
Cristina Kim
Racial Justice and Social Equity ReporterAs the racial justice and social equity reporter, Cristina Kim combines data-driven research and street-level reporting to produce original, authoritative stories for KPBS platforms. Prior to joining the KPBS Newsroom, Cristina worked on NPR’s “Here and Now” where she produced and reported on housing, homelessness, immigration, and the 2020 election. Cristina previously worked at KQED in San Francisco where she helped create and launch “Truth Be Told,” an advice show for and by people of color. Her career has also included stints at “StoryCorps” and “Reveal” from The Center for Investigative Reporting. She was part of the “Reveal” team that won the 2019 Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Social Media. Cristina earned her bachelor's degree in Latin American and Latino Studies from UC Santa Cruz and holds two master's degrees in American Studies with a focus on Media and Asian American Studies from Columbia University and Brown University.
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Katya Echazarreta, 26, reached for the stars and soon she’ll be joining them as the first Mexican-born women to travel to space.
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SDSU student researchers work with people experiencing homelessness to reimagine downtown's geography and identify how services can better meet people's needs.
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The San Diego Food Bank ran out of all baby formula earlier this week.
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Travelers crossing from San Diego into the Tijuana International Airport via the CBX bridge will experience an all new, $100 million facility.
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Hate crimes are on the rise in San Diego, but without evidence proving motive, such crimes are hard to prosecute.
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Beginning next week, riding public transit in San Diego will be free for youth under 18.
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It has divided people in the U.S. as much as in the Philippines, including San Diego, which boasts the fifth-largest Filipino population in the nation.
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Saturday's game between Coronado and Escondido's Orange Glen High School reportedly ended with unidentified people throwing tortillas at the Orange Glen team, which is predominantly Latino.
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In an attempt to reduce the digital divide that has left 53,000 San Diego households with no internet access, Mayor Todd Gloria Tuesday launched an expansion of the "SD Access 4 All" program with free Wi-Fi at more than 300 new locations.