Samahang Pilipino celebrates its 40th anniversary
April 19, 2012 – 3:42 PM | No Comment

Forty years of history. Forty years of activism. Forty years of family. This year, Samahang Pilipino, a student organization representing the Filipino student voice at UCLA, will celebrate its 40th anniversary and commemorate its many …

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API environmentalist Dorothy Le's thoughts on minorities and the green movement
April 30, 2009 – 4:37 PM | No Comment

Vietnamese American Dorothy Le, 24, is a 2007 UCLA alumna who majored in Environmental Science and minored in Geography/Environmental Studies.  As an undergraduate, she led E3: Ecology, Economy, Equity, an environmental and social justice organization …

Songs of Consciousness
April 29, 2009 – 12:48 AM | No Comment

For all of you in the Los Angeles area – Kappa Psi Epsilon of UCLA are having their 6th annual open mic night on May 12th.  The event is free for all and everyone is …

Got books? The L.A. Times Book Festival Does!
April 22, 2009 – 2:29 AM | No Comment

ZOMG BOOKS.
As an English major at a predominantly non-English major school, I am constantly asked by others about my future aspirations in life. Do I want to be a teacher? A writer? A starving artist …

Hong Kong night market comes to UCLA: Monday, April 20, 5-10 pm
April 19, 2009 – 8:48 AM | No Comment

Information below courtesy of the HKSS Night Market page on Facebook.

Date:

Monday, April 20, 2009

Time:

5:00pm – 10:00pm

Location:

Bruin Plaza (by the Bruin Bear)

Street:

UCLA

Here comes the HKSS Night Market 2009! A taste of Hong Kong is going to …

Joe Wong on Letterman
April 19, 2009 – 1:10 AM | No Comment

Comedian Joe Wong made his debut appearance on the Late Show Friday night.
Joe Wong immigrated to the US from China in 1995 and is now a fixture at comedy clubs in the Boston/New England area. …

Cool API environmentalist: Sanjayan
April 17, 2009 – 3:09 PM | No Comment

As Earth Day approaches, environmentalists across the country are encouraging people to think green.
Have you ever noticed that most Americans in the green movement are white?
Sanjayan, a Sri Lankan American, is a lead scientist at …

Betty Brown, Texas Republican, Asks Asian-Americans To Simplify Names
April 13, 2009 – 9:32 AM | No Comment

Last Tuesday at a conference between the House Elections Committee and Ramey Ko, a representative of the Organization of Chinese Americans, Betty Brown, a Texas Republican, said that voters of Asian descent should adopt names …

Asian American young women and suicide
April 11, 2009 – 4:37 PM | No Comment

According to a 2007 CNN article by Elizabeth Cohen, Asian American (AA) women have the highest suicidal rates for females aged 15-24.
Below are several factors that Cohen discusses.  I added my own commentary when relevant.
1) …