Kamna Shastri
Community Outreach Producer
About
Kamna is a community outreach coordinator. She connects with organizations and individuals with the goal of building relationships and deepening trust between KUOW and all the communities who share space in our region.
She has spent six years reporting and writing about communities of color and immigrant communities for various publications throughout the Greater Seattle Area. Previously at KUOW she has been a reporting fellow and mentor for RadioActive. She also completed a mid-career reporting fellowship with NPR's Code Switch.
You can reach Kamna on her work cell at 206-591-8197
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English, Tamil, Hindi, basic Spanish
Pronouns: she/her
Stories
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How to convince parents to vaccinate their kids?
This reluctance to vaccinate has shown up in two very different communities in Seattle – liberal white families and the Somali immigrant community.
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A burglary spree in the Chinatown International District leaves businesses frustrated and heartbroken
An uptick in burglaries in the Chinatown International District is testing the relationship between Seattle police and neighborhood residents. It’s a relationship the late Donnie Chin worked hard to build.
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More than 100 King County schools don’t meet measles vaccination standards
...And how King County compares with Clark County, heart of a measles outbreak.
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Furloughed EPA employees want to be back at work.
Furloughed EPA employees want to get back to work. They gathered together in front of the EPA headquarters in Seattle to protest the ongoing government shutdown on Thursday.
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Is your neighborhood making you sick? Use this tool to find out
A new mapping tool can help you learn more about environmental health where you live.
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How an invisible Seattle neighborhood is making itself known, one mural at a time.
Lake City is a neighborhood at a tipping point.
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UW laundry workers outraged after decision to outsource services
Laundry workers who provide UW's medical facilities with clean linen, bedding and uniforms are outraged that their services will be outsourced next spring.
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Seattle program aims to 'turn off spigot' to homelessness
In its first six months a pilot program to help vulnerable families stay housed has kept more than 200 people from becoming homeless, according to a report from the Seattle Human Services Department.
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Albinism And Me: How My Genetic Condition Makes My Ethnicity Invisible
I’m the black sheep in my family. Scratch that - I’m actually more of a white sheep. Here’s what a family photo would look like: my mom, dad, and...
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What Does Colorism Look Like In Seattle?
"When you're born, they call you a lighty, and it's praised," said Ahlaam Ibraahim, one of the hosts on this month's RadioActive podcast. She along with...