Category: Features

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...

Gathering in the living room, sophomore Thanakrit Naisanguansri and his cousins sit in a circle, ready to play a card game. Instead of the typical diamonds or spades on his...

It was a completely new experience. Stepping into an unfamiliar room, aligned with working stations, mixers, testers, and shelves of preserved chemicals, senior George Duong had no idea what was...

Junior Mindy Chau steps into her first period class, taking a seat at her desk right before the bell rings. On a day like this four years ago, she would...