After 9/11, a 20-year civil rights journey for two women and the Bay Area Muslim community
Wakeup Call Hosting Highlights
My Sister's Hip Hop Odyssey
The Vendor's hustle
Is Capitalism coming back to Cuba?
Assassin bugs
Blowing concerns
Radio Reel 2015
Radio Reel 2016
Radio Reel 2017
Radio Rootz – My School in the Ghetto: Finalist: Children’s radio report– UNICEF Radio Awards 2003
Baby Coroner: Winner: Radio & TV News Association: Best Serious Feature Reporting 2013, & 3rd place: LA Press Club, Best Radio Feature
Bilingual Learning, Multiplatform series, KPCC, Jan 2013: Winner: Editor & Publisher 2013 Award: Best News Feature, & 2nd Place: PRNDI: Best Multimedia Presentation, & 3rd Place: Education Writers Association: Best Investigative Reporting, 2013, & Finalist: Online News Association: Best Explanatory Reporting
Radio Journalist of the Year: 3rd Place 2016 & 2nd Place 2013, LA Press Club
Kindergarten in Mandarin: WINNER: Radio & TV News Association: Best Use of Sound 2015 & 2nd place: LA Press Club 2016
Truancy in Kindergarten: WINNER: Radio & TV News Association: Best Serious News Feature 2015
Harm at Home: WINNER: Best Investigative Radio: LA Press Club 2016
Polluted Preschools: WINNER: Best Feature Reporting: Radio & TV News Association 2016
Polluted Preschools: 2nd Place: Best Investigative Radio: LA Press Club 2016
Candela, The Lives of Cuban Women: WINNER: Best Radio Documentary: LA Press Club 2016
Siblings Flee Gang Violence: WINNER: Best Use of Sound, LA Press Club 2017
Emmy: WINNER: Best Informational Reporting, KCET 2017
Homeless in a Motel; WINNER: Best News Series, KCRW 2018, Golden Mic, RTND
Homeless in a Motel, WINNER, Best Lifestyle Feature 2018, LA Press Club
CA’s Failing 3rd graders, WINNER, Best Education reporting 2018, LA Press Club
Stolen Paychecks, WINNER, Best Public Service Journalism 2018, LA Press Club
Radio Journalist of the Year, 2016 -- LA Press Club
Radio Journalist of the Year, 2017 -- LA Press Club
Radio Journalist of the Year, 2018 -- LA Press Club
Targeted: Homeland Security and the Business of Immigration
Fate of Deportees in Liberia
Listen: A preschool lesson in sharing those post-election feelings
Uncertain what's next, Cubans go about their business while they wait for a signal from Trump
Cuba's transformistas bring their drag performances out in the open
Post-Fidel Castro Cuba isn't that different from before
In Cuba, young people are weighing professional dreams against the allure of the new economy
El Salvador's new metal-mining ban is terrifying for 'artisanal' miners
What happens when mom and dad face deportation
For one immigrant in Florida, a DACA fix would mean 'peace of mind'
One small Florida city tries to adapt to climate change, mostly alone
This new green building may be just the thing to help a Florida town stand up to climate change. Or not.
Undocumented workers fight for wages under the threat of deportation
What can a 4-year-old learn at online preschool?
Child care providers are the glue of many communities
Caltech’s little engineers that could
How tobacco tax revenues affect free preschool
In California, minimum wage boon can lead to child care costs
Silicon Valley’s economic divide starts in preschool
Preschool serves low-income San Jose neighborhood
Cuban tobacco farmers involved in cigar production face tough times
In LA, Many Latino Children Are Missing Out On Preschool
In LA, Missing Kindergarten Is A Big Deal
How tobacco tax revenues affect free preschool
In California, minimum wage boon can lead to child care costs
Sharon Jones, soulful spirit
Former World Cup player John O'Brien on the future of US soccer
LAUSD janitor on what the new $15/hr minimum wage means for his family
George Clinton: 'I ain't done nothing yet'
How Trump and Clinton compare on paid family leave
Bilingual Learning
Inside a family's year of kindergarten taught in Mandarin
Reporter's notebook: Story about cross-class friendships among kids hits home
Meet Denise Bertone, LA County's sole investigator of child deaths
Pregnant in Prison
Harm at Home: Mold, roaches in South LA apartments trigger asthma, school absences
Harm at Home: Lead poisoning of children persists in South Los Angeles
Polluted Preschools: 169 LA childcare centers are too close to freeways
Cuba Prepares For Onslaught Of American Tourists As Commercial Flights Open Up
Small Cuban Towns Struggle To Keep Up With Pace Of Tourism
Hotel Shortage Prompts Cubans To Host Tourists
Substandard of Living: Southern California's Most Controversial Landlord
Stolen Paychecks
How to make sure your school is teaching your child to read
When parents work the night shift, babies need a safe place to sleep
Parents and students rallied to keep this indigenous language school open
Havana's small business boom exposes a stark racial divide
A US corporation wants to raze a gold-rich mountain in Peru. Meet the woman who stands in its way.
This 10-year-old was already suing the government over climate policy. Then climate change really hit home.
These children suffered for months after extreme weather wrecked their town in Peru
With kids’ health suffering, one Guatemalan town is trying to adapt to climate change.
Kids and climate: Our mess, their future
2018 Radio Reel
A brother and sister flee gang violence in El Salvador and start over in the US
Will Trump continue Obama's program to aid Central American teens fleeing gangs?
These American kids are adapting to new lives in El Salvador after their dad was deported
What happens when an undocumented minor dies in the United States?
Lessons for Hollywood's women from tomato pickers in Florida
These asylum-seekers won their refugee cases in Greece. Some wish they hadn't.
Mothers and babies lack basic needs in Greek refugee camps
With a New UC Campus and More Jobs, Merced Is Booming. But That Growth Isn’t for Everyone.
Without Affordable Child Care, Escaping Poverty is Tough
Childhood Poverty: California's 'Moral Outrage'
How many babies are homeless? No one knows
An Olympic hopeful from Senegal hopes to inspire more black women to surf
Aboriginal rangers use traditional knowledge to protect their lands
As more Aboriginal children are removed from families, critics say government risks a second Stolen Generation
Australia returned Uluru to Aboriginals 34 years ago. They're only just now banning tourists from climbing the sacred site.
With no-fishing zones, Mexican fishermen restored the marine ecosystem
Motel owners see altruism and opportunity in sheltering the homeless
Dulce’s story
How motel vouchers are keeping homeless families off the streets
Humans are damaging the fragile Galapagos ecosystem. Maybe coffee can help save it.
The latest victims of extreme weather: grapes and bananas
Is tourism harming the Galápagos Islands?
These kids are hoping to save Galapagos tortoises — and their own home — from climate change
How life has changed for these Cuban women over 20 years
Cubans see opportunities and risks in post-Fidel era
As California advocates look to expand pre-K, Denmark shows how universal preschool works
Drought and fire-ravaged forests provide hands-on environmental learning
Candela: The Lives of Cuban Women