Author Archives: Alex Chen

Matthew Salesses’ I’m Not Saying, I’m Just Saying is the first flash fiction I have ever read. And admittedly, I am fascinated by the storytelling not only because flash fiction is a novel idea for me, but also because of the simplicity … Continue reading →

Chang-Rae Lee is author of Native Speaker, a novel that we recently finished reading as a class. I personally think that Native Speaker is the best piece of Asian American literature that we have read this entire trimester. Due to my love for … Continue reading →

With my Senior Exhibition focusing on the difference between entrepreneurship in China and the U.S, I am beginning to understand gradually what it takes to be an entrepreneur. It is true that as an entrepreneur, a person needs to go … Continue reading →

College, college, college. As I am nearing the application deadline for my early school, I naturally begin to reflect on what I have done throughout the process. I realize this whole college process is a period of time in which a … Continue reading →

As the son of a Chinese film director, I have been exposed to Chinese films throughout my life. Just recently, I had a conversation with my father over the phone, discussing his latest project “The Monk Comes Down the Mountain”. … Continue reading →

On September 19th, a Chinese e-commerce company almost unknown to the Western world had its initial public offering (IPO) at the New York Stock Exchange. Jack Ma, the founder of the company Alibaba, not only instantly became the wealthiest person … Continue reading →

  In the first week of the study of Asian American literature, Ms.Sohn taught the class the idea of “diaspora”. According to dictionary.com,  diaspora’s official meaning specifically applies to “the scattering of the Jews to countries outside of Israel.” With … Continue reading →