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Celebrated chef David Chang launches his long-awaited fried chicken sandwich in Seattle
By Tan Vinh (SEATTLE TIMES) Maybe this chicken sandwich craze isn’t ending after all. The word is that celebrated chef David Chang of…
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Shooting near WSU kills man who worked for Somali American community, injures Cougar football player
By Sydney Brownstone (SEATTLE TIMES) The 23-year-old man killed in a shooting early Saturday near the Washington State University campus in…
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Seattle area young people reflect on what it means to only know a post-9/11 world
By Daisy Zavala (SEATTLE TIMES) Sept. 11, 2001, is a day etched into many people’s memories — they remember where they…
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Hotels could become home for many Afghan refugees in Seattle area
By John Ryan (KUOW) Relief organizations in the Seattle area are having to get creative to find housing for an…
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Dave Upthegrove to Organizations That Didn’t Endorse Him: “Is It Because I’m a White Guy?”
By Rich Smith (THE STRNGER) In his bid to represent South King County on the council for a third term, Dave…
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CAIR Washington Asks Biden To Keep Promise To Afghan Refugees
A local advocacy group is calling on the White House to evacuate eligible refugees before withdrawing the remaining U.S. troops.…
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WASHINGTON ORGANIZATIONS ARE RESETTLING AFGHAN REFUGEES, HERE’S HOW YOU CAN HELP
by Mark Van Streefkerk (SOUTH SEATTLE EMERALD) The U.S. withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan has left a chaotic and uncertain…
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Washington is poised to accept a wave of Afghan refugees. How will they be received?
By Naomi Ishisaka (SEATTLE TIIMES) Before the latest crisis in Afghanistan, Auburn’s Navid Hamidi said the “sky was the limit” for…
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Education is Her Passion: Daughter of Iraqi Refugees Helps Incarcerated Students Chart Reentry Paths
By Rachel Friederich (WA) YACOLT – Hanan Al-Zubaidy (pronounced HAH-non Al-SOO- Bay- Dee) never met her maternal grandfather, but says his…
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FOR 27 YEARS, SCS HAS BEEN A CATCH-ALL FOR SEATTLE’S SOMALI COMMUNITY
by Kamna Shastri (SOUTH SEATTLE EMERALD) As an immigrant, it can be grating and alienating to go about your daily…
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