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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Alabama’s HB56, Target: Immigrants
October 30, 2011 – 3:29 PM | No Comment

Alabama’s controversial new immigration law, HB56, has immigrants running scared. The law states that the citizenship status of all public school students must be checked by school administration. This move caused two thousand children to …

A Third of S.F. Chinese Voters Unaware of Ranked Choice
October 27, 2011 – 3:49 PM | No Comment

San Francisco is implementing ranked choice voting in this year’s upcoming mayoral race, resulting in confusion for voters. Ranked choice enables voters to list their top three candidates. The new system aims to cut election …

Peanut Butter Mochi
October 26, 2011 – 7:27 PM | No Comment

So last night, some of us from PacTies were invited to a screening of Feast at Rieber, the new Pan-Asian restaurant at Rieber (duh). It was pretty good: bulgogi sandwiches, curry fries, thin-crust pizza with …

Fried Rice
October 24, 2011 – 5:56 PM | No Comment

Not your conventional Chinatown fried rice, but it’s got the basics. And it’s easy to make- which is all that matters for inexperienced starving students.
2-3 eggs
1 bunch of Chinese broccoli
4 Chinese sausages
5 cups of rice
soy …

Filipino Americans in the Occupy Wall Street Movement
October 22, 2011 – 9:58 PM | No Comment

As the Occupy Wall Street movement spreads across the nation, so does its message resound across groups of the underrepresented. Filipino Americans have joined the protestors in San Francisco’s financial district as they demand accountability …

Celebrate Pilipino American History Month
October 11, 2011 – 12:20 AM | No Comment

This month is Pilipino American History Month, and to celebrate it, Samahang Pilipino is hosting a series of events!

Oct. 13th-14th: Halu-halong Karanasan (Mixed Experience)
In association with UCLA PAA, the first ever Pilipin@/Pilipin@ American Film Festival …