Author Benjamin Alire Sáenz visits community
Sonia Bhattacharyya and Natalie Jew
September 23, 2017
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Author Gene Yang addresses high school and middle school students
Colby Sutton, Staff Writer
April 12, 2017
Students were shuffled into the auditorium during the last block of the day on Thursday to listen to Gene Luen Yang, author of 9th and 10th grade summer reading book, American Born Chinese. The high schoolers were joined by a group of 7th and 8th grade students from the nearby Runkle School. After an ...
Summer reading tackles race issues
Valentina Rojas, Arts Editor
October 18, 2015
Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, Freddie Gray. Their deaths brought to light vital issues surrounding police brutality and racism. The summer reading committee’s choice of “Caucasia” and “American Born Chinese” put race at the forefront of conversations this fall. The librarian represen...
Peeps on the Street: What did you think about the summer reading?
Louie Goldsmith and Chris Bell
September 14, 2015
“['American Born Chinese'] was about a young boy of Chinese descent who moves to America and his struggles to identify with his culture and acclimate to his climate. I thought the book covered an interesting topic that there isn’t really enough about. There is so little about Asian culture in th...
Sandeep Gingipalli, Sports Writing Editor
September 27, 2018 • 0 comments
Hispanic Heritage Month: Sonia Sotomayor
September 26, 2018
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September 25, 2018
Hispanic Heritage Month: Pedro Martinez
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