Attacks on Asian Americans demand new solutions | Naomi Ishisaka
A spate of recent attacks on Asian American elders in the U.S. has led some to call for a get-tough approach. But as tempting as...
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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.
Ways to take action, improve equity in vaccine distribution | Naomi Ishisaka
Last week I wrote about the need to focus on action — not just words — when it comes to equity in vaccine distribution. The...
Vaccine may be in short supply, but lip service to equity isn’t | Naomi Ishisaka
Looking for a vaccine practically requires a divining rod and Ouija board. For those who don't speak English as a first language, lack internet access...
Seattle group takes housing crisis into its own hands, buys a house for queer and transgender people of color | Naomi Ishisaka
A Seattle project called Queer the Land has taken the housing crisis into its own hands, purchasing a 12-bedroom house on Beacon Hill for queer...
After the inauguration: Tears of relief, waves of grief | Naomi Ishisaka
We cannot ignore the many obstacles to social justice or the ugliness of the recent past. But, as poet Amanda Gorman's words reminded us on...
White folks trashed the U.S. Capitol. Guess who cleaned it up? | Naomi Ishisaka
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, columnist Naomi Ishisaka reflects on how people targeted by racism repeatedly get called on to fix the damage it...
‘This is America,’ where white insurrection is tolerated and Black protest suppressed | Naomi Ishisaka
"When someone tells you who they are, believe them," poet and author Maya Angelou once said. Many Black, Indigenous and other people of color were...
Four Puget Sound community leaders on what we can learn from this year about ourselves to build a stronger 2021 | Naomi Ishisaka
As the year turns, four Puget Sound thought leaders — Paulina Lopez, Priya Frank, Susan Balbas and the Rev. Dr. Kelle Brown — voice a...
How a ‘Seattle Soul’ restaurant welcomes Black residents back to the Central District | Naomi Ishisaka VIEW
A new restaurant run by Kristi Brown and her son Damon Bomar invites Black diners back to the rapidly gentrifying Central District for food —...
Black volunteers give COVID-19 vaccine trials a shot in the arm | Naomi Ishisaka
Some African Americans and other people of color are stepping up to test vaccines that might put an end to COVID-19, which has hit their...