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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From wartime Japan to the present, a Korean American family makes its way in Susan Choi's 'Flashlight'

1 week ago | iexaminer.org | Shalin Hai-Jew

Susan Choi’s Flashlight opens with a mystery. A 10-year-old Louisa is walking with her father at night on a breakwater in Japan. The next thing that anyone knows is that the girl is found barely alive on the beach. The father has apparently washed out to sea. Was there a sudden weather event? An active disappearing? Was a third party involved? Seok / Serk Kang is a beloved child, even as his parents strive to provide as second-class citizens in Japan during wartime (WWII).
Set in a starving future world, 'Land of Milk and Honey' evokes the complex politics of food and class - International Examiner

3 weeks ago | iexaminer.org | Shalin Hai-Jew

“You believe in a country that does not exist as you imagine it, in a code of morality as fanciful as any creation myth.” — from Land of Milk and HoneyThe world is in crisis. From a cornfield in Iowa rises a (chemical?) smog, which blurs out the sun and destroys crops around the world. The dispossessed eat gray and tasteless food just to survive, amidst mass starvation. The wealthy retreat to expensive refuges, from which they plot a comeback and perhaps a way forward in the world.
A promising story of cosmic friendship

3 weeks ago | iexaminer.org | Shalin Hai-Jew

A little star is floating out in deep space lonely for company when a comet happens by. That is the opening premise of Lee Juck’s Comet & Star: A Story of Cosmic Friendship. The star calls out to the comet with an invitation of friendship. In the telling and in Lee Jinhee’s illustrations, the star and the comet are sentient and full of personality. The little star’s world is full of fruit and eyeglasses and books and hats and pencils and envelopes.
Novel about youth suicide uses comedy to remind of strength in unlikely places

4 weeks ago | iexaminer.org | Jennifer Lee

Eto Mori, a highly acclaimed children’s author, wrote the novel Colorful in 1998 and was met with much acclaim. Tackling the issue of teen suicide, it has been translated into seven languages and has sold over 1 million copies. It has been adapted into an anime and live-action film, stage play and manga. After 23 years, the book finally became available to an English-speaking audience in 2021 through the translation work of Jocelyne Allen.
The rich heritage and tradition of what paper means to modern Indian artists

4 weeks ago | iexaminer.org | Savita Krishnamoorthy

What paper means to modern Indian artistsUmesh and Sunanda Gaur hold one of the most significant personal collections of modern Indian art anywhere in the world, with approximately 500 works that include works by old masters M. F. Husain, S. H. Raza, Ara, and F. N. Souza (the core of the Progressive Artists Group), first and second-generation modernists Akbar Padamsee, Ram Kumar, Krishen Khanna, Tyeb Mehta, as well as more recent artists Atul Dodiya, Jitish Kallat, and Subodh Gupta, and many more.
'We Live Resilience': Seattle Filipino community grieves victims of Vancouver tragedy

1 month 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.
SAAM exhibit 'she walked in reverse and found their songs' is a cacophony of color

1 month 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.
April 7, 2025 – Arts Etc. - International Examiner

1 month 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.
For an orphaned girl, a secret walled garden becomes a sanctuary

2 months 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.
A photographic record of the stunning textiles, embroidery, and weaving traditions of Pakistan’s Sindh region

2 months 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.