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The People’s Tour: Lincoln Heights

My friends chasing geese at Lincoln Park. Fifteen years ago, my Chinese-Vietnamese family moved to Lincoln Heights, a neighborhood four...

What to Bring on a Summer Backpacking Trip

It is currently raining in a wintery Santa Barbara, but somehow, the most perfect time to reminisce and reflect on my 2021 adventures. I...

Zoom With UCSB Cook

It is a running joke that most college students cannot cook. This is especially true if you just leaped fresh out of your parents’ nest,...

A Conversation with Farmer Mai

The first time I met Mai Nguyen was through a Zoom meeting that connected my Santa Barbara room to her Sonoma County home. A San Diego...

Learning Food Sovereignty From My Chinese Mother

When we were visiting Mami’s adoptive family in China, we experienced their Ningde food system for the first time. Ningde is a coastal...

Growing a Phantom Green Thumb

I wanted to call myself a plant mom, but the gardens I grew up with and the garden I tried to grow did not look like the ones in movies...

Are Graduates Allowed To Grieve Their Careers During The Pandemic?

By: Celine Pun (Editor), Sara Marcus (Community Manager), Arshi Kour (Data Journalist) Photo: r/memes Seven months ago, the pandemic...

I Find More Than Food In My Groceries

Sitting cross legged, cold from the opened fridge, my chest tightens from the shelf and cubby bulging from groceries. I stare at the...

How Boba Brings People Together

I grew obsessed with boba after coming to Santa Barbara for university.