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Grace Hwang Lynch

Grace Hwang Lynch is a San Francisco Bay Area based freelance writer with a focus on race, culture and family. Her work has appeared on PBS, Salon, MSNBC, xoJane and BlogHer. She also blogs about Asian mixed-race families at HapaMama.

Grace Hwang Lynch is a San Francisco Bay Area based freelance writer with a focus on race, culture and family. Her work has appeared on PBS, Salon, MSNBC, xoJane and BlogHer. She also blogs about Asian mixed-race families at HapaMama.

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One Latina’s journey to college amid admissions scandals and inequities

Global Nation Education

In the wake of the college admissions scandal and ongoing drama around affirmative action policies at elite colleges, what is it like to be a high school student, a Latina, and a first-generation college applicant?

Harvard affirmative action case far from over as plans for appeal begin

Global Nation Education
An Asian couple pushes a baby stroller on their way into a shopping mall.

Asian Americans could be the group most affected by the census citizenship question

US politics
man in front of Harvard University sign looks at phone

A trial alleging racial discrimination weighs on Asian American college applicants

Education
Woman in church holding book and singing

American evangelicals are more diverse than ever. But some don’t want to be part of the ‘evangelical movement.’

Religion
Woman reaching up to top of shelf to get cereal box, shelf has bread and other food products

More college students in California are eligible for help getting enough to eat

Education

At the University of California, Berkeley, they’re trying to help students get enrolled in food aid programs. But it’s not just a problem in California.

Young man at podium in press conference with signs behind him

This college freshman is worried about affirmative action — but not that it will keep him out of Harvard

Education

Harvard University is being sued for allegedly discriminating against Asian and white applicants. But most Asian Americans agree with admissions policies that take race into account.

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A Muslim immigrant and a Christian pastor find common ground — and try to connect with their Latino neighbors too

Justice

It’s not always easy to bridge gaps in communities. But these two friends are giving it a try.

Students in a classroom talking to each other at desks

California will soon provide ethnic studies classes for all high schoolers. Here’s why.

Education

A Stanford study says providing high school students with ethnic studies courses may help them stay in school and stay engaged. California has passed a law to make them available at all high schools in the state.

A student speaking in front of a board of post-it notes, with two other students standing nearby

Rocked by suicides, Palo Alto high schools want to make mental health care as normal as eating breakfast

Education

In February, the CDC was called in to investigate Palo Alto’s suicide crisis. Now, high schools have opened new wellness centers to try to help teens better cope.