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January 09, 2009

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Check out Youth Radio's special series which covers the tragic events of 9-11 and how it has changed our generation.

Personal Politics

Youth Voices from Abroad
E-mails from Akmal, an Afghan refugee in Pakistan

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Reyna Gillead
Ke'Yuanda Evans (El Cerrito, Calif.)
Erica Kramer (Blunt Radio, Portland, Maine)
Ashley Hayes (Atlanta, Ga.)
Ben Simrin (Berkeley, Calif.)
Ashley Stewart (Alameda, Calif.)
Belia Mayeno-Choy (Berkeley, Calif.)

The Draft

Navy Mom
"The day I found out that my mom had to register as a stand-by reserve for the war in Afghanistan, I nearly lost my mind."
By Pamela Childers

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Belia Mayeno-Choy (Berkeley, Calif.)
Bobby Thompson (Oakland,Calif.)
Andrina Thomas (Oakland,Calif.)
Sakara Bennett (San Pablo, Calif.)
Melanie Falls (Berkeley, Calif.)
Olivia Wu (Albany, Calif.)

Ethnic Backlash

Student Visas
What do international students think about restricting visas?

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Gerald Ward II (Oakland, Calif.)
Felicia Wu (Albany, Calif.)
Saba Moeel (El Cerrito, Calif.)
Leah Chapple-Stingley (Alameda, Calif.)

Patriotism

Attack Marketing
Thessaly La Force is surprised that businesses are using September 11 to market their products.
(Berkeley, Calif.)

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Olivia Wu (Albany, Calif.)
Margarita Rossi (Daly City, Calif.)
Cherilynn Abaye (Oakland, Calif.)
Sophie Simon-Ortiz (Berkeley, Calif.)
Gabriela Jacobo

From the Classroom

College Choices
"Now there's a new question: Who wants to go to college in New York City?"
By Thessaly La Forcel (El Cerrito, Calif.)

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Jennifer Chappell (Sacramento, Calif.)
Jason Valerio (Alameda, Calif.)

Plea for Peace

Violence Prevention
"All my life I have experienced and seen violence but never anything like this."
By Anita Gonzales (San Diego, Calif.)

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Caitlin Minnich (Youth Spin, Austin, Texas)
Sophia Chakos-Leiby (Berkeley, Calif.)
Tyger Walshe (San Francisco, Calif.)
Maureen Dougherty (Atlanta, Ga.)
Hayley Shriner (Portland, Maine)
Leon Sykes (Oakland, Calif.)

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REACTIONS TO THE ATTACKS

MEDIA CRITIQUE

Audio
Hear youth from around the country report and comment

Voices From Behind Bars
Reflections on September 11 and the prospect of war from incarcerated youth.

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Comics

Blame Game
A political cartoon by Victor Vazquez


Message Boards
How do you feel about the attacks and the aftermath?


Video Clips
Interviews with students at Castlemont High in East Oakland, CA

Clip one

Clip two


Comments
Youth from around the country respond


Poetry
by the Latin American Youth Center's YouthBuild
September 14, 2001


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