Politics New to Spokane, she avoids speaking Spanish. It's become that tense "I don't know if they just don't like me because I'm brown or if they just don't like me because I'm new here." Esmy Jimenez
Politics Young Latinos are the forefront of the climate revolution In collaboration with PRX's "The World," KUOW's Esmy Jimenez profiles a Latino resident in South Seattle who is voting for the first time. Climate change is her top issue. Esmy Jimenez Play AudioListen 5 mins
Politics Why this Seattle first-time voter ‘can’t stay mute’ about racism For the last few months, Michelle Aguilar Ramirez’s life has been consumed by the stress of the coronavirus pandemic and classes on Zoom — and more recently, the Black Lives Matter protests in Seattle and around the country. “Ever since the movement, ever since the death of George Floyd, it has been like a constant stir in my household,” she said. Esmy Jimenez Play AudioListen 5 mins
Pandemic stress overshadows US election for this young Seattle voter The new normal is uncomfortable for Michelle Aguilar Ramirez and countless other young people who are self-isolating because of the coronavirus pandemic. She’s a 17-year old Guatemalan American high school junior in Kent, Washington. Esmy Jimenez Play AudioListen 4 mins
Young Latino voters in Seattle view November election through lens of pandemic Across the United States, people of color are likeliest to be considered “essential workers” and must still go to work despite stay-at-home orders. Blacks and Latinos are likelier than whites to be diagnosed with COVID-19 — and to die of the disease. Esmy Jimenez Play AudioListen 4 mins
KUOW partners with 'The World' to cover Latino vote in 2020 KUOW joins seven newsrooms across the country for a project titled “Every 30 Seconds” which will report on the issues, influences, concerns, and challenges driving decision-making and turnout among young Latino voters across the United States. Esmy Jimenez
