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IDENTITY: Losing the Chinese culture

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By Daniel Luke SYLP student Over the past two to three decades, the rapid growth of modernization across the globe has caused much more value to be put into the educational system and technology. Living side-by-side with this fast-paced society, things became very hectic. However, if we look beyond the past 20 to 30 years, […]

INSPIRATION: The inspiration of success

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By Eric Huynh SYLP student There’s no better feeling than excelling at what you do. No one would’ve known that a 14-year-old student would be a part of something much bigger and be known around the nation. After being coached by several top players in the world and learning from their success, I set out […]

INSPIRATION: Dream on

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By Jennifer Khuu SYLP student Everyone has his or her own personal legend. While being a participant at the Summer Youth Leadership Program, founded by the publisher of the Northwest Asian Weekly, Assunta Ng, I’ve been able to hear amazing guest speakers and learn a little bit more about myself. We should all do what […]

RACISM: Study of micro aggressions

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By Sandy Yee SYLP student In a world full of diversity often come racial disputes, which can also be identified as racial micro aggressions, forms of subtle discrimination. Because they’re so subtle, not everyone realizes that they happen. People assume that discrimination equals hate crimes, violence, and racial slurs. However, treating others differently is also […]

RACISM: Beyond the skin

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By Chloe Choi SYLP student The Summer Youth Leadership Program focuses on educating, empathizing, and empowering the youth of today. One of our main focuses was on the discrimination against minorities, primarily the Asian population. Our group discussed different forms of discrimination that Asian Americans face and ways to respond to these. As we sat […]

RACISM: Ending racism

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By Brandon Wong SYLP student The weeks I spent in the Summer Youth Leadership Program have been inspirational and have changed me. I met new friends, learned more about Asian Americans, and learned from many great speakers. My favorite speaker would have to be Thach Nguyen. He’s like a role model for me. Thach dreams […]

RACISM: Racism and stereotypes

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By Shusuke Sugihara SYLP student The Summer Youth Leadership Program taught me many things this summer. We have learned about racism and stereotypes of Asian Americans through different speakers, all of whom are successful people. The speeches made me think about one of the biggest problems in our society: racism. People believe that people are […]

MODEL MINORITY: Why are Asian people so smart?

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By Alan Reilly SYLP student When I was in American school, in almost every single class I had, there was always someone who asked me the question, “Why are Asian people so smart?” I didn’t really know the answer when they asked, but as I continue my education here [at the Summer Youth Leadership Program], […]