In February of 2019, the publisher of La Cañada newspaper The Outlook wrote a column reporting several La Cañada High School students yelled racist and homophobic slurs during a basketball game, according to the L.A. Times. While several students present at the game...
“We need to talk.” A bold declaration challenging women and girls across the world to discuss modern-day issues and step up to new challenges, those four defiant words were the theme of this year’s leadership summit, hosted by Girl Up. Girl Up is an organization by...
Though my parents were born and raised in Korea, having immigrated to the states when they were in their late 20s, I’ve spent my whole life in my small, predominantly white community of La Cañada. And growing up, I was never too keenly aware of my identity as a Korean...
“History has failed us, but no matter.” This telling first line sets the tone for the novel, perfectly encompassing the presence of an immigrant family in a futile struggle against the relentless, unforgiving flow of time and history. Min Jin Lee’s "Pachinko" is a...
The stigma that entails mental health has been an undeniable aspect of Asian communities, acknowledged by both those who support and those who challenge that mindset. Especially amongst the youth, the expectations of how to behave and perform has created a culture of...
During this time of quarantine, it can be hard to find something to do. Sure, Netflix and YouTube are enticing for the first couple of days, but beyond the initial excitement of that sense of freedom, the hours spent staring at the screen and feeling your brain turn...
You check the clock. 2:37 a.m. With a yawn, you rub the sleep out of your blurry eyes, fatigue looming over your brain in a dense fog. Gazing at the stacks of notes still left to go through, you feel your heart sink to your feet in despair. If the world ended...
"Sea Prayer" by Khaled Hosseini is a letter from a father to his sleeping son as they await a boat at the break of dawn. Alongside the thousands of refugees, all searching the tide for a promise of a better life, the father whispers a tale of remembrance and hope to...
We’ve all probably seen it before — a sparse, simple stanza against a plain white background, accompanied by an aesthetic image or line art. A sentence or two (we don’t really know because there’s no punctuation) spaced questionably, states something either blatantly...
Feminism is a broad and complex topic that has sparked controversy since the day it was introduced. Defined simply as “the economic, political, and social equality of the sexes,” the feminist movement has been geared mostly toward promoting equal rights and...
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