by Victor Do | Mar 4, 2025 | Article, Education, Politics, Youth Voice
I am just one of the countless voices fighting for ethnic studies, not just for its existence as a class, but as a movement that needs to be heard. I live in Little Saigon, a community of immigrants and refugees from Vietnam—a group that has persisted in preserving...
by Hannah Fang | Mar 4, 2025 | Article, Education, Politics
“If you are hurting, as I share my condolences today with my loved ones, both Palestine and Jewish, I’m sending you my love and strength—whoever and wherever you are.” This was the voice of pro-Palestine, A-List celebrity Gigi Hadid, as she took to her Instagram...
by Marie Shotts | Mar 4, 2025 | Article, Education, Politics, Youth Voice
On the morning of November 6, 2024, tears welled in my eyes as I drove to school, the hum of the news murmuring softly in the background. One phrase echoed relentlessly in my mind: We lost. We lost. We lost. The woman for whom I had knocked on doors, debated with...
by Ally Goldberg | Mar 4, 2025 | Article, Education, Gender, Politics
Women and girls collectively spend 97 billion hours a year in search of safe toilets — (1 in 3 Women Lack Safe Toilets | WaterAid America, n.d.). As of now, in the populated hubs of Los Angeles and New York City, a statistic from 2017 to 2000 reports the significant...
by Melinda Huang | Jul 5, 2023 | Article, Education, Politics, Youth Voice
Pleasant weather, picturesque beaches, and vibrant farmers’ markets have characterized my upbringing in the City of Palo Alto. I am fortunate to call this city my home. Amidst these luxuries, the aspect that resonates most deeply with my parents and me is the...
by Asha Mehta | Jun 30, 2023 | Article, Education, Politics
Afghanistan. Myanmar. And now, Ukraine. The past few years have had no shortage of national and global disasters, and it makes perfect sense that we feel somewhat lost in how to help out with a war going on across the world. A lot of people have turned to social media...