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Asian Americans push back against “divisive” rhetoric in Trump’s State of the Union

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Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Grace Meng, a Democratic representative from New York, and several Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) organization heads issued statements following President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address in Washington, D.C., last night.

Finding culture and community at Seattle Rise Collective’s Lunar New Year Festival

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The Lunar New Year Festival, hosted by Seattle Rise Collective at Washington Hall on Feb. 21, brought together food, music, art, and small businesses in a space that felt both celebratory and deeply personal.

Democratic senators, WA Sec. of State Hobbs speak out against Trump ahead of State of the Union address

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Several Democratic senators and their guests, including Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, spoke out against President Donald Trump’s policies and Republicans’ pending legislative actions in advance of Trump’s State of the Union address at a press conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 24.

Sen. Cantwell, Sec. Hobbs head to Washington to highlight act that would lead to voter disenfranchisement

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Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell and Sec. of State Steve Hobbs will attend tomorrow’s State of the Union Address in Washington, D.C., to highlight the SAVE America Act, a bill that, if passed, would disenfranchise thousands of voters across the United States, just before the 2026 elections.

Lunar New Year celebrations return across Puget Sound for the Year of the Horse

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Communities across the Puget Sound region are preparing to welcome the Year of the Horse with weeks of Lunar New Year celebrations highlighting Asian American culture, tradition, and community connection.

“We will be the ancestors we want to be”: Tsuru for Solidarity uses Day of Remembrance to decry ongoing incarceration, deportation

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“What kind of ancestors do we want to be?” Erin Shigaki asked a small group of protestors, gathered just outside the King County International Airport.