Eighty years ago, the first commemoration of the Nisei soldiers took place at Lake View Cemetery in Capitol Hill. The ceremony honored the sacrifices of second-generation Japanese Americans who fought for the U.S. during World…
Posts published by “Jackson Ratcliffe”
Jackson Ratcliffe is a student at North Seattle College. He likes to meet new people and wants to use his time at the Collegian to shine a spotlight on fresh perspectives from the Seattle Colleges, Capitol Hill, and the Greater Seattle Area. He is a Seattle native who loves the city, and works to tell some of the many stories that it has to offer.
“Sometimes the right thing to do is the hardest thing to do,” | Stories from GenPride Senior Community
Jackson RatcliffeIn honor of Pride Week, I wanted to share perspectives from older members of the LGBTQ+ community—people who have lived through decades of activism, hardship, and change. With political hostility on the rise, I was…
Twenty-seven years ago in the First Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Yoshino Teriyaki was opened by a man named Thanh Tran. More commonly known by his nickname “BB,” Tran had worked in a Japanese restaurant prior…
For many students taking classes at Seattle Colleges, graduating from the University of Washington (UW) is their goal. Although our community colleges offer competitive programs in many fields, they can also be a stepping stone…