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Eric Guo

The Asian Disadvantage

Jocelyn Li Asians are typically stereotyped amongst others as “nerdy” or are studying day and night. The advantages and, mostly, the disadvantages of this stereotype can be clearly seen in the college admissions process. Due to the common knowledge that Asian-Americans generally …

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Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year By: Teresa Tu Chinese people often call the New Year “Spring Festival,” but it is not the official beginning of spring. It is simply the first day of the first month in the lunar calendar. Under the lunar system, …

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How do top students study?

  Grades are an essential part of the high school student’s lifestyle and are arguably the most important part of college admissions. Achieving these grades, however, is difficult and laborious. Studying requires lots of time and energy that students are unwilling to …

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Swimming Life: Swimmer’s Edition

By: Patrick Xu On February 13, 2016, at Hacker Dojo in Mountain View, California, I interviewed PEAK swimmer Ethan Hu, one of the highest ranked swimmers in the 13-14 year old age group, on what factors make a swimmer who he or …

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Angel Island: A History

By William Zeng Angel Island State Park, the largest island in the San Francisco Bay. The California Department of Parks and Recreation claims that Angel Island offers some of the best views of the surrounding Bay Area, great hiking trails, and many …

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Waking up in the morning

By: Jocelyn Li Many of us have trouble waking up in the morning. Our loud alarms wake us up, but we fall back asleep as we press the snooze button. When you finally realize that you’re late for school, you jump out …

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The Resurgence of Vinyl Records

By: Henry Guo Have you ever heard of vinyl record? For people who were born after 1980s they may hardly hear it and see it. It was dominate music industry from 1930s to 1980s. Record companies like Columbia, EMI, RCA Philips and …

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Volleyball Enhances Life Quality

By Amy Yao Playing volleyball can significantly improve your health and quality of life in many areas, both physically and mentally. Volleyball is a great way to stay healthy and stay involved in social activities. Playing volleyball enhances energy levels, reduces stress, …

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Change for the “Greater Good”

By: Jocelyn Li Many Asian-American parents are known for their ‘specialized’ method of parenting known as “tiger parenting”. But as schooling becomes more and more competitive, the amount of stress and pressure on students of all nationalities has increased immensely. This has …

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The iCarbot

By: Henry Guo The 2016 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was held in Las Vegas from Jan 6-9, 2016. More than 4000 companies from all over the world attended this show, with hundreds of thousands of new products to display. Today I …

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