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Sep 15, 2023 | kuow.org | Libby Denkmann |Noel Gasca |Hans Anderson |Alexa Strabuk 譚文曠

Alexa Strabuk / The International Examiner Today, we’re doing something a little different. We’re devoting the entire hour to one neighborhood: Seattle’s Chinatown-International District. The Soundside team has spent months in the Chinatown-International District, working with journalists from International Examiner to get to know the community better.

Sep 15, 2023 | kuow.org | Kamna Shastri |Alexa Strabuk 譚文曠

Volunteers process compost for Restaurant 2 Garden, a community composting initiative in Seattle's Chinatown International District. Courtesy of Daniel Tran At the Danny Woo Community Garden in the Chinatown-International District, Joycelyn Chui stops to check out a plant that has just started to flower with bright orange buds. She bends down to take a closer look. “Goji berries!” she shouts.

Sep 15, 2023 | kuow.org | Noel Gasca |Alexa Strabuk 譚文曠

The family who owns Phnom Penh Noodle House in Seattle's Little Saigon Neighborhood pose for a portrait. From left to right: Diane Le, Sam Ung, Dawn Ung, and Darlene Ung. Auriza Ugalino / The International Examiner In a strip mall on South Jackson Street, tucked next to a Vietnamese deli, is Kim-Ngoc Jewelry. Phillip Dang’s father opened the shop in 1986. Dang grew up in Kim-Ngoc, and would come help out after school and during breaks. Over time, he learned his father’s trade.

Sep 15, 2023 | kuow.org | Kamna Shastri |Alexa Strabuk 譚文曠

Ms. Yuying Chou holds her favorite fuchsia plant at the Danny Woo Community Garden in Seattle's Chinatown International District. KUOW / Photo Kamna Shastri Summer at the Danny Woo Community Garden is spectacular. Sunlight slides through bright green foliage and everything is in full bloom. This is the largest green space in the Chinatown-International District, spanning roughly 2.5 acres.