RadioActive Youth Media

Snapshots 2016 | A home for queer youth

Loneliness is a mental health risk factor for LGBTQ youth in normal times, so the Covid-19...

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Snapshots 2015 | A white organizer against racism

A lot of white people are waking up to realities like white privilege and racism, and they’re...

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Snapshots 2017 | Family Skypes over dinner

Patrick Liu and his parents live in Redmond. Three nights a week they eat dinner with their...

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Snapshots 2019 | Me, my mom, and Ilhan Omar

Marian and her mom struggled to connect. As an immigrant family, they were divided by a language...

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Snapshots 2011 | Chief Seattle Club

Paul Hillaire-Villaluz is Native American and homeless. Although he enjoys his life outdoors, he...

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Snapshots 2016 | The wonderful Mr. Little

Feven's teacher, Mr. Little, grew up Black and in poverty in Seattle. In high school his white...

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One breakfast, divided

After the election, some RadioActive teen reporters had questions: about polarization, belonging,...

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Guest episode: Class of 2025, from OPB

Here's a guest episode from Oregon Public Broadcasting. "Class of 2025" has been following a...

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'Gracias por todo.' Delivering food during the pandemic was worth it to hear my mom say these words

During the lockdown, the restaurant industry was only hanging on through online orders and...

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'Pretty certain there was going to be an outbreak.' 2 college students on navigating the pandemic

It's finals week at Washington State University: A symbolic end to a difficult semester for many...

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I stayed sober through the pandemic

Camila was 17 and four months sober when the pandemic started.

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I was pregnant on 9/11. Here’s how I see my anxieties in expecting parents today

There are many reasons to be anxious about the future right now. Some expectant mothers may be...

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I was pregnant on 9/11. Here’s how I see my anxieties in expecting parents today

There are many reasons to be anxious about the future right now. Some expectant mothers may be...

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'Still looking toward the future.' Stories by teens during the pandemic

Teens in the Seattle area have been balancing the grief, loss, and uncertainty of 2020 with the...

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A poem for my mother, a Vietnam boat refugee

At just 8 years old, my mom, Diem Pham, became a refugee of the Vietnam War. Her parents put her...

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How my abuelita challenged gender roles in Mexico

Not everyone’s great-grandma sold moonshine and slept with a gun under her pillow. But my...

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My aunt helps immigrant students get the type of education she deserved as a child

From RadioActive youth producer Hebaq Farah: My aunt, Regina Elmi, came to the United States...

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My dad escaped war in Ethiopia at 17

"My dad, Fitsum Habtemichael, was 17 years old when the war between Ethiopia and Eritrea began....

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What my Korean family's immigration story taught me about my biracial identity

I am Korean and Irish, which makes me biracial. My Irish family came to the U.S. a long time ago,...

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Advice from a first-gen college student

When you're the first person in your family to go to college, how do you compete?

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