Allies celebrate Seattle’s ban South Asian communities will celebrate the 132nd birthday of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, a staunch advocate for Dalit people, this Saturday in Kirkland. “This celebration of Dr. Ambedkar’s birthday...
Forging intergenerational connections Older Cambodian Americans felt the direct impact of the genocide, but younger Khmer Americans want to connect to their history, too. “It’s very, like, hush-hush,” Touch said. “Nobody wants to...
Chiling Tong, president of the National Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce and Entrepreneurship, noted this strife has yet to relent. “Some Asian restaurants, after COVID, they still cannot recover,” she said in...
Why young people vote at lower rates Low turnout among young voters is “not a new phenomenon,” said Mark Smith, a UW political science professor, noting the pattern goes back decades. Several factors...
The push to remove E-Verify in Pierce CountyExecutive Dammeier kept the system in place because, from his perspective, it does the job. If there are issues, he indicated he would be willing...
Why was the relief money delayed?The distribution delays may be the result of an overextended office maneuvering a large-scale, fast-paced refugee resettlement push, but there could also be other factors at play,...
States with stricter gun lawsEverytown lists Washington as first in the “making progress” category, while ranking states like Massachusetts, Hawaii and New York as “national leaders.” California, which holds the top spot...
The study looked at how organizations have worked to recruit, employ and train doulas and sought their thoughts on systemic changes necessary to confront health inequities and make doulas more accessible. Another...
