Since the beginning of quarantine, I have found myself spending more time at home with my family. Amidst busying myself with AP examss, my mother proposed an idea to make a traditional Korean shaved ice dessert. I took this opportunity to take a break from studying and spend quality family-bonding time. The most popular…
Author: joanne Chae
A Near Goodbye
The date is now March 7, 2020. Anxiously tapping our feet, my family and I wait for the doctor in the examination room. However, my parents and I have different worries. While I silently pray that my dog, Dasom, will come back to us, my mother and father are sweating bullets over the medical bills. …
I Look Like an Engineer: A Visit from Women in STEM
On the morning of January 27, 2020, our AP Computer Science Principles teacher abruptly announced that we would be walking up three flights of stairs to another classroom filled with middle-school students. Complaining and dragging our barely-awake bodies up to the third floor, we were caught by surprise by two unfamiliar faces in the room. …
The Winner Of The KIIS-FM Jonas Brothers Softball Game Sweepstake Goes To… Girls Academic Leadership Academy!
102.7 KIIS FM is LA’s #1 Hit Music Radio Station in Los Angeles, California. Solely sponsored by iHeartMedia, Inc., the radio station announced a huge sweepstake between accredited middle/high schools, as well as colleges and universities. These can either be private, public, or charter schools that are located within the state of California and in…
Growing Concerns of Parents on Selma Avenue
“I always worry whenever my daughter passes by the homeless encampments in front of her school.” A Southern California school, Larchmont Charter, located on Selma Avenue, is raising concerns from parents and school officials about the homeless situation. This issue is posing a health and safety threat towards the school. This Elementary school…
You’ve Been Matched!
Have you ever wished to have a person whom you can really trust? Someone who you can express all your concerns to and get guidance from? A mentor is someone who is wise and plays the role of both a trusted teacher and friend. The act of mentoring consists of a series of small…
Sharing the Surplus to Eliminate Hunger in California
US consumers waste an average of nearly 150,000 tons of food per day. According to the activist organization, Olio, “Over one third of all food produced globally goes to waste. The annual value of food wasted globally is $1 trillion, and it weighs 1.3 billion tonnes.” America’s agricultural industry produces…
Grandchild of an Activist Shares His Story of Self-Realization
On February 23, 2019 an event was held in commemoration of the March 1st Movement 100th Year Anniversary. Located at the Oxford Palace Hotel in Los Angeles, California, it’s purpose was to educate the younger generations of Korean Americans of the painful patriotic sacrifices of their ancestors. Among the special guests was…
The Story of The Gabriella Foundation
The Gabriella Foundation was founded twenty years ago to honor Gabriella Axelrad, who loved to dance. Unfortunately, Gabriella passed away in an biking accident in Grand Teton National Park while on a biking trip with her family in 1999. A report in the Los Angeles Times after the incident stated, “A van appears….