Alexa Strabuk 譚文曠 is a Seattle-based independent journalist and illustrator. Her coverage includes labor, gender, immigration, race, culture, and community.

Previously, as editor-in-chief of the International Examiner, she guided the organization through its 50th anniversary while reporting on local communities and shaping its editorial design. Her work has appeared in Ms., YES!, The Stranger, KUOW, The Marshall Project, InvestigateWest, South Seattle Emerald, and The Seattle Times. She was recognized by Real Change for editorial excellence, and her writing was published in Beautiful Solutions, an anthology of grassroots approaches to building a more just and democratic economy.

Outside of work, she enjoys pesto paninis, slippers with arch support, and meandering with her dog Goji.

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