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Jenny Asarnow and Nathan Friend

RadioActive is the youth media program at KUOW where youth delight in discovering public radio journalism. RadioActive supports young people’s growth as media makers by sharing access to public radio’s knowledge, skills and institutions. RadioActivians create stories about the people and issues that matter to young people in the Northwest.

Applications are now available for RadioActive’s spring 2013 workshop! Learn more on the RadioActive page. Email applications to radioactive@kuow.org by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, January 21, 2013. PDF | Word

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Family Pressure
5:45 pm
Wed October 17, 2012

Her Immigrant Parents Chose Her College - And Her Career

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By RadioActive Youth Media and Kamna Shastri

Jane Wong never got to decide what she wanted to be when she grew up: her parents decided for her. “They decided that I would go into medical school,” she told RadioActive’s Kamna Shastri. “They decided that for my brother too. That was from when I was little, so I’ve sort of grown into the idea.”

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Family
4:40 pm
Thu September 13, 2012

Homeless Mom: It Costs $700 A Month To Live In A Van

The back of Elizabeth Jay's Dodge Ram minivan is cluttered with her clothes and supplies because the van is her living room and bedroom.
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The back of Elizabeth Jay's Dodge Ram minivan doubles as her living room and bedroom.
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By RadioActive Youth Media and Sarah Rosenthal

When Elizabeth Jay tallies up her living expenses each month, they come to about $700. That doesn't include rent, because Jay is homeless: she lives in her van.

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Seattle Public Schools
3:53 pm
Thu August 16, 2012

Marcus Pimpleton Builds A Family Through All-City Band

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Marcus Pimpleton wears a blue All-City Band polo shirt and talks into a microphone at the bottom of a set of bleachers where the All-City Band is practicing.
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Marcus Pimpleton, director of the All-City Band, shares his thoughts with the band at a rehearsal during the summer of 2012.
Marcus Pimpleton wears a blue All-City Band polo shirt and directs a rehearsal of over one hundred All-City Band members.
Credit Kristin Viray
Marcus Pimpleton (far left) directs a rehearsal of the All-City Band.
Marcus Pimpleton marches along-side the All-City Band in West Seattle's Hi-Yu Parade.
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Marcus Pimpleton (far left, in shorts) leads the All City Band at the West Seattle Hi–Yu Parade.
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By and Farhan Vohra

Marcus Pimpleton talks a lot about family. When he's teaching music, Pimpleton might compare a decrescendo to the way teens yell at their parents: they start loudly, but quickly get quiet when they realize it's a bad idea.

"People [in the band] appreciate you and treat you like family," Pimpleton told RadioActive's Farhan Vohra. He was describing the close-knit group of 150 students and mentors from the greater Seattle area who participate in the All-City Band. "They make it a comfortable place to be who you are."

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