I read with dismay about the Moriguchis’ plan to grant access to the rooftop on the Publix Apartments to install cellular panel antennae and peripheral cell transmitters. I share the concern of the ‘concerned citizen’ who resides in the ID/Chinatown, who wrote about this matter. I just called the Uwajimaya administrative office to voice my […]
LETTER: Reader gives input on SPD diversity dispute
Dear Editor, I wish that Mr. Irigon had gotten his wish to have appointed an Asian Pacific Islander to Seattle Police Command, but I am not persuaded that Chief Kathleen O’Toole’s response to unanimous recommendations should not brighten the day of a woman who faces what she often calls “very difficult” and “no-win” decisions. I […]
LETTER: SPD diversity dispute (Letter to Kathleen O’Toole)
Dear Kathy, I recently found out that you appointed three non-Asians to Assistant Chiefs positions. I felt blindsided and betrayed. You were aware of the Asian Pacific Islanders (API)’s community concerns that there were no APIs on your command staff. Based on your previous history, when you were the Boston police commissioner and appointed an […]
LETTER: SPD diversity dispute (O’Toole responds)
Dear Frank, Wow, that’s really hurtful. I don’t know how people can go from being great pals one day, to a message like this overnight. It really saddens me. I’m also disappointed that you invoked Al’s name. I certainly respected his role as an activist and listened carefully to his perspective during many meetings. One […]
LETTER: Reader supports sugary drinks tax
Dear Editor, Too often I have overheard an adult say to a child, “If you behave, I will reward you with a cola.” We are faced today with public health crises made worse by overconsumption of sugary drinks — Type 2 diabetes, tooth decay, and heart disease. Seattle’s new tax on sugary drinks begins in […]
LETTER: Uwajimaya response
As long time business owners and community members of Seattle and the Chinatown International District, Uwajimaya and the Moriguchi family are fully committed to the well-being of our community, residents, employees, and customers. Our responsibility is not taken lightly, and we thoughtfully scrutinize the business decisions we make, utilizing independent professional experts when needed, to […]
LETTER: A BOLD approach to fighting Alzheimer’s
Dear Editor, Someone in the U.S. develops Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia every 66 seconds. It is time we change our thinking on Alzheimer’s disease. This is a public health issue. Dr. David Satcher, our last U.S. Surgeon General, called it “the most under-recognized threat to public health in the 21st century.” Alzheimer’s is […]
LETTER: The sanitization process of our names
My community coordinator called me into his office, and he said, “You will need to tell the patron not to write his name in Chinese characters, on our sign-in sheet!” I felt confused and upset. Inside, I was steaming, and thought, “Aren’t you Chinese, can’t you read the characters? Go tell that to the customer […]
LETTER: Reader lambasts Bruce Harrell
I was amused to see your headline “Seattle’s First Asian Mayor” referring to Bruce Harrell’s thankfully, all too brief role as interim mayor of Seattle. In your haste to embrace an Asian as mayor, you should know Harrell is actually bi-racial — he is part Japanese and part Black. Secondly, to my knowledge, Harrell has […]
LETTER: Response to “Tax to Target Asians?” article
What a provocative title! It certainly demands the attention of all fair minded people of Asian descent or not. But the article (without byline and therefore free of accountability to an individual) fails to note a significant fact: developers love price inflation. Could it be that Jenny Durkan, in her voiced opposition to Cary Moon’s […]
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