Refugees in Puget SoundNavigating a new home in the Northwest
Washington is the 13th most populated state, but is the 8th highest receiver of refugees in the country. Refugees come to Washington from all over the world, but the largest groups come from Burma, Iraq, Bhutan and Somalia. In this four–part radio series, Jessica Partnow explores the refugee experience in Puget Sound.
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Categories: Pacific Northwest, Listen, Labor and Immigration, Politics and Conflict
Hunger for ChangeStories from Tahrir Square
In January 2011, Egyptians hungry for change took to the streets and squares of Cairo. They eventually succeeded in overthrowing dictator Hosni Mubarak, but a year later, the fate of democracy in Egypt is still unsure. In this short documentary, three young Cairenes share their personal stories from the Arab Spring, and discuss their hopes and fears for the future of their country.
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Categories: Egypt, Watch, Student Reporting, Politics and Conflict
Outsourcing Reaches Rural IndiaBudding IT sector brings change to small Himalayan town
In a small mountain town in Northern India, everything but the motorized vehicles and the brand-name potato chips looks just about the same as it has for hundreds of years. But in the center of town, in a stout yellow building surrounded by fields of cabbage rosettes, boys and girls are bent over keyboards, their eyes fixed on computer screens. They are plotting data, skimming spreadsheets and tagging Supreme Court judgments for B2R, an Indian IT outsourcing company.
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Categories: India, Read, Student Reporting, Labor and Immigration
Seattle Globalist
Is the Gates Foundation’s new visitor center inspiring, or insulting?
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s six-floor headquarters, across from the Seattle Center, is an imposing complex of glass and curved architecture. Now there’s a newly unveiled visitor center to welcome people and explain to them what the foundation is all about. The center’s myriad high-tech interactive exhibits invite participation, [...]
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Ten countries that were ahead of Washington on same-sex marriage
After a vote in the Washington state Senate last night, we’re just a few small steps away from becoming the seventh state in America to approve same-sex marriage. As a long-time bastion of gay culture and gay rights activism, many believe it’s about time. We Seattleites pride ourselves on being [...]
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If I saw it on TV then it must be true: Lebanon’s Rabih Mroué comes to town
Rabih Mroué, a Lebanese actor and playwright, was at Seattle’s On the Boards in January, as part of his first tour in the US. He was presenting his one-man performance piece Looking for a missing employee. I was excited to see the performance. Mroué’s work is familiar to me and [...]
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Search for authentic Pakistani food leads to the Kebab Palace in Redmond
Chicken handi is the dish that defines Pakistani food for me. The first time I tried it I was sitting on the roof of Cuckoo’s Den in Lahore–a former brothel famously converted to an eccentric restaurant with a romantic nighttime view of the Badshahi Mosque. I remember the sweat-soaked shirt [...]
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A slice of Scandinavia at the Swedish Cultural Center
Throwing back beers in a sleek lounge, surrounded by sharp distinct accents, and gazing out on across an ancient lake to snow-capped mountains, I could almost convince myself I was huddled in a stylish resort somewhere in Scandinavia. But in reality, I was settling in for dinner and drinks and [...]
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