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Cultural Competency and Nursing
"Whether it’s Greek, Arabic or Cantonese, her staff has to be adept at things as complex as medical translation and as simple as knowing when to use eye contact."
By Alyssa Wagner
Bad Babysitter
"Isha explains why she is a horrible babysitter and warns parents not to hire her to watch their kids. Though, she does have a new job..."
By Isha Mitra
When I Grow Up
"Years later his trafficking career ended when he was caught trying to import 20 kilos of cocaine across the U.S. border..."
By Monica Magaña
Mountains of Debt
"When I started college, the concept of owing tens of thousands of dollars was one that was hard to grasp. In some ways it was too easy..."
By Patrick Johnson
Frozen in Debt
"All these dreams cost money, and all my money – for as far into the future as I can see - will go to repaying my college student loans..."
By Clare Robbins
Cafe Reconcile
"Who says God can't provide redemption through fried catfish and collard greens?"
By Patrick Johnson
A Hairy Bias
"The boy who came in after me looked just like me [...] the only difference? He had short hair."
By Kennon Redding
Job Search
"Honestly, I'm starting to feel like I'm on some kind of prank reality show. I apply for at least three jobs a day but after a year of looking for a job in my field, I didn't hear anything back from the companies I targeted..."
By Latifah Mohammed
The Life of an Extra
"The very next day I got on a plane for the costume fitting in L.A. – at my own expense."
By Katie Soo
Helping Kids Who’ve Survived Civil War
"I spent my summer as an intern with the Center for Multicultural Human Services."
By Laura Stanley
My Summer Advocating for Youth
"This experience has opened my eyes."
By Ganesh Krishna
Job Seeker
"It used to be common knowledge that if you wanted some cheap labor, you went and found a broke teenager."
By Nyssa Daniels
Taxing Youth
"There are a lot better ways I could spend my money than having some
government person use it."
By Dedra Holloway
Getting a Job
"As a fifteen-year-old, I find it hard to get a job."
By Dereje Solomon
Job Prospects
"Besides helping the family, it would be a nice experience for me."
By Laura Okonokhua
Earning a Livable Wage
"Millions of Americans are still unemployed or making inappropriate pay."
By Nick Garcia
Equality in the Workplace
"I think many companies tend to hire women candidates solely to shift the ratio of men and women."
By Sarah Beth McKay
Waiting for Work
"Americans need an immediate remedy to hold us over until jobs come back."
By Andres Chang
Operating Trolleys at
Fairyland
"The very worst part is when you derail it."
By Ursula Mehl
Never Enough Money
"Money has become a big issue for me during senior year."
By William Robertson
Manicurist Dreams
"If you ask me, I'll tell you it's a great career."
By Alyssa Wagner
Private Hays' Diary
"Now I'm in Kuwait, 358 miles away from Baghdad."
By Aaron Hays
Working at the Polls
"There’s a good reason for people my age to go out and vote."
By Nora Harrington
My Summer Advocating for Youth
"This experience has opened my eyes."
By Ganesh Krishna
Helping Kids Who’ve Survived Civil War
"I spent my summer as an intern with the Center for Multicultural Human
Services."
By Laura Stanley
Pyramid Schemes
"Edwin never tells me exactly what he sells."
By Greg Willis
Emotional Labor
"Part of my job is to make it a genuine conversation."
By Sophie Simon-Ortiz
The Truth Shall Set You Free
"Jayson Blair was a victim of not following his dream."
By Mike Oseroff
Shoplifting
"I’ve been wondering for a long time why girls shoplift."
By Nora Harrington
In My Day...
"All those old-timey stories my grandparents told really are believable
now."
By Andrew Howe
Massage Therapy
Joshua Clemmons has an unusual career choice.
Credit Cards
Brooke Wilson gives advice on how to avoid debt.
Career Choices
"I believe in doing what I enjoy. And doctoring is not it."
By Stacey Leung
Working at the Pentagon
"We call the area where the plane hit the Pentagon 'Ground Zero,' just like in New York."
By Keith
Working at the Zoo
"My job is to feed the customers – aka 'the animals.' "
By Corinne Sampson
Why Won't Anyone Hire Me?
"I may be young, but I need the money."
KCBS version
KQED version
By Clare Chu
Selling Goodwill and Grapefruits
"Being a charity seeker is much harder than you might think."
By Mac Lingo
Postal
Jacinda Cisse thinks postal workers like her father should be given more credit
for the work they do.
Portrait of a Recruiting Office
Belia Mayeno-Choy visits a Marine recruiting center to find out how they make
the pitch to recruit young people.
Dot-com to Dot-org
Megan reports on how the dot com bust has lead many young techies to the nonprofit
world.
By Megan Williams
Working Teenager
Zanna says she's gained valuable job (and people) skills from her work experience.
By Zanna Watkins-Hughes
Raking in the Cash
"The hard fact was it was my money and it was my time spent grueling in the
hot sun for eight hours."
By Helen Adeosun
Youth
Entrepreneurs
Youth Radio talks to successful youth entrepreneurs.
The Quest for a Summer Job
"I had the option of working at Starbucks for decent pay, or helping to
protest them at a nonprofit organization for only a small stipend."
By Nicole Hsiang
Summer of the Procrasti-dreamers
Hae Ok and her friends didn't spend much energy finding summer jobs this year,
despite slowing economy and peer pressure.
By Hae-Ok Miller
Summer Jobs
Where are you working this summer? We survey Bay Area teens on their plans
Youth Radio
In honor of "Youth Radio Day", student journalists offer perspectives
on local stations. Brooke Wilson reflects on her experience learning broadcasting.
By Brooke Wilson
Economics
Leah describes her first economics class, and wonders why the focus is on consumerism
and not loftier economic ideals.
By Leah Chapple Stingley
Zoo
Corinne works at the National Zoo and says the customers behave worse than the
animals.
By Corinne Sampson
Plastics Make it Happen
Cesar doesn't know what he would do without his credit cards
By Cesar Zepeda
Credit Card Debt
Youth Radio explores how to stay out of debt.
Water Coolers
Celeste says people appreciate water coolers more.
By Celeste Owens
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