Walking Tall…And Confident
I’m African American and six foot tall. Growing up everyone has told me I would be a professional basketball player. But, I was more concerned with something else — seeming smaller.
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‘I’ve Hidden This My Whole Life’- Getting Help After Childhood Depression
Editor’s Note: May 7 marks the 10th annual National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day. According to the Substance Abuse and…
Letting Go Of A Loved One
Let me set the scene: 1) my grandpa had Alzheimer’s 2) He had just moved in with my family 3)…
Teens Say Drought Makes California’s Tap Water Taste Funky
A shower is my favorite part of the day. It helps me face school in the morning, or relax in…
Drowsy Driving
By: Maya Chatterjee/ Open Orchard Productions Drowsy driving isn’t something we take the time to think about. Driving home late from…
Raising The Smoking Age: East Valley Youth Respond
By: Coachella Unincorporated Editor’s Note: Earlier this year, California Senator Ed Hernandez introduced the Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement (STAKE) Act…
Childhood In The Eye’s of An Only Child
Growing up as an only child, my friends always told me how lucky I was. “My bratty brother won’t stop…
Underage Drinking in Koreatown — Is It a Problem?
By: Steve Han/ KoreAm Journal This piece was published in the February/March 2015 issue of KoreAm Journal —- Our living…
Being Hit By A Car
I was walking through the crosswalk… then I was flying… the next thing I remember is trying, but not being able to, get up. I never saw the car coming and apparently they didn’t see me either.