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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

Those who are have legal security must recognize their privilege and stand up for those under the Trump administration's attacks. Illustration | Ellie Wang

Staff Editorial: Stand up, speak out

People with legal citizenship need to be more proactive in protecting those threatened by the Trump administration’s recent immigration policy
Editorial Board
May 24, 2025
The Trump administration's restrictive policies on immigration make international travel for non-U.S. citizens more difficult. Illustration | Asha Wojciechowski

Travel under Trump: How Trump’s immigration policy is impacting the MVHS community’s summer travel plans

International travel plans are being deferred due to concerns about Trump’s aggressive immigration actions
The so-called Cupertino "bubble" isn't doing our community as much of a favor as we may think it is. Photo illustration | Asha Wojciechowski. "File:Apple park cupertino 2019.jpg" by Arne Müseler is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

Bursting the Cupertino bubble

El Estoque's Opinion section explores the negative implications of perpetuating Cupertino's "bubble" myth
Illustration | Ellie Wang

FUHSD reaffirms protections against threats to undocumented staff and students

As new immigration legislation is enforced, the district maintains protective district policies while additionally dispensing resources to support undocumented staff and students
Kathryn Foo and Sana Karkhanis
February 1, 2025
Graphic | Erin Liu, Owen Liu, Liz Liu

A citizen’s conundrum

MVHS community discusses the challenges and pressures associated with both having and lacking U.S. citizenship
Ananya Chaudhary and Ethan Eisler
September 28, 2024
The visa voyage

The visa voyage

MVHS community members share experiences with U.S immigration policy
Chiran Arumugam and Darpan Singh
April 26, 2023
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

Exploring how community members’ cultural identities have changed over generations
Alyssa Yang and Stephanie Zhang
April 26, 2023
Senior Valentino De La Torre who moved to the U.S from Mexico in 2022.

Making America home

Exploring how high school immigrants adapt to the United States
Krish Dev
April 22, 2023
The ideal of the "American Dream" is that of a country with equal opportunity for success — where anyone can have the life they want if they try hard enough to get it.

The American Dream

Examining the immigration stories of MVHS parents
Anna Jerolimov and Irene Tang
April 14, 2023
Exploring the experiences of three people who moved to the Bay Area during middle and high school and how they adapted to school in a different country

Immigration stories: Moving schools across borders

Exploring the experiences of three people who moved to the Bay Area during middle and high school and how they adapted to school in a different country
Michelle Chen
March 6, 2021
Permanent Resident: Immigration at MVHS

Permanent Resident: Immigration at MVHS

Following the immigration journeys of MVHS students and parents
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