Photo: Poster, circa 1970 By Jasmine Nguyen, Editor-in-Chief One of the three officers who stood silently the night of May 25 in Minneapolis as another officer pressed his knee to the neck of George Floyd for nearly nine minutes, was Tou Thao. Thao is Hmong, a Southeast Asian ethnic group that resides in Vietnam and […]
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We NEED Better Latinx Representation
By Velia Salazar, Staff Reporter Growing up, there were times I thought I only existed in cartoons. That’s what my TV told me. While there were plenty of white faces on TV representing every facet of life, the only brown-skinned faces I saw were of cartoon characters. While very young, the only Latina I saw […]
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Reflecting on Asian Representation in the Media
By Jasmine Nguyen, Culture Editor As May approaches, I find myself excited for Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage month to celebrate with my community. But this year, it took a different turn for many, especially with the rise of Asian-based hate crimes and the cancelation of many AAPI events due to COVID-19. It’s hard […]
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Video Chatting with Jesus
By Robert Rios, News Editor I have been good friends with someone for five years. We’d crossed paths before, but we never really talked. But when I finally chose to get to know him, I learned he was pretty cool. He liked helping and caring for people, whatever their issue might be. And I was […]
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Despite Pandemic, Latinx Center Still Coming This Fall
Photo by Nova Blanco-Rico. By Destiny Torres and Yeymy Garcia, Staff Editors The future may be uncertain for California State University, Dominguez Hills, and the next semester, but the Latinx center is still confirmed to be coming this fall. On March 3, about 50 students, faculty, and alumni gathered to share El Comité’s, a group […]