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A Beacon Hill Photographer Focuses on the Mental Health of the BIPOC Trans Community

Seattle rapper and music producer Thomas Veli wants to inspire people to be popstars in their own lives

Ambition is the watchword for local musician Thomas Veli. After years of self-taught song-writing and creative development, this spring Veli performs on May 22 at Lakehouse’s No. 10 community artist showcase, and then two weeks later, he releases his debut EP. Ranging from rap, pop, and R&B, Veli writes, performs, and produces with his sights […] The post Seattle rapper and music producer Thomas Veli wants to inspire people to be popstars in their own lives appeared first on International Examiner.

‘Preserving history is resistance’: sculpture recognizing 1886 anti-Chinese riot a step closer to reality

A public art installation commemorating the 1886 expulsion of Chinese Seattleites is a step closer to reality after more than 20 years in the making. About 50 community leaders, historians and members of the public gathered on April 28 at the Wing Luke Museum for an educational open house about the Chinese American Legacy Artwork […] The post ‘Preserving history is resistance’: sculpture recognizing 1886 anti-Chinese riot a step closer to reality appeared first on International Examiner.

Memorial Day at Mt. Rainier: ‘The Flight Has Ended, They Are Now In Thy Keeping’

This Memorial Day weekend, consider making a trip to the southeast side of Mt. Rainier National Park, where, over a year after the end of World War II, 32 United States Marines lost their lives after their plane crashed into the South Tahoma Glacier of Mt. Rainier.

Seattle Artist Karen Chang Reclaims 'Tigress' After Leaving Tech for Art

In her first solo show, Seattle artist Karen Chang transforms family criticism into bold, surreal paintings about Asian American identity, ambition, and becoming fully herself.

South End Life: How South Enders Shape the Message and Tone of Northwest Folklife Festival

Northwest Folklife Festival is celebrating its 55th year and is the largest ticketless festival in the country. More than 200,000 are expected to visit Seattle Center to attend. Yuko Kodama profiles several South Enders whose work impacts the festival.

DOOM LOOP: The Senator and Mr. Dickerson

Senate Majority Leader Jamie explains how he manages to stay the course.

The Roundup: More on the Millionaires Tax Hand-Wringing

In this week's edition of The Roundup, Mike Davis talks to John Burbank, the founder and former executive director of the Economic Opportunity Institute, about Howard Schultz's op-ed, why local millionaires keep threatening to leave over new taxes here that already exist in most states, and why taxes on the highest earners are important.

Dreaming alongside communities”: Amy Nguyen, Director of Seattle’s Office of Arts and Culture, on displacement, survival, and the algorithm that must change

White Center Before she was aware of urban policy, Amy Nguyen understood White Center through her feet and her grandmother’s hand. Every day they walked the main commercial corridor together. The street was full of fruit shops and, as she remembers it plainly, adult video shops: the unglamorous, ungentrified texture of a neighborhood that was […] The post Dreaming alongside communities”: Amy Nguyen, Director of Seattle’s Office of Arts and Culture, on displacement, survival, and the algorithm that must change appeared first on International Examiner.

Quarter one King County fatal shooting victims in single digits

For the first time since 2017, fatal shooting victims for quarter one of the year were in the single digits.

With Walgreens Closing and Amazon Fresh Recently Shut, 23rd and Jackson Sits at a Crossroads

Recent closures near the famed intersection, in the heart of Seattle's historic Black neighborhood, have left residents and business owners wondering: What now?

Ten camps: A legacy of American survival

“My goal is to reintroduce the topic of Japanese American incarceration not as a Japanese American story, but as a shared American legacy that continues to shape all of us.” – Haruka Sakaguchi  On the cusp of America’s 250th anniversary, the question still remains: what does it really mean to be American? The International Center […] The post Ten camps: A legacy of American survival appeared first on International Examiner.