Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Race, Identity, and Immigration Reporter
About
Gustavo covers race, identity, and immigration in the Pacific Northwest. His reporting is focused on tribal sovereignty, how a diversity of communities leverage their power to effect change in and beyond their neighborhoods, and the impacts of immigration policy at the state level.
He arrived to KUOW in 2023, and previously wrote about northern Nevada's tribal efforts during mid-term elections, addressing the legacy of state-funded boarding schools and the impacts of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples' epidemic. He's also written about healthcare access for undocumented Idaho farmworkers during the pandemic and Juneteenth celebrations in Idaho.
Gustavo was born and raised in the sagebrush of Boise, Idaho. He spent many years trying to get into a career in journalism, juggling work, school, and community radio before settling into the restaurant industry for eight years. He was able to work in award-winning kitchens before the pandemic threw him back into journalism. In his off time he takes documentary photography, participates in the Purépecha community, and dreams of pit barbecuing and carnitas.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, Spanish
Pronouns: he/him
Professional Affiliations: Founding Board Member, Voces
Stories
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Debido a las limitadas opciones laborales, los solicitantes de asilo crean sus propios negocios
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Faced with limited work options, asylum-seekers are starting businesses in Washington state
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Sex abuse survivors ask Vatican to investigate Seattle Archdiocese as Washington's lawsuit fails
On Friday, officials at the Vatican Embassy in Washington, D.C., and in Rome received a letter from Seattle area survivors of child sexual abuse and their advocates. They’re asking top officials to investigate leadership at the Archdiocese of Seattle for allegedly failing to comply with the Washington State Attorney General’s investigation into the sexual abuse allegations against its clergy members.
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Near 'the breaking point': Seattle affordable housing providers face operating troubles as mental health crisis grows
Affordable housing providers and small-scale landlords in Seattle say a rise in mental health crises and substance abuse is impacting their ability to provide safe housing. They’re calling on the city council to create a network of behavioral health programs that specifically support affordable housing residents.
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Asylum-seekers living outdoors brace for Seattle-area heat wave
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Undocumented Washingtonians can now work as doctors, teachers under new professional licensing law
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Garfield High School community asks for more student mental health resources amid gun violence concerns
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Man charged with murdering teen outside of Renton Big 5 Sporting Goods pleads not guilty
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Seattle Symphony offers day of free cultural performances to celebrate 25 years at Benaroya Hall
Benaroya Hall is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a free day of music and sharing of culture on Saturday.
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New Seattle museum exhibit highlights the Civil Rights 'ripple effect' of Emmett Till’s 1955 murder
“Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See” explores Till’s life and death, and how his mother’s decision to hold an open-casket funeral displaying her son’s mutilated body generated worldwide attention and outrage over racial violence faced by Black Americans in the Jim Crow South.
