Disp’lei’ying my Chinese roots

by JOANNA LEI
As an impressionable 12-year-old, I was introduced to the idea of self-loathing in a brief encounter during middle school.
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As an impressionable 12-year-old, I was introduced to the idea of self-loathing in a brief encounter during middle school.
Read moreby ALAN GUARDADO
When I was 6, my father told me that 10-foot-tall living, breathing creatures inhabited our garden.
Read moreby AMANDA GONZALEZ
The moment my truck’s rear tire struck the curb, I knew I had not passed. I felt my eyes immediately well with tears, embarrassed that I failed what many would consider an easy test.
Read moreby AKINA NISHI
When I was younger, I looked forward to Christmas Day because of how excited the other kids at school would be.
Read moreby ANNA MINASYAN
“You are my other me. If I do harm to you, I do harm to myself. If I love and respect you, I love and respect myself.”—“En Lak’ech” Ancient Mayan poem
Read moreby LAUREN KIM
I have always hated wearing eyeglasses. I grew to despise wearing glasses because of how dorky I would look in pictures or because I could not drink hot beverages without my glasses fogging up.
Read moreby LYDIA GEE
Since my youth, I have always had an interest in stationery, developing an early admiration for card-making, scrap-booking and crafting. While activities began as recreation, an outlet to relieve stress, it was not until high school that I began to appreciate the art and beauty of calligraphy.
Read moreBY JACKY SHUM & CRYSTAL HUANG
My first impression of Jacky Shum was that he was a quiet and reserved, and I later had the incredible chance to discover he was someone who loved to crack jokes all the time and was an easy person to talk to.
BY MELLISA MULIA
Blank. I draw yet another one as I stare at the blank word document sitting in front of me, waiting to be filled with words.
BY DOMINIQUE LIE
I scrunched up my forehead into a slight frown as I heard the song “End of the Road” by Boyz II Men playing on the speakers.