| International Students Find a Voice ARIZONA PUBLIC MEDIA, May 18, 2011 Tucson represents one of the top 10 cities in the U.S. to welcome refugees fleeing violence or discrimination. How they fit in and find their voice powers an innovative program at…
Project X: Can-Do Storytellers “As someone once told me, the shortest distance between two people is a story,” says Arizona-based photographer and educator Josh Schachter… What it’s like to be a refugee here Shukuru Kalunga is not your average teen. Josh Schachter, Tucson’s superhero of community-based art |
| 40 Under 40:Julie Kasper Arizona Daily Star, October 7, 2010 What one word best describes you? Driven. What is your proudest professional accomplishment? Founding and sustaining the… Arizona Teaching Artist Recognized for Achievements in Arts Learning In November 2009, teaching artist Josh Schachter received the inaugural Arizona Teaching Artist Award for outstanding achievements, innovation and… 30 Minutes- Tucson Youth Week 30 Minutes features youth from Every Voice In Action and the Finding Voice Project in honor of… |
| Outsider teens get a platform Arizona Daily Star, April 4, 2009 Balamani Mariana Madden was turned away hungry while going door to door as a child in India, begging for food. Sabir Kenyawani missed out on three years of high … Immigrant students finding a voice in Tucson Catalina HS project lets immigrants share their pasts & cultures… |
| “Home” Exhibit Voices Inc. Blog, December 11, 2008 Last spring, students in Julie Kasper’s ESL classes at Catalina Magnet High School in Tucson, Arizona—all refugees and immigrants—received an unusual assignment. They were asked to explore the concept of “Home,” … |
| Project gives voice to teen refugees and immigrants Arizona Daily Star, January 8, 2008 An English teacher at Catalina Magnet High School is a finalist for the 2008 Outstanding Young Educator Award. Julie Kasper was selected for the honor because of… |
| Art Makes All Things Better Teaching Tolerance Magazine, Spring 2008 Room M219 of Tucson’s Catalina High School feels more like a hip design shop or bustling photography studio than an advanced ESL class… |
| A Liberian refugee commits to her education Arizona Daily Star, June 1, 2007 It was my junior year of high school in September 2004, and I was sitting in a classroom in Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria. My classmates and I were telling jokes, … |
| On View Arizona Daily Star, May 25, 2007 The lives of refugee and immigrant teens new to Tucson are on display in Midtown. The photography exhibit “Home? Teen Refugees and Immigrants… |
