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    Articles by Samantha Pak
    From left, Rachel Ramirez-Silva and Kalika Curry lead a discussion on talking about race at the Eastside Race and Leadership Coalition’s race and equity summit. Samantha Pak/staff photo
    Raising the village: Accomplices wanted | Windows and...
    By Samantha Pak • April 24, 2019 8:30 am

    The conversation around race on the Eastside continues.

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    The difficulty of aging in place | Windows and Mirrors
    The difficulty of aging in place | Windows...
    By Samantha Pak • April 9, 2019 1:30 am

    Living on a fixed income in an increasingly expensive region is not easy.

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    In lieu of a perfect world | Windows and Mirrors
    In lieu of a perfect world | Windows...
    By Samantha Pak • March 22, 2019 1:30 am

    Violence in the world will happen but we shouldn’t just resign ourselves to it.

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    Samantha Pak/staff photo                                Two indigenous performers embrace during a break in their dancing in Plaza Coyoacán in Mexico City.
    Lessons from our neighbors | Windows and Mirrors
    By Samantha Pak • March 14, 2019 6:30 am

    Traveling abroad is an easy reminder to check your ethnocentrism.

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    Samantha Pak/staff photo                                 Maryam Griffin (left) of the University of Washington Bothell interviews art curator Alma Salem during her visit to the school on Feb. 7.
    The soul of history | Windows and Mirrors
    By Samantha Pak • February 25, 2019 1:30 am

    Syrian arts curator and cultural advisor shares how art can tell the story of history.

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    OPINION: What’s wrong with happily ever after? | Windows and Mirrors
    OPINION: What’s wrong with happily ever after? |...
    By Samantha Pak • February 14, 2019 1:30 am

    The world is filled with the negative; romance novels can be a way from taking a break from it all.

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    From left, KUOW’s “All Things Considered” host Kim Malcolm interviews New York Times journalist Jonathan Weisman about the rise of bigotry in the United States. Samantha Pak/staff photo
    Combating bigotry | Windows and Mirrors
    By Samantha Pak • January 25, 2019 1:30 am

    Author and journalist Jonathan Weisman visited the Stroum Jewish Community Center to as part of the center’s “Words to the Wise” series.

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    Paying twice for their mistakes | Windows and Mirrors
    Paying twice for their mistakes | Windows and...
    By Samantha Pak • January 14, 2019 5:30 am

    Southeast Asians are at greater risk of being deported to countries many haven’t been to since they were young or have never been to.

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    Come together…but not just right now | Windows and Mirrors
    Come together…but not just right now | Windows...
    By Samantha Pak • December 21, 2018 1:30 am

    We shouldn’t be coming together just during the holidays or when disaster strikes.

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    Tulin Yildiz speaks on the origin and significance of ashure in Turkish culture at Turkcha’s event at the Peter Kirk Community Center in Kirkland. Photo courtesy of Dilek Anderson
    The sweetness of coming together | Windows and...
    By Samantha Pak • December 7, 2018 1:30 am

    For immigrant women on the Eastside, Turkcha is here to help.

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    Marknisha Hervol, an eighth grader at Environmental & Adventure School in Kirkland, gets her book signed by Fredi Lajvardi during his appearance at the Peter Kirk Community Center. Samantha Pak/staff photo
    OPINION: What happens when we believe | Windows...
    By Samantha Pak • November 2, 2018 1:30 am

    How an unlikely group of teenagers achieved success through the support of their community.

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    When we ban books | Windows and Mirrors
    When we ban books | Windows and Mirrors
    By Samantha Pak • October 12, 2018 1:30 am

    What message does it send when certain stories are censored?

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    The default in our own stories | Editorial
    The default in our own stories | Editorial
    By Samantha Pak • August 17, 2018 11:00 am

    Senior editor Samantha Pak reflects on what representation in media means to her.

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