Stories by The kNOw (Page 8)
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Update: Lockdown On School Violence Forum
By Mai Der Vang
October 6, 2008
"If you missed our youth forum last week, on the topic of School Violence/Safety, you missed a great night of young people thinking and working together to make their schools safer..." >>More
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I Am A Mystery
Blog Freewrite
By Laqusha Locke
September 10, 2008
"I am a mystery, those people do not know me; they do not know my story. They do not know what I have been through, what I have seen..." >>More
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Textbook Update Could Give Hmong Youth Cultural Pride
New America Media, Commentary
By Connie Vang
August 28, 2008
A new California bill that would require that the refugee history of Southeast Asians be included in the next textbook curriculum update may have the side-effect of instilling cultural pride in young Hmong Americans. A vote for California Assembly Bill 2064 is a vote to help all children take pride in their cultural identity, writes NAM contributor Connie Vang. She is a freshman at California State University in Fresno, CA. >>More
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If I Only Had 24 Hours To Live...
By The kNOw Youth Media, Various Authors
August 15, 2008
"...I would want to be happy the WHOLE 24 hours. The first thing I want to do is get everything off my chest about my mom. I would tell her about how I felt and what she did to me..." >>More
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A Horrible Fight On A Good Day
By Anna Gil
August 15, 2008
"It was my goddaughter’s confirmation party. We were all at her house. It was her parents, brothers, sisters..." >>More
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My Hero, My Dad (The Skit Version)
By Anna Gil
June 25, 2008
In the third issue of The kNOw (our most recent issue), you'll find Anna's article on page 20. She writes about the special father-daughter bond she has with her dad. The article is written from her first-person perspective, but you'll be surprised to learn that the original vision behind the article was a play/skit she had written based on the same topic. >>More
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Some Of Our Crazy Stories
By The kNOw Youth Media, Various Authors
June 9, 2008
"It was a stressful day, thanks to my step dad. He started arguing with everybody about anything and everything..." >>More
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Tuesday, I Beat Myself Up Today
By Jaleesa Vickers
May 22, 2008
" I beat myself up today. I blamed myself for every little bad thing that happened to me, or to anyone else. Knowing entirely that none of it was directly my fault, I blamed myself anyway. I took everyone's pain..." >>More
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The Story Of A Picture
By The kNOw Youth Media, Various Authors
May 21, 2008
A simple photograph can hold wonders. It can carry some of the most jubilant memories a person may have, or it can recall some of the most tragic. Even though we are in the age of cell phone cameras and digital cameras, there will always be intrinsic beauty in the simplicity of a photo, taken through a roll of film, developed in time. In the spirit of "snapshot" writing, this week, we dug out photos of ourselves, some past, some present, and reflected on the moment captured by each photo. >>More
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Mission Statements For Life
By The kNOw Youth Media, Various Authors
May 13, 2008
In yesterday's meeting, after being inspired by a book about the story of three men who grew up in the inner-city and made a pact to support one another get through med school, The Know youth wrote mission statements for their lives... >>More
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OMG—Sex!
By The kNOw Youth Media, Various Authors
May 12, 2008
The topic of last week's Open Workshop was, you guessed it, sex! Sex ed! Myths about sex! Youth views on sex! So after a lengthy discussion on the topic, participants wrote in response to the following question: If you could write a letter to the teacher who will be teaching your little brother/sister about Sex Education/Sociology for Living, what would it say? >>More
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Money, Can't Live Without!
By The kNOw Youth Media, Various Authors
April 23, 2008
"When times get hard, and money is low, sometimes you have to do what you have to do..." >>More
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Roosevelt High School Shooting
By The kNOw Youth Media, Various Authors
April 17, 2008
We're all hearing the tragic news about the student who attacked an on-campus police officer at Roosevelt High School with a baseball bat. The officer fell to the ground and then shot the student, who died at the site. It is sad on both sides, the family who lost a son, and the police officer who tried to protect himself... >>More
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Why America Is So Unhealthy
Open Workshop Freewrite
By Jaleesa Vickers
April 8, 2008
"America has its problems. Among its problems is the question of whether people will live long enough to see how these problems become resolved. Obesity, obesity, obesity..." >>More
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Unhealthy America
Open Workshop Freewrite
By Jesse Andrews
April 8, 2008
"America is unhealthy because people don’t care about being healthy. At times, eating right and getting enough exercise is time consuming—taking up time that Americans don’t have..." >>More
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Stupid SATs!
Blog Freewrite
By Gracie Garcia
April 2, 2008
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OMG!!! Today I went to my counselor's office, Mr. Wakeel, and had a parent meeting regarding summer school and my grades. And then out of nowhere..." >>More
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Have You Ever Been Treated Unfairly?
Blog Freewrite
By Angelina Thao
April 1, 2008
"I have. I am a regular teenager like most other teenagers, but to my family, I am part of a lower species. Just because I am a girl I get to do all the chores..." >>More
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How Will Community College Access Be Impacted by the Budget Cuts?
New America Media, Q&A, Commentaries, Carolyn Goossen and Writers from The kNOw
February 21, 2008
The $4.8 billion proposed budget cut targeting K-12 and community colleges could further cramp access to community college for thousands of students. NAM education editor Carolyn Goossen spoke with Abdi Soltani, executive director of Campaign for College Opportunity who has been advocating for legislation to help low-income students in middle school plan for college, and offer them community college fee waivers. Also, four high school writers with Fresno-based youth magazine The Know write about the importance of community college to them. >>More
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Youth Weigh In On Primary Battle
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Silicon Valley DeBug, and The kNOw, Commentaries, Various Authors
February 5, 2008
We asked young people all across the Bay Area and the Central Valley if they were voting, what issues they think are the most crucial and who they would vote for. YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia and The kNOw are all youth media projects of Pacific News Service. Street Soldiers Radio is a weekly radio program heard by more than 300,000 listeners. >>More
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Who Asked Us? Why My Calling is To Become a Preschool Teacher
By Laqusha Locke
January 28, 2008
Laqusha Locke is a 19 year old student at Fresno City College who would like to study Early Education/Child Development and become a preschool teacher. She is a Youth Journalist for The Know magazine and also sits on the Grants Advisory Board for Youth. >>More
