https://southseattleemerald.org/news/2026/07/27/south-end-life-how-beacon-hill-became-a-home-for-local-asians https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-07-27/e9t5xw1z/South-End-Life-How-Beacon-Hill-Became-a-Home-for-Local-Asians.png https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-07-27/9e9gzllb/2026-07.27-South-End-Life-Ron-Chew-by-Yuko-Kodama-5203.jpg Ron Chew in southeast Seattle. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-07-27/2ke4glv4/2026-07.27-South-End-Life-Ron-Chew-courtesy-Seattle-Chapter-JACL-6102.jpg James Matsuoka co-founded International Realty in the 1940s. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-07-27/11vjpasw/2026-07.27-South-End-Life-Ron-Chew-courtesy-Robert-Chinn-Foundation-6103.jpg Robert and Ruth Chinn. Robert Chinn established United Savings and Loan in the CID to loan Asian Americans money to purchase homes. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-07-27/xuey5ff3/2026-07.27-South-End-Life-Ron-Chew-courtesy-Wing-Luke-6104.jpg Wing Luke, former Washington assistant attorney general and Seattle city councilmember. He was the first Asian American elected official in the Pacific Northwest. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-07-27/lus12ouv/2026-07.27-South-End-Life-Ron-Chew-by-Yuko-Kodama.jpg Ron Chew at the Beacon Hill Junction. The gray building on the left is the site of the former Beacon Hill library, and the yellow building on the right is where Owen's Pharmacy used to be. southseattleemerald en 2026-07-27T16:00:47.858Z South End Life: How Beacon Hill Became a Home for Local Asians South End Life, News, Beacon Hill, Ron Chew https://southseattleemerald.org/arts-culture/2026/07/26/pongo-poetry-earth https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-07-25/1v98gcpv/Shutterstock-2207034987-by-Panassak-Charnprasert.jpg https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2025-08-30/bl2592se/Logo_Pongo_Poetry_Project.png The Pongo Poetry Project logo. southseattleemerald en 2026-07-26T17:00:00.000Z PONGO POETRY | Earth Pongo Poetry Project, Pongo Poetry, Arts & Culture https://southseattleemerald.org/voices/2026/07/26/doom-loop-every-time-i-pass-mount-baker-light-rail-station https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2025-10-03/q5lun8pr/Doom-Loop-Hero-Image-002-by-Brett-Hamil.jpg DOOM LOOP is a serialized fictional cartoon from South End author and comic Brett Hamil. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-07-24/gbcxzw9q/2026-07.26-DOOM-LOOP-150-Every-Time-I-Pass-Mount-Baker-Light-Rail-Station-001.jpg https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-07-24/n5wkt4dp/2026-07.26-DOOM-LOOP-150-Every-Time-I-Pass-Mount-Baker-Light-Rail-Station-002.jpg https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-07-24/p61om44w/2026-07.26-DOOM-LOOP-150-Every-Time-I-Pass-Mount-Baker-Light-Rail-Station-003.jpg https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-07-24/0ahl4ng6/2026-07.26-DOOM-LOOP-150-Every-Time-I-Pass-Mount-Baker-Light-Rail-Station-004.jpg https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-07-24/3a33bkmn/2026-07.26-DOOM-LOOP-150-Every-Time-I-Pass-Mount-Baker-Light-Rail-Station-005.jpg https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-07-24/fvsfut1n/2026-07.26-DOOM-LOOP-150-Every-Time-I-Pass-Mount-Baker-Light-Rail-Station-006.jpg https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-07-24/uqqs3d5b/2026-07.26-DOOM-LOOP-150-Every-Time-I-Pass-Mount-Baker-Light-Rail-Station-007.png southseattleemerald en 2026-07-26T13:00:00.000Z DOOM LOOP: Every Time I Pass Mount Baker Light Rail Station Voices, Doom Loop, Brett Hamil, Seattle comics