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El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The MVHS Library has historically provided a variety of inclusive texts.

Bans on bans

Taryn Lam, Brandon Wang, and Eric Zhou January 27, 2024

When librarian Laura Utile’s children came home from Catholic class one day talking about how their teacher banned them from reading “The Golden Compass,” Utile responded with a simple question:...

Where are you really from?

Megha Mummaneni and Asha Wojciechowski December 8, 2023

As English teacher Derek Lu was enjoying his time on a first date in San Diego, his mood suddenly changed when he was confronted with a statement that left him unsettled.  “He just suddenly blurted,...

Kim, dressed in cultural attire, poses before attending a Chinese New Year celebration at UC Berkeley. Photo courtesy of Cynthia Kim | Used with permission

Through generations

Alyssa Yang and Stephanie Zhang April 26, 2023
Exploring how community members’ cultural identities have changed over generations
National flags blowing // Image courtesy of Google Images Creative Commons License

Aren’t you going to tell me?

Amber Milesi, Staff Writer January 17, 2021
My frustration with being identified by my ethnicity rather than individuality
A new bill aims to create more specific ethnic categories

A new bill aims to create more specific ethnic categories

Ilena Peng September 7, 2016
Students reflect on California’s Assembly Bill 1726
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