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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Roots of success
by ALAN GUARDADO
When I was 6, my father told me that 10-foot-tall living, breathing creatures inhabited our garden.
Read moreDriving past failure
by 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 more‘Ak’rismas Story
by AKINA NISHI
When I was younger, I looked forward to Christmas Day because of how excited the other kids at school would be.
Read moreLiving “En Lak’ech”
by 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 moreNew sight
by 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 moreRefining writing
by 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 moreReluctant partners/ Lasting friends
BY 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.
Blank Page
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.
Let life commence
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.