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FUHSD athletes found ways to resonate with Lydia Jacoby, Suni Lee and Simone Biles. Graphic by Jayanti Jha, Aashna Patel and Kalyani Puthenpurayil

Twisting the game

Jayanti Jha, Diya Bahl, Minjae Kang, Taryn Lam, Jefferson Le, Aashna Patel, Kalyani Puthenpurayil, and Shalini Rao • August 18, 2021
Three Olympic winners resonate with local athletes
Asian and Black communities must come together to combat racism | Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Addressing intersectionality between minority groups facing and fighting racism

Minjae Kang • May 22, 2021
How the Asian American and the Black communities can work together to combat racism
The permanent cancelation of the SAT subject tests are creating equality in the college admission process | Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

COVID admissions

Minjae Kang • May 19, 2021
How the cancellation of the SAT subject tests helps students and increases equity in college admissions
Key Club volunteers make cards

Volunteering during the pandemic

Abdullah Memon and Minjae Kang • April 1, 2021
How volunteer opportunities have changed due to COVID-19 restrictions
Foreign Language

Foreign Language

Minjae Kang • March 21, 2021
Exploring how the pandemic has impacted how students prepare for the exam

Hayden Christensen returns to the Obi-Wan Kenobi Series

Minjae Kang • February 11, 2021
What Star Wars fans at MVHS think about Christensen’s return
Marketing for an online play

Marketing for an online play

Minjae Kang • February 3, 2021
How Advanced Drama's marketing department used social media advertising for promotion
The popularity of K-pop and J-pop is increasing worldwide | Photo courtesy of Creative Commons license

Fans of K-pop and J-pop share their passion for music

Minjae Kang • December 20, 2020
How MVHS students became interested in the two popular genres
Proposition 16 and affirmative action is becoming an issue in the UC system | Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Impact of Affirmative Action on Asian Americans

Minjae Kang • October 27, 2020
How affirmative action affects Asian Americans in college applications
Band Director John Gilchrist talks to wind ensemble through zoom (photo used with permission of John Gilchrist)

COVID-19’s impact on the MVHS Band

Tina Low and Minjae Kang • October 27, 2020
How Concert Band’s new instructor and students have adapted to virtual practices
Photo by Tanish Mendki.

Rampant wildfires lead to poor air quality for weeks

Tina Low, Gavin Hung, Ayah Ali-Ahmad, Sean Yagi, Minjae Kang, Jefferson Le, and Arjan Madan • September 23, 2020

Recently, wildfires have been rapidly spreading throughout the West, most heavily affecting California, Oregon and Washington. These fires are mainly attributed the series of dry lightning storms that...

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