As part of the YO! Youth Outlook Blog-A-Thon on the topic of modern love, two Southeast Asian female youth share their perspectives on the evolution of gender roles as witnessed within their own family and culture.

Fresno, CA—In this month’s Open Workshop, youth participants gathered to discuss the impact of drug abuse among friends and family members. Here, they share ideas about how they would help a loved one prevent or beat a drug addiction. Drugs And My Loved Ones Dear Friend, I can’t stand seeing you the way you are, [...]

Fresno, CA—Family and home life situations, from absent parents to growing pains, can have tremendous emotional and mental impact on young people. Where family can be the source for one’s success in life, these young writers from The kNOw share stories of how issues at home can create stressful situations and questions about the future. [...]

Blog freewrite “Leeeet’s, let’s stay together…loving you whetherrrr, whetherrr times are good or bad, happy or sad.” My grandma and I vowed we would always stay together as Al Green emphasized. She would be cooking in the kitchen, making her famous peach cobbler for the family. Then the radio would sing “Smooth Jazz 96.7”. Soon [...]