Our Community Partners
Initiatives
Mentor-Mentee Network
"Sí se puede" Annual Essay Contest
Media Literacy Education
Our Mentor-Mentee Network connects student journalists with seasoned professionals and retired reporters who are passionate about passing on their craft. We connect established student newsrooms with retired professional journalists who are willing to offer their practical advice and free guidance.
Media Literacy Education
"Sí se puede" Annual Essay Contest
Media Literacy Education
We design weekly journalism curricula tailored for emerging and under-resourced student newsrooms. Each module blends practical reporting skills with lessons on ethics, storytelling, and community engagement. Any humanities-based teacher can easily apply our individualized presentation-based slides.
"Sí se puede" Annual Essay Contest
"Sí se puede" Annual Essay Contest
"Sí se puede" Annual Essay Contest
The “Sí se puede” Essay Contest invites students to reflect on themes of empowerment, community, and social change inspired by the legacy of César Chávez. Organized by FYJI and Local News Pasadena, the contest encourages young voices in Los Angeles to consider the enduring spirit of "Sí se puede."
Media
Pasadena Weekly
Local News Pasadena
Local News Pasadena
Pasadena Weekly covered FYJI's summer journalism program at the Alma Fuerte Public Charter School in Pasadena where the students learned from the FYJI curriculum and established the Alma Fuerte Post
Local News Pasadena
Local News Pasadena
Local News Pasadena
FYJI wrote an editorial for Local News Pasadena (localnewspasadena.com) regarding the value of youth journalism, particularly in middle schools.
The South Pasadenan
Local News Pasadena
The South Pasadenan
The South Pasadenan recognizes FYJI, in partnership with the Pasadena Media Foundation, for its work in resurrecting the annual "Sí se puede" Essay Contest.
Local News Pasadena
Local News Pasadena
The South Pasadenan
FYJI Executive Director and Founder Nathan Wang spoke at the National High School Journalism Convention this April in Seattle, WA on the importance of advocating for youth journalism. He covered two fronts: individualized journalism education in school, as well as systematic school district reform.