Illustration by Darlene Maes. By Jasmine Nguyen, Editor-in-Chief In the year 2020, there’s a problem within the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. Being Asian or supporting Asian culture seems to be the trend right now. And that’s the problem, AAPI community is only focusing on the trends, which ignores the actual problems that plagues […]
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Sweet, Sweet Victory for LA Dodgers
The Commissioner’s Trophy is back in Los Angeles after a 32-year absence. Illustration by Nova Blanco-Rico. By Jeremy Gonzalez, Sports Editor After capturing the National League Pennant for the third time in four years on Oct. 18, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts gave an emotional post-game speech where he reassured Dodgers fans that the […]
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‘Tis the Season of Sweatha Weatha—Did Someone Say Sweata Weatha?
Limited sweaters but boundless of joy. Photo by Tijana Drndarski, Unsplash. By Iracema Navarro, Politics Editor The moment the temperature in Southern California is in the 70s and I feel a slight breeze, I know that it’s “Sweata Weatha” season. A term I first heard when I was 12, rebelling against my parents by staying […]
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Fool Me Once Shame on You, Fool me Twice Shame on Me
The 2020 election brings a new form of anxiety. Illustration by Pau Barbaro on Blush. By Jasmine Nguyen, Editor-in-Chief In 2016, I was 18 years old, attending my first year at California State University, Dominguez Hills, I was way too into Honey Milk Tea and I was very excited to be voting for a woman […]
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“I’m sorry America, but voting for the Lesser of two evils is just not good enough”
The 2020 election; two evils, one vote. Photo by Brenda Fernanda Verano By Brenda Fernanda Verano, News Editor As we are days away from Election Day, there is this feeling of sadness mixed with impotence, that makes me lose sleep as I think about what the next four years will look like for this country. […]