Categories
Uncategorized

A Lifetime After Six Months

By Karen Lee Myn Hui (YES 19) Note: This article is the last of a three-part series. The author is currently a YTL Scholar studying Human, Social, and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge. She credits the YES Program as playing a pivotal role in her current achievements today. June 2023, Cambridge. My friends […]

Categories
Uncategorized

Student Representative to the Sakura Science Exchange Program at Kyushu University Hospital – Yue Xin Hoe ’20 [Alumni Success]

Yue Xin, a participant from YES’20 who was previously hosted in Palestine, Texas, embarked on a transformative journey as she proudly represented Universiti Malaysia Sabah in the Sakura Science Exchange Program at Kyushu University Hospital in December 2023. This program, sponsored by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), offered scholars a unique opportunity to […]

Categories
Uncategorized

Malaysia to Missouri: My KL-YES Journey

By Karen Lee Myn Hui (YES 19) Note: This article is the first of a three-part series and was originally published in Penang Free School’s 2019 Yearbook. The author is currently a YTL Scholar studying Human, Social, and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge. She credits the YES Program as playing a pivotal role […]

Categories
Uncategorized

Becoming a Changemaker for Disability Advocacy

By Effah Syafiqah (YES 2017, Malaysia, hosted in Sacramento, CA) From the moment I step out of Dulles International Airport, my heartbeat became fast, I’m filled with both nervousness and excitement. From March 6th until 11th a workshop called YES Alumni Training of Trainers Workshop with the theme of Designing for Inclusion was held in […]

Categories
Uncategorized

Promoting Youth Empowerment through Podcasting

By Nur Ameera Farhana binti Mohamed Sabri (YES 2018, Malaysia, Hosted in Williamsport, IN) “Podcast”, is something familiar yet very foreign to me. I have been very interested in podcasts and when I saw that there will be a YES Voices Podcasting Workshop, I immediately applied for it. I thought this might be a sign […]