Thrust into China I walked into a classroom I was sure was a remodeled janitor’s closet. Two skinny rows of desks and chairs barely fit fifteen international students, all eager…
Jessica XuDecember 2, 2024
In a sunlit room of USC’s Doheny Library, two young girls entered in thick makeup and lavish costumes of sky blue, creamy white, and crimson. Their every movement was measured…
April MaoOctober 28, 2024
On August 17th, a Chinese female petitioner, Luo Yuying（罗玉英）, received an unexpected phone call from the Supreme People’s Court of Chengdu. Luo was notified that her appeal for a case…
Gloria GuoSeptember 11, 2023
Wang Qiaoling and Li Wenzu first met at a detention center in Beijing, China in the summer of 2015. They were both in a desperate search for their husbands -…
Gloria GuoJuly 8, 2023
At first, the declining number of Chinese international students in the United States might be chalked up as another COVID-19 misfortune. The timeline does match: in a sobering report, The…
Angela LiuMay 20, 2023
“It is already four in the afternoon. Are you sure you want to finish drawing these accounting documents?” a manager asked me while I was working on an external audit…
Justin JiangApril 2, 2023
“The one-China principle is the political foundation of China-US relations,” - Mao Ning, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson. While China has laid claim to Taiwan’s sovereignty ever since the end…
Yipei LuJanuary 25, 2023
With eyes focused on bright computer screens with daily training extending past midnight, esports are becoming mainstream. In 2021, millions of fans around the world celebrated China’s third largest esports…
Noah ChristiansenJanuary 7, 2023
Content Warning: This article contains instances of suicide and LGBTQ+ discrimination Another “Rose Boy” has left this world On Sept. 10, 2022, Gaoyan (高彦), a student from Shandong College…
Martin LiDecember 1, 2022
