Pawns in the Game: How the Model Minority Myth Makes Asian Americans Enable White Supremacy
In the echo chambers of subreddits and other online platforms, Asian Americans are stewing fearmongering and racist attitudes towards fellow underrepresented groups. I’ve seen it for myself; over the past few years, I’ve noticed an alarming trend of anti-Blackness both online and beyond within my...
Our Love is Like a Wormhole: Navigating an Online Long-Distance Relationship
For the past two years, I have only seen my boyfriend in person nine times. Our relationship began online and still thrives virtually today. Most of our quality time consists of texting, hours-long Discord calls and playing video games together. This Valentine’s Day, other people...
Nuestro Pueblo Unido, Nos Rehusamos a Obedecer: Our Village United, We Refuse to Obey
When you’re a kid surrounded by family, friends and community who have been there for your first steps, your graduations and around the house — you don’t question whether that loved one is “supposed” to be in this country. As a Mexican from the Calexico...
When the Santa Ana Winds Come Pounding on Your Door
Ever since I can remember, I have feared the Santa Ana winds, as many who are born and raised in the hills of Los Angeles do. When those winds come pounding on your door, breaking the silence inside, it feels scarier than any burglar, for...
Death of a CEO: The Power of Our Reaction
There is an undeniably captivating element in the story of a man, so fed up with the system that he takes justice into his own hands, points a finger at the dastardly individual responsible, and is hunted by the government for ending the villain’s life. ...
The Mourning After
This morning, I woke up hopeless. I cannot go 20 minutes without crying, and I have not been able to stop since I woke up in tears this morning. My power was out all night and, thanks to my nonstop switching between 270toWin, AP, CNN,...
Why I’m Voting
Until a couple of weeks ago, I was not going to vote in the 2024 election. How could anyone with a moral conscience cast a vote that would further genocide? Kamala Harris has explicitly stated her unwavering commitment to the security of Israel, according to...
Power to the Students: We Will Not Be Ignored
For 30 days, the UC Santa Cruz Gaza Solidarity Encampment cooked and served about 500 plates of food a day free of charge. For 30 days, students stood on safety patrol for one another, established a free library and a “people’s closet” with donated items....
How Do You Get Into Nonfiction?
Nonfiction is hard to read. I get it — whether it be the emotional connection you form with the characters or the escape from reality afforded by a rich plot, fiction just hits different. Usually, people’s mental image of nonfiction looks like dense academic articles,...
The Last Word: We Move Together
Note to reader: This letter is a Call-In to our community, compiled with reflection and advice that graduated student leaders and past City on a Hill Press editors want to share with you. We graduated this year. Just like that — goodbye college, goodbye Santa...