Humans of DV: Week 32

Emily Han: I immigrated from China to California when I was 10, so that was [around] my first year here when I was in 6th grade. When I moved here, I knew about nothing here, and you know I just thought that it would be the same environment that I stayed in before, but it was totally different. I felt like I couldn't connect with people. Before I moved here, I was a super hyper-confident person bec...

Kylie Cheng: “I started [ACS] my sophomore year, which was last year, and I wasn't a part of the committee or an officer, just a regular team member. Then this year I became an officer and I am the lead of our outreach committee. And that's given me a lot of opportunities to do more and I'm in charge of our social media, so that's giving me a platform to produce our own content. And also, this year I...

Emma Wang: “I started playing the oboe in 6th grade and I enjoy playing it because I am able to play different solos and hearing them and being able to be proud of my work. I usually practice about an hour daily on the weekdays, and it is relaxing to not be on the computer and just being able to work on a project, like a piece or solo by yourself. When I was first choosing an instrument to play f...

Mia Verlatti: “I was scouted for the first time when I was seven or eight. I was like ‘Wow, someone sees the potential in me’. I didn’t really think I was pretty at the time when I was at my old school and I was a minority. It was mostly white and I was the only biracial kid. Then when that happened, it made me feel good. They let me model for Ivivva and they actually had me shoot in some of ...