The Tongva Times

Student workers persevere through holiday season

December 18, 2020

This holiday season, Gabrielino High School student workers are contributing to make dining and retail shopping experiences less stressful for the community. Seniors William Sjafri and Tony Attallah are among the group of student workers who are making sacrifices to provide quality customer service and ensure people can get their holiday shopping done safely amidst the COVID-19 pandemic...

Gabrielino High School students volunteer during holidays

December 18, 2020

The year is coming to an end, and with many uncertainties, the holiday season is shrouded with mixed emotions of stay-at-home sorrow and celebratory festiveness. Even so, one group of optimistic Gabrielino High School students has found a way to make the world brighter by doing what they do best: volunteering...

“Selena: The Series” is beautiful but has its thorns

December 18, 2020

As an Asian American born in the 2000’s, I never knew who Selena Quintanilla was, until we watched the 1997 movie “Selena” starring Jennifer Lopez in Spanish class. The movie was a great story, but I still didn’t understand how much of an icon she was, and I was hoping that Netflix’s “Selena: The Series” would show me why she was so revered. While the show did give me a lot more insight into Selena’s family life, it fell short of truly capturing who Selena was...

Making, breaking fashion trends in 2020

December 18, 2020

As the year begins to veer off into 2021, everyone seems to be reflecting on this year’s fads and crazes, with lookbooks that vary. This year’s styles were definitely influenced by many big names and brands, and I can say that it was anything but normal...

2021 Grammy Awards fail to diversify across nominees, nominators

December 18, 2020

The 2021 Grammy Nominations were announced on Nov. 24 and have sparked a flurry of conversations about the Recording Academy’s voting criteria. It reflects on the Academy’s controversial track record about inclusion of diversity within not only its nominees but also the voting members of the Academy itself...

Phoenix Kitchen, perfect place for Chinese cuisine

December 18, 2020

Phoenix Kitchen, a Chinese restaurant with many locations throughout the county, has been one of my go-to places for years. I have tried out many of their dishes before; this time I ordered the Yeung Chow fried rice, the minced chicken lettuce cups, and the Thai mixed seafood noodle soup...

Tongva Times staff shares holiday favorites

December 18, 2020

Favorite Songs: "Sleigh Ride" by The Ronettes Brian Ly "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" by The Jackson 5 Brittany Snow "White Winter Hymnal" by Fleet Foxes Kaylee Chan Holly...

Drama department to performs “Microwave in the Cafeteria” on Zoom

November 30, 2020

Drama’s first ever virtual play, “Microwave in the Cafeteria,” will be performed on the week of Dec. 14, one week before finals...

California voters reject propositions relating to students

November 30, 2020

California’s 12 state ballot measures depend on the decisions made by the people of California. These decisions can impact students in numerous ways, as it can make a difference in university admissions, rent, the age requirements to vote, and taxes...