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May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander month. KEXP host Kevin Sur shares why broad terms don’t always speak to communities like his own.

Sitka trees were key military materiel in both World Wars. Knute Berger shares how the need for wood and the women who harvested it changed logging.

Minoru Yamasaki was among the most influential architects of the 20th century. Knute Berger tells the story.

Using a looping pedal, this Seattle musician composes music that brings Black artists together.

For three decades, this Seattle DJ electrified the airwaves, paving the way for future Black radio personalities.

Environmental activist Polly Dyer teamed up with Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas in the 1950s to keep a stretch of Washington wild.

Audiences loved the show, but what he sold as “authentic” was anything but. Knute Berger shares how the myth shaped our idea of the frontier.

After painting the “M” in Seattle’s Black Lives Matter mural, this artist’s career has been on the ascent.

After landing on the stage unexpectedly, this Seattle actor and director’s 50-year career played a major role in the city’s Black theater scene.

Folk songs, clam bakes, aquaculture and more: Knute Berger explores the myriad ways clams have shaped our region’s culture.