
Kyu Nam
Kyu Nam is a nurse in New York City. Pictured: Aiko Hamaguchi, Manzanar Relocation Center (Japanese internment camp), 1943.
NYC Healthcare Workers Exposed to COVID19 Are Denied Testing
Healthcare workers face known hazards to their safety and their lives in the current pandemic. Even when exposed to patients known to have coronavirus, they are being denied testing and told to continue working as long as they are asymptomatic.
Kyu Nam
March 24, 2020NYC Nurses Picket Mega-Hospitals for Safe Staffing
Nurses across the city gear up for a major strike authorization vote.
Kyu Nam
February 13, 2019New York Nurses Resolve to Fight for Public Employees’ Right to Strike
On Saturday, nurses voted overwhelmingly in favor of repealing Section 210 of the Taylor Law and fighting for public workers’ right to strike.
Kyu Nam
December 10, 2018Sexist Shaming Makes A ‘Good Nurse’
A nurse talks about vile encounters with managers and sexist norms on the job.
Kyu Nam
December 21, 2017Barely Swimming: Systemic Burdens that Ravage Nurses
A nurse recounts her daily experiences on the hospital floor.
Kyu Nam
November 21, 2017