Filipino veterans, forgotten heroes of WWII
June 2, 2012 – 7:40 PM | No Comment

World War II conjures many words and places to mind: Pearl Harbor, Manzanar, the beach of Normandy, Hiroshima, perhaps even the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the all-Japanese American team that emerged from the war as …

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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 …

Meet Teesa, a pop musician
July 30, 2011 – 2:13 PM | No Comment

I ended up interviewing Teesa (teesamusic.com) for my mini project. Her music style reminds me of Katy Perry, Kesha, and a bit of Cascada, although she has noted that some of her influences have come …

A spotlight for Asian American musicians at Kollaboration Acoustic 5
June 25, 2011 – 5:11 PM | No Comment

Guess who went to Kollaboration last Friday night? We did! We had a fantastic time covering such a rare opportunity where Asian Americans come together to perform in front of a wide audience. Reporter Amy …

Celebrating the end of APAHM with APC & CAPSA
June 6, 2011 – 9:41 AM | No Comment

Pacific Ties covered AP-Eyes and Activism on Memorial Day! Check out our video below.

Kollaboration Acoustic – Round 5 in Los Angeles on June 17th
June 3, 2011 – 12:07 PM | No Comment

Hello music fans! Kollaboration is hosting another acoustic talent showcase on June 17th, at the Ford Ampitheatre in Los Angeles. The event is featuring singer-songwriter-guitarist Priscilla Ahn with guest comedian KT Tatara. Buy your tickets now! …

Spring 2011 issue is OUT!
June 3, 2011 – 11:30 AM | No Comment

To my wonderful readers,
We finally have our spring 2011 issue available online. Unfortunately, we do not have printed versions available due to lack of funding. That didn’t stop us from publishing though!
Open publication – Free …

Sacrifice for a Good Cause
May 21, 2011 – 12:12 AM | No Comment

Hungry students and their supporters sit for the seventh day in front of University of California
at Berkeley’s California Hall. The students asked University Chancellor Robert Birgeneau
yesterday to reinstate fired ethnic-studies staff members.
“We’re still here, we’re …

Tuition might be raised to another 32%
May 20, 2011 – 2:02 PM | No Comment

I logged onto URSA and checked the cost for next year. The total was $27,000+.
Some people are worried about Judgment Day on Saturday, and all I can think of are fee increases and another huge …