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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) community. 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.

10/10/2026

OCTOBER 2026 ISSUE is out this weekend, featuring recipients of our Community Voice Awards (now sold out!)

Pick up a physical copy:
https://iexaminer.org/distribution/

FEATURING:

CVA RECIPIENTS:
- Karen Sakata of ⛩ Bush Garden Restaurant & Bar
- Novelist Peter Bacho
- Entrepreneur Louie Gong of Eighth Generation
- Journalist Yuko Kodama
- Environmental justice leader Tatiana Brown, MPA MPH
- Massage Parlor Organizing Project

NEWS / COMMUNITY:

- Deportations to Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia surge nine-fold by Bunthay Cheam

- Community celebrates first Seattle Mariners Cambodian Heritage Night by Theo Bickel

"Beyond the Margins:" Celebrating overlooked stories during 34th Filipino American History Month by Maria Batayola

- Opponents of I-001 and I-638 urge "no" vote, warning the laws would endanger the state's most vulnerable youth by micah yip 葉

- What a Brazilian quilombo taught me about cultural resilience in the CID by Carmen Hom

- Dolores Sibinga dies at 95 ❤️

- Foresting Seattle initiatie joins hands with community to grow CID's tree canopy by Kamna Shastri

ARTS:

- Tongan American fimmaker Olive's new documentary explores the fragility of myth, memory, and identity by Mieko Anders

- Henry Art Gallery curator wants to challenge what we think we know about tech by Dawn Dailey

- Remembering MalPina Chan, artist of human connection and collective memory by Clarissa Gines

- 21st Tasveer promises a rich lineup of South Asia stories by Yayoi Lena Winfrey

10/08/2026

Left in the dark: City Light communication about CID power outages causes confusion

By micah yip 葉 - https://iexaminer.org/left-in-the-dark-city-light-communication-about-cid-power-outages-causes-confusion/

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In mid-September, for four consecutive nights starting around 9 p.m., it was pitch black outside on the streets of the Chinatown-International District (CID). Several blocks sat without power.

These outages were part of planned maintenance that Seattle City Light (SCL) was conducting, and some businesses and residents were notified beforehand. But what was supposed to be a power outage for one night spanning about four blocks soon turned into four nights and several additional corners of the CID, with some businesses and residents receiving no notice.

The power outages were planned by the city in order for SCL to complete emergency underground work, which included “replacing primary underground feeder conductors,” Kate Jacobs, SCL’s media relations manager, wrote in an email to the International Examiner. The area had been operating on temporary equipment after previous fire damage, she said.

PHOTO: A street in Little Saigon at night in November, 2024. Photo by Tony Ngo

Seattle City Light

10/06/2026

OP-ED: My father, my source of hope

By Abraham Chen Song - https://iexaminer.org/my-father-my-source-of-hope/

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In past columns, I have written about people who have been close to me. This piece is for someone separated from me by 6,480 miles: my father, who spent the greater part of his life behind bars.

Born April 21, 1963, in the Year of the Rabbit, he entered my life only in fragments as I grew up. My memories of him remain faint and indistinct. He was released from prison in 2021, at the height of my schizoaffective disorder and substance dependence. It goes without saying that he carried immense hopelessness watching me struggle through that period.

Even so, he never gave up on me. He urged me to come to China, telling me he would be my “medicine” and my “cure.” All he wanted was the chance to share time with his son. And so I came.

PHOTO: The author's father

10/05/2026

Our OCTOBER ARTS CALENDAR is up!

https://iexaminer.org/october-arts-calendar-2026/

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FEATURED: Mian Situ, The Entrepreneur-San Francisco, 2006. Oil on canvas, 44 × 54 inches. Tacoma Art Museum, Haub Family Collection. “(Re)Frame: Haub Family Collection of Western American Art” at the Tacoma Art Museum expands the narratives about art of the American West with four exhibitions with a range of perspectives including one on the Chinese American West. On view through September 5, 2027. Image courtesy of the Tacoma Art Museum

10/03/2026

Thank you to for supporting community journalism. We’re excited to receive a 2026 People-First AI Fund grant to advance our mission and help our community shape how it engages with AI, guided by the needs, perspectives, and values that matter to our readers.

http://openaifoundation.org/news/2026-people-first-ai-fund-grantees

10/01/2026

The spirit of Diwa Filipino Film Festival, October 3-4

By Yayoi Lena Winfrey - https://iexaminer.org/the-spirit-of-diwa-filipino-film-festival-october-3-4/

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When seven Filipino family members move into a small apartment together while trying to break into show business, what could possibly go wrong? Well, everything!

This year’s Diwa Filipino Film Festival showcases “No Room for Love” as its Centerpiece. Shot in black and white with full color dream sequences, the story moves rapidly from one vignette to another and takes place in LA during four seasons.

Among other scheduled films is the Closing Night narrative “All the Things I Leave You (Patawid)”, about a long hidden love affair. In all, 42 independent short and feature-length films from both inside and outside the Philippines will be screened. This year’s 12th edition festival also features Q&A’s with several filmmakers.

PHOTO: Image from “All the Things I Leave You (Patawid),” about a long hidden love affair. This film will screen on the closing night of the Diwa Filipino Film Festival

Diwa Filipino Film Festival

09/30/2026

ZEV Co-op rents electric cars in Seattle, hoping to connect environmental sustainability with social equity

By Sana Chaudhary - https://iexaminer.org/zev-co-op-rents-electric-cars-in-seattle-hoping-to-connect-environmental-sustainability-with-social-equity/

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Before Ry Armstrong ever thought about electric vehicles, they were thinking about who gets left out and who gets to move freely.

In Seattle, the gap between who can afford to own a car and who can’t has only been widening in recent years. According to 2023 Census data, 20% of Seattle households did not own a car and nearly nine in ten of those car-free households were renters.

Today, Armstrong is the executive director at ZEV Co-op, a Washington-based nonprofit that rents out electric vehicles with a mission built around environmental equity and removing transportation as a barrier to access.

ZEV’s vehicles are stationed across Seattle. Using ZEV’s app, members can see where the nearest available car is parked, then schedule a reservation. Vehicles are accessible seven days a week, around the clock, so members pick up the car, drive where they need to go, and return it to the same location to plug in and charge for the next person.

ZEV’s mission goes beyond simply providing electric vehicles; the co-op is focused on putting car access within reach of communities that have limited access to affordable and reliable transportation. It aims to let people use electric vehicles without the high costs of purchasing and maintaining one themselves, connecting environmental sustainability with social equity so that the placement of cars in communities benefits everyone, especially those who have been traditionally underserved by transportation systems.

09/29/2026

With H.R. 1 cutting Medicaid for tens of thousands of refugees and asylum seekers, local agencies scramble to find solutions

By micah yip 葉 - https://iexaminer.org/with-h-r-1-cutting-medicaid-for-tens-of-thousands-of-refugees-and-asylum-seekers-local-agencies-scramble-to-find-solutions/

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More than 10,000 refugees, asylum seekers and non-citizens living in Washington state could lose Medicaid coverage on Oct. 1, a consequence of President Donald Trump’s H.R. 1, or so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill.” With 40% of that population residing in King County, local organizations and agencies are hustling to find solutions.

Along with stripping refugees and asylees of their health coverage, H.R. 1 imposes new work reporting requirements on thousands of Apple Health enrollees starting Jan. 1, 2027. The two changes together create significant barriers to immigrants’ and non-citizens’ healthcare access.

PHOTO: ICHS Lead Medical Assistant Anh Nguyen fits a blood pressure cuff on an elderly patient. Photo courtesy of International Community Health Services (ICHS)

09/26/2026

Governor Ferguson signs order as “The Big Bad Betrayal Bill,” threatens Apple Health

By Sana Chaudhary - https://iexaminer.org/governor-ferguson-signs-order-as-the-big-bad-betrayal-bill-threatens-apple-health/

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Governor Bob Ferguson signed an executive order Thursday, September 3, directing state agencies to expand outreach and tracking to mitigate harm to Apple Health, Washington’s Medicaid program, from cuts under H.R. 1, which he called “the big bad betrayal bill.”

Hosted by International Community Health Services in Seattle’s Chinatown International District, the order creates the HR1 Continuous Medicaid Response Committee, directing a statewide public awareness campaign and ordering the Department of Health to build a new data system to track who is losing coverage. Separately, the state has already been building an automated verification hub that uses existing data to confirm eligibility automatically, reducing how much paperwork people must submit to keep their coverage.

H.R. 1 cuts more than $1.3 trillion in health care and food assistance nationwide, Ferguson said. In Washington, it removes Apple Health from an estimated 14,000 lawfully present immigrants, starting October 1. Work requirements are imposed on more than 600,000 recipients starting January 1. “It is thinly veiled to kick people off Medicaid, to make the system as difficult as possible to navigate,” Ferguson said.

PHOTO: Governor Bob Ferguson signs an executive order Thursday, September 3, directing state agencies to expand outreach and tracking to mitigate harm to Apple Health, Washington’s Medicaid program, from cuts under H.R. 1, which he called “the Big Bad Betrayal Bill.” Photo by Sana Chaudhary

09/25/2026

Before the lanterns glow, the celebration begins.

Join McDonald's for Sip Into the Moonlight, a family-friendly celebration inspired by the Mid-Autumn Festival. Gather your loved ones for an afternoon filled with games, cultural activities, festive moments, and plenty of opportunities to celebrate together.

Bring all your friends and family!

✨ What to Expect:
- Family-friendly games and interactive challenges
- Mid-Autumn Festival-inspired activities for all ages
- Special appearances from hosts Angelica Pham (ANGELICA PHAM) and Teena Thach (teena thach ☾)
- Festive photo moments 📸 with family and friends
- Cultural experiences celebrating community, togetherness, and tradition
- More surprises throughout the celebration!

Admission is free, but RSVP is required. RSVP does not guarantee entry. Space is limited and subject to venue capacity. Event details are subject to change.

📍 McDonald's: 2401 4th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134
🗓️ 11AM-2PM on Saturday, September 26

RSVP at www.McDMoonlightSips.info

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