Interviewer Kevin Tain

Fremont Fair 2008

2008-06-28T01:41:00.001-07:00

So I went to the Fremont Fair and it was a blast with many fun and interesting things. I'll let the video do the explaining.

Well Summer has come at last!

2008-06-18T17:08:00.000-07:00

Hey been awhile, again and sorry about late updates again.

The last event that I went was the Folklife Fair and heres the Interview I did with A Moment in Time.

Second interview I did was with the NKB Group this is seperate from Folklife.

Well I'll see you later for the next event Fremont Fair!

A New Change + Folklife

2008-05-28T19:23:00.000-07:00

Hey guys been awhile, a very long time actually since i last posted and updated.

A New Change is that i'm now using the name Seattle P.I. Blog 206 now instead of the International Examiner because of reasons which is my own.

I went to Folklife and many who went there or heard knew of how nutty it was, with hundreds of cultures and music all crammed into the Seattle Center, it was breathtaking and shocking. With the sunny weather combined with the diffrent music and people, Folklife really shines as one of the oddest/sweetest event in Seattle.

Heres an interview with A Moment in Time.

Sakura-Con 2008 Gallery

2008-03-31T17:37:00.001-07:00

Lulu from Final Fantasy X

Please go to my Flickr page for many pictures of Sakura-Con 2008! Also come to my channel for my interviews at Sakura-Con 2008.

More WCG 2007 Sunday Photos

2007-10-07T16:55:00.000-07:00

WCG 2007 Sunday Photos

2007-10-07T16:47:00.000-07:00

It's ALLLLLL GOOOOOD

2007-09-30T16:53:00.000-07:00

Hey this is before I joined the International Examiner

2007-09-30T16:25:00.000-07:00

My First Documentary

2007-09-30T16:16:00.000-07:00

My Article with WILD for the International Examiner

2007-09-30T16:14:00.001-07:00

Green Streets: Cleaning up Our Air and Beautifying Our Neighborhood
Category/Issue: Features, Volume 34 No. 18

Story by: Kevin Tain and Phung Vuong

The people in and around the ID neighborhood will soon have better and cleaner lives thanks to Inter*Im Community Development Association’s Green Street project.Inter*Im is a non-profit and a lead neighborhood planning organization for the ID neighborhood. Over the years, their projects have included renovations of affordable housing units such as the Eastern and NP Hotels, as well as development of the newly built Nihonmachi Terrace family apartments. In 2004, they began their Green Street project, under the leadership of urban planner Tom Im.
The Green Street is planned to be built on Maynard between Main and Jackson streets. According to Im, the Green Street project will incorporate natural features like plants and trees into an urban street where there are currently a lot of cars. Beautification is also a primary influence, and thus Inter*Im will create new clean sidewalks and construct urban art throughout the design. Inter*Im also made sure that the design addressed issues of community safety, and built elements like benches and small parks to encourage gathering of community members. The Green Street project also helps to preserve different cultures of our neighborhood by including more elements (such as art) that reflect the Japanese American community.
The challenge the project currently faces is the cost of keeping it going. The project will take $400,000-$500,000 to implement. The Green Street project is expected to be completed in 2008. When it is finished, this project will make the International District more beautiful by adding greenery and public art that celebrates ID history. It will create a healthy environment by planting more trees (which helps to clean our air) and creating a more natural water drainage system (to clean our water and reuse it for watering the greenery). The Green Street project is just one of many ways that the community is addressing some of the environmental issues it faces.