My family escaped Vietnam. Others in their boat were not so lucky I was 6 or 7 years old. And I didn’t want to go to swimming lessons at the YMCA. Like, I really didn’t want to go.
Want to avoid war? Listen to my grandma’s story Recently I was visiting my grandmother, Kazuko Nita, in Japan. Achan, as I call her, knows that I’m not good at cooking and that my knife skills are... Natalie Akane Newcomb
What to do if a loved one is thinking about suicide What should you do if a loved one is contemplating killing themselves? It’s a scary thought — and one most people aren’t prepared to answer. Bill Radke
How Bruce Lee's grave brought frustration and peace to a grieving mom Bill Radke talks to Linda Dahlstrom Anderson, a Seattle journalist and editor at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, about how Bruce Lee's grave... Bill Radke
My mom was once single and homeless. That's why she does this job Who are helpers? Often it's people who know how much it means to be helped. Like my mother, Nimo Husien. She runs a daycare from our house for single...
As Years Turn To Decades, Families Wait For Remains Of Loved Ones In War On a recent Saturday, the mood at the Marriott in Bellevue was lively considering the reason that people gathered there. From 7:30 in the morning until... Patricia Murphy
These Are My Mom's Beautiful, Painful Hands I told my mom one day that I thought she was a very headstrong woman. “What do you mean ‘strong?’” she asked me. Shina Williams
She Was 12 When Her Parents Left Her Behind, Fearing Deportation When Roberta Lirma thinks of her childhood, she pictures her whole family together, outside their light brown apartment building in Auburn. Her dad... Gerardo Ramos
After Mom’s Stroke, Daughter Keeps Dream Of Medical Career Alive Amane Robale is adjusting her mom's bed while chatting with her. "Hey, mama. Hi, mama. How are you? How's your day?" Her mom, unable to speak, quietly... Aisha Burka
Seattle Proposal Would Provide City Employees Four Weeks Paid Parental Leave The City of Seattle may soon offer its employees four weeks paid leave to take care of a new child. Mayor Ed Murray and City Council Member Jean Godden... Sara Lerner
