KQED's Perspectives

Mark Morodomi: Peanut Duck 30.01.2023 3:58 ↓

When a popular Chinese restaurant in Oakland closed recently, Mark Morodomi is left with warm memories of family and a dish rarely served anymore.

Baldeep Singh: Vaccine Skepticism 27.01.2023 3:53 ↓

Dr. Baldeep Singh says the health care community needs to do more to combat vaccine skepticism.

Christine Schoefer: Saying Yes to Life 26.01.2023 4:01 ↓

Learning self-defense against a variety of threats can be stressful, but for Christine Schoefer and her students it was all about saying Yes to life.

Patricia Calfee Picache: Never Bet Against San Francisco 25.01.2023 4:03 ↓

Patricia Calfee Picache says pronouncements of the death of San Francisco are premature.

Kayleigh Yee: Oneness 24.01.2023 3:55 ↓

A facet of Buddhist thought connects high schooler Kayleigh Yee positively to the people and the world around her.

Alex Giardino: Circle of Hope 23.01.2023 3:54 ↓

Alex Giardino returns to the site of the hardest days of her life, and discovers that hope, both given and received, is a circle.

Lauren Vuong: Grief and the Ribbon of Life 20.01.2023 3:53 ↓

A Buddhist ritual helps Lauren Vuong cope with the passing of her father.

Vanessa Hua: Shedding Hair for the New Year 19.01.2023 3:56 ↓

Vanessa Hua and her hair stylist face some decisions rooted in Lunar New Year tradition.

Luke Pease: Can You Help Me Out? 18.01.2023 3:54 ↓

When Luke Pease found himself in a desperate situation and in need of help, he turned to those most in need of help themselves, the unhoused.

Sara Alexander: Oh Rain. Oh Beautiful Rain 17.01.2023 3:57 ↓

The massive, relentless rains have been necessary and deadly and beautiful. Sara Alexander has this Perspective..

Tom Epstein: Bad Sports 16.01.2023 3:54 ↓

Two local pro sports franchises are at odds with the communities that host them, and Tom Epstein says they both need to be better sports.

Larry Lee: A Different Lunar New Year 13.01.2023 3:56 ↓

Larry Lee and his family are preparing to celebrate the Lunar New Year, but this year someone and something will be missing.

Hanna Clements-Hart: Enjoying the Sandwich 11.01.2023 3:59 ↓

Hanna Clements-Hart is in the middle of the generational sandwich, and enjoying some unexpected gifts.

Les Bloch: Things Could Be Worse 10.01.2023 4:00 ↓

It’s a cliché, but one well worth remembering. No matter how bad you think thing are, they could always be worse. Les Bloch has this Perspective.

Jim McClellan: E Pluribus Unum 09.01.2023 3:56 ↓

Our unofficial national motto is e pluribus unum, but Jim Mcclellan finds neither pluribus nor unum in our political discourse.

Pablo Quintanilla: The Ghosts of Home Ownership 06.01.2023 4:00 ↓

Pablo Quintanilla says racial deed restrictions are the ghosts that haunt Bay Area home ownership to this day.

Sandhya Acharya: My Skiing Affair 05.01.2023 3:59 ↓

Sandhya Acharya warms up to skiing on snowy slopes. 

Marilyn Englander: Personal Geography 04.01.2023 4:00 ↓

Geography is often diminished to lines on maps and assorted place names. But Marilyn Englander has found that it's our own personal geography that sticks with us.

Charlie Stephens: Giving Back Indigenous Land 03.01.2023 4:00 ↓

So much land was stolen from Indigenous peoples over much of American history that the debt can never be repaid. But Charlie Stephens decided he would do what he could to make amends.

Sara Alexander: Annoying Resolutions 02.01.2023 3:57 ↓

It’s time for the annual resolutions, but Sara Alexander would prefer you kept yours to yourself.

Michael Ellis: Toyon 23.12.2022 4:03 ↓

Michael Ellis looks at three local green bushes with bright red berries associated with Christmas.

Susan Dix Lyons: Grave Digging 22.12.2022 3:56 ↓

Susan Dix Lyons observes the shame of homelessness in the city of dreams.

Richard Chow: Showing Up 21.12.2022 4:03 ↓

Richard Chow considers the old adage that just showing up is the key to success.

Katie Lam: Feel My Skin 20.12.2022 3:55 ↓

High schooler Katie Lam struggles to get comfortable in her own problematic skin.

Richard Swerdlow: Dressed-Up Pets 19.12.2022 3:59 ↓

Richard Swerdlow says the holiday season has collided with the phenomenon of dressing up our pets.