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Coming to a big, big, big country

by Jack Russillo

"Its buildings, its cities, its cars, everything, the people, everything is big."

Power Globalist Ana Sofia Knauf: “A lot more of the city would become invisible without the Globalist”

by The Seattle Globalist

Ana Sofia Knauf, a neighborhoods reporter at The Stranger, reflects on her first years as a professional journalist with The Seattle Globalist.

(Photo courtesy of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods)

Apply today for PACE: the People’s Academy for Community Engagement

by Seattle Department of Neighborhoods

Register now for the Seattle People’s Academy for Community Engagement!

A restaurant wall says a thousand words

by Aaron Huang

Tired of being shaken down in Greece for running a food stand, a family moves to Seattle.

In America, you can get to know your waiters

by Sam Tilford

Shaun Sik, from Malaysia, and his family had a conversation with a waiter that changed his impression of people in the United States.

Trump inauguration looms for DACA, undocumented students

by Enrique Pérez De La Rosa

Thousands protected under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in Washington face an uncertain future under the impending Trump administration.

A first impression of the U.S.: Roads so straight and smooth

by Carly Knight

Tatyana Shtefyuk, originally from Ukraine, was struck by the short lines, smiles from strangers and smooth roads in her new country.

Volunteers serve food at last year's interfaith Christmas Eve Dinner. (Photo courtesy Muslim Community Resource Center)

Interfaith Christmas Eve dinner hints at a brighter 2017

by Sarah Stuteville

We live in dark times. But an annual multicultural dinner for the needy on Friday is a sight of hope behind the headlines.

Development near SeaTac light rail threatens to oust mobile home park

by Mike Simpson

Homeowners at a manufactured home park in SeaTac say they want to fight to keep their homes and community.

You have to admit, the resemblance is striking. (Photo from @JamilSuleman Instagram)

Jesus is coming back for Christmas. But you can call him “Josh”

by Globalist Staff

What would the real Jesus do to celebrate his birthday? South Seattle's Jamil Suleman isn't afraid to dress up like the son of God to find out.

The sign at the Muslim Association of Puget Sound mosque in Redmond was vandalized for the second time in a month. (Photo by Redmond Police Department via Facebook)

Redmond mosque sign vandalized for the second time in a month

by Andrew Hamlin

The sign was vandalized twice in the past month and Redmond police are investigating the incidents as possible hate crimes.

(Photo from Flickr by Peter Guthrie)

Reflections on the ‘real America’ from inside the Seattle bubble

by Sheeba Jacob

I didn’t know until recently that I'm a member of the ‘Democratic urban elite,' living in a bubble that doesn’t represent the ‘real America.’

Youth Jail demonstrators confront officials at “Hate Free Zone” rally

by Marcus Harrison Green

At an event called to condemn hate speech, protesters challenged the Seattle mayor and the King County executive on the juvenile detention center.

Philippine Ex-President Marcos’ “hero’s burial” serves a modern agenda

by Roger Rigor

What's behind the effort to bury the demons of Ferdinand Marcos' past?

Isra Ayesh leads the March for Aleppo through Pike Market in downtown Seattle on Friday, December 16th. (Photo by Ramon Dompor)

Photos: A cry of hope for Syria on a cold Seattle night

by Ramon Dompor

Hundreds rallied on a chilly December evening under banners like "It's time for America to overthrow Assad" and "Never again is right now."

An Algerian chef starts an Italian restaurant with a French name

by Taylor McAvoy

Chef Abe Hadjal of Zouave restaurant in Ravenna talks about his journey, his food, and why the U.S. is still the best.

Media fail to give REAL first Asian American Olympic gold medalist her due

by Devin Israel Cabanilla

Vicki Manalo Draves was the first Asian American to win Olympic gold. But once again, the media was ready to give a man credit for something a woman did.

Wind farms on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca state. (Photo from Wikipedia)

Indigenous people confront the energy industry, from Oaxaca to Standing Rock

by Patti Kilpatrick

Multinational energy corporations have built wind farms to meet Mexico’s “green” energy goals. But indigenous communities whose land they're on aren't getting a say.

Power Globalist Varisha Khan: Rising journalist, political leader making a national impact

by The Seattle Globalist

What happens when you give young journalists an opportunity cover their own communities? In the case of Varisha Khan, they become national leaders.

Rebecca Saldaña picked to replace Jayapal in State Senate

by Venice Buhain

King County Councilmembers unanimously appointed Rebecca Saldaña, citing the importance of diverse representation in the state legislature.