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Three ways to get a global coffee fix in Seattle

by Brett Konen

A guide to the diverse international coffee scene that often flies below our over-caffeinated radar.

Karol Cariola, one of Chile's former student leaders and newly-elected members of Congress, meets with a constituent after the elections. (Photo by Eilís O'Neill)

Getting schooled by South American student activists

by Eilís O'Neill

Students in Chile and Argentina are proving that meaningful education reform means taking over schools and getting young people into office.

Marvel debuts first Muslim heroine to headline a comic series

by Atia Musazay

G. Willow Wilson, Seattle author of the new Marvel Comics series released next month, explains how a typical Pakistani-American teen and her alter ego Ms. Marvel should be everyone’s all-American hero.

Border Patrol Agent Mike Burmudez at a command center along the Canadian border in Blaine, Washington. (Photo by Eroyn Franklin)

Judge rules gadgets are fair game in warrantless border searches

by Alex Stonehill

If you come with 100 miles of the Canadian border, the government can search your phone or laptop without cause.

Northwest brewmaster incites Chinese craft beer revolution

A beer lover from Portland is helping to bring microbrews to China’s macro market.

An elusive Japanese New Year’s treat returns to Seattle

by Anna Goren

Art Oki, mastermind of Umai-Do Japanese sweet shop, brings the nostalgic taste of manju home for the holiday season.

Reina Martinez Olivares (right) with her granddaughter. (Photo by Liliana Caracoza)

From Mexico to Tacoma, a shared struggle against domestic violence

by Liliana Caracoza

A visit to an impoverished village in Veracruz uncovers a shared trauma, and the shared strength to overcome abuse.

Reina Martinez Olivares (right) with her granddaughter. (Photo by Liliana Caracoza)

Desde México hasta Tacoma, una lucha común contra la violencia doméstica

by Liliana Caracoza

Una visita a un pueblo empobrecido en Veracruz revela un trauma, y la fuerza compartida para superar el abuso. Read in English

Father Abdulah Tafas (left), originally from Syria, is a priest with the Syriac Orthodox Church. Samir Abu Lail, originally from Jordan, is priest with the Melkite Catholic Church. Last Sunday both presided over services at Saint Joseph in North Seattle — a Melkite church where many Middle Eastern Christians gather. (Photo by Sara McCaslin)

For Syrian Christians, a holiday spent praying for peace

by Sarah Stuteville

Saint Joseph church in Lake City mixes traditions to create a spiritual home for Christians from across the Middle East.

Memories of Christmas in a Kenya slum

by Simon Okelo

How to create your own Christmas decorations using clay, cigarette packs, and a little un-permitted pruning.

Rio Blanco residents hold a sign near their blockade of the access road that to a proposed dam project. (Photo by Madeline McClure)

Blood and ballots in Honduras

by Madeline McClure

A fraudulent election is another disturbing sign that U.S.-supported impunity is back in Central America.

Anurag Mairal works at PATH, where a suit has been made to control bleeding after childbirth. (Photo by Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)

Seattle’s global health MacGyvers

by Sarah Stuteville

Innovators from Washington state blend high-tech research and pragmatic application to create cool, surprising and even downright weird global-health inventions.

(Illustration by Sara McCaslin)

10 tips for Brits living in Seattle

by Ruth Whyman

How to get on in the Emerald City without coming off like a barmy wanker.

Women and children receive typhoon relief aid last month. (Photo courtesy Balsa Mindanao)

Filipina women, forced migration and disaster trafficking

by Jill Mangaliman

On International Migrants’ Day, we should be talking about the root causes of trafficking and labor exploitation: global inequality.

Nelly Kinsella shows off the website of the Washington health insurance exchange before it's launch on October 1st. (Photo by Elaine Thompson/Associated Press)

Immigrant service providers frustrated with Healthplanfinder site

by Atoosa Sonia Moinzadeh

Local organizations like Sea Mar and Global to Local are hoping to seize on a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to get immigrants and refugees insured.

Photos: Afro-Peruvian artists bring mixed heritage to the stage

by Aida Solomon

Last Friday, local and international artists from the De Cajón Project took over the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute with performances celebrating the fusion of African soul and Latin spirit.

Rising Malaysian songstress brings style and soul to Seattle

by Atia Musazay

Yuna Zarai shares her inspiration for making music and her singular, Malaysian-infused style. She performs in Seattle this Tuesday at The Crocodile.

Local comedians find laughs in their foreign roots

by Sarah Stuteville

Seattle’s comedy scene is on the rise, and a surprising number of local comedians trace their humor back to an international upbringing.

Nelson Mandela: A true revolutionary never dies

by Semone Andu

For an Eritrean community leader in Seattle, Nelson Mandela’s legacy lives on. (Artwork by Marc Alexander)

An elder Salvadoran man who survived the armed conflict is preparing a poster memorializing slain family members for the annual “Encuentro de Victimas” (Meeting of Victims) in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Montalvo)

Seattleites renew fight for justice in El Salvador’s dirty wars

by Alex Montalvo

In the Eighties, Seattle was a hub for resistance to U.S. funded human rights abuses in Central America. With new hope for justice in El Salvador, some locals are back at it.