November – December 2005 Issue

My heritage and my parents’ accents used to embarrass me, but now I have fun sharing my culture.

Life, love, race, religion—you’ll hear it all at Da’ Poetry Lounge.

Check out these places to hear others perform their poetry, or even get up on stage yourself. For more spoken

New Orleans students find a new life in L.A.

I love my first car, except for the errands, giving rides and accidents part

There’s got to be a better way to relax, rebel or be cool.

Jana, 15, loves the intensity of this ancient Japanese sport.

These are letters we received in response to articles that appeared in our Oct. 2005 issue of L.A. Youth newspaper.

Our readers are afraid of death, their futures or losing a loved one.

Our teen reviewers skewer 50 Cent, but rave about Rilo Kiley and Kanye West.