The Rising Stars Youth Leadership Program

The Rising Stars Youth Leadership Program is a six-month leadership development and cultural education program for high school students. The Program is designed to develop leadership skills and cultural awareness that can be used by the students in school, in their careers and back in their communities. The students will participate in a series of fun and interactive workshops and activities that will be held on one or two Saturdays per month throughout the Program.
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Robert Horsting interacts with RS20 students about video documentaries he produced about Japanese American soldiers who served the U.S. during World War II and other wars for the session on Japanese American Heritage
• What happened in the RS20 Program?
• Schedule for RS21
• How to apply
• What past participants are saying about the program              Go here
• 21th Annual Rising Stars Miniature Golf Tournament
• March 1, 2025
• Camelot Golfland in Anaheim
• 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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• Continuing the Rising Stars experience after the program is over
• Partnering with Japanese Speaking Parents Association of Children with Challenges (JSPACC)
• Pictures from the RS14, RS15, RS16, and RS17 Programs
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Location:
Union Church
401 E Third Street, Los Angeles, CA

What one rising stars graduate is Saying

The meaning of life, or something along those lines, was illuminated to me during the program. The speakers taught me that it's ok to not know exactly what you want to be, and that following your passion will lead you on the right path eventually. The different sessions taught me how to be a more effective person and that will help me for the rest of my life. The program changed my life and allowed me to meet some incredible people of my own age and of the prior generation. Even the organizers of the program taught me things. Though the spotlight is usually on the speakers or the students, the organizers taught us to invest in the next generation. All these lessons are invaluable and have made me a better person. "                Nicholas, Rising Stars 10 graduate

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