KQED's Perspectives

Larry Jin Lee was taught unforgettable lessons in kindness and grace by a toothless old man named Fuji.

A bumper sticker would cover up the gash on Kevin Fisher-Paulson's car, but what message to choose?

AIDS has become manageable in the minds of many, but Dr. Warner Greene warns of a deadly new disease — AIDS fatigue.

Jonah Raskin's Thanksgiving of food, family and friends reflects the diversity of greater San Francisco.

Joe Cottonwood pays a modest price for his young son's interest in the detritus of an old man's garage sale.

Lorrie Goldin knows what she hopes her daughter gets for Christmas — health insurance.

Maya Katherine returns to Bangladesh to meet her biological mother, married at 14 to a much older man.

For young Oaklanders like Carlos Diaz, the price of living with a gun pointed at your head is steep indeed.

Public health workers do enormous good, but Sophie Egan says the profession needs a public makeover.

Josh Gnass sees those unmistakeable Silicon Valley company buses commuting across a new economic divide.

Holly Hubbard Preston discovers the life behind the name on her town's veterans' memorial.

As autumn deepens, Peggy Hansen misses late summer's best tomatoes.

Youth Radio's Ashley Williams attends a family funeral but most of the "family" are complete strangers.

Cynthia Ann Leimbach relies on food stamps to feed her and her young son. Don't tell her the "safety net" is a "hammock."

Emily Polsby gets lost, literally and figuratively. If only her Dad were around to show the way.