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The School Newspaper of Cherry Hill High School East

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James Kwak

James Kwak, Eastside Online Editor

James Kwak is one of the online Eastside editors. He is a Game of Thrones enthusiast and is also a part of the East swim team and DECA. His favorite hobbies are watching sports, movies, and TV shows.

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AGAINST: Zodiac Signs

Tomer Goldfinger and James Kwak
May 17, 2021

According to a Pew Research Center poll, almost 30 percent of American adults believe in astrology. Additionally, the General Social Survey found that 34 percent of Americans consider astrology to be very or sort of scientific. This is particularly strange...

Family physician, Dr. Kwak, answers questions regarding mental health.

Interview with family physician about mental health

James Kwak, Eastside Online Editor
May 1, 2021

Dr. Kwak is a board-certified family physician based in Voorhees. He works with families to manage and diagnose a variety of adolescent and adulthood medical problems. Q: As we approach May or Mental Health Awareness Month, more people are shedding...

All six episodes of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier are available on Disney Plus.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Review

James Kwak, Eastside Online Editor
April 27, 2021

Editor’s Note: There’s many, many spoilers ahead. So if you haven’t watched The Falcon and the Winter Soldier yet and you intend on doing so, I strongly recommend you to stop reading and save this for later. ★★★★ The final of the total...

As a first-generation immigrant, I felt a cultural divide growing up.

Struggling with cultural identity

James Kwak, Eastside Online Editor
February 22, 2021

As a Korean-American, I am able to experience the best of both cultures. In September, I celebrate Chuseok, which commemorates the harvest by eating certain foods. Whereas in November, I celebrate Thanksgiving by stuffing myself with turkey and mashed...

A COVID-19 Christmas

A COVID-19 Christmas

James Kwak, Eastside Online Editor
December 29, 2020

COVID-19 ruined a lot of things this year. Christmas wasn’t an exception. For many people around the world, they had to spend the holidays alone to self-isolate and social-distance themselves to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (rightfully so). My...

Ginsburg sits in her chambers in Washington D.C. as she files through her work.

Case by Case

James Kwak, Eastside Online Editor
October 16, 2020

In the 1970s, Ginsburg fought against gender discrimination, winning five of her six gender discrimination cases in the Supreme Court. Not only did Ginsburg fight for women, but she also fought for the men who were discriminated against as well. For example,...

Two Spurs teammates talk to each other during the game

COLUMN: East Tottenham Spurs fan reviews their 2019 season

James Kwak, Eastside Staff
December 17, 2019

The 2019/2020 season for Tottenham Hotspur so far has been a mix of good and bad. Before the season started, it looked to be a new fresh start for Spurs as new transfers, like Tanguy Ndombele, Giovani Lo Celso, and Ryan Sessegnon, joined the club. The...

The "Team Trees" campaign aims to raise 20 million dollars by 2020

Youtubers advocate for environment through Team Trees

James Kwak, Eastside Staff
November 10, 2019

What’s #TeamTrees? If you’ve been on any social media app in the past week, then you’ll know that Team Trees is a challenge set up by YouTubers Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson and Mark Rober, that aims to plant 20 million trees by 2020 and take care...