Holding onto home: the importance of remembering your cultural roots
In light of chasing Western ideals and standards, preserving your cultural identity is one of the most important things you can do.
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Thai Nakorn: the story behind its dishes
Thai Nakorn is a Thai restaurant serving the local community in Stanton. Its long history started with a woman and her family from Thailand.
Our demographics don’t make up the preference of culture
FVHS Fall Fest has no food diversity but is dominated by Vietnamese. Forget this stereotype, and find out why we are familiar with but do not favor the Vietnamese culture of FVHS.
How I rediscovered my Vietnamese heritage after seven years
After years of suppressing my Vietnamese heritage, folktales brought me back home.
Day of the Dead celebrations are still living in SoCal
As we near the beginning of the Día de los Muertos celebrations, numerous oppurtunities to learn about a new culture are opening up.
East Asian diets are getting more flak than they deserve
East Asians are joining an increasingly diverse online (and in real life) community to share health advice and encourage others to stay fit, but they have been criticized for their diet. Such criticism is undeserved, and people should recognize that what works for someone won’t work for another.
A love letter to my monolids
Monolids, monolids! Wherefore art thou my monolids?
Beads galore with Maya Bodla
At Fountain Valley High School, senior Maya Bodla is the host of a small business — a jewelry business centered around the art of bead weaving.
Turks and Caicos Islands: A trip to remember
Clear waters, adventurous activities and a coastal experience, Turks and Caicos Islands, also known as Proidenciales, is the tropical paradise of a lifetime. Read about my experience on this trip.
FVHS welcomes Japanese students to campus during the Foreign Exchange Program
For a day, Japanese students were able to travel internationally and shadow students on campus, allowing Barons to expand their Japanese skills while offering Japanese students a glimpse of Baron life.