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High school students take on challenge Young journalists complete intensive program to learn and improve journalism skills June 29, 2007 3:19 PM |
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Back row (left to right): Ashley Leonard, Aaron Villanueva, Julian Ortega, Thomas Balderramos. Middle row: Victoria Ly, Alyssa, Brittany Stewart, Andrew Herwitz. Front row: Jennifer Cabugao, Jenny Ji, Rosana Callejas, Arzina Karimi.
Thomas Balderramos Thomas was three years old when his mother tied his shoes together so he wouldn’t kick people. He has matured a lot since then. He likes to imagine everyday life as U.S. president: waking up, eating, hooking up his Nintendo Wii to a projector and playing games on the White House wall, and having a movie made about him titled “The Best Movie Ever.” — Julian Ortega Jennifer Cabugao An ideal day for Jennifer would consist of laughter and lots of energy. If she had a chance to interview anybody it would be Mahatma Gandhi. “He had wisdom and courage that I want to learn in order to lead a genuinely happy life,” she said. Her earliest memory in life is her fear of dolls. — Alyssa Martinez Rosana Callejas Rosana did not write or speak English when she came to San Francisco in 2005, but now she has a lot to say. She remembers being picked on at school and feeling left out due to her differences from the other students. By the time she’s 30, Rosana wants to be working with important people and sees herself living back in El Salvador. “There are a lot of poor people and I want to help them,” she said. — Arzina Karimi Andrew Herwitz If Andrew could interview anybody in the world, it would be author J.D. Salinger, because Salinger has been in seclusion for more than 40 years and has only been interviewed once. “Journalists usually go for the challenge — the big fish,” Andrew said. He would also like to have a picnic on the moon. — Brittany Stewart Jenny Ji Jenny didn’t speak English when she came to the United States at age 10. A dreamer, an innovator, and an admirer of luxury, she has a wild imagination. Her ideal day would be spent in her dreams. In her dreamland, she would do dangerous stunts. “I would go fishing, not with a fishing net, but with my bare hands,” she said. — Victoria Ly Arzina Karimi Arzina moved to San Jose when she was five years old. She has many dreams about her future as a journalist. As a Shia (Shiite) Muslim, she wants to change the negative images that some people have of Muslims since September 11. “I know I can’t change the minds of how some people look at Muslims, but I can start by projecting positive images of Islam myself.” With these great ideas for stories, Arzina could become a very good journalist. — Rosana Callejas Ashley Leonard It was an exciting day for Ashley when she got accepted to BAMMA. “BAMMA is a program that teaches you things like photography, audio, and new journalism techniques, and I really wanted to be a part of that,” she said. The best day of her life is still to come. “It might be when I get married because it would be a special day.” — Aaron Villanueva Victoria Ly On a recent trip to China, Victoria realized how many things she took for granted when she saw people with disabilities playing instruments near the tourist sites. “It made me appreciate … simple things in life,” she said. She is a free spirit who sees herself at age 30 living near a beachfront in New Zealand, waking up every morning, jogging on the beach, and getting in touch with nature. — Jenny Ji Alyssa Martinez Alyssa’s ideal day consists of sleeping, text messaging, and bugging her mother and brother. Typical, no? At age 30, she pictures herself doing the same thing, with the addition of cooking and MySpace. She admires her grandfather for being strong and powerful, “a great quality in any person.” — Jennifer Cabugao Julian Ortega Julian’s ideal day is not having anything bad happen to him. He described himself at 30 years old in the following way: “I want to wake up, go to work as either an ESPN Sportscenter anchor or an NBA player, then come home, shower, rest, and do it again the next day.” If Julian becomes famous, he can picture himself living in a mansion somewhere with the rich and famous. — Thomas Balderramos Brittany Stewart “Do or do not. There is no try.” — Yoda This is Brittany’s maxim. She admires decisiveness and seeks to do no less than change the world. For her, journalism is a way of impacting people, a means to achieve the change she seeks. Her plans for the future include writing, reporting stories, raising her kids, and at the end of each day, “talking with my hubby.” Aaron Villanueva Aaron is an artist and views the world differently. “I’ve been living a hard life. The world is hard and nothing comes easy so I use my art to calm my stress and picture a new type of world in my head,” he said. He prefers to admire people that inspire him to try things that he never experienced before, and if he could interview anyone in the world, dead or alive, he would choose someone who had a major impact on history, like Albert Einstein. — Ashley Leonard BAMMA staff Editor in Chief: Jesse Garnier News Editors: Dolissa Medina, Walter Henry, Zoneil Maharaj, Craig Young, Michelle Le, Darlene Bouchard, Shari Wargo Designer: Curtis Steudeman Journalism Instructor: Mary Ann Hogan CIIJ Director: Cristina L. Azocar, Ph.D. CIIJ Assistant Program Manager: Donna Tam CIIJ and BAMMA Multimedia Editor: Aaron Morrison CIIJ High School Program Coordinator: Amanda Stupi CIIJ Research Assistant: James Woodard Systems Manager: Arun Unnikrishnan Photo Lab Manager: Scot Tucker Advertising Manager: Dottie Katzeff Advertising Coordinator: Barbara Landis OUR MISSION: [X]press 2.0 is produced by high school students participating in the Bay Area Multicultural Media Academy. BAMMA is a summer journalism camp coordinated by the Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism at San Francisco State University. For more information or comments, please contact Dr. Cristina Azocar, Ph.D. at cazocar@sfsu.edu or call 415-338-7434.
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