History Retold ProjectSep 1, 2022BecomingI watched my mother become an "American" right before my eyes. From the immigration interviews to the study guide of American history, it...
Erin YuanSep 1, 2022RedefinitionWas my American Dream really my own or was it just yet another unattainable set of expectations that had been forced upon me by a...
Gabriella GaonaSep 1, 2022The American DreamThe Oxford English Dictionary defines the American Dream as “the ideal that every citizen of the United States should have an equal...
Jack LakisSep 1, 2022The American WayHonestly, I was pretty disgusted by this year’s Met gala. Perhaps more disturbing than its underwhelming fashion, was its theme: ‘Gilded...
Sanjana SenthilAug 14, 2022Not Their AmericaThe news is telling me today is a bleak day. I know it’s telling me it’s bleak because it’s telling me that now is the time to fight and...
Divya SinghAug 14, 2022What does it mean to be an American?When one asks the question, “What does it mean to be an American,” one will immediately think of the obvious: freedom. But like...
Elizabeth DinhJun 6, 2022Racial Prejudice & Identity: A PoemMy fingers glide over the keys, Playing a melody from my soul. The song is sincere and true, Like a prayer uttered before an altar. Yet,...
Zara MotanJun 6, 2022BittersweetYou think I ask for your flowers to wilt I only ask for mine to bloom You think I ask for your fruit to rot I only ask for mine to ripen...
Jessica WomblesJun 6, 2022Oh What I'd Give To Be a BirdI stand atop the highest rock as the tourists gaze at the sights given I wish that I could understand the language they talk oh what I’d...