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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...

Being black and Dominican

Being black and Dominican

Roderich Martinez February 4, 2020

A narrative on race from a Dominican student The term Afro-Latinx, a more recent adaptation of the phrase Latino for anyone who chooses to remove gender binaries from their identity, is used to describe...

The right to control your name

The right to control your name

The Hawk Staff October 1, 2019

The importance of owning your identity Members of the St. Joe’s community do not have the option to update their preferred names on their student IDs due to the set up of the current system, nor are...

The necessity of gender inclusive language

The necessity of gender inclusive language

Regina Schliep October 1, 2019

Renewing the conversation after Sam Smith’s pronoun announcement Last week, English musician Sam Smith announced that they prefer the pronouns they/them, six months after coming out as nonbinary. Smith’s...

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