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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DOJ asks appeals court to reinstate Trump's travel ban
A federal appeals court heard arguments Tuesday in the legal dispute over President Donald Trump’s immigration ban. At issue is whether a lower court’s...
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Federal judge in Seattle stops Trump's travel ban on immigrants
A federal court judge in Seattle has ordered a temporary halt to President Donald Trump’s immigration ban — nationwide.
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How Washington state's attorney general challenged Trump's travel ban
Washington state is the first in the nation to challenge President Trump’s travel ban. Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a federal lawsuit, saying major portions of the executive order are unconstitutional.
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GOP lawmakers support border security but call for compassion
It’s been an emotional weekend for Washington residents hoping to reunite with family as officials tried to enforce President Trump’s travel ban on...
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Washington immigrants got health coverage through Affordable Care Act
The deadline to sign up for health coverage is coming up at the end of the month. So far, more Americans have enrolled for health insurance this year...
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Secrets and fear of discovery still felt two generations later
The Trump Administration’s talk about changing immigration enforcement is causing anxiety for thousands of immigrants in Washington state who, until now...
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Immigrants line up for help on Inauguration Day
People started lining up in Seattle several hours before the city’s big immigration workshop opened its doors at noon Friday. The city planned the event...
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Before Seattle was a sanctuary city, a church hid this immigrant
Long before Seattle was a sanctuary city, churches here sheltered immigrants from Central America. Carlos Mejia and his wife Ercilia moved here in 1983...
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Cursed with onions: Life in a commercial kitchen
Food trucks — you see them everywhere. Marination is one of the early pioneers of the Seattle food truck business, serving Hawaiian-Korean food. To feed...
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Politicians upstaged by protesters at hate-free rally
Washington elected officials who came out to denounce racism and hate found themselves in a verbal match against protesters. What started as a show of...