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Articles by Samantha Pak
Medical Teams pivots to help with COVID-19 response in King, Snohomish counties
Medical Teams pivots to help with COVID-19 response...
By Samantha Pak • April 22, 2020 7:30 am

The organization has converted its dental fleet into a testing command center and emergency dental clinics.

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Swedish, Microsoft develop CERA to improve hospitals’ response to COVID-19
Swedish, Microsoft develop CERA to improve hospitals’ response...
By Samantha Pak • April 17, 2020 7:30 am

The app is available for any health care provider to use.

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How using a face mask to cover my Asian face could put me in danger
How using a face mask to cover my...
By Samantha Pak • April 9, 2020 1:20 pm

Since the COVID-19 outbreak began, Asians and Asian Americans have been targeted.

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Life Care Center (LCC) of Kirkland is facing more than $600,000 in fines for its response to the COVID-19 outbreak in its facility. Samantha Pak/Sound Publishing
Life Care in Kirkland facing more than $600K...
By Samantha Pak • April 3, 2020 3:40 pm

The facility has until Sept. 16 to pay or address areas of concern or it will be terminated.

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Gov. Jay Inslee discusses the COVID-19 pandemic and the state’s response during a press conference on Thursday, March 26. Screenshot
Inslee: Stay-at-home orders must continue to completely eliminate...
By Samantha Pak • March 26, 2020 2:00 pm

Slight decrease in rate of new coronavirus cases, but residents must continue to hunker down.

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We need to, but how do we talk about race?
We need to, but how do we talk...
By Samantha Pak • February 4, 2020 3:20 pm

Racism is still an issue in this country. How can we have constructive conversations to move forward and heal?

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United Methodist Church: To split or not to split
United Methodist Church: To split or not to...
By Samantha Pak • January 15, 2020 12:10 pm

Local clergy from Eastside United Methodist Churches weigh in on the church’s future regarding LGBTQ+ inclusion.

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Professionals in a second language | Windows and Mirrors
Professionals in a second language | Windows and...
By Samantha Pak • October 25, 2019 4:30 pm

What is it like to pursue a career in a language that is not your first?

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More than the right to vote: What does it mean to become a U.S. citizen?
More than the right to vote: What does...
By Samantha Pak • August 30, 2019 2:20 pm

Another reason some people may not vote is because they feel like it doesn’t matter.

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Lori Matsukawa’s lasting legacy on Asian American journalists
Lori Matsukawa’s lasting legacy on Asian American journalists
By Samantha Pak • May 29, 2019 8:30 am

‘If I can do it, they can do it’

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The difficulty of aging in place | Windows and Mirrors
The difficulty of aging in place | Windows...
By Samantha Pak • April 9, 2019 10:30 am

Living on a fixed income in an increasingly expensive region is not easy.

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Lessons from our neighbors | Windows and Mirrors
Lessons from our neighbors | Windows and Mirrors
By Samantha Pak • March 9, 2019 6:30 am

Traveling abroad is an easy reminder to check your ethnocentrism.

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Samantha Pak can be reached at spak@soundpublishing.com.
Southeast Asians Are Paying Twice For Their Mistakes
By Samantha Pak • January 9, 2019 9:25 am

Many are at greater risk of being deported to countries many haven’t been to since they were young – or have never been to at all.

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Let’s Talk About Race | Windows and Mirrors
Let’s Talk About Race | Windows and Mirrors
By Samantha Pak • January 2, 2019 1:30 am

The more we talk about it, the more we can prevent incidents from happening.

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Tulin Yildiz speaks on the origin and significance of ashure in Turkish culture 
at Turkcha’s event at the Peter Kirk Community Center in Kirkland.                                 Photo courtesy of Dilek Anderson
The sweetness of coming together | Windows and...
By Samantha Pak • December 3, 2018 12:30 pm

For immigrant women on the Eastside, Turkcha is here to help.

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Photo courtesy Skubik
Local Gymnastics Community Calls for an End to...
By Samantha Pak • February 2, 2018 10:00 am

In the wake of the Larry Nassar trail, what can be done to protect child gymnasts?

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