• What are gender roles?
    Mar 17 2023

    This episode is by Rayyan Zein with some help from Jarrett Ramones.
    Opening Narration by Katelyn Chang.
    Episode art by Nancy Aguilar-Aquino.
    Social media by Fátima Ramirez.

    In this podcast, the host, Rayyan Zein (they/them), will be speaking with a guest speaker; whose name is Samantha Toledo (she/her). They will be discussing their experiences with gender roles and gender conformity as well as the negative impact it has had upon our society. Additionally, Rami Zwebti will be sharing with viewers how they can not only spot behaviors and things that encourage gender roles, but also act in ways that prevent gender roles and allows for people to feel safe in identifying with themselves and being who they truly are.

    For more information about Youth Leadership Institute.

    Calafia is yli’s statewide youth policy journal that amplifies the narratives of young people on topics and issue areas important to them and their communities.

    Calafia’s past issues have focused on youth criminal justice reform, educational equity, and addressing stigmas within communities of color. Check out the last fellowship's issue titled, Systems below and contact Jarrett Ramones at jramones@yli.org for a print copy.

    Be on the look out for our next print issue Mind the Gap coming soon.

    Calafia Fellows are selected every year from each yli office to create and edit the issue’s theme and the stories presented. They are also mentored by experienced reporters, travel to statewide and national media conferences, and learn the steps to producing a printed publication.

    Follow yli on social @ylinstitute on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook!



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    10 mins
  • How can establishing social justice courses in educational institutions combat anti-AAPI racism?
    Mar 11 2023

    This episode is by Jocelyn Yang with some help from Jarrett Ramones.
    Opening Narration by Katelyn Chang.
    Episode art by Nancy Aguilar-Aquino.
    Social media by Fátima Ramirez.

    In this podcast, I interviewed Mr. Abanico Jerico, who was the first teacher to establish the social justice curriculum at Moreau Catholic high school. We will talk about how the educational system and institution can support diversity and combat the rising hatred sentiment to support the AAPI community, specifically the Asian youth.

    Resources
    https://stopaapihate.org/our-work/
    Report an incident


    For more information about Youth Leadership Institute.

    Calafia is yli’s statewide youth policy journal that amplifies the narratives of young people on topics and issue areas important to them and their communities.

    Calafia’s past issues have focused on youth criminal justice reform, educational equity, and addressing stigmas within communities of color. Check out the last fellowship's issue titled, Systems below and contact Jarrett Ramones at jramones@yli.org for a print copy.

    Be on the look out for our next print issue Mind the Gap coming soon.

    Calafia Fellows are selected every year from each yli office to create and edit the issue’s theme and the stories presented. They are also mentored by experienced reporters, travel to statewide and national media conferences, and learn the steps to producing a printed publication.

    Follow yli on social @ylinstitute on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook!



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    16 mins
  • A Broken Game: Why College Admissions is Rigged for the Affluent
    Mar 6 2023

    This episode is by Jovani Contreras with the help of Jarrett Ramones.
    Opening Narration by Katelyn Chang.
    Episode art by Nancy Aguilar-Aquino.
    Social media by Fátima Ramirez.

    Giselle Solis hopes to get into UC Berkeley this year, but the responsibility of supporting her family through her part time job has stifled her extracurricular list and tanked her standardized test scores, making her a fringe candidate. She is not alone. Take a peek behind the curtain to see the inner workings of our broken college admissions process. Learn about its issues, biases, and foundational flaws that stack the cards against low-income students in this episode of

    Works Cited/Attributions:


    https://www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2019/04/11/uscs-backdoor-admissions-faculty-raises-questions-about-preferential-treatment/


    https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/breaking-ranks-college-colin-diver/


    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/09/us/varsity-blues-scandal-verdict.html

    For more information about Youth Leadership Institute.

    Calafia is yli’s statewide youth policy journal that amplifies the narratives of young people on topics and issue areas important to them and their communities.

    Calafia’s past issues have focused on youth criminal justice reform, educational equity, and addressing stigmas within communities of color. Check out the last fellowship's issue titled, Systems below and contact Jarrett Ramones at jramones@yli.org for a print copy.

    Be on the look out for our next print issue Mind the Gap coming soon.

    Calafia Fellows are selected every year from each yli office to create and edit the issue’s theme and the stories presented. They are also mentored by experienced reporters, travel to statewide and national media conferences, and learn the steps to producing a printed publication.

    Follow yli on social @ylinstitute on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook!



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    8 mins
  • Innovation of Public Aid
    Feb 24 2023

    This episode is by Adamari Cota with the help of Jarrett Ramones.
    Opening Narration by Katelyn Chang.
    Episode art by Nancy Aguilar-Aquino.
    Social media by Fátima Ramirez.

    Have you ever wondered where someone who is less fortunate than others receives health care? It is no news that healthcare in the United States is completely broken, overpriced, and dysfunctional. In this episode, we’ll interview Enrique, an advocate who volunteered at the Flying Doctors in the Eastern Coachella Valley. He will be expressing his experience and concerns about our healthcare system.


    Adamari Cota is an advocate of the medical field and would like to share with others a different point of view within the healthcare field

    Resource:

    • Health Resources and Information
    • COVID-19 Testing, Vaccines, and Health Information
    • Help and Support for Caregivers
    • Medical History Report

    For more information about Youth Leadership Institute.

    Calafia is yli’s statewide youth policy journal that amplifies the narratives of young people on topics and issue areas important to them and their communities.

    Calafia’s past issues have focused on youth criminal justice reform, educational equity, and addressing stigmas within communities of color. Check out the last fellowship's issue titled, Systems below and contact Jarrett Ramones at jramones@yli.org for a print copy.

    Be on the look out for our next print issue Mind the Gap coming soon.

    Calafia Fellows are selected every year from each yli office to create and edit the issue’s theme and the stories presented. They are also mentored by experienced reporters, travel to statewide and national media conferences, and learn the steps to producing a printed publication.

    Follow yli on social @ylinstitute on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook!


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    6 mins
  • Repairing the racial pay gap with Dr. David Hayes-Bautista
    Feb 18 2023

    This episode is by Clarissa Wing with the help of Jarrett Ramones.
    Opening Narration by Katelyn Chang.
    Episode art by Nancy Aguilar-Aquino.
    Social media by Fátima Ramirez.

    Welcome to Mind the Gap, a podcast series created by the fellows of Youth Leadership Institute's 2022-2023 Calafia Fellowship. Mind the gap gives suppressed voices a platform to express the inequalities of society and addresses how we can combat them.

    This episode is focused on the topic of racial pay gaps in the U.S. and their effect on minority groups. We often hear about the gender pay gap in our society but do not address the racial pay gap nearly as much. Host, Clarissa Wing, invites Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, the director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at the School of Medicine at UCLA, to uncover the history of the racial pay gap.

    Resources:

    https://ph.ucla.edu/faculty/hayes-bautista

    • https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/07/01/racial-gender-wage-gaps-persist-in-u-s-despite-some-progress/#:~:text=Large%20racial%20and%20gender%20wage,83%25%20as%20much%20as%20men
    • https://iwpr.org/iwpr-issues/esme/gender-wage-gaps-remain-wide-in-year-two-of-the-pandemic/#:~:text=Wage%20gaps%20across%20gender%2C%20race,slightly%20for%20women%20of%20color.

    For more information about Youth Leadership Institute.

    Calafia is yli’s statewide youth policy journal that amplifies the narratives of young people on topics and issue areas important to them and their communities.

    Calafia’s past issues have focused on youth criminal justice reform, educational equity, and addressing stigmas within communities of color. Check out the last fellowship's issue titled, Systems below and contact Jarrett Ramones at jramones@yli.org for a print copy.

    Be on the look out for our next print issue Mind the Gap coming soon.

    Calafia Fellows are selected every year from each yli office to create and edit the issue’s theme and the stories presented. They are also mentored by experienced reporters, travel to statewide and national media conferences, and learn the steps to producing a printed publication.

    Follow yli on social @ylinstitute on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook!

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    11 mins