Kari Lydersen

Kari Lydersen is a staff writer at The Washington Post out of the Midwest bureau and author of Out of the Sea and Into the Fire: Latin American-U.S. Immigration in the Global Age.

ARTICLES IN SHELTERFORCE since jan 08

  • Making Food Deserts Bloom

    Finding fresh produce in low-income neighborhoods can be a struggle, but community efforts are striving to fill the void.

  • Keeping Kukui Gardens

    Faced with the prospect of losing their homes, residents of a Honolulu affordable-housing complex defied Hawaiian cultural traditions, getting organized and vocal and achieving a victory for affordability in one of the country’s most expensive cities.