Starting from the Victorian era through the 20th century, feminist movements played a large role in American History by advocating for equal rights. During this time, many women were oppressed by men who believed they deserved a superior lifestyle, creating a domino...
Esther Yang
Esther Yang is the Producer and script editor for the Four-O-Eight podcast at the Los Angeles High School of the Arts. Aside from writing she enjoys classic rock, stand up comedy, earl grey tea, and the quietude of hole-in-the-wall cafes on Sunday mornings.
What The Beatles mean to me: as a writer, as a human being
Plenty of our childhood memories tend to disappear as the storage capacity in our brains is filled up with new and more prevalent information. After all, forgetting is what makes us human. However, what we do remember from our toddler days, usually stick around either...
Speech: the hypocrisy of the educational system
The school I went to was a traditional elementary school. My Monday through Friday schedule composed of the following: four core subjects taught in a single classroom, three of my best friends, two peanut butter sandwiches, one for me, the other for the bully, and one...
Opinion: the challenge I face because the skin I’m in
Each year, many Asian families immigrate to the United States to seek new opportunities in the workforce and in the educational field, resulting in a booming population of first-generation Asian-Americans. Although this may come as a privilege for younger generation...
Hakuna Matata: Looking beyond the Disney phrase
Hakuna Matata. When most people hear this phrase, the first thing that comes to mind, no doubt, is The Lion King and images of Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa freeing themselves of worries and heartache. This is how I had always thought of it as well: what a wonderful but...
Live a little, Larry!
I’d like to think that we all have a propensity to think about death. Not in a morbid, depressing kind of way, but in the kind of way where we realize that our time on this earth is short and should be lived mindfully. But then life happens. Just as we are about to...
Poem: ‘Feeling Small’ vs. Bigness of The Elephant
The morning of the first day of kindergarten Lining up by last name (of course I’m last) I feel sick (I cut my own hair the night before) My mom kneels down and comforts me Telling me I am confident, smart, beautiful, curious I am her “little elephant” In this...