Patty Zhang, who’s worked as a dishwasher at China First restaurant in the University District for 30 years earning minimum wage. (Photo by Senhao Liu)

Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly.  Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.