KQED's Perspectives KQED

In our journeys to progress at a skill or hobby, many of us look to role models for guidance and inspiration. Sofia Overby tells us about the moment she became a role model herself.

For Steven Saum the life of his father, long ago passed away, is only slightly captured in a handful of momentos.

This Perspective originally aired in June 2021.

As a second generation Asian American, it was much easier for Knives Nguyen to come out to their friends at school than to their mom. YR Media brings their Perspective.

Making a new friend at a senior home gave Arya Konanur a new perspective on a life well lived.

When you open your mail to find jury summons, what's your reaction? Antonio Inserni gives us reason to see it as an opportunity.

Where do our lost things go, and will we meet them again--in this life, or the next? Here's a Perspective from Paul Staley.