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“From The Heart of a Dragon” documentary highlights past and present entrepreneurs and cultural workers creating community in the CID

Chinatown Records: A Music and Memory Project Comes to Seattle

Coast Salish tribes enjoy the sweet revival of a camas harvest

From KNKX (by Bellamy Pailthorp) – For many Indigenous communities, it’s been generations since they’ve eaten traditionally prepared camas. Now, camas bakes held around Washington are allowing attendees to reclaim part of their culture.

On the Fence Line: Juneteenth reminds us that state prisons suppress solidarity

From International Examiner (by Felix Sitthivong) – Despite the restrictions of the prison system, community groups are still fighting for incarcerated individuals to have access to cultural events that represent them.

Portland Exhibit By Hopi Artist Provokes Healing Through Remembering

A Re-memory of Central Asia’s Soviet Apartments: Exploring the Legacies of Colonial City Landscapes

From DIGITIZE (by Fotima) – Rememory and restoring lost stories, traditions, and practices, and challenging the past and present outcomes of coloniality is an act of survival in the face of violence that erasure poses.

Somali Girls Club is Just Getting Started

From DIGITIZE (by Jehan) – Somali Girls Club aims to connect Somali girls in the greater Seattle area through community events and socials. 

Indigenous People Press on to Indigenize Museums

From Underscore (by Brian Bull) – Despite strides, much work is still needed to “Indigenize” museums that offer outdated and Eurocentric views of Indigenous communities.

It’s Our Time: ‘Bring Them Home / Aiskótáhkapiyaaya’ Comes to SIFF

Getting Blessed in the Rain for the 21st Annual White Center Cambodian New Year Festival