February Lovebox

from The Eagle Eye February Issue 2021

OGUNICEF Club Spotlight

Most people could receive the vaccine regardless of common allergies, but those who are allergic to the vaccine's ingredients (e.g., polyethylene glycol, polysorbate, etc.) should not be vaccinated. In addition, those who have had a history of allergic reactions to vaccines could still be vaccinated and will be monitored for thirty minutes for severe reactions, but the relationship between previous reactions and present reactions has yet to be established. So far, the outlook looks promising. With vaccinations on the way, the world will slowly recover from its losses during the COVID-19 period. Life will return to normal. School sessions will be held in classrooms, and lunches will be spent with friends; Distance learning will be no more. Social and physical contact and all that quarantine deprived us of will return. Until it does, keep safe and do not forget to follow safety measures.

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Written By Trang Ly and Vivian Pham

Anti-asian hate crimes have been increasing across major U.S cities since the early stages of the pandemic. According to California State University ’ s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, there were a total of 122 incidents of hate crimes targeting AAPI (Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in 16 of the most highly populated cities in 2020 making it almost a 150% increase over the past year. Instances worldwide have resulted in hospitalization, fear among the Asian American community, and even death. Although statistics of anti-Asian hate crimes have been on the rise, violence against Asian Americans is not new. Back in 1852, over 20,000 Chinese immigrants entered San Francisco looking for jobs due to a crop failure in China. The new arrivals resulted in a breakout of violence between white miners and the Chinese. Soon after, California enforced the Foriegn Miners Tax of $3 a month targeting Chinese miners in May 1852. Following an 1854 court case, it was ruled that the Chinese were suspended from testifying in court making it impossible for them to report or claim justice for the violence against them. The Chinese Exclusion Act, passed by Congress in 1882 to terminate the influx of Chinese immigrants, prohibited Chinese immigration to the United States for 10 years. After World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Executive Order 9066, forcing over 110,000 Japanese Americans to relocate to internment camps. Japanese Americans who had no relation to the bombing of Pearl Harbor were affected due to their Japanese heritage. The deep-rooted racism and war hysteria caused the death of over 1,000 people in those camps.

The casual racism and increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans is rooted in the history of the Asian American experience.

However, change cannot happen if racism against Asians continues to be normalized. During the early stages of the pandemic, the Trump administration and other White House officials referred to COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus ” or “Kung-Flu ” . As the coronavirus originated in Wuhan, China, Asian Americans have automatically been blamed for the global pandemic, correlating the ethnicity to the deadly virus.

A hate tracker, Stop AAPI Hate, has reported over 2,800 acts of discrimination towards Asian Americans from March and December 2020. Out of the total hate crimes, 90% consisted of verbal harassment while 9% were physical assault. Many victims were non-Chinese Asians who were attacked as they were mistakenly identified as Chinese descent. The uptick in hate crimes includes countless attacks on innocent Asian elders. Eighty-four year old, Vicha Ratanapakdee was murdered when he was slammed to the ground in San Francisco by Antoine Watson. Watson later pleaded “ not guilty ” to his charges. In another case, a 70-year-old grandmother from Oakland was assaulted and robbed while visiting a bank. Another Vietnamese grandmother (64) was robbed $1,000 in cash during the Lunar New Year season. There has also been a rising concern in Oakland’ s Chinatown, with over 20 cases of assault, robbery, and vandalization (most being Asian American businesses). These are only a handful of incidents reported, as the number of unreported cases and new cases cannot be regularly tracked.

Fighting xenophobia and racism will not be easy, but it is a battle needs us to unite as one, to protect the elders, culture, and identity of Asian Americans. In an effort to create awareness, several Asian American organizations such as Stop Asian Hate, Stop APPI Hate, Next Shark, and more have been an outlet for Asian Americans to report the violence occurring in their communities. Despite these larger efforts, there is still more every individual can do to help. Educate and become aware/updated Report incidents of hate (StopAAPIHate.org) Call your legislators & ask what is being done to support the AAPI community Amplify the voices of AAPI and DO NOT stay silent Continue to support minority businesses!

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The rise of Asian American hate-crimes affect not only the lives of Asian Americans but all of society.

More APPI Organizations: https://asianpacificfund.org https://www.advancingjusticeaajc.org/ways-give https://www.imreadymovement.org

FROM: Ashley Benitez TO: my freshmen board asff yall are fab <33 mucho amor (love) to yall FROM: Zachary Wong TO: Tiffany Tran owa owa

TO: Cô My Dam We always enjoy going to your class! TO: Kaelyn Nguyen Thank you for all that you do for OG Thank you for your hard work and your students! FROM: Class of 2023 <3 I love you TO: Ms. Sepulvida Thanks for your hard work at Oak Grove! We appreciate you and would like to say TO: OGPREMED TO: Mailan Vuong that you are a true godsend. thank you for being such an amazing Hi I love your art muah club! i always look forward to your events and meetings :D

TO: Chloe Regis HII I LOVE U <33 Looking forward to our next cup sleeve event c:

FROM: Michelle Lu TO: Madison Nguyen Thank you for all your hard work. I appreciate you. <3

TO: Lilyanna Salinas ur cool sometimes i guess.... TO: Aaliyah Richard hiiiii!!!! You are sooo awesome and amazing at everything you do. You are so smart, so pretty , so awesome, athletic ,and over all amazing. <3

FROM: Merken H TO: Rachel Tran Heyy Rachel ;)

From: Michelle Ho To: OGKC Board + Ms. Evans! so grateful for the best board and advisor EVER!! thank u :-)

TO: OGASB hey ASB!! thank you for leading such amazing and fun events for us! virtual school years are not easy, but you guys are doing absolutely amazing. keep up the great work! CUH CAW

TO: Kaelyn es hora de comer TO: Jacob what's for dinner?

TO: Emily Gu HI EMILY! you're so sweet and kind!! i love talking to you <3

TO: Trinity Luu If I played val would you boost me </3 I love ya turbos luver

FROM: Vivian Pham TO: Kayla Tran you're so amazing and cute and FROM: kristella chavez pretty and perfect. I LOVE YOU TO: faith rino and anthony MWAHflores hey!! i hope you have a great day today and make sure to stay hydrated <3 TO: ur l jav ike ier roch literally a swag��

FROM: Cynthia Sanchez. TO: Yoselin Ch. hi you ’ re awesome stay cool trace��<3 ig.

TO: Damian Lam you ’ re super fun to talk to. whether we play games or talk to each other, you always get me. thank you for giving me advice and being a cool friend!

FROM: Britney TO: Vivian Pham Thank you for being such a sweet and bubbly person to be around! I'm very proud of how much you've grown this year, and I love all the work that you've put into these newsletters as well! Keep working hard and spreading joy to everyone around you! I'm rooting for you! TO: Cindy Espinoza You ’ re really pretty and very smart. Keep being you.

FROM: Yoselin Ch. TO: Cynthia Sanchez hii , you ’ re amazing and ��!!

FROM: Rylie Contey TO: Tatum Ikemoto YOU ARE AMAZING AND I LOVE YOU!!<3

TO: Bona Kim i admire your free spirit and ability to get along with just about anyone. we ’ re always here for you and love talking to you. i appreciate you for always keeping the conversation fun! FROM: Zachary Wong TO: Giavanna Molinari ur so poggers FROM: Your one and only daughter TO: Cathy Vu Hey girly I hope you're doing well and eating super good food. Do you know how to properly crack an egg yet?

To: Ms. Murata hi ms. murata! i miss your class and hope you are doing well!!

FROM: Michelle Lu TO: Frank Pfeilsticker Thank you for all your hard work. I appreciate you. <3

TO: Mr. Chung Thank you for being such an amazing advisor for The Eagle Eye. We appreciate it so much and would not be able to release these newsletters without you!

TO: tia akiki UR THE BESTT FROM: Trang Ly TO: Khoi Huynh hi valorant bestie

FROM: Class of 2023 Board TO: Mr. Coredeo Hello! We appreciate your hard work during the first semester and we hope you are doing well!

TO: Isaac Romero I luv u broski <3 uwu owo XD FROM: Ashley Benitez TO: Xavier Chavez ur my favorite asb :p (don't tell anyone)

FROM: guess whoz lol TO: Trang Ly hi TRANG

TO: Khoi Huynh you ’ re super funny. when i see you, i know i’ m gonna have a great time. i’ m always sad to see you go, but i will always wish for your happiness when you do. thank you for being a great friend! To: Mr. Huck Thank you for making history interesting and fun to learn! Listening to music is always a great way to start off the class :D

FROM: Rhea and Lily (EAC) TO: EAC Board Thank you all for your hard work! We wouldn ’t be the club that we are without you!! FROM: Frank TO: Ms. Thomas Thank you for providing a warm place to study during the early mornings when I was a freshman! Your company was always comforting and made me feel welcome in your classroom.

FROM: Britney TO: Trang Ly You are such a hardworking individual, and I'm so proud of how far you've come this year! You've done an amazing job leading this team, and your hard work does not go unnoticed! Keep being the bright light that you are and know that I'm always rooting for you! TO: Daniel Ruiz You ’ re funny and are super chill. Thanks for being a great friend.

TO: Vivian Pham Thank you for being one of the best people I know! You make me want to become better :)

To: Britney Nguyen I love the way you inspire me to be better and bring out the best in others. I'll miss you once you're off to college, but I know you'll do amazing things <3 TO: Mailan Vuong you display a unique energy no one else can really compare to. it’ s fun to talk and just to be around you. i appreciate you as a friend and person!

TO: WIFE HI WIFE I LOVE YOU <3 YOU DESERVE EVERYTHING GOOD IN THE WORLD

To: Lauren Bui You're so hard working and sweet! Thank you for being amazing <3

To: Rhea Dhanowa you are so cool and fun to work with!! To: Coach Reese Your hard work last semester is deeply appreciated and we hope that you stay healthy

FROM: Pre-Med Board TO: OUR PRE-MEDDIES Hey there friends! We hope you ’ re keeping up during these difficult times and wanna let you know we appreciate all you do for our club! We would have never imagined to get where we are today and none of this would be possible without your love and support ^o^

From: Class of 2023 Board To: Mr. Shimshock Thank you for all your hard work as a teacher! We appreciate you so much keep it up! :)

TO: Kayla Tran i really appreciate your bright and bubbly personality and vibes. you make our friends engage more in conversation and i can ’t help but smile or laugh when i talk to you. thank you for lightening up the mood!

To: Kathy Lu i love how passionate you are with everything you do. keep up the great work, we ’ re here for you!! To: Trang Ly i know you ’ re working hard and i will always be proud of you. sometimes you might feel like not doing any work, and that’ s okay. your health is much more important!

From: Oak Grove EAC To: Ms. Hamak Thank you for being the best advisor and teacher! Everyone on board appreciates the time and effort you put into our club :)

From: Class of 2023 Board To: Mr. Hua Thank you for making sure everyone is on the same page in math class. We all love your words of encouragement every class period. Keep up the great work! To: Trinity Luu HI TRINNN! I'm so glad that we got so much closer this year. You're a very outgoing and you always make me smile. I just wanted to let you know how you're a very good friend, and I love talking to you on discord! I love you Trin

TO: Kaelyn Nguyen there are a bunch of little things that you do for your friends that really go unnoticed like laughing and listening to our jokes/stories, making baked goods for us, and making sure everyone is included. thank you from the bottom of my heart! From: Class of 2023 Board To: Mr. Mari Thank you for being an amazing teacher! We hope you have an amazing week and keep it up! :)

From: Class of 2023 Board To: Ms. Jacobson thank you for teaching your students french! we're so glad to have you as one of the oak grove teachers in our community!

To: Darian Lam you're super chill and its crazy how much we connect with one another. you've always been cool and i hope you don't forget that. thank you for being a great friend!

To: Bona Kim Bona! Thank you for playing games with us. I love playing games and spending time with you! Thank you for being such a great friend and I love you lots.

To: OGVSU Thanks for spreading the beautiful Vietnamese culture to everyone at Oak Grove! #swagnamese To: Trinnie Luu love ya bab <3 i love our late night convos

To: Mailan VUONG HEY MEELANG! Your art and drawings are so nice. You are so talented and funny. Thank you so much for being an amazing friend. Love youu

From: Vivian and Trang (TEE) To: The Eagle Eye Committee BEST COMMITTEE!! Thank you guys for your consistent and amazing work every month. We appreciate every single one of you, to help bring The Eagle Eye to everyone on campus!

To: Kaelyn Nguyen You always make everyone laugh and make the atmosphere so much more lively. Thank you for always being there for me and our other friends. We love you lots!

To: Khoi Hyunh Hey Khoi! You're cracked at Valorant. Seriously though, thank you so much for being a great friend. You're always there for us and I enjoy your company. We love youu!

To: Darian and Damian Lam Hey! You guys are both very cool and supportive. I really enjoy playing games with you guys. I just wanted to let you know that you are such amazing friends, and I'm so glad that we've gotten closer. Let's get to plat in Val together C:

To: BIBIAN PHAM Hi Vivian! You are so bubbly and so fun to hang out with. I love how you're so positive and supportive of your friends. Thank you so much for always being there for me. I love you bibian

To: TPR WIFE HI TRANF! You're such a hardworking person and it's always so fun to talk to you! Thank you so much for being my friend after all these years. Love youu <3

To: Ms. B hi ms b! i really appreciate you constantly caring about our mental and physical health. in my freshman year, i thought you were really intimidating but having you for my sophomore year made me realize that you're actually very kind. thank you for what you do :) To: Ms. Pizzuti Hi Ms. Pizzuti! Thank you for being such a cool and understanding teacher!

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Hey Eagles! We hope you all had a relaxing February break with lots of self-care. ASB has a lot planned for the spring time, and we are so excited to present them to you all soon! With March comes March Madness, and we hope to see all of you 2k players come out and compete with one another to continue the traditional OG basketball tournament! Keep working hard, and as always, wishing you the best!

Love Always, ~QUARANTINE~ ASB 2020-2021

HEY HEY HEY! Thank you once again for always tuning into our newsletter and the continuous support! We were so happy to see your amazing LoveBox messages! We hope February Break gave you the chance to focus on yourself and do the things you love! Please look forward to future releases, and let all that you do be done with love!