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varied immigration to the area throughout the 20th century. After Chinese immigrants were expelled by city officials in the late 1800s, Japanese immigrants followed. Before the start of internment, Tacoma had a thriving Japanese community. It was during this time that the Tacoma Buddhist Temple started. After internment was in place, the community was dismantled. Following the implementation of immigration laws in 1965, Korean and Vietnamese immigrants began arriving to the U.S. The conflict in these

decades, a majority of his 40-year career in education. He’s been at the district’s helm for 11 years. Beyond his commitment to the partnership with PLU and his full-time administrative work, he serves on the boards of the Junior Achievement of Washington, Latino/a Education Achievement Project, Parkland-Spanaway Kiwanis Foundation, Pierce Center for Arts & Technology and the Pierce County Skills Center. He also is a longtime member of PLU’s Administrative Professional Education Advisory Board and

nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences — Northwest Chapter.MediaLab — which was nominated twice for its four-part documentary series “A World of Difference” — is no stranger to Emmy nominations, but this year marks the first time other student-led groups within the School of Arts and Communication joined the ranks. “This year demonstrates that the standards, the expectations, and the levels of achievement across the board at PLU are on the rise, and that’s exciting,” said

of the nursing program and living in the residence halls for most of my time at PLU. The nursing program is just excellent. I really appreciated the holistic approach to nursing. The program gives you the space to really hone in on the nursing essentials, be an advocate, have a voice, and feel like that is part of your job as a nurse. I also really valued the mentorship, there are several professors that I still keep in contact with. Katie Blanchard at her commissioning ceremony in 2013. Katie

something completely unique that I’d never seen before.” Inspired to share his grandfather’s tree design with the world, Bliss founded Modern Christmas Trees in 2011. At the time of this interview in early October, Bliss had just received 28 pallets of goods at his Denver home where he and a few seasonal workers will assemble and package orders for delivery. “There have been a lot of ups and downs with this business,” said Bliss. “Sometimes I have to remind myself how far we’ve come.”In recent years

my best to prevent that.   There are a couple of legislations for student government that I am super excited to keep writing. I would love to work on providing more widespread free public transit by using student government funds. I know my experience as a freshman who didn’t have a car and Tacoma is a 30-minute bus ride away and it’s $2 one way like it really adds up for students and it takes time. I hope to make that more accessible for everyone so we can explore Tacoma more. I would also love

. He accepted a full-time position a few weeks before commencement. One year later, he transferred departments, to an up-and-coming Microsoft games unit that only had about 25 staff members. He’s worked in gaming ever since, spending 13 years in what is now Microsoft Studios (where his projects included favorites like Halo, Mass Effect and Age of Empires), before stints with multiple gaming start-ups as well as industry heavyweights like Electronic Arts and Big Fish Games. “Lots of people play

teacher it was their second time in Namibia. Though not a requirement, all six teachers had participated in PLU semester or J-term programs.For Brianna Wells ’11, a third-grade teacher at Clover Creek Elementary in the Bethel School District, Namibia was where she first learned how to manage a classroom. Because many state schools struggle with access to adequate resources, class sizes are large and teachers must know how to keep forty to fifty small children engaged. But this summer, thanks to the

independent study opportunities. You studied away in Oxford and Oslo. What stuck with you? I always felt like I grew each time I studied away, not only by being there and looking at all the things but also by making connections with the people there. I learned how to make connections beyond PLU. One of the more interesting things is that I got really into pigeon-watching. How did your experience in Oxford inspire Birders of PLU? My primary tutorial was animal ethics. I joined the Oxford Animal Ethics

,” Thompson says about her time as an RA. “It’s where you work, where you live, and you’re showing up every day as a student and as a resident yourself, while assisting others. It’s very empowering, the impacts you can make.”Currently an RA for the Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equity Community, Thompson is as intentional about making space for residents—who she calls her neighbors—as she is about making space for her art. Next year, Thompson will be pursuing a masters in business with a concentration in