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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The article that changed one cancer researcher's career path
Dr. Fred Appelbaum started his career in the 1970s when leukemia patients were given months to live. He worked with Dr. Don Thomas, a researcher at Fred...
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Seattle doctor’s radical idea saves 70,000 people a year
There was a time when the cure for leukemia was almost as lethal as the disease. Before bone marrow transplants, patients were treated with arsenic or...
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How a sit-in at Franklin High led to lifelong activism and friendship
In the 1960s, an era when activism across racial lines was uncommon, four Seattle activists became allies. They were called the Gang of Four.
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How Seattle’s Gang of Four changed the activism playbook
The 1960s brought marches, boycotts, and moments of unrest to Seattle as the battle for civil rights played out across the country.
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Dreamers’ info could be used against them, WA attorney general says
One day after announcing his plans to scrap a federal program protecting young immigrants from deportation, President Trump faces a lawsuit.
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Seattle pays for lawyers to represent 300 immigrant adults, kids
Unlike criminal cases, immigrants don’t have access to free legal representation. Seattle wants to change that by giving money to six community groups...
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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.