Trump wants fewer refugees. Here's what that could mean for Seattle Kim Malcolm talks with Rabbi Will Berkovitz about how Trump's plan to reduce the number of refugees in the U.S. will impact the refugee community in the Puget Sound region. Berkovitz is CEO of Jewish Family Service in Seattle. Kim Malcolm Play AudioListen 6 mins
U.S. To Limit The Number Of Refugees Allowed Entry To 30,000 As the Trump administration slashes the number of refugees it will accept, global humanitarian groups say the U.S. could do more to save lives. Richard Gonzales
'I'm beginning to hear a needle drop.' Poet reflects on family ghosts Denver poet Diana Khoi Nguyen's family is haunted by bees. It's easier for them to speak about the bees than it is to speak about her brother's suicide.... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Play AudioListen 27 mins
Honduran mom freed from Tacoma detention still can't see her 6-year-old son Yolany Padilla and her six-year-old son, Jelsin, crossed the border into Texas in May after fleeing Honduras, one of the world's most violent nations.... John Ryan Play AudioListen 2 mins
From refugee to celebrated storyteller: Viet Thanh Nguyen’s American journey Viet Thanh Nguyen is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. He was awarded that honor in 2016 for his debut novel “The Sympathizer.” Then he received a... John O'Brien Play AudioListen 57 mins
Bringing the migrant crisis home, one impossible monument at a time Last Saturday’s biological weapons attack in Syria set off yet another wave of involuntary migration. Lebanese-American artist Mary Ann Peters says that... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Play AudioListen 14 mins
I’m a survivor of genocide. Here’s what I found when I went back to Cambodia For Cambodian Americans, April marks the Khmer new year. It's also when survivors of the Cambodian genocide remember the fall of Phnom Penh. Sameth Mell... Ruby de Luna Play AudioListen 3 mins
Refugee youth share funny stories about life in America KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media partnered with the Coalition for Refugees from Burma to run a six-week podcasting workshop with refugee youth at Kent... KUOW Staff Play AudioListen 7 mins
After a year in America, Syrian family weighs a return home In the wake of the Trump Administration’s travel ban, the resettlement of Syrian refugees to the U.S. slowed considerably. In Washington state, the... Liz Jones Play AudioListen 5 mins
'When you're in touch with your cuisine, you touch a deeper part of yourself' On a quiet side street in Kent sits the Ubuntu Street Cafe. Ubuntu, which means humanity toward others, is the brainchild of Veena Prasad, executive... Katherine Banwell Play AudioListen 3 mins