Category: Our Voice
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“Giving South Asian Girls a Voice”
Teen Mindset Magazine had the honor of interviewing Srinithi Srinivas (@srinithi_ks), the founder of Empowering Your Desi (@empoweringyourdesi). Read the interview below to learn more about Srinithi and her journey through creating Empowering Your Desi. What is Empowering Your Desi? “EYD consists of an Instagram page (@empoweringyourdesi) and a website. Our website- empoweringyourdesi.wixsite.com/mysite – houses…
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“How Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Impacted My Life”
Teen Mindset Magazine had the honor of interviewing Erica Carnegie, the 2019 Miss Teen Nation Nationals, a National American Teen & Collegiate Ambassador, and the first National Youth Ambassador for the Aneurysm and the AVM Foundation. In the interview below, Erica opens up about the struggles of having Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM), a rare deadly genetic…
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“Being a Teen Allergy Advocate”
Teen Mindset Magazine had the honor of interviewing Thalina Houghton, who in this article shows that challenges can be overcome and passions can be discovered! How are you a teen allergy advocate? “I first became immersed in the allergy community around July 2019, following my most severe reaction a month prior. I initially reached out…
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“Why the Education System Needs to Change”
Teen Mindset Magazine had the honor of interviewing, Deborah Olatunji, who a young writer, award-winning poet, activist, public speaker, and author! Read through the interview below to discover more about Deborah and her fight for reform in the education system! Who is Deborah Olatunji? Deborah Olatunji is a writer, award-winning poet, activist, public speaker, and…
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“How Volunteering Helped Me Find My Passion…”
As Mahatma Gandhi once said, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” Read on to discover how Reagan Elia learned a little about herself through volunteering. What inspired you to start volunteering? “I started volunteering at a very young age when I was in Girl Scouts. I…
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“If I Could Change One Problem in Our Society…”
On June 16th, 2019, I had an interview with Inez Nieves, a rising senior at Fleming Island High school in Florida. When asked “if you could change one problem in our society, what would it be?” she responded with the following: “I think for me right now, in this time, what I think would be…
