Written and photographed by Lillian Zhou and Cynthia Chen CAPA-MC Junior Reporter Club The event was in remembrance of the eight individuals, seven of which were women, and six of which were of Asian descent. They were killed in a mass shooting on March 16 in Atlanta, Georgia. The victims are Soon C. Park, 74; Suncha Kim, 69; Hyun J. Grant, 51; Yong Ae Yue, 63; Paul Andre Michels, 54; Xiaojie Tan, 49; Delaina Ashley Yaun, 33; and Daoyou Feng, 44. Nearly 400 people came to the

Benjamin Lee, Vicky Shan, Evelyn Shue, Robert Sun 八十四岁的亚裔男子在旧金山遭袭击，几天后去世。 一个九十一岁的亚裔男子在奥克兰被推倒在地。 一位菲律宾裔美国人的脸在纽约被毁。 在洛杉矶一名韩裔美国人被殴打。 一名52岁的亚裔妇女在纽约皇后区被推倒在地。 这些仇恨犯罪都是在短短两个月内发生的，它们有一个共同点：反亚裔美国人，仇恨亚裔美国人。尽管针对亚洲人的种族主义不是新生事物，但COVID-19疫情大流行已经引发了反亚洲情绪和仇恨犯罪的洪流。统计数据令人震惊：Stop AAPI Hate 是为应对自疫情大流行开始以来反亚洲暴力活动急剧增加而创建的数据库，该数据库报告了2020年3月至2020年12月间发生的2808起反亚洲歧视事件。纽约警察署报道同时期对亚裔的仇恨犯罪增加了1900％。 Image source: https://laist.com/latest/post/20210224/california-state-funds-pandemic-hate-crimes-against-as

By Benjamin Lee, Vicky Shan, Evelyn Shue, Robert Sun An eighty-four-year-old Thai man assaulted in San Francisco, passing away days later. A ninety-one-year-old Asian man shoved to the ground in Oakland. A Filipino American man’s face slashed in New York. A Korean American beaten in Los Angeles. A fifty-two-year-old Asian woman pushed to the ground in Queens. All committed within a short span of two months, these hate crimes contain one thing in common: anti-Asian hatred. Tho

作者：Eileen Luo ，Joy Jiang （蒙郡教育）委员会的学生成员（简称：SMOB）是蒙郡教育委员会的投票成员。今年，Richard Montgomery 高中11年级学生 Henry Kaye被选为SMOB最终2名候选人之一。 参加竞选的原因 作为一名社区活跃成员，Kaye拥有一家小企业，同时做些兼职工作。他理解那些日程繁忙的学生很难有机会表达自己的心声。 “我想竞选学生选举委员，因为我认为在蒙郡存在很大的差异，这些差异是由于那些存在的障碍很大程度地阻碍了学生参予学生组织， 参与管理。“ Kaye说，”如果你参加一项运动，上一些具有挑战性的课程，或者演奏一种乐器，这就很难让你有时间去参与其中。“ 在线学习存在的差异 作为学生选举委员，Kaye关心的是解决在线学习造成的学习差异。他说， “如果你的网络连接有问题，如果你不说英语，如果家里有事，在在线学习的环境下，很难有教育质量。” 他提出了一套重返学校的建议。 “我们知道，（新冠病毒）是一种传染性很强的疾病，在室内会增加感染机会。” 取代常规的返校（学习）方式， Kaye 建议蒙郡教委

By Eileen Luo and Joy Jiang The Student Member of the Board (SMOB) is a voting member of the Montgomery County Board of Education. This year, Richard Montgomery High School junior Henry Kaye, has been selected as one of the two finalists for SMOB. Reason For Running As an active member of his community, small business owner, and someone who works a part-time job, Kaye understands that students who have many responsibilities outside of school can struggle to get their voices h

By Emily Zhang and Cynthia Chen Montgomery County is one of two counties in Maryland that gives a student full voting rights on the Board of Education. Richard Montgomery junior, Hana O’Looney is one of the candidate finalists for this year’s 44th SMOB election. About Hana O’Looney O’Looney has been a lifelong MCPS student; she has attended six different high school clusters within her 12 years in MCPS. From her experiences moving around to currently serving as Vice President