Welcome to Coachella
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Welcome to Coachella! My piece is meant to bring curiosity to the people driving by about what it means to “take a breath for the future.” This piece was meant … Continued
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My Grandma’s Battle
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This video is dedicated to my grandma. She gave her strength, her time, and her life to the fields and did it all for her family. She worked for years as … Continued
Thermal Ranch
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Meet America, a student at Desert Mirage High School just a mile from another proposed luxury development, Thermal Ranch. She’s raising her voice against yet another environmental threat—where students and … Continued
The Coachella Valley’s Palm Frond Crisis: Sustainable Solutions
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The Coachella Valley is widely known for being the “Date Capital of the World”. However, managing date palm fronds—the leaves of these majestic trees—has presented significant challenges for the region … Continued
Pieces Of Me
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I had no idea that being born to a Mexican Mother and a Black father would make my experience in the valley one that would teach me a lot about myself, and how I would see the world. But it did. I remember being enrolled in elementary school, and how accepting and welcoming the other students were of my differences. They never made me feel weird or bad, they just simply accepted me for me. It wasn’t until middle school that I was met with issues about my race.