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Sahra Farah, Director of Somali Community Services of Seattle. (Photo by Jama Abdirahman)

Seattle’s Smartest Global Women: Sahra Farah

by Jama Abdirahman

A Somali American pioneer challenges her community

A BoltBus driver loads luggage into the bottom of a bus in Seattle. (Photo by Holly Thorpe)

BoltBus makes travel cheap, but is it cheapening travel?

by Holly Thorpe

No car? No cash? No problem. With the advent of cheap, “alternative” travel, crossing the border is easier than ever. But are transport services like BoltBus cheapening the experience of traveling “meaningfully?"

At a press conference organized by CAIR-WA Ethiopian American Aisha Gobana spoke out about an incident in March when she says she was threatened by a man with a gun in a SeaTac gas station who said "I don’t trust Muslims, I trust my gun." (Photo courtesy CAIR-WA)

Anti-Islam rhetoric poses a threat to all people of color

by Goorish Wibneh

I gave up having intellectual debates about Islam when I realized how dangerous they can be for people who look like me.

Delicious Jamaican breakfast including ackee, plantain, breadfruit, and mango-pineapple juice. (Photo from Flickr by Christina Xu)

Culinary tours for women of color, coming soon to Seattle

by Reagan Jackson

Inspired by her Pan-Africanist upbringing in Seattle, Nacala Ayele plans to launch culinary tours exploring the cuisine of the global african diaspora.

Kent woman wins fight for African hair braiding

by Venice Buhain

Natural African hair braiding officially can be done without a license in Washington after a Kent woman challenged the state.

Bruce Lee is buried in Lake View Cemetery next to his son Brandon, who died in 1993. (Photo by Chetanya Robinson)

Bruce Lee’s grave: Seattle landmark, global attraction

by Chetanya Robinson

More than 40 years after the death of martial arts legend Bruce Lee, visitors from around the world pay homage at his Seattle gravesite.

The Specialty Coffee Association of the Americas conference in Seattle this week is all about improving the experiences of coffee consumers. But some participants are looking at how it can improve the lot of growers too. (Photo courtesy SCAA)

Ensuring the global coffee boom gives farmers a fair shot

by Sarah Stuteville

A giant coffee conference held in Seattle this week will include local efforts to help coffee farmers escape poverty.

International Students should start thinking about OPT long before graduation. (Photo by UW Admissions / Kathrine Katherine B. Turner)

Tips for International Students hoping to stay after studying

by Rebecca Yeung

A program called Optional Practical Training (OPT) allows international students to work in the U.S. for a year if they’re hired within 90 days of graduating.

Seattle Globalist Foodie Nights launch April 30th

by Simona Trakiyska

On Thursday April 30th, our first foodie night will feature traditional Moroccan cuisine and hospitality at the Kasbah Moroccan Restaurant in Ballard.

Japanese clothier Uniqlo unveils plans for Bellevue Square

by Venice Buhain

Uniqlo is also known for stocking a wide rage of sizes including small, a relief for smaller adults tired of shopping in the children's sections.

Hone your journalism skills April 23 at our ‘Deep-Dive Reporting’ workshop

by Christina Twu

Our April 23 reporting workshop is a rare opportunity for writers to get the lowdown from Globalist editors on how to become ace reporters.

The coffee at Cortona Café is good and strong. Shop owner, Ice, will wake you up with a hot cup while a catchy mix of music gets your foot tapping long before the caffeine-induced jitters catch up (Photo by Brie Ripley).

Cortona Café: beacon of unity amid Central District gentrification

by Brie Ripley

“This is a place where people build relationships” Central District resident Amanda Predmore says of Cortona Café “It’s one of the most intimate cafés in the city.”

A vendor in the famous Ankara alley of Balogun Market in Lagos. (Photo by Lola Akinmade)

Five ways Seattle keeps reminding me of Lagos

by Ebele Mogo

At first glance, Seattle may not have a lot in common with Africa's largest city. But a Lagos native says a few things about the Emerald City always remind her of home.

Juan Valadez, a young graphic designer who lives in Guadalajara, Mexico, says the idea of moving to the U.S. isn't of interest to him or most of his friends. (Photo by Alysa Hullett)

Young Mexicans finding fewer reasons to head north

by Alysa Hullett

For entrepreneurial young Mexicans, dreams of prosperity no longer lie across the border.

Searching for a solution to the Somali remittance crisis

by Sarah Stuteville

Somali Americans came together with politicians to look for a way to keep remittance money flowing to Somalia in spite of banks' restrictions.

NBC's series "The Slap" tells the story of a group of friends torn apart when one physically disciplines another's child.

NBC’s “The Slap” hits at the disciplinary struggles of immigrant parents

by Agazit Afeworki

Our beliefs about physical discipline of children are based on our cultural training. So what about families that are bridging two cultures?

Man sought in alleged hate crime after hateful remarks, showing gun to Muslim woman

by Venice Buhain

It's the latest incident that has raised concerns about hate crimes against Muslims in Washington.

Throughout the civil war, thousands of children were forcibly separated from their families; approximately 2,354 children were adopted into the U.S., with adopted parents told that they were orphans. (Photo by Linda Hess Miller via Wikimedia Commons)

El Salvador families search for disappeared children decades after war

by Nicole Einbinder

Decades after the end of a brutal civil war, survivors continue to demand justice and search for Salvadoran disappeared children forcibly taken by the army.

Fewer immigrants filling Tacoma detention center, as doubts grow about new contract

by Lael Henterly

With a big contract in the works, Tacoma detention center for immigrants sits half empty.

Fourth grader Arthur Gwozdz of Newcastle points at his parents’ native Poland on a map in his family’s living room. (Photo by Kyle Haddad-Fonda)

National Geographic Bee has Washington’s young globalists buzzing

by Kyle Haddad-Fonda

A mysterious geography bug seems to catch a lot of boys in elementary school. But why are there so few girls competing in the National Geographic Bee?