Category: Voices

  • Slideshow: The Relationship Between Schools and Health

    By Jena Olson Students at Crawford High School in City Heights recently spent time using photography to explore how their school influences their social, physical and mental health. They identified key health influencers and then created photo essays on issues such as having more nature on campus, the benefits of diversity and the importance of…

  • Flavors of East Africa Owner Shares Favorite Recipe

    June Owina, in front of his restaurant, Flavors of East Africa. By Monica Medina The following article appeared on the new KPBS blog, Hey Neighbor! Written by KPBS Director of Diversity and Engagement Monica Medina, Hey Neighbor! explores the people and places that make San Diego an extraordinary place to live. In Swahili there is…

  • ‘The Most Beautiful Pearl in the Ugliest Shell’: Photo Essay

    By Jena Olson Students in The AjA Project’s PhotoCity program are constantly reflecting on how City Heights affects their lives as the youth of the community. They recently took a field trip around City Heights to photograph what they like and don’t like about their neighborhood and discuss how they would make things better if…

  • ‘We Need More Tutors’: Photo Essay

    By Jena Olson In collaboration with Speak City Heights, The AjA Project asked students at Crawford High School to use their cameras to explore what most affects their health at school. Ismahan, 18, chose to draw attention to the importance of after-school tutors, particularly for students learning English as a second language. “The afterschool tutor…

  • For Amina Sheik Mohamed, Women’s Health is First

    2013 Women’s History Month honoree, Amina Sheik Mohamed | Photo Credit: Jim Spadoni By Monica Medina The following article appeared on the new KPBS blog, Hey Neighbor! Written by KPBS Director of Diversity and Engagement Monica Medina, Hey Neighbor! explores the people and places that make San Diego an extraordinary place to live. San Diego’s…