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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Studying for finals? Add oil!
March 14, 2009 – 2:01 AM | No Comment

As we UCLA students slog through final exams, we like to commiserate about our exams, projects, and papers and then reassure each other that it’ll all be over soon.
In Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China, people …

"You're American? You don't look like one…"
March 7, 2009 – 9:55 PM | No Comment

When I was an exchange student in Hong Kong two years ago, I learned that in Asia, some people (usually the older generation) assume that to be “American” is to be white.
In Hong Kong, I chatted with some …

Isn't Cantonese "Chinese" too?
January 30, 2009 – 8:37 AM | No Comment

What is up with UCLA’s Chinese placement test?  Currently students may only take the placement test in the Mandarin dialect, the standard language of mainland China and Taiwan.
Of course, Mandarin is a very …