Meet Ivan Manriquez, Calafia Fellow 2020! The depiction in the media that immigrants are aliens and come to invade is very personal to Ivan. Seeing Latinx families torn apart connects to him greatly because in Fresno there is still a dense population of undocumented immigrants, especially people he knows.
Meet Elina Ayon, Calafia Fellow 2020! Elina feels that if people saw their true intentions, then people wouldn’t see Mexicans as dangerous and that they take what is âours.â She sees herself changing this problem by participating in more movements to show Mexicansâ true intentions and values.Â
Meet Chantera Walton, Calafia Fellow 2020! Chantera wants to highlight the stories of Black lives and authentic stories about Black people so that they remove negative biases, stereotypes and prejudice when you hear the word âBlack.â âWe are not looking for acceptance from anyone, we just demand justice and equity to create a better future,â she says.
Meet Alvin Engo, Calafia Fellow 2020! Growing up with his strict impoverished family in Southeast Asia, Alvin didnât really have the freedom to make his own choices. He grew up in a very restrictive, religious and stratified society, with his family coming from military and policing backgrounds, having to endure a decade worth of poverty and class struggle.
On Saturday, July 11, 2020, local young people of color organized a peaceful protest and march to allow the community an opportunity to hear their voices, their pain, their rage, and their passion for justice.
Public transportation is an important thing for people who canât afford a car and it is important for the youth because it allows youth to travel to places without the need of a car.
The truth is, learning online is simply not the same. Students, for the most part, have been trained to learn in a classroom. We are social learners: we learn best alongside our peers and have more organic conversations in person. While teachers may have employed online tools in their classes before, moving fully online deprives many students of their natural strengths in the classroom: their teachers and peers.
After the unanimous vote of a yli Board of Directors, Iâm thrilled to announce Patty Barahona’s appointment as the Chief Executive Officer of Youth Leadership Institute.
