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Kyle Rittenhouse Acquitted on all Charges of Murder and Reckless Endangerment
Other writers: Chris Fong Chew, Jiaying Zhang
On August 25, 2020, then 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse made his way up from Antioch...

Isabelle “Billy” Agustin
Dec 1, 20214 min read


Texas' Anti-Abortion Law: Reflecting on Civil Litigation
This bill greatly disadvantages individuals seeking an abortion, as many do not know they are pregnant before six weeks...

Isabelle “Billy” Agustin
Nov 22, 20214 min read


China and Counterfeit: How and Why are we Here?
Dear Asian Youth, As much as I hate to admit it, the immediate association to counterfeit goods when the phrase “made in China” is...

Eva Zhong
Nov 15, 20214 min read


Michelle Wu, Boston’s First Asian American Mayor Breaks Barriers in Politics
At 8 p.m. EST on Tuesday November 2nd, 2021 the city of Boston anxiously awaited the results of a historic election that would define the...

Chris Fong Chew
Nov 12, 20216 min read


Burning the Candle at Both Ends
The world feels foggy these days Bleary and blurry and never enough sleep or clarity Like a candle with two wicks I burn from both ends...
Feileen Li
Nov 8, 20211 min read


broken english
This is the start of a tragic story. In a land amidst the high peaks and valleys, the sound of bells rang through the streets. Voices...
Kriesha Pradhan
Sep 28, 20212 min read


How to Truly Stop Asian Hate
“Stop Asian Hate.” I take issue with merely saying that slogan. I do not believe that it is somehow a “radical” demand, or that it is...
Ian Sun
Sep 28, 202110 min read


The Gate is Not Ours to Keep
Dear Asian Youth, The term gatekeeping isn’t exactly new to our vocabulary, especially now with social activism and cultural trends...

Eva Zhong
Sep 26, 20213 min read


The Asian Virgin: Sex as a Solution in Western Storytelling
Hannah Govan discusses how film & television write Asian characters as undesirable, and use sex to 'solve' a character's arc or sexuality.

Hannah Govan
Sep 26, 202123 min read


Collage
Step one: find different papers of all different sizes. Step two: cut them, rip them however you like. Step three: get glue, and start...

Hannah Chen
Sep 24, 20211 min read


bearing summer, bare
"in the end it’s just / the heartbreak of another summer / come only to pass / bearing the bodies of the burning, / bare"

Yunseo Chung
Sep 20, 20212 min read


Disturbed
I wish I could say what was hidden behind the view The view of perfectly cut lawns and cookie cutter houses Behind the nice landscaped...

Chris Fong Chew
Sep 16, 20212 min read


Restraining the Supreme Court
These people do not have the power or the means to advocate for themselves and initiate reform.

Erika Yan
Sep 14, 20213 min read


Why Diversity is an Imperative in the Workplace: An Interview with Nathalie Varli
Introduction: We all aspire to achieve our dreams; however, when our dreams are presented to us as unattainable, we are forced to let go...

Prerna Kulkarni
Sep 14, 20213 min read


The State of Women's Rights in Afghanistan
Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, at the Taliban’s first press conference following their acquisition of Afghanistan, added a pledge for the...

Isabelle “Billy” Agustin
Sep 10, 20215 min read


The female thoughts that society dismisses as hormonal teenage rebellion
The intersectionality between woman and girl I could say that I am a woman now, Although the neighbors still call me “girl.” What marks...

Prerna Kulkarni
Aug 31, 20212 min read


The Surfside Condo Collapse
On June 24, the 12-story condominium in Surfside, Florida, experienced a partial progressive collapse.

Amber Ting
Aug 25, 20213 min read


Weathering
My mother used to tell me the story about the iron club that is sanded down to a needle – I imagined the minuscule grains of metal...

Lily Shen
Aug 24, 20214 min read


Love Letter to Bangkok
Dear Asian Youth, I have lived in the same city since I was born, but I have always tried to pinpoint reasons to leave – counting the...

Yanitta Iew
Aug 24, 20212 min read


Duterte's War on Drugs: A Problem and its Roots
"What concerns today’s discussion is a human rights crisis that has been left unaddressed for far too long. While the issue has piqued...

Isabelle “Billy” Agustin
Aug 19, 20217 min read


#FreeBritney
The power of TikTok is a force to not be reckoned with, second only to BTS stans.

Tia Nguyen
Aug 18, 20214 min read


Toxic Positivity: Why is it Harmful?
TW: Depression, anxiety “Toxic positivity is the belief that no matter how dire or difficult a situation is, people should maintain a...

Cathay Lau
Aug 15, 20214 min read


Western media and the COVID-19 Asia Filter
Dear Asian Youth, As COVID-19 continues to impact humans on a global scale, some of us are slowly recovering, while others continue to...

Eva Zhong
Aug 15, 20213 min read
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