Category Archives: A-Line Magazine
Sayonara
News sources all over the world covered Japan Airlines declaring bankruptcy, but the more interesting part of the story may lie in the aftermath as two competing companies vie for its coveted routes to Asia. By Andrea Wangsanata Japan Airlines’ (JAL) recent decision to retain its partnership with American Airlines and the Oneworld Alliance ended [...]
Four Years in the Making
ASIA’s President, Judy Ho, bids farewell as she prepares to graduate in May. Dear All, I’m usually someone who gets things done on time, or at least by deadline, but as the end of senior year rolled around the corner, I found myself dragging my feet. I ended up looking back through old photos, Facebook [...]
Two Decades Later and Still Going Strong
A-Line Magazine celebrates its 20th anniversary and remembers what it has witnessed over the years. By Jessica Louie Illustration By Christine Oh When you pick up a copy of A-Line Magazine, it’s hard to imagine that there’s 20 years of history behind these colorful pages. It all began in 1990 when A-Line, originally called Asian [...]
Health and Wellness
Diseases are not exactly the first thing that come to mind when thinking about Asians as a whole; however, Asians and Asian Americans should reconsider this notion once they realize how prevalent the following health problems are within their race. By Guramrit Khalsa Illustration By Kerff Samuel Petit-Frere Diabetes The diabetes epidemic has been nicknamed [...]
Do You Know What That Means?
By Michelle Wong Asian symbols are strewn wherever you go. Whether it’s an orchard full of cherry blossoms, a neighbor’s koi pond or a favorite takeout place, Asian culture is all around us. Tigers, dragons, yin-yangs and geishas are just some of the images that are around us permanently — etched on people’s skin as [...]
A World of Difference
SU students share their frustrations as green card-holders with limited rights. By Sarah Lee Gina Shim has lived in the United States since she was three years old. Though born in Seoul, South Korea, the senior anthropology and policy studies double major considers herself as American as they come: she cheers raucously at SU home [...]
What Does It Mean To Be Asian?
A-Line’s Features Editor gives us her take on this proverbial question. By Angela Hu As much as people like to believe rice cookers and red envelopes make up part of the Asian identity — that is simply not the case. The stereotypes that have since encumbered the idea of what it is to be Asian [...]
Jeremy Lin, History Maker
Harvard senior Jeremy Lin has been leading the Crimson all season with hopes of going pro. The question is will people finally see behind the Asian American novelty? By Joshua Lee & Allie Leogrande A high school senior stares at an acceptance letter from Harvard. He doubles back and checks his mailbox again to find [...]
The New Bollywood Body
Actresses are shedding pounds to succeed in India’s biggest film industry. By Andrea Roxas Illustration by Gina Kim This past summer, under Syracuse University’s “Bollywood and Beyond” internship program, SU senior Andrea LaMothe traveled to Mumbai and worked for a Bollywood company on a feature film. While she did not interact with the lead actress [...]
Oh, Brother!
By Jonathan Chan Twenty-year-old Henry Lau may not be a name you instantly recognize. Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, he’s an up and coming star in both the Korean and Chinese music industries as a member of Super Junior-M, the Mando-pop extension of the widely popular Korean boy band, Super Junior. Henry was discovered [...]
