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Loung Vy: Gardening Through Struggle
Written by Cheeravath Aphipunyo, Voicewaves Youth Journalist Loung Vy sits in her garden. Photo by Sophinarath Cheang. My grandmother Loung Vy is approaching yet another milestone in her life — her...
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Maria Rios: Living the Ghost Life
Written by Wendy Lopez, Voicewaves Youth Journalist Graphic by John Oliver Santiago. There comes a moment in life when even the simplest tasks seem difficult on the body. Everything feels hard and...
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Juanito Geronimo: A Life of Removal
Written by John Oliver Santiago, VoiceWaves Youth Journalist. Juanito Geronimo, left, with his wife. Photo by John Oliver Santiago. My grandfather’s face is full of joy and amusement as he watches a...
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Youth Leader at the official launch of Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation
Christopher Covington, a central Long Beach resident, youth leader on the Building Healthy Communities: Long Beach (BHCLB) Steering Committee and Youth Committee, and CCEJ volunteer extraordinaire...
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New Issue of Long Beach’s Bilingual Magazine, Palacio Magazine
Editors Note Much like the changing of the seasons, the spring edition of Palacio De Long Beach inspires growth and positive change. Our cover features a child being introduced to musical instruments....
View ArticleBehind The Screen Consequences
Editor’s Note: We thought this video was so important that we decided to feature it. What are the Consequences Behind the Screen? Coachella Unincorporated responds to recent tragedies involving young...
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In Yolanda’s Wake, Memories of Filipino Resiliency
New America Media, First Person, Anthony Advincula NEW YORK — I am accustomed to strong typhoons. Before I immigrated to the United States more than a decade ago, I grew up in my native Sorsogon, a...
View ArticleTime Banking in Long Beach
The Long Beach Time Exchange is a time banking community, where members use an alternative currency called time credits to exchange skills and services. Members earn one time credit for each hour...
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Asian Youth Trade Outfits With Their Elders To Make Us Rethink Age...
It‘s not surprising anymore that young people’s fashion choices are influenced by their grandparents’ closet, especially for the past few years. But can older people pull off the outfits that...
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Bunsorng Tay: Maintaining Cultural Legacies
Written By Sophinarath Cheang, Voicewaves Youth Journalist Bunsorng Tay in his home. Photo courtesy of Sophinarath Cheang. Bunsorng Tay is sixty-three years old. He is the founder of the Cambodian...
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Sonya Clark: A Mother in a Bad Economy
Written by Taitu Negus, Voicewaves Youth Journalist Sonya Clark, far left, with her children in their home. Photo by Sophinarath Cheang. My mother, Sonya Clark, is forty-two years old. Born in San...
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John Livingston: Watching the City Turn
Written by Jesus Hernandez, Voicewaves Youth Journalist. John Livingston. Photo by Jesus Hernandez. “Hey! Did you hear about what they’re trying to do?” calls out John Livingston to the guy living...
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LB Cambodian Leader Appointed to President’s Advisory Commission on APIs
Washington DC - The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) kicked off Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at the U.S. Department of the Interior...
View ArticleBHC Hiring Hub Coordinator
Hub Coordinator – Building Healthy Communities: Long Beach Project Background and Description Building Healthy Communities: Long Beach (BHC) is a public health initiative funded entirely by The...
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