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Granite Bay Today

The Student News Site of Granite Bay High School

Granite Bay Today

The Miss Hmong California Pageant highlights the beauty, talent and cultural pride of young women in the Hmong community.

Sacramento Celebrates Hmong New Year at Cal Expo

Samantha Yee, Bounds Broken Editor
December 4, 2024

The line to enter stretched into the parking lot, filled with attendees often wearing colorful Hmong attire draped with silver coins and vibrant beads,...

An article published by the Gazette in 1997

Is Granite Bay still “devoid of diversity?” A statistical look at the demographics of GBHS overtime

Audrey Baime, Samantha Yee, and Jerry Li
October 2, 2024

In the hallway of the office, a picture hangs of the first graduating senior class– GBHS Class of ‘99, three years after the school opened. One look...

Quang Tran, the owner of La Bou, smiles in front of the display of baked goods.

From Vietnam Veteran to Franchise Owner

Samantha Yee, Bounds Broken Editor
August 4, 2024

   Since receiving $20 to buy his first meal in America, Tran has spent the last 27 years serving life-long customers who return for the meal that they...

(left) Hosan Aazim photo credits
(right) Belqaies Aazim

Opinion: A Letter to GBHS: My Journey From Afghanistan to California

Hosan Aazim, Individual Contributor
May 22, 2024

Dear GBHS,   On the first day, I stood outside the school in front of the entrance gate, where there was an American flag. I stared at that...

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Celebrating Passover

Jacey Deurloo, Staff Writer
April 19, 2024

Referred to by Rabbi Mona Alfi of the Congregation of B’nai Israel as “the Jewish holiday for the 4th of July,” to many, Passover is known as the...

The Beauty and Burden of Being Bilingual

The Beauty and Burden of Being Bilingual

Sasha Babara, Staff Writer
April 18, 2024

What would you feel like, if your whole life suddenly flipped upside down? Imagine you arrive in America for the first time. Now, you have to learn a whole...

Ramadan Quran Reading, Goharshad Mosque, Mashhad
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A millennium-and-a-half year old tradition- Ramadan (2024)

Audrey Baime, Bounds Broken Editor
April 8, 2024

1414 years ago, the Prophet Muhammad sat in prayer in a cave on the outskirts of Mecca. It was here, during the month of Ramadan, that Muhammad is said...

The Know We Are Here panel takes place in the Maidu Museum.

Know We Are Here: Four California Native American Women and Their Shared Heritage

Jack Stebbins, Staff Writer
March 21, 2024

California is home to more people of Native American/Alaska Native Heritage than any other state, and the groups are committed to sharing their stories. Know...

Assistant Principal John Pichon shares his favorite pieces of Black literature with the Gazette.

Assistant Principal John Pichon talks Black History Month

Sarah Yee, Audrey Baime, and Samantha Yee
February 16, 2024

Legendary Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant’s,"The Mamba Mentality: How I Play." Historian and activist Ibram X. Kendi’s National Book Award winning...

 At the Creative Space Lunar New Year celebration in Old Town Elk Grove, vibrant yellow and blue lions take part in a Lion Dance (Teng Fei Lion Dance Performing Arts Group).

The Year of the Dragon: Breathing Fire into the Lunar New Year

Samantha Yee, Staff Writer
February 9, 2024

Twenty-five students’ bachi sticks strike the wooden drums at their hips. The students, dressed in vibrant yellow, red, and black martial arts uniforms,...

On Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 403 (SB 403), a bill prohibiting discrimination on the basis of caste. He deemed the bill “unnecessary,” stating that existing laws have already protected employment opportunities for all subgroups of Asian Americans.

Caste in California: from Brahmins to Dalits, Hindus respond to caste discrimination

Rachel Guo and Sophie Nguyen
October 18, 2023

Throughout history, discrimination has been prominent in nearly every country with diverse groups. In 2020, America experienced some of the largest protests...

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