Over the course of the past year, M&M’s have been plastered all over the news, social media, and even Super Bowl commercials. In January of 2022, in a push towards more inclusive marketing, Mars Wrigley, M&M’s parent company, gave the brown M&M shorter heels and replaced the green M&M’s boots with sneakers. What resulted was […]
“If you want to be successful here [in America], you gotta master English. It’s a must… Language is the key… I want my children to know Korean because that’s our heritage, but we are living in America and the language of America is English… I want them to do well in school and go to […]
It didn’t matter to me that I won a Class A Section III title in my first year of track. It didn’t matter that I had broken two school records. It didn’t matter that I would be going on to compete at the college level. February 16, 2022 was the NYSPHSAA1 Section III Indoor Track […]
“Girls are expected to work under a man” In South Korea, my grandpa’s job in a restaurant was seen as more important in the eyes of the public than my grandma working in a beauty supply store. In keeping with Korean patriarchal culture, my grandparents encouraged me to choose a job where I can still […]
Massachusetts prides itself on being a state with one of the best public school systems in America. Yet in Boston, the state’s largest city, the education system is far from perfect. On the state mandated standardized tests this year, every single grade (3rd through 10th) had a higher percentage of students not meeting expectations in […]
Doctors are often seen as heroes. They ensure our children are healthy, treat and cure adult ailments, and then provide the elderly necessary care to thrive in their golden years. Should they also help us to die when we are ready? Physician assisted suicide (PAS) is the controversial process through which a doctor provides a […]
The “aesthetic” hashtag on Tik Tok has a staggering 172 billion views. An aesthetic in the digital sense of the word refers to a visual representation of an internet subculture that portrays a certain mood, community, or persona through fashion, decor, color palettes, mood boards, and more (Freeman 2021). Two aesthetics, #Minimalism and #Maximalism, have […]
The “Sandwich Generation” refers to individuals who are caring for children under the age of 18 and older relatives at the same time (Goto 46). Mothers who have been caught in the middle of the sandwich (ages 35-54), feel the most stress than any other group (APA 2020). During the pandemic, mothers had to take […]
The prevalence of homelessness in New York City makes it impossible for it to go unnoticed, especially by native New Yorkers. While the challenges faced by the overall population of the unhoused are widely known, what about the unique and less visible struggles that homeless women endure? Challenges of Homeless Motherhood Homeless shelters in New […]
“Are you, like, a terrorist?” This question came out of the mouth of a pale, 9-year-old boy. I, a marginally less pale 10-year-old girl, had just told him my mother was from the Middle East. And his response had taken me completely by surprise. But it was not the first time I had felt othered […]
