Politics After Jayapal, are South Asian women about to reshape local politics? Port of Seattle candidate Preeti Shridhar marches in a 4th of July parade alongside Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal in Burien, Washington. by Laila Kazmi / November 1, 2017
Could a new flag bring divided America back together? Visitors admire the work of Laura Sinai, one of several artists featured in "What Would Betsy Ross Do? The New American Flag Project" at the ArtXchange Gallery in Seattle. by Laila Kazmi / July 20, 2017
Local Japanese Americans remember their imprisonment during WWII Kay Sakai Nakao, who underwent incarceration in World War II, visits Japanese American Exclusion Memorial on Bainbridge Island. by Laila Kazmi / July 16, 2017
Culture Dear Seattleites, you’re doing coffee wrong. Try this instead Owner Haimi serves Ethiopian coffee daily at the Adugenet Ethiopian Kitchen & Bar in Seattle's Hillman City neighborhood. by Laila Kazmi / December 4, 2017
Culture Music: Time capsule of a Seattle immigrant community One of the earliest records being preserved at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington. (Greg Davis/KCTS 9) by Laila Kazmi / August 29, 2017
News New Washington laws aim to break foster care-to-prison pipeline As the state looks to reform its juvenile justice system, special attention is being given to foster children. by Elizabeth Amon The Imprint / August 17, 2021
Environment Heat and smoke protections for WA farmworkers may fall short While deaths and illnesses among agricultural workers mount, state regulators face pressure to do more to protect them. by Elizabeth Amon / August 13, 2021
News Lummi Nation reimagines foster care for Indigenous families To reconnect parents and children, the tribe opened a supportive family housing center. by Elizabeth Amon The Imprint / August 2, 2021
News WA foster system to stop housing kids in hotels, offices. But then what? The state has until November to fix an ‘egregious problem’ affecting hundreds of Washington children. by Elizabeth Amon The Imprint / July 9, 2021
Culture A Chicana choreographer storms the barriers of stereotype “I am not tall, long, thin, blonde hair, blue eyes,” says Alicia Mullikin. And that's OK with her. by Laila Kazmi / April 24, 2018