Alia Marsha

Alia Marsha is a graduate of University of Washington Bothell where she was the editor-in-chief of the student newspaper Husky Herald. She was one of the 2015 Seattle Globalist Apprentices. Her work has also appeared on the TheNation.com, The International Examiner, and The Northwest Asian Weekly. She is originally from Jakarta, Indonesia.
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How Bellevue businessmen who stoked fears benefited after Japanese American incarceration

by Alia Marsha
Eastside businessmen who stoked anti-Japanese and anti-immigrant sentiment benefited most when Bellevue's Japanese American community was incarcerated.
Feb 19, 2017

The New Voters: Not voting is “unthinkable”

by Alia Marsha
A recently naturalized U.S. citizen says it is her duty to vote because many immigrants do not have that privilege.
Oct 27, 2016
A rendering of museum goers in a glassed in area planned for the renovated Seattle Asian Art Museum. (Courtesy photo)

Seattle Asian Art Museum gets an overhaul (but Asian art isn’t going anywhere)

by Alia Marsha
The iconic art deco building in Volunteer Park will soon be shuttered for a two-year renovation. But Seattle Asian Art Museum directors say it will be worth the wait.
Oct 25, 2016
Photos of the Slack family on the mantle of their Central District home, including little painting made for Dora Slack's 90th birthday in June. (Photo by Alia Marsha)

Creeping gentrification threatens another Black family in the CD

by Alia Marsha
In the face of foreclosure and a gentrifying neighborhood, the Slack family is fighting to save their home of fifty-five years.
Sep 7, 2016

Remembering Uncle Bob Santos, legendary Seattle activist

by Alia Marsha
"Uncle Bob" Santos, 82, was a longtime Seattle activist who championed social justice and for the Chinatown International District.
Aug 29, 2016

Meet our top contributors at The Globie Awards!

by Alia Marsha
Learn why these four amazing journalists are getting their due shine at The Globie Awards on Oct. 14.
Aug 16, 2016
Alia Marsha (third from right) and her family celebrating Eid al-Fitr in Indonesia in 2011. "Every year, the younger siblings of the family would make visits to the older ones. Since my father is the youngest of 8 siblings, we would go to so many houses which was a curse because traffic but a blessing because food!" (Courtesy photo)

5 Indonesian phrases I wish we had in English

by Alia Marsha
How do say someone's so not funny, that they are worthy of charity laughter? No word for it in English, but Indonesian has an answer.
Jul 27, 2016

Chinatown/International District survey finds blind spots in Seattle police data

by Alia Marsha
A survey showed that more than half of witnesses don't report crimes. Many of those who don't report say it's because they don't expect police to follow up.
Jul 11, 2016

How student movements for racial justice can survive summer break

by Alia Marsha
What happens when students leading the charge for progress on race graduate? Groups at Seattle U, UW and SPU say they have plans.
Jun 21, 2016
Hollis Wong-Wear. (Photo by Shyn Midili)

Why Seattle Times’ “sidekicking” Hollis Wong-Wear is bad for journalism

by Alia Marsha
The Seattle Times' tone-deaf treatment of musician Hollis Wong-Wear is a symptom of #JournalismSoWhite.
Feb 4, 2016

Seattle dance collective creates new platform for diverse artists

by Alia Marsha
New group Au Collective centers the experiences and perspectives of artists of color, women and queer artists in dance.
Aug 13, 2015
A Legong Balinese dancer. (Photo from Flickr by Jorge Dalmau)

When does enthusiasm for Indonesian culture veer into appropriation?

by Alia Marsha
Watching white Seattleites’ adopting Indonesian culture taught me that I can fit in here without giving up my identity.
Jun 23, 2015

George Tsutakawa fountain at Seattle Central gets its flow back

by Alia Marsha
Artist George Tsutakawa's fountain sculpture at Seattle Central College has been revived, after a volunteer campaign. "Fountain" has a vital place in Seattle's Asian American history.
Jun 5, 2015
Emma Lee Toyoda performs at the EMP. (Photo by Alia Marsha)

Seattle’s Smartest Global Women: Emma Lee Toyoda

by Alia Marsha
Tired of waiting for role model in indie folk, a young Asian American musician claims her stage.
Apr 20, 2015