For Filipino American History Month, Peñaranda visited Juneau last week for the closing of the exhibit. He reminisced over names and faces in the exhibit, like the Filipino union leaders who formed the Alaska Cannery Workers Association.
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Tribe to hold virtual Dena’ina workshop for early language learners
The series is part of a mosaic of language revitalization work from the Kenaitze Indian Tribe. The tribe recently launched a virtual Dena’ina Audio Dictionary and is continuing to offer language courses for adults and language lessons for kids.
From Iran to Alaska, godson and godmother weigh in on current global protests
From Berlin to Los Angeles, thousands around the globe have marched in solidarity with the Iranian people. And for some Alaskans, these protests hit close to home.
After fat bear fraud, 747 again crowned chunky champion
Voters don’t rely on size alone when casting their ballots. But this year, they went with the chunkiest choice.
After special election loss to Peltola, Palin and Begich both say ‘rank the red’
The friction between the two candidates is barely concealed, and sometimes not at all.
Federal inspectors fault assaults, escapes, improper use of locked seclusion at North Star youth psychiatric hospital
Investigators found some problems at North Star to be so serious, they were deemed “immediate jeopardy” situations at the time, meaning the health and safety of patients was at risk.