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.
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.
On the 21st-Century Renaissance of Native American Fiction
From Lithub (by Erika Wurth) – Indigenous writers Erika Wurth and Margaret Verble discuss today’s proliferation of Native writing and what it means to be part of it.
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.
Ramadan Mubarak! Ramadan is the most sacred month for Muslims around the world. Ramadan means “burning heat,” and begins with hilal, the crescent moon. It is a month of fasting (sawm), prayer, reflection, and community.
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.”
From Voices Staff – Nowruz Mobarak! Whether you already celebrate Nowruz or are just learning about this holiday, we’re sharing some of our favorite pieces on the Persian New Year!
‘Super Fresh’ (2020), ink, gouache, charcoal and collage on cardboard produce boxes. (Via Crosscut, Courtesy of Narsiso Martinez and Charlie James Gallery)
From Crosscut (by Sarah Sax) – “In making the varied and distinctive experiences of Latino and Latina farmworkers in Washington the subject of the art, the works celebrate both farm labor and the people who do it.”
