Immigration

Welcome to Kent, frontline for the forces transforming America's suburbs: poverty and hardship, global diversity, and exciting new energy and innovation.

A new world in South King County

Posted Thu, Dec 8, 2 a.m.

Welcome to Kent, frontline for the forces transforming America's suburbs: poverty and hardship, global diversity, and exciting new energy and innovation.

Public TV, Hugh Jackman, Bellevue: Korean food goes mainstream

Posted Tue, Nov 29, 11 a.m.

Eating on the Edge: A Bellevue fast-casual restaurant is doing what Korean restaurants never did before, catching a wave of broader cultural interest.

Farm workers at risk: EEOC wins NW harassment settlements

Posted Wed, Oct 26, 2 a.m.

The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sues a series of Northwest employers for letting foremen harass and assault immigrant workers. Civil rights attorneys say abused farm and janitorial workers are just starting to come forward.

Hillman City neighborhood gets its great good place

Posted Tue, Oct 11, 2 a.m.

Tale of two Seattles: Poised between the very different worlds of Queen Anne and Southeast Seattle, our bipolar correspondent discovers what a difference a neighborhhood bar can make.

Summit aims to help parents deal with schools

Posted Thu, Aug 18, 11:45 a.m.

By Erik Neumann

The Seattle Alliance of Black School Educators is holding an event Saturday (Aug. 20) to empower parents.

Industrial jobs: how a federal program nips at Seattle's economy

Posted Tue, Aug 16, 2 a.m.

By Jordan Royer

A program started in the first Bush administration is supposed to create jobs. To a supporter of manufacturing and export jobs, the fed effort looks like a real threat to Seattle's economic base.

The 2012 question: will Latinos make a difference in McKenna-Inslee race?

Posted Fri, Aug 5, 7 a.m.

By Erik Neumann

The Washington state governor's race looks tight, making emerging electoral groups more important than ever.

Author Lisa See explores China, Chinese immigration experience

Posted Thu, Aug 4, 12:40 p.m.

The West Coast writer's new book went to the bestseller lists immediately.

World's love of Chinese food takes a unique turn in Redmond

Posted Tue, Jul 5, 12:15 p.m.

Highly skilled immigrants have helped to create a following for Inchin's Bamboo Garden, a restaurant whose style of cooking relates to what people remember from Chinese restaurants in India.

Will the last family leaving Seattle please turn out the lights?

Posted Mon, Jun 13, 1:34 p.m.

By Dick Morrill

Updated with additional maps. New data show how Seattle is changing in fundamental ways. It has become a haven for singles, for young people (but not children), and for renters. Married couples with children, the historic norm, now make up only 13% of Seattle households.

From war zone to a new life in America

Posted Thu, Jun 9, 2 a.m.

My journey to Seattle became possible when my parents immigrated here just as their homeland descended into war.

Seattle is shedding diversity; the state's minority populations grow

Posted Fri, Apr 29, 2 a.m.

By Dick Morrill

While larger trends have made the city become whiter, other parts of the central Puget Sound region have become genuinely diverse. Seattle now ranks 40th statewide in diversity.

Census shows Bellevue's growing Asian, minority population

Posted Thu, Apr 21, 2 a.m.

Approximately 40 percent of the city is now minority, and Bellevue has the highest percentage of Asian residents of any city in Washington state.

Budget cuts would hit hard in communities of color

Posted Thu, Apr 7, 2 p.m.

A recent report highlighted a stark reality: Many of the cuts under consideration in Olympia will have their strongest impacts on minorities.

Vancouver's real estate gold rush is totally out of control

Posted Tue, Apr 5, 2 a.m.

By Peter Ladner

Chinese buyers and other uber-rich investors have priced average citizens out of the Vancouver housing market, and there seems little chance of turning this around. Vancouver is now the third most unaffordable city in the world.

A cultural feast coming to Seattle

Posted Tue, Mar 22, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

First Foods, Obama's sister, the anthropology of Farmville and Smart Phones, and the last student of Franz Boas are just a few promised highlights of a major five-day anthropology conference here next week (starting March 29).

With Thai restaurants everywhere, why are authentic 'boat noodles' so hard to find?

Posted Fri, Mar 18, 2 a.m.

Eating on the Edge: The noodles get their name from the boats that have long served them on the canals and rivers of Thailand. But around here, the best way to find them is to head to a strip mall.

Lessons from infamy: maintaining Seattle's memory of Chinese expulsion

Posted Sat, Feb 19, 2 a.m.

Some 125 years ago, Seattle and Tacoma erupted in an outburst of lawless, violent racism directed at immigrants.

A Chinese restaurant that's nothing like you would expect

Posted Fri, Feb 11, 2 a.m.

Eating on the Edge: In downtown Bellevue, a Taiwanese immigrant is serving high-quality food in an upscale setting, following a surge of young, upwardly mobile Asian immigrants who are heading to the suburbs.

Immigration Blog posts

'Illegal' European immigrants targeted in Santa Monica

Posted Fri, May 28, 12:23 p.m. 2010

by Judy Lightfoot

Because, after all, white people were the original illegal immigrants.

Sad places and brave people

Posted Sun, Feb 1, 10 a.m. 2009

by Ted Van Dyk

Driving the interior West from Seattle to Arizona is a demoralizing experience, as hard times bites these hard-bitten towns.

Sausage Links, ice cream man edition

Posted Fri, Aug 15, 12:22 p.m. 2008

Despite the near-record temperatures predicted for the weekend, officials from around the state are asking agencies to "freeze." Last week, Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire ordered a hiring freeze for state employees in an attempt to ease Washington's mounting budget deficit. Yesterday, the Snohomish County Council ordered a hiring freeze for all of their county's agencies. Not to be outdone, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels proposed a $5 million spending freeze for the City of Seattle yesterday. On a related note, Seattle's fleet of ice cream carts are expanding their service around the city, in a move experts say could result in widespread brain freezes. ...

Sausage Links, row, row, row your boat edition

Posted Fri, Jul 25, noon 2008

Gov. Chris Gregoire spent yesterday on Puget Sound, touting her environmental record while bashing her Republican opponent, Dino Rossi. Seattle Post-Intelligencer columnist Joel Connelly rode along (you can even see him to the left of Gregoire in the Everett Herald's photo of the boat tour), but remained unconvinced of her ability to connect with voters. Here's Sound Politics' take on the story. ...

Sausage Links, pot, farms, and medicine edition

Posted Fri, Jul 18, 2:58 p.m. 2008

Count on the alt-weeklies to provide blow-by-blow coverage of the recent ~~medical marijuana bust~~ illegal search and seizure. Dominic Holden at The Stranger has the story about the incident — along with copies of the police report and the arresting officer's search warrant. According to the reports, Seattle Police officers tore down a wall while searching for an illegal pot-growing operation that didn't exist, while seizing bags of marijuana and medical records. The folks at Seattlest would like to remind the SPD that medical marijuana has been legal in Washington for nearly 10 years. ...

Sausage Links, sex, satire, and rock 'n' roll edition

Posted Tue, Jul 15, 3:03 p.m. 2008

At Horse's Ass, David Goldstein has a lengthy investigative story detailing a case of sexual harassment at the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR). According to a 62-page document obtained from public records, a young woman who worked at the DNR quit her job after being harassed by 68-year-old Commissioner of Public Lands Doug Sutherland. The story goes on to say:

Sausage Links, sonic-bust edition

Posted Thu, Jul 3, 1:07 p.m. 2008

Let the mourning begin about the Seattle SuperGoneics. Everyone's in tears. That is, except the editorial board at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. They think the settlement was a good deal. Hmmm. Are you kidding me? Heck, even the basketball gods thundered their disapproval throughout the night. ...

Sausage links, Seattle SuuuuuuperSonics edition

Posted Wed, Jul 2, 1 p.m. 2008

Today's the day of reckoning for the city of Seattle and the SuperSonics. Judge Marsha Pechman will rule at 4 p.m., and we'll know who wins this OK Corrall shootout. Mayor Greg Nickels will hold a press conference at 5 p.m. to discuss the decision (live on the Seattle Channel). Here are the pre-announcement perspectives: state Rep. Bob Hasegawa, Seattle Times columnist Danny Westneat, Stranger writer Josh Feit, Crosscut writers Ross Anderson and Sue Frause. ...

Sausage Links, hammer-time edition

Posted Mon, Jun 30, 1 p.m. 2008

Tri-City Herald reporter Chris Mulick digs deep into Washington state's bungled attempt to land a $2 billion uranium enrichment plant, along with its 400 high-paying jobs. According to Mulick, Gov. Chris Gregoire chose not to pursue bidding for the plant, deciding instead to play it cool politically. As a result, Idaho got the plant. Washington lost the money. And Dino Rossi just got more ammo for his campaign. Still, Gregoire's got a sizable lead in the polls, at the moment. ...

The Wash. state GOP gets tougher than McCain

Posted Mon, Jun 2, 5:06 p.m. 2008