Ruby de Luna
Reporter
About
Ruby de Luna is a reporter with a focus on food and how it intersects with health, communities, and culture. She has also reported on health care and immigrant communities.
Ruby is a transplant from Taipei, Taiwan. She holds a B.A. in communication from Seattle Pacific University. She is proud to be one of the few old-schoolers who can edit tape with a razor blade.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, Conversational Mandarin, Tagalog
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: Member, AAJA
Stories
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Refugee children spend summer preparing to enter school in America
Last year more than 1,700 refugees entering Washington state were school aged children. But many of them were not ready for the classroom. For nearly a...
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DACA program for undocumented youth faces legal threat
A federal program that gives legal status to some undocumented youth is under legal threat. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA,...
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Afraid to get baby formula: Immigrants fear Trump policies
The Trump Administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants is causing some people to avoid seeking medical care. Public Health Seattle-King County...
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'Never been on my own': Youth risk lives crossing border
Every year tens of thousands of children unlawfully cross the border without parents or guardians. They’re fleeing violence and poverty.
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PHOTOS: A rare look inside Tacoma’s immigration jail
President Trump’s vow to crack down on illegal immigration has focused renewed attention on the detention centers built to hold immigrants awaiting deportation.
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Migrant students graduate with a goal: To give back to their hardworking parents
It’s graduation season. For high school students it’s the beginning of a new chapter in their young adult life. For migrant students, graduation marks a...
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The dark history behind this old Chinatown building
People may know about the immigration detention center in Tacoma. But one of the earlier detention centers was in Seattle’s Chinatown-International...
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Seattle churches vow to protect immigrants — like they did in the 1980s
The sanctuary movement that was part of the Seattle faith community in the 1980s is back.
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How does a refugee go from outsider to community member?
Many refugee resettlement agencies have been in limbo since the travel bans came out.
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What was the cost to people caught in the travel ban?
Airports were in chaos in January, hours after President Trump issued an executive order barring people from seven Muslim countries.