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Send Noods: Love Letters to Three Dishes
Hannah Govan writes three love letters to three different noodle dishes with the historical background behind each dish.

Hannah Govan
Aug 13, 202115 min read


Homophobia and the West in the ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Universe
TW // Discussion of homophobia, colonisation, genocide, and pederasty. Dear Asian Youth, Like many young Asian people, ‘Avatar: The Last...

Uma Biswas-Whittaker
Aug 13, 20218 min read
Untold Stories: My Issue with the American Literature Curriculum
After examining the novels and poetry that most American students are mandated to read throughout their years of schooling, it is...

Prerna Kulkarni
Aug 3, 20214 min read
To Live
i am falling and i am lying broken on the shore like a ship dashed on the rocks, like a fairy who lost their wings mid-flight i am...
Zoe Leonard
Aug 1, 20212 min read
The Paradox of Never Enough
Dear Asian Youth, Why do you write like you’re running out of time? — Lin-Manuel Miranda The clock’s hands mean nothing and that pile of...

Yanitta Iew
Aug 1, 20213 min read


A Fight for Freedom: The Ongoing Protests in Cuba
Other writers: Chris Fong Chew, Erika Yan, Lillian Han, Lora Kwon
Chants of “Libertad (freedom),” “We want change,” and “Down with the...

Amber Ting
Jul 30, 20215 min read


bittersweet candy
"and i’m swallowing the flavor / and maybe i’m fooling myself, but now / it tastes a little sweeter, and less sour. "

Hannah Chen
Jul 29, 20212 min read


No Longer a Child
Trigger warning: suicidal thoughts Wesley wanted to scream. His parents were fighting again. Last week, it was about not cleaning the...
Ryan Song
Jul 25, 202114 min read


The Murder of Mee Kuen Chong
a collective article by the Current Events Editorial Staff
Current Events Editorial Staff
Jul 19, 20214 min read


Studio Ghibli and the Eco-Fantasy
an article by Uma Biswas-Whittaker

Uma Biswas-Whittaker
Jul 15, 20216 min read


It Carries Weight: Plus-Size Invisibility in Health and Fitness Advertising
an op-ed by Hannah G

Hannah Govan
Jul 15, 202120 min read


'Techno-Orientalism' and and How this Perpetuates 'Yellow Peril'
an op-ed by Cathay Lau

Cathay Lau
Jul 15, 20214 min read








drafting a love letter to my grandmother part 2
a poem by Hannah Chen

Hannah Chen
Jul 6, 20211 min read


My Grandmother Taught Me To Be Maria Clara
a poem by Devorah Esguerra
Devorah Esguerra
Jul 6, 20212 min read






The Perils In Asian Beauty Standards: A Plague To Society
a digital art piece by Isabel Jo
Isabel Jo
Jun 29, 20211 min read






The Lack of WOC Representation in Film: Sofia Coppola
an article by Cathay Lau

Cathay Lau
Jun 27, 20214 min read
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