Kamna Shastri
Community Outreach Producer
About
Kamna is a community outreach coordinator. She connects with organizations and individuals with the goal of building relationships and deepening trust between KUOW and all the communities who share space in our region.
She has spent six years reporting and writing about communities of color and immigrant communities for various publications throughout the Greater Seattle Area. Previously at KUOW she has been a reporting fellow and mentor for RadioActive. She also completed a mid-career reporting fellowship with NPR's Code Switch.
You can reach Kamna on her work cell at 206-591-8197
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English, Tamil, Hindi, basic Spanish
Pronouns: she/her
Stories
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Albinism And Me: How My Genetic Condition Makes My Ethnicity Invisible
I’m the black sheep in my family. Scratch that - I’m actually more of a white sheep. Here’s what a family photo would look like: my mom, dad, and...
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What Does Colorism Look Like In Seattle?
"When you're born, they call you a lighty, and it's praised," said Ahlaam Ibraahim, one of the hosts on this month's RadioActive podcast. She along with...
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RadioActive Tests The Issues
This month RadioActive is taking issues on the minds of many Seattleites. We’ll hear about standardized testing in the Seattle school district,...
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Anecjokes, Chai Tea, And Role Models: Stories To Get You Through Fall
Fall getting you down? This month's podcast is sure to make the transition into winter a lot easier with a series of uncomfortable situations in the...
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A Belated Valentine From RadioActive
In honor of Valentine’s Day, RadioActive hosts Ann Kane and Sophie Ding bring you stories of young love. We find out what love means to preschoolers and...
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This is RadioActive Flight 9-26 with service to Chennai, Brussels, and Barbados.
This month RadioActive hosts Sarah Rosenthal and Ann Kane take you on a trip around the world. First we travel with 13-year-old Ananya Shankar from Chennai
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Episode 40: Young Seattleites Say Code Switching Is A Tough Habit To Break
There’s no such thing as a normal you. Do you talk to your boss the same way you talk to your dog? Probably not. This is called code switching. Inspired by
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Her immigrant parents chose her college and her career
Jane Wong never got to decide what she wanted to be when she grew up: her parents decided for her. “They decided that I would go into medical school,”...