Humans of ASIJ is an interview series in which Hanabi staff talk to members of the ASIJ community who have a unique talent, skill, interest, or perspective.
![Cheerleading captains Rei Iida (left), Naomi Druker (center), and Aina Matsumoto (right)](/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/E0544E6F-45C1-47A0-8F12-2866DEB76A35-Sami-Torii-1200x900.jpeg)
Humans of ASIJ ¡ª Captains of the Cheer Squad
![Humans of ASIJ ¡ª Naomi Almog](/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/4C9658FE-3506-4DB3-9AD9-09497B15606C-Carolin-Holjo.jpeg)
Humans of ASIJ ¡ª Naomi Almog
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Humans of ASIJ – Ronan Takizawa ’22
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Humans of ASIJ – Sean McGuire ’20
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Humans of ASIJ – Solomon Kim ’20
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Humans of ASIJ – Youri Zuo ’22
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Humans of ASIJ – Juri Kimura ’21
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Humans of ASIJ: Cora Eaton
![Humans of ASIJ: Su Nakashima](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/DSC04915-900x754.jpg)
Humans of ASIJ: Su Nakashima
Article by Noah Kanda, Writer
May 17, 2024
It¡¯s 2024, and global tensions are at their highest level since World War II. European countries are ramping up arms production, extremism around the world is rising, and in Asia, militaries are expanding...
Article by Sena Chang, Editor
April 25, 2024
Russia, at last, compromised with the U.S. on the clean-up of abandoned chemical weapons. India, the USSR, and Canada signed to establish the Japanese Food Aid Program (JFAP) in post-war Japan. Delegates...
Article by Sena Chang, Editor
April 23, 2024
ASIJ saved me. After attending a series of private and religious schools in South Korea, where learning was merely a relentless, rote pursuit of status within a rigid, standardized system, I arrived at...
Article by Sophia Nielsen, Writer
April 23, 2024
The inherent subjectivity of art is not a particularly controversial concept; there is no single way to perceive either the visual form or the intended meaning of an artwork, as every viewer takes a unique...
Article by Sena Chang, Editor
April 10, 2024
The functionality of plants on our planet is manifold: they provide us with oxygen, contribute to lush green landscapes, and form the basis of entire ecosystems. This year's iGEM team aims to expand this...
Student Body President Election: What to Know About the Candidates
April 9, 2024
Every spring, the ASIJ student body gathers to vote for who they think should be their next Student Body President. Weeks of campaigning in hallways, classrooms, and across social media lead up to a day...
April 9, 2024
Emma Savarese (¡®25) has been at ASIJ since fourth grade, so she is among the crop of students who considers ASIJ their ¡°home.¡±...
April 9, 2024
When she was in ninth grade, Suri Choi (¡®25) observed that the student body was quite disconnected from the people they chose as their...