El Estoque

Cupertino’s AAPI Festival is a melting pot of culture and age

Lily Jiang and Arjun Dhruv • May 24, 2023

Bridging the gap between cultures and generations

Eileen Gu skis over national and political boundaries

Sarah Liu and Kalyani Puthenpurayil • March 2, 2022

The announcement “Gold medalist and Olympic champion, People’s Republic of China!” drew cheers from the crowd as 18-year-old freestyle skier Ailing Eileen Gu stepped onto the podium to receive her...

The flavors of tradition

Ishaani Dayal • April 2, 2021

Revisiting culturally significant childhood dishes

A protest of a lifetime: searching for freedom

Ishaani Dayal and Rachel Jiang • June 8, 2020

irst arrested in 2006, lawyer and human rights activist Gao Zhisheng was released in 2014 after withstanding severe mistreatment and torture in solitary confinement at an underground facility in China,...

Birthright: an exploration of political autonomy

Shuvi Jha, Sean Yagi, Tanish Mendki , Sarah Young , Alyssa Umino, and Andie Liu • September 20, 2019

Exploring the roots of political autonomy in recent times

College crossroads: exploring four MVHS teachers’ unique college experiences

Brian Xu • June 2, 2019

As students navigate through their four years at MVHS, thoughts of college and careers undoubtedly brew in their minds. But amid the bustle of projects and exams, there is one group of people that is often...

China currently holding Muslims in “re-education camps”

Zara Iqbal, Opinion editor • January 19, 2019

“For four days, they strung me up. My toes barely brushed the ground. For four days, they didn’t let me sleep. Tormenting me, torturing me.” This is only a fraction of the intense torture Omar...

Gone for Five Years

Collin Qian, Web Editor • November 7, 2018

It was impossible for me to look at my dad without drenching my collar in tears, knowing it would be a full year until I would see him again. I endangered many trees by soaking paper towels in the car,...