Over the past four months, 16 Youth Ambassadors in New York and Los Angeles have embarked on a journey of self-exploration and intercultural-leadership development that culminated with ten days of total immersion in Korean culture. On May 29th, nine New York-based Youth Ambassadors will share their experiences, including stories from a ten-day study tour to Korea with their Los Angeles partner-organization participants. Current New York City public high school sophomores and juniors are especially welcome to attend and learn more about how to apply to be part of Project Bridge 2013-2014.
Project Bridge 2012-2013 Community Presentation
Wednesday, May 29th
6:00-6:30 PM Awards Ceremony
6:30-8:30 Presentation and Q & A
The Youth Ambassadors
Zaynab Abdul Qadir, Inglewood High School
Sofi Sargysan, Herbert Hoover High School
Regina Wu, Downtown Magnets High School
Daniel Dominguez, California Academy of Math/Science
Christopher Ramirez, Roosevelt High School
Austin Situ, Temple City High School
Fidel Vivas, City Honors Preparatory High School
Juan Casteneda, High School for Math, Science & Engineering at CCNY
Geancario Jordan, High School of World Culture
Noah Morton, Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics
Matthew Sionim, Hunter College High School
Epiphany Cruz-Maxwell, Marble Hill School for International Studies
Katherine Dodge, Forest Hills High School
Angelica Husni, Bard High School Early College
Faith Titilawo, Medgar Evers Preparatory School
Tiana McBean, LaGuardia High School
For the eight New York high school participants, the 2012 - 2013 Project Bridge Program served as an opportunity for students of varied backgrounds to explore their rich surroundings through open dialogue, focused readings and a trip to South Korea in the Spring. The bi-monthly sessions served as an introduction to a host of issues spanning race relations in the US and the L.A. Race Riots to the Japanese occupation and resistance movements within Korea.
Following months of discussion, the New York and Los Angeles groups met in South Korea for a ten day study tour. The Youth Ambassadors were given a tour of the Korea International Trade Association, COEX, Hyundai Motors and POSCO. On the cultural side, the students were taken to the famous Jagalchi Fish Market, the National Museum of Gyeongju as well as Ch’angdok Palace.
Group Leaders
Christine Fryer, Teacher, High School for Law, Advocacy, & Community Justice
Jeffrey Ellis-Lee, Teacher, High School for Arts, Imagination, & Inquiry
To participate, please RSVP to Luz Lanzot, or (212) 759-7525 ext. 309.
