Posts Tagged as "Youth"

Apprenticeships Helping People Find Careers

Nov. 24, 2012 / By
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Apprenticeships are important to Long Beach because they are a way for men and women who haven’t received a university education to earn a living-wage, even when more than half of recent college grads nationwide are unemployed, or “underemployed.”..

Think Outside the Box: Adalhi and Christian

Nov. 15, 2012 / By
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Just like you, I was born in a corrupt world and just like you, I didn’t choose the time nor the place or the problems before I came into this life...

Educated Men with Meaningful Messages

Nov. 14, 2012 / By
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EM3 Program: Educated Men with Meaningful Messages (EM3) works to reduce teenage pregnancy by involving young Southeast Asian, men in health education, training, outreach, and advocacy among their peers and community...

Addressing Bullying Takes More Than a Month

Nov. 14, 2012 / By
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Every seven minutes an incident of bullying occurs somewhere in the world.

Bullying can cause children to miss school due to fear of being harassed and can even lead to suicides...

On Election Night, Young People Tune In to See Their Impact

Nov. 7, 2012 / By
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New America Media, News Report, Anna Challet, Posted: Nov 07, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO — As election results rolled in Tuesday night, young and first-time voters from schools throughout the Bay Area tuned in to see if their activism had made a difference...

Think Outside the Box: Justine and Alyson

Nov. 7, 2012 / By and
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By Justine Calma

When I see an Asian man in the media I am usually confronted with one of two stereotypes...

Win Or Lose: Youth Weigh in on Obama

Nov. 5, 2012 / By
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With election day literally around the corner, New America Media asked our youth reporters to weigh in on tomorrow’s presidential election outcome...

Television’s New Name in Long Beach: PADNET

Nov. 2, 2012 / By
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In a city without it’s own local television station and only one Long Beach-based radio station, local media coverage is sparse...

California’s Pickiest Eaters Grade New School Lunches

Oct. 23, 2012 / By
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News Report by Jacob Simas / NAM Youth Wire reporters

Two months into a new school year that saw stricter federal nutrition guidelines go into effect for school meals, youth reporters from New America Media fanned out in high schools across California to interview their peers and check out the view from the lunch line...

Think Outside the Box: Josh & Angela

Oct. 23, 2012 / By and
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Every tax dollar funneled into jails and prisons takes funding away from other services and needs, including K-12 and higher education...

Students and Teachers Find Restorative Justice More Effective

Oct. 22, 2012 / By
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Reid High School Dean Melanie Webb was interrupted on Wednesday by an irate senior named Nickia Veasley...

From Youth Media for Building Healthy Communities

Oct. 14, 2012 / By
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Recently, California Assemblymember Toni Atkins’ Select Committee on Homelessness held a hearing focused on youth...