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14 May

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South Seattle immigrant communities fight uphill battle for transportation

by · May 14, 2012 · 0 Comments

King County Metro route 42

Getting from point A to point B isn’t easy for 68-year-old Tuyet Mhi Mai. Especially when those points are her daughter’s crowded Lake City home and service classes or work in South Seattle. Since the King County Metro reduced bus route 42 because it runs parallel to the Light Rail, Mai’s commute is a little more [...]

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Pounding the Pavement to get out the Asian Pacific Islander vote

by · April 20, 2012 · 0 Comments

Linh Vu and Nancy Huang ask a Beacon Hill resident if she's registered to vote. (Photo by Kat Chow)

Despite a growing population, Washington’s Asian Pacific Islander community has a disproportionately low percentage of registered voters. This election season, community leaders are launching a big push to change that. Nancy Huang, a senior at Garfield High School, had never canvassed before. But there she was on a sunny afternoon in Beacon Hill, standing nervously on [...]

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