Tag: youth

Professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist develop ‘Solito, Solita’

October 23, 2016February 25, 2020 The Guardsman solito solita, oral history project, Central America, immigration, voice of witness, deportation, youth, culture, jonathan freedman, pulitzer prize, Bethaney Lee, steven mayers

In an oral history project relaying the stories of young Central American immigrants, City College English professor Steven Mayers and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and educator Jonathan Freedman recorded testimonies for their upcoming book titled “Solito, Solita.”

Culture

Al Jazeera premieres documentary on youth

September 17, 2014February 25, 2020 The Guardsman pregnancies, tv, kids, Al, issues, teen pregnancies, school, seniors, Jazeera, 16, film, nursing school, premieres, producer, new york, christina, maurice, alex gibney, documentary, Edge of Eighteen, 18, Gibney, bullying, edge, chicago, director, violence, of, mary, Alexandra, mary strope, eighteen, strope, Peloso, high school, Al Jazeera America TV, poverty, review, Pollard, Sam, body images issues, pregnancy, youth, kid, alex, body

The diverse group of teenagers in Al Jazeera America’s new documentary TV series “Edge of 18” come from different backgrounds. But as they face independence, they all have one thing in common – intense, escalating pressure.

Feature News

San Fran high schoolers learn about City College at FRISCO Day

April 18, 2012February 25, 2020 The Guardsman youth, CCSF, FRISCO day, Ed Lee, ivan huang

The Guardsman By Ivan Huang The second annual FRISCO Day event, held on April 13 at the Multi-use building