Shortly after Liang Wen gives birth, the 27-year-old recent mother is forced to agree to a medical procedure that permanently alters her health and future. Wen’s intrauterine device (IUD) represents…
Hanna TeermanDecember 13, 2021
As the Taliban swept through Afghanistan in August of 2021, chaos ensued within the country. American citizens and soldiers were quickly evacuated, and thousands of Afghan refugees sought refuge in…
Jacob RoseDecember 7, 2021
Family members lavish praise on 6-year-old Victoria Ouyang as she recites a poem in confident Shanghainese. Her relatives’ eyes fill with pride as they listen intently. Young Ouyang is proud…
Riya ValaulikarDecember 6, 2021
A Chinese mother prepares a pile of white dough, kneading it into circles. She wraps meat in the buns and steams them. As she sits at the dining table, she…
Valerie WuDecember 6, 2021
Picture it: Empty high-rise apartments stand out against the brown desert plains of inner Mongolia like grey skeletons. Suddenly, a thunderous blast breaks the silence of the uninhabited city’s desolate…
Jack CibuzarNovember 30, 2021
Pandas at the San Diego Zoo, the 2008 Olympics Games and Chinese state media on Youtube all have one thing in common: they are displays of Chinese “soft power” that…
Caleb HuangSeptember 15, 2021
Dressed in gemstone earrings and traditional layered Tibetan robe, the young Tibetan boy with sun-kissed skin and messy hair smiled timidly at the camera, his figure striking against the clear…
Peilin ChenSeptember 15, 2021
Fentanyl is the principal enemy in the war on opioid addiction and overdoses. The strain of the COVID-19 pandemic has helped drive increased drug abuse; fentanyl is involved in the…
Eric ToubAugust 28, 2021
On Jan. 7, 2020, Tesla CEO Elon Musk performed the infamous “striptease” dance in the opening ceremony of the company’s Shanghai Gigafactory. The theatrical opening marked an important milestone for…
Thomas ChowAugust 28, 2021
