Los Angeles, land of the green juices and free-trial yoga classes. Walking on a busy street in Los Feliz with friends, I noticed a common word scattered throughout the city. Wellness shots, wellness yoga, wellness supplements and a book of wellness mantras. What...
On Feb. 20, hundreds of protesters coalesced on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall with signs and chants that took issue with President Trump’s policies, rhetoric, and attacks on various groups including the media. Issues covered included Trump’s stances on women’s...
Two-year-old Sarah Wong stands with tears streaming down her face when she realizes that she is the only one singing at the Music Together event for children and parents. But don’t worry, now that Wong’s 17, she plays the piano, sings in concerts, and even performs as...
“I’m literally so depressed.” I was probably the single most user of that phrase in middle school. My definition of depression consisted of a big scary, gray cloud monster that follows around the moody woman during a three-minute long antidepressant commercial....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV2-G8orSIs Twenty years ago, Monterey Park’s Bruggemeyer Library was granted with a tax funding called Measure C. This tax funding kept the library open for more hours and added a second story to the building. The Bruggemeyer Library is...
This weekend marks the week anniversary of the end to a historical election season. Disbelief, shock, anger, betrayal, sadness, were only some of the emotions that permeated through the air as a man who stood for racism, xenophobia, sexism, homophobia, ableism, and...
On Jan. 21, an estimated 750,000 citizens participated in the Los Angeles Women’s March, an inaugural protest aimed at recently-elected President Trump. Despite the organization as a Women’s March, the event amassed support for a number of social issues at the moment....
This is a compilation of videos from my HS Insider Snapchat takeover (1/8/17 - 1/15/17). After years of wanting to put myself out on social media, this opportunity has finally allowed me to do so. It was exhilarating testing these waters and this experience has pulled...
The sun hadn’t materialized yet when I woke up on Saturday morning, an unexpected occurrence on the weekend after finals week. My waking up was followed by a brief bitterness towards my alarm, but such sentiments dissolved as came out of my disorientation and...
“Beginning today, I will create a new future by creating a new me. No longer will I dwell in a pit of despair, moaning over squandered time and lost opportunity. I can do nothing about the past. My future is immediate. I will grasp it in both hands and carry it with...
