Refugee Finds A Future In Food
by Travis Cornejo
The Refuge Cafe in Phoenix teaches refugees and disadvantaged youths food service and vocational skills. As Wasanga adjusts to life in the United States, the program’s helping him follow his passion for cooking.
Jose Cortez: The Making of a Chavista
by Maggie Freleng
Jose Cortez was charged with protecting Cesar Chavez during his rallies in Arizona. His memories of the farmworker movement still resonate in his life.
Raised ‘White:’ Chinese Adoptee Struggles in Scottsdale
by Ericka Guevarra
Emma-Li Thompson is Chinese and a transracial adoptee. She was raised in Scottsdale, Arizona by white parents. Her opposition to Mandarin courses, she said, was an example of her internalizing racism.
From Syria to Arizona: One Family’s Odyssey
by Abby Madan
Fatima, her husband Abouzeki and their children arrived in the United States five months ago. They are one of about 23 Syrian refugee families who resettled in Arizona last year.
Wild Redemption
by Trenae Nuri
Hardened inmates and wild horses work together to find redemption, structure, and their way home.
Ericka Guevara: Everyone needs a good mentor
When I first talked to my mentor on the phone, I was a little nervous.
Abby Madan: Reflections on the week
This week may have gone by in what felt like the blink of an eye, but it’s an experience that I’m sure I won’t forget.
Maggie Freleng: Getting the details of the moment
I came here thinking I had a lot of experience and this was a way to strengthen my skills. While NextGen was that, it was also something more.
Trenae Nuri: Horse culture
My grandfather was a former member of the Federation of Black Cowboys in Harlem, New York, but I haven’t been on a horse since I was about six years old. Covering this story made me reflect on my grandfather’s life and his passion for cowboy culture.
Travis Cornejo: Climbing the hill of ‘backpack journalism’
I faced the usual journalist difficulties—sources not getting back to me, time crunches and technical hiccups.
ABOUT: NPR’s Next Gen Radio program is a series of week-long student training projects designed to give students who are interested in radio and journalism the skills and opportunity to report and produce their own radio story. This project was produced In January 2016 from the headquarters of KJZZ in Tempe, Arizona.
