Lao Assistance Center staff member Bryan Thao Worra spoke on October 15th to 28 Asian American youth in Minnesota on his work and life as a writer as part of the 2009 Asian Media Camp organized by Asian Media Access. Thao Worra, along with other mentors from the National Asian American Professionals Association and other community members reflected on the skills they needed to succeed in school and in their jobs.
Offered each year by Asian Media Access, the camp uses hands-on media training, teaching Asian American youth and giving them a chance to explore current issues in ways to effectively reach a broad audience. Students are assigned to one of the four training groups - Video Production, Video Editing, Creative Writing and Photography - and receive specialized training in those areas. Students then collaborate with each other in production groups and produce their own short videos, written articles and photographs.
This year's camp was held at Camp Kingswood in woodsy Minnetrista.
"It is our belief that youth should consider their future, by defining both a career goal and the steps necessary to achieve that goal," said Ange Hwang, executive director of Asian Media Access. "The mission of Asian Media Access is to connect the disconnected."
Asian Media Access’ team have been working to focus their curriculum on life skills, leadership development, career exploration and education choices, so that our youth will be ready to enter the adult world. Mentor Presentation was a crucial piece of that exploration process.
"I was very happy to speak to the youth, and I hope to see even more young voices participate in the years ahead," Thao Worra said. "I was particularly happy to see the number of Asian American girls represented this year, and look forward to seeing more of these bright voices exploring their potential as participants in our society."
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