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Lisa See Spellbinds Audiences Again in “Dreams of Joy”
In her bestselling novel, “Shanghai Girls,” published two years ago to wide acclaim, Lisa See chronicled the lives of two sisters, Pearl Chin and her younger sister, May, and their privileged life in pre-World
Read More »Take an Asian American Literary Tour of Seattle’s Chinatown/ID
SEATTLE – A time traveler seeking a glimpse of the International District’s past would do no better than to take its measure through the eyes of its Asian-Pacific Islander American storytellers. A good place
Read More »Goodwill Building Demolition and Parking Project Underway
SEATTLE – After 12 years of unsuccessful efforts to redevelop its Dearborn campus, Seattle Goodwill Industries has unveiled plans to build a new job training center. Demolition of its vacant buildings along Dearborn Street
Read More »Education Leaders Reexamine Strategies To Improve Seattle Schools
With Seattle School Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson’s ouster over a financial scandal last February, community leaders are taking a second look at the structural challenges facing a beleaguered school district. As Seattle School Board candidates
Read More »The History of Japanese American Strawberry Farms on Bainbridge Island
For denizens of the Pacific Northwest, the summer months of June through August mark the harvest season for cherries, boysenberries, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. Long before large-scale fruit growing became a successful staple
Read More »America is My Home: Collin Tong
Collin Tong - IE Staff Reporter – Planting roots in San Francisco’s Chinatown. In 1937, when my parents set sail on the S.S. Cleveland from Guangzhou [Canton] bound for Honolulu, and thence to San
Read More »America is My Home: Diem Ly
Diem Ly - IE Editor in Chief – A war propels an immigration wave and one family’s journey across America. For Nhuan Ly, the events of April 30, 1975 will be forever seared into
Read More »Journalists Unite for Former P-I Reporter Missing in Syria, Iran
As detained American journalist Dorothy Parvaz’s situation dragged out, her colleagues and supporters throughout the world were stepping up their efforts to win her release from Syria. Now, the efforts will have to refocus
Read More »Race Matters: The Color of Cuts
The disproportionate impact of budget cuts on communities of color in Washington.
Read More »Eastside Story
We’ve observed it for some time, but the recent Census confirms it. APIs are planting roots on the Eastside in astonishing numbers.
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