Tukwila asylum-seekers take refuge in hotels as permanent shelter, warmer weather evades them Following last week’s cold snap, asylum-seekers temporarily housed in hotels were supposed to head back to their camp near a Tukwila church. Instead, around 100 tried to stay past check-out time at the Homewood Suites in Tukwila, until other temporary housing was secured. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Why Trump's authoritarian language about 'vermin' matters The former president called his political opponents "vermin" and said immigration is "poisoning the blood" of the U.S., echoing language used by Adolf Hitler, raising questions about authoritarianism. Danielle Kurtzleben Play AudioListen 4 mins
Words In Review: Is the PNW "weird"? Is anything? Bill Radke asks what's weird, if so many things are weird. With author and scholar Erik Davis. Bill Radke Play AudioListen 22 mins
King County Sheriff urged to provide more interpreters for non-English speakers An oversight committee is urging the King County Sheriff's Office to do better around how it communicates with people who don’t speak English. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez Play AudioListen 2 mins
Words in Review: 'Indian burial ground'? Cowlitz tribal member Joey Clift skewers Native American-related tropes and clichés Bill Radke Play AudioListen 8 mins
Change the channel? New (or very old) name sought for Hood Canal Members of the Skokomish Tribe say they’ve had a perfectly good name for the waterway in the heart of their territory for thousands of years. John Ryan Play AudioListen 2 mins
Healing generational trauma of Japanese Americans through art This month marks the 81st anniversary of Executive Order 9066, the World War II order that forcibly removed Japanese Americans on the West Coast and placed them into camps. Many of those who were incarcerated held American citizenship. Natalie Akane Newcomb Play AudioListen 2 mins
Mayor pushes for more culturally sensitive response to immigrant deaths An executive order from Seattle’s mayor aims to improve city resources during an unexpected death in immigrant communities. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Starting school can be hard, especially as a Ukrainian refugee who doesn't speak English Many newly arrived Ukrainian refugee children are starting American school this fall. Some of these children are not fluent in English when classes start. Sabrina is 12 years old. She is an artist who loves painting landscapes. Sabrina is among over 200 Ukrainians who settled in Washington State this year. They fled fled Russia's war. Sabrina and her family arrived in King County a few weeks before the last school year ended. Natalie Akane Newcomb Play AudioListen 5 mins
