Stories (Page 1)
Participating In The Census Is Like Voting For Yourself
By Jean Melesaine, Silicon Valley De-Bug
February 25, 2010
"I remember when the Census form came to my house 10 years ago. I was 14. My mother and father, both immigrants from Samoa and living in our low-income American neighborhood, were focused more on shopping for bottled water, flashlights and survival kits. The Y2K scare was more popular in my house than any survey could ever be. That is what the Census was to them: just another survey to be thrown out..." >>More
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Success After Gangs
By Rebecca Plevin, Vida En El Valle
February 16, 2010
"As he sits in a conference room at the Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission's Local Conservation Corps office, dressed in his green uniform and an orange work vest, López struggles to talk about his dream college degree or career..." >>More
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I Dis/Agree That Fresno Is The Drunkest City: Youth Views On A New Social Label
By The kNOw Youth Media, Various Authors
February 9, 2010
A health magazine recently identified Fresno as the drunkest city in the United States, based on death rates from alcoholic liver disease, alcohol-related car accidents, binge-drinking in the past month, DUI arrests, and DUI penalties. Youth from The kNOw had a mixed-bag opinion about whether this new label was right or wrong. >>More
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Divorce, Stepdads, And Arguments: The Truth About My Family
By The kNOw Youth Media, Various Authors
February 3, 2010
"One of the struggles I have with my family is that my mom keeps running back to my stepdad and my mom’s side of the family doesn’t like him. I don’t blame them. He used to mistreat me. I say “used to” because he got busted for drugs. When he got out of jail, he went to a halfway house and was calling and going over to my mom’s house..." >>More
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The Silly Things I Do When No One Is Watching
By The kNOw Youth Media, Various Authors
January 22, 2010
"When I think no one is looking, I make faces that I think will be attractive to a guy. I remember one time, when I was walking by this office, and I guess one of the windows happened to be a two-way mirror, I stopped to make the face I wanted this boy at school to see. Then suddenly..." >>More
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Homes Built For Large Families Collapsed In Haitian QuakeBy Adolphe Saint-Louis, New America Media
January 19, 2010
"But when the earthquake came, we lost everything. So did all the people in my neighborhood. The floors of the houses fell, one on top of the other. By now, everyone around the world has seen the pictures, but you cannot imagine what it looks like until you see it with your own eyes..." >>More
The Road To College: The Stress Of Following Your Dreams
By Emmi Grooney, YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia
January 5, 2010
"I’m currently a senior in high school, and by the end of January I'm supposed to be all done with all my college applications. At the moment I've finished all my Cal State University applications to San Jose, Hayward, San Diego and Sacramento. After learning about the 30 percent fee increase for the University of California system, it reestablished that I don't really want to go to a UC school..." >>More
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My Wish For 2010
By The kNOw Youth Media, Various Authors
December 31, 2009
"My goals for 2010 are to gain all my mom’s trust that I lost from her. I want to get my work permit and driving permit. I want to see my nieces and nephew again. I want to work hard this year in school so that I can graduate early. Most of all, I want my family back together like how it was before this year started..." >>More
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Facebook: Making The Past No Longer A Thing Of The PastBy Shamako Noble, Silicon Valley De-Bug
December 15, 2009
"It used to be the case that when you would graduate (or drop out) of high school or college, you would leave a job or some staple of your life or a city and when you did, you left behind all of things that came with that experience. That might have been your friends or your family, that might have the activities and groups that you loved, or it might have been the past that you were very intentionally trying to leave behind..." >>More
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The House Party Where 12 People Got Shot
By The kNOw Youth Media, Various Authors
December 3, 2009
When two young men started shooting during a late-night Fresno house party on Saturday, November 28, 2009 oveinr rival tagging crew disputes, twelve people became wounded. In an article by The Fresno Bee, Police Chief Jerry Dyer noted this has been "the most wounded in a single shooting incident in Fresno in recent memory." Here, youth from The kNOw express their concerns about the incident, and the need for more positive things for teens to do. >>More
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Thoughts On Thanksgiving
By The kNOw Youth Media, Various Authors
November 25, 2009
"Thanksgiving for me has changed significantly over the years. When I was a child, from what I can remember, it was just the four of us: my mom, dad, brother and me. We never had anyone over, it was only us..." >>More
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Who Asked Us? Youth Voices On Class Size
By New America Media, Commentary, Various Authors
November 23, 2009
"In my early years of schooling, I don’t think I ever remember feeling crowded in class, except in second grade. It felt like our classroom was very full. Not only that, but during the year, we switched from one teacher to another teacher. The classroom was always loud..." >>More
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When To Say "No"
By "MM"
November 19, 2009
"My weakness is giving in to people. Since I was little I always gave into people and never said “no,” “I don’t want to,” or “naw, I’m kew." For instance, if my older sister asked me for money I would just give it to her without question, even though I knew I needed that money..." >>More
