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Liu vs. Gu and the Chinese-American Dichotomy
Should We Be Proud of Going To The Moon?
How School Closures Wreck California Communities of Color

The Sublime Resistance of Southern California’s Latino Goth Necropolis
My exposure to goth music began in 2025 when I attended a Twin Tribes concert in Anaheim, California. The venue was dimly lit, but piercing strobe lights illuminated concertgoers’ dramatic goth makeup looks. With a twinkling guitar and a flitting dark-electronic tune in the background, the singer of the opening band condemned violent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids across America, garnering strong cheers from the audience.
Pick Your Poison: The Sahel Forced to Choose Both
Memorandums of (Mis)Understanding
Monuments to an Unfinished Country
Defining Westernism, However We Want
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Monuments to an Unfinished Country
I made my first visit to Washington, D.C. over spring break. It was prime time in the city for elementary
Liu vs. Gu and the Chinese-American Dichotomy
Two Chinese girls, both born and raised by a single parent in the Bay. Both began winter sports early in
How School Closures Wreck California Communities of Color
In school districts across California, the threat of public school closures has left families distraught, caught between the urgency of
Policed, but Not Protected
In Chicago’s Stateway Gardens housing project during the 1960s, violence was ubiquitous. The public housing project was developed in the
Should We Be Proud of Going To The Moon?
On April 1, Artemis II began its 10-day journey around the Moon, marking the first manned lunar mission by the
Who Speaks for Farmworkers Now?
As the blazing sun burns high in the open sky, flanneled farm workers labor in the fields where a growing
Defining Westernism, However We Want
In an increasingly interconnected world, traditions that have historically defined cultures — from education systems and philosophies to clothing and
Pick Your Poison: The Sahel Forced to Choose Both
Pipe bombs and IEDs have finally ripped apart the West from its African allies. For over a decade, the United
Newsom’s Big Bet on Behavioral Health and Shelter Beds
California has seen a recent nine percent drop in unsheltered homelessness. This statistic may not seem exceptionally significant, but it
Divert Your Panoptic Eyes From Retributivism
Is America heaven on Earth? John Winthrop commenced the nation’s early history with his dream that “we shall be as
Make America Thin Again?
My recollections of summer 2016, in all their vividness, often have me worried that I am dismissing the larger, more
Eyes on the Movement: Stephen Shames Photographs the Black Panther Party
Stephen Shames is one of the most significant documentary photographers of the American civil rights era. Beginning in the late
Memorandums of (Mis)Understanding
Four months after Kenya was the pioneering partner in the America First Global Health Strategy (AFGHS), the country faced severe
When God Answers Back
I recently received a long, heartfelt text about the health of someone whom I care very deeply about. It broke
Is Gianni Infantino Shutting Up and Dribbling?
President Donald Trump’s new Board of Peace has a membership list that is both unprecedented and highly unusual. While the
Vaccinated? Call 1-800 EXTORTION
1-800 EXTORTION is the number that the state of Ecuador encourages citizens to call if they have been victims of
Chicken Katsu Curry
This essay is in response to Elliot Harvey’s March essay, “Instrumentality and Power.” The kids' chicken katsu curry meal at
The EU-Mercosur Deal Reveals Fractures in Europe’s Decision-Making
In attempting to strike a trade deal with the South American regional bloc Mercosur, Europe finds itself at a familiar
Public Libraries Are Becoming Battlegrounds and the Damage Goes Far Beyond Books
The public library is not an abstract, outdated civic symbol. For a parent without internet, a teenager without access to
The Third United Front?
In April 1927, the First United Front violently collapsed. After working alongside the Chinese Communist Party to oust the local
Second Graders Have Better Extracurriculars Than You
As the eldest daughter, I’ve always felt the responsibility to “fix” certain problems in my family. Whether that be solving