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The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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Invalidation Frustration

Students of color reflect on racially motivated comments devaluing their academic success.
Emmy Zhang
October 17, 2021

Sprawled out on the floor of her living room, Idalis McZeal '23 passed a bowl of popcorn back and forth with a friend while "Legally Blonde" played on the television screen. As Elle Wood's law school application...

Graphic by Nicole Kim

“A” is for Asian?: Impact of the “model minority” myth

Nicole Kim
November 29, 2016

When Steven Zhao ’19 left his English class holding a graded essay, his friend took a quick look at the “B+” scrawled on a margin, cracked a smile and said, “you dishonor your family.” Zhao...

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