ISSUE 4

September, 2023

art

Man Cave | The Art of Medicine | Left to Burn by Catherine Chung

Tribute to Joan Didion by Rita Wang

Playground | Dear Mom, I’m at a party right now. I lost my phone. Please pick me up. I want to leave but I can’t find the door. And I can’t see myself anymore. I still love you. by Temi Ijisesan

People by Katherine Xiao

Serotonin by Christine Jung

research

The Angel Reese Controversy: Exemplifying the Negative Ramifications of Sportsmanship’s Racist, Sexist Origins by Emma Ward

“A Shouting Match”: How Aesthetics Compete to Cheer on Gentrification in Jersey City by Zubin Rekhi

Boomin Metro: Mobilizing MetroLink from Automobility Hell by Catherine Chung

Becoming Woman Before Becoming Human: Fears, Films, and Technologies’ Journeys to Personhood by Joanne Sung

The Facade of Natural Disaster: Neoliberalism Behind Hurricane Maria by Jane Wu

Simulated Empathy and Self-Help: Therapeutic Considerations of Conversational Artificial Intelligence by Anna Woodward

Asian American Antagonists: The Model Minority Myth in Jordan Peele’s Films by Carolyn Tang

Diversity Commodified: Hollywood’s Racial Identity Crisis by Mallorie Goodwin

Wronging a Right: How Wednesday’s Love Triangle Undermines Its Queer Appeal by Nancy Patel

creative nonfiction

Hands by Vy Nguyen

Pocket Money by Gage Fowlkes

Enjoying Blackberries in Purgatory by Anna Woodward