The Young Japanese Girls by Anabel Howery
Home 9 Theme 9 Project Category: Family Anabel Howery, age 16 This personal story details my thoughts and experiences when I moved to Irvine during sixth grade. The Young Japanese Girls “Hey ladies, this is Anabel. She just moved here, and this is her first...Shards of Me by Neha Vimal
Home 9 Theme 9 Project Category: Family Neha Vimal, age 13 I was inspired in a WriteGirl workshop by poet Lynne Thompson’s poem using different phrases that don’t really fit together in a traditional way. I wanted to write something that delivered who I am,...Papaya Soap by Althea Aguel
Home 9 Theme 9 Project Category: Family Althea Aguel, age 16 I wrote this as a submission for Los Angeles Youth Poet Laureate. It’s about Filipina American identity. Papaya Soap In the womb I was kissed by the sunmy skin’s fluctuating pigment...Say It by Bridget Weingart
“I wrote this story in my creative writing class.”