Nisa Cheng
Nisa Cheng is a college student attending Long Beach City College working towards an associate's degree in English. She has been involved in community organizations such as Cambodian Culture and Arts Association and also Cambodian Student Society, and is now working with VoiceWaves to one day develop professionally and enhance further for her future working environment. Nisa is passionate about performing arts and also played the cello for 7 years. She aspires to become an English Teacher and become a musician to perform live in front of audiences and travel around the globe. Posts by Nisa Cheng:
Students Grade LBUSD’s Local Control & Accountability Plan
On Aug. 6th, 2014, parents, students and community leaders along with special guest Christopher J. Steinhauser, superintendent of the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) met to grade LBUSD on its first-year implementation process of the Local Control Funding Formula...
How To Make A Liquor Store A Place For Healthy Food
You can’t choose healthy food if you don’t have access to them. If you often find yourself stepping foot into a liquor store rather than an actual market because there aren’t any grocery stores located closer to your home, then you may live in a food desert...
What A Low Wage Worker Looks Like In Long Beach
[Ed. Note] VoiceWaves interviewed three low-wage workers in Long Beach to talk about the daily struggles they face trying to provide for their families, as well as a community organizer with Long Beach Coalition for Good Jobs and a Healthy Community...