Team Guava’s civic zine, “Your Vo(te)ice Matters,” highlights the importance of using one’s voice through voting. Intended for incoming youth voters, older voters who lack support, and audiences who may not have had access to voting support before, this zine emphasizes staying educated on important topics and making an impact on one’s community, state, and …
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Team Guava’s Red-Pill Podcast
Team Guava’s podcast explores the nuances of social media algorithms in contemporary society, emphasizing the ideological shifts that are primarily affecting young men. The term “red pill,” has evolved from its original usage in The Matrix, becoming an indicator of right-wing spaces using podcasts and other direct channels of communication to normalize hateful, misogynistic principles. …
In Los Angeles, Everyone Has A Podcast…
A short documentation of my second week at AYA.
Adventures in Communicating
The Annenberg Summer Youth Academy seemed intimidating at first, but this past week has allowed me to branch out and explore a myriad of new opportunities. During the first hours of this program, I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of interactive activities facilitated by our Professors. These icebreakers gave students the chance to practice …
Reflections of Annenberg: The Class of ‘24
Reflecting on the Class of ’24
Reflections of Annenberg: Unruly Ankle Sprains, Kindness, and a Comforting Insight on Rejection
Week three posed more than academic challenges for me, but the kindness of my friends carried me through (and crutches, too). Chill Monday who? Monday was an abnormally relaxed day that began with classic cream cheese bagels. For our Communications class, we discussed different types of Asian American representation in the media, and whether or …
Reflections of Annenberg: Questioning, Dining Halls, and an Actor’s Guide to Avoiding AI Cloning from a Corporation (or its affiliates; see small print below)
This second week at AYA was all about going deep into projects and practice. Much more busy than last week! Question the Construct On Monday we heard from Taj Frazier, a professor from Annenberg who talked us through the history of Krump— a style of dance native to the Los Angeles. In addition, his talk …
Reflections of Annenberg
This past Monday as I walked through the beautiful red and beige arches of Annenberg I felt a nervousness akin to that of a first day of school. I was warmly greeted by Brittany and Karen, who opened up the program by welcoming us to USC and getting to meet the professors. Jordyn Holman’s keynote …
So… maybe I’m a little unoriginal…
Hip Hop Culture is Failing Us and so is our Government
Welcome to week two of Annenberg Youth Academy, where we dive deep into important topics such as the music industry, mental health, the role of civic engagement, and the incarceration of Japanese Americans after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Let’s talk about it! Earlier this week, we discussed how the hip hop industry …
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Communicating Change 