About Sophia Yoo

Age: 17

Stories by Sophia

Sound of music in the air

By Sophia Yoo, 15

Trumpets blare and ring through the hall as the orchestra thunders into a spectacular rendition of the final movement of Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony. Formally dressed musicians with years of experience fill the stage. With a final crash of the cymbals, the piece is over and the hall echoes with wild applause.

Growing up poor in Indiana

By Sophia Yoo, 16, Mihir Kumar, 13

One in five Hoosier children lives in poverty -- 155,600 people in the state. Every child has a different story. Joelle Agbeshie, 13, came here as a refugee from Togo with her parents. King Collier's dad died, and his mother injured her back and is not able to work. The 10-year-old, his three siblings and mother now live in an apartment and struggle to make ends meet.