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KPBS Celebrates Diversity
Every year, KPBS recognizes heroes in San Diego's diverse communities. It's part of our ongoing commitment to diversity, and made possible through our long-standing partnership with Union Bank.
Nominations for Hispanic Heritage Month, Disability Awareness Month, and Native American Heritage Month are due June 9, 2013.
Local Heroes
Sophak Yem Stands Up For Human Rights
There are little girls who dream of princesses, playing with friends, or discovering a new and exciting book. And, there is Sophak Yem. What she longed for were gooseberries, a ... Read more
Elmer Bisarra Helps HIV Patients Heal
Elmer Bisarra learned early on what was expected of him. As the son of a Filipino father and a Chinese Hawaiian mother, he knew that the man is supposed to ... Read more
'San Diego Cooks' Celebrates: Black History Month
- Feb. 20
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This year’s Black History Month is nearly over, but I hope you’ll take a moment to think about what honoring the historic contributions made by African Americans is all about. If you’re looking for a way to celebrate Black History Month with your family, look no further than your own kitchen. Here’s an easy recipe for Shrimp and Grits that looks mouth-watering delicious.
Max Disposti Makes a ‘Home’ for North County’s LGBT Community
- Feb. 14
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Max Disposti oozes boyish charm, right down to his robust, Italian accent. Meet him and you’re immediately caught up in his genuine enthusiasm and zeal for all he’s been able to accomplish here, in San Diego. For Disposti, his achievement amounts to having created a center for the LGBT community in North County, the first of its kind for the area
San Diego Cooks: Lobster Macaroni and Cheese
- Feb. 8
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San Diego's best Macaroni and Cheese recipe revealed, which Chefs Deborah Scott and Mike Suttles were gracious enough to share!
Ray King, Building A Brand Through Community Service
- Jan. 16
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Ray King can be quietly thoughtful and reserved when you first meet him. But ask him about his childhood in New York and soon he’s waxing poetic. And, it’s not hard to understand why.
San Diego Cooks: Southwest Cuisine for College Students
- Jan. 10
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What to do if you’re a college student with a hankering for Mexican food? And, what to do if you want to cook it yourself?
Tom K. Wong on Life as an Undocumented Youth
- Jan. 9
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Tom K. Wong is haunted by a childhood memory. It is of being awakened in the middle of the night by his mother, and being taken into the hallway, along with his older brother. There, she held them both tightly and sobbed while helicopters hovered overhead.
San Diego Cooks: ‘Mexillent’ Hot Chocolate Cupcakes
- Jan. 2
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Margo Porras is on a health mission, of sorts. As a San Diego-based blogger, she wants Latinos, particularly those of Mexican descent, like her, to eat healthier.
San Diego Cooks: Orange Stuffing
- Dec. 20
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I didn’t know stuffing was “supposed” to be brown until I was 8-or 9 years-old and realized the bready, lumpy dish on my paternal grandmother’s Christmas table was ALSO stuffing. I say “also” because until that point, to me, stuffing had only been one color…an earthy shade of orange.
San Diego Cooks: German Rouladen
- Dec. 19
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Susan McBeth grew up, the daughter of an Air Force father and a German mother. For her, living on a base, there was nothing like her mother’s cooking.
Happy Birthday, El Cajon
- Dec. 12
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The children waited patiently for the recreation leader to announce the next activity. He pulled out two brightly colored, round parachutes. Once untied, each one billowed, revealing colors of red, green, yellow and blue. There were not enough handles on the parachutes for every child, but that didn’t matter. They listened carefully to the leader’s instructions. It was apparent in their faces of anticipation that they all knew exactly what to do.
Stephanie Bergsma Leaves Her Imprint
- Dec. 10
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When I think of the people who personify KPBS, who’ve given so much of themselves to make the station what it is today, two come to mind. Two powerful and remarkable women, that is.
San Diego Cooks: Sharing Family Recipes
- Dec. 4
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When my mother left Venezuela to follow my father to this country, she was a young woman, barely 24. She couldn’t understand English, let alone speak it. But that didn’t stop someone from giving her a copy of the New Settlement Cookbook.
Rites of Passage—A Community Exhibit
- Nov. 28
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Imagine if you were handed the keys to a museum and told you could plan an exhibit. What would it be? How would you fill it? And, how exciting to be faced with that challenge?
