Frank Nam introduces the We Belong Here podcast series, and tells the classic Stone Soup story.

Frank Nam (We Belong Here), Rickey Hall (University of Washington Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity), Jamie Lee (Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority) and Joaquin Uy (Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs at the City of Seattle) discuss integration versus assimilation, how to care for International District residents most impacted by COVID-19, education access, and the importance of deeper community outreach to immigrants and refugees.

On today's episode we hear inter-generational perspectives from three women. We're lucky to have guests in their 30s, 60s, and one who is on the cusp of their 90th birthday.

KT McBratney is the Co-Founder of OwnTrail, Karen Ko is retired after 25 years at the City of Seattle's Department of Neighborhoods, and Anne Stadler is one of the founders of Third Place Commons in Lake Forest Park, WA and works with the Association of Beloved Communities.

Our guests spend time discussing how they like to care for others and how they like to be cared for, and then jump into different projects they are working on.

Listen to our guests discuss sensory gardens, innovative ways to create more mentorship for and by womxn, and how we create a future centered on belonging during and after COVID-19.

0:00 - Introduction
03:00 - How would you like to be cared for?
09:00 - Karen shares her story of moving to the International District
14:30 - Group celebrates the Tai Tung Restaurant
15:03 - KT shares her story and how she dealt with being perceived as "too much"
18:32 - Anne shares her story of working as a community organizer and TV producer
24:44 - KT discusses launching a company during a pandemic and how the OwnTrail App creates a space for women to share their professional journeys
34:40 - Karen talks about Seattle Sensory Garden and designing public spaces for people who are blind and deaf
39:54 - Anne describes the importance of MLK's "beloved community" in her life