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Six ways Northwest Natives are using tech to save their languages
From Seattle Globalist – Sydney Cain. If you live in the Pacific Northwest, indigenous words and phrases are probably peppered throughout your speech without you even thinking about it. They pop up in place names like Alki, Cle Elum,...
For her kids – A story of the Godulas Family
From Greeks In Washington – Godulas Family. My mom, Naouma Filou, was later to became Naouma Godulas. Her story begins in 1918 in the small village of Siatista in the foothills of northern Greece. She said that she was...
How Photography Shapes Our View of Native Americans
From Yes! Magazine – Jacqueline Keeler Using an early photographic process, one photographer hopes to draw a line connecting what happened to the Dakota people in Mankato, Minnesota, 155 years ago and what is happening today to the Dakota/Lakota standing up...
Storytelling: Crane and Changer
From Hibulb Cultural Center – a story told by Snoqualmie Charlie as part of the Star Child story. Long ago, when the world was not yet the way it is today, dukʷibəɬ the Changer was walking. He was going everywhere all...
An unheard narrative: One woman’s pursuit of education in North Korea before the war and the longer term impact of this opportunity
From The International Examiner – Chris Juergens. The development of South Korea from one of the poorest agrarian societies in the world to an urban, wealthy, high-tech powerhouse in such a relatively short time span has caused extreme generational...
Viengthong Restaurant celebrates Lao culture through food
From the International Examiner – Tucked in an unassuming strip mall near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Rainier Avenue in South Seattle is Viengthong Restaurant, a Lao-Thai restaurant which serves dishes from both cuisines.
The Importance of Movies Like “Black Panther” and “A Wrinkle in Time”
From Yes! Magazine – Jennifer Burton & Julie Dobrow & Calvin Gidney. Yes, Black Panther is shattering box-office records. And A Wrinkle in Time is the first $100 million movie directed by a woman of color. But beyond all...
Northwest Holiday Markets 2022
Winter is coming and with it, a slew of awesome holiday markets from organizations around the Northwest! Here are a few of the markets that especially made an impression on EchoX staff and board.