YMC - Juvenile Justice: About Us

Hi my name is Damon James Hall. I am 15 years old. My favorite sports are football and wrestling. In my spare time of handling those two sports I stay in a park & rec. basketball league. I also maintain great care of my dog, Silvia. What I really enjoy is going to a computer game facility to play a well-known game called Counter-Strike. Always my first pride and joy is spending time with my beautiful family.

My name is DeMarcus Hewitt. I am 15 years old. My hobbies include playing football, baseball, and basketball and hanging out with my cousins and friends. Also I like to listen to music. I listen to many types of music in general but mainly rap and R&B. I am in a group called the Black Student Union that is in collaboration with KQED to build a web site and make a public service announcement. I hope that through the Youth Media Corps I can help to let the youth of today know more about important youth issues. I plan to go to college on an academic or athletic scholarship. I think that I am talented enough to get one or maybe even both of them. If I can't make it with a career in sports, I want to get a degree in Business or Engineering so that I can hopefully have a career in one or both of those fields.

I'm Jasmine Kwack. I am always in love with so many things; God, my family, and my friends, classical movies, pictures and many other things - so right now, as senior, I'm having so much trouble with finding my passion. Having marvelous memories and dearest friends are all I have today at the age of eighteen, but because of the enormous openness and sweet expectation of tomorrow, I am a very rich person today.

Kareema
Who is passionate about singing, dancing, and swimming,
Who aspires to be a Pediatric Surgeon
And
Dreams of singing on Broadway, some day,
Who is a lover of laughing and diverse people,
Who would like to see her peers portrayed in a better light,
As intelligent, and artistic, young people.
Richmond

My name is Kristina McQueen, I am 16 years old. My hobbies are drawing, making jewelry and writing. To make money, I usually baby-sit or dog sit, so working with KQED and Black Student Union is something new for me. I like the Youth Media Corps and working together with people in my age group. We work well in a group. I never thought I would be paid to give my personal opinions and feelings. What I hope to get out of this experience is to learn how to work with media. I'm always looking for new experiences. This is a good program and I would recommend it to friends and other schoolmates as well as youth in my community.

Hi! My name is Lloyd Ford. I was born on March 5, 1985. I enjoy all sports, web page building (www.geocities.com/frisc0player69) surfing the web at different sites such as msn.com, kickz.com, blackplanet.com and aim.com. Teens like me are expensive so I needed money that this project was going to offer. But I had no idea it was going to be fun.

Hey, my name is Mical Asefaw and I am an eighteen-year-old Eritrean female living in the United States. My goal in life is to be the best human being I can be using my culture (the Eritrean culture) as well as the many other cultures that surround me to do so. My main tool is my creativity. The platform: life.

My hobbies are mainly things I would do for enjoyment and over the weekends. Sorry, first of all my name is Ryan Markiet, I live in San Francisco, and I am I the 10th grade. I enjoy basketball and every sport I can play because sports keep you athletic and young. That is mainly what I enjoy. I really enjoy the Youth Media Corps and really enjoy the discussions we have and the things we always write about. And that is my very short biography.

I am Torre' Mitchell, a 14 year-old young African American lady in training to be an African American woman. I grew up in the streets of San Francisco, and boy is it rough! I moved to Georgia when I was 10yrs old, but sooner than later I returned to home sweet home. I graduated from Marina Middle School, and there is where I set my long and short term goals. My goals had to do with things that I have done in my life. For example, I have been modeling for 8 years and have done many fashion shows. I always go to the modeling conventions and get noticed. I have already graduated from modeling school and am ready for the big time. Another thing that I have as a goal is basketball. I am tall and talented and also very aggressive, which fits the description of an basketball player. I learned how to play basketball in a 6th grade in Georgia. I played with the 17yrs old girls when I was only in the 7th grade that is how good I am, well at least was. Unfortunately there have not been a lot of opportunities in San Francisco for basketball. Last but not least, my main goal (which comes naturally) is to be a lawyer. The reason I say that it comes naturally is because ever since I was able to talk (before I was 1 year old), I was arguing - according to my mother and my family, and I testify that it is true. I always argue with someone and will not stop until I get my point across, which I am excellent at, even if I am wrong. In order for me to reach my goals I have to stay with a 3.0 or up G.P.A. I also I need to do things to get recognized to reach my goals. To get recognized for modeling, I need to be on t.v., or go to conventions, for basketball I need to join clubs or play in organizations, and to be a lawyer I need to join the debate club, join the speech club, research things for no reason, and stay argumentative. I need to stay in school until I have my PH.D and am in law school. I also need to save up my money in preparation for college. KQED will help me to accomplish my goals by paying me for working so I can save up for college, and exposing me to the media, the world, and the public.