Chetanya Robinson
Beth Takekawa retiring as director of the Wing Luke Museum
After 24 years working at the Wing Luke Museum, 14 of them as executive director, Beth Takekawa feels it’s the right time to retire.
The museum will launch a national search for a new director....
Pandemic recovery will take time for businesses in the Chinatown International District
The Chinatown International District (CID) looks bustling on the weekends. With the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic (hopefully) over and Seattle reopening, customers in the CID eagerly line up outside restaurants.
After a year and...
“He wanted to inspire people”: Friends and family remember Khoa Pham, Little Saigon business...
The City of Seattle declared April 21 Khoa Pham Day, in honor of his work as a small business owner, activist and community leader dedicated to caring for Little Saigon and beyond.
Pham passed away...
Attorney, artist and activist Nikkita Oliver launches run for City Council
Nikkita Oliver’s campaign for City Council Position 9 -- one of two seats representing the whole city -- launched with a mutual aid exchange. People brought supplies like tarps, tents, hygiene products and clothing,...
Business owner Sara Nelson running for city-wide Council race
Sara Nelson, co-owner of Fremont Brewing, believes her background as a progressive small business owner would bring fresh solutions to City Council if voters select her for Position 9, a seat representing the whole...
Vigil at Hing Hay Park honors victims of Atlanta massage parlor shootings
All photos are by Auriza Ugalino.
A peak of 200 community members attended a vigil held on March 22 in Hing Hay Park to honor victims of the mid-March massage parlor shootings in Atlanta. Speakers...
City Council staffer Brianna Thomas running for city-wide Council seat
Brianna Thomas, chief of staff to Council President Lorena González, is running for Seattle City Council Position 9, representing the whole city. It’s the seat her boss González is leaving to run for mayor...
Community leaders denounce anti-Asian attacks — and call for community-driven solutions
On the evening of February 25 in the Chinatown International District, Noriko Nasu, a Japanese language high school teacher was struck in the face by a man wielding a heavy object in a...
For Filipino American chef Aaron Verzosa, progressive tax system could preserve diversity in Seattle’s...
When Aaron Verzosa and his wife opened Archipelago, a Filipino American fine-dining restaurant in Seattle’s Hillman City neighborhood, they took on a loan and a financial risk.
Soon afterward, the COVID-19 pandemic exploded into the...
Community groups call for more equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution for people with limited English,...
Community organizer Sokha Danh has been helping Cambodian elders get vaccinated for COVID-19. The process has been frustrating – even though he is relatively tech savvy, and knowledgeable about the workings of the City...
