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Author: KIMBERLY MOLINA-SOTO
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Video Practice Assignment
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Video Project Pitch
The first idea I have is to focus on the club life at Baruch but mainly focus on Baruch’s culture clubs in particular the Latin American Student Organization (LASO) who has been around for a long time. With this story I can focus on how they build community, host events, and create bonds. The club has some upcoming events and activities that I will be attending and can get some peoples thoughts on the club, how it create a community and a safe space for students. I can have and intro of the club then transition to the activities and outings the club has but also have content on the club room environment. People playing games, talking, working, playing music, and dancing .
The second idea I have is going to focus on the Union Square Christmas Market. The Market comes only during the Christmas season and it will be open starting November 16 up until Christmas. I have been to there before. There is a lot of vendors who take part in the Market from food to Jewelry to furniture and much more. I would like to focus on a vendor that I always purchase from who creates earrings! I would focus on their background, how the business started, but also how the market helps them promote their products. The only downside of this is I am not sure if the vendor will be there this year.
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Connecting through Football
Host intro: With immigration to New York City currently surging, there are many people in search of community and opportunities. Saturday Night Lights, a free soccer program every Friday and Saturday night in East Harlem, aims to provide both. Kimberly Molina-Soto spoke to one of SNL’s coaches about the work they do to bring kids together for a free game of futbol, and potentially provide future jobs for them or their parents.
AMBI: Players communicating on the field
Track: I am here at Saturday Night Lights (SNL) in East Harlem where the lights shine bright over the gray dull field where you hear kids laughing and calling out for the ball to score a goal. I am with Brady Molina, a head coach for the program looking towards the field where kids from various Latin American countries are playing. He says for them, language barriers haven’t been an issue.
ACT: Once you understand and learn how to play soccer, soccer is a language so even though they might not know how to speak English and other people may not know how to speak in Spanish. As long as they can speak soccer they fit in very perfectly well because they feel very connected adapt to the new environment.
TRACK: Molina himself joined SNL at the age of 14 and eventually became a coach himself.
ACT: Me being a participant to a coach, to the coaches it’s like a revelation like wow I really influenced Brady to be a coach.
TRACK: But SNL aims to open up more opportunities for its players than coaching alone. Maria Ramirez was a participant of the program who worked with New York City Football Club and was a part of the youth leadership council.
ACT: Which is a group where we were invited to apply and if accepted it would bring around 15 to 18 young leaders from different community programs to further our involvement in the community. By allowing us to organize different soccer related workshops, festivals and events.
TRACK: Maria also highlights some of the other opportunities SNL has given to her
ACT: For example, three of us we able to join a Bloomberg start up program that aimed to teach us Python the coding language. Which later helped me realize how much I actually like coding and it let me further explore that in college and consequently major in Web Design.
TRACK: Both Brady and Maria have used what they learn to continue to motivate the youth and understand the importance of giving back to the community.
ACT: I think what motivates me is the energy you really learn something new every day. Sports also brings out the true side of a person even if they are not academically good in school but when it comes to soccer, they are a whole different person and they bring out their true colors.
(MARIA) I can’t speak for all of us when I say this but it definitely helped me develop stronger leadership skills and overall more confidence in life. It makes me realize that giving back to our community is imperative.
TRACK: There has been an increase of Immigrant families coming to New York City. According to The New York Times, “As of mid-October, more than 130,600 migrants had arrived in New York City… people from all over the world have arrived, sometimes by the thousands each week.” With immigrant families coming into the city the program has grown in numbers.
ACT: I am lucky that I speak Spanish and English although it is kind of difficult for me too because there are certain Spanish words that I do not know. For example, I didn’t know how to say push-ups when I first started but once I explained the momentum and movement, they told me what it was, in Spanish its “lagartijas” and got it right away.
TRACK: Although there is a slight language barrier the kids still understand other forms of language such as movements and demonstrations which makes it easier for immigrant kids to understand and get involved.
TRACK: With the Saturday Night Lights program running they are always welcoming new players and people with no experience the program at the moment is looking for a female head coach for the girls site. For Baruch College this is Kimberly Molina-Soto.
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Practice Radio
Host intro: With high school students almost halfway through freshman year students may still be struggling to transition into a new school but still getting involved in school activities. Kimberly Molina-Soto spoke to her sister Kamy Molina on her the struggles that she faces as a freshman in high school while still joining clubs and getting involved.
Track: I’m here with Kamy Molina in the living room of our apartment. She is a freshman in high school and has liked her transition to her new school. She talks to me about her struggles in a new school while still getting involved in many in school activities. Take me through your day today?
ACT Kamy: My day was good today I woke up early I usually wake up at 6:30am. I put my alarm the day before if not I oversleep. I’m out the door by 7:30am to catch the 6 train to get off at 23 and walk to school. My first period is gym which I do not like because it is full of upper classmen and I’m a freshman. After Gym I have earth science, which is my hardest class because sometimes, I understand it and sometimes I don’t. After that I have Music which I don’t like because. My music teacher is a little mean sometimes. After music I have Spanish. Then Lunch after lunch I have global history and them English and then Geometry and surprisingly guys, I like Geometry! Like that’s Crazy!
Track: You said hardest class is earth science, what makes it hard for you?
ACT Kamy: It’s not hard but the wording of the questions is what makes it hard because of the big vocabulary words I do not understand.
Track: Your easiest class or the one you understand the most is Geometry, what makes it easy for you?
ACT Kamy: I think what makes it easy for me is the teacher. She puts effort into the lessons, and we do a lot of group work which helps people learn and she is a little corny. She makes math jokes! Like complimentary angle, I’m a compliment my husband talking about you look so 90 degrees out ide (laughs). Something like that. She made the joke about complimenting her husband because he looked so hot, and 90 degrees is hot which no one laughed, and it was awkward, but she makes jokes like that. But that actually helped…
Track: Like Dad Jokes
ACT Kamy: But that actually helped me because I was taking a test and there was a question about what type of angle relationship is this and I though of complimentary.
Track: So, it was a smart Idea the teacher gave you!
ACT Kamy: She is very engaging with the class. So, it is easier for me, and time goes by faster, but I still learn a lot.
Track: Did anything happen today in school?
ACT Kamy: No, the only thing was I went to my first meeting for the multicultural club, and we did introductions and then we just shared ideas of what we should do in the club like have a culture day, if we should have a thanksgiving party and bring in food or item from your culture.
Track: Did you get to know more people you did not know before?
ACT Kamy: It only two of my friends and me and my other friend who are freshman and the rest are juniors or sophomores.
Track: Your getting connections to other people.
Track: Are there any clubs you’re interested in joining or already a part of?
ACT Kamy: I’m part of these two other clubs. One is the crafts club we so crochet, and lanyard and our first meeting is next Tuesday.
Track: Are you excited?
ACT Kamy: No, I’m kind nervous.
Track: Why?
ACT Kamy: I don’t know.
Track: It’s a new experience for you?
ACT Kamy: because I’m a freshman and everything is nervous for a freshman especially for the first time and I’m also apart of this HOSA Club.
Track: What do they do?
ACT Kamy: It’s a club for the medical field. We focus on the medical filed and if you’re interested in the medical field and I went there to see if the medical field is for me!
Track: You’re doing to take one for the team in the family?!
ACT Kamy: I don’t know. Becoming a pediatrician sound interesting or a nurse or the people that take x-rays because supposedly that’s really easy. I saw that on TikTok.
(Laughter)
Track: Why do you believe stuff on TikTok?
ACT Kamy: I don’t believe them it’s just an assumption. But I’m barely on TikTok now I’m usually using more Instagram. Instagram reals are way funnier then TikTok.
Track: Thank you for sharing some of your struggles as a freshman in high school. Just like many students think school can be a bummer but working hard can pay off. For Baruch College this is Kimberly Molina-Soto.
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Practice Assignment #1
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Photo Essay Pitch
I am considering shooting a photo essay about Japan fest. Japan fest is held all over New York City on different dates starting in June and ending in October. Japan Fest is the biggest Japanese food festival In New York city that celebrates Japanese culture through a number of food vendors. I will be following a number of vendors and getting peoples insight on the festival.