We are each a mosaic of the places, experiences, and people that have come before us. Legends chronicle the beginning of our world(s) and we each have our own stories to tell, whether they are family anecdotes, cultural or religious lore, or tall tales about places dear to our hearts.

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Dear reader,

When I joined The Wave as a freshman in 2020, I didn’t know what to expect from a club run online. Although we were dispersed all over the world, we grew close and I began to look forward to our weekly Thursday zoom calls. The zoom meetings were not only a space focused on the logistics of a magazine, but they were a space to reflect on our own creative practices. Everything done at The Wave was done with intention (and still is). The Wave started in early 2020 as a way to respond to a need for an artistic community for Asian American and Pacific Islander students. In the summer of 2020, The Wave published Quaranzine due to people’s desire to make art— even if the art was something like what you scrawled on a napkin— during the pandemic. Originally, the magazine did not intend to publish during the summer, but The Wave listened and responded to the community’s desire to break silence—whether it is societal, generational, or internal silence that holds back so many Asian voices in the US. As Editorial Head, it is my honor to share the story of The Wave with you. The Wave started out with the ethos that anyone can create, write, and imagine a future where they are heard and seen and felt. In Legends, I invite you to be a witness to how our stories— family anecdotes, cultural lore, or tall tales about hometowns— connect the past to the present and guide us through the present into the future.

Sincerely,

Nur Kader

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team

Editorial Director
Nur Kader

Editorial
Sofia Chen
Sharmila Dey
Will Hahn
Mira Jiang
Chase Melton
Kira Tian
Teddy Tsui-Rosen
Benjy Wall-Feng
Angel Zhang
Lucy Zheng
Kathy Zhong

Business
Sharmila Dey
Will Hahn
Teddy Tsui-Rosen

Content Design
Nur Kader
Kira Tian
Teddy Tsui-Rosen
Benjy Wall-Feng

Social Media
Kathy Zhong