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Two Korean food books for kids to combat the “lunchbox moment”
Many have experienced that “lunchbox moment” — those times, often in childhood, when someone is teased for eating food from their culture. These moments are powerful because food is an important part of a...
New memoir disrupts common narratives about transracial adoption
“You should be grateful” is a phrase that many adoptees are familiar with. It may be that it was said to you, as it was to Angela Tucker, author of a new book about...
‘Model Minority Moms’ podcast highlights the real stories behind the myth
The model minority myth says that Asian Americans are successful, hard-working and prosperous, ignoring the complexity of people’s individual experiences. A similar myth exists around parenting. Social media shows happy families, and blogs focus...
MacArthur Foundation honors regional writer, artist and college instructor Don Mee Choi with genius...
On Sept. 28, the MacArthur Foundation announced its 2021 class of fellows. Along with 24 others, the foundation honored Don Mee Choi, a poet and translator who lives in Seattle and teaches at Renton...
From Alabama to Olympia, Merritt D. Long’s memoir shares a life of hoping and...
True to its title, the key scene of Merritt D. Long’s memoir My View from the Back of the Bus takes place on a bus ride, from his hometown of Bessemer to Birmingham, Alabama....
UW undergrad’s first novel, optioned for a movie, features big robots and even bigger...
This article originally ran online on the UW News website on January 27, 2021.
In his 36 years of teaching, some of the best writing UW English Professor Shawn Wong has seen came out of...
A conversation with Naomi Ishisaka, The Seattle Times social justice columnist
On Oct. 14, Naomi Ishisaka began her first column as The Seattle Times’s social justice columnist by talking about what she learned from her Japanese American father, who was born in an internment camp....
City of Seattle and King County reach out to ethnic media about Census 2020...
April 1, 2020, is Census Day. As written in the Constitution, the government gets only one chance every 10 years to count everybody living in the U.S. The results of the Census will determine...
Ami Nguyen’s lived experience as the daughter of refugees guides her in City Council...
Ami Nguyen’s parents never wanted her to get involved in politics. They are Vietnamese refugees with family still back in Vietnam. In college, an API group Nguyen was involved with was making plans to...
Catching up with Karen Sakata about Bush Garden’s move to Uncle Bob’s Place
Bush Garden, the legendary Japanese restaurant and karaoke lounge, will be moving from its current location. In what could be called a case of kismet, its new home will be Uncle Bob’s Place, a...