By Sophia Han, Troy High School, Grade 9 June 20, 2011 “The Mission of the Han-Schneider International Children’s Foundation is to provide basic needs for the orphans around the world.” (Chairmen Sam Han, founder of HSICF) JSRHi. The JSR program coordinator manages this website.More Posts – Website Follow Me:
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Adoption for Gays: a Political Controversy
By Jenny Jisoo Mok, Episcopal High School, Grade 9 June 6, 2011 Hundreds and thousands of children in orphanages are waiting to be picked up by a happy family. Some of them, if their luck runs out, have to stay there for the rest of their lives. It sounds like a grim fate, but they…
Negative body image, a growing problem for young girls
By Eunice Kim, Arnold O. Beckman High School, Grade 9 May 31, 2011 Earlier this month, the Archives of General Psychiatry published an analysis of the largest and most comprehensive study of teen eating disorders in the United States. The researchers surveyed 10,123 teenagers and found that “teens suffering from anorexia, bulimia and other eating…
Students visit House of Sharing, learn about Comfort Women
By Julie Kim, Korea Kent Foreign School, Grade 10 May 31, 2011 In a world where society is entirely more concerned with the future than the past, history seems like the least important issue in our lives. However, it isn’t to the “halmonis” in the House of Sharing. A group of students from Gwangju High…
LETS fights to erase stigma of mental illness
By Jamie Jung, John Marshall High School, Grade 11 May 31, 2011 Created in 2009, Let’s Erase The Stigma (LETS) has made its way into society as a unique organization. Apart from the universal idea of being ‘environment-friendly’, LETS was created to erase the stigma of mental illnesses. JSRHi. The JSR program coordinator manages this…
Civil War in Libya presents dilemma for U.S.
By Jung-Ju Lee, Mill Creek High School, Grade 11 May 23, 2011 In February of 2011, Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi resorted to military coercion and the dissolution of human rights in response to a series of peaceful demonstrations advocating democratic elections, which were threatening his 40-year regime. The protests immediately evolved into a full-scale armed…
Here and There, the Displaced
By Eunice Kim, Arnold O. Beckman High School, Grade 9 March 21, 2011 On Thursday night, March 11, 2011, a catastrophic disaster of epic proportions struck the city of Honshu, Japan. While the local residents braced themselves for aftershocks and tsunami threats, the rest of the world was left in shock and awe. It didn’t…
Middle East Crisis Raises Gas Prices
By Matthew Kim, Great Oak High School, Grade 12 March 21, 2011 To say the Middle East is in turmoil would be an understatement. Over the past few weeks, an unprecedented number of anti-government revolts, protests, and mass gatherings occurred, leaving the futures of several key Middle Eastern countries in question. But what exactly catalyzed…
Will Georgia Follow the Path of Arizona?
By Jung-Ju Lee, Mill Creek High School, Grade 11 March 7, 2011 Recently, a heated debate over the controversial House Bill 87, or “Illegal Immigration Reform Enforcement Act of 2011,” proposed by State Representative Matt Ramsey of Peachtree City in January, has divided the state of Georgia– home to the nation’s seventh largest undocumented immigrant…
A Philanthropic Heart and Mind
By Ann Kim, West High School, Grade 10 June 16, 2011 Even with the low 9.6% admission rate, Adrian Kimmok, a senior at West High School in Torrance, California, has been accepted to Yale University. His dedication and motivation, in combination with his optimistic views on life, have enabled him to succeed and stay focused…