limited education and younger generations struggle to learn the English language with all its slang and nuances of translation. “Language impacts everything,” Jamie Torres, from the Agency for Human Rights and Community Partnerships with the City and County of Denver, said.

It doesn’t matter what language. The Vietnamese, escaping in-ternal conflict of their country, faced immense language barriers. “For example, I think language issues were the same for Vietnam-

The women represent communities from Burma, including Mon, Chin, Shan, Burmese, Karen, Karenni and Kachin at the Water Festival in Aurora.Photo by Mulania Bathin.

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ese, Hmong etc. refugees in the 1980s. They had to overcome them with the same amount of hard work and over time. There are perhaps more ESL classes offered now but the simple fact is that it takes time to learn a new language. English proficiency is one of the biggest bar-riers - then and now,” according to Joe Wismann-Horther, Integration Program Supervisor of the Colorado Refugee Service Program from the State Department of Human Services.

Asian groups, who have resettled years ago, can select from an in-creased offering of language classes. As a result of longer-time reset-tlement for this community, there are many individuls at these times who can help with translation in English, whereas only few years back it was almost impossible, Durmisi said.

In burials and funerals, burying the dead is a costly venture. Find-ing a funeral home who will let the community practice their funeral customs such as public cremation as part of the funeral ceremony, burying the dead within 24 hours in some religions, or burying the body without a casket can be challenging at times, but this is a great way that the mainstream community has been working to accom-modate these customs for the immigrant and refugee communities. To address these growing concerns, the Agency for Human Rights and Community Partnerships and the Office of Community Support is forming a Mayor’s Commission for Immigrant and Refugees, with meetings that began this May.

Other projects include finding a community center where refugee populations can congregate together in a family-type setting and practice their religious and traditional customs, Wisemann-Horther said.

Why settle in Denver?The U.S. brings approximately 76,000 refugees from around the

world, according to national statistics although it has been more like 56,000 in the past years.

Denver is one of the receiving communities throughout the United States. Aurora, a large suburb of Denver, offers affordable rental pric-es in reasonable neighborhoods.

Already, Denver shows a long-standing, growing and thriving Asian and Pacific Islander community. It is easy for anyone from Asia to re-settle in Denver and its surrounding suburbs, Torres said.

In addition, Denver offers the infrastructure to provide services to populations moving into the area. Services include job placement, language skills and health services.

How can anyone help with the assimilation process?The Office of Refugee Resettlement promises a set amount of fund-

ing to each state agency. The state agency in Denver is called the Colo-rado Refugee Service Program, also known as CRSP, which provides funding to several nonprofits in the Denver area. CRSP has deter-mined set formulas in budget amounts.

Already, three major nonprofit organizations assist in transition-ing immigrants and refugees within the Denver area. Transitioning will contain cultural orientation and employment specialist for place-ment. They include:

1. Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountain - www.lfsco.org2. Ecumenical Refugee and Immigration Services - www.ersden.org3. African Community Center - www.acc-den.org

The three organizations are called primary resettlement agencies and their casemanagers handle large caseloads at any one time. They assist with Case management employment assistance, English lan-guage acquisition, housing: placement & furnishings, cash assistance, some immigration legal services, tutoring, financial literacy, and oth-er classes, volunteer support.

In addition to these nonprofit organizations, other organizations pro-vide secondary support in enhancing language skills, citizenship classes,

Above: Wedding photo of a Burmese couple, the Lurs.Below: The Lurs in their home and with their possessions.

parent/teacher engagement within school systems, mental health sup-port, or providing health access. These organizations include:

• Asian Pacific Development Center (APDC)• Colorado African Organization (CAO)• Emily Griffith• Jewish Family Services

“It takes a system,” said Meg Allen, Community Integration Direc-tor from the Colorado African Organization. “Organizations are net-worked to make it work.”

Despite the system, Americans and long-time Colorado residents are encouraged to keep an open mind and be sensitive to details of Asian culture. For example, taking off shoes at the front door is a com-mon practice to show reverence in some cultures.

Another cultural faux pax is shaking hands between female and males in other cultures. Most times, greetings are nodding the head. Conservative dress is also encouraged as respect.

The work continuesIt’s hard leaving a country, then moving on with a life foreign in cul-

ture and language. Put yourself in these shoes and understand what it would be like starting all over from scratch.

Flexibility, learning new information and adapting are essential for surviving in a new country. “For me, immigrants and refugees repre-sent some of the best American attributes in adaptability,” Torres said.

It’s hard to ignore the figures and statistics. For more than 35 years, the United States has resettled about three million refugees, more than all other countries combined, according to the UN Refugee Agency.

Stimulating the economic engine, more refugee families are pur-chasing their first homes in the U.S., Durmisi said. Asian buying pow-er totaled $5 billion, a hike of 557.1 percent since 1990, according to

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From left: Eh Mu La, Pee Kay, Hser N Eh, Win Htway volunteer by canvass-ing in front of H Mart in Aurora during the 2010 Census. Photo by APDC.

“For all the trouble and hardship refugees have been through and go

through, they are much deserving of an opportunity to start life anew.”

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the Selig Center for Economic Growth at the University of Georgia.Higher education and advanced degrees are becoming long-term

goals for the younger generation, enabling them to gain the sought-after skills needed for the workforce of today and becoming confi-dent in their language skills.

The number of immigrants in Colorado with a college degree rose by 45.8 percent between 2000 and 2009, according to figures collected by the Migration Policy Institute.

Consider donating your time and money to these causes of pro-moting refugee and immigrant integration into the U.S. Check out the list of organizations in this article by visiting their websites. It’s a good starting point.

Torres shared there are deliberate ways to volunteering or do-nate to resettlement agencies and post-resettlement organizations. “It is some of the best ways to make a difference in the community,” she said, adding that her government agency works in conjunction with these direct-service providers to assist these populations.

“For all the trouble and hardship refugees have been through and go through, they are much deserving of an opportunity to start life anew,”Durmisi said. “In our country, they contribute their skills, tal-ents, creativity, and hard work.”

Other ways to support the efforts of promoting this work is sup-porting the current efforts of the city, nonprofit organizations and government agencies to become a “welcoming” metropolitan area to those embarking on starting a new life.

At eight months, Mary Jeneverre Schultz left the Philippines and settled in the United States with her mother, Estrellita Herreria.

From left: Boravy Tep, Ah Woo Jay, Su Baw, Michaely Rosas (APDC Adult Education Director), Shazia Mobarez, and Ana Maw. Photo by APDC from a multicultural commercial shoot for Channel 8.

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Located in a busy shopping plaza in Aurora, Lucky China has opened its doors to attract more patrons by not only serving Chinese food but offering Korean dishes as well. Chef Cheng and his wife started working in the restaurant business in San Francisco where Cheng gained 30 years of knowledge and experience. Since moving to Aurora, they have learned and added Korean recipes to their repertoire.

You can always find similarities between the flavors of Asian cuisines, often because of the cultural influences and blending of foods. Because of this, there can be multiple ver-sions of similar dishes. Jjamppong for instance is a very popular Korean seafood soup but has Chinese origins by way of Japan. The word “Jjamppong” is actually Japanese for “mix” referring to the mix of seafood, meats and vegetables that can be found in its various ver-sions. The Lucky China interpretation contains a mix of mussels, squid, shrimp, vegetables and noodles sitting in a tasteful broth made from anchovies. The standout ingredient here is the homemade noodles that Chef Cheng makes fresh every day.

Dumplings are another great example of a food with multiple personalities. There’s Chi-nese jiaozi, Korean mandu, or Japanese gyoza—which all are similar variations of dump-lings. Lucky China’s version falls somewhere in between. The deliciously fried exterior gives makes each crispy bite go just right with the juicy pork meat inside.

Cheng provides his patrons with two menus: one in Chinese and one in Korean. The Chinese menu has entrees like the fried catfish tossed with toasted garlic and black beans served with steamed broccoli and the candied walnut shrimp served with a mayonnaise dip-ping sauce. The Korean menu has noodles like the aforementioned jjamppong and also the popular jjajamyun – noodles covered in a black bean sauce mixed with diced pork and on-ions. There’s even a third menu for take-out and deliveries—and an affordable lunch menu.

A culture’s history can be found in their food; Lucky China does just that, presenting the best and most loved foods from two magnificent cultures. Dig into dishes from either menu. But if you go for noodles, remember to slurp as you eat as this is a sign of enjoyment and the best compliment that could be given to the chef.

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Thai cuisine, like other Southeast Asian cuisines, is excellent at balancing flavors and spices. The use of sweet, sour, salty, spicy and the unique use of curry powder all help create powerful flavors that are present in almost every bite. Tumrup Thai focuses on these flavors by using traditional recipes and fresh ingredients to create its authentic dishes.

In a cozy little spot in Southeast Aurora, Chef Tieng and her husband have taken over what used to be Thai Pepper II to continue providing its customers with excellent food. When asked the secret to making their dishes, Tieng simply answers, “No secret, just passion.” And she has been carrying out that passion for some time. Tumrup, meaning “recipe” in Thai, centers their menu on traditional dishes such as Larb Pla Tod – deep fried tilapia tossed with red onions,

mint, roasted rice powder and topped with a spicy lime dressing. The combination creates vibrant, contrasting flavors. Another fish plate, Choo Chee Salmon, covers salmon filets in a red curry sauce made with coconut milk and kaffir limes forming a sweet and savory profile.

These are all traditional dishes says Nan Phanitsuda, employee and close friend. The authentic flavors make her reminiscent of home. The key is to use fresh ingredients like fresh lime juice never from concentrate; this is a common theme in everything made.

Tumrup Thai also has its own specialty creations like the Tumrup Thai Chicken. Juicy nuggets of chicken are fried and tossed with tamarind juice, vegetables and cashews. Each dish is unique but can come in similar levels of

heat. Mild is for the novice, and for the smoke eaters, Thai hot can kick up any dishes flavor. If it gets too spicy, cool down your palate with sweet Thai Tea or order the delicious Fried Banana with Ice Cream, a banana dipped in a light batter and then rolled in coconut chips before being fried. It is served with a side of ice cream made of coconut milk and fresh shredded coconut shavings. This dessert provides for a light and refreshing finale to any meal.

The staff and owners make patrons feel they are part of the family. This is how they remember Thailand—cooking and serving food they grew up eating. Tumrup Thai is a great place for someone looking for a familiar taste of home or someone looking for a taste far from home.

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OOn Saturday April 27th, the fifth annual JASC Japan Cup was held at the University of Denver campus in which high school and college students participated in a Japanese language and culture competition. The event was administered by the Japan America Society of Colorado (JASC) and the competition’s questions were compiled by an officer of the Colorado Japanese Language and Education Association (CJLEA), Setsu Kawada, who is also a professor of Japanese Language at the Uni-versity of Denver.

The JASC is a private non-profit membership organization whose programs focus on promoting a mutual understanding between the people of Japan and Colorado at a grassroots level, developing projects such as the Japan Cup to teach Coloradans the foundations of Japanese language and culture. The CJEA, also a membership organization is a teacher fellowship which enhances the quality of Japanese language and culture education in Colorado by assembling teachers of each cat-egory so they can share information and resources.

With approximately 100 attendees and 120 participating students, the 2013 JASC Japan Cup commenced at 8 a.m. and well into the after-noon, finishing at 4 p.m. with a formal awards ceremony. Doors were opened to the public starting at 12:30 p.m. for the competition’s Final Round. Family and friends of participants watched as the giant screen canvas be-hind the small stage displayed questions and images. A three-panel judge sat be-neath the podium in front of the contest-ers, quietly discussing their answers and silently raising X and O signs (incorrect and correct, respectively).

The JASC Japan Cup competition is comprised of four levels: high school teams of at least two students compete in the first three levels (each level in-creasing in difficulty) while the last level is reserved for college students. This year, the participating schools included Boulder High, Eaglecrest High, Smoky Hill High (the 2013 Level 2 and 3 champions), CU Boulder and Colorado State University (the 2013 Level 4 champions and grand prize winners).

Eighth grade students may enter the competition if their Japanese language proficiency is equal to that of a high school student with one year’s Japanese language study. And sure enough, this year’s Level 1 champions included Rachel Lie, age 14 from Laredo Middle School. The small-framed girl mounted the stage in a red robe and chopsticks in her hair, holding the golden, chalice-shaped trophy up high.

Half-Chinese in descent, Lie explained her passion for Japanese lan-guage and culture which began only two years ago.

“My sensei told me about it,” said Lie. “It seemed most interesting to me because my background is Chinese but if I can’t take Chinese then I’ll take Japanese,” said Lie, referring to Laredo Middle School’s absence of Chinese as a foreign language class.

At a short stature, Lie expressed her competitive edge.

“I was interested in the thought of being able to compete in a subject I enjoy,” said Lie. “I did a lot of studying on my own. Now I’m ahead of the class; I know more than what’s required.”

What does this young champion plan to do in the future? “I want to be a dancer when I grow up and tour the world.” Lie has yet to visit Japan, but says it will be her first stop.

As an officer of the CJLEA’s Question-Making Committee, Kawada single-handedly composed the list of questions for the 2013 JASC Japan Cup. The categories ranged from grammar involving kanji, katakana, proverbs and idiomatic expressions, to verbal communication where students were asked to translate sentences, to geography and culture. The extensive list tested the students on Japanese political, artistic, in-ternational and economic history.

Alongside the formal categories, Kawada added questions that re-volved around anime and manga under the topic of popular culture.

“It always has to be fun,” said Kawada. “If they are enjoying it, they will keep engaged and have more interest in Japanese culture.”

But Kawada has approaches such Japanese popular culture with a scholarly lens, studying the relationship between anime and Japanese

language in order to develop an efficient teaching strategy for her students, a strat-egy she calls ‘putting anime into practice.’

“Watching anime doesn’t really help students learn formal Japanese language, but it gets them interested in the culture, and when they are interested in the cul-ture, they want to learn the language,” said Kawada. “Students get so excited when they see a question about anime.”

Kawada further explained how anime has become a valid area of academic Japa-nese cultural study; the government itself has acknowledged the entertainment me-dium’s far-reaching grasp. “The Japanese government supports anime as a source

for exporting culture,” said Kawada.According to Kawada, just as Americans have expressed interest in

Japanese culture, Japanese are eager to learn about their American counterparts.

“In Japan, learning English has been established as a priority by the government for all citizens,” said Kawada, referring to the introduc-tion of compulsory English lessons for elementary students in Japan, an educational initiative launched in June 2011. “And everybody knows what’s going on in the States,” said Kawada. “In Japan, news is different than it is here; the first news is always about the States and Obama.”

The mutual interest in cultural education makes the JASC and the CJEA assets to the American Colorado community. As these two associa-tions partner up, they provide Americans in Colorado with a rich reser-voir of Japanese culture; their joint initiatives like the annual Japan Cup encourage interest in Japanese culture and provide a venue for youth to develop knowledge and appreciation for the language and society-seeds that may someday blossom to yield future U.S.-Japan ambassadors.

Brenda VelasquezFor Asian Avenue magazine

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2013 JASC Japan Cup:

Top: Teams compete inside DU Sturm Hall’s classrooms during the preliminary rounds. Photo by Dan Bihn.Middle: Contestants turn around to see the next question displayed on the auditorium screen. Photo by JASC.

This September will mark my 22nd wedding anniversary.

And the only thing I keep asking my-self is - how the heck did that happen?

I’m not complaining, mind you. It’s been an amazing adventure right from the start

and I wouldn’t have had it any other way. But boy, did that go fast.

Twenty two years ago I was playing in a tennis league every week. Now my son is the one playing in a league.

But in our family, twenty two years is just a drop in a bucket.

My mom is going to a family re-union next month and asked me to scan in a bunch of pictures of her brothers and sisters and put a video together for the celebration. In the middle of scanning some wedding photos I suddenly realized that of all my uncles and aunts - six on my mother’s side and 17 on my fa-

ther’s side, not a single divorce. Not a one.

I’ve read studies that show that the divorce rate for Asians is around 5%, about 45% lower than the national average. Some people say that it’s due

to the importance Asians place on family. Others say that culturally,

divorce is frowned upon which is why couples will endure just about anything before they decide to di-vorce.

This all may be true - I don’t really know. All I know is what works for me and my wife Maya.

A few days after our wed-ding, my father in law, a gentle and decent man, decided he

should give me some words of wisdom on how to have a suc-cessful marriage to his daugh-

ter. I remember his advice as clear as day.

He said, “Son...at some point Maya is going to get angry with you for some-thing you did. My advice to you is that when it happens, leave her alone for a while. Don’t try to fix the situa-

tion. Just leave her alone and not talk about the problem until later. That’s

what I would do.”I was definitely moved by his advice.

This dear, sweet man had taken it upon himself to do what he could to get our lives together off to a strong start. He was absolutely sincere and I could see that his advice was heartfelt.

He passed away a few years later, but I never forgot his words of wisdom.It’s been 22 years now, and I definitely

took his advice. When Maya would get angry, I gave her some space. I didn’t talk about why she was angry or what I could do. I’d let her calm down first.

After all these years, I still remember his words. I followed his advice.

If somehow I could turn back time and reach out to him, or maybe communicate

with him now, wherever he is up there, I’d want to tell him:

Father Hu, thanks for taking the time to help me. And if there is one thing I could say about your advice to just not talk about the problem Maya has with me when she’s angry, I would tell you - it doesn’t work!”

“In fact, if anything, it just makes things worse! She gets more and more mad, and accuses me of not dealing with the problem! The more I stay quiet, the angrier she gets! I would say that giving her her space and not talking about the problem is the absolute, 100% opposite thing of what I should do! Ev-ery time I’ve tried it I’ve regretted it! What the heck were you thinking when you gave me that advice?!?”

And before you ask, no, I don’t think he was secretly trying to break us up.

Anyways, now that I’ve been married 22 years and have 15 year old triplets, I feel that I am now qualified to provide some advice of my own. The least I can do is to impart some of my wisdom to my children who will some-day marry the partner of their dreams.

Here’s what I would say to them:Some day you’re going to meet the special

someone in your life. And when that day comes, I want you to know that a successful marriage only works if you work at it. There-fore, based on my own 22 years of experience, I would like to share the five rules to having a successful marriage.

1 Your anniversary is important. Re-member that date. Write it down somewhere. Tattoo the date on your

arm if you have to. At my house, I own a par-rot and have taught it to say, “Don’t forget about September 29, you idiot! Squak!”

2 If your wife becomes very quiet and when you ask her if there’s anything wrong and she say’s “Nothing”, you

are in serious trouble. Immediately think of everything you’ve done in the last 24 hours. Immediately recall all the things your wife told you not to do. Compare and contrast those lists. When you come across a match - bingo.

3 Arguing to prove you’re right is rarely ever worth the effort. On the other hand, buying a bouquet of flowers

only takes a few minutes.

4 When she’s asking for your opinion, don’t reply by saying, “Is this a trick question?”

5 Record the Sunday football game. This allows you to say, “Sweetie, would you like to go antiquing? I can

always watch the game some other time.” Trust me - it’s worth it.

And finally, in 30 years or so, if any of my advice seems to backfire on you, all I can say is - take it up with grandpa. He started this.

5 Rules To A Successful Marriage

Wayne Chanwww.waynechan.net

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor shared a little-known fact about herself while speaking to hundreds of people who gath-ered May 2, 2013, at the new Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center for a formal dedication ceremony.

She’s an architecture buff, she said, and thinks of buildings as having souls.

“They shape the experiences of people who work and live in them,” Justice Sotomayor said, comparing the building in down-town Denver to the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. “If the soul of the law is treating people with equal dignity, these buildings possess it.”

With that remark, she captured the reason the Colorado Judicial Branch named the building for the state’s 29th governor, a Colorado native whose unpopular stance against the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II cost him a promising political career.

Carr was one of the few people – let alone politicians – to voice opposition to internment.

“If you harm them, you must harm me,” he said. “I was brought

up in a small town where I knew the shame and dishonor of race hatred. I grew to despise it because it threatened the happiness of you and you and you.”

Some people moved to Colorado because of Carr’s stance, said Bob Fuchigami, 83, whose family was interned for three years at the Amache camp in southeastern Colorado.

“He would have supported any other American under the same circumstances because he was just that kind of person,” said Fuch-igam.

Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael L. Bender said Carr “is somebody we all should be inspired by and live up to.”

“The Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center stands tall as a monument to the rule of law, a museum of the rule of law and a modern and ef-ficient courthouse,” Chief Justice Bender said during the ceremo-ny. “It symbolizes the protection of the oppressed and stands as a guardian of the aspirations of all of us.”

Also attending the dedication ceremony was Adam Schrager, a former television news reporter in Denver whose 2009 book “The

Principled Politician: Governor Ralph Carr and the Fight against Japanese American Internment” brought a new lev-el of awareness to Carr and his beliefs. Carr’s three grand-daughters also were in the audience.

“The thought that went into this building … they didn’t leave anything out,” said the youngest of the three, Ruth Anne Bauer of White Bear Lake, Minn. “It’s an honor.”

Justice Sotomayor said the building shares the same mis-sion as the U.S. Supreme Court building: to convey the per-manency of the rule of law.

The Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center, authorized by a 2008 bill enacted by the Legislature and former Gov. Bill Ritter, houses some 1,200 employees of the Judicial Branch and other legal- and court-related agencies, consolidat-ing offices that had been scattered in numerous buildings around the Denver metro area.

The Law Library and Learning Center in the building are free and open to the public during normal business hours. The Judicial Branch encourages people to tour the build-ing, use the library and Learning Center, and view the many works of art installed there under the Colorado “Art in Pub-lic Places Program.”

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor helps dedicate new Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center

The Asian Roundtable of Colorado and over 300 guests commemorated

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month on May11th with their annual community celebration at the Wells Fargo Building in downtown Denver. The purpose of the event is to educate the society at large about Colo-rado’s Asian Pacific cultures, to build bonds of community among ethnic groups and to highlight the contributions and successes of the Asian Pacific communities.

A buffet luncheon was donated by local restaurants. Kim Nguyen of 7 News , as mas-ter of ceremonies, introduced the entertain-ers included Catur Eka Santi, performing the music of the Balinese shadow play, Yo-Yo students of the Colorado Chinese Language

School, the Filipino American Community of Colorado Dance Troupe, performing the traditional Pandanggo and Tinikling dances and the Aurora Symphony Orchestra’s Brass Quintet.

Dignitaries in attendance included Congressman Mike Coffman, Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan, Secretary of State Scott Gessler and Eric Hiraga, Depu-ty Manager for Aviation at DIA representing Denver Mayor Mi-chael Hancock.

The Asian Roundtable has been organizing this celebra-tion every year since the 1990’s, soon after Asian Heritage Month was established by the U.S. Con-gress. It is a free event and open to the whole community.

Kudos to the organizing committee, in-cluding co-chairs Lily Shen and Peggy Yujiri, entertainment chair Peter Lee, silent auc-tion chair Cecilia Hill, Gloria Williams, Sum Nguyen, Patty Coutts, and Yang Chee.

Jon Sarché Colorado Judicial Branch

Asian Roundtable of Colorado celebrates heritage month

Governor Hickenlooper introduces Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor as Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Bender looks on. Photo by Gil Asakawa

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JASSC hosts another fun-filled Japanese Children’s Day

The Japan American Society of South-ern Colorado’s annual celebration of

Kodomo no Hi, Japanese Children’s Day, was met with a roar of children eager to learn more about Japanese culture and have fun along the way. The event, hosted by Colora-do College, on the morning of May 4th, fea-tured arts and crafts, games, a judo and ninja demonstration, and a koto performance. The martial arts demonstrations put on by Jushinkan Judo Dojo and by Kashiwa Bu-jinkan Ninja Dojo were a huge hit! The koto, a traditional Japanese stringed instrument, was masterfully performed by Bea Brecht, a rare treat for those attending the event. Kids even got to try their own hands at the instru-ment and learn the basics of the traditional Japanese art.

After participating in activities like tradi-tional Japanese calligraphy, children were rewarded with stamps which they could

Ikuhiko Ono, Consul-General of Japan and his wife Eiko Ono, visit Granada High School and Camp Amache. Photo by Amache Preservation Society

Andrew Vierra Japanese America Society of Southern Colorado

The former concentration camp is a one-square-mile place where nearly

8000 people were imprisoned. Although the concentrated residential area is now the fo-cus of interest, it was just a small fraction of the sixteen-square-mile area known in gov-ernment documents as “the Granada Reloca-tion Project.”

The fifteen square miles outside of the barbwire-enclosed housing area was used to cultivate crops and to raise hogs and cattle. The many properties that the U.S. govern-ment consolidated to establish the “project” were some of the area’s richest farmland: the rich bottomlands near the Arkansas River and bordered on the south by the railroad.

The virtually hidden tracks running through the huge militarily-secured agri-cultural operation raises serious questions about the corruption that could have oc-

curred along those railroad sidings in the middle of a ten thousand acre gov-ernment-controlled concentration camp. Idle conjecture? No. There are many doc-umented accounts of food — especially meat, milk, butter, and sugar — that was meant for prisoners being stolen and sold on the black market before reaching the many camps situated all the way from the west coast as far inland as Arkansas.

It took forty years of tireless effort to force the United States to admit the injus-tice of imprisoning 120,000 of us with to-

Annual Amache pilgrimage visits former concentration camptal disregard for constitutional limits to gov-ernmental authority. Even then we suffered the indignity of receiving an apology from a president, Ronald Reagan, who supported genocidal death squads in Central America and who refused to oppose apartheid in South Africa.

In contrast, our efforts at preservation of historic memory met with the unexpected involvement of local high school students from the Town of Granada in preserving and restoring the site with the guidance of local high school teacher, John Hopper. In addi-tion, historic preservationists, interested in-dividuals and former internees have joined us in our efforts.

The Sand Creek Massacre site is about thirty miles northwest of the Amache con-centration camp site. Though long neglected, the paired sites of human rights abuses by the U.S. government are now protected: Sand Creek under the purvue of the National Park Service and Amache by historic designation.

The once-verdant fields in the photo-graphs of the WWII years have gone, leav-ing in their place a rural community whose survival is at stake under the double threat of a shrinking population and by the worst drought since the 1930’s “Dust Bowl.” Those who could be the grandchildren of our keepers have become our allies: together, we invite you to join us in keeping historic memory alive.

trade in for fun and/or delicious prizes like the Japanese soda ramune. The concluding gala fashion show put on by all the children in kimono and in martial arts uniforms - fol-lowed by a fierce samurai in armor - put a final special touch to a truly enjoyable and wonderful day for all in attendance.

For many of the children, this event was an opportunity to explore or reencounter their heritage and share stories of their ex-periences in Japan. The children were not the only ones having a good time. For every-one taking part, this was certainly an invalu-able experience.

Colorado’s southeast corner is only a little more than two hundred miles from Denver, but it is much further from most of us than Las Vegas, Disneyland or Washington DC. More of us have probably been to those places than to the once-bustling Town of Granada or to the former concentration camp for persons of Japanese ancestry that is now known by the simple name, Amache.

The historical Amache was the Native American wife of John Prowers, the early rancher for whom Prowers County is named. Amache’s father was a Cheyenne leader, one of the hundreds of peaceful men, women, and children who were slaughtered at nearby Sand Creek by the Colorado militia in 1864.

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Gloria Koshio is the April 2013 recipi-ent of the Minoru Yasui Community

Volunteer Award. Koshio was nominated by the Denver studio of Learning Ally (formerly known as Recording for the Blind and Dys-lexic), a national organization that publish-es audio textbooks for people with visual disabilities. In Denver, about 250 volunteers help produce the audio books, which are used across the country. Koshio is a stand-out volunteer, according to her nominators.

A retired human resources director for Gates Rubber Company, Koshio joined Learn-ing Ally’s Denver studio in 2009. After pass-ing a proficiency test on the strict protocols for recording complex textbooks, Koshio was certified as a solo reader and a trainer for other readers. She has also mastered tech-nical skills to ensure quality control. Koshio spends six to nine hours weekly at Learning

Ally where she applies her versatile skills to optimize the recording and production process. She is also one of the top volunteer fundraisers for the organization.

A longtime volunteer and leader, Koshio has served on the board of Craig Hospital, as a trustee at the Colorado Outward Bound School, as an officer for the Working Wom-en’s Golf League and as president of the Meadow Hills Estates Home Owners Asso-ciation. She also volunteers for MATHCOUNTS and the Center for Work, Education and Em-ployment (CWEE).

“Gloria exemplifies the trend among many career profession-als to bring high levels of skill and experience to our nonprof-it community after retirement,” said Jackie Norris, chair of the Minoru Yasui Community Vol-unteer Award Committee. “She is a star player on a large team

of volunteers who publish audio books at all academic levels, making possible for thou-sands of visually impaired individuals to achieve their educational goals.”

Koshio received the Minoru Yasui Com-munity Volunteer Award on April 25, 2013 at a ceremony held in her honor at the Denver Marriott Tech Center Hotel. Koshio designated the $2,000 monetary gift that ac-companies the Award to Learning Ally.

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Gloria Koshio: Creating Audio Textbooks for the Visually Impaired

Now in its sixth year, the Miss Asian American Colorado (AACO) Lead-

ership Program organized its annual community BBQ on Sunday, May 19th - this time with a twist! At Amherst Park in Westminster, the BBQ took place while Stephanie Vi Nghiem hosted the “Sounds for the Strong” Benefit Concert, inviting local performers to sing and dance. The young dancers from Ni Shang Dance Academy entertained the audience and Daniel Cha performed on the violin. Pro-ceeds from the concert were donated to the Cancer League of Colorado. Nghiem is the 2012 Miss AACO and is passionate

about helping children diagnosed with cancer.

Also new to this year was a Powder Puff Football Game between the 2013 program candidates and the returning alumni (past program participants). The two teams competed in a flag foot-ball game that concluded the BBQ event. Supporters cheered and rooted for their favorite team, but in the end, the alumni dominated and won the game.

The Miss AACO Leadership Program culminates in a Finale Show on Sunday, June 23rd at Colorado Heights Univer-sity Theater.

For more information, please visit www.missaaco.com.

Miss Asian American Colorado hosts annual BBQ: Ladies can sing on the mic and play football on the field

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Miss Asian American Colorado hosts annual BBQ: Ladies can sing on the mic and play football on the field

The Generation Connect workshop held on May 4th at the Dan-iel’s Fund, brought together young people and adults to dis-

cuss an important issue in Asian-American families—the lack of communication, dialogue and understanding across generations.

Asian-American high school students expressed difficulties speak-ing to their parents, as well as language barriers and cultural fac-tors. Discussions were facilitated by Annie Guo, as the young people posed questions to a parent panel. Jennifer Nguyen presented issues around Asian-American mental health; and Dr. DJ Ida, Executive Di-rector of National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health As-sociation, shared her expertise on mental health resources.

The workshop culminated in a painting exercise led by Dao Than that exhibited creative expression as another form of communication.

Generation Connect encourages both parents and children to reach out and seek support and help when needed.

Generation Connect workshop discusses communication issues in Asian-American families

eXpressions takes the stage for sixth year

ASA PresidentsCraig Hirokawa and

Vanessa Teck

Past and present members of DU ASA

Jason Lee, Eric Lu and Eddie Lee of the Jubilee Project

The University of Denver Asian Student Alliance (ASA) concluded Asian Pacific

American Heritage Month with its biggest event of the year, eXpressions.

eXpressions, held on May 15th, showcased the talents of students, community locals, and out-of-state performers, primarily Asian-Amer-icans, but also welcomed those of other diverse backgrounds. In hosting the event, the students seek to provide an outlet for aspiring perform-ers to express themselves whether with a side hobby or a dream profession.

The seats of Davis Auditorium in Sturm Hall began to fill as DU student Cassandra Chan-thavong stepped onto the stage with her guitar and vocals.

ASA Internal President Craig Hirokawa and External President Vanessa Teck welcomed the

audience; then Tracey Adams-Peters, Director of the Center for Multicultural Excellence & African American Services excited the crowd with her roaring energy.

The Jubilee Project, a 501c3 that makes vid-eos for a good cause, presented their vision to produce entertaining content that will empow-er, enable, and inspire others to do good as well. The featured entertainment, Gowe, brought the audience to their feet as he performed his hip hop set. Gowe is an artist from Seattle who be-lieves that music is a medium that can connect people of all different backgrounds and beliefs.

Lastly, graduating seniors were recognized with hugs, roses and decorated paddles. The passion of the students permeated the audi-torium. Their message was clear: We are Asian American. We are the movement.

Parents answered questions asked by teens about how to communicate cross generations.

A painting activity led by Dao Than provided an opportunity for creative expression.

Students from APDC’s Youth Leadership Academy share their paintings.

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The Senate judiciary committee by voice vote agreed to include the Filipino

Veterans Family Reunification amendment to a landmark Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIB) bill that will be considered by the full Senate next month.

The amendment introduced by Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono aims to speed up the re-unification of veterans who have become naturalized Americans and their adult chil-dren still living in the Philippines.

Naturalized citizens who petition for their adult children or siblings generally have to wait for at least a decade in order to be re-united with them. For some countries such as the Philippines, the waiting period is as long as 23 years .

About 20,000 adult children of living or deceased Filipino-American war veterans who have approved petitions to immigrate will have immediate priority in getting visas once the bill is passed by the US Congress and signed by President Barack Obama.

The rally began at the West Lawn of the US Capitol. It was organized by the

Alliance for Citizenship and other advocacy groups across the nation.

“America’s strength is its diversity–people are welcome to come here from all over the world,” said Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC). “Their ex-

Indian American software magnate Vivek Ranadive, who has become the first person of Indian descent to

be the owner of a major US basketball team, plans to build the Sacramento Kings into a global brand.

“It’s going to be exciting,” he told the reportors after securing an agreement to buy 65 percent of the Kings for a National Bas-ketball Association (NBA) league-record valuation of $535 million.

“We’re going to build a global brand with the Kings. We’re going to give the fans the product that they deserve,” the minority owner of Golden State Warriors said on achieving his longtime goal.

To promote healthy eating among Asian Americans and Pa-cific Islanders, White House Exec-utive Chef Cristeta Comerford and Chef Ming Tsai have teamed up to film a cooking demonstration in the White House kitchen featuring healthy and traditional Asian reci-pes that follow the Dietary Guide-lines for Americans recommenda-tions that support the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) MyPlate food icon.

The video can be viewed here: youtu.be/BKKF-HryVsg.

Chances of immigrating to U.S. improve for Pinoy vets’ children

Nina Louie, a wife and mother, is in dire need of a bone marrow transplant. Nina is currently undergoing continued chemotherapy to treat the disease lymphoma. Because of her Asian heritage, find-ing a bone marrow match has been very challenging. There will be two marrow drives in Santa Clara, CA in honor of Nina. Call your friends in CA to help. Learn more at www.savenina.com.

Billion Dollar Filmmaker: Justin Lin

When Justin Lin first em-barked on the “Fast &

Furious” franchise, there were days when he had trouble get-ting past the security guards at the studio’s front gates.

“I don’t look like a director,” he says, by which he means partly his age but mostly his ethnic-ity. Lin, a Taiwanese American, was still enrolled at UCLA when the first “Fast and the Furious,” directed by Rob Cohen, hit the-aters in 2001. Lin took over the director chair from “Fast & Furi-ous 3”. He has made last three films earned over $1.1 billion at

Indian American Vivek Ranadive buys U.S. basketball team

Asian Americans Join Thousands To Rally For Immigration Reform

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She added: “That’s why we need a road-map to citizenship for aspiring citizens. Families are a bedrock American value, and as we move forward with immigration re-form, keeping families together must remain a top priority.”

the worldwide box office, “Fast & Furious 6” is in the No. 1 po-

sition at the Memorial Day weekend box office. Lin credits Universal for allowing him to take bigger and bolder risks with each film. That made it hard to turn down the offer to direct the planned seventh “Fast” film.

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