UCLA students are required to take a year of a foreign language in order to graduate. Luckily, students are given many options to choose from, ranging from commonly taught foreign languages such as Spanish to other languages such as Swahili. I chose to take Chinese to fulfill my…

Fetishization is often mistaken as having a positive interest or strong attraction towards something or somebody. In today’s climate, this term is used to perpetuate the harmful stereotypes and perceptions of a certain racial/ethnic group based on their perceived attributes. For example, APIDA women, especially those belonging to…