Last month, Pacific Ties had the opportunity to attend the 2009 Campus Progress National Conference in Washington D.C. In addition to listening to awesome speakers like Bill Clinton, Van Jones and Nancy Pelosi, we also …

Words by Malina Tran // Photos by Claudia Li

During his speech, Nakanishi thanked several individuals for their contributions to the Center.

After 19 years under Don Nakanishi’s leadership, the UCLA Asian American Studies Center bids farewell …

Asian Pacific American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee  were detained on March 17 and will be tried  in North Korea for “illegal entry” and “suspected hostile acts.”
A Swedish diplomat has met with them on …

Thanks, my fellow Pac Ties bloggers, for commenting on my “Remember the (API) Ladies” post and bringing to my attention that a third woman has been appointed a prominent role in Obama’s administration.
On March 2, …

When I was young, I spent countless summer days playing in my backyard. But the thrill of baking mud pies and burying time capsules faded as soon as I came into the house.  “Look how …

According to the American Liver Foundation, “Hepatitis B is a serious disease that affects one out of ten Asian Americans and their families. Among immigrants, the prevalance can be as high as one in …

We featured Don Nakanisi, director of the Asian American Studies Center last quarter in our feature story: Activism Through Education.  Nakanishi has a great interview in an AP story on Salon.com titled: Asian-American Political Profile …