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Chinese teacher Tungfen Lee prepares her students for the AP Chinese exam on May 9.

Chinese language day April 20: Bilingual students, Chinese teacher discuss importance of retaining fluency in native languages

Aidah Brown April 23, 2024

Many people in the United States speak another language at home. According to WordsRated, 3.40 million people in the United States spoke Chinese at home as of 2024. This significant number allows for ties...

Senior Sneha
Srivasta poses
with traditional
Indian food
from her culture.
She says that
although she
has adapted to
the differences
in culture in the
United States, her
family still eats
traditional food
like dosa which is
an Indian bread
that has been
incorporated as
the United States
diversifies its
culture.

Students and teachers both see challenges, positives and negatives of immigration

Matthew Du, Student Section Reporter October 22, 2021

National Immigration Day, which will occur next Thursday, is a day geared to reflect on the numerous cultures that make up the melting pot culture that makes up the United States.  However, according...

Contradictory Convictions: The debate over DACA should open eyes for CHS  students about discrimination, immigration issues in the U.S.

Contradictory Convictions: The debate over DACA should open eyes for CHS students about discrimination, immigration issues in the U.S.

Bethlehem Daniel, Reporter February 23, 2018

As the child of immigrants and as someone who has experienced marginalization, I have witnessed firsthand how easy it is for people to categorize large groups into seemingly simple, homogeneous groups....

On Jan. 29, junior Alexis O’Brien went to a Trump protest at the Indianapolis International Airport to protest against the president’s executive order to temporarily ban immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries. O’Brien made a sign saying “We Love You,” in Arabic, French and English. She said that she doesn’t support Trump’s order because not all immigrants are terrorists and because the issue blocked some Americans who were returning back to the US from one of those countries.

Students at CHS disagree with Trump’s former executive order

Allison Li, Beats Editor February 21, 2017

Junior Alexis O’Brien   Did you agree with Trump’s decision? Can you see where he’s coming from? Not at all. I don't agree with Trump’s policies. I agree that vetting could be...

Immigration Reform. Can’t teach an old system new tricks.

Immigration Reform. Can’t teach an old system new tricks.

Contributor December 12, 2014

On nov. 20, President Obama gave his speech from the White House regarding illegal immigration. In his speech, the president, by means of executive action, imposed sweeping reforms that would allow some...

Foreign-born students balance American and immigrant identities

Foreign-born students balance American and immigrant identities

News May 23, 2013

Senior Victor Rodriguez said he took his favorite vacation in the summer of 2007: a road trip through Mexico, from Mexico City to the Yucatan Peninsula. He and his family spent time exploring Mayan ruins,...

Across the Pond: Students struggle with more than language barrier when making international move

Author Archives August 11, 2009

By Erum Rizvi <[email protected]> For sophomore Josh Cashin, moving from Derby, England to Carmel, IN was not as easy as he expected. Cashin said the hardest part was adjusting to the lifestyle...

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