Author: bayouth

By Jason Shan
“Asian American woman brutally attacked in New York City.” “FBI reports hate crimes at highest level in 12 years.” “8 dead in Atlanta spa shootings, with fears of Anti-Asian bias.” These headlines, and many others, have been widely broadcasted throughout the past year. During...

By Emma Tu and Alex Li
Resounding cheers welcome each student of Lynbrook High School as they run through a sea of baby blue thunder sticks waved by the Class of 2025. Running through this gauntlet marks the exhilarating start of homecoming week⁠—an annual tradition of vibrant class...

By Carol Zeng
Providing proper medical care for pets has always been a challenge, but there has not been a conspicuous difference regarding this issue. According to the 2020 National Pet Owners survey, 67% percent of United States households own some type of pet. The number of cats...

By Joseph Shan and Judy Zeng
On Oct. 14, 2021, the Cupertino Union School District (CUSD) Board of Education decided to close Meyerholz and Regnart and consolidate John Muir starting in the fall of 2022. The two schools will be leased, providing the opportunity for potential re-openings or repurposing.......

Here in California, homelessness is an ever present issue. With a surging number of cases and numerous quarantines, the pandemic has not been kind to anyone. In a state that has a quarter of the nation’s homelessness population, lockdowns and staying at “home” may......

Moving into August, America faces the sixth month of shelter-in-place. In March, when distance-learning first started, the teaching community had little time to adapt to the sudden changes. They had to face many obstacles and struggles in light of the new learning-through-a-screen reality courtesy......

Nations across the world have set safety guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic. People are required to have a social distancing of 6 feet, 2 meters, 8 strands of spaghetti laid end-to-end; no matter the measurement, there has to be a clear separation between person-to-person. The......

Award Ceremony Live, I Love My Community Youth Video News Competition On Jan. 10th 1 p.m. PST, Ding Ding TV and Bay Area Youth Initiative (BAYouth) held the award ceremony for the first ever “I Love My Community” youth video news competition through Zoom. The competition was hosted over...

Silicon Valley is home to the heart of America’s tech industry, but also home to thousands of homeless people. This community is not just multistory houses and large tech companies, but we also have to be responsible for the people living on the streets....

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