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prepare myself for the future. These opportunities may have disguised themselves as simple tasks but they have grown into some of the greatest learning moments. The most impactful of these opportunities is my volunteer coaching for The First Tee of Fresno. The First…

When we moved back to Los Fresnos, my mom would take my brother and I to the library in the summer at the beginning of my sixth grade year. I remember the first time my mother took my brother and I to the library. The long rows of bookshelves were a true sight to behold. In that instant, it was as if my mom read my mind. “Now, let’s go get you two your first library card.” As we made our way to the front desk, I was in awe of all the different kinds of books that it simply boggled my mind. Books…

On Wednesday, December 2, 2015 I attended the Fresno State Jazztet, Jazz Ensemble, and Jazz Orchestra concert at eight in the evening in the Fresno State concert hall. The following will cover a review of the program as well as my point of view and reflection. I was expecting to see Christmas decorations or instruments decorated since it states on the bulletin “winter Jazz concert” but I was wrong once I saw the pamphlet. The reasons why I thought that was because the last time I attended a…

Dear Frustrated in Fresno, It is very normal that your friend Matt is assigning his feelings to another person. What Matt is doing can be explained by Sigmund Freud’s Projection theory. Freud said that psychological projection is when one places his/her own desires, motivations and undesirable feelings or thoughts onto someone instead of admitting to or dealing with their own unwanted feelings. This sounds exactly like what your friend Matt is doing! Projection is a defense mechanism.…

Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries (FIRM) was established in 1994. Since 1994, they have been helping the following refugee communities: Hmong, Laotian, Slavic, African and Syrian. Firm is a christian based non-profit. It was founded to help the refugee community in the Fresno area. FIRM has a particularly important mission and vision. There mission is simple for these refugees to assimilate. In layman terms, this means for them to become Americans. Another mission is there moto,…

I still remembered the first day arrive in Fresno, United States on August 12th, 2012 after 20 hours flight all the war from China, feeling sore and ache all over. When I came out from the terminal, the bright sunlight made me squint, the fresh air made me feel relaxed, I told myself “It is a new start!” Some Chinese students picked me up in the airport and drove me to atrium to check in. I felt my lips adhered and I couldn 't get them apart. I was so nervous that I cannot talk to resident…

Shalese Lopez Eulogy Her name is Shalese Lopez she was born in Firth ID on May 17, 1999. Her childhood was great! Her family moved around a lot but she was too young to care. She grew up mostly on her Grandmas white farm in Shelley where she could run freely in her diaper/underwear; she would run through her mother’s garden and eat all the peas she could find. Her mom and dad had gotten a divorce when she was one so her father wasn’t really in her life, which left her mom with little to no…

introduce myself by saying that this is my second semester as a student here at California State University, Fresno. During my first semester I encountered many challenges that I did not expect. One of the challenges was commuting to school every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and if necessary Tuesday and Thursday. I come from a small town called Madera, California thirty minutes north from Fresno, California. It was difficult at times to drive to school because I had a morning class that started…

incredible form of communication. I just finished ASL 2 at Clovis Community, and will be taking ASL 3 at Fresno City next semester. Though this has nothing to do with my career, it's an interest that appeared eminent to me because of the injustices that were being done to people within the deaf culture. It will be very useful throughout my involvement in the special needs community in Fresno, and I have already found it useful in the Club 321, a social club for high schoolers with and without…

So I was sitting there and Chavez was doing his stretches. His Fresno State flag on the ground, and I was just waiting for the game to start. It was Tuesday afternoon and Chavez was scheduled to be one of our refs for soccer. Yes, it had to be Chavez. After his five minute stretching session, he stood up and started doing jumping jacks. All those stretches just to run around a field carrying a whistle and a flag. The good thing was that our main ref for the game was Mr. Navarro. After five…