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Street view of the Ark Lodge building in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood, now home to Tasveer Film Center, with marquee sign announcing a 2025 Mayor’s Award for outstanding achievement in film.

Now in Columbia City, the Tasveer Film Festival Brings Movies, Masala Popcorn, and a 'Monumental' Experience

Oct 08, 2025

4 min read

Smiling Black woman flipping long locs in motion, wearing a colorful crochet top against a vibrant yellow background.

If Dreadlocks Could Speak: Show Revival Gives Voice to Stories About Black Women's Hair

Oct 07, 2025

3 min read

An illustration of a face emerging from one corner, their mouth open, their eyes angered, and lightning bolts emerging from their mouth and zapping across the frame.

PONGO POETRY | The Voice of My Father

Pongo Poetry Project

Oct 05, 2025

3 min read

Two people stand arm in arm in front of a King County Metro bus. One wears a bright yellow áo dài with a decorative headdress, and the other wears a red and black puffer jacket with patterned pants, both looking directly at the camera.

From the Silk Road to the 36 Bus: New Wing Luke Exhibit Imagines South End Utopia

Oct 01, 2025

7 min read

Large banners with Black art depicting figures carrying bundles hang between trees along a street. People walk, bike, and gather under the shade, with vendors and performers visible in the background.

With a Focus on Gratitude, Walk the Block Offers Attendees a 'Blueprint for Life'

Sep 30, 2025

2 min read

Baristas prepare drinks at Café Calaveras, a colorful Latino-owned coffee shop with orange and yellow walls, floral decorations, and plants, while a customer sits at a wooden table in the background.

On Seattle's Yesler Terrace, the Queer, Latina-Owned Cafe Calaveras Serves Up Culture and Nostalgia

Sep 20, 2025

5 min read

Actors perform an energetic dance routine on stage during a theatrical production, dressed in colorful costumes with confetti scattered across the floor under bright stage lighting.

REVIEW | Keiko Green's 'Exotic Deadly' Spices Up a Tale of Japanese Identity With Humor and Time Travel

Sep 17, 2025

4 min read

A young girl in a vibrant red traditional Mexican folkloric dress smiles as she dances in a parade. Her dress has colorful stripes and white lace trim, and she holds the skirt out wide as she twirls. Other dancers in similar attire are seen in the background, along with spectators watching from the sidewalk.

A South End Guide to National Hispanic Heritage Month 2025

Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero

Sep 12, 2025

5 min read

Person seated on a concrete floor engaged in traditional Chinese batik work, dyeing fabric with blue patterns beside plastic bags and buckets, in an outdoor domestic courtyard.

Jieyi Ludden Zhou on Perfecting Art in Rural China and Finding Home on Beacon Hill

Sep 04, 2025

8 min read

An illustration of a nude person's scarred back; their arms are outstretched and hanging onto a door frame; the person is looking out at a sky and clouds.

PONGO POETRY | Quicksand and Clouds

Pongo Poetry Project

Aug 31, 2025

3 min read

Three Southeast Asian people pose playfully on a circular black playground structure in a sunny urban park in Seattle, with one standing atop a yellow sphere.

Seattle Indie Rock Band 'hi hi hi' Uses Music to Bridge Community and Heritage

Aug 26, 2025

5 min read

In the foreground, Margaret O'Donnell is seated in a pew and looking directly at the camera, while performers rehearse in the background at the front of the church, some sitting, some standing, all of them holding the script.

'The Detention Lottery,' an Updated Play, Puts the Audience Inside Immigration Drama

Aug 22, 2025

5 min read

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