Gen Z Speaks

Ms Darcel Al Anthony, 23, is a Year 4 student at the National University of Singapore studying English Literature.

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Gen Z Speaks: As a Malay-speaking Indian girl of mixed heritage, here’s how I celebrate racial harmony every day

By Darcel Anastasia Al Anthony

03/09/2023

Gen Z speaks writer Chang Yi Tian Jolyn, 26, poses for a photo with her boyfriend, Samuel Ang Wei Jie, 30, at Gardens by the Bay, on July 16, 2023.

Gen Z Speaks: I was a newbie at dating when I started seeking love online. But it’s never too late to start

By Jolyn Chang Yi Tian

06/08/2023

Gen Z Speaks writer Qistina Hatta holds a wedding photograph of her father and late mother.

Gen Z Speaks: Being a daughter to a sick parent is hard, but I’d do it all over again

By Qistina Hatta

25/06/2023

Gen Z Speaks: I believe a bleed-free future can be a reality for people like me who live with haemophilia

By Benjamin Tang

11/06/2023

A longtime enthusiast in artificial intelligence, the author founded the first AI interest group in his polytechnic.

Gen Z Speaks: I started an AI interest group in school. Working with humans — not computers — was the bigger challenge

By Alex Chien

14/05/2023

Gen Z speaks writer Veronica Lee Wan Ling, 23, poses for a photo at Republic Polytechnic, on May 3, 2023.

Gen Z Speaks: I was fixated on studying the sciences, even though I wasn't good at them. It wasn't too late to switch tracks

By Veronica Lee

07/05/2023

Gen Z Speaks: How social isolation and loneliness led me to start a travel company that brings people together

By Larry Lee

30/04/2023

Gen Z Speaks: I was surrounded by death while growing up. It taught me to appreciate life

By Rachael Tay

26/03/2023

Gen Z Speaks: A 4-day students' camp taught me good leadership is finding common ground among 'unlike-minded' people

By Jemmima Tan Shin En

19/03/2023

TODAY journalist Loraine Lee participate in the Combat Buddy Aid acitivity during the Women’s Boot Camp on Feb 11, 2023.

Gen Z Speaks: Women's boot camp is a sanitised version of NS life, but I gained a deeper appreciation for those who serve

By Loraine Lee

19/02/2023

Former TODAY intern reporter Lou Si Yuan poses for a photo, for Gen Z Speaks, on Jan 25, 2023.

Gen Z Speaks: I used to feel mediocre as a neighbourhood school kid, but no longer

By Lou Si Yuan

12/02/2023

The author graduated from the YMCA-Inclus Train and Place Series, a vocational programme launched in 2022 to train youth with special needs.

Gen Z Speaks: I'm a youth with autism. I once worried about finding work but skills training has given me hope

By Clarissa Ng

05/02/2023

Jasmina Banu, 24, is a platforms solutions consultant at Google Singapore

Gen Z Speaks: I was a teen trying to chase career goals while juggling life’s curveballs — it wasn't easy

By Jasmina Banu

01/01/2023

Chua Jun Hong, 18, is a third-year Ngee Ann Polytechnic student studying information technology, and is also an OCBC Ignite intern.

Gen Z Speaks: After spending most of my poly life at home, a year-long internship in an actual workplace is a welcome change

By Chua Jun Hong

25/12/2022

Ms Hana Chen, 19, is a third-year student in the diploma of communications and media management in Temasek Polytechnic. She is seen here with her grandmother.

Gen Z Speaks: A language barrier separates me from my grandmother, but I love her all the same

By Hana Chen

27/11/2022

I felt everything change around me right after I made my own determination to do better for myself, says the author.

Gen Z Speaks: I was the black sheep in school. But it was never too late to turn my studies around

By Shina Tan

30/10/2022

Jillian Lau, 19, is studying communications and media management at Temasek Polytechnic.

Gen Z Speaks: As a teen, I tried a viral waist size challenge and failed. It affected me for a long time

By Jillian Lau

09/10/2022

There was a huge unmet demand for bicycle transport in Singapore, as it heads towards a car-lite future, says the author.

Gen Z Speaks: I hurt myself badly after a cycling accident, but the experience kickstarted my entrepreneurial journey

By Laurent Misso

25/09/2022

Ajay Suriyah, 20, is a recent graduate from Temasek Polytechnic.

Gen Z Speaks: I used to beat myself up for being unhealthy. Accepting failure helped me pursue my fitness goals

By Ajay Suriyah

18/09/2022

As an operations and content manager at online counselling platform Talk Your Heart Out, Ms See's typical workday involves managing a range of enquiries from both clients and therapists.

Gen Z Speaks: I joined a mental health startup wanting to help others. I learnt that I had to help myself first

By Sheryl See

28/08/2022

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Gen Z Speaks: As a Malay-speaking Indian girl of mixed heritage, here’s how I celebrate racial harmony every day

Gen Z Speaks: I was a newbie at dating when I started seeking love online. But it’s never too late to start

Gen Z Speaks: Being a daughter to a sick parent is hard, but I’d do it all over again

Gen Z Speaks: I believe a bleed-free future can be a reality for people like me who live with haemophilia

Gen Z Speaks: I started an AI interest group in school. Working with humans — not computers — was the bigger challenge

Gen Z Speaks: I was fixated on studying the sciences, even though I wasn't good at them. It wasn't too late to switch tracks

Gen Z Speaks: How social isolation and loneliness led me to start a travel company that brings people together

Gen Z Speaks: I was surrounded by death while growing up. It taught me to appreciate life

Gen Z Speaks: A 4-day students' camp taught me good leadership is finding common ground among 'unlike-minded' people

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Gen Z Speaks: Women's boot camp is a sanitised version of NS life, but I gained a deeper appreciation for those who serve

Gen Z Speaks: I used to feel mediocre as a neighbourhood school kid, but no longer

Gen Z Speaks: I'm a youth with autism. I once worried about finding work but skills training has given me hope

Gen Z Speaks: I was a teen trying to chase career goals while juggling life’s curveballs — it wasn't easy

Gen Z Speaks: After spending most of my poly life at home, a year-long internship in an actual workplace is a welcome change

Gen Z Speaks: A language barrier separates me from my grandmother, but I love her all the same

Gen Z Speaks: I was the black sheep in school. But it was never too late to turn my studies around

Gen Z Speaks: As a teen, I tried a viral waist size challenge and failed. It affected me for a long time

Gen Z Speaks: I hurt myself badly after a cycling accident, but the experience kickstarted my entrepreneurial journey

Gen Z Speaks: I used to beat myself up for being unhealthy. Accepting failure helped me pursue my fitness goals

Gen Z Speaks: I joined a mental health startup wanting to help others. I learnt that I had to help myself first

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