Nearly 200 people jammed into the WeWork Fine Arts building in Downtown LA for I, too, am America, a showcase of Stories + Art on February 16. The student-produced show was introduced by Los Angeles Times Editor-in-Chief Davan Maharaj, PBS SoCal COO and VP of...
My parents have been living in this country for over 20 years. There might have been some uncertainty among my parents in their first years here, but it dissipated once they settled in. When neighbors stopped frantically shouting “la migra” (slang for U.S. Immigration...
I would like to share a story with you. It is December 7th, 2016. I am still on a sugar rush from my fifteenth birthday the day before. I walk into my language arts class, almost prepared for the day, only having forgotten my highlighter. I sit down, choosing not to...
People ask me about my plans for the future. I tell them that I would like to become the first Latino, Guatemalan-American President. Then they wonder about my goals for my presidency. My goals would be: 1. Help out illegal immigrants. 2. Help out the homeless. 3....
The United states is the best country in the world. Well, that is what they’ll tell you anyway, but the U.S is far from being the best if you ask me. The U.S. is no totalitarian country but it concerns itself with the problems of the world without first solving the...
A child cries to his mother in despair. The hunger becomes more intense with everyday. Mom ignores the problem — as if it wasn’t there. Calming her children, she gives them her plate. She says, “I’m not hungry anyway.” “The bills add up; our house is up for closure.”...
My fellow Americans, in today's society we face serious problems. One major problem I find is the issue of homelessness in America. Our forefathers did not envision a country that does not provide for all its people. This country was meant as a safe haven, an asylum...
He sits alone in front of his desk. His term is about to come to an end. It has been almost 4 years now, but it feels like a lifetime to him. He is tired. You can see it in his face; he has aged and has been hardened by the responsibilities that have been forced upon...
The following is a written story, by Zulieka Maldonado, adapted into a short, one-act play, by Joey Safchik, below. My neighbors would set up a taco stand every day in the evenings for a living. They lived in a one bedroom apartment with 3 children: Emily, age 6;...
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