图文：刘美玉 闪亮的漆皮、金属、玻璃、珠饰过去总是和时髦联想一起。可是物极必反，时尚设计家却在回归自然和复古中找到一片新天地。这个由古老的铁茶壶去掉壶底改装的灯罩，用铁链高悬在餐厅的木条长桌上方。柔和温暖的灯光照耀在棒球纪念照上面。棒球是美国人发明的，牛仔的咖啡壶是悬挂在柴火上的。烤肉餐厅老板把缅怀先民、城镇发展、地标风景和热爱球赛的精神展示在这儿与顾客分享。  

By: Catherine Tu Spring break is a time to frolic outside and inhale the pervasive scent of Mother Nature regenerating itself after a long, chilly winter. Many families plan trips to popular destinations, but a pleasant vacation to Disneyland quickly turns foul …

By: Dominique Huang Stress. Everyone has felt it at one point or another; it seems as if no one can escape from stress. We will always have deadlines to complete, work to finish, issues to deal with. There are, however, steps we …

By: Megan Ren The Great Wall One of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Wall weaves dragon-like across 5,500 miles of China’s northern border. This iconic structure was built during the Qin Dynasty and is thought to be the only …

“Troublemaker” was what Nelson Mandela’s given name, Rolihlahla, meant in Xhosa. Coincidently, Mandela caused plenty of trouble for the apartheid National Party by leading the African National Congress and advocating against segregation. Mandela was prominent political leader and a man with many …

By: Lydia Li The beauty of gift-giving lies in the thought put into the gift. Everyone loves personalized gifts, so why not make them yourself? Here are 3 simple and easy Do-It-Yourself projects for you to try at home!  Peppermint Sugar Scrub …

By: Catherine Tu A Tumblr user called nonomella is teaching in China and showed some iconic American food to her Chinese students and recorded their reactions. Their reactions to these common American foods are hilarious.

By Sophia Yang 1.     Can you please explain briefly what the city council and Mayor do in the city of Pleasanton? The Mayor has a term of two years and the four city council members have four years on board.  Pleasanton is a …

Growing up, as an Asian-American girl, it was (and still is, but considerably less – call it progress) uncommon to see people who looked like me represented in the media. Besides London Tipton on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and …

Start your school year with style! 1. Fall cleaning Yes, we’ve all heard of spring cleaning. But you should begin your academic year with a refreshing room! Repaint! Throw out broken furniture! Donate old clothes! The result will be mind boggling. Start …