The Fragile Lifeline: How the Black Sea Agreement Temporarily Averted Global Famine Amidst the Russo-Ukrainian War
By Harish Krishnan In February 2022, Ukraine was invaded by Russia, plunging Europe into the throes of war once more. This war has yielded catastrophic results for the Ukrainian people, with their land being occupied by a foreign invader and with millions of Ukrainians fleeing their homes. However, due...
Navigating the Demographic Shift: Challenges and Opportunities in an Aging World
The 21st century is witnessing a global shift in demographics, through the aging of populations. This trend is a result of declining birth rates and longer life expectancies, redefining the age makeup of societies worldwide. The aging of the world holds major implications for economies, healthcare systems, social structures,...
Volunteering: Insights From Two FUHS Foundation Board Members
“Find something you're really passionate about and pursue it,” Fremont Union High Schools Foundation Co-President Rita Allen said when asked how community members can become more actively involved in volunteer work. “You don’t need to be on the board. You can just be a volunteer...”...
AAPI Cultural Festival
On Sunday May 15th, BAYouth, AAPI Silicon Valley, Otto Lee County Supervisors officer, and the Asian American Parents Association hosted the Asian American & Pacific Islander Cultural Festival. The day consisted of events from cultural performances to country booths. See the recap video below:...
Asian American Comparisons: Eileen Gu vs. Author
By Judy Zeng Eileen Gu, an Asian American Olympic skier and model, is the perfect, talented model child that every Asian parent wants. She’s also perfectly both Asian and American—born and raised by a single Chinese parent in the San Francisco Bay Area, she is fluent in both Chinese...
What You Need to Know About Affirmative Action
DEFINITION: Affirmative action, pertaining to the college decision-making process, is the policy that allows for colleges to consider the race of applicants and favor groups that have been historically discriminated against. The aim of affirmative action is to reduce present or past discrimination. The definition...
My Relationship with Communication: A Review of “The Interpersonal Dynamics Reader”
COMMUNICATION IN MY LIFE: My oldest brother once said that in high school, we often make “friends of convenience.” Not to say that these kinds of friends are bad per se, but that in such relationships, it doesn’t really matter who the other person is,...
Academic Success: Is it all Money, no Skill?
Competition is good; it leads to improvement and innovation…right? Our society seems to agree, but when it comes to the education of America’s children, that same competition is what causes the cost of education to skyrocket. With masses of students applying...
Novavax Vaccine
As one of the major COVID vaccines, Novavax is still not federally approved by the U.S. One year ago, on January 11, 2021, Novavax had its first approved country—Indonesia. However, twelve months later, the COVID vaccine is still yet to be approved by the U.S....
How to Navigate Teenage Mental Health in an Asian Household
Almost half of the students at Lynbrook report that they have been more sad or depressed recently in a Fall 2021 survey. As students return to a full-time in-person education this school year, students are finding school......
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