About
The Courage to Be Me is a project to instill empowerment and self-worth into young adults using interactive and creative methods.
In our curriculums, we teach real-life skill sets using engaging theater activities and facilitated group discussions, and inspire action by sharing our own examples overcoming barriers.Through such engaging and interactive methods, we strive to send out a message that self-empowerment is really cool, and help the young generation step into a place of acceptance, worth, and personal power.
Founder
Qinxiao (Brook) Li
Qinxiao (Brook) Li is an entrepreneur who believes wise is the new cool. She aspires to bring self-empowerment to more young adults by making it fun and engaging. She came to UCLA from China 6 years ago, and overcame many cultural and personal barriers to rediscover her worth and restore her confidence.
In 2017, she founded a student organization called The Courage to Be Me and began hosting empowerment workshops for fellow students. At the same year, she was involved in UCLA ArtsBridge and learned to incorporate theater into workshops. She has worked for several non-profits focusing on student empowerment. Currently, she is teaching cool and fun science classes in K - 5 classrooms. She also holds 200hr yoga teaching certificate.
You can find more about her transformation in Blog.