dr. john is with biology scholars program all both here in the bay area. welcome to the show. >> thank you. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> tell us first if you will bout the welcome backcc1: initiative which earned you this. >> the welcome back initiative is a program where health professionals in the countries of origin once they come to the u.s. struggle to find their way back into health care in the united states. help them guide and support them in order to find their way back into the field they know and love. >> i think i met some along the way who have done just that. they were dentists or whatnot. and now find themselves doing something other than dentistry. >> exactly. we find over two-thirds of the people are not working in the health sector at all. they're taking care of elderly people, working at restaurants, working at hotels. and those who are working in

health are working far below their level of training. >> and we need them in the health care field. >> especially now that we are about to fully implement the actcc1: wherelth care we will be needing thousands of physicians, nurses, social workers, nutritionists lots of : individuals in a very short period of time, especially those who have not only the knowledge but the language and cultural skills that are so needed in the health care field. >> i was told you like to sit in the back of the classroom if you will. tell us about the biologist scholars. at u.c. y scholarscc1:cc1: berkeley is almost 20 years old. the focus of the program is to help first generation low income students in the biological sciences at berkeley. and the students come less well prepared than their peers in biology. but they finish on par with students outside the program.

and they are competitively eligible for graduate school, nursing school and so on. >> what is it about the system, that makes them unprepared when they hit the campus?cc1: >> well, the world is not necessarily a fair place. and the playing field is not level. so my students come from under resourced high schools. typically they are the first in their families to go to college. so they have the will but maybe not necessarily the way. they haven't been given the opportunities to learn what they know to meet the expectations of the university. what the program does is to evel the playing field andcc1: provides them with opportunities to really show their potential. >> too many of us consider our jobs 9:00 to 5:00. >> yes. >> we don't go beyond that. >> yes. >> you have to cross that line and work beyond those eight hours. you're a ph.d. you're a million doctor, sir. why is it you go beyond that

line and it's not just a 9:00 to 5:00 job? >> it's interesting. and i were talking about this on the way here. cc1:nk our jobs are in many ways an extension of ourselves. they're not just jobs. it's very much a passion. and it's something too close to our own personal life experience and hearts. >> how about you, doctor? >> the kids that i work with, and i think they would hate it that i call them kids. the individuals that i work with are very much like the up with.ls i grewcc1: i'm the first in my family to go to college. i come from a low income background. and what drives me is the personal commitment to seeing others like myself succeed. they bring an amazing amount of resilience and passion and hard work to the table.cc1: i'm there to help them realize their potential. well, i'm glad that folks higher up are recognizing both

of you for the work that you're doing, california wellness foundation, the prestige of that organization gave them or offered them the 2011 champions of diversity in health. there's the web address for more information. read more about these fine doctors and maybe how you can help. we'll have more up next. stay with us. ♪ [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of points with our new citi thankyou card... and i put them to good use. he told me about his bunkmates,

and how he signs up for every activity. ♪ he even hangs out with the camp director. just like that. [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. they're helping at-risk kids using music. susanna and anthony here to talk about this unique program. welcome to the show. >> thank you. >> tell us, how does this work? >> well, we both were inspired to use music to educate from this book about the affects of music on the brain. i used music to help people learn foreign languages. it's english and also spanish. >> and during research i found that music is much more than just culture. primarily i use hip-hop music to

educate youth. in my program, it specifically helps them realize their potential, channels into their emotions and helps them build relationships not only with themselves but also their peers. our program is a little bit unique because we use hip-hop as a catalyst and record them in studios and build professionalism and get them excite build education. it's a new platform to teach them about themselves and really help them motivate. >> and who are these kids? i know we just labeled them at risk but sometimes that's not fair to some of these kids. who are these kids? >> a lot of these youth come from low income areas, primarily african-american and la tee know. they're here in the san jose area. i work for beacon school and help in mountain crew at crittenton middle school. >> okay. >> they are students who need

more. >> you sent me clips that we t got. >> in take hrapbtd the people wanted to learn english. they loved frank sinatra. i was explaining they could learn the pronunciation by using music. because certain sounds which asian have certain trouble with and we have trouble pronouncing an "r" in spanish, for example. it's easier to learn sounds and remember grammar. because everyone -- most people hate learning grammar. but if you learn a certain structure. spanish speakers often say people is instead of people are. well, there's a song by the door people are strange when you're a

stranger. so teachers use music. >> where were you when i was growing up? i think i could have used you. you said you mentioned you use hip-hop. we'll talk on the other end. ♪

♪ >> these are kids who are mostly low income. tell us about the power of expression that you saw this young mankind of go through and the difference that makes in their lives? >> it's tremendous. this student, his name is josh, he went on to really -- he transformed his life. he went from the streets, drug use, and other involvements to, you know, i'm trying to do right by my life. i'm trying to learn. he finished school. other students have gone on to college. i know i used music in my life

to go from at risk youth label to going to college first in my family. and it's just so powerful. i've learned so much from my students which is more important to me as an educator. i think too often we think students are just there to learn. but they are also there to teach. and it's been rewarding for me but even more rewarding for power, to be ave cc1: empowered and to be able to channel it into other areas of life. >> do you ever feel like you may be forced to sensor them. you know, what you can't write that. you can't say that. or is it free flowing. >> we do require them to think about what they're saying. part of my research is you need to be mindful about what you say. especially on the radio it's very destructive. that's what is teaching our youth. culture.uth globalcc1: that's what our youth are learning from.

>> and how is this a collaboration? because there's a third person that unfortunately we couldn't have on the show. tell us about the collaboration, the goal that all three of you are working toward. >> well, we're all using music to teach something. santos uses his music to teach kids about an environment and learn some spanish, learn some english. i've been writing about dr. me.cc1:nd how he influenced we talk about how we deal with our students, what approach we use. we were just talking a month ag: between howcc1:ence girls and boys learn. so it's really like a collaborative experience for us. >> all right. if you want to get a hold of some of these folks they're easily attainable. >> that's just mine. we still need his. >> we will drop it also. >> www.createtricksinstitute.com. >> we'll have you back more about this u

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we're back here on this special program to help. u atriskkids using music. i was talking earlier about how i wish my parents at some point learned english. monolingual spanish speak. how could you have helped them, who in their later years are not all that into going to english classes, if you will. >> i understand. my father doesn't speak much english. i'm originally from russia. >> read your books. >> he's deaf, so it's kind of a problem. i understand people don't want to go to class. they can listen to music in the car. they can watch the news in english. watch it some spanish and then english and they will understand through context. they get hook odd a soap opera. something in their heart needs

to resonate with the english language. if it's music, tv, whatever it is. and that's how they are going to kind of give themselves up to the language. and they will learn. without thinking they're learning. they're going to be having fun watching a movie, doing karaoke. >> my dad could defend himself if he had to. he would laugh and fall over a chair on three's company. maybe he was catching on to a few here and there. >> he was catching on. some people understand but they're afraid to speak. you have to lose the fear of feeling like a fool. i have been tarzan in every language. >> you want to talk, anthony, how we need to change the education platform. what do we need to do differently? >> one of the things is we're losing creative arts expressions and music programs primarily in low income areas.

that's&that's damaging. those programs facilitate right brain activation which is critical in cognitive development and just learning. in itself. we need to engage our students. our students are not engaged. they are sit down, told what to do. told what to learn. educators don't always say, oh, here's a student that can provide me with something to learn. and every student that i worked with i have learned something about myself, about education, about their lives. and they need to be able to give their experiences back in educational setting because it's empowering and it motive 80s them. >> how empowering was it for you to see what that young man you showed in our video here, empowering for you to know these kids sometimes just need a nudge, a push, some encouragement and then they will start flying. >> we're using their language. hip-hop is their language. why we don't tap into that in

education i don't know. ut from what i have seen, mycc: research and what i have learned about it, it's all about hip-hop for them. all day long. ipods, cell phones, you can download music to your phones now. that's all they're listen to go. >> we have lost them. it's got to be hip-hop for this generation. >> hip-hop is an extremely powerful catalyst. not that other musics don't have that same power but over a decade of research and using it for my own transformation to get from this point to this point i've not seen another musical form. >> pretty incredible. how long would it take susanna for someone to, let's say is monlingual and they want to learn a second language and they're getting into old blue eyes if you will. start defending themselves or speaking the language. >> if you incorporate it into

your daily life, when it's all around you you can probably a couple king incc1: months. it depends on breaking through that embarrassment barrier. but to really know the grammar examine right coherencily and correctly might take a year. it depends on the level of the person. >> get a hrold of these folks.c: they're doing amazing and creative stuff. there are two two web addresses for both of these folks. anthony, any final thoughts. >> our kids can teach us a lot if we just listen. they really speak through music. emotions, it ircc1: touches their lives. we really need to leave them so we can better serve them. >> we're too busy trying to teach and not learn ourselves. susanna, any final thoughts? >> have fun. ind something you like andcc1: sing. >> thank you all so much. >> thank you. >> for our kids and our adults and everybody else around the bay area. thank you so much. >> thank you.

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we're here with the renaissance entrepreneurship. an instructor. welcome back to the show to both of. >> you thank you. >> thank you. >> this is -- we were talking before the cameras came on how it is fear on why someone like me doesn't start their own business. is there anything to be fearful about? >> well, first, thank you very much for the invitation. thank you very much. number one, you really, really want to do something. forget everything. yourself.to posture cc1: if you want to do something, yes, do it. in this case renaissance give the tools for trying to realize your dream. >> you're always over the place. east palo alto, redwood city,

and richmond? >> well, actually, we have three office. two in san francisco and one in east palo alto. next month we start a new one in richmond. >> calina, what do you see in ome of these students, youcc1: being an instructor. some lost their jobs, they want to start something new. is that who you are seeing? when they look in your eyes. >> they actually do. people that even with higher level of education now they're coming to try to start learning what it takes to have their own business and go through the process of the training. and i think people, although they have some of their own part-time jobs or even full-time jobs they know that they can not cross i mean that job and be there forever. so they are already taken the to prepare themselves

and taking the training, the cc: husband, the wives, the sons, everybody is taking the training to be ready to start the business. it's overwhelming and wonderful to see how people are taking the courage to do it. >> what's it like to see that success story when they finish course.: what's that like for you who taught them. >> for me it's just a great joy. just to see finally the dream come true. they went through everything. they understand how to have a business plan. everything is planned. that is going ercc1: to guide them. we're there to help them because we're going to help in every single crisis or issue they have with the business. so it is wonderful. it's just wonderful to see how people succeed and when they have the grand opening and we go and accompany them it's just like having a baby walking there. we're so proud. >> the list you brought in a magazine. bambacc1:

tell us about your ad. >> thank you for giving me this opportunity. the lady has a jumper business for a long, long time. maybe one year later she come to me and said, luis, i buy la bamba, the magazine. so i went to go to whatever event you have. i'll go with my cameras and take a picture or whatever. i said, okay, perfect. so last month in june we have graduation. we have around 38, 40 people. 90% was spanish people. she come to the event and she take a picture. and now we have the la bamba is more advertising and a picture of graduation. so this is good. i want to answer about a question.cc1: it's very emotional. feeling good when you see people

coming the first time to say office and say i have a dream. i want to do blah, blah, blah, blah. and the people take the classes. and really, really try to learn everything. and you can see this. it's just beautiful.cc1: >> she came in and you -- she bought a company and bought la bamba. >> first she take the classes with me. be i think they were reallycc1: successful. and it came along the opportunity by doing their business to buy the right for la bamba. so they decided let's get out together and the whole family. i think the three sons, the husband, and her, they each have an area they're working and promoting. and they said let's make it big. >> we have about 30 seconds. what do you promise people who are thinking about joining? >> we promise they will have the knowledge, the skills and they will be ready to start their business. and they will actually see a

change of the fear that being fully secure of learning what they're doing. >> and the opportunities are out there.cc folks here are giving you the tools to do it.1: maybe you're down and out and you lost your job or you want to try something new, there is a republican nance mid-peninsula. they are the renaissance entrepreneurship area. call them or logon the website. thank you so much for what you're doing. >> thank you very much. now here's what's happening in your comunidad. cc1:cc1:

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