Engage
This is what community engagement means at KUOW.
Our Community Engagement team ensures that KUOW has a meaningful and interactive relationship with the dynamic communities of the Puget Sound region and beyond. We are committed to amplifying your voice, listening to your feedback and ideas, and creating innovative opportunities to connect you to our newsroom.
We welcome diversity in all of its forms in all of our endeavors.
Here are a few examples of our projects. Ask A is our series of gatherings building empathy one one-on-one conversation at a time. Curiosity Club is our nerdy supper club that is investigating the possibility that great food and compelling storytelling can transform a group of strangers into a community. Meet The Newsmakers is our series of free public conversations with KUOW reporters at the University Book store and libraries across the region that invites listeners to ask questions, offer feedback, and share ideas for what our newsroom should be covering.
We're eager to hear from you so don't hesitate to reach out. You can email us at engage@kuow.org and connect with us on Twitter at @KUOWengage.
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Stories
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'It's Simon, not Tran.' Bullied by a high school teacher, this Vietnamese writer found his voice
After years of struggling to embrace his culture and hiding his sexual orientation, Simon Tran finally found self-acceptance and the Asian ally he needed.
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Meet the Newsmaker: Kristin Leong on Asian representation in schools, Feb 11, 2:00 PM PST
Is the "minority myth" still alive today? Let's talk about it.
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Whitewashing of Asian Students and the Report that Launched a Reckoning
A school district sparked fury after grouping Asian and white students together. The message was clear: 'person of color' meant underperforming.
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Bellevue School District responds to questions about Asian student equity
The majority of students in the Bellevue School District are Asian.
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Film: Curiosity Club Turns Strangers into a Community Following a Fraught Election
KUOW brings together ten strangers for a virtual dinner party to talk about pandemic roller skating, the #MeToo movement, and Seattle's shifting political landscape.
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Empathize with Trump voters? A Progressive and a Libertarian agree to disagree
Two multiracial Biden voters in Seattle meet at Curiosity Club and learn that a political disagreement can be the start of a conversation instead of the end of one.
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Bridging the American divide: A search for civic responsibility
An exploration of unsettling shifts and signs of hope in word and song
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With marriage and a gender transition behind them, they dined at Canlis
After Maura Hubbell transitioned, her wife Lisa Jaffe couldn't find her "inner lesbian." This is the story of their marriage and the queerness of connecting after getting divorced.
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He was 16 when a cop kneeled on his neck in Spokane. He’s still making sense of it.
He thought the police were going to kill him on the lawn of his friend's house. Now he's teaching the next generation that Black lives matter.
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After a tense election, ten strangers come together for a nerdy dinner party
KUOW's 4th cohort of Curiosity Club will reflect on the last four years and imagine what's next for 2021.
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I thought I was a model activist. Then #MeToo called me out.
After a friend shared a painful memory on Facebook about how he hurt her, this Seattle man resolved not to be "another Trump or Cosby."
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KUOW calls for bold essays on life and resilience
Seattle Story Project is seeking brave storytellers.