Why not ask people experiencing homelessness about what they need? | Naomi Ishisaka
Why not ask people what housing would best support their existing community connections and needs? This would make a transition to housing more viable, columnist...
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Naomi Ishisaka
Naomi Ishisaka is The Seattle Times’ assistant managing editor for diversity, inclusion and staff development. Her column on race, culture, equity and social justice appears weekly on Mondays.
‘All the hurt and the rage’: Elders recall trauma of Native boarding schools | Naomi Ishisaka
The violence and deprivation of the Native boarding school era led many families to keep their experiences secret. It's urgent that we collect testimonies now,...
Don’t settle for reproductive rights, seek reproductive justice
The impact of a repeal of Roe could extend beyond reproductive rights, columnist Naomi Ishisaka writes. The ripple effects could be devastating for people who...
Medical racism is a problem. This Black-led nonprofit has solutions | Naomi Ishisaka
A new South Seattle-based nonprofit is building a health care system centered on the needs of marginalized people. It's a radical approach that puts patients...
Why you keep hearing the word ‘grooming’ in the news | Naomi Ishisaka
The 'grooming' narrative plays into the oldest and most toxic tropes about LGBTQ+ people: That we are predators, targeting children for deviant purposes, columnist Naomi...
Why WA lawmakers of color, women face disadvantages: Look to the horse-and-buggy days | Naomi Ishisaka
Governing bodies in Washington state and the U.S. are not built for women or people of color. The only way to change that is to...
Seattle’s middle class is vanishing. Could this idea save it? | Naomi Ishisaka
As median incomes soar above $100,000 in more and more Seattle neighborhoods, the city loses economic and ethnic diversity, columnist Naomi Ishisaka writes. "Social housing"...
What I learned about my family's hidden history by reporting a story on WWII incarceration | Naomi Ishisaka
Looking back at The Seattle Times' coverage of the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans, I learned a lot about my family history, columnist...
A1 Revisited: The Seattle Times’ coverage of the 1942 removal of 227 Bainbridge residents left a harmful legacy WATCH
Eighty years ago this week, the U.S. government sent Bainbridge Island’s Japanese-American residents to incarceration camps. Today we examine how The Seattle Times reported on...
What's the roadblock to electric vehicles? | Naomi Ishisaka
Transportation is the largest source of climate pollution in the state, columnist Naomi Ishisaka writes. So why can't the Legislature do something to get more...