Detainees left their marks on the walls of the building’s outdoor recreation courtyard using melted roofing tar. Many left their names and from where they emigrated. (Photo by Ana Sofia Knauf)

Christina Twu is an editor at The Seattle Globalist who has received regional recognition from the Society of Professional Journalists for her reporting on race and education. Off editing duty, she karaokes and studies the future of content strategy as a master's degree candidate for the University of Washington's Communications Leadership program (CommLead). She enjoys speaking Chinglish and supports revolutionary work, including that of Got Green, an environmental justice organization for which she now serves on the board.