El Estoque

WOKE

Jillian Ju, Staff Writer • September 29, 2023

Growing up, sophomore Ekundayo Davies often heard his father using the word “woke.” Although he had never been sure about its origin, to him, the term commended awareness of social issues. “It’s...

Stop policing how women talk

Sarah Liu • March 24, 2023

Advising women to change their language contributes to conformity to masculine norms

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...

Language in Media

Meggie Chen, Devin Gupta, Gavin Hung, Shivani Madhan, Kripa Mayureshwar, and April Wang • December 23, 2021

Examining how the rhetoric used in modern media permeates our daily lives

Internet humor unites generations

Kripa Mayureshwar • December 12, 2021

Examining the evolution and influence of humor communicated over the internet

Giving credit where it’s due

Shivani Madhan • December 11, 2021

Examining the linguistic appropriation of AAVE in modern rhetoric

Foreign Language

Minjae Kang • March 21, 2021

Exploring how the pandemic has impacted how students prepare for the exam

A multilingual community

Krish Dev, Opinion Editor • October 16, 2020

Students and staff reflect on their experiences speaking multiple languages.

Clinical psychologist Holly Marie-Arce breaks down the differences between depression and sadness

Rachel Jiang and Annie Zhang • November 21, 2019

Investigating the differences between "synonymous" terminologies

Textisms act as communication cues

Charlotte Chui • November 20, 2019

The language of text messages acts as communication cues

Communication culture

Jacqueleine Liu • October 25, 2019

Exploring the effect that language has on relationships

MVHS student takes third in 45th annual Japanese speech contest

Charlotte Chui, Copy Editor • November 21, 2018

n Sunday, Nov. 4, the 45th annual Japanese speech contest was held in San Francisco’s Japantown at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California. The event was a joint effort between...