The Month: April 2018

Is AISG Politically Correct?

Political correctness is defined as the avoidance of certain expressions and actions that might offend those from minority groups. Since AISG is an international school, it is often thought that students and teachers are politically correct, do not generalize based on stereotypes, and do not make any sort of racist/sexist remarks, or remarks regarding one’s sexuality, gender identity, economic status, and so much more. However, this is not entirely true. Based on a survey, to which 69 students responded. Many students at this school do make racist/sexist jokes, separate themselves by nationality, and often stereotype other students based on their race. You can read more about this and find out more about the survey result in Abby’s article on The Beacon.

A New Era for China: Say Hello to “Emperor” Xi

Earlier this year, the central committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) proposed an amendment to the Chinese constitution, seeking an end to the two-term limit for China’s general secretary. This amendment meant that the current general secretary of China, Xi Jinping, who was supposed to resign from his presidency in 2023, could possibly stay in office for life. The amendment was passed later with an overwhelming majority of 99.8 percent (2958 for, 2 against, and 4 abstain) for the amendment, and thus Xi is now officially granted the unbounded power to govern China beyond 2023. But what does this mean? Gabriel talks in details about the ramifications of this new change. You can read more about it in Gabriel’s article, on The Beacon.

The Rise of Hip-Hop in China

Most of the time, hip-hop is regarded as a part of American culture, but did you know that hip-hop is on the rise and stepping mainstream in China? With pioneers such as MC Hotdog and reality rap TV shows, hip-hop’s audience in China is steadily rising. You can learn about how hip-hop has evolved in China as well as learn about some famous hip-hop artists in China, like the Higher Brothers. You can read more about it in David’s article on The Beacon.

AISG Talent Show

AISG got talents. The annual Talent show took place on April 13th. It was another night of performances from our talented students. There were singing, dancing, rock band, jazz band, comedy and piano performances. As usual, the talent show ended with the senior dance. This year, it’s performed by the class of 2018. The dance was choreographed by Gwen Farm and Michelle Zhuang. You can read more about it and see more photos and watch the rest of the senior dance video on Anna’s article on The Beacon.

The New Coordinators of Next Year

With current coordinators either leaving or graduating, a generation of new coordinators is elected or selected to replace them. In this article, you can read about a brief profile on all of the new coordinators of community service groups as well as other student organizations like Business Club. You can read about the profiles of the new coordinators in Jacky’s article on The Beacon.

Alumni of AISG: Ardeshir Takaki

What happens to our students when they graduate our school? Well, you can find out about some of our alumni in our brand new segment called Alumni of AISG. In this first installment of Alumni of AISG, Ardeshir Takaki, a graduate of the class of 2016, shared his stories after he graduated. You can read about it in Sara’s article on The Beacon.

Before we conclude this installment of the Month, we’d like to remind you to check out our other monthly segments, like our monthly Beacon Spotify Playlist, Sophie’s Suggestions, Top 10 Facts of The Month and our other monthly video segments.