Joseph Bone-Mazak In Community, Connections, Cross-Cultural Committee, Special Event Love Where You Live Take 15 Minutes Each Month to Serve Your Community As part of our Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.-inspired “Issaquah…Read More
Samanyu Tirumale In Connections, Cross-Cultural Committee, Holidays Homebound Holidays: Keeping Traditions Alight, Virtually Diwali (or Deepavali) is a Hindu festival celebrated in India and a few other parts of the world. It is…Read More
Magaly Merkel In Connections, Cross-Cultural Committee, Holidays Homebound Holidays: Honoring Loved Ones, No Matter What Magaly displays photos of her deceased loved ones as a way to honor them during Día de los Muertos. Día…Read More
Chelsea Musick In City of Issaquah, Connections, Cross-Cultural Committee, Holidays Homebound Holidays: A Quarantine Halloween Chelsea's daughter, Adara (left) with friend, Anika, trick-or-treating on Halloween in 2019. Halloween is one of my family’s favorite holidays.…Read More
Larissa Kolasinkski In Connections, Cross-Cultural Committee, Holidays Homebound Holidays: German Festival Fun in the Comfort of Home With the holiday season coming up, celebrating during a pandemic will be a unique challenge. In recognition of our Germanic…Read More
Kimberly Kapustein In Connections, Cross-Cultural Committee, Holidays Homebound Holidays: Enjoy Your Pie and Your Cake, Too Thanksgiving is a special holiday in the Kapustein household. In previous years, preparing for Thanksgiving was a week-long process of…Read More
Kim Ngo In Connections, Cross-Cultural Committee, Holidays Homebound Holidays: Learning More About Our Heritage at Home Tết Trung Thu, or Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, is just around the corner, this year starting on October 1. With current…Read More
Lynn Varner In Connections, Cross-Cultural Committee, Holidays Homebound Holidays: Remembering Jewish Traditions at Home The crisp, clean air of fall feels like a new beginning. For Issaquah Highlands resident, Dena Eben Kernish and her…Read More
Lindsey Pinkston In Cross-Cultural Committee, General Little Free Library Books to Build Inclusivity Look for this sticker indicating books were selected by the Cross-Cultural Committee to educate and build inclusivity. The Issaquah Highlands…Read More
Alexandra Zhu In Connections, Cross-Cultural Committee Celebrating the Lunar New Year at Home and Abroad: China What is Chinese New Year? Chinese Lunar New Year is the most important festival in China, and in surrounding Asian…Read More