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- (Updated) Amid COVID-19, Long Beach Immigrant Family To Be Reunited By Support From Community Fundraiser
- Jun. 8, 2020 / By Carlos Villicana
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- The family had days left to post $23,000 in bail for their loved one -- during a pandemic. This is how they were impacted by that and how they were able to get the funds they needed.
- Amid COVID-19, How do English Learners Learn from Home?
- Jun. 8, 2020 / By Briana Mendez-Padilla
  Communities Education
- For ELL students, being out of school can mean being away from helpful teachers and peers.
- Long Beach Youth Shares Her Isolation Diary, “My Descent Into Sadness.”
- May. 12, 2020 / By Yesenia Pacheco
  Communities Community Health Education
- This is what it’s like being a young college student in Long Beach right now.
- Can Youth Jobs be Long Beach’s True Crime Deterrent? — VoiceWaves Long Beach
- Apr. 29, 2020 / By Carlos Villicana
  Communities Economy
- Youth jobs prevent crime but only half of teens have access to a paying gig, Long Beach survey says.
- How I Overcame Language Barriers in Long Beach Unified – Student Narrative
- Apr. 1, 2020 / By Snigdha Barua
  Arts + Culture Education
- Youth Reporter and poet Snigdha Barua shows how one can learn to speak “Benglish” and be both Bengali and American.
- Pocket Privilege [VIDEO]
- Mar. 30, 2020 / By Crystal Niebla, Yesenia Pacheco and Chantera Walton
  Communities Opinion
- Got pockets? Well, if you wear women’s clothes, probably not.

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Special Coverage

Community Blog

If an Earthquake Merged our Mexican Culture

Oct. 15, 2019 / By Michael Lozano
Tags: Heritage, Hispanic, Latino, latinx, month

In honor of Latino Heritage month, we honor our culture and the powerful synergies it has created with other cultures.

Beyond Longbeach

DEAR MR. GOVERNOR…

Sep. 23, 2019 / By VoiceWaves
Tags: California, Governor, statewide

Young people across California address the governor directly about issues they care about in their communities.

Print Edition

VoiceWaves Issue #4 / Winter 2018

Other News

Bittersweet Kudos! — Staff Reporter Transition

May. 6, 2020 / By VoiceWaves

Fourth case of coronavirus reported in Long Beach

Mar. 11, 2020 / By Long Beach Post

Youth Reporters Cover ComplexCon 2019

Nov. 5, 2019 / By M. Smith and Carlos Villicana