Roots of resilience: Filoli shares historical stories of perseverance Avery Hanna and Mia Baldonado June 9, 2021
Breaking new ground: Judge LaDoris Cordell transforms Palo Alto Allison Chang and Bim Bolarinwa March 24, 2021
Iranian-Americans: Students reflect on U.S. airstrike Mia Baldonado and Allison Chang February 24, 2020
An Ageless Epidemic: The Links Between AIDS and Today’s Politics Julie Cornfield, Frances Zhuang and Alia Cuadros-Contreras February 24, 2017
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![Former Board President Dana Tom poses in the Palo Alto High School photo studio. As an Asian American, he said he doesn't feel Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education elections are not racially polarizing. Instead, he believes one aspect that hinders diversity on our school board is the large amount time and energy required of members. "I feel its anti democratic if you have a system whereby only people who are well off enough to be able to devote that much time to it [can run]," he said. "It eliminates a lot of great people who could serve." Photo by Jasmine Venet](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/DanaTomdigital.jpg)
