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An advantage of these shelters is that they strive to keep animals alive and provide them a home. Those in favor of no-kill support these types of shelters because they do not euthanize old or unadopted animals. They also do not euthanize animals when the shelter is full. Euthanization is reserved for those that are deemed dangerous and/or terminally ill. The animals in no-kill shelters are often healthier and more energetic because they are usually young when they are dropped off, giving more incentive for people to adopt. In 2015, the San Francisco SPCA had a \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfspca.org/who-we-are/results-stats\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">live release rate of 93 percent\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, meaning that 93 percent of animals in their program were adopted, transferred to another no-kill shelter, or returned to their owners after being lost.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">No-kill shelters have limited space, however, and have to turn away animals. No-kill shelters only accept animals on a conditional basis, based on the animal’s health or temperament, or the availability of space at the shelter. Animals that are turned away may not have a home to go to, which can lead to them being abandoned on the street. Of the animals that are accepted, many remain caged for long periods of time and sometimes are never adopted, resulting in the animals living the rest of their lives in a shelter. 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For example, the\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://www.r-word.org/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> R-Word campaign\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> aims “to spread the word to end the word” when it comes to using the term “retard”.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\">Teach with the Do Now Archive\u003c/span>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cdiv>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-527117\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2016/09/DoNow-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2016/09/DoNow-1.jpg 450w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2016/09/DoNow-1-160x40.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2016/09/DoNow-1-240x60.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2016/09/DoNow-1-375x94.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>This article is part of our archived \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/collections/do-now/\">Do Now activity series\u003c/a>. Use this abridged version to spark a classroom discussion around the prompt:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Do you feel comfortable speaking up to your classmates and friends? \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">More recently, since the presidential election, bullying attitudes of some students were emboldened, taking of the form of \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/11/schools-racism-trump-effect-harassment-bullying\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">hate speech and vandalism\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">While on a day-to-day basis, other actions may not be as extreme as the bigotry of racist slurs and symbols that go viral on the news, students are still confronted with harmful messages. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">So what happens if the moment doesn’t make headlines? Or what if someone–maybe even a friend–repeats a widely used phrase? How do we feel about speaking up then?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In this featured piece, \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">freshman Anoushka Ambavanekar of Folsom, CA recalls a time when she chose to take a stand against a student who used the phrase, “that’s gay” to refer to something as “bad”. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>“Taking a Stand” by Anoushka Ambavanekar\u003c/h3>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“Don’t be a bystander.” “Stand up for yourself and others.” “Make a change.” As students, we hear these things all the time, so often that they no longer have meaning. The words are drilled into us. We hear them and assure ourselves that we’re not bystanders, and that when it really comes to it, we are brave enough to make a change and advocate for what is right. But how many of us \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">do\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> stand up for what is right? And how many decide it’s a lost cause and take the easy route?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A recent event in one of my classes left me thinking about this. As a teacher assigned a piece of classwork, a classmate sitting next to me groaned and said, “This class is so gay.” “Did you have to use the word “gay” as an insult?”, I asked him disgustedly. He laughed and replied, “Yeah.” I attempted to explain that by calling a class gay when you mean to insult it implies that being gay is bad. He replied, “It is.” Some of our classmates around us began to defend him. I was confronted by a student who told me that it is “normal in society” to use ‘gay’ as an insult and that everyone does it. I fought, saying that just because it is normalized doesn’t mean it’s right. I replied saying, “Change is never made by accepting what society says is normal.” “Yeah, it is,” she told me. Seeing that I would not be able to convince her, I decided to not further an already lost battle. However, I knew that I did the right thing by at least trying. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I know that change can only be made by speaking out and by protesting. By allowing things to stay the way they are, society will never change for the better. A well-known and relevant example is that of Rosa Parks. The day that Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat was an important day in civil rights history. Simply by refusing to accept what was normal at the time–discrimination against people of color– Rosa Parks made a large impact in inspiring others to do the same until tangible changes like the Civil Rights Act were made.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I remember that day, as I tried to stand up for what I believed in, one of my friends looked at me and said, “Anoushka, stop.” Stop. Why would I stop? How could I just stop standing up for what I believed in, and for what was right? Of course, whenever you advocate for change, you are met with resistance and people telling you to just give up. And often times, this can come from even the people that you trusted most. However, in the words of author J. K. Rowling, “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” And so, I looked her straight in the eyes and said, “No.” No, I will not stop. No, I will not back down. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>This post is part of KQED’s \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/education/tag/do-now-u/\">Do Now U\u003c/a> project. Do Now U is a biweekly activity for students and the public to engage and respond to current issues using social media. Do Now U aims to build civic engagement and digital literacy for learners of all ages. This post was written by Mai Hagihara, Anh Nguyen, Liza Simon, Manami Tokumoto and Yo Inoue, students at University of Hawaii at Manoa.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://player.vimeo.com/video/22946542\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Featured Media Resource\u003cbr>\nVIDEO: JMC – Kent State\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://vimeo.com/22946542\">International Storytelling – Chopsticks\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nThis video, produced by a \u003ca href=\"http://internationalstorytelling.org/china/about-the-project/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">student at Kent State\u003c/a>, describes why disposable chopsticks became popular in China and how they affect the environment.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Do Now U\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Would you support a ban on disposable chopsticks? Why or why not?\u003cstrong> #DoNowUChopsticks\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>How to Do Now\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>To respond to the Do Now U, you can comment below or post your response on Twitter. \u003cstrong>Just be sure to include \u003cem>#DoNowUChopsticks\u003c/em> and \u003cem>@KQEDedspace\u003c/em> in your posts.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003ch2>Learn More About the Debate on Disposable Chopsticks\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ecopedia.com/environment/how-wooden-chopsticks-are-killing-nature/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eighty billion pairs\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of disposable chopsticks are used (and thrown away) annually worldwide. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why have disposable chopsticks become so popular across the globe? They are cheap, lightweight and easy to use, even for those who did not grow up with chopsticks at the family dinner table. The popularity of disposable wooden chopsticks fuels a huge demand not just for the items but for raw materials that go into their making. In China and Japan, major manufacturers annually harvest more than 20 million trees to collect the raw materials for making disposable chopsticks. If this trend continues, it will accelerate deforestation, which will have environmental consequences across the globe. Therefore, many people with environmental concerns would like to ban the use of disposable chopsticks in favor of reusable chopsticks. Others say that disposable chopsticks are more sanitary and can be manufactured from wood that would otherwise be wasted. As consumer demand for disposable chopsticks continues to grow, so will the debate about their use. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Why Ban Disposable Chopsticks?\u003c/b>\u003cbr>\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supporters of a ban on disposable wooden chopsticks say it makes good environmental sense to switch to reusable chopsticks. They say that as \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recently as 2009, Chinese officials estimated that their country alone was producing about \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/24/disposable-chopsticks-strip-asian-forests/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">57 billion pairs\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of disposable chopsticks annually, equal to about 3.8 million trees. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supporters of the ban say that this loss of forest has dire consequences for the entire planet—not just for China and Japan, where most disposable chopsticks are made and used. \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://sciencing.com/four-consequences-deforestation-7622.html\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deforestation\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> leads to a worldwide loss of biodiversity, loss of wood as a major resource, erosion of fertile soil, alterations in climate, and an increased potential for massive landslides and severe flooding. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, proponents of the ban are quick to point out that the entire ecosystem depends on the vitality of forests everywhere. They argue that it is a travesty when forests are being felled to make disposable chopsticks and other items that are discarded after a single use. Disposable chopsticks are certainly a convenience, but this convenience comes at a cost. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The growing demand for chopsticks overseas—and a freeze by China on cutting their own forests—spurred chopstick manufacturing plants in the United States, and the harvesting of domestic forests for raw materials. In late 2010, a \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://money.cnn.com/2011/12/02/smallbusiness/georgia_chopsticks/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chopstick manufacturing company\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> opened in central Georgia. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The desire for disposable chopsticks worldwide\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was so high that they had difficulty keeping up with the demand. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though the company \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has since \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://www.walb.com/story/19550417/georgia-chopsticks-goes-bankrupt\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shut down\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it cleared forests of poplar and sweet gum trees from the region to make the chopsticks.\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proponents of a ban say this is a cautionary tale of what could happen on many continents, if there is not concerted action to switch to reusable chopsticks. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_487202\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Reusable-Chopsticks.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-487202\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Reusable-Chopsticks-1020x621.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Reusable-Chopsticks-1020x621.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Reusable-Chopsticks-160x97.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Reusable-Chopsticks-800x487.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Reusable-Chopsticks-768x467.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Reusable-Chopsticks-960x584.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Reusable-Chopsticks-240x146.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Reusable-Chopsticks-375x228.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Reusable-Chopsticks-520x316.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Reusable-Chopsticks.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Due to deforestation, many people support using reusable chopsticks \u003ccite>(Clare Black/Flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proponents of the ban also argue that China, the world’s biggest supplier of disposable wooden chopsticks, is now acknowledging that the business profits are not worth the devastation of our forests. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ecopedia.com/environment/how-wooden-chopsticks-are-killing-nature/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bo Guangxin\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of China’s Jilin Forestry Industry Group, only 4,000 chopsticks can be created from a 20-year-old tree. At this rate, around 400 million trees would be destroyed in the next 20 years in order to produce disposable chopsticks. Those who argue for the ban say that is imperative to understand that this loss of trees also\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/deforestation-and-global-warming/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> contributes to global warming\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another issue raised by people who are calling for a ban on disposable wooden chopsticks involves \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1958401-5-reasons-not-to-use-disposable-chinese-made-chopsticks/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">claims\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that the utensils may be unsanitary depending how and where they are made. Critics say that the standards of production in China are too lax to ensure that wooden chopsticks aren’t harmful to human health. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Why Do Some Oppose a Ban?\u003c/b>\u003cbr>\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opponents of a ban on disposable wooden chopsticks say that these utensils are more hygienic and that their reusable counterparts pose a risk to human health. They point to the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10374889\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">increased use\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of disposable chopsticks during the 2003 outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Asian countries, when people were worried about the disease spreading due to improper cleaning of reusable chopsticks. While the SARS threat was brought under control by cooperation of international public health authorities, many consumers who experienced the threat of SARS still argue that it is best to err on the side of caution when human health is concerned. They feel that the best way to ensure that diseases doesn’t spread via previously used chopsticks is to stick with the disposable variety. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some opponents of the ban also contend that the restaurant industry would unfairly be burdened with economic setbacks that would eventually work against environmental interests. They say that the reusable chopsticks are cost-prohibitive for restaurants and that the restaurants would then pass on that higher cost to consumers. Disposable chopsticks have also become the convenient and affordable choice for consumers. So, opponents to a ban say that prohibiting their use in the commercial sector would not necessarily affect the market for chopsticks in private homes where regulation would be difficult to enforce. And, even though disposable chopsticks are responsible for deforestation, the utensils are but one small contributor to this problem—agriculture, ranching, commercial logging and mining industries have much \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Deforestation/deforestation_update3.php\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more impact\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, opponents of a chopsticks ban say that disposable wooden chopsticks can even be eco-friendly. For example, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2003/10/11/national/homegrown-chopsticks-pitched-in-project-to-boost-forest-thinning/#.WREIWVXytyw\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japan’s Eco Media Foundation\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> says that many of the nation’s forests are overgrown, and making disposable chopsticks out of trees that need to be cut down saves forests and leads to a healthier ecosystem. Another argument is simply that people should be free to choose whatever type of chopsticks they prefer. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, what do you think? Should the world continue to use disposable chopsticks or would it be better to shift to reusable ones? 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They say that as \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recently as 2009, Chinese officials estimated that their country alone was producing about \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/24/disposable-chopsticks-strip-asian-forests/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">57 billion pairs\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of disposable chopsticks annually, equal to about 3.8 million trees. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supporters of the ban say that this loss of forest has dire consequences for the entire planet—not just for China and Japan, where most disposable chopsticks are made and used. \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://sciencing.com/four-consequences-deforestation-7622.html\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deforestation\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> leads to a worldwide loss of biodiversity, loss of wood as a major resource, erosion of fertile soil, alterations in climate, and an increased potential for massive landslides and severe flooding. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, proponents of the ban are quick to point out that the entire ecosystem depends on the vitality of forests everywhere. They argue that it is a travesty when forests are being felled to make disposable chopsticks and other items that are discarded after a single use. Disposable chopsticks are certainly a convenience, but this convenience comes at a cost. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The growing demand for chopsticks overseas—and a freeze by China on cutting their own forests—spurred chopstick manufacturing plants in the United States, and the harvesting of domestic forests for raw materials. In late 2010, a \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://money.cnn.com/2011/12/02/smallbusiness/georgia_chopsticks/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chopstick manufacturing company\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> opened in central Georgia. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The desire for disposable chopsticks worldwide\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was so high that they had difficulty keeping up with the demand. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though the company \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has since \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://www.walb.com/story/19550417/georgia-chopsticks-goes-bankrupt\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shut down\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it cleared forests of poplar and sweet gum trees from the region to make the chopsticks.\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proponents of a ban say this is a cautionary tale of what could happen on many continents, if there is not concerted action to switch to reusable chopsticks. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_487202\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Reusable-Chopsticks.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-487202\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Reusable-Chopsticks-1020x621.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Reusable-Chopsticks-1020x621.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Reusable-Chopsticks-160x97.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Reusable-Chopsticks-800x487.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Reusable-Chopsticks-768x467.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Reusable-Chopsticks-960x584.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Reusable-Chopsticks-240x146.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Reusable-Chopsticks-375x228.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Reusable-Chopsticks-520x316.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/05/Reusable-Chopsticks.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Due to deforestation, many people support using reusable chopsticks \u003ccite>(Clare Black/Flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proponents of the ban also argue that China, the world’s biggest supplier of disposable wooden chopsticks, is now acknowledging that the business profits are not worth the devastation of our forests. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ecopedia.com/environment/how-wooden-chopsticks-are-killing-nature/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bo Guangxin\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of China’s Jilin Forestry Industry Group, only 4,000 chopsticks can be created from a 20-year-old tree. At this rate, around 400 million trees would be destroyed in the next 20 years in order to produce disposable chopsticks. Those who argue for the ban say that is imperative to understand that this loss of trees also\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/deforestation-and-global-warming/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> contributes to global warming\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another issue raised by people who are calling for a ban on disposable wooden chopsticks involves \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1958401-5-reasons-not-to-use-disposable-chinese-made-chopsticks/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">claims\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that the utensils may be unsanitary depending how and where they are made. Critics say that the standards of production in China are too lax to ensure that wooden chopsticks aren’t harmful to human health. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Why Do Some Oppose a Ban?\u003c/b>\u003cbr>\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opponents of a ban on disposable wooden chopsticks say that these utensils are more hygienic and that their reusable counterparts pose a risk to human health. They point to the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10374889\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">increased use\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of disposable chopsticks during the 2003 outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Asian countries, when people were worried about the disease spreading due to improper cleaning of reusable chopsticks. While the SARS threat was brought under control by cooperation of international public health authorities, many consumers who experienced the threat of SARS still argue that it is best to err on the side of caution when human health is concerned. They feel that the best way to ensure that diseases doesn’t spread via previously used chopsticks is to stick with the disposable variety. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some opponents of the ban also contend that the restaurant industry would unfairly be burdened with economic setbacks that would eventually work against environmental interests. They say that the reusable chopsticks are cost-prohibitive for restaurants and that the restaurants would then pass on that higher cost to consumers. Disposable chopsticks have also become the convenient and affordable choice for consumers. So, opponents to a ban say that prohibiting their use in the commercial sector would not necessarily affect the market for chopsticks in private homes where regulation would be difficult to enforce. And, even though disposable chopsticks are responsible for deforestation, the utensils are but one small contributor to this problem—agriculture, ranching, commercial logging and mining industries have much \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Deforestation/deforestation_update3.php\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more impact\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, opponents of a chopsticks ban say that disposable wooden chopsticks can even be eco-friendly. 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Interviewed and photographed by members of \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/2017/01/27/meet-the-2016-2017-youth-advisory-board/\">KQED’s 2016-17 Youth Advisory Board\u003c/a>, these mini profiles get personal, political and passionate.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Enjoy the first installment featuring four student profiles from across the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Life According To: Rebecca Lu, 12th Grade, Millbrae\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-449670\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-Luu-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Rebecca Luu\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-Luu-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-Luu-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-Luu-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-Luu-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-Luu-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-Luu-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-Luu-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-Luu-240x360.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-Luu-375x563.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-Luu-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sometimes people do not truly understand who I am. People get mixed communications when they talk to me. I am identified as an introvert, but I like to be social, talking and meeting new people. I feel like it helps me find who I want to become. I am passionate about art and I like to show others this, like a young independent woman, ready to embrace what she is given. I want to find who I am! I haven’t experienced half the things in life! I wanna be independent and on my own. There are ups and downs and I know that is gonna happen of course. I want to be the change that others see and look up to.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I want to be happy in life, but also want to survive in the economy we see today. I don’t want regrets. I want to be content. If I fail, who will I lean on? People grow, but I want to grow upwards. To not succeed is my greatest fear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-476352\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Rebecca 2\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-240x360.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-375x563.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Growing up as an Asian girl in the bay, I am exposed to diversity, but I still feel like I need to conform to American standards. Sometimes I feel too Asian in the American community. Sometimes I feel too American in my home background. Most Asian parents don’t understand that we want to Americanize because we want to get accepted and I don’t think that we should want to be accepted. We should just be seen us ourselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-449671\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Rebecca 3\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-240x360.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-375x563.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We have so much access to communication and news, like talking to people on the other side of the world and it’s so much easier now. Technology is advancing and it is providing a wide range of opportunities. You can find hobbies, new friends, jobs, and internships. This has grown social justice! The feminism movement! I like where this is going.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We have a small say in politics. You have to be 18 to vote. It is hard to get a job in this field. We can get internships, but our voices aren’t ranked as high as adults and it’s harming to us. We have a voice! We have a say! We should always have a say! We understand the issues, yet we are neglected. We are not children! We want to be engaged! I think adults see teens as still developing, but I do not see it that way. There should always be trust. Trust is needed to grow! Yes, there are failures, but that is acceptable. We are trying to get where we want to go and trust in us gets us there.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Interview and Photos by Orion Huang, 12th Grade, Millbrae\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Life According To: Jaidan Olivier, 11th Grade, Richmond\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-476391\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9101\" width=\"639\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101.jpg 639w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-160x159.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-240x238.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-375x373.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-520x517.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The worst thing about being a teenager is stressing over SAT classes and worrying about not getting into the college of your dreams. I worry that I have come to a wall and I can no longer achieve the goals I have set. After high school I hope to be at USC for 4 years then hopefully pursue my lifelong dream to be the CEO of Nike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-476392\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9102-e1493318468836.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9102\" width=\"637\" height=\"597\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My dad inspires me the most because although he hasn’t graduated from high school, he tells me how he learned from watching others and today he is extremely successful.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-476508\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Jaidan-Olivier-e1493330418110.jpg\" alt=\"Jaidan Olivier\" width=\"750\" height=\"753\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Jaidan-Olivier-e1493330418110.jpg 750w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Jaidan-Olivier-e1493330418110-160x161.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Jaidan-Olivier-e1493330418110-240x241.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Jaidan-Olivier-e1493330418110-375x377.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Jaidan-Olivier-e1493330418110-520x522.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Jaidan-Olivier-e1493330418110-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Jaidan-Olivier-e1493330418110-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Jaidan-Olivier-e1493330418110-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Jaidan-Olivier-e1493330418110-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Jaidan-Olivier-e1493330418110-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Jaidan-Olivier-e1493330418110-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I wish that adults understood more about how stressed we are although we are so young, we all still have a lot on our plate to determine our future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Interview and photos 1 and 2 by Asia Williams, 11th Grade, Oakland Third photo by Jaidan Olivier\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Life According To: Luke Phelan, 11th Grade, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-449713\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-Phelan-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Luke Phelan\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-Phelan-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-Phelan-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-Phelan-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-Phelan-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-Phelan-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-Phelan-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-Phelan-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-Phelan-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-Phelan-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-Phelan-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">When I was in eighth grade I couldn’t wait to go to high sc\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">hool. Well, now I’m in high school and I can’t wait to go to college. I assume when I go to college, I’ll be excited for a job. If I find a job I love, I’d be excited to keep doing that. I think part of it is just keeping moving and finding yourself. Especially since as I get older I specialize a lot more, I’ve gotten a little more freedom, and that has allowed me to evaluate who I am. And I think in the future I’m just going to get more opportunities like that. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-449715\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Luke 3\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">My parents are pretty in tune with how I operate, and I think I’m very lucky in that sense. To have that kind of support from your parents and understanding from your parents, and that kind of open candid honesty, I think that’s important for a teen. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-449714\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Luke 2\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I think that sometimes adults see things too black-and-white, in what is uncomfortable for them, and I think there’s a lot more gray.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Interview and photos by Cooper Veit, 11th Grade, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Life According To: Alexis Aranda, 11th Grade, Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-449719\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Alexis-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-1920x2560.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I’m a very active person. I’m always looking at the bright side and always finding happy thoughts in my head and always smiling. I like to be happy and make other people happy so I try to, let’s see, I try to do my best to help other people in ways I can help them. And of course, we live in a world where everything is not perfect and we’re imperfect. And there’s a lot of bad stuff in this world. Like people dying from causes, car crashes, shootings, misunderstandings and arguments around this community. Because of all the struggles that people are going through, it affects them mentally. And then they try to find a solution, to find help and get away from all their problems so they drink or they smoke.They get high and they’re not really conscious of what they’re doing and they just go crazy. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-449720\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Alexis Aranda\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-1920x2560.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">What I like to do is build stuff with my hands and I like creating. I guess I’m pretty crafty, artistic even. I have random ideas. And right now, since I’m in this program, right? The FabLab, Maker’s Ed. I’m making jewelry with the laser cutter and wood, and right now I’m working on a walking cane for my grandpa. Out of wood. But yeah, I like to make stuff with my hands. Having the capacity to make something your own is pretty cool. And like, creating something and then after you’re done with your product, looking at it and being like, “Wow. Look, I made this.” You’re proud of what you have made. Basically making whatever I can and giving it to other people, which also makes them happy and if they’re happy, I’m happy too. It also benefits me. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-449721\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-3-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Alexis 3\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-3-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-3-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-3-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-3-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-3-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-3-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-3-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-3-520x693.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">What I have been learning in school and what I see from my classmates in my school is that society and your surroundings will mostly mold you as a person. So like, what you see here in your community, will mold you as a person. Your surroundings basically, whether they’re good or bad, influence who you are. All this poverty and violence causes people who have struggles to change and do bad things. Where do they get those bad things from? Well, from their peers, from their families, from friends. They see it’s okay and supposedly how it’s helping them. So they do it too. It’s a cycle. Also there’s a lot of homeless people, because they don’t have homes and they are trying to kick us out of our homes because we’re close to the City.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I have heard and I have seen how the district doesn’t really help us. They think we’re somewhat dumb. The teachers say that we’re dumb. On the tests, they put easy questions and they don’t give us as much help as we need. We don’t have a lot of resources that could help students and teachers, who need it to teach us properly. I think if we would have counselors, instead of just one here. It would help the students a lot because right now, from what I have seen, there’s so many students who need help as if they have many problems. And because of those issues, they’re failing class, like they’re not passing them. If we were to have counselors, it would help them a lot because they would address their needs. By yourself, I don’t think you could succeed. And we need a lot of support because our surroundings affect us.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Interview and photos 1 and 2 by Crystal Zepeda, 9th Grade, Oakland \u003c/em>\u003cem>Third photo taken by Jennifer Henriquez\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Welcome to \u003cstrong>Life According To:\u003c/strong>, a new series featuring students in their own words, unfiltered. Interviewed and photographed by members of \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/2017/01/27/meet-the-2016-2017-youth-advisory-board/\">KQED’s 2016-17 Youth Advisory Board\u003c/a>, these mini profiles get personal, political and passionate.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Enjoy the first installment featuring four student profiles from across the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Life According To: Rebecca Lu, 12th Grade, Millbrae\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-449670\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-Luu-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Rebecca Luu\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-Luu-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-Luu-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-Luu-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-Luu-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-Luu-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-Luu-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-Luu-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-Luu-240x360.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-Luu-375x563.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-Luu-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sometimes people do not truly understand who I am. People get mixed communications when they talk to me. I am identified as an introvert, but I like to be social, talking and meeting new people. I feel like it helps me find who I want to become. I am passionate about art and I like to show others this, like a young independent woman, ready to embrace what she is given. I want to find who I am! I haven’t experienced half the things in life! I wanna be independent and on my own. There are ups and downs and I know that is gonna happen of course. I want to be the change that others see and look up to.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I want to be happy in life, but also want to survive in the economy we see today. I don’t want regrets. I want to be content. If I fail, who will I lean on? People grow, but I want to grow upwards. To not succeed is my greatest fear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-476352\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Rebecca 2\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-240x360.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-375x563.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Rebecca-2-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Growing up as an Asian girl in the bay, I am exposed to diversity, but I still feel like I need to conform to American standards. Sometimes I feel too Asian in the American community. Sometimes I feel too American in my home background. Most Asian parents don’t understand that we want to Americanize because we want to get accepted and I don’t think that we should want to be accepted. We should just be seen us ourselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-449671\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Rebecca 3\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-240x360.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-375x563.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Rebecca-3-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We have so much access to communication and news, like talking to people on the other side of the world and it’s so much easier now. Technology is advancing and it is providing a wide range of opportunities. You can find hobbies, new friends, jobs, and internships. This has grown social justice! The feminism movement! I like where this is going.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We have a small say in politics. You have to be 18 to vote. It is hard to get a job in this field. We can get internships, but our voices aren’t ranked as high as adults and it’s harming to us. We have a voice! We have a say! We should always have a say! We understand the issues, yet we are neglected. We are not children! We want to be engaged! I think adults see teens as still developing, but I do not see it that way. There should always be trust. Trust is needed to grow! Yes, there are failures, but that is acceptable. We are trying to get where we want to go and trust in us gets us there.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Interview and Photos by Orion Huang, 12th Grade, Millbrae\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Life According To: Jaidan Olivier, 11th Grade, Richmond\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-476391\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9101\" width=\"639\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101.jpg 639w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-160x159.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-240x238.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-375x373.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-520x517.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9101-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The worst thing about being a teenager is stressing over SAT classes and worrying about not getting into the college of your dreams. I worry that I have come to a wall and I can no longer achieve the goals I have set. After high school I hope to be at USC for 4 years then hopefully pursue my lifelong dream to be the CEO of Nike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-476392\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/IMG_9102-e1493318468836.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9102\" width=\"637\" height=\"597\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My dad inspires me the most because although he hasn’t graduated from high school, he tells me how he learned from watching others and today he is extremely successful.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-476508\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Jaidan-Olivier-e1493330418110.jpg\" alt=\"Jaidan Olivier\" width=\"750\" height=\"753\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Jaidan-Olivier-e1493330418110.jpg 750w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Jaidan-Olivier-e1493330418110-160x161.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Jaidan-Olivier-e1493330418110-240x241.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Jaidan-Olivier-e1493330418110-375x377.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Jaidan-Olivier-e1493330418110-520x522.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Jaidan-Olivier-e1493330418110-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Jaidan-Olivier-e1493330418110-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Jaidan-Olivier-e1493330418110-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Jaidan-Olivier-e1493330418110-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Jaidan-Olivier-e1493330418110-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Jaidan-Olivier-e1493330418110-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I wish that adults understood more about how stressed we are although we are so young, we all still have a lot on our plate to determine our future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Interview and photos 1 and 2 by Asia Williams, 11th Grade, Oakland Third photo by Jaidan Olivier\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Life According To: Luke Phelan, 11th Grade, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-449713\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-Phelan-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Luke Phelan\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-Phelan-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-Phelan-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-Phelan-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-Phelan-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-Phelan-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-Phelan-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-Phelan-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-Phelan-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-Phelan-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-Phelan-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">When I was in eighth grade I couldn’t wait to go to high sc\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">hool. Well, now I’m in high school and I can’t wait to go to college. I assume when I go to college, I’ll be excited for a job. If I find a job I love, I’d be excited to keep doing that. I think part of it is just keeping moving and finding yourself. Especially since as I get older I specialize a lot more, I’ve gotten a little more freedom, and that has allowed me to evaluate who I am. And I think in the future I’m just going to get more opportunities like that. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-449715\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Luke 3\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-3-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">My parents are pretty in tune with how I operate, and I think I’m very lucky in that sense. To have that kind of support from your parents and understanding from your parents, and that kind of open candid honesty, I think that’s important for a teen. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-449714\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Luke 2\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Luke-2-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I think that sometimes adults see things too black-and-white, in what is uncomfortable for them, and I think there’s a lot more gray.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Interview and photos by Cooper Veit, 11th Grade, San Francisco\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Life According To: Alexis Aranda, 11th Grade, Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-449719\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Alexis-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-1920x2560.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-2-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I’m a very active person. I’m always looking at the bright side and always finding happy thoughts in my head and always smiling. I like to be happy and make other people happy so I try to, let’s see, I try to do my best to help other people in ways I can help them. And of course, we live in a world where everything is not perfect and we’re imperfect. And there’s a lot of bad stuff in this world. Like people dying from causes, car crashes, shootings, misunderstandings and arguments around this community. Because of all the struggles that people are going through, it affects them mentally. And then they try to find a solution, to find help and get away from all their problems so they drink or they smoke.They get high and they’re not really conscious of what they’re doing and they just go crazy. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-449720\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-800x1067.jpg\" alt=\"Alexis Aranda\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-1920x2560.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-1180x1573.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-960x1280.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-240x320.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-375x500.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/03/Alexis-Aranda-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">What I like to do is build stuff with my hands and I like creating. I guess I’m pretty crafty, artistic even. I have random ideas. And right now, since I’m in this program, right? The FabLab, Maker’s Ed. I’m making jewelry with the laser cutter and wood, and right now I’m working on a walking cane for my grandpa. Out of wood. But yeah, I like to make stuff with my hands. Having the capacity to make something your own is pretty cool. And like, creating something and then after you’re done with your product, looking at it and being like, “Wow. Look, I made this.” You’re proud of what you have made. Basically making whatever I can and giving it to other people, which also makes them happy and if they’re happy, I’m happy too. 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So like, what you see here in your community, will mold you as a person. Your surroundings basically, whether they’re good or bad, influence who you are. All this poverty and violence causes people who have struggles to change and do bad things. Where do they get those bad things from? Well, from their peers, from their families, from friends. They see it’s okay and supposedly how it’s helping them. So they do it too. It’s a cycle. Also there’s a lot of homeless people, because they don’t have homes and they are trying to kick us out of our homes because we’re close to the City.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I have heard and I have seen how the district doesn’t really help us. They think we’re somewhat dumb. The teachers say that we’re dumb. On the tests, they put easy questions and they don’t give us as much help as we need. We don’t have a lot of resources that could help students and teachers, who need it to teach us properly. 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"content": "\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a1Y1iSHsDc&feature=youtu.be\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Featured Resource: \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQJyM7pG2DY&feature=youtu.be\">The Reality of Plastic \u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003cb>(KQED QUEST\u003c/b>\u003cb>)\u003c/b>\u003cbr>\nPlastic. It’s super useful but it’s also a big problem for the environment. Get a quick overview of the scope of the plastic problem and what some people are doing to try to solve it.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Teachers!\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Engineering4Good-banner-700x394px-02-e1492036669678.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-463444\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/04/Engineering4Good-banner-700x394px-02-e1492036669678.jpg\" alt=\"Engineering4Good-banner-700x394px-02\" width=\"430\" height=\"243\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Check out\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/engineering-for-good/\"> Engineering for Good\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>, a free, NGSS-aligned, project-based learning unit for middle school. 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But the characteristics that make plastic useful also make it damaging to the environment. Most plastics are made from fossil fuels and contain chemicals that leach into the water supply, posing a health risk to humans and animals. Plastics also pollute the ocean, pile up in landfills, and don’t biodegrade. Instead, plastic breaks down into tiny particles that can be deadly to marine life. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The statistics on plastic waste are eye-popping:\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Almost every piece of plastic ever made still exists.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Plastic kills thousands of marine mammals and sea birds every year.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">100 billion plastic bags are used in the U.S. every year. 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We are warned they are particularly dangerous for children and teens– and there’s even been reports of \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/business/fda-receives-death-reports-citing-monster-energy-a-high-caffeine-drink.html\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">deaths linked to energy drink consumption\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\">Teach with the Do Now Archive\u003c/span>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cdiv>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-527117\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2016/09/DoNow-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2016/09/DoNow-1.jpg 450w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2016/09/DoNow-1-160x40.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2016/09/DoNow-1-240x60.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2016/09/DoNow-1-375x94.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>This article is part of our archived \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/collections/do-now/\">Do Now activity series\u003c/a>. 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In 2013, the American Medical Association got involved and called for a \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-06-18/doctors-call-for-halt-to-energy-drink-ads-to-u-s-youths\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">ban in advertising energy drinks\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to people under 18. And some people want to take this further and actually \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jul/21/government-urged-to-ban-energy-drink-sales-for-under-16s-over-health-concerns\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">ban the sale of energy drinks to minors\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. In fact, Lithuania was the first country to enact such a ban. 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How would you design it?\u003c/i>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Since then, our Advisory Board members have made an impact on projects throughout KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meet the 13 high school students helping to shape our content and tools.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Crystal-ig-800x1000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"314\" height=\"393\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch1>Crystal\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify\">\u003cstrong>Freshman, Castlemont High School, Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hometown:\u003c/strong> Oakland\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>First memory of creating media:\u003c/strong> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">When I was 9 years old, my older sister and I used to film videos of us pretending to be spies. 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Things like cool hangout spots and good places to eat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Favorite aspect of the YAB: \u003c/strong>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Getting to learn new things every time we have a meeting.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Ajhani-ig-800x1000.jpg\" alt=\" width=\" height=\"393\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch1>Ajhani\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Junior, Bay Area Technical School, Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hometown:\u003c/strong> \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\">Oakland\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>PBS show I grew up watching: \u003c/strong> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I currently edit videos for YouTube.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Favorite aspect of the YAB: \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I like how we can give our opinions on anything.\u003c/span>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Eunice-ig-800x1000.jpg\" alt=\"width=\" height=\"393\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch1>Eunice\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Senior, Bishop O’Dowd High School, Oakland\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Hometown:\u003c/strong> Castro Valley\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>PBS show I grew up watching: \u003c/strong> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I loved Dragon Tales – I have always wanted to escape reality by touching an iridescent stone.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Favorite aspect of the YAB: \u003c/strong>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I like inserting youth voice and opinions into education programs. I hope to use YAB as a platform to encourage gender, sexuality, and race discourse in classroom settings because those discussions are integral to understanding history as well as events in the status quo.\u003c/span>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cp>\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-390021\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/divya-ig-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"width=\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/divya-ig-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/divya-ig-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/divya-ig-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/divya-ig-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/divya-ig-1920x1920.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/divya-ig-1180x1180.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/divya-ig-960x960.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/divya-ig-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/divya-ig-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/divya-ig-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/divya-ig-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/divya-ig-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/divya-ig-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/divya-ig-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/divya-ig-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/divya-ig-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch1>Divya\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify\">\u003cstrong>Sophomore, Presentation High School, San Jose\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hometown:\u003c/strong> \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\">San Jose\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>First memory of creating media:\u003c/strong> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I made a video promoting the Student Environmental Action Society in my school.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Favorite aspect of the YAB: \u003c/strong>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I like being able to voice my opinion and I love meeting new people from different parts of the Bay Area. \u003c/span>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-390019\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Cooper-ig-800x1000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"314\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Cooper-ig-800x1000.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Cooper-ig-160x200.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Cooper-ig-768x960.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Cooper-ig-1020x1275.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Cooper-ig-1920x2400.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Cooper-ig-1180x1475.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Cooper-ig-960x1200.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Cooper-ig-240x300.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Cooper-ig-375x469.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Cooper-ig-520x650.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch1>Cooper\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify\">\u003cstrong>Junior, Saint Ignatius College Preparatory, San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hometown:\u003c/strong> San Francisco\u003cbr>\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>First memory of creating media: \u003c/strong>Until I got my phone in seventh grade, the full extent of my digital life was playing Christian video games on the massive computers at my elementary school. Also Oregon Trail, which combined the speed of monopoly with the fun of diphtheria. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Favorite aspect of the YAB: \u003c/strong>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">It’s nice to escape the bubble of my high school and meet kids from all over!\u003c/span>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-390027\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Raquel-Ig-800x1000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"314\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Raquel-Ig-800x1000.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Raquel-Ig-160x200.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Raquel-Ig-768x960.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Raquel-Ig-1020x1275.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Raquel-Ig-1920x2400.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Raquel-Ig-1180x1475.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Raquel-Ig-960x1200.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Raquel-Ig-240x300.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Raquel-Ig-375x469.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Raquel-Ig-520x650.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch1>Raquel\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify\">\u003cstrong>Sophomore, Albany High School, Albany\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hometown:\u003c/strong> \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\">Santa Cruz\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>First memory of creating media: \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In eighth grade I started playing around with iMovie. ‘Playing around’ soon developed into a hobby, and suddenly I was creating well thought out projects. \u003c/span>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Favorite aspect of the YAB: \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I enjoy the open space to share and discuss important issues. It’s rare to have a place where you can express your opinions, and be listened to and respected. \u003c/span>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-390017\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Asia-ig-800x1000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"314\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Asia-ig-800x1000.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Asia-ig-160x200.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Asia-ig-768x960.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Asia-ig-1020x1275.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Asia-ig-1920x2400.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Asia-ig-1180x1475.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Asia-ig-960x1200.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Asia-ig-240x300.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Asia-ig-375x469.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Asia-ig-520x650.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch1>Asia\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify\">\u003cstrong>Junior, Salesian College Preparatory, Richmond\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hometown:\u003c/strong> Oakland\u003cbr>\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cstrong>PBS show I grew up watching: \u003c/strong>Watching \u003cem>Arthur\u003c/em> growing up\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Favorite aspect of the YAB: \u003c/strong>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The environment and the people I work with.\u003c/span>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-390026\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Orion-ig-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"314\" height=\"393\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch1>Orion\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Senior, Mills High School, Millbrae\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hometown:\u003c/strong> \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000\">Millbrae \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>First memory of creating media: \u003c/strong>I\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> grew up watching many films. Films on television, VHS, and online. By freshman year of high school, I learned how to create videos, so I set out to create a short film. So, I created a very amateur script, asked my best friends to act, and just made up shots as [we] kept going with every scene. At the end, I created my first short drama film and entered it into film festivals and posted it on YouTube. I fell in love with the film making craft because of this. This long process was rewarding and I knew I would do this for the rest of my life. Now, I learn to expand to other types of media such as broadcasting, blogging, and photography. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Favorite aspect of the YAB: \u003c/strong>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I love working with such an amazing and talented team as well as having the ability to voice my ideas and opinions to KQED. Having a place where I can talk about news with other teens around the Bay Area is truly eye-opening.\u003c/span>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"callout noborder\">\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-390025\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/education/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Julie-ig-800x1000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"314\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Julie-ig-800x1000.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Julie-ig-160x200.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Julie-ig-768x960.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Julie-ig-1020x1275.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Julie-ig-1920x2400.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Julie-ig-1180x1475.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Julie-ig-960x1200.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Julie-ig-240x300.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Julie-ig-375x469.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2017/01/Julie-ig-520x650.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003ch1>Julie\u003c/h1>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify\">\u003cstrong>Junior, Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hometown:\u003c/strong> Palo Alto\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>PBS show I grew up watching: \u003c/strong>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Calliou\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Favorite aspect of the YAB: \u003c/strong>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">To me, YAB is an avenue to express my opinion in a meaningful way. When we give feedback, it feels like our opinions are not only being heard, but listened to. 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