Jazz Kiang is a fourth year Asian American studies major originally from Boston, MA. He is the current Chairperson of the Campus Retention Committee and former director of the Asian Pacific Coalition. In his free time, Jazz enjoys eating and cooking. His favorite boba drink is winter melon tea from Half and Half. How did…
USAC Financial Supports Commissioner Ruhi Patel talks about working on the lab coat loaner library, Bruins United, student financial literacy, and more
UCLA’s Vietnamese Student Union (VSU) will hold its 36th annual culture night on Monday, January 18 in Royce Hall. The culture night, See You Tomorrow, deals with mental health within the Vietnamese community. Sarah Ho serves as director and Amy Lam and Josh Tran serve as co-producers. Cultures nights are student run and produced productions,…
You will be hard pressed to find an Asian American that supports the “model minority” myth. Hundreds upon hundreds of articles have been written trying to rile the Asian American community to dismantle this form of oppression, but these articles have mainly been talk and no action. With the June 17 shooting in Charleston, South…
Amy Shao is the current Cultural Affairs Commissioner. She is a third year political science major from Hamburg, Pennsylvania who enjoys running in her free time. Her boba drink of choice is passion fruit peach black tea. How did you get involved with USAC? My first year, I applied for the Cultural Affairs Commission internship.…
While boredly scrolling through your Facebook timeline during class, you don’t expect to receive crushing news, news that makes you stop what you’re doing and leaves you there motionless. I got the devastating news that one of my friends died of Acute Myeloid Leukemia on June 4, 2013. It was not the greatest surprise; he…