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Almost American Girl

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Almost American Girl By: Robin Ha By: Julia Krasko, Ashley Kowalewski, Savanna Lai, Dillon Malner Book Review: Robin Ha's Almost American Girl is an illustrated memoir chronicling a fourteen-year-old Korean girl and her mother's journey as they navigate life in translation. The story begins in Seoul before the two flies to Alabama for their yearly vacation. While in Alabama, we quickly learn that Ha Chuna's mother is getting married, ending their life in Korea and beginning a new one in America. Before traversing the minefield that is the American public school system, Chuna chooses her new American name—Robin Ha. After navigating her way through two schools, two states, and two cultures, we see Robin return to Korea for the 2002 World Cup as a college student. Robin sees her former home as a place now foreign to her after many years of difficult transitions, confusion, alienation, cultural and language barriers. Reconnecting with her middle school friends from Seoul, she s
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The 57 Bus

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The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives   Written by: Dashka Slater Project Created by: Mark Bibian, Sarah Bidgoli, Sara Brune & Nataly Casillas Review: Imagine deciding to take a nap on the bus from your commute back home from school after a long day, only to be woken up by an assortment of flames burning your legs. That’s precisely what happened to Sasha one day as she rode the 57-bus home. Dashka Slater’s “The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime that Changed Their Lives” recalls the events leading up to the moment when Richard set Sasha’s skirt on fire, changing both of their lives forever. Richard and Sasha had always taken the same bus and had crossed paths on multiple occasions. On this particular day, Richard saw Sasha in their skirt and decided to set it on fire as a small practical joke. The Oakland High School Wellness Center's support of "NoH8" Unfortunately, the
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A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919

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A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 By Claire Hartfield Project Contributors: Ashley Boswell, Alexis Bush, Hania Chaudhry, Hannah Clabough Review             Claire Hartfield's A Few Red Drops depicts the heart-wrenching struggles of Chicago's African American community during the tumultuous summer of 1919. It all began on the 29th and 26th street beaches, where an invisible line had been drawn segregating whites and blacks. On a sunny Sunday in July, five black teens were floating on their raft and began to slowly drift near the unspoken divide of the white beach. Once spotted, a white man became disgruntled and decided to throw rocks at the young boys, one of which ended the life of seventeen-year-old Eugene Williams and thus sparked the tinderbox of racial and social unrest that had been brewing in Chicago. Leading up to this point, the city's population had seen a sharp influx of 56,000 African Americans by 1919. This resulted in the formation
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