In my experience, traditional Muslim families tend to have their daughters grow up thinking their main priority in life is cook, clean, caretake, get married and repeat. Young Muslim women are often raised to believe they do not need an education, do not need to go to college, or worry about anything that is a
My name is Dylan Anderson. My pronouns are he/him and they/them. I identify as a biracial, transgender person of colour, but I mainly identify as an artist. Most times I use paint as well as other kinetic mediums when I create my art, but I also use photography and other digital mediums to express my
What does City Heights look like, feel like, taste like, and smell like? photo by Christina Chomut The food (in City Heights) is very unique. City Heights has a lot of restaurants, but at the same time, it has good food from all over the world. You can smell different types of food
Youth voice has always been vital to social and political change. Young people shape the way we see social progress and our future, yet sometimes the power of youth voice is forgotten. We are told that we are “too young,'' that we “don’t know enough,” that “our opinions are invalid.” These sentiments have the power
Salma Abdullahi's story is centered around safe spaces. In her piece titled "Communities Shape Lives," she recounts her process around advocating for a Muslim Student Association at her high school, and ultimately, creating a place where she and other similarly identifying students could be themselves.
Yareri Galindo's piece dives into her personal journey and discusses the formative experiences that make community leaders, like herself, who they are today.
Community organizer, Famo Musa, discusses intergenerational trauma in the Somali Bantu community and shares insight from three Somali Bantu women from City Heights.
In partnership with the Karen Organization, The AjA Project ran a nine-month program with young Southeast Asian refugee women called Photographers for Change (P4C). During the program, 15 Karen participants, ages 13 to 18 years old,in City Heights and Los Angeles’ historic Filipinotown used photography to reflect on their experiences of migration and resettlement, explore
The YAC Youth Media Team has worked to understand and share the voices and stories of undocumented and unaccompanied minors in the region, as well as to identify resources and stakeholders who are currently working to assist and advocate for this population. What is happening in terms of addressing the issue, and what is being
In efforts to positively impact the community, Price Philanthropies and California Endowment invested an estimated $265 million in City Heights over the past 15 years. Guided by a ‘bottom-up’ approach, California Endowment has made investments in local non-profits with the aim of empowering City Heights’ residents to become the leaders and change-makers in their community. Price
