El Estoque

Celebrating Ramadan

Taryn Lam and Shivani Madhan • May 1, 2022

Highlighting the experiences of Muslim students at MVHS

IASA hosts first in-person Spotlite on India in two years

Shivani Madhan and Jiya Singh • April 18, 2022

Diving deeper into the night of cultural performances

An acquired taste: Coffee and tea at MVHS

Minjae Kang • April 13, 2022

Students and teachers find benefits from drinking bitter beverages

Whenever I go to visit my grandma on the East Coast, our conversations in English are often stilted and filled with pauses and grammar mistakes. My dad and my grandma, however, communicate in Taiwanese...

Disney’s “Turning Red” puts an Asian spin on the coming of age experience

Krish Dev and Minjae Kang • March 16, 2022

“My whole life I’ve been perfect little Mei Mei. But maybe I like this new me.” Chinese Canadian teenager Meilin Lee transforms into a giant red panda whenever she feels strong emotions in Disney’s...

Stay silent, speak out

Meggie Chen • March 10, 2022

Reconciling involvement with politics and cultural norms

Race in Sports

Sophia Chen, Geethikaa Tarra, Irene Tang, Matthew Yoshimoto, and Nika Zamani • March 7, 2022

Exploring the different facets of race in sports

Celebrating the new year

Sarah Liu • February 9, 2022

On Jan. 1, as the clock strikes midnight, signaling a new year, various families commemorate the evening with New Year’s parties. But New Year’s isn’t the only holiday centered around the arrival...

The rooting dilemma

Geethikaa Tarra, Nika Zamani • February 8, 2022

Sports teams MVHS students cheer on that represent their race and ethnicity

Biracial families share their family dynamics

Minjae Kang • December 10, 2021

Looking into the family dynamics of biracial families

Debunking the Thanksgiving Fantasy

Lillian Wang • November 25, 2021

In fifth grade, we cut feathers from colored cardstock and glued them to paper headbands. We played as tribesmen and explorers – innocent, awed by the tales of friendship and gratitude we were told of...

Culture and the future

Taryn Lam and Jayanti Jha • November 12, 2021

How MVHS student and staff expectations of the future are affected by cultural and religious factors