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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One Question Inspired This Woman To Survive And Fight King County's Heroin Epidemic
Heroin deaths have reached a record number in King County. More than 150 people died of overdoses in 2014. One woman could’ve been part of that...
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Washington's New Vision Screening Requirements Could Be Tricky
School kids in Washington state are tested for distance vision, to make sure they can see the chalk board at 20 feet. Now a new law requires students to...
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The 'Promotora Effect': Getting Latinas To Mammograms
We all know that cancer screenings are important, but it doesn’t mean they always get done. For some Latina women, a conversation with a peer can nudge...
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Biden Visits Seattle To Move Cancer Research Forward
Vice President Joe Biden urged scientists to collaborate to help speed up the process to cure cancer. Biden was in Seattle Monday. He toured a lab at...
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Homeless Encampment Othello Village Opens In Southeast Seattle
It was moving day Tuesday at Othello Village tent city in southeast Seattle. But there were no moving boxes or vans in sight. The new residents arrived ...
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‘No Wrong Door’: New Seattle Clinic Responds To Lack Of Mental Health Care
When it comes to providing care for people with mental illness, Washington ranks in the bottom five in the country. The state has one of the highest per...
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Seattle Launches Safe Lots For RV Dwellers
Wanda Williams was the first to arrive at the safe lot on Friday. Her recreational vehicle, or RV, was right behind her, being towed into a lot in...
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Depression Is Not A Normal Part Of Aging
At the Greenwood Senior Center in Seattle, about two dozen older adults are gathered around a large table. There’s homemade bread being passed around, a...
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Your Zip Code Could Predict How Long You Live
Washingtonians born between 2012 and 2014 are expected to live, on average, to 80 years old. But where you live in Washington state could indicate if...
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Dying Patients Don’t Always Get Support They Need, Study Says
Dying patients in hospice and nursing homes aren’t always getting the care they need during the last days of their lives.