Alex Yoon-Hendricks
@ayoonhendricks.bsky.social
Reporter at The Seattle Times covering race and equity. No. 1 fan of the ST Union. Nosy.
Loma Lopez, 81, doesn’t receive much in SNAP benefits. But to keep her 6-year-old great grandson fed, every dollar counts.
The halt of SNAP will force her and nearly 930,000 Washington residents to make gut-wrenching choices.
“I have no idea how we’re going to go through this,” she said.
The halt of SNAP will force her and nearly 930,000 Washington residents to make gut-wrenching choices.
“I have no idea how we’re going to go through this,” she said.
SNAP benefits cutoff 'a tragedy' for low-income WA families
Nearly 930,000 low-income Washington residents will not see any SNAP benefits in November amid the ongoing partial federal government shutdown.
www.seattletimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Loma Lopez, 81, doesn’t receive much in SNAP benefits. But to keep her 6-year-old great grandson fed, every dollar counts.
The halt of SNAP will force her and nearly 930,000 Washington residents to make gut-wrenching choices.
“I have no idea how we’re going to go through this,” she said.
The halt of SNAP will force her and nearly 930,000 Washington residents to make gut-wrenching choices.
“I have no idea how we’re going to go through this,” she said.
Reposted by Alex Yoon-Hendricks
An Afghan refugee family was scheduled to fly to the U.S. on January 22 but is now stranded in Qatar.
“The impact of this on real human lives can’t be understated." - IRAP
Must-read story from @ayoonhendricks.bsky.social @seattletimes.com about our legal battle to restore the refugee program.
“The impact of this on real human lives can’t be understated." - IRAP
Must-read story from @ayoonhendricks.bsky.social @seattletimes.com about our legal battle to restore the refugee program.
An Afghan woman escaped to WA years ago. Her family remains stranded abroad
The Trump administration's refugee ban, as well as his sweeping travel ban, has left an Afghan woman in Tacoma waiting in horror over the fate of her family.
www.seattletimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
An Afghan refugee family was scheduled to fly to the U.S. on January 22 but is now stranded in Qatar.
“The impact of this on real human lives can’t be understated." - IRAP
Must-read story from @ayoonhendricks.bsky.social @seattletimes.com about our legal battle to restore the refugee program.
“The impact of this on real human lives can’t be understated." - IRAP
Must-read story from @ayoonhendricks.bsky.social @seattletimes.com about our legal battle to restore the refugee program.
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Horrifying, insane scoop from @vivmccall.bsky.social .
Five beatings of trans women have occurred in Seattle so far this year. The suspects have all been men. In at least one case, random men—strangers—have joined in on the attacks. Depraved shit.
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/09...
Five beatings of trans women have occurred in Seattle so far this year. The suspects have all been men. In at least one case, random men—strangers—have joined in on the attacks. Depraved shit.
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/09...
Seattle Area Trans Women Are Being Attacked by Groups of Men
Warning: This story contains descriptions of violence. “Go to Pony, go to Pony, go to Pony—there’s more people there,” said a frantic woman as she approached Madison Carstens and her friends next to t...
www.thestranger.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Horrifying, insane scoop from @vivmccall.bsky.social .
Five beatings of trans women have occurred in Seattle so far this year. The suspects have all been men. In at least one case, random men—strangers—have joined in on the attacks. Depraved shit.
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/09...
Five beatings of trans women have occurred in Seattle so far this year. The suspects have all been men. In at least one case, random men—strangers—have joined in on the attacks. Depraved shit.
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/09...
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For the first time in history, Washington state will conduct a study and develop proposals for reparations to descendants of chattel slavery.
For the first time, WA to study reparations for descendants of slavery
The study will investigate the history of slavery in Washington and identify potential remedies to address its enduring impact.
www.seattletimes.com
June 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
For the first time in history, Washington state will conduct a study and develop proposals for reparations to descendants of chattel slavery.
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Trump’s travel ban shakes up WA immigrant communities www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Another layer of cruelty’: WA immigrant communities shaken by Trump travel ban
The Seattle region has large numbers of people from several of the countries named in the ban, including Afghanistan, Somalia, Eritrea and Iran.
www.seattletimes.com
June 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Trump’s travel ban shakes up WA immigrant communities www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Great reporting on the local DEI retreat from @jimbrunner.bsky.social and @alexhalverson.bsky.social www.seattletimes.com/business/sta...
Big Seattle brands take cue from Trump, zap mentions of DEI
Amid President Trump's anti-DEI orders, prominent Seattle firms including Amazon, Starbucks and K&L Gates have deleted diversity pledges on their websites.
www.seattletimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Great reporting on the local DEI retreat from @jimbrunner.bsky.social and @alexhalverson.bsky.social www.seattletimes.com/business/sta...
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In Seattle’s Chinatown International District, protesters commemorated the Day of Remembrance and rallied against President Trump’s anti-immigration agenda.
Fearing 'repetition' of history, Japanese Americans protest Trump immigration policy in Seattle
In Seattle’s Chinatown International District, protesters commemorated the Day of Remembrance and rallied against President Trump’s anti-immigration agenda.
www.seattletimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM
In Seattle’s Chinatown International District, protesters commemorated the Day of Remembrance and rallied against President Trump’s anti-immigration agenda.
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""An event commemorating the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II and calling attention to President Donald Trump’s immigration policies was canceled by Pike Place Market less than two weeks before the scheduled event."
www.seattletimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
""An event commemorating the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II and calling attention to President Donald Trump’s immigration policies was canceled by Pike Place Market less than two weeks before the scheduled event."
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Three agencies, as well as nine individual plaintiffs, argue Trump exceeded his authority when he suspended the resettlement program and halted funding.
WA resettlement agency sues Trump over refugee admissions halt
Three agencies, as well as nine individual plaintiffs, argue Trump exceeded his authority when he suspended the resettlement program and halted funding.
www.seattletimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Three agencies, as well as nine individual plaintiffs, argue Trump exceeded his authority when he suspended the resettlement program and halted funding.
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"A jury on Monday found Seattle Children’s hospital created a hostile work environment based on race against Dr. Benjamin Danielson, the former medical director of the hospital’s Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic."
Former Seattle Children’s doctor wins $21M in discrimination lawsuit
A jury found Seattle Children’s hospital likely created a hostile work environment based on race against Dr. Benjamin Danielson, the former medical director of the hospital’s Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic.
www.seattletimes.com
December 24, 2024 at 1:46 AM
"A jury on Monday found Seattle Children’s hospital created a hostile work environment based on race against Dr. Benjamin Danielson, the former medical director of the hospital’s Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic."
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"In Washington state and across the United States, transgender and gender-diverse people are wrestling with the reality that millions of Americans voted for a presidential candidate who has vowed to strip them of their rights."
'Horror and heartbreak': WA trans community braces for Trump's return
Washington offers several protections for trans people, but advocates say state rights could prove vulnerable against an empowered second Trump administration.
www.seattletimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 6:21 PM
"In Washington state and across the United States, transgender and gender-diverse people are wrestling with the reality that millions of Americans voted for a presidential candidate who has vowed to strip them of their rights."