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Dao Mai
Vietnamese American who traveled to visit her dying father in Vietnam just as quarantine was imposed on foreign travelers. 2 week quarantine meant she missed seeing her dad before he died, missed his funeral.
Kalei'okalani (Rayann) Matsui
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
Tony Ngo
College senior who grew up in Chinatown and came back during pandemic. Talks about love of neighborhood, effect of early pandemic on local businesses and social life, racial justice issues within APA community
Monyee Chau
Taiwanese American artist and activist, talks about love for CID (she grew up there), fears and hardships during early days of pandemic, making artwork to support the neighborhood and BLM, race/identity issues among APA communities
Prenz Sa-Ngoun
Cambodian American, talks about Food Life Line org that provides food to food banks, supply issues in early days of pandemic, harships of food bank clients and Cambodian community, how his faith and experience as a Buddhist priest have shaped his…
Chad Driesbach
Mixed race Vietnamese American, talks about working from home and personal life during pandemic, participating in rollerskating, current revival and its mulit-cultural gender inclusive focus
Celina Hayashi Macadangdang
Filipina American doctor at ICHS, talks about why she became a doctor (to serve the community), providing medical care during pandemic, and participating in rollerskating revival
Yin Yu and Rachtha Danh
A couple living in the Chinatown International District who have been long-time advocates and staunch allies of their communities. Yu is a Taiwanese immigrant who settled in Mukilteo, who among many other accomplishments most recently founded Humbows…
Sami Hilario
Filipina-American artist and employee of the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle’s Chinatown International District. In this interview, we talk about how her and her family have been influenced by the sudden prevalence of COVID-19, and how this pandemic…
Ming-Ming Edelman
Refugee Artists Initiative -- mask-making (Ming-Ming describes here experience as a business going from selling potholders to one that sold masks nearly overnight as the pandemic quickly ensued.
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