Dear UCLA Community. In all honesty, I had never heard of APIDA Heritage month until this year. When I started seeing social media posts and blogs about people’s stories at the start of May, I began to wonder – why hadn’t I heard of this before? Why is this month not commonly known or celebrated…
In light of this difficult time, we asked our staff to answer a few questions and share their thoughts on this global pandemic, quarantine, local efforts and transnational combatting approaches. We hope to provide a platform for community support and urge folks to submit their work/thoughts to our open submissions form. Amanda: I am back…
The current political climate in India, fueled by the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC), remains non-inclusive of the diverse ethnic, religious, and economic backgrounds present in the country today. The CAA, passed in December 2019, allows non-Muslim immigrants in India who are originally from Muslim-majority nations to more easily gain…
California is expected to formally apologize for Japanese Internment Camp during WWII with the HR-77 bill. The infamous Executive Order 9066 forcefully expelled 120,000 Japanese Immigrants to the Manzanar Internment Camp in California, among others in remote places. The would-be human rights crisis in today’s standards was fueled by American patriotism, despite America also being…
Since their opening on December 22nd, business at Ichi Tea and Sushi has been flourishing. Serving quality beverages and mouth watering sushi, Ichi Tea and Sushi is a strong competitor to other eateries in Westwood. An adjunct to Del Sushi, a popular sushi bar located in Irvine, CA, Ichi Tea and Sushi is owner Ichi’s…
Every year, many Southeast Asian and East Asian communities celebrate the Lunar New Year in late January or early February. Lunar New Year is based on the lunisolar calendar, in which months are determined by the cycles of the moon. Being the home for people from many Southeast Asian and East Asian countries, Los Angeles…