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THE BLUE & GOLD

THE BLUE & GOLD
Lana L. ('22)

Lana L. (’22), Editor-in-Chief

Lana is the editor-in-chief of the Blue and Gold. She loves to indulge in books and romcoms. She also enjoys hiking and running outdoors. Economic inequality and financial illiteracy are social issues she deeply cares about.

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What is the Harvard Implicit Association Test (IAT)?

Lana L. ('22)
August 17, 2022
Covid-19's impact on our mental wellbeing

Covid-19’s impact on our mental wellbeing

Lana L. ('22)
May 23, 2022
Abigail Hing Wen, the New York Times bestselling author of Loveboat, Taipei, visited Taipei American School on Jan. 21 to share her writing journey with the students. [Photo Courtesy of Yearbook]

Abigail Hing Wen, author of bestselling novel “Loveboat, Taipei”

Lana L. ('22)
February 23, 2022
How to find college scholarships

How to find college scholarships

Lana L. ('22)
November 23, 2021
History department renovates curriculum to foster global perspective

History department renovates curriculum to foster global perspective

Lana L. ('22)
October 1, 2021
Suicide is a life-threatening health crisis, not a crime. It is preventable.

How we can all prevent suicide

Lana L. ('22)
September 24, 2021
The new app "Taipei American School" can be downloaded on an app store of choice. [Lana Lee/The Blue and Gold]

TAS communications launches new app to streamline schoolwide communications

Lana L. ('22) and Audrey H. ('22)
September 17, 2021
Bitcoin: Money becomes digitized

Bitcoin: Money becomes digitized

Lana L. ('22)
August 18, 2021

Q&A with Mr. Lowman on mental health

Sabrina C. ('21) and Lana L. ('22)
July 1, 2021
Choose and use your first credit card wisely

Choose and use your first credit card wisely

Lana L. ('22)
June 25, 2021

The B&G announces importnat change in pronoun policy and invites the rest of the community to do the same

Natalie S. ('21) and Lana L. ('22)
June 21, 2021
YEN sets an unmatched bar for Cantonese food

YEN sets an unmatched bar for Cantonese food

Lana L. ('22)
April 4, 2021
Darryl was a pioneer of TAS film; his work inspired the creation of the film program. [PHOTO COURTESY OF DARRYL LOKE]

Darryl Loke (‘17) wins Emmy award for his college film, “Strays”

Sabrina C. ('21) and Lana L. ('22)
March 12, 2021
Comfort women were coerced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japan government to provide sexual services to the army troops before and during World War II. [Photo Courtesy of US National Archives]

Uncovering Harvard professor’s distorted narrative of Comfort Women

Lana L. ('22)
March 10, 2021
MONEY MADE SIMPLE | What is a credit card and should you get one?

MONEY MADE SIMPLE | What is a credit card and should you get one?

Lana L. ('22)
February 16, 2021
[PHOTO COURTESY OF UNSPLASH]

2020 Netflix documentaries on female star singers

Sharon L. ('22) and Lana L. ('22)
February 9, 2021
[LANA LEE/THE BLUE & GOLD]

MONEY MADE SIMPLE | Know mortgages to realize your dream home

Lana L. ('22)
January 22, 2021
REVIEW | The Princess Switch 2, a fatiguing holiday romcom with a perplexing princess plot

REVIEW | The Princess Switch 2, a fatiguing holiday romcom with a perplexing princess plot

Lana L. ('22)
November 30, 2020
MONEY MADE SIMPLE | Invest in mutual funds with little money and skills

MONEY MADE SIMPLE | Invest in mutual funds with little money and skills

Lana L. ('22)
October 1, 2020
The Summer Academy office endeavors to offer students priceless internships that give them a real world experience in an area of interest. It receives affirmative feedback from both companies and students every year. [LANA LEE/THE BLUE & GOLD]

Know what you want to do in the future? Take an internship to find out

Lana L. ('22)
September 17, 2020
[LANA LEE/THE BLUE & GOLD]

MONEY MADE SIMPLE | How to buy your first stock

Lana L. ('22)
September 2, 2020
[LANA LEE/THE BLUE & GOLD]

Su’ao cold spring, one of the two only kinds in the world

Lana L. ('22)
August 20, 2020
[LANA LEE/THE BLUE AND GOLD]

From day to boarding school: Maggie C.(‘23) chooses Phillips Exeter Academy

Lana L. ('22)
May 5, 2020
MONEY MADE SIMPLE | College financial aid applications: FAFSA vs. CSS Profile

MONEY MADE SIMPLE | College financial aid applications: FAFSA vs. CSS Profile

Lana L. ('22)
March 16, 2020
TAS Speech and Debate rewrites history at Stanford and Berkeley Invitationals

TAS Speech and Debate rewrites history at Stanford and Berkeley Invitationals

Lana L. ('22)
March 5, 2020
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