{"id":19569,"date":"2023-09-01T12:10:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T19:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/?p=19569"},"modified":"2023-09-01T12:12:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T19:12:20","slug":"san-mateo-county-cultural-ambassadors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/san-mateo-county-cultural-ambassadors\/","title":{"rendered":"Young cultural ambassadors from San Mateo County will bring art and poetry to the community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seven area high school students will be San Mateo County&#039;s first youth cultural ambassadors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The inaugural seven will seek to \u201cbuild community through arts and culture with the goal of greater youth engagement in the community,\u201d the county said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The county&#039;s Office of Arts and Culture named the seven after a competitive application process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-19569 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/san-mateo-county-cultural-ambassadors\/keiya-wada\/'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Keiya-Wada-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Young cultural ambassadors from San Mateo County will bring art and poetry to the community\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Keiya-Wada-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Keiya-Wada-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Keiya-Wada-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Keiya-Wada-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Keiya-Wada-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Keiya-Wada-696x696.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Keiya-Wada-1068x1068.jpeg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19571'>\n\t\t\t\tKeiya Wada 15-year-old cellist from Foster City.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/san-mateo-county-cultural-ambassadors\/mikaela-george\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mikaela-George-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Young cultural ambassadors from San Mateo County will bring art and poetry to the community\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mikaela-George-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mikaela-George-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mikaela-George-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mikaela-George-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mikaela-George-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mikaela-George-696x696.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mikaela-George-1068x1068.jpeg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19572'>\n\t\t\t\tMikaela George 16-year-old classical vocalist from Foster City.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/san-mateo-county-cultural-ambassadors\/amelia-lauren-chen\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Amelia-Lauren-Chen-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Young cultural ambassadors from San Mateo County will bring art and poetry to the community\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Amelia-Lauren-Chen-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Amelia-Lauren-Chen-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Amelia-Lauren-Chen-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Amelia-Lauren-Chen-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Amelia-Lauren-Chen-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Amelia-Lauren-Chen-696x696.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Amelia-Lauren-Chen-1068x1068.jpeg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19573'>\n\t\t\t\tAmelia Lauren Chen 17-year-old ballet dancer from Daly City.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/san-mateo-county-cultural-ambassadors\/alexander-carreon\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Alexander-Carreon-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Young cultural ambassadors from San Mateo County will bring art and poetry to the community\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Alexander-Carreon-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Alexander-Carreon-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Alexander-Carreon-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Alexander-Carreon-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Alexander-Carreon-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Alexander-Carreon-696x696.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Alexander-Carreon-1068x1068.jpeg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19574'>\n\t\t\t\tAlexander Carreon 17-year-old visual artist from Foster City.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/san-mateo-county-cultural-ambassadors\/lauren-lin\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lauren-Lin-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Young cultural ambassadors from San Mateo County will bring art and poetry to the community\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lauren-Lin-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lauren-Lin-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lauren-Lin-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lauren-Lin-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lauren-Lin-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lauren-Lin-696x696.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Lauren-Lin-1068x1068.jpeg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19575'>\n\t\t\t\tLauren Lin 17-year-old who is currently the Burlingame-Hillsborough Youth Poet Laureate. Lin will serve as the inaugural Youth Poetry Ambassador.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/san-mateo-county-cultural-ambassadors\/claire-sonnenburg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Claire-Sonnenburg-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Young cultural ambassadors from San Mateo County will bring art and poetry to the community\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Claire-Sonnenburg-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Claire-Sonnenburg-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Claire-Sonnenburg-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Claire-Sonnenburg-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Claire-Sonnenburg-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Claire-Sonnenburg-696x696.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Claire-Sonnenburg-1068x1068.jpeg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19576'>\n\t\t\t\tClaire Sonnenburg 17-year-old visual artist from Redwood City.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/san-mateo-county-cultural-ambassadors\/daniel-strebulaev\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Daniel-Strebulaev-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Daniel-Strebulaev-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Daniel-Strebulaev-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Daniel-Strebulaev-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Daniel-Strebulaev-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Daniel-Strebulaev-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Daniel-Strebulaev-696x696.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Daniel-Strebulaev-1068x1068.jpeg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19577'>\n\t\t\t\tDaniel Strebulaev 15-year-old pianist from Atherton.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><em>Photos: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcgov.org\/ceo\/news\/first-youth-cultural-ambassadors-mission-bringing-art-poetry-community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Mateo County<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The students are: Alejandro Carreon, a 17-year-old visual artist from Foster City; Amelia Lauren Chen, a 17-year-old ballet dancer from Daly City; Mikaela George, a 16-year-old classical vocalist from Foster City; Lauren Lin, a 17-year-old who is currently the Burlingame-Hillsborough Youth Poet Laureate. Lin will be the inaugural Youth Poetry Ambassador; Claire Sonnenburg, a 17-year-old visual artist from Redwood City; Daniel Strebulaev, a 15-year-old pianist from Atherton; and Keiya Wada, a 15-year-old cellist from Foster City.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to county information, each ambassador will develop and execute a community engagement project and help organize an ambassador meeting for middle and high school students in spring 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a Youth Poetry Ambassador, Lin will be invited to attend Board of Supervisors meetings to read poetry. Each Youth Cultural Ambassador will receive $500 for their participation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/peninsula360press.com\/en\/entertainment-industry\/\">Entertainment industry seeks greater diversity and representation<\/a><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Siete estudiantes de secundaria del \u00e1rea, ser\u00e1n los primeros j\u00f3venes embajadores culturales del condado de San Mateo. Los siete inaugurales buscar\u00e1n \u00abconstruir una comunidad a trav\u00e9s del arte y la cultura con el objetivo de una mayor participaci\u00f3n de los j\u00f3venes en la comunidad\u00bb, se\u00f1al\u00f3 el condado en un comunicado. 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