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Youth Radio Series

May 13, 2009

MPR's Youth Radio Series pairs high school and college-age reporters from diverse backgrounds with an experienced MPR producer to create compelling stories for MPR News.

  • GraduationFinding a home in language
    Somali immigrants face many challenges adjusting to life in America. As part of our Youth Radio Series, Sadiya Mohamed describes her search for home in America.November 6, 2009
  • Kao Choua VueA new generation of Hmong women pursues college
    The number of Hmong women pursuing college is growing in Minnesota. But a college education can be hard won in families that traditionally encourage daughters to marry young and raise families.September 24, 2009
  • Graduation dayHomeless teen shares her story
    The Minneapolis Public Schools counted 5,500 homeless children in the district last year. One teen tells the story of her struggle to stay in school and graduate on her own.June 11, 2009
  • Valencia McMurrayAudio diary of a homeless teen
    As part of her Youth Radio story, Valencia McMurray kept an audio diary this spring for Minnesota Public Radio. She recorded her thoughts while living at The Bridge, a shelter for homeless youth in south Minneapolis.June 9, 2009
  • Tenzin ChoerapTRiO program fuels college dreams
    At each level of education, from ninth grade to college graduate, Minnesota is losing students of color. The TRiO program is trying to improve those statistics, one student at a time.May 15, 2009
  • MPR Youth Radio reporter Cathy MayfieldPayday loans can be a cycle of debt
    Minnesota lawmakers are considering two bills that would restrict payday lending. Fifteen states have already banned the practice and Congress may cap interest rates as well.March 17, 2009
  • Paris PorterFrom the South Side to St. Paul
    In the 1990s, thousands of low-income families moved to the Twin Cities from places like Chicago to build new lives. The state agonized over whether it was becoming a "welfare magnet." Paris Porter came to St. Paul from the south side of Chicago when he was 6 years old and was part of this migration.October 8, 2008
  • Youth Radio reporterAbout the Youth Radio Series
    The Youth Radio Series pairs high school and college-age reporters from diverse backgrounds with an experienced MPR producer to create compelling stories for MPR News.May 14, 2009

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