Hello, I'm Aster Hallas

I am an award-winning student journalist and photojournalist at Cal State University, Long Beach. 

About me.

I have been writing articles and taking photos since 2021. My works were either published under The Union Newspaper or Warrior Life Magazine. 

Award Winning Photos

"A Friend to the Birds" Emil Desplancke feeds the pigeons at Alondra Park with a bag of peanuts on Oct. 12, 2022. Desplancke said that feeding the swans in Alondra Park is prohibited, but that rule does not apply to pigeons.

Awards won:

1. Best Feature Photo, Students: 1st Place for 2022 65th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards, Los Angeles Press Club, June 25, 2023

2. Best Feature Photograph: 2nd Place California College Media Awards, 2023

3. Feature Photo: 4th Place Journalism Associate of Community Colleges, 2023 SoCal Publication Award

Monica Delgado, the student success coordinator at El Camino College, smiled brightly with White Point Beach behind her on May 7, 2023. Deglado wore a colorful dress to symbolize the multiple cultures she has and embraces on a daily basis.

Awards won:

1. Magazine Photo: 3rd Place Journalism Association of Community Colleges, 2023 SoCal Publication Award

More Photos

Featured Articles

Community Roots: A multicultural woman finds and builds welcoming communities

Ever since Monica Delgado was a child, people have incorrectly guessed her ethnicity.

Delgado’s Puerto Rican mother was pregnant, living in Santiago, Chile, until the socialist government was overthrown and Delgado’s mother and father fled to Texas from the military dictatorship.

Delgado was born in Texas, but says she does not have Texan pride because she has no strong roots or connections to that state. She lived there for the first nine years of her life and despite not liking to mention how she was born in Texas, she does have happy memories of the international childhood friends she made while living in Texas.

New library art exhibit explores the internment of Japanese Americans

Mary Calingasan looks over the art pieces portraying the internment of Japanese Americans. The event was created by Debra Mochidome and was held in El Camino’s library from 1 to 3 p.m. on Oct. 13. (Ash Hallas | The Union)

A reception for a new art exhibit “Images: America’s Concentration Camps” that explores events and experiences surrounding the Japanese American internment camps was hosted on campus at Schauerman Library on Oct. 13.

El Camino English as a second language instructor Debra Moc

El Camino women's volleyball claims victory over Long Beach

El Camino middle blocker Athina Sarreas (21) reaches for the ball as two blockers jump at the net during a South Coast Conference matchup against Long Beach. El Camino defeated Long Beach 3-0, and will play against Rio Hondo at home in a conference showdown on Friday, Oct. 7. (Ash Hallas | The Union)

The El Camino Warriors win their last two sets against the Long Beach Vikings.

Warriors won the first set 25-13. The coaches for the Long Beach Vikings called time-outs back-to-back as they saw th