By Sanaii Coke Keenya Coke has been an educator for 16 years. She has taught elementary school, adopted the role of coaching teachers, joined a networking organization for educational leaders and is currently an assistant principal at Excel Lower Charter School in Brooklyn, New York. Being a teacher requires many different skills and demands many […]
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By Amanda Hungria When most people hear martial arts, they might think of Cobra Kai, Karate Kid, or even Kung Fu Panda. But for John Henry Rodriguez, he said it was “my life’s purpose.” Rodriguez was born in Bogota, Colombia, to Colombian-Guatemalan parents. Before he could form full sentences, he emigrated to the United States […]
By Jeffrey Wang “多少 钱?” ‘How much?,’ is a common thing to hear in the streets of Flushing, Queens, where street vendors sell endless varieties of snacks and desserts. Regarded as the ‘Chinese Times Square,’ or ‘Queen’s Chinatown,’ it’s home to a large Mandarin-speaking population. Beginning in the 1970s, many Taiwanese immigrants settled there, away […]
By Veralyn Vislocky No one could have predicted the worldwide pandemic that began in 2019, nor the devastation it would cause to people and businesses. Jimmy Rong, the owner of New Ruan’s, was just one of the billions of people impacted by COVID-19. New Ruan’s is a small, family-owned restaurant nestled in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Since […]
By Alisa Uchaykina Nazeeha Ahmed was born in Queens, New York, on February 25, 2009. She grew up in a close-knit Bangladeshi household with many pleasant memories as she was growing up—spending time with family, cousins, and friends, playing outside, and enjoying the little things. Her mother instilled in her a love for creativity, or […]
By Brianna Sylvain Some of the world’s greatest thinkers began as observers. Astute observation has proven to be a critical step in learning, communicating, and problem-solving. For Jojo Varughese, a dedicated student at Kingsborough Early College Secondary School, observation serves as both a source of reason and a form of escapism. Varughese acknowledges that he […]