Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks

6 days ago | elsoldeyakima.com | Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks

Sentada en una pequeña sala de conferencias el día antes de su examen de ciudadanía, Cuc estaba nerviosa. La titular de tarjeta verde de 51 años ha soñado con ser ciudadana estadounidense desde que se mudó a Estados Unidos desde Vietnam hace casi una década. En el Servicio Asiático de Consejería y Referencias en Columbia City, Cuc respondió preguntas de una voluntaria el martes, como parte de una entrevista simulada. “¿En qué ciudad vive?”, preguntó la voluntaria Irene Mahler.

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks

Sitting in a small conference room the day before her citizenship test, Cuc was nervous. The 51-year-old green card holder has dreamed of becoming a U.S. citizen since she moved to the United States from Vietnam nearly a decade ago. At Asian Counseling and Referral Service in Columbia City, Cuc answered questions with a volunteer Tuesday morning as part of a mock interview. “What city do you live in?” asked the volunteer, Irene Mahler.

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Caitlyn Freeman |Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks

A fire damaged the former home of Queen Sheba restaurant and bar Tuesday afternoon on Capitol Hill. Crews responded around 2:50 p.m. to a report of flames on the first-floor exterior of the building at East John Street and Broadway. As of 3 p.m., the fire was under control, though crews were checking how badly it had scorched the building, according to a Seattle Fire Department post on X.

2 weeks ago | bellinghamherald.com | Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks

Cuts by the Trump administration to a federal program that helps thousands of Washington's most vulnerable residents stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer have left local agencies worried about its future. The Trump administration laid off the entire staff of the $4.1 billion Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program that helps millions of low-income households nationwide afford utility bills, repair broken furnaces, purchase air conditioners and more.

4 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks

TACOMA — A federal judge in Tacoma on Thursday temporarily blocked enforcement of the Trump administration’s ban on transgender people serving in the military, marking another legal setback for the president’s sweeping campaign targeting trans and nonbinary people. U.S. District Judge Benjamin Settle granted a preliminary injunction, which blocks Trump’s executive order from taking effect and allows trans troops to keep serving until the lawsuit is decided.