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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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...
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Washington files suit against agricultural giant Monsanto
Washington state is suing agro-chemical giant Monsanto. For decades Monsanto was the sole producer of PCB, an organic chlorine compound. The state is...
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Bunnies and penguins get arthritis too. How Seattle's zoo treats them
How do you treat a penguin with arthritis? First, you watch him walk.
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After Trump victory, Obamacare has an uncertain future
Will the Affordable Care Act become history under the Trump Administration? Republicans want to see it go or replaced with something else. But some...
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Need last minute help? Voting centers open until 8 p.m.
Today’s the last day to mail in your ballot or drop it off at one of the drop boxes around King County. Also, there are a few places where you can vote...