Boba tea, also known as the bubble tea, became really popular in Asia during the last couple of years and has currently developed a strong market in the US and some European countries as well. At the moment, boba tea is very trendy worldwide and has been influ... More »
East Asian parents have become increasingly notorious for being harsh on their children, placing immense pressure on them. A nickname has even been coined by Yale Law School professor, Amy Chua, to describe a strict parent: Tiger Parent. In most cases, East As... More »
On August 2, Japan announced that South Korea is officially removed from Japan’s White List—a list of countries given preferential treatment on trade. Due to this decision, Japan will be restricting exports of three major chemicals that are essential for Korea... More »
“WeChat or Alipay?” This is a question that most people living in China have heard at least once. Five years ago, a trip to the grocery store meant bringing along a wallet and physically handing over paper bills in exchange for products. Now, the wallets in pe... More »
Aladdin is a 2019 movie remake directed by Guy Ritchie retelling the original 1992 animated classic of the same name. It tells the story of a street thief named Aladdin (Mena Massoud) bumps into Princess Jasmine (Naomi Scott) of Agrabah. In order to try and wi... More »
In the US, abortion is a hugely controversial and divisive topic. Ever since the Roe vs Wade Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion in 1973, there has always been a vocal anti-abortion minority that strongly opposes abortion for a variety of reasons. Ant... More »
Seung Ri, or Lee Seung Hyun (이승현), was a member of a popular boy group called BIGBANG. After receiving over 187 music awards including “Album of the Year,” “Artists of the Year,” and “Song of the Year,” BIGBANG was dubbed as a legend of K-POP (source). Current... More »
Women’s issues have been under the spotlight in the world recently, and this is evidence of increasing progress for women’s rights. But what about men? Along with women demanding equality, many people — especially from the younger generation — have begun to qu... More »
There’s a saying that two things that are certain in life: taxes and death. Well, for us students, we can add tests to that list of inevitable things. I wrote about AISG’s grading system before, but now I want to write about our makeup and late work policies, ... More »
When people hear the term “skipping school,” they often picture a scene straight out of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. They probably imagine students taking a luxurious vacation from school for no reason other than that they did not feel like going. However, this i... More »
The New York Times International Edition sent out an invitation in July 2018 for students in the Asia-Pacific region to join an annual writing competition. Each year, a new theme/topic is presented, and students are asked to write a 500-word opinion piece resp... More »
In general, society’s concept of what it means to be a woman seems to be evolving. But what about here in East Asia? How have women in Japan, South Korea and China been affected by the recent surge of women’s rights movements? What does their society expect fr... More »