Kat Chow

Kat Chow is a multimedia journalist who probably thinks about food too much. When Kat’s not thinking about chow — and yes, she’s aware that her name is a pun — she’s thinking about news. She writes about food and art for The Seattle Weekly, works with Allrecipes.com and is interning with The Seattle Times’ online team. In June, she’ll be moving to Phnom Penh, Cambodia to report for an English-language newspaper.
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King County Metro route 42

South Seattle immigrant communities fight uphill battle for transportation

by Kat Chow
Getting from point A to point B isn’t easy for 68-year-old Tuyet Mhi Mai. Especially when those points are her daughter’s crowded Lake City home and service classes or work in South Seattle. Since the King County Metro reduced bus route 42 because it runs parallel to the Light Rail, Mai’s commute is a little more […]
May 14, 2012

Pounding the Pavement to get out the Asian Pacific Islander vote

by Kat Chow
Despite a growing population, Washington’s Asian Pacific Islander community has a disproportionately low percentage of registered voters. This election season, community leaders are launching a big push to change that. Nancy Huang, a senior at Garfield High School, had never canvassed before. But there she was on a sunny afternoon in Beacon Hill, standing nervously on […]
Apr 20, 2012