Kristin Leong
Community Engagement Producer
About
Kristin Leong is a former middle school Humanities teacher and before joining KUOW, she was Town Hall Seattle's Community Programs Curator and Residency Program Lead.
She is one of 30 international leaders selected for TED-Ed's third cohort of Innovative Educators and she is a three-term Washington State Teacher Leader.
She is the founder of RollCallProject.com, a portrait and storytelling project humanizing the culture gaps separating students and teachers.
Her project HALF: Biracial + Bicultural was nominated for a USA Today award.
You can learn more about Kristin's work at kristinleong.com.
Stories
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Engage
Pandemic Book Club: Reading recommendations from Nancy Pearl and KUOW listeners
Book Lust author Nancy Pearl talks with KUOW's Ross Reynolds and public radio listeners about great reads for lockdown
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KUOW Newsroom
Covid-19, tuberculosis, meningitis — it's all business as usual for this nurse of 50 years
Voices of the Pandemic features people in the Seattle area who are on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak.
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The Record
When a parent is on COVID-19's front lines
Many of us with older parents have spent the past few weeks pleading with them to stay home. But what if they can't?
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Coronavirus In Seattle
My 71-year-old mom is a nurse on the front lines of Covid-19. I’m worried. She’s not.
I asked her if she feels scared going to work since the coronavirus outbreak. She said if nurses are afraid, they won't be able to do their jobs.
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Engage
We asked the youth about love. They did not disappoint.
Get out a box of chalky Sweethearts and some tissues and prepare to take a few notes, grownups.
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Engage
Meet the newsmakers: KUOW reporters are coming to your community
Get a behind-the-headlines glimpse into our most fascinating stories and share your feedback and story ideas with KUOW journalists.
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Engage
Meet the contestants! Listeners battle to become KUOW's Biggest Carbon Loser
Three contestants. Two months. One planet. A lot of carbon.
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Curiosity Club
Is the end of racism possible? The power in agreeing to disagree
Ishea Brown and Joe Santiago did not get along at KUOW’s Curiosity Club. We brought them back together and recorded their follow-up conversation. Where they ended up, surprised us all.
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The Biggest Carbon Loser
Biggest Carbon Loser: KUOW launches reality-radio contest for emerging climate savers
We’re looking for contestants! KUOW is launching a new reality-radio contest where three listeners will compete for one month to reduce their carbon footprint and help save the climate.
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Engage
See you at the library: Free KUOW speaker series connects you to our reporters
Get a behind-the-scenes look into our headline stories and share your ideas and questions with KUOW journalists.