This is Elmhurst, Queens. I grew up here. In middle school, I would walk past these buildings every weekend to go to the mall or get a snack from a bakery, and yet failed to recognize how drastically it changed from year to year. As a kid, I didn’t see the impacts of these towering […]
F1 racing has many seemingly insurmountable economic and gendered barriers that prevent many people from entering the sport. Yet others, with family connections and access to resources, seem to seamlessly avoid some of these obstacles. Some of the most notable F1 drivers had fathers who competed in either F1 or other high class motorsports (Holding […]
Most Americans believe that the U.S. is politically polarized, and a majority believe that this polarization will worsen in the future (Lee 2022). Political polarization can make American democracy vulnerable, as evident in other countries, such as Turkey (McCoy, Rahman, and Somer 2018). This is because polarization erodes two norms that American democracy relies on to […]
Tyon is studious and loves learning. He enjoys receiving report cards and reading outside of school. Inside the classroom, he seems like any other bright and happy kid. However, Tyon does not have a permanent home. His belongings have been stolen as he moves from shelter to shelter, making it difficult for him to keep […]
Exploring why second generation American’s assimilate beyond their cultural ancestry and into the norms of the United States.
When others ask “How are you?” a common response at Hamilton College is: “I am so tired”. I have heard friends complain that they were awake until almost 5am completing assignments, even though adequate sleep aids mental health and retaining new information (Gillen O’Neel et al., 2012). Life at college is jam-packed, and many students […]
Siblings share toys, they may share clothes, do they also share mental illnesses? I am the youngest of five children born to two teachers. The five of us, four girls and one boy, were born and raised on a small boarding high school campus where my parents worked. Our house was always filled with tension […]
As hospitals have become busier in recent years, physician-led labor has replaced midwife-led labor. Today, midwives are only present at 12% of US births (OSHU 2020). With the prioritization of safe medical practices, present-day society has traded woman-centered approaches to childbirth, like midwifery, for more sterile medical approaches (Sandall et al. 2010). The busy hospital […]
Young female athletes often face criticism on their appearance, regardless of their body type (Hardie et al. 2022). This scrutiny perpetuates outdated gender norms, where boys are praised for traits like strength and assertiveness, and girls face backlash for the same qualities. This double standard contributes to mental health struggles among female athletes and further […]
Greetings from the USA! I landed at John F. Kennedy Airport as an 18-year-old Chinese student from the opposite side of the world, with three heavily packed suitcases, ready to enter a new world of unknowns. Though my heart was racing with anticipation, I soon realized that things would not go as smoothly as I […]
