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Report: Shoreline woman’s family on crashed AirAsia flight

by Venice Buhain
KIRO-TV reported Tuesday that a Shoreline family says that six of their Indonesian family members were among the passengers who were on AirAsia 8501, which crashed on Sunday. Jack Song of Shoreline told the TV station that his wife’s father, Soetikno Sia, and her mother, listed on the passenger manifest as Jou Christien Yuanita, were on […]
Dec 31, 2014
A Syrian family waits at Zaatari Refugee Camp to board a bus back across the border. According to the UNHCR, at least a hundred people return to Syria each day citing frustration with living conditions in the camp, or a desire to reunite with family, despite the risks.(Photo by Alisa Reznick)

Top Seattle Globalist stories of 2014

by Venice Buhain
What did the year look like for multicultural and international Seattle news? What were some of the stories that made an impact in 2014? Here’s a roundup of just some of The Seattle Globalist stories that made people stand up and take notice in Seattle and around the world.
Tarik Abdullah at a pop-up dinner in Hillman City featuring live DJs. (Photo courtesy of Tarik Abdullah)

Seattle’s best international food entrepreneurs of 2014

by Anna Goren
Meet some of the best international food entrepreneurs who got their start this year.
Dec 30, 2014
More than 10 ethnicities are represented in one of FOCS' Southend newborn mom groups. (Photo courtesy of FOCS)

Young families of color de-gentrifying South Seattle?

by Reagan Jackson
Hillman City has hardly garnered the reputation of being a hotbed for community in the recent past. But change is coming.
Dec 29, 2014

#BlackLivesMatter at a crossroads

by Reagan Jackson
Despite being theoretically protected by the constitution and by our laws, if I were shot today by the very people we are supposed to entrust to uphold justice, it is likely that my death would be meaningless, just something that happened that no one would have to take accountability for.
Dec 26, 2014

Scottish in Seattle

by Clare McGrane
When was the last time you saw a cow? If you lived in Kilmaurs, Scotland, the answer would probably be “this morning.” The town of just over 2,600 people is ringed by dairy farms, manure-filled fields, and cows, making them part of residents’ everyday life.

Happy holidays: Seattleites celebrate lesser-known world traditions

by Clare McGrane
What holidays have we missed in our Christmas monopoly?
Dec 25, 2014

Columbia City movie theater to screen “The Interview” in Seattle

by Venice Buhain
Ark Lodge Cinemas in Seattle's Columbia City is among the 200 indie theaters nationwide that will show the nearly shelved "The Interview" on Christmas Day, according to entertainment site Deadline.com and the theater's website.
Dec 23, 2014
Tukwila City Council Member De'Sean Quinn talked about how his city is a "hotspot" where people of color are impacted by climate change and other factors affecting health and economic status of minorities. (Photo via Gov. Jay Inslee's Flickr)

Gov. Inslee’s ‘polluter pays’ proposal a step toward climate justice

by Deric Gruen
Days after the governments of the world convened in Lima to set the stage for the next big United Nations climate change conference, Gov. Jay Inslee announced a plan that would bring our state in line with 39 other programs around the world and put a price on carbon.

Seattle restaurant program to address immigrant, minority needs

by Erika Sommer
Facebook & Twitter: With the new Restaurant Success Initiative, opening a restaurant has never been this easier for immigrants.
From left to right, Dan Berger, Mark Cook, J.M. Wong, and Jaz S. at Berger's recent book launch in Hillman City Collaboratory. (Photo by Christina Twu)

Afro-Asian solidarity in Seattle and across the Pacific

by Christina Twu
Between #ICan’tBreathe, #HandsUpDontShoot and #BlackLivesMatter, Twitter muscles have been in full flex around the globe these past several weeks.
Seattle BAYAN activist Jill Mangaliman rallies with locals just as a human barricade begins to form in front of the Digos City national highway on Dec. 10. (Photo by Katrina Pestano)

3-day Philippines march unites across provinces to defend ancestral land

by Jill Mangaliman
People’s voices carry through the streets in the Soccsksargen region of Southern Mindanao, Philippines during a three-day march Seattle activists joined earlier this month.
Dec 22, 2014

Seattle groups applaud U.S.-Cuba policy changes

by Venice Buhain
Cindy Domingo's annual delegation to Cuba might start looking a little different.

Immigrant dancers fighting for U.S. work visas

by Kseniya Sovenko
Ballroom dancers come through customs hoping to propel their careers by training with some of the world’s top coaches. But they're often gone again within six months, unable to secure an O-1B work visa.
Dec 19, 2014

What are the top Seattle Globalist stories of 2014?

by Venice Buhain
2014 has been quite the year. We’d like to know what you think are some of the top Seattle Globalist moments from 2014. What Globalist stories or issues struck you as notable this year? Let us know via Facebook, Twitter, here in the comments below or via email at editor@seattleglobalist.com what we should include in our news roundup. […]
Dec 18, 2014

Sony cancels release of “The Interview” after threats to theaters

by Venice Buhain
"The Interview," a comedy about a fictional plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has been canceled by Sony Pictures on Wednesday following threats made to theaters that had been scheduled to show the film.
Dec 17, 2014
The turnout at Highline College at an informational event earlier this month. (Photo courtesy of NWIRP)

Opportunities, challenges await immigrant parents eligible for Obama’s deferred action

by Lornet Turnbull
“These work permits have an expiration date to them,” said Corona, who also heads the Washington Dream Act Coalition. “It's an obvious and clear thing for an employer who may start questioning the longevity of someone they are about to make an major investment in.”

U.S. and Cuba to re-establish diplomatic relations

by Venice Buhain
The United States and Cuba will seek to re-establish diplomatic relations, according to a statement released by the White House Wednesday morning.
A rule card displayed at the Cat Attic cat café in Korea. Cafes commonly employ rules such as not picking up sleeping or visibly agitated cats. (Photo courtesy of Karla Orozco)

Japanese-style cat cafe coming to Seattle

by Grace Qian
Two young Seattle entrepreneurs are raising funds to open 'the Meowtropolitan' — Seattle's first cat cafe.
Summer days make the view of the Seattle skyline from Kerry Park worth the trek up Queen Anne. (Photo by Annaliese Davis)

Study seeks college-educated immigrants from Seattle

by Venice Buhain
Are you an immigrant with a degree from abroad who can’t find a position in the field you studied? Then the nonprofit World Education Services is looking for your input on a study on “underutilized” college-educated immigrant workers. The group is conducting a Knight Foundation-funded study on college-educated immigrant workers, and seeks respondents from the Seattle area. World Education Services is […]
Dec 16, 2014