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Julie Ellington

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This interview touches on the experience of preschool-owner Julie Ellington in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, business closures, and social distancing. Julie’s primarily Chinese preschool had to close due to health department recommendations.…

Kalei'okalani (Rayann) Matsui

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Native Hawaiian Chinese African American works at Wing, teaches traditional NH dance. Talks about effect of pandemic on dance classes, adapting to online teaching, importance of breath and face to face contact in traditional NH culture

Kim Sauer

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Kim Sauer shares her experience as a Korean-American in Washington living through the pandemic. Throughout the course of the interview, she shares how COVID has affected herself and her family as well as how she has supported the Korean-American…

Lori Wada

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Lori Wada shares her experience as a Korean American in living through the pandemic. Through the interview she shares how her work with Korean-American businesses changed throughout the COVID and why she chooses to center her work in Eastern…

Mandy Ma

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Mandy Ma shares her experience as a Korean American social worker supporting Korean elderly in the Greater Seattle Area during the pandemic. She also shares aspects of her personal life during quarantine and how she believes pandemic has affected our…

Michael Ake

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Michael Ake shares his experience as a Korean American growing up in a military family and how the pandemic has affected his job as a police officer. He describes how the Black Lives Matter Movementaffected his own department and how he has hope for…

Michael Park

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Michael Park shares his experience growing up in the ever changing Federal Way area. He also comments about how the pandemic has affected his jobs both at the laundromat and at the Korean Language School.