Artwork by Arisa Nakamura Japanese American Remembrance Trail and Classroom Companion In the early 1900s, Seattle’s Japantown —Nihonmachi — stretched from 4th Avenue South to 23rd Avenue South, a bustling…
The 1992 LA Riots: 20/20 Hindsight and the Korean American Community
"“If the African American community and the Korean community had been communicating in 1992, the pain, agony and anger felt by both communities might have been avoided,” Laura Jeon, President…
From Ireland to Germany to Italy to Mexico: How America’s Source of Immigrants Has Changed in the States, 1850 – 2013
Explore the top countries of origin for immigrants in each state from 1850 to 2013. Source: From Ireland to Germany to Italy to Mexico: How America’s Source of Immigrants Has…
Meet Yuh-Line Niou: First Asian-American to Represent Chinatown, NYC
She trained here,studied here, got her footing here in Seattle. The influence of so many longstanding Asian Pacific American mentors within social justice movements has changed the way younger APAs…
From the Dispatches of NBC News: A Positive Outcome of the National Election
The Next Senate Will Have the Most Asian-American Women Ever by CHARLES LAM When the 115th Congress convenes on Jan. 3, 2017, it will do so with more Asian-American…
Memory and Renewal: Tanforan Assembly Center
2017 marks 75 years since the first Japanese Americans we forced into assembly centers and then to concentration camps throughout the United States. Here in Western Washington American citizens and their…
“It Was All Good Fun”– Or Was It? How Many Offensive Comments and Stereotypes Can Fit in One News Segment?
There are almost no words to describe this segment from Fox News, The O'Reilly Factor. [Update-- Asian American groups are taking on the news agency to get a formal…
A Unique Culinary Blend– Only in America
In 2006, following hurricanes Katrina and Rita, New Orleans was a ghost town. In the 9th Ward, houses stood empty as the families who had lived in them for generations…
Who is American? A National Moment on the Question of Belonging
Ghazala Khan, mother to Humayun Khan, married to Khizr. Her family emigrated here from Pakistan via the United Arab Emirates. Her words raise the question of sacrifice for, and even the…