Voices

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Community Voices

Category: South Seattle Emerald

Farming for change: Black Womxn farmers fight the pandemic with a food revolution

From South Seattle Emerald – Black womxn farmers are revitalizing farming towards a more sustainable and compassionate model that centers equity and access.

“Lessons learned” hides the South Vietnamese perspective

From The South Seattle Emerald – journalist Julie Pham centers the South Vietnamese perspective in this meditation about the legacy of America’s war in Vietnam.

45 Years after the Fall of Saigon: A Coming of Age

From The South Seattle Emerald – Joe Nguyen, Washington state senator for the 34th District, reflects on the vibrant and dynamic legacy of Vietnamese Americans.

White Center Quarantine Site: the inefficiency of delayed outreach

From South Seattle Emerald – a look into what happened at White Center’s quarantine facility when previous community outreach efforts were halfhearted in the majority immigrant and working class neighborhood.

Community comes together to question White Center quarantine site

From South Seattle Emerald – when a populated street in White Center is chosen as the site for a proposed quarantine facility the local community organizes around concerns.