{"id":242585,"date":"2021-06-24T21:03:14","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T04:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=242585"},"modified":"2021-06-25T18:52:02","modified_gmt":"2021-06-26T01:52:02","slug":"spearheading-the-gen-z-influx-first-award-is-always-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/spearheading-the-gen-z-influx-first-award-is-always-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Spearheading the Gen-Z Influx: First Award is Always Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Editor and Digital Specialist, Vansh Gupta at<strong> Siliconeer<\/strong> wins the Youth Voice Award at the 2020 Ethnic Media Awards for pioneering the Gen-Z platform, giving students a voice in the community to showcase the brilliant minds of tomorrow: their stories, their struggles, and their aspirations.<\/em><\/p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-v7uobgdx9ps\" style=\"max-width:400px;\" class=\"arve aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:158\/89\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.329114%\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-v7uobgdx9ps\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V7UOBgDX9ps?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"225.3164556962\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V7UOBgDX9ps?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"400\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconeer.com\\\/current\\\/spearheading-the-gen-z-influx-first-award-is-always-special\\\/#arve-youtube-v7uobgdx9ps\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/embed\\\/V7UOBgDX9ps?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe Gen-Z platform was pioneered to build the dialogue for the torch bearers of tomorrow, today. It is our responsibility as media outlets to empower and encourage the Gen-Z. <strong>Siliconeer<\/strong> strives to give them that voice.<\/p>\n<p>We are elated to be a part of this award-winning club and we sincerely hope this movement flourishes with time.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I would like to begin with a big thank you to EMS, Sandy Close, and a shout out to all ethnic media!<\/p>\n<p>When I became a part of the most forward-thinking and innovative South Asian media in Silicon Valley, I had no idea there would come a day where I would win a definitive award in a statewide ethnic media award ceremony. Starting at the age of 14, I was very fortunate to get this opportunity at <strong>Siliconeer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Siliconeer<\/strong> had its evergreen print edition along with a mobile app and website. The focus was on politics, Bollywood, and global events. <strong>Siliconeer<\/strong> was in its sweet spot, and my parents gave me the opportunity to flourish as they had a vision, they knew would one day be my own. What followed was basically a journey into oblivion that became a clearer with every giant step forward.<\/p>\n<p>2020 was a very eventful year for <strong>Siliconeer,<\/strong> and for me, personally. After working a part-time job while applying for internships and getting nowhere with the process, there was a brief period, where the whole world shutdown as the pandemic was in full force. Following that was a strong call for community and empowerment.<\/p>\n<p>We dedicated our focus and efforts towards a shared mission \u2013 investing in tomorrow, today.<\/p>\n<p>While many still focus on millennials, we believe that the Gen-Z generation has already arrived and will change the world for the better. <strong>Siliconeer<\/strong> was recognized for willingness to inflect towards the minds of tomorrow, today.<\/p>\n<p>It would be apt to say: we, the Gen-Z, stand up for ourselves, know what our self-worth is, and we aren\u2019t afraid to tackle any challenge thrown to us as we take monumental strides towards our goals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Siliconeer<\/strong> believes there is a strong need for a Gen-Z voice within the ethnic media space. We strive to foster that voice in empowering the generation next.<\/p>\n<p>We are very excited to have introduced the Gen-Z section that would help bring forward empowering stories of young entrepreneurs, students, and working professionals.<\/p>\n<p>The Gen-Z is working hard so the next generations can have a more sustainable and better outlook than today and <strong>Siliconeer<\/strong> is here to embrace and empower that change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor and Digital Specialist, Vansh Gupta at Siliconeer wins the Youth Voice Award at the 2020 Ethnic Media Awards for pioneering the Gen-Z platform, giving students a voice in the community to showcase the brilliant minds of tomorrow: their stories, their struggles, and their aspirations. \u201cThe Gen-Z platform was pioneered to build the dialogue for&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/spearheading-the-gen-z-influx-first-award-is-always-special\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":242747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[275,4,73,45351,1848,24,20],"tags":[56316],"class_list":["post-242585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-cover-story","category-editorial","category-gen-z","category-society","category-videos","category-youth","tag-california-community-cover-story-editorial-ems-ethnic-media-awards-ethnic-media-services-future-gen-z-genz-sf-bay-area-siliconeer-society-youth"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242585\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}