Youth Narrative – Coachella Unincorporated

Lenguas del Valle: Growing up queer, checking boxes and visions of the future

[Translate] By Joseph Avila / Coachella Unincorporated Author’s Note: The sun shone bright against a bleach blue sky when I

[Translate] By Berania Barraza Editor’s Note: Coachella Uninc. youth reporter, Berania Barraza uses media to uplift stories from her community,

[Translate] By Luis Ceja Abrica I’ve felt grief. I’ve felt hatred. And I’ve felt self-doubt. I’m only 18 but I

[Translate] By: Guadalupe Sandoval It’s 4:30 a.m. and I wake up to my little sister’s nudging. She’s used to waking

[Translate] Author’s Note: I wrote this letter to myself because when I was younger I struggled just being myself. I had

[Translate] By Michelle Contreras My father taught me that life is like a blooming flower. There’s a seed in the

[Translate] To mi gente, Never did I ever believe we’d be in this situation again. But bigotry has made a

[Translate] By Leydy Rangel Bad grades or disorderly conduct may be the reason why high school seniors are not allowed

[Translate] By Juliana Taboada I’d always wondered if my school was as safe as I thought it was. At 15,