The official student newspaper of St. John's School.

The Review
The official student newspaper of St. John's School.

The Review
The official student newspaper of St. John's School.

The Review
Ella Chen

Ella Chen, Executive Copy Editor

Ella is a senior in her fourth year on Review. Her dream is to go skydiving, and she’s addicted to Honey Nut Cheerios.

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Get comfortable; this might take a while. In order to share the lived experiences of Asian Americans at SJS, we spoke with 17 sources, transcribed 126 pages of interviews and expanded our coverage to five pages. As Asian Americans ourselves, we realize that many facets of our experience are unfamiliar to others.

Beyond a color

Russell Li, Ella Chen, and Ashley Yen
January 12, 2022
Get comfortable; this might take a while. In order to share the lived experiences of Asian Americans at SJS, we spoke with 17 sources, transcribed 126 pages of interviews and expanded our coverage to five pages. As Asian Americans ourselves, we realize that many facets of our experience are unfamiliar to others.

“Don’t let others tell you who you should be — that’s something you can decide for yourself.”

Russell Li, Ella Chen, and Ashley Yen
January 12, 2022
Get comfortable; this might take a while. In order to share the lived experiences of Asian Americans at SJS, we spoke with 17 sources, transcribed 126 pages of interviews and expanded our coverage to five pages. As Asian Americans ourselves, we realize that many facets of our experience are unfamiliar to others.

“I didn’t realize that I was being bullied — it just didn’t register.”

Russell Li, Ella Chen, and Ashley Yen
January 12, 2022
Few, if any, books in the K–12 curriculum feature Asian protagonists or settings.

“It’s tiring being the person to speak up for your own race in an environment that’s all white.”

Russell Li, Ella Chen, and Ashley Yen
January 12, 2022
At St. John’s, the roles and experiences of Asian immigrants receive scarce attention before Upper School. Students may not learn about events as significant as the Chinese Exclusion Act and Japanese internment camps until their sophomore and junior years. 

“Asian Americans are a crucial part of American history.”

Russell Li, Ella Chen, and Ashley Yen
January 12, 2022
Get comfortable; this might take a while. In order to share the lived experiences of Asian Americans at SJS, we spoke with 17 sources, transcribed 126 pages of interviews and expanded our coverage to five pages. As Asian Americans ourselves, we realize that many facets of our experience are unfamiliar to others.

“Pushed toward STEM.”

Russell Li, Ella Chen, and Ashley Yen
January 12, 2022
Many Asian American students feel excluded during lunch when surrounded by classmates who eat typical American foods.

“I became ashamed of being an Asian.”

Russell Li, Ella Chen, and Ashley Yen
January 12, 2022
Asian Americans are often described as quiet and shy, a categorization that exemplifies the model minority myth.

“No matter how much I spoke up, I would only be perceived as being the quiet Asian.”

Russell Li, Ella Chen, and Ashley Yen
January 12, 2022
Get comfortable; this might take a while. In order to share the lived experiences of Asian Americans at SJS, we spoke with 17 sources, transcribed 126 pages of interviews and expanded our coverage to five pages. As Asian Americans ourselves, we realize that many facets of our experience are unfamiliar to others.

“East Asia is not monolithic.”

Russell Li, Ella Chen, and Ashley Yen
January 12, 2022
Every time our names are mispronounced or mixed up, we feel that our individuality is denied. We understand that mispronunciation may be difficult, but making the effort to say them accurately shows that you care.

“My name got butchered all the time.”

Russell Li, Ella Chen, and Ashley Yen
January 12, 2022
Darrell Parrish plays a guitar accompaniment for choir at Candlelight in December 2018.

Darrell Parrish retires after 27 years of service

Fareen Dhuka and Ella Chen
May 21, 2020

AP Environmental Science promotes education about the environment

Ella West, Ella Chen, and Indrani Maitra
April 22, 2019
Freshmen Dian Yu and Catherine Lu (pictured center) are two of the 17 freshmen to join this year's debate team.

Debate benefits from new female members

Ella Chen, Staff Writer
January 20, 2019
Chorale, one of the Upper School choirs, performs at the Fall Choral Concert, which took place on Oct. 15.

Fall choral concert showcases songs from diverse cultures

Celine Huang and Ella Chen
October 25, 2018
The first two issues of the "Imagination" literary magazine were published in 1955 and 1956. Since then, the publication has doubled in size, and this year's Editorial Board intends to publish two magazines instead of one.

Literary magazine promotes student creativity

Ella Chen, Staff Writer
October 18, 2018
Former Rockets mascot speaks to students

Former Rockets mascot speaks to students

Ella Chen and Indrani Maitra
October 14, 2018
At a young age, Latin teacher Kim Dickson struggled to find Asian-Americans represented positively in media.

#AsianAugust: Asian-American representation in media trends upward

Tyler King and Ella Chen
September 25, 2018
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