Class of 2021

5 Ways to Celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year From Home

With the impact of COVID-19, events have continued to move from large, in-person celebrations to virtual gatherings, including the 16-day Lunar New Year.

A Winter in Quarantine; My One Year Story

By Tracy Wang and Caroline Cooper

And then I feel anxiety for a good thirty minutes, hating how I was the only one concerned at that moment

Where I’m From

By Alice Kresberg

I was adopted from Seoul, South Korea at a very young age. As an international adoptee, I’ve found it hard to connect with my birth culture.

A Harvest of Memories

By Alyssa Olmeda

Hi, I’m Alyssa. I’m excited to be able to present my work to you! I love nature, and I hope this piece is able to transport you all to the countryside with me.

Epileptic Born

By Amari Murray

Have you ever known someone with epilepsy? Or ever wondered what happens when someone is having a seizure? Well let my words of my health introduce you to the world of being a victim of epilepsy.

Again

By Anna Vavagiakis

I wrote this piece on 2020: the events that occurred then, and how it might affect people in the future. I encourage everyone to look forward—be strong, be brave, and stay safe.

This pair of cento poems was crafted out of song lyrics, news articles and poetry, reflecting the moods of dark and light. Which one is sinister and which one is hopeful? Or maybe each has a little bit of dark and light…

Martha ‘Marty’ Farias

2020 f*cked with us all, and no words can describe the pain and trauma people all over the world went through. This is a tribute to the people we lost, to the pain.

reverie

By Dorothy Chan

/ˈrev(ə)rē/
noun
a state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts; a daydream.

Bee

By Elaine Ng

On a warm spring’s day, I walked down the street and I saw a bee. I wondered what other functions it had besides pollinating.

Leather in Heaven

By Grace Yu

This piece challenges the gender stereotypes surrounding masculinity through two father-son relationships. The narrator’s father associates masculinity with anger, but the cowboy father teaches his son that true strength comes from being kind to others.