HanaHuaWa


HanaHuaWa explores dual identities and the tension between cultural heritage and present surroundings. Each curated article reflects the experience of balancing different worlds—whether it's being split between two cultures, places, or identities. 

From navigating immigrant life, racial or cultural differences, to appreciating the richness of both worlds, these stories emphasize the importance of community, identity, and belonging while embracing the complexities of living between two or more realities.

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해질녘의 PCH
PCH at Sunset

Issue 01 Article 01


해질녘의 PCH
PCH at Sunset
Janice Kwon
The sky stretches wide,

붉은 노을이 바다 위에,*          
Red sunset over the sea

a red glow falling over the ocean,

as we drive down PCH,

windows down,

letting the wind tangle itself in our hair.



햇빛이 부서진다—*    
The sunlight breaks

sunlight shatters across the waves,

turning the water into gold,

like something we could hold,

if only for a second.



L.A. is behind us now,

the city fading in the rearview,

and out here,

it feels like the world is quieter,

slowed down

to the rhythm of the tide.



"이 순간을 기억해",*          
remember this moment

you whisper,

"Remember this moment."

But how could I forget

the way the sky melts

from orange to pink to violet,

like the world is painting itself

just for us?



The road winds,

길이 끝없이 이어진다,*
The road continues endlessly

stretching endlessly ahead,

cliffs rising on one side,

the Pacific on the other,

its waves crashing softly,

a lullaby for the restless.



In this light,

everything feels possible—

the horizon pulling us forward,

a promise just out of reach.



We don’t talk much,

letting the music fill the space

between us,

letting the sea speak in ways

we can’t.

Its voice is steady,

계속 흘러가는,*            
Keep flowing

always flowing,

always moving.



And I think of how many times

we’ve driven this road,

each sunset different

but the feeling the same—

a kind of quiet magic,

something just beyond words.



차가 계속 달린다,*            
The car keeps running

the car keeps moving,

and with it, so do we,

following the light

until the sky turns dark,

and all that’s left

is the sound of the ocean

and the open road ahead.


Artists' Banquet Nam, K. M. (2009). 
Who Am I 3 Kang, H. G. (1999). 
Culture Wall Lee, Y. (2011). 
Sunday PM 4 Seo, S. I. (2007). 
No Country For Me Seo, S. I. (2009). 



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A Word from the Founder

Hello,
My name is Tina Cho, a Senior at Phillips Academy Andover with an academic interest in language and identity. As a Korean American student whose first language is Korean, I grappled with suppressing my accented English when I first arrived. However, after embracing my unique tongue, including the unintended mixing of Korean and English while speaking, I saw that my accent and mixed-use language embody the different parts of who I am as a person. I started this magazine to showcase the unique beauty of mixed-English language and the identities they represent, so that readers and potential contributors can do the same. I hope you enjoy each of the individual works and the stories they hold, as they express small, nuanced slices of our immensely rich world.

- Tina Cho, Andover ‘25