by Phoebe Chiu Every year, many Southeast Asian and East Asian communities celebrate the Lunar New Year in late January or early February. Lunar New Year is based on the lunisolar calendar, in which months are determined by the cycles of the moon. Being the home for people…
(AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Peaceful protests conducted at three Indian universities regarding the country’s new Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has resulted in violent government and police action across these campuses. On December 11, 2019, the Indian government, run by current Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),…
Chinatown at Night. Taken by Khachik Simonian As I walk into my favorite dim sum shop on Doyers street, I am greeted by a familiar waitress who I call “阿姨”, or “Aunty” in English. I am placed in my usual seat, the fourth table next to the window.…
College graduates are having trouble finding a decent wage-paying job in their field after dedicating their entire life to education. Being able to strategically sell yourself and your passions is necessary to enter a given field, because making connections that will have a lasting influence in your future…
A secret is sometimes a prima-donna. It revels in its understated performance: it doesn’t find power in volume. Rather, it finds its power in the silence. ex.) In middle school, where you would lean into your friend’s ear and tell them who you had a crush on with…
For as long as I can remember, on the bathroom counter, right next to my dad’s hair gels and my mom’s perfumes, there has always been a white and pink bottle of something called “Fair and Lovely”. On the front of the bottle, a smiling fair-skinned girl stands…