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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Asians in my comics: Dragon Lady edition
April 30, 2011 – 5:23 PM | No Comment

So I’ve been trying to branch out in my comics reading, by which I mean I’m trying to read things not having to do with the Bat family. This is also because I still haven’t …

Are Asian American students engaged in Asian American classes?
April 28, 2011 – 1:39 PM | No Comment

Every class, my professor provides his students with response sheets about the documentary we’ve viewed during class. Yesterday, he mentioned how he can measure if a student in class is actually invested in our topics …

Black April Commemoration Week
April 26, 2011 – 1:17 PM | No Comment

Vietnamese Student Union (VSU) at UCLA will hold its annual Black April Commemoration Week , “a touching and empowering program that will serve as a tool to bridge the generational gap between many Vietnamese Americans and …

Saturday Concert to raise funds for Japanese Earthquake Victims
April 20, 2011 – 10:41 PM | No Comment

Japanese earthquake victims are still receiving assistance from their friends across the ocean. The Thousand Hearts Benefits Concert will include a collection of singers, artists, and celebrities that hope to raise funds for the victims …

Lady, check your fucking privilege
April 20, 2011 – 3:48 PM | No Comment

I don’t think I’ve ever done a review of a book review before–but here goes.
Kyung-sook Shin’s bestselling Korean novel, Please Look After Mom, has been translated into English. And while I’ve only read an …

APA UCLA hosts Student Career Networking Conference
April 20, 2011 – 2:56 PM | No Comment

On April 19th, UCLA Asian Pacific Alumni brought in Ted Chen, news anchor from KNBC Channel 4 News and UCLA alumnus, as the keynote speaker. He described Covel Commons, the conference’s venue, as a beautiful …

Should I take this as a sign to start following Rain?
April 19, 2011 – 9:50 AM | No Comment

So, I’m not really a Rain fan. I don’t dislike him–I just don’t follow him because, well, there’s already f(x), and DBSK, and SNSD, and…yeah, you get the point. My loyalties lie elsewhere. Still, this …

Movie alert: Bay Rong/Clash
April 17, 2011 – 2:43 PM | No Comment

Here are some quick quiz questions about Bay Rong/Clash: why would you give a movie the English title of Clash, when the translation of its Vietnamese title is the much cooler Seven Dragons? Why the …