The International Examiner

The International Examiner

The International Examiner is a no-cost biweekly newspaper focused on the Asian American community, located in Seattle, Washington's International District. Established in 1974 by Gerald Yuasa and Lawrence Imamura, it aimed to represent the business interests of Asian Americans in the area. In 1975, the newspaper was acquired for just $1 by the Alaska Cannery Workers Association, transforming it into an activist and community-focused publication. Though it regained independence three years later, it maintained the strong tradition of activism initiated by the association. As a result, many of its "editors" were community organizers and activists rather than conventional journalists. By 2004, the paper's circulation reached 10,000. Today, the International Examiner stands as the oldest Asian American newspaper in the Northwest and the longest-running pan-Asian publication in the United States. It operates as a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is overseen by a volunteer Board of Directors.

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  • 1 week ago | iexaminer.org | Maya Tizon

    This piece was originally published in the South Seattle Emerald and republished here with permission. On a rainy Monday evening, community members gathered in Chinatown-International District for a place to grieve. A crowd filled a small room on King Street’s A Resting Place, a cultural resource center for grief. On one side of the room were lumpia, pancit, and other donated Filipino foods.

  • 1 week ago | iexaminer.org | Savita Krishnamoorthy

    A vibrant pink Indo-Sarcenic arch serves as the portal through which I enter Suchitra Mattai’s she walked in reverse and found their songs (April 9 – July 20, 2025), a solo exhibit at the Seattle Asian Art Museum. The portal is physical, but it also symbolizes a metaphorical entry into Mattai’s internal memory journey, which I/we are privileged to access.

  • 1 week ago | iexaminer.org | Alan Lau

    New work by Seattle artist  is on view at the Judith Rinehart Gallery through  319 Third Avenue South in Pioneer Square. Go to www.jrinehartgallery.com for details. Khmer American artist Nak Bou has a show entitled Water Shop” on view now through May 29, 2025 at Gallery 4Culture. The artist’s previous work has centered around Cambodian American culture as found in the ethnic enclaves of Dallas and Fresno. July 3 – 31, 2025 marks the dates for a show of recent UWMFA graduate Althea Rao’s work.

  • 4 weeks ago | iexaminer.org | Shalin Hai-Jew

    Karuna Riazi’s A Bit of Earth (2023) opens with Maria Latif, newly arrived at an international airport (from Islamabad through Dubai, through Brussels, and to NY in the U.S.). Maria has made herself scarce, hidden under a pile of luggage in the luggage claims area. She is in her “tower of solitude” in the public space, and she does not want to be found. It is 4 a.m. local time, and yet, the airport is bustling.

  • 4 weeks ago | iexaminer.org | Savita Krishnamoorthy

    Nasreen and Hasan Askari’s second edition of The Flowering Desert – Textiles from Sindh is a well-researched archive of the stunning textiles, embroidery, and weaving traditions of the Sindh region in Pakistan. The book is based on the textiles of Sindh from a private collection and includes 122 gorgeous photographs.

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