El Estoque

Anti-Asian hate crimes surge during the pandemic

Jannah Sheriff • April 8, 2021

A recent rise in violence and hate crimes against Asian Americans has sparked concern and fear among the community.

The continued erasure of MLK’s legacy

Jannah Sheriff • January 24, 2021

The portrayal of the leader as passive and accommodationist damages our capacity to continue his fight for radical change

A Discourse: Black Lives Matter at FUHSD

Ayah Ali-Ahmad, Diya Bahl, Justine Ha, Jayanti Jha, Andie Liu, Robert Liu, Tanish Mendki, Oishee Misra, Riya Ravuri, Anjali Singh, Brian Xu, Matthew Yoshimoto, and Sophia Chen • July 25, 2020

Community discusses the impacts of the movement in local schools

TikTok is a segue for internalized racism

Leanna Sun • June 1, 2020

Why we need to start working towards self-respect for our heritage and culture

The symbol of a face mask in America versus Asia

Rachel Jiang • April 14, 2020

Examining the reasons why Americans aren’t encouraged to wear masks as opposed to Asian countries

Disney stirs controversy over older content on its new streaming service

Ishaani Dayal • December 20, 2019

ince Netflix’s release in 1997, the market for streaming services has grown rapidly, introducing competitors like Amazon Prime Video, HBO Now and Hulu. Nov. 12 marked the release of the most recent addition:...

Lessons From Around the World

Oishee Misra, Lakshanyaa Ganesh, Shuvi Jha, Leanna Sun, Sarah Young, and Devin Gupta • December 19, 2019

Exploring the differences in policies and systems between the U.S. and foreign countries

America is not as bad as we think

Shuvi Jha • December 13, 2019

resident Donald Trump’s ascension to office in 2016 was hardly smooth sailing. For many, his election was indicative of an America that was becoming increasingly racist, sexist and intolerable of minorities,...

The myth of reverse racism

Claire Yang • January 27, 2019

Why racism against white people doesn’t actually exist

Stand-up comedians are the opposite of racist

Rana Aghababazadeh • January 21, 2019

n El Estoque’s October issue, EE Opinion explored the dark side of humor, and how people have developed an instinct to deliberately seek offense from humor, especially from race-related jokes. Because...

The sound of equality: Empowering songs for MLK Jr. Day

Emily Xia • January 13, 2019

A playlist of songs from various artists for MLK Jr. Day

Tainted Histories

Shuvi Jha • November 21, 2018