YOUTH RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM

2nd Annual Youth Research Symposium: Multicultural Voices of Environmental Justice in LA

Students from eight Los Angeles-area high schools presented research and video projects about environmental and public health issues at the Asian Pacific American Legal Center’s second annual Youth Research Symposium. Themed Multicultural Voices of Environmental Justice in LA, hundreds of high school students from throughout Los Angeles, including CIVITAS School of Leadership, West Adams Preparatory High School, Roybal Learning Center, Wilson High School, Lincoln High School, and the San Gabriel Valley Student Leadership Network tackled issues such as lack of access to healthy food in low-income communities, the revitalization of the L.A. River, and creating school/community gardens.

Span of work included: postcards, programs and T-shirts in English, Spanish and Cantonese