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Five ways to spend your weekend honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Leona Vaughn

Here are five ways to take action over the 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.

Census citizenship question blocked in federal court

by Ryan Phelan

Washington state had joined the lawsuit seeking to bar the citizenship question.

Tales of brave, resourceful girls lead Children’s Film Festival Seattle lineup

by Calder Stenn

Tales of brave and resourceful girls from Africa, the Middle East and Europe will light up the screen at the upcoming 14th annual Children's Film Festival Seattle.

“China Love” captures the wedding dreams of Chinese couples

by Zijun Cathy You

The film “China Love” explores the meaning behind the fantasy-making trend in China — the pre-wedding photoshoot.

Join the Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board—Let’s Get Seattle Walking

by Seattle Department of Transportation

SDOT is currently accepting applications for new members of the Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board (SPAB), to fill at least three positions.

In Zimbabwe, children’s charities struggle to fend off growing food insecurity

by Global Press News Service

In Zimbabwe’s capital, many children rely on daily meals offered by neighborhood drop-in centers. As center administrators struggle to provide consistency despite the crumbling economy, they wonder privately how much longer it will last.

“Voluntary colonialism” is the West’s anti-immigration strategy

by Ramona Wadi

Opinion: Is colonialism ever voluntary? Western countries propose “voluntary colonialism” amid anti-immigrant sentiment.

Join friends and neighbors at the Othello-UW Commons opening celebration

by Othello-UW Commons

The open house and celebration for the new Othello-UW Commons will take place 4–7 p.m. on Jan. 16, 2019, with a brief program starting at 4:45 p.m.

Their husbands casualties of war, Jaffna women fish for their families

by Global Press News Service

Traditionally, women in Sri Lanka do not fish for a living. But in Jaffna, where many men died, were wounded or went missing during the civil war, Rasathurai Sarojathevi is teaching a group of 20 women to earn their livings from fishing. Even when the rains don’t cooperate, local women are taking the lead in earning for their families.

Exhibit highlights art and urban design as immigration advocacy

An exhibit at the Center for Architecture & Design spotlights protest posters and design proposals that show how Seattle and other sanctuary cities could be more welcoming to refugees.

The Colors of Green

by The Seattle Globalist

The Colors of Green is a podcast focusing on how communities of color are leading the way in Seattle's environmental justice movement.

The Colors of Green: James Rasmussen

by The Seattle Globalist

James Rasmussen's family has been connected to the Duwamish River for 10,000 years, and his concept of home fuels his stewardship of the river.

The Colors of Green: Sonali Jasuja

by The Seattle Globalist

Sonali Jasuja walks us through her journey from being a tech worker to becoming a mentor to young women passionate about building a better environmental future.

The Colors of Green: Tania Tam Park

by The Seattle Globalist

Tania Tam Park says that people of color and immigrants practice environmental stewardship in ways that can challenge the dominant view of environmentalism.

The Colors of Green: Jill Mangaliman

by The Seattle Globalist

Jill Mangaliman speaks on the community power that is at the heart of resilience in the face of environmental instability.

The adventure and culture shock of coming to a new country

by Haruka Kikuchi

Cindy Huang first arrived in the United State in 2011 at age 16 from her home country, Taiwan.

The rush of arrival and welcome on his first day in the United States

by Sandra Maszak

Bilal Sijok’s spent his first day in Portland, Oregon, before arriving in Camas, Washington, where he would attend his senior year of high school.

Overcoming language barriers in his first days in the U.S.

by Giulia Szanyi

On the night of February 2, 1987, Szanyi landed in College Station and was shocked by the nearly-70-degree “shorts-and-a-T-shirt” weather that greeted him. It was below freezing when he left Budapest.

The exciting and exhausting journey across an ocean

by Kyle Gehler

Tamara Benassuli is an International student from Switzerland. She visited the New York as a tourist a few times, but Benassuli only recently came over to live in Seattle as an exchange student.

From the first drive from LAX into a country reliant on cars

by Xiang Shen

Jack Ma is a 21-year-old student at the University of Washington studying Computer Engineering. He came to the United States from Guangzhou, China, in 2012 at age 15 with his parents after middle school.