Category Archives: Week4_2023
last week @ AYA
My final week at aya was filled with so many things. Our last couple of sessions with professor Rogelio were great, we talked about murals, chicano culture, and so much more. These were some things which I am familiar with growing up in South Central and going to school in Boyle heights. Which was why …
Love of Knowledge
4 weeks. 120 hours. Infinite memories. My name is Amaris Gilbert. I am a 16 year old girl. I am one of 25 students to partake in USC’s Annenberg Youth Academy, out of over 80 applicants. If a single person who sat with me within the last four weeks was different, my entire experience would …
Miranda Sings; The Face of Colleen Ballinger
Colleen Ballinger, known for her online character Miranda Sings, has been surfacing the headlines becoming a controversial “idol” to her young audience. With her unmistakable red lipstick and exaggerated mannerisms, Miranda Sing’s image became instantly recognizable. Her influence extended beyond the digital realm, as she ventured into television, film, and even publishing, solidifying her status …
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Struggling for Acceptance.
Last Week at The Building of AYA. In the last week of the program we all learned a lot of new things we work in our projects for the last presentation. Our topic for the team Bat was about immigration. Immigration is the action to come to live in a foreign country. In my personal …
Going Back to Where I Came From [Figuratively]
My eyes watered as I heaped fluffy, steaming scoops of white rice onto styrofoam plates. My nose scrunched as the pungent smell of garlic and red chili peppers soured the air I breathed. Everything, from my arms to my legs burned at the end of each day at Ho-Ho China. Yet, I had never felt …
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Decoding Stuart Hall’s Encoded Model
Communications started in my conscious as a fancy word to say “chat.” I would “communicate” with my peers, “communicate” a thought, “communicate” my feelings. Never did it occur to me that such a simple term would involve such an intricately formed model. Thus, Stuart Hall shocked me. As the cultural studies scholar who formulated the …
This Was Better Than High School Musical
My 4 weeks, My perspective
These 4 weeks of Annenberg youth academy were so engaging and inspiring. I learned so much just from these four weeks. As I reflect on my time here at AYA I feel a sense of accomplishment. The field trips were also another exciting part of this youth academy. Some of my favorite topics to learn …
Love You All
4/4 Weeks done in the 2023 Annenberg Youth Academy. Over the past weeks, we have passionately gone over civic engagement and how it naturally connects to society and the media as whole. It has been an amazing experience gaining more knowledge every day with wonderful colleagues from Los Angeles County. Every person has such a …
Communicating Change 