Venice Buhain

Venice Buhain is an online and print journalist whose work has appeared on TVW News, AOL/Patch, The Olympian and other news organizations. She is also the former Editorial Director at The Seattle Globalist. Venice has covered diversity, education, local news and politics. She also is a past Seattle chapter president of the Asian American Journalists Association.
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Inslee criticizes intolerance after vandalism of Hindu temples

by Venice Buhain
Gov. Jay Inslee spoke out against acts of intolerance and met with Hindu leaders last week after the recent vandalism incidents at two temples.
Mar 9, 2015

State Sen. Jim Honeyford apologizes for ‘hurtful’ words on minorities

by Venice Buhain
Sen. Jim Honeyford, R-Sunnyside, issued a statement of "regret" on Thursday for using the term "colored" during a recent Senate committee meeting.
Mar 6, 2015

Second Seattle-area Hindu temple vandalized

by Venice Buhain
The Hindu temple in Kent reported broken windows and graffiti — the second vandalism at a Hindu temple in the Seattle area in a few weeks.
Mar 1, 2015

Nestora Salgado’s family prepares for long court fight in Mexico in vigilante case

by Venice Buhain
Family told that Renton woman faces 1,000 years in prison in Mexico, accused of kidnapping after organizing a community police force.
Feb 27, 2015
Antonio Zambrano-Montes, who was shot and killed by police in Pasco, WA on Feb. 10th, in an undated family photo.

State lawmakers: video of Pasco police shooting ‘troubling’

by Venice Buhain
Washington lawmakers of color released a statement Friday regarding video footage of Pasco police shooting Antonio Zambrano-Montes.
Feb 20, 2015

Pussy Riot’s first English song ‘I Can’t Breathe’ pays tribute to Eric Garner

by Venice Buhain
Pussy Riot first English song, "I Can't Breathe," repeats the last words of Eric Garner when he died at the hands of police officers.
Feb 18, 2015

Israel Supreme Court rules against Rachel Corrie’s parents in lawsuit

by Venice Buhain
The Israel Supreme Court has upheld a decision favoring the Israeli army in a lawsuit filed by the parents of Olympia activist Rachel Corrie, who died in 2003.
Feb 12, 2015

King of Norway to speak at Pacific Lutheran University commencement

by Venice Buhain
King Harald V of Norway will come to Pacific Lutheran University in May to speak at commencement and receive an honorary doctorate.
Feb 10, 2015
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Seahawks Super Bowl shirts shipped to developing countries

by Venice Buhain
Thousands of T-shirts that would have adorned happy Seahawks fans if they'd won the Super Bowl will head to developing countries for people in need.
Feb 9, 2015

Washington considers ban on elephant ivory sales

by Venice Buhain
As a response to the illegal poaching in Africa, lawmakers in Olympia are considering making it a misdemeanor to sell elephant ivory in Washington state.
Feb 7, 2015

Ports shut down to ships over the weekend as labor talks continue

by Venice Buhain
Ports of Seattle and Tacoma among the west coast ports shut down to cargo vessels over the weekend, as contract negotiations continue between PMA and ILWU.
Feb 6, 2015

Long-lost follow-up for ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ to be published

by Venice Buhain
New book shares characters and themes from "To Kill a Mockingbird," which was influential in the way it dealt with issues of racism and inequality.
Feb 3, 2015

FBI’s Seattle Somali community outreach programs targeted for spying, reports say

by Venice Buhain
A report says the Seattle FBI community outreach program received orders in 2009 to gather intelligence on Somali community.
Jan 30, 2015

Seattle teacher pepper sprayed at MLK Day protest, files claim (video)

by Venice Buhain
Video captures a Seattle police officer pepper spraying Garfield High School teacher Jesse Hagopian, on the phone at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day protest.
Jan 28, 2015

New state proposal would still allow undocumented immigrant drivers

by Venice Buhain
State lawmakers want to keep questions about citizenship optional for standard Washington driver's licenses and ID cards.

ICHS nurse practitioner residency program taking applications

by Venice Buhain
International Community Health Services (ICHS) Family Nurse Practitioner Residency Program is taking applications through April 1.
Jan 26, 2015

Washington DREAMer invited to State of the Union

by Venice Buhain
DREAMer Juan Macedo de Alba was in the audience of President Barack Obama's seventh State of the Union address, as a guest of Rep. Suzan DelBene, a year after the honor student faced deportation.
Jan 21, 2015

Bellevue food truck pod brings international flavors five days a week

by Venice Buhain
No longer do Bellevue residents and workers have to wait for Fridays to enjoy food truck goodness. Downtown Bellevue's food truck pod is now open five days a week.

Seattle unanimously passes Priority Hire law

by Venice Buhain
The city's construction projects will have more workers from within Seattle city limits, after the city council passed a Priority Hire law on Tuesday.
Jan 20, 2015

Did the Seahawks misstep with MLK Tweet?

by Venice Buhain
The Seattle Seahawks apologized after comparing their unlikely win over the Green Bay Packers with Martin Luther King, Jr.'s fight for civil rights.