RadioActive Gen Z teens on balancing growing up with saving the world Two teens share an hour of stories created by young people, and discuss the balance between teen activism and just being a kid.
Gov. Greg Abbott Says New Refugees Won't Be Allowed To Settle In Texas "Texas has carried more than its share in assisting the refugee resettlement process," Abbott, a Republican, said in a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday.
Reporters Pick Their Favorite Global Stories Of The Decade The topics range from a ticking time bomb in the Arctic to the art of taking selfies in an ethical way. Here are the stories selected by our contributors.
KUOW Newsroom Being an immigrant could be pricier next month if federal rule goes through An asylum fee, higher costs for citizenship and DACA applications.
RadioActive The secret diaries my grandma snuck out of a Communist prison in Vietnam My grandfather was a South Vietnamese soldier during the Vietnam War. After the war ended, the Communist government imprisoned him in an re-education camp. As a way to connect with his family, he secretly wrote letters, poems and stories.
Syrian Kurdish Refugees Say Kurdish Forces Tried To Prevent Them From Fleeing To Iraq "They told us, even if you stand here for 100 years, we are not going to let you cross," one refugee who made it to an Iraqi camp tells NPR. Many have resorted to paying smugglers to help them cross.
RadioActive The barrier between us is breaking: How politics brought my mom and me closer Sometimes politics drive family and friends apart. But when Ilhan Omar, the first Somali-American congresswoman, was elected in 2018, my mom and I became closer than ever before.
Turkey's Invasion of Syria Worsens A Humanitarian Crisis A front-line hospital was abandoned Friday as up to 100,000 people fled Turkey's ground and air offensive.
KUOW Newsroom Trump administration slashes refugee resettlement numbers to record low The Trump Administration wants to cap the number of refugees allowed to enter the country next year at a record low of 18 thousand people. That’s about half the number allowed this current year. And far lower than previous ones.
The Record Who owes the greater debt: immigrants, or America? Author Dina Nayeri discusses her book, The Ungrateful Refugee.
