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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

A plate of cut fruit is a sign of something Asian parents have perfected: the art of saying sorry without the words ever leaving their mouths

Fruit(less) communication

My journey to overcoming the cultural barriers in communication between my parents and me
Meggie Chen
May 23, 2024
Bridging skies

Bridging skies

How learning to cook offset my dwindling Chinese skills
Yixuan (Joyce) Li
May 22, 2024
Mandarin is a notoriously difficult language, but I found out through my Chinese 1 experience that it is worth the challenge.

‘But Chinese is too hard’

How choosing to take Chinese 1 freshman year taught me to challenge myself
Asha Wojciechowski, Opinion Editor
May 18, 2024
Since losing certain words in Kannada, Chikkaballapur finds himself using Google Translate more and more. | Photo by Suhana Mahabal

Culture through language

Exploring different ways second languages affect MVHS students and their daily lives
Suhana Mahabal
December 11, 2023
Examining how the word has strayed from its intended meaning

WOKE

Exploring how the word "woke" has changed over time
Jillian Ju, Staff Writer
September 29, 2023
Women often feel compelled to get rid of certain linguistic tendencies and phrases to talk more like men

Stop policing how women talk

Advising women to change their language contributes to conformity to masculine norms
Sarah Liu
March 24, 2023
Disconnect

Disconnect

Explaining my guilt for not speaking Taiwanese
Sarah Liu
March 16, 2022
Language in Media

Language in Media

Examining how the rhetoric used in modern media permeates our daily lives
Examining the evolution and influence of humor communicated over the internet

Internet humor unites generations

Examining the evolution and influence of humor communicated over the internet
Kripa Mayureshwar
December 12, 2021
An interactive image created with Genially defining various AAVE phrases

Giving credit where it’s due

Examining the linguistic appropriation of AAVE in modern rhetoric
Shivani Madhan
December 11, 2021
Foreign Language

Foreign Language

Exploring how the pandemic has impacted how students prepare for the exam
Minjae Kang
March 21, 2021
Matvey Jenssen in Japan. Photo by Maxim Jenssen|Used with permission.

A multilingual community

Students and staff reflect on their experiences speaking multiple languages
Krish Dev, Opinion Editor
October 16, 2020
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