Brianna Pham

Brianna Pham

Brianna Pham is a senior at Arnold O. Beckman High School in Irvine, California. She has been recognized by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for her personal pieces. Most notably, her essay on criticizing Asian excellence merited a gold key. Brianna mainly uses writing to forget the fact that she's stuck in the suburbs until graduation.
My family car: A lost friend

My family car: A lost friend

My first childhood friend was a 2004 Lincoln Navigator. A year after I was born, my parents realized that they’d need an SUV to sustain our four-person family. With that, the champagne gold machine rolled up ceremoniously to our driveway. The gaudy red bow on its hood...

AsAm Podcast: Episode 1!

AsAm Podcast: Episode 1!

Throughout this podcast series, two students discuss their Asian American lives: the highs, the lows and everything in between. Episode 1 is a discussion on how Asian traditionalism has bled into childhood political beliefs and expectations. Check out our episode on...

Opinion: How to save our future generations

Opinion: How to save our future generations

A while ago, my sister's boyfriend asked her this: "What are three things you would want your future son or daughter to know?" She passed the question to me today, and my instinctive answer has compelled me to write this essay. I preface by saying that I am a mere...

Opinion: The United States has fallen ill

Opinion: The United States has fallen ill

It is June, and it is a period of relief for students who are subjected to nine-month school years. The conclusion of tests and classes is supposed to freshen the air in the lungs of students like myself. And yet, it would be virtually impossible for me — and many of...

Opinion: A jaded student’s response to Trump Jr.

Opinion: A jaded student’s response to Trump Jr.

Our media argues that education is not something to be tampered with for the sake of momentary crowd support at the cost of criticizing basic human rights. Journalists and intellectuals alike conclude that schooling, specifically teachers, are the drivers of knowledge...