Naomi Ishisaka

“You don't have to be winning the Nobel Peace Prize for your work to have value,” said Sam Doyle, a first-time organizer. “Everyone is capable of something," Naomi Ishisaka writes.

Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander history is U.S. history. Some advocates want the state education system to reflect that, Naomi Ishisaka writes.

It’s going to take a lot of courage in this era to stand up for justice, columnist Naomi Ishisaka writes, but the history of Japanese Americans can chart a path of solidarity.

Instead of focusing on shared values, in places like Seattle, minor strategic differences are made to seem like unbreachable gulfs, writes Naomi Ishisaka.

Will we embrace King's call to seek light, love and justice? Or a darker vision, where if some of us are to have, we must ensure others have not, columnist Naomi Ishisaka writes.

Phnom Penh Noodle Shop has had 11 incidents of break-ins and broken windows since 2020. The sisters who run it are holding on, hoping for better days.

Childhaven and Children’s Home Society of Washington have merged into Akin, one of 13 agencies supported by The Seattle Times Fund for Those in Need campaign.

“Asian food is only fun and trendy until any accusation is made," said author Kat Lieu. “Then all of a sudden, all sushi is bad. Asian food is dirty."

Seattle still has its own mainstream media and outlets that focus on underrepresented voices. Don't let them fade away.

White men “need to show up as partners for social justice and know that it's going to benefit us too,” says Seattle activist and facilitator Mike Beebe, Naomi Ishisaka writes.