Voices

Sharing stories and experiences that highlight diverse narratives across community groups.

Community Voices

Author: Lucas Bailey

The voice of the Yakima Valley

From University of Washington Magazine (by Monica De La Torre) – An excerpt from De La Torre’s new book, recounting the history of Yakima Valley’s Spanish-language radio station.

Restoring Mana: Healing in Pasifika Communities

From International Examiner (by Sela Teulilo) – With the Pasifika community facing pervasive struggles in the wake of the pandemic, API Chaya offers a program of healing through Mana restoration.

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Meet the founders connecting BIPOC youth to the marine sciences

From Crosscut (by Wudan Yan) – An interview with the founders of Sea Potential, an organization focused on elevating BIPOC voices in the marine sciences.

Casa Italiana: “A Place of our Own”

From Post Alley (by Mike James) – Opened in spring of 2021, Burien’s Italian cultural center is a long-anticipated gathering space for Seattle’s Italian-American community.

Healing Generational Trauma

From YES! Magazine (By Jasmin Joseph) – “For Black and Indigenous communities, it takes more than therapy and medicine to tackle mental illness. We need a holistic approach.”
A memorial stone for Japanese American WWII incarceration stands before a backdrop of mountains. White text reads, Densho: to pass stories to the next generation, to leave a legacy.

Honoring Day of Remembrance

This year, in honor of Day of Remembrance, view community photos and stories from the Japanese American WWII incarceration. All photos and video in this article are courtesy of Densho, a Seattle-based non-profit that works to “preserve Japanese American stories of the past for the generations of tomorrow.”

Three Lunar New Year stories around Seattle: Remembering, discovering, and transitioning

From International Examiner (by Carmen Hom) – For Lunar New Year, three Asian-American Seattleites share their memories and reflections on the holiday.
A man and woman seated at a table holding hands.
Uncle Fred and Auntie Dorothy

When an icon turns 90: Celebrating Auntie Dorothy

From International Examiner (by Maria Batayola) – As Dorothy Cordova celebrates her 90th birthday, take a moment to look back on her legacy in the Filipino American community. A happy birthday to Auntie Dorothy!

MasterClass Launches Free Offering in Honor of Black History Month

From Ebony (by Tanya Christian) – “The three-part, 54-lesson class entitled ‘Black History, Black Freedom, and Black Love’ is an uncensored and unfiltered version of Black history that is not typically taught in school.”

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