Category: Features

Cooking his noodles and chicken to perfection for his pad thai dish, junior Sean Chaiswat feels at home in the kitchen of his family’s restaurant, Thai Daily BBQ, located in...

Making the final round around the track, Special Education Department Chair Kristianne Cordova picks up the pace and bounds into a sprint. The pounding of her feet hitting the track...

A rush of excitement engulfs sophomore Kassidy Huynh as she peers at the mixing bowl in front of her, spatula in hand. Her hands itch to begin mixing the clumps...

Senior Vicky Chen sets a plate on the table, and the dish’s aroma fills the air. At the request of her younger sister, Chen sprinkles some powdered sugar and drizzles...

When senior Victor Liu moved from his home of 15 years in Mexico, he was unsure what California would have in store for him. Thoughts of starting high school in...

Jet lag kicks in as assistant math teacher Jimmy Huynh returns from his Thanksgiving break trip to Taiwan. The trip introduced him to a completely new world, one that constituted...

Laughter fills the air as Nikkei Youth Association (NYA) junior club president Ahmik Chen plays games with children in Mexico. He rolls a die and sprints around a track with...

English teacher Logan Schreiner and his wife Destiny nervously chatted with family members on her baby’s expected due date, Dec. 27. The pair had been anxious about the baby arriving...

Three cups, three balls. As each ball seemingly phases through the bottom cup, locksmith Clifford Pigott found himself amazed at the shopkeeper’s performance as a teenager. Yet the trick itself...

After a long day of school, senior Tim Hseih takes advantage of his ER4 and rushes to complete his homework before heading out at 4 p.m. to begin his part-time...