The Somali community in the United States has been around since the early ‘80s. It started when a group of young college students immigrated here for better opportunities in their field. But in 1991, a…
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I happened to watch one of Li Ziqi’s videos several years ago and I was blown away. Her cuisine, craftwork, the process of building things from scratch, and nature at her home location in Sichuan,…
It’s been a year since the lockdown due to COVID-19. We, international students, have been through so much mess in every aspect possible. We went through the time when former President Trump’s administration tried to…
This time last year, news began to spread about the impending threat of COVID-19, yet the implications of the virus were undermined by misinformation, misconception, and an innocent, underlying naivety that left us – as…
On Feb. 19, Governor Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1368, which appropriates $2.2 billion in federal funding allocation to states in response to the ongoing COVID emergency. Out of this $2.2 billion, $714 million supports…
I have a lot of very conservative friends on Facebook. And I had my chance to delete them years ago when “if you think (insert shitty opinion here), then just delete yourself from my page”…
Opinion: Pride and prejudice: A veteran’s perspective on the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers
Mario DunhamLife’s a conundrum, a mystifying existence, when it comes to understanding the power of the collective voice in standing up for what’s right. In the last year, there have been countless protests in Seattle and…
Understanding no harm grading is a chore in that it presents many layers of complexity when contemplating what’s good for students in today’s educational system. No harm grading was implemented during Covid-19 school closures. Seattle Public…
Imagine yourself waking up on a cold morning when the sky is still in the darkest shade of black and the phone alarm is viciously ringing by your side. Right when you turn off the…
I fail at sitting still and meditating. Being raised in a Buddhist family, I have been familiar with traditional meditation since a young age. I meditated once in a while. It’s hard to nurture my…