Mark Van Streefkerk

Mark Van Streefkerk (he/him) is a mixed-race Dutch-Indonesian writer and journalist who has lived in Seattle since 2007. He often writes about community events, LGBTQIA+ topics, local restaurants, and Seattle news. He was previously the interim guest editor for Eater Seattle, and has bylines in The Seattle Times, The Stranger, Mashable, and BuzzFeed. Mark’s favorite thing to do is bike to ChuMinh for a tofu banh mi. You can find out more about him at MarkVanStreefkerk.com, and follow him on Twitter at @VanStreefkerk.