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  KUOW Newsroom

  How to get around the vaping ban? Ask a Seattle-area teenager

  Washington State banned flavored vaping products in October 2019. According to the Washington state Department of Health, most shop owners are complying. But local teens are still finding ways to get the products.
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  RadioActive

  How faith defines a family — and in my case, divides it

  When my dad immigrated to Seattle from Eritrea, the Eritrean Catholic church became his new community. He goes to mass every Sunday. There, he sings in Tigrinya, his native tongue, and prays to God. As a first generation Eritrean American, I feel the duty to keep our traditions, language and culture alive. But the church has never completely felt like my own. And my brother no longer attends church. How can I protect my community while staying true to myself? And how can my brother and father bridge this gap between them?
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  RadioActive

  My mom wants me to have an arranged marriage. But I'm not sure

  In India, 90% of people have arranged marriages. That might feel odd to those of us who grew up in the United States, like me. I’m a 16-year-old, first-generation Indian American, and I feel caught between two traditions when it comes to love. Will I choose my own path, or go down the traditional arranged marriage route like my mother?
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  RadioActive

  Hungry for knowledge of my culture, I head to my lola’s kitchen

  We don't go to church for mass in my family. We go to my grandma's kitchen. Food is my tie to my Filipino culture. But I don't know if my connection to food is enough for me to call myself Filipino. I set out to use cooking as a way to dig deeper into my family's story and my own cultural identity.
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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.

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  RadioActive

  The line between cultural appropriation and appreciation: 'It's all about power'

  Ariana Grande’s barbecue grill tattoo. $75 bonnets sold by a white woman. Japan’s Chicano subculture. Where is the line between cultural appropriation and appreciation?
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  KUOW Newsroom

  The Showbox in Seattle wins historic landmark status

  It was a joyous scene at Seattle City Hall on Wednesday night as the Landmarks Preservation Board voted unanimously to preserve the beloved Showbox from being demolished and turned into a high rise.
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  Engage

  Tell us in 60 seconds: What makes your community unique?

  Nobody knows your community like you do. KUOW wants to share your voice. Your story may air on All Things Considered or Morning Edition and you get a sweet T-shirt.

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  KUOW Newsroom

  He's turning his past street life into a screenplay

  The first thing you notice about Raymond Power is his smile, wide and welcoming. The second thing you see are the tattoos that wrap around his forearms, creep over the collar of his button-down shirt, and drip out of the corner of an eye down to his cheekbone. “The tattoos are a big barrier,” Power says about his search for employment. “I still get followed in stores to this day.”
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  KUOW Newsroom

  This Seattle chef's food is a story of straddling two cultures

  Aaron Verzosa and Amber Manuguid remember being embarrassed at school lunches because their food was different. But today, the couple showcase their Filipino heritage through their restaurant Archipelago.

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