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Op-Ed: Seattle Should Adopt Targeted Local Hire, a Green Solution for Job Inequity
Rainier Valley is a constantly changing landscape with new developments being built all along the light rail. It’s also home to more people of color than any other Seattle neighborhood (70 percent overall). And
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Adventures of a New Father, Part III: Far Down the Rabbit Hole
As soon as the baby was born, we entered into the world of babies. Seriously, it is all babies all the time. I didn’t realize how deep down the rabbit hole we were —
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The Last Word: For College Grads, Friendly Advice and Tender Warnings
My mother is 80 and suffering from dementia, but the moment she heard that I was going to give the commencement speech at University of California, Irvine (UCI), she sort of regained her full
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Adventures of a New Father, Part II: Raising a Tricultural Baby
The baby is now seven weeks old, and I look at him as he smiles in his sleep and wish for time to stand still. Mainly because he is growing so fast and soon,
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Op-Ed: White Fright, Obama Nation, and Other American Pathologies
In the run-up to the 2012 U.S. presidential election, Fox News pundit Bill O’Reilly offered an amusing perspective on how demographic shifts in America would impact the outcome of the race between President Barack
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Senior Days: When the Simple Gets Complicated in Family Care
According to a survey conducted by the Museum of the American Revolution, “more than 50 percent of Americans wrongly attributed the quote ‘From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs’
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Op-Ed: Election Drama Offers ‘Lessons in Diversity’ for One Calif. City
On March 5, 2013, in a historic election, Chin Ho Liao was elected to serve on the San Gabriel City Council, but the city council refused to let him take his seat. This was
Read More »Adventures of a New Father, Part 1: On Backing Dat Azz Up
Baby Button has been doing well, and has actually gained nearly two pounds since he was born on April 10th. You may not think that’s impressive, but he was only seven pounds when he
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THE SHIFT IN IRANIAN BEAUTY STANDARDS
Women recovering from nosejobs are a common site on the streets around Iran. Photo credit: Paul Keller. By: Mahroo Keshavarz IE Contributor I am the first person in my family to be born in
Read More »Op-Ed: The Importance of Interracial Solidarity
The Importance of Interracial Solidarity By Soya Jung IE Contributor Seattle has seen some great racial justice trainings and projects over the last decade or so on issues like immigrant rights, police accountability and
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