by Elaine Lou The first thing I noticed when I got off the plane was the ubiquitous English translation on every Chinese sign. Granted, that’s probably because I was still at Shanghai International Airport. But throughout my stay, I was repeatedly surprised at every English translation I didn’t expect on a menu or a signpost…
by Ashia Ajani During lunch, where some of the most uncomfortable conversations take place, one of my peers brought up the death of Justice Scalia, who in my opinion, need not be spoken of anymore than necessary. Despite Scalia’s bigotry, his history of habitually flunking Black students under his instruction when he was a law…
by Jorge Lema “I feel that smart kids are dedicated to school and do not have the same personality as me,” my sister Stefany told me. For years, my parents and I questioned why Stefany chose to attend the High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology (Tele, a zone school) while I attended a prestigious…
by Laura Plata Wandering around campus in a slightly too large parka during Bulldog days, I remember entering La Casa and feeling slightly bashful from the overwhelming response I received from the students there. The joy on their faces to hear that I was an admitted student was only slightly less than their excitement to…
by Daad Sharfi I had never been surrounded by so many Muslim writers before. I walked into a lecture hall tucked away in the City College of New York School of Law to attend the Muslim Writers Collective’s first open mic of the year–The Storyteller’s Resolution. I was not prepared for the three hours of…