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Alex Yoon-Hendricks

@ayoonhendricks.bsky.social
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Reporter at The Seattle Times covering race and equity. No. 1 fan of the ST Union. Nosy.

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The Seattle Times @seattletimes.com · 23/06/2026
The Somali Health Board Soccer Club is one of the only free youth soccer clubs in the Seattle area, providing kids a chance to train and compete.
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Away from World Cup stage, Seattle's Somali youth find joy in soccer
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The Seattle Times @seattletimes.com · 01/04/2026
Governments in the Seattle area have passed moratoriums on any new ICE detention centers. But the future of the existing detention center in Tacoma is unclear.
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As cities ban new ICE sites, the fate of Tacoma's center is unclear
As cities ban new ICE sites, the fate of Tacoma's center is unclear
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The Seattle Times @seattletimes.com · 12/03/2026
A number of cafes have sprung up in the Seattle area in the last two years that are shaping a late-night scene during Ramadan.
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In Seattle area, a Muslim nightlife scene develops during Ramadan
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Daniel Beekman @dbeekman.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
ICE arrests spiked in PNW in late 2025, per new data from @uwchr.bsky.social. Yakima County had most arrests per capita: 185 arrests per 100,000 people. Local advocate says surge there has been overlooked. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news... (w/ @vizscience.bsky.social @ayoonhendricks.bsky.social)
Charts showing sharp increases in ICE arrests in multiple Pacific Northwest counties in 2025 following the start of President Trump's second term.Map showing that among Washington and Oregon counties, Yakima County in 2025 saw the highest number of ICE arrests relative to its population.
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The Seattle Times @seattletimes.com · 02/01/2026
Katie Wilson was sworn in as Seattle mayor Friday, becoming the youngest mayor in a generation.
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Katie Wilson sworn in as Seattle mayor: ‘This is your city’
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Alex Yoon-Hendricks @ayoonhendricks.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Loma Lopez, 81, doesn’t receive much in SNAP benefits. But to keep her 6-year-old great grandson fed, every dollar counts. The halt of SNAP will force her and nearly 930,000 Washington residents to make gut-wrenching choices. “I have no idea how we’re going to go through this,” she said.
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SNAP benefits cutoff 'a tragedy' for low-income WA families
Nearly 930,000 low-income Washington residents will not see any SNAP benefits in November amid the ongoing partial federal government shutdown.
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International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) @irap.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
An Afghan refugee family was scheduled to fly to the U.S. on January 22 but is now stranded in Qatar. “The impact of this on real human lives can’t be understated." - IRAP Must-read story from @ayoonhendricks.bsky.social @seattletimes.com about our legal battle to restore the refugee program.
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An Afghan woman escaped to WA years ago. Her family remains stranded abroad
The Trump administration's refugee ban, as well as his sweeping travel ban, has left an Afghan woman in Tacoma waiting in horror over the fate of her family.
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Nathalie Graham @gramsofgnats.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Horrifying, insane scoop from @vivmccall.bsky.social . Five beatings of trans women have occurred in Seattle so far this year. The suspects have all been men. In at least one case, random men—strangers—have joined in on the attacks. Depraved shit. www.thestranger.com/news/2025/09...
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Seattle Area Trans Women Are Being Attacked by Groups of Men
Warning: This story contains descriptions of violence. “Go to Pony, go to Pony, go to Pony—there’s more people there,” said a frantic woman as she approached Madison Carstens and her friends next to t...
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The Seattle Times @seattletimes.com · 05/06/2025
For the first time in history, Washington state will conduct a study and develop proposals for reparations to descendants of chattel slavery.
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For the first time, WA to study reparations for descendants of slavery
The study will investigate the history of slavery in Washington and identify potential remedies to address its enduring impact.
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Daniel Beekman @dbeekman.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Trump’s travel ban shakes up WA immigrant communities www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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‘Another layer of cruelty’: WA immigrant communities shaken by Trump travel ban
The Seattle region has large numbers of people from several of the countries named in the ban, including Afghanistan, Somalia, Eritrea and Iran.
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David Kroman @kromandavid.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Great reporting on the local DEI retreat from @jimbrunner.bsky.social and @alexhalverson.bsky.social www.seattletimes.com/business/sta...
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Big Seattle brands take cue from Trump, zap mentions of DEI
Amid President Trump's anti-DEI orders, prominent Seattle firms including Amazon, Starbucks and K&L Gates have deleted diversity pledges on their websites.
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The Seattle Times @seattletimes.com · 20/02/2025
In Seattle’s Chinatown International District, protesters commemorated the Day of Remembrance and rallied against President Trump’s anti-immigration agenda.
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Fearing 'repetition' of history, Japanese Americans protest Trump immigration policy in Seattle
In Seattle’s Chinatown International District, protesters commemorated the Day of Remembrance and rallied against President Trump’s anti-immigration agenda.
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Naomi Ishisaka @naomiishisaka.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
""An event commemorating the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II and calling attention to President Donald Trump’s immigration policies was canceled by Pike Place Market less than two weeks before the scheduled event."
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The Seattle Times @seattletimes.com · 11/02/2025
Three agencies, as well as nine individual plaintiffs, argue Trump exceeded his authority when he suspended the resettlement program and halted funding.
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WA resettlement agency sues Trump over refugee admissions halt
Three agencies, as well as nine individual plaintiffs, argue Trump exceeded his authority when he suspended the resettlement program and halted funding.
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Naomi Ishisaka @naomiishisaka.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
"A jury on Monday found Seattle Children’s hospital created a hostile work environment based on race against Dr. Benjamin Danielson, the former medical director of the hospital’s Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic."
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Former Seattle Children’s doctor wins $21M in discrimination lawsuit
A jury found Seattle Children’s hospital likely created a hostile work environment based on race against Dr. Benjamin Danielson, the former medical director of the hospital’s Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic.
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Naomi Ishisaka @naomiishisaka.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
"In Washington state and across the United States, transgender and gender-diverse people are wrestling with the reality that millions of Americans voted for a presidential candidate who has vowed to strip them of their rights."
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'Horror and heartbreak': WA trans community braces for Trump's return
Washington offers several protections for trans people, but advocates say state rights could prove vulnerable against an empowered second Trump administration.
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