Yesenia Pacheco
Yesenia is a Polytechnic High School student who is also the editor-in-chief in the journalism class. She enjoys listening to Michael Jackson. Posts by Yesenia Pacheco:
Long Beach Youth Shares Her Isolation Diary, “My Descent Into Sadness.”
This is what it’s like being a young college student in Long Beach right now.
Pocket Privilege [VIDEO]
Got pockets? Well, if you wear women’s clothes, probably not.
Op-Ed: Missing Herstory – A critique of school textbooks
If represented at all in history books, women are likely presented to young minds as promiscuous and troublesome.
MOLAA’s 2019 Día de los Muertos Exhibit Showcases the Old and New
One artist hand-sewed an 18-foot quilt honoring women killed in Mexico for a selected period of time.
The Road to Youth Justice
A former gang member, a youth's strange run-in with the law, a student with A.D.D. kicked out of Wilson, and a public health expert. What can Long Beach learn from its own residents and youth about the road to true youth justice?
Sorry, Dad, But No Golden Robe This Graduation
The pressure to meet society’s expectations is a lifelong struggle.
Youth Q&A with Jeannine Pearce: Reflections on Overcoming Trauma, a Recall Effort, and Sexism at Work
Pearce gives her most personal interview yet, telling how she got back on track to pursue her progressive vision for Long Beach.
Youth Q&A: Mayor Garcia Talks Identity, Housing, Criminal Justice & Pollution in Long Beach
Youth Reporters get the chance to interview the city’s first Latino mayor on his plans for Long Beach’s most pressing issues.For Students, Summer’s Internet Isolation can Cause Anxiety in the Fall
At school, people I enjoy spending time with began hugging me and trying to catch up through casual conversation. I couldn’t breathe and got a really bad headache from all the commotion.PODCAST: Resistance in Sports and Media
To kneel or not to kneel?
If Elected, What Will They Do for Children? California Gubernatorial Candidates Explain.
VoiceWaves reporters interviewed gubernatorial candidates John Chiang, Delaine Eastin and Antonio Villaraigosa.