Lessons Learned From A Box Of Raisins
By Bianca Pulido/ South Kern Sol Have you ever been a teenager working in the fields turning grapes into raisins…
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Oakland Kids Get A Raise From New Minimum Wage
The highest minimum wage in the nation just went into effect in Oakland, California. Youth Radio’s Savannah Robinson asks what that means for young people here and across the nation.
Trimmigrants: Young People And The Underground Marijuana Harvest [Extended Version]
Oaksterdam On a Thursday in October, I arrived just in time for the morning lecture at Oaksterdam University in Oakland,…
Jobstacles: For Teens, Soft Skills Are Hard Skills
Three years ago, when Christian Hernandez was 16 years old, he recorded a joke voicemail greeting. It starts off with, “Hello. Hey! Uh, can’t understand you.” It’s meant to trick the caller into thinking it’s Hernandez on the phone. Eventually, callers hear, “Ha, voicemail! You know what to do stupid.” Now, at 19, Hernandez is looking for a job, and the greeting which started off as a joke for friends is now a liability.