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International Examiner The PNW’s only nonprofit ANHPIA media since 1974, based in the heart of Seattle’s Chinatown-ID. We produce a twice-monthly newspaper and daily-updated website.

Established in 1974, the International Examiner (IE) is the oldest and largest nonprofit, pan-Asian Pacific American publication in the Northwest. Named after the historic and thriving multi-ethnic International District (ID) of Seattle, the IE aspires to be a credible catalyst for building an inspiring, connected, well-respected, and socially conscious Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) c

ommunity. Our mission is to promote critical thinking, dialogue, and action by providing timely, accurate, and culturally sensitive coverage of relevant AAPI matters. We are a multi-media informational, educational, arts, culture, and heritage organization. The IE also provides learning opportunities for AAPI youth, professionals and community members.

New collection centers Q***r Nikkei experiences through art and textBy Rachel Endo Pick up a printed copy or check us ou...
18/07/2025

New collection centers Q***r Nikkei experiences through art and text

By Rachel Endo

Pick up a printed copy or check us out on iexaminer.org

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Letters to Home: Art and Writings by LGBTQ+ Nikkei Allies (2024—Okaeri, edited by Michael Matsuno, Cody Uyeda, and Rino Kodama) is a groundbreaking collection that redefines seemingly commonsensical notions of belonging, community, and identity within ethnic-specific communities and mainstream LGBTQ+ spaces. Most of the 42 contributors of this collection are Nikkei, an umbrella term referencing persons of Japanese descent from across the world, both in and out of Japan, and the majority also identify as LGBTQ+. A smaller subset of the contributors are allies of the Q***r Nikkei community, including family members and friends.

With a dynamic origin story, .community (https://www.okaeri.org/) has evolved over the past decade. Today, it serves as a community organization based in Los Angeles with a mission “To create visibility, compassionate spaces, and transformation for LGBTQ+ Nikkei and their families by sharing our stories and providing culturally-rooted support, education, community-building, and advocacy.”

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Community Voices Awards 2025: Celebrating Asian Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander American LeadersOctober 23, 2025at Diam...
17/07/2025

Community Voices Awards 2025: Celebrating Asian Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander American Leaders

October 23, 2025
at Diamond Bay Restaurant

Early-bird tickets are now on sale!!!

Visit givebutter.com/cva2025 to purchase an individual ticket or support IE with an entire table of friends and kin.

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With more than a half-century of experience, the International Examiner celebrates its 52nd year in 2025.

The International Examiner’s annual fundraiser dinner, the Community Voice Awards (CVA), highlights local change-making leaders and organizations. Rooted in expansiveness and resilience despite shifting challenges within the journalistic space, the IE celebrates this year’s CVA with a theme of ROOTED & RISING.

As the only only nonprofit ANHPIA (Asian Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander American) media source in the Pacific Northwest, the IE grows every year with more coverage of timely issues that are important to the community, despite being in a city where many local publications have shuttered.

A large portion of the IE’s budget comes from the annual CVA event, and in addition to celebrating the community at-large, the IE asks for its readers to support the organization’s crucial work ahead.

This year’s CVAs takes place on October 23rd at the Diamond Bay Restaurant in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District. Tickets cover an intimate experience with a delicious 9-course Chinese banquet meal, an awards ceremony, and an evening in conversation with other like-minded supporters of local journalism.

IN-PERSON
Diamond Bay Restaurant
409 8th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98104

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CVA Awardees will be announced soon.

Sponsorship opportunities are also available; email [email protected] for details.

If you can't make it in-person, we still welcome you to make a contribution via givebutter.com/cva2025 to help us reach our fundraising goal and continue bringing incredible journalism to the Northwest!

An East/West merging of traditional Batik artsBy Elaine MurakamiFull article on iexaminer.org☀️The Center on Contemporar...
17/07/2025

An East/West merging of traditional Batik arts

By Elaine Murakami

Full article on iexaminer.org

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The Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA’s) show, East/West Batik and Beyond: Communities of Women, Craft and Survival, focuses primarily on batik work inspired by Maio women from Paimo Village in China. The exhibit combines traditional batik with modern fashion, explores dynamics between East and West, and reflects on the role of cultural traditions and economic sustainability, especially from the viewpoint of women.

Surface design artist Jieyi Zhou and fashion designer Cheng Hao have been working with traditional batik artists from Danzhai County, China. The Miao ethnic minority group span throughout China and Southeast Asia — but because of their relative geographic isolation, those in China have traditions that are unique and have persisted for possibly two-thousand years. Miao batik is now considered an “intangible cultural heritage” in China. Women are the key artists, with girls learning to use the canting tools (“ladao”) to apply wax for the design beginning around age 7 or 8-years-old. The fabric is then dyed with multiple trips to indigo vats, which help them acquire different shades of blue.

While some other batik traditions are multicolored, such as those from Indonesia, those from the Miao tradition are confined to the use of indigo. Zhou, who love the indigo vats, comments, “The indigo vats are alive; they are alive like a person. They have to be fed, and they need rest.”



Community Voices Awards 2025:ROOTED & RISINGCelebrating Asian Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander American LeadersSAVE THE ...
11/07/2025

Community Voices Awards 2025:
ROOTED & RISING

Celebrating Asian Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander American Leaders

SAVE THE DATE:
October 23, 2025

Early-bird tickets go on sale July 17
and CVA Awardees will be announced soon!

🌸🌸🌸

With more than a half-century of experience, the International Examiner celebrates its 52nd year in 2025. The IE’s annual dinner fundraiser, the Community Voices Awards, highlights change-making local leaders and organizations, within the larger context of IE, which is a publication that is rooted in expansiveness and resilience, despite constantly-shifting challenges. This year, we celebrate the CVA’s with a theme of Rooted and Rising.

As the only nonprofit Pan-Asian and Pacific Islander newspaper in Seattle, the IE manages to grow every year with more coverage of timely issues that are important to the community, despite being in a space where hundreds of local publications have shuttered. A large portion of the IE“s budget comes from the annual CVA event, and in addition to celebrating the community at-large, the IE asks for its readers to support the organization’s crucial work ahead.

This year’s CVAs takes place on October 23rd at the Diamond Bay Restaurant in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District. Tickets cover an intimate experience with a delicious 9-course Chinese banquet meal, an awards ceremony, and an evening in conversation with other like-minded supporters of local journalism.

IN-PERSON
Diamond Bay Restaurant
409 8th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98104

🏵 From Dirt, Grow Lotuses: Will we be okay? 🏵Full opinion piece/ essay on iexaminer.org and this month's print issue, no...
10/07/2025

🏵 From Dirt, Grow Lotuses: Will we be okay? 🏵

Full opinion piece/ essay on iexaminer.org and this month's print issue, now available for pickup!

By Tony Ngo

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To simply live in the moment without fear? Unrealistic. To just sit and suffer in fear of what comes next? Unbearable. Somewhere in the middle? Truly beautiful.

It’s 2 a.m., and once again, for perhaps the last time, instead of studying for a final I’m reading The New Yorker. It’s 2.a.m., and I’m alone, sitting with my thoughts. For the thousandth time this month, I’m worrying about the future. (Yes, I know it’s only the first week of June.) Will things work out? Am I: good enough; strong enough; and just generally, enough? It’s 2.a.m., and I’m overthinking, yet again, if I’m just a fool for having dreams. What am I doing with my life? No, seriously, tell me, what am I doing with my life?

LittleSaigon

⚽️ Chinatown-ID prepares for influx of hundreds of thousands of soccer fans attending FIFA in 2026 ⚽️Full article on iex...
08/07/2025

⚽️ Chinatown-ID prepares for influx of hundreds of thousands of soccer fans attending FIFA in 2026 ⚽️

Full article on iexaminer.org and this month's print issue, now available for pickup!

By Jadenne Radoc Cabahug

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On June 25, Seattle’s Lumen Field hosted the last of six FIFA Club World Cup 2025 games, which brought visitors from around the world to Seattle’s streets and the neighborhoods surrounding the stadiums. But these games were only a warmup for next year, when Seattle will host six FIFA World Cup 2026 Men’s World Cup from June 11, 2026 to July 2026. 

Stadium neighborhoods like the Chinatown International District, Pioneer Square and S**O are already preparing to welcome at least 750,000 international soccer (or football) fans for nearly a month a year from now.

At least 48 international teams will play 104 matches across the United States, Canada and Mexico. This will be the biggest event in state history, with Seattle hosting six World Cup matches, including the U.S. men’s national team.

⚾️🔱 Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Bryan Woo speaks on race, identity, and being a role model 🔱⚾️Full article on iexa...
07/07/2025

⚾️🔱 Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Bryan Woo speaks on race, identity, and being a role model 🔱⚾️

Full article on iexaminer.org and this month's print issue, now available for pickup!

By Emily Hawks

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Bryan Woo .2 is a starting pitcher for the Seattle . Born in Oakland, California, he attended California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) before being drafted by the Mariners in the 6th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball (MLB) Amateur Draft. He made his MLB debut in June 2023. Bryan is Chinese American on his paternal side, and was kind enough to share a bit about his cultural identity and how it has informed his perspectives on life. 

🐉 Tuyen Than, the new Executive Director of the CID Business Improvement Area, is here to build reciprocal community in ...
03/07/2025

🐉 Tuyen Than, the new Executive Director of the CID Business Improvement Area, is here to build reciprocal community in the neighborhood through its challenges and opportunities 🐉

Full article on iexaminer.org
by Vee Hua and Chetanya Robinson

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On May 12 this year, Tuyen Than began work as Executive Director of the Chinatown International District Business Improvement Area (CIDBIA). Founded in 1994 by local businesses and property owners, the organization coordinates sanitation, public safety, events, and general advocacy for the neighborhoods’ needs. It is funded on a self-imposed assessment rate paid by local business and property owners.

When the Executive Director position came up, Than felt that her passion for the neighborhood might make her a good candidate. As she explained: “When I picture someone who’s the new Executive Director for the BIA, I picture someone who’s super connected to the neighborhood, who knows the history, who knows the businesses, who understands the relationships and nuance.”

“I see [the CIDBIA] as a leader for businesses, a resource — not only for marketing and figuring out and navigating permits and navigating government, but public safety and being an advocate, and connecting businesses to the city in a way… where businesses can be heard — their concerns, their issues,” Than said. “Chinatown… [just has] so many issues that, if you aren’t from the neighborhood, you wouldn’t think of as top of mind.”

💕 The article is online and this month's print issue, now available for pickup!

🦋 The July 2025 issue of  is out featuring a beautiful migration-themed butterfly by artist Stevie Shao  🦋📰 Pick up a pr...
02/07/2025

🦋 The July 2025 issue of is out featuring a beautiful migration-themed butterfly by artist Stevie Shao 🦋

📰 Pick up a printed copy and see a full list of distribution locations at iexaminer.org/distribution 📰

FEATURED STORIES

campaign seeks justice for deportations to third-party countries by Vee Hua

Chinatown-ID prepares for an influx of hundreds of thousands of soccer fans attending FIFA in 2026 by Jadenne Radoc Cabahug

On the Fence Line: We must unite now to resist ICE and Trump's facism, or our fates are already sealed by Felix Sitthivong

Sea-Tac Airport detentions prompt travel warnings for Washington green-card holders by Maya Tizon *reprint from

Tuyen Than, new Executive Director of the CIDBIA, is here to build reciprocal community in the neighborhood through its challenges and opportunities by Vee Hua and Chetanya Robinson

Seattle starting pitcher Bryan Woo speaks on race, identity, and being a role model by Emily Hawks

Spirituality and migration in Tongan art at King Street Station by Dawn Dailey

Stunning collection centers Q***r Nikkei experiences through art and text by Rachel Endo w/ .community

From traditional Japanese woodblock to anime inspiration, has fun and fascination in store for all by Susan N. Platt

From Dirt, Grow Lotuses: Will we be okay? by Tony Ngo

Hell makes for a familiar place in R. F. Kuang's Ketabasis by Joshua Bonaficio

Come for the stunning vegetable-centric recipes; stay for the meditations on how food can soothe pain by Elinor Serumgard

Misfits and strivers predominate in potent anthology of Korean short stories by Shalin Hai-Jew

Pakistan's capital Karachi is the ideal setting for suspense novel The Museum Detective by Bharti Kirchner

Young adult novel brings to life the story of Korean War refugees with unsparing detail by Bruce Fulton

Seeing the surreal in the real China of today by Sharon Hashimoto

  campaign seeks justice for deportations to third-party countriesFull article on iexaminer.orgby Vee Hua  And in this m...
01/07/2025

campaign seeks justice for deportations to third-party countries

Full article on iexaminer.org
by Vee Hua

And in this month's print issue, released on July 2!

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At midday on June 25, a diverse coalition of community members organizing with the campaign gathered on the corner of 6th and Virginia in downtown Seattle. They were demonstrating just outside of the offices of Governor Bob Ferguson, in an attempt to raise awareness around the deportation of Tuan Thanh Phan, a 43-year-old Vietnam War refugee who came to the United States in 1991, when he was 9. The campaign requested that Governor Ferguson meet with Ngoc Phan, Tuan Thanh Phan’s partner, to speak about the federal government’s attempt to deport him to South Sudan.

“It has been six weeks since my husband was illegally deported to South Sudan, and Ferguson has yet to even comment on the situation,” said Ngoc Phan alongside representatives from the Khmer Anti-Deportation Advocacy Group (KHAAG) and other organizers. “He claims that he’s for immigrants and refugees. But where is he now? We don’t need his lip service. We need him to take action… Any day now, [Tuan] can be shipped off to South Sudan, where his life is going to be at risk. He might either be [put in] indefinite detention, tortured, or even killed. Ferguson remains silent still.”

International Examiner is hiring a Development Manager!Please share with a friend(s) and the community! *LINK IN POST *O...
30/06/2025

International Examiner is hiring a Development Manager!
Please share with a friend(s) and the community! *LINK IN POST *

ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION
Established in 1974, the International Examiner (IE) is the oldest and largest nonprofit, pan-Asian Pacific American publication in the Northwest. Based in the historic and thriving multi-ethnic Chinatown International District (CID) of Seattle, the IE aspires to be a credible catalyst for building an inspiring, connected, well-respected, and socially conscious Asian Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander American (ANHPIA) community. Our mission is to promote critical thinking, dialogue, and action by providing timely, accurate, and culturally sensitive coverage of relevant ANHPIA matters.

POSITION SUMMARY
The Development Manager will oversee the organization’s fundraising and manage donor relationships across individuals, groups, nonprofits, businesses, and corporations. Key responsibilities include planning and implementing fundraising events, engaging donors to grow and sustain support, and seeking out new opportunities through grants and sponsorships.

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POSITION-TYPE
Full-time, 40 hours/week, non-exempt
Reports to Editor in Chief

LOCATION
Seattle, WA; Chinatown-International District neighborhood

SALARY
$31.25-33.65/hr ($65,000-70,000 DOE)

BENEFITS
100% employer-sponsored Medical, Dental, and Vision for employees; 401k with 4% employer match; generous PTO (vacation, sick); professional development options; fully paid ORCA card; hybrid work environment

DEADLINE
July 30, 2025. Resumes will be reviewed as received.

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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Fundraising (30%)
- Develop and implement an annual Fund Development Plan with stretch goals to ensure financial stability and growth.
- Cultivate and maintain donor relationships through meetings, newsletters, and events.
- Develop and manage financial support opportunities for readers, community members, and businesses, in collaboration with team members.
- Serve as the primary contact for donations, sponsorships, and fundraising inquiries.
- Ensure timely and accurate recognition of donors, corporations, partners, and volunteers.
- Recommend funding targets to the Editor-in-Chief for board approval.

Event Management (20%)
- Manage and produce the annual Community Voice Awards (CVA) dinner, in collaboration with the Community Voice Awards (CVA) committee, staff, board, and events planner. (Note that this position is not responsible for the 2025 event on October 23; planning is already in progress.)
- Propose and help produce other events as needed to encourage long-term donor cultivation.

Grant Writing (15%)
- Research and identify new grant opportunities
- Collaborate with the team to prepare and submit grant proposals

Donor Information Management (10%)
- Manage the CRM (client relationship management) system, Little Green Light.
- Organize and maintain accurate donor and funding database records.
- Ensure donors receive annual tax letters.
- Develop tracking tools and monitor monthly progress.

External Relations (10%)
- Network at select community and leadership events.
- Present programs to various community and corporate groups as needed.

Other (15%)
- Work with the Editor-in-Chief and managers on cross-projects and issues.
- Attend regular and ad-hoc meetings.
- Participate in professional development opportunities.
- Perform other duties as needed.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- At least two years of experience managing fundraising projects or initiatives
- Experience developing and managing budgets
- College or Master’s degree in a relevant area such as Business, Communications, Ethnic Studies, Journalism, or Sociology. (Two years of college equates to one year of experience.)
- Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, team building, conflict management, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficient in relevant digital applications and equipment.

ADDITIONALLY DESIRED
- At least three years of development background and management experience.
- Familiarity with Seattle’s Chinatown-ID and a commitment to engaging, preserving, and revitalizing the neighborhood and diverse communities in South Seattle and Puget Sound.
- Passion for International Examiner’s goals, mission, and vision.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The International Examiner is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

POSITION LOCATION
This position allows for a hybrid in-person and work-from-home schedule. We ask that staff members live within commuting distance by the date of hire.

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ANTICIPATED HIRING TIMELINE
Through July 30
Applications accepted and reviewed
By Aug 1
First-round candidates contacted
Aug 5-7
Screening interviews (virtual)
Aug 8
Finalists contacted
Aug 20-22
Finalist interviews (in-person)*
* Alternate dates can be accommodated as needed

The position is open until filled, with a targeted start date of no later than September 15.



HOW TO APPLY

Submit the following to [email protected] with the subject line – “Development Manager Application, (your name)”
- Cover letter
- Resume
- A relevant writing example of past fundraising work, such as a grant proposal, fundraising plan, or funding strategy document. (Identifying information can be redacted as appropriate.)

When Christine Sun Kim  took the stage at Town Hall Seattle on April 30, 2025, the room radiated with energy, care, and ...
26/06/2025

When Christine Sun Kim took the stage at Town Hall Seattle on April 30, 2025, the room radiated with energy, care, and kinship. Families, Deaf community leaders, elders, artists, and young people signed across aisles, exchanging greetings and excitement. 

Presented by the University of Washington Public Lecture Series and supported by the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture , 4Culture , and the Henry Art Gallery , the evening marked a profound moment in contemporary art, Deaf, and diasporic presence.

Kim, a Berlin-based artist, is known for her expansive practice in sound, drawing, performance, captioning, and visual language. Her work interrogates the norms of sonic culture and recasts dominant frameworks of sound as sites of agency, memory, and emotion. Through her visual language-based practice, she invites audiences to reconsider the power structures embedded in communication: what is said, unsaid, and misinterpreted.

Full article at iexaminer.org 💕

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International Examiner: About Us

Since 1974, it has been the mission of the International Examiner to serve the Asian-Pacific Islander American communities by providing accurate, in-depth, timely, and sensitive coverage of local, regional, national, and international issues which affect us.