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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M. Night Shymalan sweeps the Razzies, nobody is surprised
February 28, 2011 – 8:42 PM | No Comment

You can probably tell which couple I “ship” for Avatar: the Last Airbender. But that’s not the important thing. The important thing is that last Saturday, The Last Airbender totally ruled the Razzies, winning five …

Tiger Parenting has its benefits…if we’re ever overrun by zombies
February 28, 2011 – 8:05 PM | No Comment

This is a crossover I never thought I’d see: Tiger Parenting and zombies. Yup, that’s right. Tiger Parenting and zombies. Over at Wired.com, Roger Ma has written a persuasive article on the benefits of Tiger …

Cassandra Cain: Asian-American Batgirl
February 26, 2011 – 8:58 PM | No Comment

The first time I heard about Cassandra Cain, I had no idea that she was Asian American. I only knew that she had had a run as Batgirl, and that I should check out the …

A glimpse of the Tet Festival through the eyes of a performer
February 25, 2011 – 1:06 PM | No Comment

The Tet Festival, put on by the Vietnamese Language and Culture (VNLC) student organization, was held in the Ackerman Grand Ballroom on the night of January 23, 2011.  The annual festival was lively with Vietnamese food …

Interview with Coco Liu on Tet Festival
February 24, 2011 – 3:33 PM | No Comment

Furthermore, with an interview with Coco Liu, the coordinator of Traditional Fan and Candle Dance, we are able to understand more about the festival. I also genuinely resonate with how fondly she thinks of the …

Cool find: Onra’s Chinoiseries
February 23, 2011 – 11:14 PM | No Comment

I stumbled across this on the Disgrasion blog. The man in that picture is Onra (real name Arnaud Bernard), a half French, half Vietnamese hip hop beatmaker. I knew nothing about him until today–but what …

Jane Kim Stands against Stating the Pledge
February 20, 2011 – 2:05 AM | No Comment

San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim has been refusing to recite the pledge of allegiance since high school.
“I don’t think our flag represents a nation when there’s livery and justice for all,” says Kim. “And …

Boat People: Personal Stories from the Vietnamese Exodus
February 19, 2011 – 4:11 PM | No Comment

My dad walked up to me yesterday as I was teaching piano and laid a book down in front of me. “These are your roots,” he told me. I could barely get through the last …