Biographies 10-12

Biographies Continued...

Tillim

HAFA is my youth servicing agency and spending time with new people is my favorite part of being a youth leader. I am 16, but feel one year younger since I just turned 16. My current goal is to be competitive. I had cucumbers for breakfast and I am what I eat in the sense it is healthy, and that’s how I feel. I am a really big deal because I think differently. Something I feel comfortable with, in which I don’t believe should be used against me, is the stereo-type that all Asians are smart. In our discussions with our multicultural youth council, I’ve learned not to stereotype that black people eat chicken. If others could ask me this question, “Why are you awesome?” I’d answer it with, “because I am awesome.” Consider the next time you think someone is awesome tell them they are “regnar” (ranger backwards).

Zerry

My youth servicing agency is Neighborhood

House and my favorite part about being a youth

leader is being awesome. I am 13 years old, but

feel like an eight year old, because I’m childish.

One goal I am working on is being in the

Olympics. I had a doughnut for breakfast and

NO I am not what I eat. I am a really big deal

because I can do gymnastics. Don’t stereotype

me, because I am childish and I learned not to

stereotype others about being retarded. I wish

others would ask me how long I’ve been in

gymnastics so I could tell them since I was five

years old. Blah is a term I use to relate to no

knowledge.

Toua a.k.a. Blay

I go to HAFA. I enjoy youth leadership opportunities because I am learning something different from school (A+ to youth agencies). I am 11 years old and a goal I am working on is doing something besides Math. I had noodles for breakfast and I kind of feel like I am what I ate. It doesn’t matter to me that I am a really big deal. I hope others don’t stereotype me because I act different from school and home. I will never show others nasty things, because I don’t appreciate it in return. If others asked me a question, it would be “What are you comfortable with doing?” I’d say, anything but having a feeling of bother-some-ness. I’ll take the memory of learning about different things about community, and learning about others.