Interviews with Amazing Kids and Amazing Mentors
Teachers’ Perspectives on Education
By Akshaj Mehta, Sci-Tech Kids Editor
Interview with Ashley Silas and Luis Larin
Spotlight Interview with T-Rep!
By Kasey Dallman, AKOM Editor
Tony-Representing Everything Positive (T-REP) the Young Prayzr is an amazing 14-yr-old. Not only is he building up a strong music and acting career, but he is also CEO of his own business and has his own ministry.
Spotlight Interview with Steve Caveagna, Circus performer
Amazing Kid! Spotlight Interview with Steve Caveagna, Circus Performer at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey and part of the Clowning Caveagna Family
By Sean Traynor, Editor-in-Chief
Jackie Evancho, Young Award-winning Singer
By Olivia Pineda, Assistant Editor
Although she’s only 10 years old and loves to sing, Jackie Evancho is no ordinary singer.
Issue #29 – Steve Kuske, Director of Evergreen High School Marching Band
Interview by Sean Traynor, Assistant Editor, age 13
Issue #29 – Jeri Gaile, Director of the Spotlight Awards
Interview by Sean Traynor, Assistant Editor, age 13
Issue #29 – Interview with Sean Traynor, age 13: Our NEW Assistant Editor!
Interview by Amazing Kids eZine
Issue #29 – Children’s Songwriter/Singer Laurie Berkner, from the Laurie Bernker Band
Interview by Brittany, Student Editor-in-Chief
Issue #29 – Anne Tomlinson, Los Angeles Children’s Choir (LACC) Artistic Director
Interview by Student Interviewer, Brianne Plach
Issue #29 – Amazing Kids! eZine Junior Assistant Editor, Natalie B.
Interview by Amazing Kids! eZine
Issue #29 – Maxim Eshkenazy, Pacific Symphony’s Conductor
Interview by Alex Paulk, student interviewer
Issue #27 – David Macaulay, Caldacott Award-Winning Illustrator/Author
Interviewer by Jeremy Zhang, Amazing Kids! eZine Student Interviewer
Issue #26 – Professor Jacob Chacko, Cochin University of Science and Technology, India
Interviewed by: Linda Toch, age 10, CA, Amazing Kids! eZine Reviewer
Interview with Julie Clark, Founder of the Baby Einstein Company
By Amina Ramadan, Staff Interviewer
Interview with Jerry Greenfield, Co-Founder of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream
Interviewed by Olivia, age 15, Assistant Editor
Interview with Genevieve L’Esperance, Technology Trailblazer and Educator
The Amazing Kids! Staff sits down with Genevieve L’Esperance and learns more about her “Tech Diva” nickname and the things she is doing to help bring technology and education to our Youth everyday.
Ashton Allen, Musician and Founder of the Rabbit! Musical Group
Ashton Allen is an independent musician as well as one of the founding members of the musical group, Rabbit!
By Olivia Pineda, Assistant Editor
Amazing Mentors! Spotlight Interview with American Girl Author Lisa Yee
By Anni, age 9, Amazing Kids! Reporter
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight with Tim Johnson
Tim Johnson, DreamWorks Director and Executive Producer
By Ryan Traynor, Editor-in-Chief
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight with Tanya Hamilton
Tanya Hamilton, Founder/Executive Director of Independent Youth
By Kasey Dallman, AKOM Writer
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight with Tanille Edwards
Interview with Tanille Edwards
By Kasey Dallman, AKOM Writer
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight with Steve Culbertson
Steve Culbertson – President and CEO of Youth Service America, a worldwide organization that encourages youth to solve community problems.
By Ryan Traynor, Editor-in-Chief
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight with Sal Khan
Sal Khan, Teacher and Founder of Khan Academy
By Ryan Traynor, Editor-in-Chief and Sarina Patel, Jr. Assistant Editor
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight with Priten Shah
Interview with Priten Shah
By Haofei Liu, Spotlight Interview Editor
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight with Monica Parker
Monica Parker, Actor, Writer, and Producer
By Ryan Traynor, Editor-in-Chief
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight with Maurice Ashley
Maurice Ashley, the first African-American International Chess Grandmaster
By Ryan Traynor, Editor-in-Chief
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight with Mark Anthony Grimaldi
Interview with Money Expert Mark Anthony Grimaldi
By Ryan Traynor, Editor-in-Chief
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight with Julie Foudy
Julie Foudy, Olympic Gold Medalist, ESPN/ABC Broadcaster, and Sports Leadership Academy Founder
By Ryan Traynor, Editor-in-Chief
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight with Julian Lai
Interview with Julian Lai: When I Grow Up
By Sharon Lin, Editor-in-Chief
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight with Jack Hanna
Jack Hanna, Journalist, Zoologist, Scientist, Philanthropist, and Television Personality
By Ryan Traynor, Editor-in-Chief
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight with Genevieve Goings
Genevieve Goings, Voiceover Artists, Singer/Songwriter of Children’s Music and Educator
By Ryan Traynor Editor-in-Chief
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight with Dr. Willie Jolley
Dr. Willie Jolley – Motivational Speaker, Singer, Media Personality and Author
By Ryan Traynor, Editor-in-Chief
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight with Dr. Veronica Glover
Interview with Dr. Veronica Glover, an Amazing Teacher that We Consider a “Hero among Usâ€
By Ryan Traynor, Editor-in-Chief
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight with Angelique Ashby
Angelique Ashby, City Councilperson, Community Leader, and Mayoral Candidate
By Akshaj Mehta, Sci-Tech Kids Editor
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight with Alyssa Nepper
Interview with Alyssa Nepper
By Kasey Dallman, AKOM Writer
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight with Alfonso Soto
Interview with Alfonso Soto: Geeh – The Band
By Sharon Lin, Editor-in-Chief
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight Interview with the Pulsera Project Founders
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight Interview with the Pulsera Project Founders, Helping Nicaraguan Youth Through Bracelets, or Pulseras
By Olivia Pineda, Assistant Editor
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight Interview with Steve Culbertson, CEO of Youth Service America
By Mindy Yang, Editor-in-Chief
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight Interview with Patrick Kuske
By Sean Traynor, Editorial Adviser and Contributing Writer
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight Interview with Mareva Brown, Award-Winning Newspaper Reporter
Mareva Brown spent 20 years as a newspaper reporter, with 14 of them at The Sacramento Bee.
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight Interview with Elizabeth Werner, Amazing Toy Expert
By Isabella Taylor, Poetry Editor
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight Interview with Dr. Taylor, Anesthesiologist, about LASIK Eye Surgery
By Isabella Taylor, Poetry Editor
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight Interview with Dan Zanes
Dan Zanes: Award-winning Musician, Co-author of Two Picture Books and Radio Show Host of Sirius’ Rocketship Beach Radio Show with Dan Zanes
By Sean Traynor, Editor-in-Chief
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight Interview with Arvind Gupta, Toy Maker
By Tanmaya Murthy, Humor Column Editor
Amazing Mentor! Spotlight about Bullying with Peter Sacco, Ph.D
Interview with Peter Sacco, Ph.D, Author, Teacher, Executive Producer and Host
By Ryan Traynor, Editor-in-Chief
Amazing Mentor! Interview with Steven Silver
Amazing Mentor! Interview with Steven Silver, Director of Photography for Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory, sitcoms on CBS.
By Andrew Sibner, Contributing Writer
Amazing Mentor! Interview with Gary Doss, Owner and Founder
Gary Doss is the founder and owner of The Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia. Opened in 1995, The Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia is now the world’s largest public display of Pez candy dispensers in the world!
By Sean Traynor, Editor-in-Chief
Amazing Mentor! Interview with Dr. Ellen Ochoa
Astronaut and Deputy Director of the Johnson Space Center By Sean Traynor, Assistant Editor Reach for the stars and let nothing limit your potential. This motto is truly reflected in our amazing space representative, Ellen Ochoa. As an engineer, inventor, physicist and astronaut, she has demonstrated to young and old alike that success can happen with dreams, […]
Amazing Mentor Spotlight Interview with Sally A. Casazza
By Ashley Lin, Adult Spotlight Interviewer and Nonfiction Editor
The San Francisco Firefighters Toy Program is the largest firefighter toy give-away in the United States. Imagine when you went to school one day, there was a fire at your house.
Amazing Mentor Spotlight Interview with Narada Michael Walden
Narada Michael Walden, Music Producer, Musician, Philanthropist
By Ryan Traynor, Editor-in-Chief
Amazing Mentor Spotlight Interview with Michael Swaine
By Ashley Lin, AKOM Spotlight Interviewer
Once a month for the past fifteen years, Michael Swaine has, stitch by stitch, mended the fabric of his community on the streets of the Tenderloin District in downtown San Francisco.
Amazing Mentor Spotlight Interview with Jerry Mathers
By Stella Prince, age 14
Last week I had the pleasure of interviewing Jerry Mathers, the star of the famous sitcom “Leave it to Beaver.â€
Amazing Mentor Spotlight Interview with Hadi Partovi
Hadi Partovi, Code.org Co-Founder
By Ryan Traynor, Editor-in-Chief
Amazing Mentor Spotlight Interview with Dr. Sarah Leary
Amazing Mentors! Spotlight Interview with Dr. Sarah Leary, Attending Physician, Seattle Children’s Hospital, and Assistant Professor, Center for Clinical and Translational Research
By Anni Racibarskas, age 9
Amazing Mentor Spotlight Interview with Dr. Jim Withers
By Ashley Lin, Assistant Editor and Adult Spotlight Interviewer
What do you do when you’re sick? For me, I get to miss school, and my mom fusses over me for a few days. If I don’t get better, someone drives me to the hospital for a doctor’s check.
Amazing Mentor Spotlight Interview with Dr. Carol Weyland Conner
By Ashley Lin, Nonfiction Editor and Adult Spotlight Interviewer
In just three years, the White Pony Express has rescued and delivered more than 4.5 million pounds of fresh and nutritious food. The Free General Store has distributed an estimated 26,500 articles of clothing, 94,000 toys and children’s books, and 25,000 diapers.
Amazing Mentor Spotlight Interview with Claire and Carly
By Ashley, Assistant Editor, Poetry Editor, and Adult Spotlight Interviewer
Duchess Ride: a Colorado-based nonprofit that aims to empower girls through board sports.
Amazing Mentor Spotlight Interview with Christopher McGilvery
By Ashley Lin, former Assistant Editor, Poetry Editor, and Adult Spotlight Interviewer
Think back to back-to-school shopping… is it a good memory? For me, it always is. I get to pick out colorful pens, notebooks, and even new backpacks!
Amazing Mentor Spotlight Interview with Cathy Heying
By Ashley Lin, Assistant Editor, Adult Spotlight Interviewer, and Poetry Editor
Amazing Mentor Spotlight Interview with Bob Johnson, Structural Engineer
Amazing Mentor Spotlight Interview with Bob Johnson, Structural Engineer, Writer and Promoter of Engineering Education
Amazing Mentor Interview with Janis Baron
By Ashley Lin, Adult Spotlight Interviewer and Nonfiction Editor
Sunday Friends is a day-long program on Sundays that takes place in a healthy, warm, productive, and mutually supportive community setting: elementary schools.
Amazing Mentor Interview with Don Kelly, Patent Agent and Former Patent Examiner
By Natalie Brady, Jr. Assistant Editor
Amazing Mentor Interview with Dale Anderson
Amazing Mentor Interview with Dale Anderson, Founder of the Project Survival’s Cat Haven, an innovative park dedicated to the preservation of wild cats. It specializes in education and is engaged in both captive and range country conservation.
By Sean Traynor, Editor-in-Chief
Amazing Mentor Interview with Brian Goldner, CEO of Hasbro
Hasbro Inc. is the world’s second-largest toy maker that designs, manufactures and markets games and toys under brands including Playskool, Tonka, Milton Bradley (Scrabble, Candyland), Parker Brothers (Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit), Tiger, Dungeons and Dragons (trading cards) and Wizards of the Coast (Magic: The Gathering trading cards). They have taken their main brands and tailored them […]
Amazing Kids! Spotlight with Mariam El Hasan, Scholastic Kid Reporter
Mariam El Hasan is a member of the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps.
Amazing Kids! Spotlight Interview with Zack Francom
By Catherine Cheng
Zack Francom was inspired to create Zack’s Shack, a lemonade and cookie stand, by a school fundraising competition.
Amazing Kids! Spotlight Interview with Skylynn Ellison
By Catherine Cheng, AKOM Editor
Skylynn Ellison was inspired to write as a young girl and now has her own published book titled Sky’s the Limit. Her story encourages readers to chase after their dreams and stay strong in the face of negative pressures. Read on to find out more about Skylynn and her story.
Amazing Kids! Spotlight Interview with Sarah Todd Hammer
By Catherine Cheng, Amazing Kid of the Month Writer
Sarah Todd Hammer was diagnosed with Transverse Myelitis, an autoimmune spinal cord condition that paralyzed her from neck-down, when she was eight.
Amazing Kids! Spotlight Interview with Samantha Vervoordt
By Haofei Liu, Spotlight Interviewer
Samantha Vervoordt is a teenage self-published author of a young adult science fiction/fantasy novel.
Amazing Kids! Spotlight Interview with Rebecca Bloom
By Catherine Cheng
Rebecca Bloom is an aspiring American actress whose first role was in a TV commercial for Apple.
Amazing Kids! Spotlight Interview with Patricia Manubay
By Victoria Feng, AKOM, Money Smarts, and Assistant Editor
Patricia Manubay created Dream Boxes to provide those in need with school supplies.
Amazing Kids! Spotlight Interview with Paloma Rambana
By Catherine Cheng, AKOM Writer
Paloma Rambana was inspired to lobby for Florida Association of Agencies Serving the Blind after she realized visually impaired children in her age group were left out of current legislation.
Amazing Kids! Spotlight Interview with Olivia Sanabia
By Victoria Feng, AKOM and AK Interview Editor
Olivia Sanabia, 13-year-old actress and volunteer
Amazing Kids! Spotlight Interview with Noelle Gregoire
By Catherine Cheng, AKOM Editor
Noelle Gregoire was diagnosed with Dysplastic spondylolisthesis, a rare spinal condition, at age five, but she hasn’t let it stop her from living a full, happy life and giving back to her community.
Amazing Kids! Spotlight Interview with Natalie Hampton
By Victoria Feng, Assistant Editor and AKOM Editor
Natalie Hampton is the creator of the app Sit with Us, which has been featured on the iOS app store.
Amazing Kids! Spotlight Interview with Leanne Joyce
By Victoria Feng, Amazing Kids! Spotlight Interviewer, AKOM Writer and Money Smarts Editor
Leanne Joyce, Founder of Positive Impact for Kids
Amazing Kids! Spotlight Interview with Journey Carter
By Catherine Cheng
Journey Carter has started a company called The Journey Collection by Jameelah that is dedicated to making beautiful bows and uses them to give back to the community.
Amazing Kids! Spotlight Interview with Josh Flitter, Teen Actor
By Sean Traynor, Editorial Advisor and Contributing Writer
Amazing Kids! Spotlight Interview with Hailey Richman
By Victoria Feng, Assistant Editor and AKOM and Money Smarts Editor
Hailey Richman is the founder of Kid Caregivers and serves as the assistant director for Puzzles to Remember.
Amazing Kids! Spotlight Interview with Evan Brinkman and Bobby Batson
By Catherine Cheng, AKOM Writer and Editor
Bobby Batson is the child star of 90 Minutes in Heaven and Evan Brinkman is the child star of TRAINWRECK.
Amazing Kids! Spotlight Interview with Dougie Christie Jr
Amazing Kids! Spotlight Interview with Dougie Christie Jr., Best-selling Author and Actor.
By Isabella Taylor, Nonfiction Editor
Amazing Kids! Spotlight Interview with Cayle Diefenbach, age 16, Preserver of Native American Heritage
Native American heritage, language, and history are Cayle Diefenbach’s passions.
by Sean Traynor, Editor-In-Chief
Amazing Kids! Spotlight Interview with Capri Everitt
By Catherine Cheng, Amazing Kid of the Month Editor
Capri Everitt is journeying to eighty countries to raise money for orphaned children around the world.
Amazing Kids! Spotlight Interview with Caleb Smith
By Catherine Cheng, AKOM Editor
Caleb Smith is the founder of STEM Bunnies, a nonprofit that saves and breeds rabbits. It helps people make informed decisions about adopting a bunny through foster programs and camps.
Amazing Kids! Spotlight Interview with Aviation Enthusiast, Evan Isenstein-Brand, age 12, California
By Celine Tien, Contributing Writer Evan Isenstein-Brand is a 12-year old Californian who is an aviation enthusiast. When he is not at air shows or interviewing people for his own website (evanflys.com), he is a normal 7th grader, playing tennis, soccer and hanging out with his friends. Evan has interviewed some of the best war-time […]
Amazing Kids! Spotlight Interview with Alexandra Chang
By Victoria Feng, Assistant and AKOM Editor
Alexandra Chang started the company The Zeitgeist and was named by Tiger Beat as one of their 19 under 19 nominees in the Entrepreneurship category.
Amazing Kids! Spotlight Interview with Alexa von Essen
By Haofei
Alexa von Essen is the writer of “The Morning of the End of the World.”
Amazing Kids! Sportlight Interview with Matt Sarafa
By Catherine Cheng, AKOM Writer
Matt Sarafa participated in Lifetime’s “Project Runway Junior†in November and December of 2015, finishing in a respectable 8th place.
Amazing Kids! Magazine Interview with Aidan Anderson
By Victoria Feng, Editor-in-Chief
Aidan Anderson is a musician and founder of Aidan Cares, an organization that is focused on helping people and encouraging others to do the same.Â
Amazing Kids! Interview with Zuriel Oduwole
By Victoria Feng, Assistant Editor and AKOM Editor
Zuriel Oduwole is a student filmmaker who has a focus on girls’ education in Africa.
Amazing Kids! Interview with Will Lourcey
By Catherine Cheng, AKOM Editor
When he was seven, Will Lourcey founded the non-profit FROGs or Friends Reaching Our Goals. Since then, the organization has provided over 200,000 meals for the hungry and packed over 60,000 bags of food for children.
Amazing Kids! Interview with the Landroids Team, the 2010 MoonBots Challenge Winner
By Kasey Dallman, Amazing Kid of the Month Columnist
Amazing Kids! Interview with Taylor Richardson
By Catherine Cheng, Amazing Kid of the Month Columnist
This past year, Taylor Richardson has collected over 500 books for underserved children to promote literacy. She loves reading to others and encouraging others to follow their dreams.
Amazing Kids! Interview with Salvador Gómez Colón
By Victoria Feng, Assistant Editor and AKOM Editor
After Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, Salvador Gómez Colón and his family were in need, yet he decided to put others first and launched a crowdfunding campaign called “Light and Hope for Puerto Rico.â€
Amazing Kids! Interview with Saanya Bhargava
By Victoria Feng, Editor-in-Chief
When she was in high school, Saanya Bhargava started Impact Gravitas, which helps advocate against plastic pollution.
Amazing Kids! Interview with Mrinali Kesavadas
By Victoria Feng, AKOM and Money Smarts Editor
Mrinali Kesavadas is a 3M America’s Top Young Scientist finalist for the invention of her low cost CPR simulator that shows if someone is doing CPR correctly or not.
Amazing Kids! Interview with Melati and Isabel Wijsen
By Victoria Feng, Editor-in-Chief
Melati and Isabel Wijsen are the co-founders of Bye Bye Plastic Bags, an organization the sisters founded to advocate against the usage of plastic bags and promote reusable items instead.
Amazing Kids! Interview with Meghana Bollimpalli
By Victoria Feng, Editor-in-Chief
Under the mentorship of her advisors, college professors, Meghana Bollimpalli used tea powder, molasses, tannin, and other chemicals that could create an electrode used for supercapacitors- only for under $1.Â
Amazing Kids! Interview with Maria Keller
By Victoria Feng, Editor-in-Chief
Maria Keller is the founder of Read Indeed, a nonprofit organization that collects and distributes books to those in need.
Amazing Kids! Interview with Mari Copeny
By Victoria Feng, Editor-in-Chief
After experiencing the Flint water crisis herself, Mari Copeny was determined to help her community.Â
Amazing Kids! Interview with Lily Born
By Victoria Feng, Assistant Editor and AKOM Editor
Lily Born is the founder of Imagiroo, a company that sells cups with three legs.
Amazing Kids! Interview with Jessica Carscadden
By Victoria Feng, AKOM Writer and Money Smarts Editor
Jessica Carscadden is the founder of the We Care Bears Project, a nonprofit organization that delivers stuff animals to children in need.
Amazing Kids! Interview with Jake and Max Klein
By Victoria Feng, Assistant Editor and AKOM Editor
Jake and Max Klein are the founders of Kids That Do Good, a website that helps connect kids with volunteer opportunities.
Amazing Kids! Interview with Henry Burner
By Victoria Feng, Editor-in-Chief
At only 14 years old, Henry Burner has started his own company, Buttonsmith, and hired employees to help with his growing business.
Amazing Kids! Interview with Grace Wickerson
By Victoria Feng, AKOM and Money Smarts Editor
Grace Wickerson is the founder of Kickin’ Violence, a nonprofit that aims to stop worldwide violence. It educates youth about violence and also does acts of community service for disadvantaged kids.
Amazing Kids! Interview with Christina Li
By Victoria Feng, Assistant Editor and AKOM Editor
Christina Li is the founder of Hello World, a free weeklong summer camp that aims to teach girls how to code. Being interested in programming herself, she set out to help others explore their dreams and pursue their passions.
Amazing Kids! Interview with Chandler Kinney
By Catherine Cheng, AKOM Editor
Chandler Kinney is best known for her breakout role on Amazon Prime Family’s “Gortimer Gibbons Life on Normal Street.â€
Amazing Kids! Interview with Bill Gates
A Philanthropist, Technology Pioneer, and Multi-Billionaire
By Olivia Pineda, Staff Interviewer
Amazing Kids! Interview with Alyssa Carson
By Victoria Feng, Editor-in-Chief
Alyssa Carson is a 17 year old who many say will be one of the first people to go to Mars.
Amazing Kids Spotlight Interview with Perry Chen
Perry Chen is a 10-year-old film & entertainment critic, artist, and animator. He is the resident film critic for Amazing Kids and also writes for Animation World Network, San Diego Union Tribune and San Diego Entertainer.
By Kasey Dallman, Amazing Kid of the Month Columnist
Amazing Kids Spotlight Interview with Freddi Zeiler, Young Author and Volunteer
By Celine Tien, Nonfiction Editor
Amazing Kids Spotlight Interview with Conor and Kendall Perrin, Amazing Young Charity Founders
By Kasey Dallman, AKOM writer and researcher
Amazing Kids Spotlight Interview with Chirag Vedullapalli, 10-yr-old Amazing Artist
By Kasey Dallman, AKOM Writer
Amazing Kids Spotlight Interview with Blake Colvin, age 16, Founder of Cupcakes for Cancer
By Shamala Pulugurtha, AKOM Writer and Researcher Who knew something as little as a cupcake would have such a huge impact on people? Blake Colvin followed her heart and used cupcakes to bring hope to the lives of hundreds of cancer patients around the country. At the age of 8, Blake was diagnosed with […]
Amazing Kids Spotlight Interview with Adora Svitak, Writer and Teacher
By Veronica Sturman, Contributing Writer
Amazing Kid! of the Month Interview – Max Bobholz
By Victoria Feng, Editor-in-Chief
Max Bobholz is the founder of Angels at Bat, an organization focused on giving kids in Africa baseball equipment.
Amazing Kid! Interview with Winter Vinecki
By Victoria Feng, Assistant Editor and AKOM Editor
Winter Vinecki is the founder of Team Winter, an organization that raises money for prostate cancer research.
Amazing Kid! Interview with Tabitha Bell
By Victoria Feng, Editor-in-Chief
After her own experience using a service dog, Tabitha Bell witnessed firsthand how helpful a service dog was.
Amazing Kid! Interview with Kenneth Xu
By Victoria Feng, Assistant Editor and AKOM Editor
Kenneth Xu is the founder of the Student Environmental Education Coalition, an organization that promotes kids to become more active in helping the environment.
Amazing Kid! Interview with Jake Marcionette
By Victoria Feng, Assistant Editor and AKOM Editor
Jake Marcionette is the bestselling author of the Just Jake series. The series landed Jake on the New York Times bestsellers list, and he’s the youngest author to be featured on the list.
Amazing Kid! Interview with Emma Stumpf
By Victoria Feng, Assistant Editor and AKOM Editor
Emma Stumpf is the founder of Emma’s Art Cart, an organization she created with her art teacher Lisa Durst after her own struggles with brain cancer.
Amazing Kid! Interview with Christopher Lindsay
By Victoria Feng, Assistant Editor and AKOM Editor
Christopher Lindsay is one of the only four 2016 Davidson Fellows Laureates and recipient of a $50,000 scholarship. He was awarded this honorable award for his work in oceanic research.
Amazing Kid! Interview with Campbell Remess
By Victoria Feng, Editor-in-Chief
Campbell “Bumble†Remess is the founder of Project 365, an organization that makes teddy bears to kids around the world struggling with hardships.
Amazing Interview with Robert Tonner of the Tonner Doll Company
Interview by Amazing Kids! Reporter Alexandra Robert Tonner, the internationally acclaimed doll designer, may be best known for his licensed line of artistic, collectible action figures for movies such as Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland, and other big hits. But what Mr. Tonner may be long remembered for is his encouragement to kids to ‘break […]