There’s one seat up for grabs on Seattle’s city council this November. 

Typically city council seats are filled during odd-year elections.

But, when former councilmember Teresa Mosqueda was elected to the King County Council in 2023, she left a vacancy that needed filling. Tanya Woo was appointed by the council to fill the seat, until this year’s special election could determine a replacement to serve through 2025. 

Position 8 represents all of Seattle, as opposed to just one geographic district.

This week, Soundside is speaking with both candidates for the office. Today, we're speaking with incumbent councilmember Tanya Woo. 

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes

Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. 

Guests:
Tanya Woo, candidate for Seattle city council position 8

Relevant Links:
The Stranger’s Endorsements for the November 5, 2024 General Election

There’s one seat up for grabs on Seattle’s city council this November. 
Typically city council seats are filled during odd-year elections.
But, when former councilmember Teresa Mosqueda was elected to the King County Council in 2023, she left a vacancy that needed filling. Tanya Woo was appointed by the council to fill the seat, until this year’s special election could determine a replacement to serve through 2025. Position 8 represents all of Seattle, as opposed to just one geographic district.
This week, Soundside is speaking with both candidates for the office. Today, we're speaking with incumbent councilmember Tanya Woo. 
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to <a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.  Guests:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.tanyawooforseattle.com/">Tanya Woo</a>, candidate for Seattle city council position 8</li>
</ul>
Relevant Links:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.thestranger.com/elections-2024/2024/10/16/79741543/the-strangers-endorsements-for-the-november-5-2024-general-election#Rinck">The Stranger’s Endorsements for the November 5, 2024 General Election</a></li>
</ul>

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Your Seattle City Council Position 8 Candidates: Tanya Woo

There’s one seat up for grabs on Seattle’s city council this November. 

Typically city council seats are filled during odd-year elections.

But, when former councilmember Teresa Mosqueda was elected to the King County Council in 2023, she left a vacancy that needed filling. Tanya Woo was appointed by the council to fill the seat, until this year’s special election could determine a replacement to serve through 2025. 

Position 8 represents all of Seattle, as opposed to just one geographic district. 

This week, Soundside is speaking with both candidates for the office. Up first is Alexis Mercedes Rinck. 

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes

Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. 

Guests:
Alexis Mercedes Rinck, candidate for Seattle city council position 8

Relevant Links:
The Times recommends: Tanya Woo for Seattle City Council Position 8

There’s one seat up for grabs on Seattle’s city council this November. 
Typically city council seats are filled during odd-year elections.
But, when former councilmember Teresa Mosqueda was elected to the King County Council in 2023, she left a vacancy that needed filling. Tanya Woo was appointed by the council to fill the seat, until this year’s special election could determine a replacement to serve through 2025. Position 8 represents all of Seattle, as opposed to just one geographic district. 
This week, Soundside is speaking with both candidates for the office. Up first is Alexis Mercedes Rinck. 
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to <a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.  Guests:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.alexisforseattle.com/">Alexis Mercedes Rinck</a>, candidate for Seattle city council position 8</li>
</ul>
Relevant Links:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/the-times-recommends-tanya-woo-for-seattle-city-council-position-8/">The Times recommends: Tanya Woo for Seattle City Council Position 8</a></li>
</ul>

Your Seattle City Council Position 8 Candidates: Alexis Mercedes Rinck

In 2018, The North American Post, Seattle’s oldest Japanese-language newspaper, printed the final strip of Seattle Tomodachi, a comic created by Sam Goto.

Goto was a second generation Japanese-American, born in the Seattle area in 1933. He raised two girls here, working for most of his life as a dental technician. 

He passed away at the age of 84, just a few months before his final comic strip was printed.

For 5 years, Goto used his pen to illustrate the Japanese American experience in the Pacific Northwest.

The strips could be funny and whimsical. But his work could also be somber and reflective, as the main character, a young boy, grows up as an outsider straddling two worlds – caught between assimilating and preserving his heritage.

These are struggles the real Sam Goto faced in his life.

Now, a retrospective of Sam’s art and life has been compiled and published in a new book, called Seattle Samurai: A Cartoonist’s Perspective of the Japanese American Experience.

Guest:
Kelly Goto, author of Seattle Samurai: A Cartoonist’s Perspective of the Japanese American Experience, and Sam Goto's daughter.

Relevant links:
Seattle Samurai book website
Remembering Sam Goto - Seattle Tomodachi cartoonist left lasting legacy - The North American Post 

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes

Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. 

In 2018, The North American Post, Seattle’s oldest Japanese-language newspaper, printed the final strip of Seattle Tomodachi, a comic created by Sam Goto.
Goto was a second generation Japanese-American, born in the Seattle area in 1933. He raised two girls here, working for most of his life as a dental technician. 
He passed away at the age of 84, just a few months before his final comic strip was printed.
For 5 years, Goto used his pen to illustrate the Japanese American experience in the Pacific Northwest.
The strips could be funny and whimsical. But his work could also be somber and reflective, as the main character, a young boy, grows up as an outsider straddling two worlds – caught between assimilating and preserving his heritage.
These are struggles the real Sam Goto faced in his life.
Now, a retrospective of Sam’s art and life has been compiled and published in a new book, called Seattle Samurai: A Cartoonist’s Perspective of the Japanese American Experience.
Guest:
<ul>
<li>Kelly Goto, author of Seattle Samurai: A Cartoonist’s Perspective of the Japanese American Experience, and Sam Goto's daughter.</li>
</ul>
Relevant links:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.seattlesamurai.com/">Seattle Samurai book website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://napost.com/2019/seattletomodachi/">Remembering Sam Goto - Seattle Tomodachi cartoonist left lasting legacy - The North American Post </a></li>
</ul>
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to <a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.

For this Seattle samurai, cartoons were key to illustrating Japanese American perspectives

Perinatal Support Washington is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. The organization was started in 1989 as a way for parents to connect and find support during those really tough and bewildering years after a new baby arrives. 

The organization may be best known for its “Warm Line,” where callers are connected with peers to talk about the challenges they face – including postpartum depression and infertility. 

Childcare is a central issue in the 2024 presidential election, during the vice presidential debate last month between Senator JD Vance and Governor Tim Walz, there was an extended conversation about the challenges of raising children in the United States. 

There was something familiar in the fact that they were two fathers, talking about support for mothers. That’s pretty common on the Warm Line, people who work there say dads often call in with concerns about a partner before realizing they need support, too.

A recent survey from the Washington Fatherhood Council found that dads are in need of emotional and mental health support and face stigma around their roles in families, but dads are often conditioned to suppress or avoid feelings that are challenging around parenthood, which makes acknowledging the need for assistance difficult.


Guests:

Victoria Cherniak, senior warm line manager at Perinatal Support Washington

Nathan Friend, dad specialist at Perinatal Support Washington

Relevant Links:

Perinatal Support Washington (1-888-404-7763)

National Maternal Health Hotline 



Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes

Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. 

Perinatal Support Washington is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. The organization was started in 1989 as a way for parents to connect and find support during those really tough and bewildering years after a new baby arrives. 
The organization may be best known for its “Warm Line,” where callers are connected with peers to talk about the challenges they face – including postpartum depression and infertility. 
Childcare is a central issue in the 2024 presidential election, during the vice presidential debate last month between Senator JD Vance and Governor Tim Walz, there was an extended conversation about the challenges of raising children in the United States. 
There was something familiar in the fact that they were two fathers, talking about support for mothers. That’s pretty common on the Warm Line, people who work there say dads often call in with concerns about a partner before realizing they need support, too.
A recent survey from the Washington Fatherhood Council found that dads are in need of emotional and mental health support and face stigma around their roles in families, but dads are often conditioned to suppress or avoid feelings that are challenging around parenthood, which makes acknowledging the need for assistance difficult. 
Guests:
Victoria Cherniak, senior warm line manager at Perinatal Support Washington
Nathan Friend, dad specialist at Perinatal Support Washington
Relevant Links:
<a href="https://perinatalsupport.org/">Perinatal Support Washington </a>(1-888-404-7763)
<a href="https://mchb.hrsa.gov/programs-impact/national-maternal-mental-health-hotline">National Maternal Health Hotline </a>
 
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to <a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.

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