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Gator Tales: Xavier senior fosters community for multicultural youth

Asiana Guang, Managing Editor and Best of SNO award-winning writer
Sonya+Colattur+%E2%80%9824%2C+founder+of+youth+organization+The+Color+of+Us%2C+holds+up+her+proclamation+granting+Arizona+as+the+20th+state+to+recognize+Multicultural+Heritage+Week+from+June+7+to+14+in+front+of+the+Arizona+State+Capitol.+Securing+this+proclamation+fills+the+multicultural+community+with+pride+by+recognizing+their+existence+and+the+need+to+create+an+inclusive+environment.+%28Photo+courtesy+of+Nancy+Colattur%29
Sonya Colattur ‘24, founder of youth organization The Color of Us, holds up her proclamation granting Arizona as the 20th state to recognize Multicultural Heritage Week from June 7 to 14 in front of the Arizona State Capitol. Securing this proclamation fills the multicultural community with pride by recognizing their existence and the need to create an inclusive environment. (Photo courtesy of Nancy Colattur)

Senior Sonya Colattur founded the youth organization The Color of Us to allow those who come from a multicultural and multiracial background to feel accepted and celebrated. Listen to this podcast to find out how Sonya issued a proclamation for multicultural youth and how she got bookstores to carry books with multicultural characters.

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