Voices

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

Community Voices

Author: Lucas Bailey

When is Eid al-Fitr 2023?

From Al Jazeera (by Alia Chughtai & Marium Ali) – With Ramadan coming to an end, see how Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr. Eid Mubarak!

WA state recognizing Ramadan will help connect Muslims and non-Muslims

From Northwest Asian Weekly (by Kai Curry) – Proponents hope a new Washington State resolution recognizing the holiday of Ramadan will bring more acceptance and understanding for our state’s Muslim communities. Ramadan Mubarak!

50 Years Ago, Asian Americans Took a Stand at Wounded Knee

From Densho (by Natasha Varner) – During the 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee, survivors of Japanese American concentration camps stood in solidarity with protestors of the Indigenous reservation system.

Out & Back: Walking through time in Seattle’s Central District

From Crosscut (by Alison Mariella Désir) – “Out & Back” is a collaboration between Crosscut and KCTS 9 exploring “the ways diverse communities are engaging with the outdoors”. This edition highlights the Club Seattle Runners Division, a running group that welcomes “all pace and all faces”.

Local Indigenous Food Sovereignty Efforts Uplift the Importance of Traditional Foods

From South Seattle Emerald (by Vee Hua 華婷婷) – Open now in Pioneer Square, ʔálʔal Café is one of the Native organizations, along with The Way of the Buffalo and Friends of FEED, that are using Seattle’s Food Equity Fund to promote Indigenous food sovereignty.

How a federal border became a dividing line for Nooksack citizenship

From Crosscut (by Luna Reyna) – In the last two decades, Indigenous communities have seen a troubling increase in tribal disenrollment.

Indigenous Midwifery Center Aims to Revitalize Birth Practices

From Underscore (by McKayla Lee) – The Center for Indigenous Midwifery is providing culturally centered care for Native families, preserving the traditions of pregnancy and offering education and community support.
A Japanese American family photo
Ichikawa family photo, 1955

Seattle Histories: Minidoka is the First Camp Your Grandma is Incarcerated in, Crystal City is the Second

From Seattle Front Porch (by Troy Osaki) – “The Seattle Histories storytelling project highlights the places, people, and events that have shaped the history of Seattle’s communities.”

Breathing Life into a Ghost Town

From the Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center – In the 1920s, Maxville, Oregon was a logging town occupied by both African American and white workers. Today, their descendants are researching and preserving its history.

The untold history of migrant labor in the Pacific Northwest

From KUOW (by Libby Denkmann) – Historian Megan Asaka’s new book explores our region’s history with migrant labor, and she spoke about it with KUOW’s Soundside.

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