The first Tibetans came to the Pacific Northwest to work in the lumber industry. Then, in the early '90s, more refugees were resettled here. Earlier this month, The Northwest Tibetan Community Association celebrated 30 years of Tibetan language and cultural programming.

We hear more about Community Energy Labs from Tanya Barham.

We learn more about the campaign from Adah Crandall, an organizer with the Sunrise Movement and graduate of Grant High School in Portland.

The PCFC is unlike many otherwise similar organizations in its mission to serve kids regardless of their gender or their family’s ability to pay. Founder Kaig Lightner joins us talk about the club he created 10 years ago, and his approach to play.

The Portland Association of Teachers’ nearly 4,500 union members are currently working without a contract. The union has been in mediation with Portland Public Schools since late August, and both parties have repeatedly stated they would like to avoid a strike.

Earlier this month, Nike told the Soul District Business Association that the company would be closing its store in Northeast Portland permanently.

After a deep dive into Asian American history in college, Julian Saporiti founded No-No Boy, a Portland-based music and multimedia project that combines vivid narrative storytelling with Asian American history. Saporiti joins us to play songs from his newest album, “Empire Electric.”

Kate Beaton’s newest book is a deeply personal graphic memoir called “Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands" about the time she spent working in the oil industry in Alberta, Canada in the mid-2000s. The book is a brutally honest exploration of class, migration, misogyny, and the culture of her homeland: the island of Cape Breton, in the Atlantic province of Nova Scotia.

Oregon is seeking federal approval for a basic health plan under the Affordable Care Act. We'll hear from the interim director of the Oregon Health Authority to learn more about the plan.

For the first time in four years, Oregon State Hospital is in compliance with a federal order regarding patient admittance. We'll hear from Disability Rights Oregon on what has changed and their hope for the future.

We hear from a member of a coalition seeking to re-criminalize the possession of hard drugs and making other changes to Measure 110, either through the ballot box or the state Legislature.

A research team led by an OHSU professor has developed the first evaluation tool to help providers diagnose the extreme form of social isolation known as hikikomori.

One of Portland’s most established and storied professional theatres, Artists Repertory Theatre, announced a series of financial setbacks this summer. Aiyana Cunningham, who began her position as managing director shortly before these announcements, joins us to talk about the economic challenges ART and other established arts organizations are facing.

Western gray squirrels are getting harder and harder to find in Washington state. Their habitat is disappearing due to timber harvests, wildfires, land conversion and climate change. We speak with Mary Linders, a wildlife biologist with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

The Conversation Project is a two-semester course that aims to teach students listening, grounding and compassion skills.

We learn more about the Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center.

The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission has voted to ban hunting contests for coyotes and other mammals on public lands. We'll hear from someone with the Center for Biological Diversity on the impact this decision could have.

We hear from the director of Oregon's new paid leave benefits program, which began paying out benefits to eligible workers this month, about how the program is going so far.

Joining us to talk about the myriad factors affecting Oregon’s labor force is Mark Brenner, co-director of the Labor Education and Research Center at the University of Oregon.

We hear from Vivian Anderson, an 88-year-old Oregonian who recently had a psilocybin session to help recover from decades-old trauma. We spoke to her before her session and shortly after it.