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This year, KUCB’s annual fundraising blitz was a little different from usual. The pledge drive marked our 50th anniversary and a half century of local public media in Unalaska. We celebrated the milestone with a 50-hour drive instead of our usual 24 hours. Volunteers hit the airwaves for more than two days to host their own shows and play live music.
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The Museum of the Aleutians in Unalaska has received 22 boxes of archaeological artifacts from the Islands of Four Mountains in the central Aleutian Islands. While some may never be displayed, they remain crucial to understanding Unangax̂ history.
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The Unalaska Public Library held its first-ever Filipino Story Time in early February. The goal is to help Filipino children living on the island connect more with their roots.
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In this episode of “Island Interviews,” Russel Laforteza, who leads the reading program, explains how the new story time could help Filipino children on the island gain a deeper connection with their cultural heritage.
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If you’ve visited a holiday market in Iluulux̂, or Unalaska, you’ve likely seen a table covered in small white gift boxes tied with neat blue bows. The little boxes contain Tugidam Ungii’s signature confections, which have become a staple at the island’s artisan markets.
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Last week marked a grim milestone in the Middle East: 100 days since Hamas’s surprise attack in Israel, which has led to the Israeli military campaign in Gaza — one of the bloodiest events in modern history. Unalaska local Sean Peters was in Israel during the Oct. 7 attack. On this episode of “Island Interviews,” Peters sits down to talk about his experience during the historic event.
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On this episode of "Island Interviews," Librarian Karen Kresh discusses online services like Kanopy and Libby provided by the Unalaska Public Library.
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The traditional design of the large skin-on-frame vessel used by the Unangax̂ people was thought to be lost after Russian colonizers destroyed the last remaining examples in the 1800s, according to historic journals. But after decades of work, the design has been restored.
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In this episode of “Island Interviews,” MOTA's Thomas McLenigan and Jenya Anichtchenko shared their thoughts on the fall exhibition and the impact they hope “Family Mosaics” will have on visitors.
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On this episode of "Island Interviews," Luois Amora and Princess Usi discuss National Gratitude Month and what people are grateful for in Unalaska.
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In this episode of “Island Interviews,” Bernadette Oller Namasivayam — a former member of the Filipino American Bayanihan Association of Unalaska — discusses Filipino American culture in Unalaska.
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In this episode of “Island Interviews,” Baker discusses how her late grandfather inspired her to become a stained glass artist and how she finds the craft to be meditative.