The acrid smell of burning wood was unmistakable. Crouched on the muddy ground, and trying to look inconspicuous to the family of hornbills above, I let out a muffled cough.
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Considering Affirmative Action and Asian-Americans
November 11, 2019 No Comment
In wake of Harvard v. Students for Fair Admissions, which ruled that Harvard’s admission process was “a very fine admissions program”, many have raised objections against affirmative action again, arguing that the policy disproportionately harms Asian American students during the college application process.
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After #MeToo: The #KuToo Movement
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The #MeToo movement, as a popular women's rights protest, calls for the rights of women in the workspace and seeks to reduce the rate of sexual and verbal harassment against women in the workspace.
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A Triple Identity View on the U.S – China Trade War
October 22, 2019 No Comment
Over the past three months, the two biggest economies have locked in a trade war. Since the 20th century, China exploits its cheap labor and develops into the biggest manufacture kingdom.
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Midsummer Madness: The Crisis of Hong Kong
October 22, 2019 No Comment
Rioters. Extremists. Terrorists. Hong Kong protesters have been called many unfavorable titles throughout the past 4 months, stemming from their violent tendencies on the street protests and vandalism of public property.
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A Foreign Opinion: The Firearm Crisis
October 7, 2019 No Comment
According to CBS News, there have been a reported 382 mass shootings this year, as of September the first. (A mass shooting being, according to the FBI, "four or more murdered during an event with no ‘cooling-off period’ between the murders").
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LGBTQ+ History Month: Reflection and Review
October 7, 2019 No Comment
This month, October, is a national LGBTQ+ history month. This month is dedicated to reflecting and celebrating LGBTQ+ past. Celebrating LGBTQ+ history month that allows for the agony and disrcimination and trauma that the community has experienced.
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Faces of the New American Citizen
September 30, 2019 No Comment
On August 12, USCIS Acting Director Ken Cuccinelli held a press conference where he announced new regulations on legal immigration that would come into effect on October 15. The bill mainly expanded on the status of “public charge” as a determinant of the citizenship application progress.
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Andrew Yang and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
September 30, 2019 1 Comment
Out of the forty-five men who have held the title of President of the United States, Barack Obama (2009 to 2017) was the first and (so far) only who wasn’t white, and as the world is well aware his polar opposite was elected into office directly after.
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Summer in an Asian City — 2019 Hong Kong Protests
September 30, 2019 No Comment
Last summer, I came back to Shenzhen. I enjoyed two peaceful months there. But right across the narrow river, there were protests for democracy accompanied by outbreaks of violence.
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