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The Student News Site of St. Joseph's University

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Hannah Pajtis ’26 poses with cherry blossom trees at the 2024 Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival in West
Fairmount Park, April 13. PHOTOS: OLIVIA FISHER ’26

A love letter to my younger self

Hannah Pajtis, News Editor May 1, 2024

As a mixed race woman of Korean descent, I’ve often felt like I’ve been viewed as different in my predominantly white hometown of York, Pennsylvania. I rarely saw Korean culture, let alone Asian...

Amber Abbas, Ph.D., associate professor of history, presenting for the DEI Lecture series via Zoom on Nov. 10. PHOTO: TAYLER WASHINGTON ’22/THE HAWK

DEI Lecture Series: South Asian American identity

Tayler Washington November 16, 2021

Amber Abbas, Ph.D., associate professor of history, presented “Mistaken for ‘Muslim:’ Identity and Belonging in South Asian America,” a lecture exploring the identity and background of South Asians...

Ting Wan is the owner of EMei Restaurant.
PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Chinatown weathers pandemic and anti-Asian sentiment

Jackie Collins April 27, 2021

Ting Wan, owner of EMei Restaurant located on Arch Street in Philadelphia’s Chinatown, remembers when her restaurant was fully booked months in advance for the Chinese New Year on January 25, 2020. But...

William Lex Ham (far right) chants with marchers in Dilworth Park after marching from Chinatown. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

‘Get it right the first time, that was a hate crime’

Devin Yingling March 30, 2021

Hundreds of people gathered on 10th and Vine Street on March 25 to stand and march in solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.  The march was a grassroots event organized...

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