Family

Government

Trans rights drew this family to Washington

Some families are having to choose between their home and safety for their family. In states where gender affirming care has been banned, families are moving to where trans rights have more protections. We’ll hear from Seattle Times reporter Tat Bellamy-Walker about a family he followed through their move from Texas to Washington.

Arts & Life

Exploring the meaning of community in Seattle's Chinatown-International District

The Soundside team has spent months in the Chinatown-International District, working with journalists from International Examiner to get to know the community better. Our hope is that you’ll come away with a deeper picture of what makes this neighborhood such a vital part of the city — and what the hopes and challenges are for the people here.

'Being a citizen means you are free': One immigrant’s journey toward American citizenship

The process of becoming a U.S. citizen is often a long and complicated one. RadioActive’s Eva Solorio talked with a family member about his journey to becoming an American citizen after immigrating from Mexico at eight years old.

6,000 miles and a chance: My mom's pursuit of a better life

The decision to leave home is never an easy one. Immigrating 6,000 miles for a chance at a better life is a significant risk. RadioActive’s Idrissa Gaye tells the story of how his mom, May Gueye, said goodbye to friends, family and a stable job in Senegal to pursue higher education in the United States.

Environment

Oil, homesteading, and a complicated family legacy: Erika Bolstad's 'Windfall'

Journalist Erika Bolstad inherited the right to drill oil under part of her great-grandmother's homestead in North Dakota. Instead, she dug up the truth behind family legends and wrestled with the ethics of land ownership and fossil fuels in the American West.

Health

Many children have lost parents to Covid. Here's how they're coping

In many ways, the needs of families who’ve lost a caregiver to Covid are similar to the needs of any family that’s lost a parent: grief support, mental health counseling, a way to replace lost income, help with logistics, and childcare, for instance. But the scale of Covid deaths creates a unique set of challenges.