Parents Behind Bars
I remember as a little girl cruising around the streets of San Francisco in my dad’s bright red ’68 Impala,…
Journalism
This Is Not A Drill: An Account Of A School Shooting Scare In Long Beach
By: Jessica Salgado/ Voicewaves Editor’s Note: There have been 153 school shootings in America since 2013, amounting to more than…
Legalized or Not, Marijuana is Everywhere
My friends who smoke don’t see marijuana as something that can make you dependent. They look at other drugs like heroin or crack as the only stuff you really need to worry about.
What Do Chevy Camaros and Elite Universities Have In Common For Most Teens? They’re Unobtainable
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It’s been a dream of mine to go to the best film school in the nation, a place like NYU or USC, where the classes are legendary and so is the cost. More than 50 thousand dollars a year.
Reflections of an Abandoned Chinese Girl: How China’s One-Child Policy Gave Me a Better Life — in America
Visiting the orphanage was a very emotional experience for both of my parents, as they kept imagining me as an infant living in the same poor conditions.
Self-Made Men
“I just wanted to hurry my transition to male — forget that I was ever female and lose the transgender label all together.”
What I Learned By Working At An Early Age
“Working young may seem like a big sacrifice, but for me it was a great opportunity.”
What College Students Want: The Safe Space Debate
What does “safe space” mean exactly? This phrase takes center stage in the coverage of campus protests around the country, but Youth Radio tries to unpack the phrase from several different perspectives.
Shouldn’t Presidential Candidates Act Less Like High Schoolers?
I wonder, and worry, how these presidential candidates are doing so well, and it brings me back to high school. In our elections at school, the flashiest candidates win.