Robust Developments in Seattle s Vietnamese Coffee Scene
A new spate of cafesâHello Em, Phin, Coffeeholic Houseâoffers Seattle more than caffeine (but also lots of caffeine).
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Allecia Vermillion
Photography by
Amber Fouts
3/1/2021 at 8:30am
Hello Em and other newcomers enrich Seattle s coffee landscape with phin brewing, egg creme, and salted foam.Â
Yenvy Pham pulled her first shot of espresso just a few months ago, but sheâs already mastered the barista art of cheerful competence and sensible black attire. She leans across a gleaming white counter to present a classic ca phe sua da, iced coffee with condensed milk. âVietnamese coffee will hit you in your effing face,â she says. âItâs punchy and mouth-coatingâlike MSG!â
A Personal Memoir of Seattle’s Asian American Community
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“My Unforgotten Seattle” by Ron Chew (University of Washington Press)
Third-generation Seattleite, historian, journalist, and museum visionary Ron Chew spent more than five decades fighting for Asian American and social justice causes in Seattle. In this deeply personal memoir, he documents the tight-knit community he remembers, describing small family shops, chop suey restaurants, and sewing factories now vanished.
He untangles the mystery of his extended family’s journey to America during the era of the Chinese Exclusion Act. Intimate profiles of his parents a waiter and garment worker and leaders like Bob Santos, Ruth Woo, Al Sugiyama, Roberto Maestas, and Kip Tokuda are set against the familiar backdrop of local landmarks such as Sick’s Stadium, Kokusai Theatre, Shorey’s Bookstore, Higo Variety Store, Hong Kong Restaurant, and Chubby &Tubby.
Political advocacy organizations could learn from our city’s long tradition of organizing and occupation.
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Hundreds of demonstrators march through downtown Seattle, Wash., on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, to call for racial justice, Black liberation, the protection of all people, and for all votes in the 2020 Election to be counted. (Jovelle Tamayo for Crosscut)
For much of this year, city politics have been inescapable. As with residents of “liberal” cities all over the country, more and more Seattleites are confronting the disparities between the stories we have told ourselves about what we value in our city and the entrenched power structures that shape our day-to-day lives.
logged in the west. this holiday season, many in the western united states will likely have mud and flooded basements on their minds instead of stockings and christmas gifts. in california, one holiday tradition hit a snag after qualcomm stadium was flooded. still, tonight s game between navy and san diego state is scheduled to be played. and with more on the storm, here is nbc s chris clacken. reporter: the ground continues to slide away in southern california. another round of torrential rainfall wrestled residents in laguna beach out of their beds wednesday morning. it was like the heavens opened up. it was constant. it didn t stop. a big mudslide came down and got us all stuck. reporter: for a while, jeremy hess, his grandmother and a friend were trapped by the raging mud and water. there was definitely a point in time i thought we weren t going to make it out. reporter: property damage will likely be in the tens of millions. all the businesses, especially o