Rambling Road Show stops by Silicon Valley De-Bug
Check out these links.Elly Blue: http://www.grist.org/biking/2011-09-08-bikes-find-a-way-in-san-joseJoshua Ploeg: http://joshuaploeg.blogspot.com/Joe Biel: http://microcosmpublishing.com/
View ArticleIf Mascots Really Represented Their Schools
This video is part of the newly released "My School, My Silicon Valley" project, hosted by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, and is part of a larger effort to get students and parents more...
View ArticleWhen The Teacher Doesn't Know Your Name
I’ve always been an A student. I liked doing my work and asking questions whenever I was having doubts about something. My teachers always gave me the attention I needed and answered all my questions....
View ArticleBudget Cuts are Not Only Eliminating Jobs, They Are Leaving our Youth Hanging
Here in San Jose, the Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force took a big hit this new fiscal year, a budget cut of $4.7 to $2.5 million, meaning the loss of jobs and free services to the community suffered....
View ArticleDicen De Mí
Dicen De Mí They say we come from lands Not of this place From a 3rd world A little farther from their heavenDe montañas frías y sin gente De pueblos pobres donde el hambre es nuestro pariente Que...
View ArticleMrs. Elena. Writer for a New World.
What makes literature? What makes a writer? In truth nada, only those that reflect themselves into the artist words, Mrs. Elena has been writing since the literary boom of the Mexican and Latin...
View ArticleLatino College Enrollment Skyrockets, But Will Upward Mobility Follow?
SAN FRANCISCO -- Maricruz Cabrera, a 17-year-old high school senior from Thermal, Calif., a rural community in the east Coachella valley that stretches from Indio to the Salton Sea on the southern edge...
View ArticleLocal Author Ido Uto-Uko Creates "BOX MAN"; A New Contemporary Character
"BOX MAN" By Ito Uto-Uko from DE BUG on Vimeo. Idorenyin Uto-Uko created Box Man, an all ages urban hip hop story about overcoming obstacles. This book is both uplifting and unique. I really liked the...
View ArticleAxing Access for Community College Students
In the coming week, the Student Success Task Force will decide on a set of policies intended to streamline academic pathways for students enrolled in California’s community colleges, discouraging those...
View ArticleQueer Conversations with "UndocuQueer" Julio Salgado
To view the first episode of Queer Conversations With Yosimar Reyes click on this link.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Latin America Takes a Step Away from U.S. Policies and Towards Independent...
The Latin American Summit took place this weekend in Cartagena, Colombia where all Latin American countries including the U.S.A. and Canada met to discuss foreign policy. The outcome was a testimony of...
View ArticleA Pacific Islander's API Month In Photography
Yesterday one of my younger cousins who I consider like my baby sister told me while intoxicated leaving for a funeral, "Jean you have to put your necklace in my coffin when I die because it always...
View Article"Why am I Ignored?" From The Bad Guy Poet
I hate having to pay bills for P.O.'s that treat me like they are babysitting me..I'm tired of waking up tired with only a couple hours of sleep.. I hate having to go and pay for my school when i can't...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Schoolin' The Schools Media Contest
Schoolin' the Schools Media ContestTurn in your video, song//spoken word, poster art on:Your Vision on How Silicon Valley Schools Could Better Serve, Prepare and Inspire StudentsLike Us On Facebook To...
View ArticleThe Future of Diversity at the UC's
This coming fall 41 more African American students are expected to attend the University of California Santa Cruz, according to admissions. This is a 26 percent increase from Fall 2011 new freshman...
View ArticleSophisticated Stencils
They learn how to prepare the surfaces, cut stencils, combine symbols, and conceptualize art pieces. This program is intended not only to teach at-risk youth how to create urban art, but also the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Got Milk? You Don't Need It. -Infographic
Given these two facts, the correlation between high milk consumption and high rates of Type 1 diabetes and heart disease makes sense. Even though one-third of Americans are lactose intolerant, the U.S....
View Article
