Trump administration’s move on visas is ‘dream-crashing’ for Indian students and families
When Prakriti Dahiya arrived at the University of Washington last year, it was the culmination of a family dream. No one else had made the journey from India to attend college in the United States. Her parents took out loans and gave up vacations to afford the fees. The investment would be worth it, they hoped: Perhaps Prakriti might even end up working at one of Seattle’s famed technology companies after graduation. Continue reading at The Washington Post. (Karen Ducey)
After 6 months and little progress controlling the pandemic, return to normal remains out of sight
It’s been nearly half a year since the first case of COVID-19 was identified in the United States, in the Puget Sound area, on Jan. 21. While the state eventually shut down in late March in an effort to slow the disease’s spread, Washington began the gradual process of reopening after little more than a month. Continue reading at The Spokesman-Review. (Molly Quinn)
The fight for racial justice is a lifelong commitment, not a summer job
“I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear.” My old UCLA coach, John Wooden, used to quote that Walt Whitman poem often, and I’ve been hearing its echoes on the streets lately. The people out protesting systemic racism and vowing change are “singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs” about the America that could be — that should be. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Jacquelyn Martin)
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