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Kasumi Hirokawa

Foreign Perspective: Americans Ask (Asian) International Students the Silliest Things
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Foreign Perspective: Americans Ask (Asian) International Students the Silliest Things

By Kasumi Hirokawa

It fascinates me how confusing Asian students are to fellow human beings of non-Asian descent to this day. I’m pretty sure there are way more than the ones I have up here, but without further adieu, these are what I consider to be among the most common questions American students ask Asian students:

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Foreign Perspective: School Spirit
Campus Culture

Foreign Perspective: School Spirit

By Kasumi Hirokawa

Three years ago, when President Spanier was still around, he gave his welcome speech to the incoming international students at an orientation event. At the end, he suddenly paused and raised his voice then yelled, “WE ARE!!!!!” There was a silence.

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Terry O’Neil on Reproductive Rights
Campus Culture

Terry O’Neil on Reproductive Rights

By Kasumi Hirokawa

Terry O’Neil, the president of National Organization for Women (NOW), spoke Sunday night about the state of women’s reproductive rights in America. She opened her talk with a shocking statistic: that one in three women will have an abortion by age 45.

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Foreign Perspective: That’s Not Chinese Food, It’s American
Campus Culture

Foreign Perspective: That’s Not Chinese Food, It’s American

By Kasumi Hirokawa

This past summer when I was interning in Shanghai, China, my colleagues told me the first-ever Chinese-American food restaurant was to be open in the city.

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How to Score Football Tickets Last-minute
Campus Culture

How to Score Football Tickets Last-minute

By Kasumi Hirokawa

Missed the online sale on Penn State Athletics website? The tickets you want are gone? The football ticket process can be stressful and overwhelming for game day rookies (like me) but chances are, you can still buy them.

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Biatha’s Haitian Caffeination
Campus Culture

Biatha’s Haitian Caffeination

By Kasumi Hirokawa

Despite the cold, coffee lovers gathered at a corner of the room in Webster’s Bookstore Café for the discussion on Haiti’s economy and its coffee…

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In Happy Valley, It’s Always Tea Time
Campus Culture

In Happy Valley, It’s Always Tea Time

By Kasumi Hirokawa

The brand-new Taiwanese bubble tea shop, Tea-Time, opened last Thursday.

Also known as 茶點 (Cha Dian) among the local Chinese-speaking crowd, the tiny McAllister Alley shop has customers braving the weather and cars pulling up for its delicious Taiwanese treats.

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Help Haiti, Get Caffeinated
Campus Culture

Help Haiti, Get Caffeinated

By Kasumi Hirokawa

Are you someone who loves to learn about a culture different than your own? Love coffee?

Then tune in to what’s brewing at Webster’s Bookstore Café on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 5:30 p.m.—the Haitian Caffeination.

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Culture shock
Campus Culture

Culture shock

By Kasumi Hirokawa

Before your first year at Penn State, you probably worried about not being able to watch your favorite TV shows, dealing with the far-away Nittany…

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Campus Culture

A look at the life of the Lady Lions

By Kasumi Hirokawa

During a recent practice session at the Bryce Jordan Center, the squeaks of shoes and the harsh voices of coaches and players collide in the…

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Spotlight on: Moksha Atluri of Indian dance club Natya
Campus Culture

Spotlight on: Moksha Atluri of Indian dance club Natya

By Kasumi Hirokawa

Natya, Penn State’s classical Indian dance troupe, started with just one ambitious freshman girl. Today, the dance troupe is now known for its rich historical…

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Y we no live without memes?
Campus Culture

Y we no live without memes?

By Kasumi Hirokawa

Admit it. You’ve seen that triumphant toddler, perplexed T-Rex and angry stick figure with a million different captions in the last few weeks. You may…

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