El Estoque

The visa voyage

Chiran Arumugam and Darpan Singh • April 26, 2023

MVHS community members share experiences with U.S immigration policy

Through generations

Alyssa Yang and Stephanie Zhang • April 26, 2023

Exploring how community members’ cultural identities have changed over generations

In the summer of 1988, school-based therapist Akiko Chung flew halfway across the world from Japan to go to high school in the U.S. Armed only with her student visa and a limited understanding of English,...

The American Dream

Anna Jerolimov and Irene Tang • April 14, 2023

Examining the immigration stories of MVHS parents

Immigration stories: Moving schools across borders

Michelle Chen • March 6, 2021

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

Permanent Resident: Immigration at MVHS

Diya Bahl, Anushka De, Mikaylah Du, Justine Ha, Shivani Madhan, Iman Malik, Matthew Yoshimoto, and Devin Gupta • November 24, 2020

Some immigration journeys to the U.S. begin by boarding a small fishing boat packed with refugees fleeing war. Some immigration journeys begin in the form of childhood dreams and finally become a reality...