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Nicola Yoon’s “The Sun is Also a Star” tells a breathtaking story of immigration and sheds light on the multidimensional experiences of marginalized groups.
Yoojung Jang
Yoojung (Sally) is a senior at the Orange County School of the Arts' (OCSA) Creative Writing conservatory. She loves to read Young Adult fiction, write screenplays, is a shabu-shabu enthusiast, and is interested in social, cultural, and political issues.
Column: Social anxiety: Looking back at the end of quarantine
When we are still living with the aftermath of a prolonged quarantine, it is important to understand the depths of the impacts it has had in our lives.
Opinion: #StopAsianHate is not over
#StopAsianHate is not over. 2021 has seen an influx of anti-Asian hate as a result of the coronavirus, with NBC reporting a grand 169% increase in anti-Asian hate crimes in the last year. On the upside, anti-Asian hate has faced a lot more attention from the public...
Opinion: Women’s History Month — or is it?
March has been designated as Women’s History Month since 1987, meant to celebrate remarkable female figures in history and to recognize the gender for its many historical contributions to the nation. Even in the COVID-19 pandemic, this tradition continued for 2021. ...
My real life experience with the Silverado Fire
On the morning of Monday, Oct. 26, the Silverado Fire began in the Santiago and Silverado Canyon Road region near the city of Irvine, as reported by LAist. As of Oct. 27, the second day since the start of the fire, over 12,000 acres had been impacted, while over...
The Irvine Republican Women Federated held a 19th amendment celebration and voter awareness event
The Irvine Republican Women Federated hosted a fundraiser event emphasizing voter awareness and celebrating the 19th amendment’s 100th anniversary on September 26. As the November elections are slowly approaching, this event held by IRWF acted as a voter registration...
Review: ‘Zootopia’ is a deep demonstration of American racism — relevant to the recent BLM movement
"Zootopia" is an animated Disney movie that depicts a bunny police officer as its protagonist in the fictional city of Zootopia. This is a place where all animals, predators and prey, have evolved and live together in harmony, living out their lives in whatever way...
Opinion: COVID-19 showed that the U.S. healthcare system needs reform
The recent and still on-going COVID-19 pandemic left the world in chaos and anguish. In the midst of the huge disorder that this historical event brought on, one of the questions that arise is: Could we have done better in responding to this international crisis?
My answer to this question is, yes. The United States (US) as a whole could have, and more than that, should have done better, specifically in the area of healthcare. In fact, our healthcare system definitely did not contribute to the fullest and more than anything, COVID-19 has shown us that the US healthcare system needs reform and changes.
Orange County School of the Arts closes for the rest of school year
The Orange County School of the Arts administration announced on April 2 that the school will remain closed and continue with distance learning until the end of the 2019-2020 school year. “OCSA will continue online distance learning instruction through the last day of...