Kevin Myers’ debut novel, set to release on July 15, is a thrilling story about family. Photo By Destiny Torres By Destiny Torres “Hidden Falls” is Kevin Myers’ debut novel that journeys readers through a story about betrayals, secrecy, and family. The main character, Michael Quinn, is a columnist at the Portland Daily, a newspaper […]
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How K-pop Stans Became Superpoliticized
K-pop fans at a Got7 Concert at The Forum. Photo by Jasmine Nguyen By Jasmine Nguyen, Editor-in-Chief There’s always a pit in my stomach when I see the words “K-pop Stans” trending on Twitter or in a headline. Maybe it’s due to flashbacking to my very intense phase of enjoying Korean idols and pop culture […]
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Different Neighborhoods Warrant Rubber Bullets or Traffic Control For Protesters
Protesters in Newport Beach chanted the names of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor as traffic drove by, honking in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Photo by Taylor Helmes By Taylor Helmes, Managing Editor If you’ve been paying any attention to the news lately, there’s a chance you saw a scene that looked like […]
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Stop the Inaction: Get Rid of Anti-Blackness in the Asian American Community and Stand Up
Photo: Poster, circa 1970 By Jasmine Nguyen, Editor-in-Chief One of the three officers who stood silently the night of May 25 in Minneapolis as another officer pressed his knee to the neck of George Floyd for nearly nine minutes, was Tou Thao. Thao is Hmong, a Southeast Asian ethnic group that resides in Vietnam and […]
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My Bout with COVID-19
By Robin Bolton, Opinion Editor The first article I came across this morning was about Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and the announcement that all LA county residents can now get free COVID-19 testing at city-run sites. While the announcement is great and comes at a crucial time in the fight against COVID-19, for people […]